Married Mary Smith at Harford County, Maryland on 26 February 1789, at the age of 34. No known children.
During the American Revolutionary War, McCracken served in Colonel Henry Lee's Legion (father of future CSA General Robert E. Lee).
He enlisted on 1 May 1778 at Charlestown, Cecil County, Maryland as a mounted Dragoon in Captain Joseph Eggleston 3rd. Company. He served over 5 years in the dragoons, and was mustered out on 20 Aug 1783.
At war's end, he was at Charleston, South Carolina. His dragoons were dismounted, the horses sold and James together with some hundreds of others, were transported by ship to Hampton Roads, Virginia. From there, his company was put aboard a schooner and sent home to Elkton, Maryland, where he was discharged by Capt. Michael Rudolph during August 1783. (source: his pension papers and Maryland Archives)
Lee's Legion (also known as the 2nd Partisan Corps) was a military unit within the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It primarily served in the Southern Theater of Operations, and gained a reputation for efficiency and bravery on the battlefield and ruthlessness equal to that of Tarleton's Raiders.
The original unit was raised June 8, 1776, at Williamsburg, Virginia, under the command of Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee for service with the 1st Continental Light Dragoons of the Continental Army.
On April 7, 1778, the Legion left the 1st Continental Light Dragoons and became known as Lee's Legion. (It was at this time during the war that James McCracken joined). Lee's Legion included elements of both cavalry and foot, and typically was uniformed with short green woolen jackets and white linen or doeskin pants, somewhat mimicking the British Legion in appearance.
The unit first saw action in September of that year, defeating a Hessian regiment in an ambush. When Lord Cornwallis moved his British Army into North Carolina, Lee's Legion entered South Carolina to protect that colony, to intimidate Loyalists and harass British expeditions. Often, the Legion served with Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter in these missions. In 1781, it participated in Pyle's Massacre and the Siege of Ninety Six.
The Legion saw considerable action at the Battle of Guilford Court House, and the retaking of South Carolina. The Legion was disbanded at Winchester, Virginia, on November 15, 1783.
(source: Wikipedia)
There was a James McCracken, a blacksmith from Cecil County, Maryland and his wife Martha. His will was dated 2 September 1761 and his estate was probated on 27 March 1775. His children were: Thomas McCracken, John McCracken, James McCracken, Martha McCracken a spinster, Susannah McCracken Armstrong the wife of Wm Armstrong, Jane/Jennet McCracken lately deceased the wife of Samuel May/Hay/Yeman and Samuel McCracken. James enlisted in Lee's Legion at Cecil County in 1778. Perhaps this was his family.
Tuesday, December 20, 1825 - US House of Representatives Journal - On motion of Mr. Mitchell, of Maryland, it was Resolved, That the Committee on Military Pensions be directed to inquire into lite propiety of placing James McCracken, a Revolutionary soldier, now of Harford county, in the State of Maryland, upon the pension list.
During the American Revolutionary War, McCracken served in Colonel Henry Lee's Legion (father of future CSA General Robert E. Lee).
He enlisted on 1 May 1778 at Charlestown, Cecil County, Maryland as a mounted Dragoon in Captain Joseph Eggleston 3rd. Company. He served over 5 years in the dragoons, and was mustered out on 20 Aug 1783.
At war's end, he was at Charleston, South Carolina. His dragoons were dismounted, the horses sold and James together with some hundreds of others, were transported by ship to Hampton Roads, Virginia. From there, his company was put aboard a schooner and sent home to Elkton, Maryland, where he was discharged by Capt. Michael Rudolph during August 1783. (source: his pension papers and Maryland Archives)
Lee's Legion (also known as the 2nd Partisan Corps) was a military unit within the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It primarily served in the Southern Theater of Operations, and gained a reputation for efficiency and bravery on the battlefield and ruthlessness equal to that of Tarleton's Raiders.
The original unit was raised June 8, 1776, at Williamsburg, Virginia, under the command of Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee for service with the 1st Continental Light Dragoons of the Continental Army.
On April 7, 1778, the Legion left the 1st Continental Light Dragoons and became known as Lee's Legion. (It was at this time during the war that James McCracken joined). Lee's Legion included elements of both cavalry and foot, and typically was uniformed with short green woolen jackets and white linen or doeskin pants, somewhat mimicking the British Legion in appearance.
The unit first saw action in September of that year, defeating a Hessian regiment in an ambush. When Lord Cornwallis moved his British Army into North Carolina, Lee's Legion entered South Carolina to protect that colony, to intimidate Loyalists and harass British expeditions. Often, the Legion served with Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter in these missions. In 1781, it participated in Pyle's Massacre and the Siege of Ninety Six.
The Legion saw considerable action at the Battle of Guilford Court House, and the retaking of South Carolina. The Legion was disbanded at Winchester, Virginia, on November 15, 1783.
(source: Wikipedia)
There was a James McCracken, a blacksmith from Cecil County, Maryland and his wife Martha. His will was dated 2 September 1761 and his estate was probated on 27 March 1775. His children were: Thomas McCracken, John McCracken, James McCracken, Martha McCracken a spinster, Susannah McCracken Armstrong the wife of Wm Armstrong, Jane/Jennet McCracken lately deceased the wife of Samuel May/Hay/Yeman and Samuel McCracken. James enlisted in Lee's Legion at Cecil County in 1778. Perhaps this was his family.
Tuesday, December 20, 1825 - US House of Representatives Journal - On motion of Mr. Mitchell, of Maryland, it was Resolved, That the Committee on Military Pensions be directed to inquire into lite propiety of placing James McCracken, a Revolutionary soldier, now of Harford county, in the State of Maryland, upon the pension list.
Married Mary Smith at Harford County, Maryland on 26 February 1789, at the age of 34. No known children.
During the American Revolutionary War, McCracken served in Colonel Henry Lee's Legion (father of future CSA General Robert E. Lee).
He enlisted on 1 May 1778 at Charlestown, Cecil County, Maryland as a mounted Dragoon in Captain Joseph Eggleston 3rd. Company. He served over 5 years in the dragoons, and was mustered out on 20 Aug 1783.
At war's end, he was at Charleston, South Carolina. His dragoons were dismounted, the horses sold and James together with some hundreds of others, were transported by ship to Hampton Roads, Virginia. From there, his company was put aboard a schooner and sent home to Elkton, Maryland, where he was discharged by Capt. Michael Rudolph during August 1783. (source: his pension papers and Maryland Archives)
Lee's Legion (also known as the 2nd Partisan Corps) was a military unit within the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It primarily served in the Southern Theater of Operations, and gained a reputation for efficiency and bravery on the battlefield and ruthlessness equal to that of Tarleton's Raiders.
The original unit was raised June 8, 1776, at Williamsburg, Virginia, under the command of Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee for service with the 1st Continental Light Dragoons of the Continental Army.
On April 7, 1778, the Legion left the 1st Continental Light Dragoons and became known as Lee's Legion. (It was at this time during the war that James McCracken joined). Lee's Legion included elements of both cavalry and foot, and typically was uniformed with short green woolen jackets and white linen or doeskin pants, somewhat mimicking the British Legion in appearance.
The unit first saw action in September of that year, defeating a Hessian regiment in an ambush. When Lord Cornwallis moved his British Army into North Carolina, Lee's Legion entered South Carolina to protect that colony, to intimidate Loyalists and harass British expeditions. Often, the Legion served with Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter in these missions. In 1781, it participated in Pyle's Massacre and the Siege of Ninety Six.
The Legion saw considerable action at the Battle of Guilford Court House, and the retaking of South Carolina. The Legion was disbanded at Winchester, Virginia, on November 15, 1783.
(source: Wikipedia)
There was a James McCracken, a blacksmith from Cecil County, Maryland and his wife Martha. His will was dated 2 September 1761 and his estate was probated on 27 March 1775. His children were: Thomas McCracken, John McCracken, James McCracken, Martha McCracken a spinster, Susannah McCracken Armstrong the wife of Wm Armstrong, Jane/Jennet McCracken lately deceased the wife of Samuel May/Hay/Yeman and Samuel McCracken. James enlisted in Lee's Legion at Cecil County in 1778. Perhaps this was his family.
Tuesday, December 20, 1825 - US House of Representatives Journal - On motion of Mr. Mitchell, of Maryland, it was Resolved, That the Committee on Military Pensions be directed to inquire into lite propiety of placing James McCracken, a Revolutionary soldier, now of Harford county, in the State of Maryland, upon the pension list.
During the American Revolutionary War, McCracken served in Colonel Henry Lee's Legion (father of future CSA General Robert E. Lee).
He enlisted on 1 May 1778 at Charlestown, Cecil County, Maryland as a mounted Dragoon in Captain Joseph Eggleston 3rd. Company. He served over 5 years in the dragoons, and was mustered out on 20 Aug 1783.
At war's end, he was at Charleston, South Carolina. His dragoons were dismounted, the horses sold and James together with some hundreds of others, were transported by ship to Hampton Roads, Virginia. From there, his company was put aboard a schooner and sent home to Elkton, Maryland, where he was discharged by Capt. Michael Rudolph during August 1783. (source: his pension papers and Maryland Archives)
Lee's Legion (also known as the 2nd Partisan Corps) was a military unit within the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It primarily served in the Southern Theater of Operations, and gained a reputation for efficiency and bravery on the battlefield and ruthlessness equal to that of Tarleton's Raiders.
The original unit was raised June 8, 1776, at Williamsburg, Virginia, under the command of Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee for service with the 1st Continental Light Dragoons of the Continental Army.
On April 7, 1778, the Legion left the 1st Continental Light Dragoons and became known as Lee's Legion. (It was at this time during the war that James McCracken joined). Lee's Legion included elements of both cavalry and foot, and typically was uniformed with short green woolen jackets and white linen or doeskin pants, somewhat mimicking the British Legion in appearance.
The unit first saw action in September of that year, defeating a Hessian regiment in an ambush. When Lord Cornwallis moved his British Army into North Carolina, Lee's Legion entered South Carolina to protect that colony, to intimidate Loyalists and harass British expeditions. Often, the Legion served with Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter in these missions. In 1781, it participated in Pyle's Massacre and the Siege of Ninety Six.
The Legion saw considerable action at the Battle of Guilford Court House, and the retaking of South Carolina. The Legion was disbanded at Winchester, Virginia, on November 15, 1783.
(source: Wikipedia)
There was a James McCracken, a blacksmith from Cecil County, Maryland and his wife Martha. His will was dated 2 September 1761 and his estate was probated on 27 March 1775. His children were: Thomas McCracken, John McCracken, James McCracken, Martha McCracken a spinster, Susannah McCracken Armstrong the wife of Wm Armstrong, Jane/Jennet McCracken lately deceased the wife of Samuel May/Hay/Yeman and Samuel McCracken. James enlisted in Lee's Legion at Cecil County in 1778. Perhaps this was his family.
Tuesday, December 20, 1825 - US House of Representatives Journal - On motion of Mr. Mitchell, of Maryland, it was Resolved, That the Committee on Military Pensions be directed to inquire into lite propiety of placing James McCracken, a Revolutionary soldier, now of Harford county, in the State of Maryland, upon the pension list.
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