MCCRACKEN, Merit

- Yes, date unknown   Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

MCCRACKEN, Senaca

1757 - 1829  (72 years)

Birth	1757	Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Died	8 Sep 1829	Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
Buried	McCracken Graveyard, Forks Of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
	Address: McCracken Graveyard Forks Of Elkhorn, Kentucky USA
Father	MCCRACKEN, Cyrus Sr.,   b. Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Mother	—?—, Elizabeth
Family 1	WILLIAMS, Margaret
Married	Abt 1776
Children	+ 1. MCCRACKEN, William,   b. Abt 1777, Virginia, USA + 2. MCCRACKEN, Sally,   b. 1780, Virginia, USA
Family 2	REYNOLDS, Rebecca,   b. 1764
Married	3 May 1785	Berkeley County, Virginia, USA
Children	+ 1. MCCRACKEN, Margaret   2. MCCRACKEN, Merit + 3. MCCRACKEN, Elizabeth Rebecca,   b. 1786, Virginia, USA + 4. MCCRACKEN, Otho Sr.,   b. 25 Feb 1790, Maryland, USA   5. MCCRACKEN, Nancy,   b. 1792 + 6. MCCRACKEN, Osborne,   b. 15 Dec 1794 + 7. MCCRACKEN, Mary,   b. 1799, Kentucky, USA

REYNOLDS, Rebecca

1764 - 1816  (52 years)

Birth	1764
Died	15 Aug 1816	Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Buried	McCracken Graveyard, Forks Of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
	Address: McCracken Graveyard Forks Of Elkhorn, Kentucky USA
Family	MCCRACKEN, Senaca,   b. 1757, Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Married	3 May 1785	Berkeley County, Virginia, USA
Children	+ 1. MCCRACKEN, Margaret   2. MCCRACKEN, Merit + 3. MCCRACKEN, Elizabeth Rebecca,   b. 1786, Virginia, USA + 4. MCCRACKEN, Otho Sr.,   b. 25 Feb 1790, Maryland, USA   5. MCCRACKEN, Nancy,   b. 1792 + 6. MCCRACKEN, Osborne,   b. 15 Dec 1794 + 7. MCCRACKEN, Mary,   b. 1799, Kentucky, USA

• Name	MCCRACKEN, Merit  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial	McCracken Graveyard, Forks Of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Address: McCracken Graveyard Forks Of Elkhorn, Kentucky USA
  Person ID	I6569	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	MCCRACKEN, Senaca,   b. 1757, Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland d. 8 Sep 1829, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	REYNOLDS, Rebecca,   b. 1764   d. 15 Aug 1816, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F2586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - Address: McCracken Graveyard Forks Of Elkhorn, Kentucky USA - - McCracken Graveyard, Forks Of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1635] Hunter, Miriam Margaret, Artifact - McCrackin Family (Descendants of Seneca McCracken), 15 Dec 2025. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 28 Dec 2025, accessed 28 December 2025<, Nancy McCracken; Memorial #206877281. [S1649] Mrs. George W. Smith (Fayette, MO), Letter - Smith to Hunter (McCrackens), 1 Jan 2026.