Foreword

Introduction

enealogy or getting a record of your family tree is a matter of tracing yourself back to your ancestors. Every family should be blessed who keeps names and relationships straight. I started this family research in August of 1959.

The John Calvin Riley Creech family has a reunion every year and I’ve missed only one. So I’ve attended 37 years of as much love and closeness of any family I’ve ever known. I’ve been to every cemetery in Barnwell County and courthouses in Barnwell, Allendale, Bamberg, Orangeburg, Edgefield, and Aiken, SC. Every summer I would spend my weeks vacation in Columbia. I think I went through every Census ever published at the state Archives as well as at the Caroliniana Library.

Every trip I learned something new. This made me feel so very close to those who came and built the log cabins and fought with the Indians. Even the very first Creech who came to Virginia from Scotland was massacred by the Indians, along with his wife and two of their children. He had come to this new land to show the people of Virginia how to raise tobacco.

The family that I am so proud to be descended from played a large part in the settlement of what is now Barnwell County, SC. My brother Coley Creech lives on part of the John Jackson Creech plantation. I have his will. John Jackson Creech gave my grandfather John Calvin Riley Creech the land that Coley now lives on bordering Toby Creek.

Riley, along with his brother John Medicus Creech and Fredonia (Donia) Creech Still moved to Metter, Georgia to grow Sea Island cotton. Riley died and is buried at Pine Grove Baptist Church cemetery, near Metter in Candler County, Georgia. After his death my grandmother Katie Still Creech and her granddaughter Mozelle Dyches came to live with us. Grandmother is buried at Reedy Branch Baptist Church cemetery at her request. My father Otis Creech and his brother Lee bought the land from grandfather Riley Creech. I also have a record of that plat.

This has made me so happy to be able to get all this family history together. My great grandfather John Jackson (Jack or J.J.) Creech fought in the Confederate War along with his six brothers. They carved a living out of this great wilderness and fought for what they believed to be right. Some had larger plantation holdings, others had small homesteads, but each one played his or her part well.

In cabins of rough-hewn timber they lived and loved and worshiped the God their Father. The Creech families I know are mostly Baptist. The experience of hardship gave these great men and women great firmness of character. To be a meek descendant of these hardy great God-fearing men and women is an honor and to share in their ideals is a privilege. I say this with pride so let it be known that these great families will not be forgotten.

Written by Edna Creech Green

Author, in the year 1997.

CREICH CASTLE

Fife, Scotland

he nearly solid rock mound in an old marsh offered a good place to build a defensive tower. Rock gave a solid foundation and marsh slowed the advance of the enemy. In the 8th and 9th centuries Viking raiders rowed their longships up the river looking for rich farms to attack. The ridge between the rock mound and the Tay afforded a lookout point little noticed from the river. If the Vikings did stop to attack, there was time to gather goods and people to the rock mound in the middle of the marsh.

The Earl MacDuff chose this site for one of his defensive towers. A trustworthy family of his clan was installed as Constable of this new defensive tower south of the River Tay. Called Creich Castle - a castle on a rock in Gaelic language, very similar to old Celtic French language. Queen Gruoch (Lady MacBeth of the old Scoto-Pictish royal line) was contemporary to and cousin to King Malcom Canamore. Malcom killed most of the rivals of Clan MacDuff (Queen Gruoch line). Malcolm and Margaret Althing of England produced several children. Aethelred, oldest son, married the heiress of Clan MacDuff (Queen Gruoch line). He was installed as Earl of Fife and Abbott of Abernethy to reduce tensions between rivals.

Aethelred and his wife (Scoto-Pictish royal line) produced several children. The oldest son was to inherit Earldom of Fife. One of the younger sons was installed as Constable of Creich, probably, as was the custom, by marriage into the Creich family. This son and his wife lived in Creich Castle as part of the extended royal family Also, as was the custom, the oldest son inherited property; later sons were installed as knighted clergy. This way the family was able to hold administrative, military, and religious control of their assigned territory for the Crown.

The first Creich by name is recorded as Donald de Creich, a knighted cleric, after the fashion of the new Norman society. Simon de Creich was the religious Canon of Moray. The male line of Creich Castle family failed in 1353. The oldest daughter married Andrew Murdock, contemporary of King James I. Reared in the Norman English court with King James, both went back to Scotland as young men. Andew Murdock was the grandson of King Robert Bruce, son of Robert, Earl of Fife who died in 1420. Andrew Murdock now became the Duke of Albany, strongest figure in Scotland, second to the king. Married to a wife reared at Creich Castle, related by blood and marriage to most of the landed gentry of Fife, the Duke spent much time in the rich farmland area. Edinburgh was full of strife and intrigue. Creich was peaceful and FAMILY.

King James V had a first son by a distant relative, but the child was born out of wedlock (very common occurence in the best of families). This son, Lord James Stuart, was not eligible to be king, so was created the Earl of Moray. I believe Moray moved the studious members of family Creich to Edinburgh to be his trusted clerical staff.

Kinsmen of the Liddel and Beaton families were installed as Constable of Creich Castle. Farmers of Creich family stayed on the farm to continue to produce the food required by the favorite royal castle of Falklands. The Laird of Creich, Beaton by name, had an older brother who was the Archbishop of St. Andrews nearby. The third son of Laird Creich, Davie Beaton, went to work for his uncle, the Archbishop of St. Andews. Hard-working, he married a distant cousin named Margaret, daughter of Lord Ogilvie of Airlie. Lord Ogilvie was and is now the Chief of the ancient Pict clan of Ogilvie and Angus, living at Castle Airles Angus.

Scotland needed a superb ambassador to France and Davie Beaton was appointed. While in France, Beaton was persuaded to take Holy Orders of the French Roman Catholic Church. Now Beaton was eligible to become the Archbishop of St. Andews and ancient Kingdom of Fife. Davie Beaton did, in fact, follow his uncle to this position. He was married to Lady Margaret Ogilvie for his entire life-time. When asked about being a priest and also married, he replied, "I was married in Scotland. Later became a priest in France. Two countries and two different set of rules. I shall remain both!" Davie Beaton, Archbishop of St. Andrews was now the senior priest of both Roman Catholic and Old Celtic religious orders.. .Primate of Scotland.

Margaret and Davie were devoted to each other, and produced many healthy children. It seems that Lady Margaret lived most of her life at Creich Castle within the household of her father-in-law, the Laird of Creich. Those were violent times and disputes were settled by violence to all parties involved. Being reared in Creich Castle, most of the children of Davie and Margaret used the name of Creich. Their grandfather was the Laird of Creich,a royal property!

The children of Davie Beaton and Lady Margaret Ogilvie were reared in Creich Castle with full knowledge of their ancestry. On their father's side were the Earl MacDuff, Robert the Bruce, Earl MacBeth, Queen Guroch, the Malcolm Kings, Queen Margaret Althing of Hungarian royalty, English royalty and Thor Finn the Mighty's sister, Queen lngaborg, first wife of Malcolm Canamore Ill. On their mother's side their grandfather was Lord Ogilivie, Earl of Angus, descendant of the Pictish kings of Angus. These children knew they were not ordinary landless peasants! They were children of Creich Castle, a royal property for 600 years!

Mary, Queen of Scots, had four ladies-in-waiting. One was Mary Beaton.of Creich. Queen Mary often wrote of the kindness of the Laird of Creich in keeping Castle Falklands with plenty of good food while she lived at Falkland. The town of Creich, Scotland, grew up with Creich parish as a market place for the parish Castle and Creich Church.

By the time John Knox returned to Scotland preaching Calvinism, the Scottish throne and supporting nobility were corrupt. The nobitility was using the Church in a way never seen before in Europe. Church was part and parcel of the scheme to keep control of the people and the nation. Christianity was preached, but not practiced. The Archbishop of St. Andrews, Davie Beaton of Creich Castle, religious primate of Scotland, made an enemy of Henry VIII of England, who wanted his daughter on the throne of Scotland. Beaton supported Mary as queen. No agreement could be reached. King Henry sent a professional assassin to murder Beaton. Learning of the plot, Beaton had the assassin tried and convicted of heresy. He watched from his episcopal window as George Wisehart burned at the stake. The next year a group of Scots nobles crept into Beaton's bedroom and stabbed him to death. They hanged his naked body by the ankle from the same episcopal window for all to see. Any friends or family of Davie Beaton, Archibishop of St. Andrews, were under death threats. The Laird of Creich and his family fled. John Knox preached for their death, and the castle was occupied by his followers and the property converted to his use! Mary, Queen of Scots, was driven from the nation, Creich Castle was no longer a royal property and the official religion became Presbyterian.

To survive they must change their name and renounce their ancestors or keep their family name and leave home. Surely some chose security and renounced their heritage. The defiant ones kept their name and moved to areas where the name Creich was not associated with Archbishop Davie Beaton. Thus did the family name of Creich disappear from Castle Creich after 600 years of living there.

Richard Creich (Creech is the English spelling) emigrated to Jamestown, Virginia as a mercenary guard to the English tobacco farmers. This Richard was killed on the outer perimeter of Jamestown during an attack by Indians. His wife and daughter also died, but his two sons were away at school at the time survived to become the ancestors of the Family Creich in the colonies.

After studying numerous books, maps, and histories, I believe this is a reasonable of the life and times and customs of the Family Creich…written September, 1995 after the third trip to Fife, Scotland to study Castle Creich and Family Creich.

David N. Miles

First Creech to America

Richard Creech came to America in 1635 from the highlands of Scotland. He was brought to America by William Carter[1]. He settled in James City County, Virginia, which is north of Surry and Isles of Wright counties in Virginia.

The entry “Richard Critch – 27” appears in the List of Immigrants to America 1600-1700 by Hotten, “4^th Julii 1635. Theis under-written names are to transported to Virginia embarqued in the “Transport” of London, Edward Walker Mr p Certificate from the Minister of Gravesend of their conformitie to the orders discipline of the Church of England.”

Richard Creech, Sr. was born in Wilmington District, N.C. about 1730. His wife was named Ann. Richard died in Barnwell Co in August 1787. Appraisement of his estate is in the office of the Probate Judge, 1^st Will Book – Book 1. Children named in the will are:

· Richard Creech, Jr. Esq. – m. Mary Williams

· Jane Ann Creech (1777-1825) – m. James Harley (SC Juhans Reg. SC

Militia, War of 1812

· William Creech (1755-1834) – m. Susan Kirkland

· Henry Creech

· Joshua Creech – m. Sarah Roberts d. July 1836, daughter of Richard

Roberts and Sarah Bryon

William Creech – born about 1755 in NC, died in Barnwell, SC. Married Susan Kirkland, his will was made 1 June, 1833.

At the Columbia, SC, office of A.S. Sally, state historian, is found Revolutionary War records of Richard Creech, Sr. and William Creech, his son. “Issued to Captain Richard Creech for one hundred and fifty pounds and four shillings for duty as Lieutenant-Captain and Major in 1779, 80, 81, and 1782.”[2]

Old records further show William Creech voucher for 39 pounds, 11 and 3 pence for duty Sept. 26, 1785. Served in Revolutionary War, 1781. This William Creech owned and lived at a place called Hungry Milk Hill in the Big Fork area near Kline, SC.

William’s children: [3]

· John Creech – m. Sallie Kirkland (owned 500 acres, 4 Negroes)

· Mary Creech – m. Eli Myrick (owned 9 Negroes)

· William Henry Creech – (owned 100 acres)

· Sarah Creech –

· Nancy Creech –

· Elizabeth Creech –

· Harriet Creech –

John Creech – son of William and Susan Creech, m. Sallie Kirkland, he died 3 March, 1839.

John’s Children:

· William Creech

· John Creech

· Henry Creech

· Joice Creech

· George Creech

· Cornelius Creech

· Sarah Creech

· Rivannah Creech

· Mollie Creech

· Esther Creech

Early Barnwell Co., SC Census Records

Heads of Families

1790 # male # female

Ann Creech 2 4

Henry Creech 3 1

Henry Creech 1 3

Richard Creech 3 4

1800

Ann Creech 3 1

Henry Creech 2 4

Richard Creech 3 2

Richard Creech 2 3

William Creech 5 3

Stephen Creech 2 6

1810 Census

Henry Creech

John Creech

Joshaway Creech

William Creech

1820 Census

John Creech

Judy Creech

Nancy Creech

William Creech

1830 Census

John Creech

Stephen Creech

William Creech

1850 Census

1) Starling Creech 21

Savannah Creech 23

Sarah Creech 7

2) Hampton Creech 28

Canty Creech 22

Glenn Creech 6

Rebecca Creech 3

Unnamed baby 8 mos.

3) Henry Creech 28

Mary Creech 16

Sarah Creech 2

4) John Creech 23

Molly Creech 30

Esther Creech 28

Rivannah Creech 20

5) Stephen Creech 35

Matilda Creech 25

Josiah Creech 15

Cornelia Creech 7

6) W.H. Creech 20

Mary Creech 21

7) William Creech 20

Mary Creech 20

Harriet Creech 23

Sarah Creech 6

May Creech 3

Samuel Creech 38

Ellen Creech 20

8) William Creech 45 (my great-great-grandfather…ECG)

Mag Jeter Creech 44

Mary Creech 24

John J. Creech 18 (my great-grandfather…ECG)

William Creech 11

George Creech 14

Richard Creech 12

Lewis Creech 10

James Creech 8

Iona Creech 6

Eliza Creech 4

John J. is my great grandfather, born 7 October, 1832, died 12 September, 1883. J.J. Creech, also born John Jackson (Jack) Creech was a private, corporal, and a 2^nd lieutenant in Company H, 17^th Regiment, SC Infantry, of the army of the Confederate States of America. He enlisted 9 December, 1861 at Camp Hampton. Last roll for January and February shows him present 1865. Union prisoner of war records indicate that he was captured 25 March, 1865 at Petersburg, Virginia. He was imprisoned at the old Capital prison in Washington, DC and at Fort Delaware. He was released from Fort Delaware on 17 June, 1865 after taking an oath of allegiance to the United States. Dark complexion, dark hair, gray eyes, 5 feet 9 inches tall, born in South Carolina. He died of consumption (tuberculosis) in Barnwell County, SC on 12 September, 1883 and was buried at Reedy Branch Baptist Church cemetery.

Creech Family

Richard Creech was born in the highlands of Scotland and is believed to be the first of the name to come to America. He was brought over by William Carter and settled in James City County, Virginia in 1635. He had a wife and 3 or 4 children all of whom, with the exception of his two sons Henry and Nicholas, were massacred by the uprise of the Indian nation. Richard Creech’s wife was named Frances Beale, a daughter of Robert Beale, Sr. and his wife Mary Belt.

Henry Creech, born in America 1637, married Joyce Pain, daughter of Benjamin Pain. They had 5 children.

Richard Creech – Frances Beale

Henry Creech – Joyce Pain

Henry Creech, Jr. – b. ca. 1654

Frances Creech – b. 1656, m. John Daine

Thomas Creech – b. 1659, d. 1701, m. Mary ?, 2 sons

William Creech – b. ca. 1660

Richard Creech, Sr. – b. 1662, m. Tamer Eliza Davis

Henry Creech received a land grant of 400 acres on 20 March, 1704 “at Irlington(?) on the head of Areanoos Creek on the North East side of Pasquotank River”[4]. The land adjoined the Yawpins Indian Reservation of 10,240 acres located North River given to the Indians 2 October, 1704[5]. North River is located north of Albemarle Sound near Highway 34, in what is now known as Currituck County, North Carolina. Henry Creech’s land was located across to the north of Albemarle Sound from Durantes Island. He served as Justice of the Peace in this new colony from 1691 to 1698. His will was dated 16 August, 1709, his wife Joyce executor.

Richard Creech, Sr., born 1662 in Albemarle County, NC, moved to Nansemond County, Virginia[6]. His name appears on rent rolls in 1704 and indicates that he had 200 acres of land there. This Richard Creech, Sr. is the son of Henry Creech, Sr. and Joyce Pain. His wife Tamer Elizabeth Davis came to America with her parents, Samuel Davis, Sr. and Eliza Benton on 13 October, 1642. They had five children.

1) Charles Creech - b. 1692 in Nansemond County, VA.

2) Samuel Davis Creech – b. 1696

Samuel Davis Creech, Jr. – Revolutionary War

Tamer Creech – b. 3 April, 1719

3) Joyce Creech – b. 1699

4) Elizabeth Creech – b. ca. 1703

5) Richard Creech, Jr. – b. 1705, m. Mary Ethridge

Richard Creech, Jr. was born 1705 in Nansemond County, Virginia and died in 1782 or earlier. He and wife Mary Ethridge had 8 children.

1) Benjamin Creech – b. 1724, settled in present day Bertie County, NC, m.

Mary Lewis

2) John Creech – b. 1726; settled in Maryland; married Elizabeth Blish; one

son, Richard Creech, b. 1751, d. 13 June, 1849

(Revolutionary War)

3) Henry Creech – b. 1728, lived in Northfolk County, VA; inventory of his

will was made in 1779.

4) Richard Creech, 3^rd – b. 1730; settled first in New Hanover County, NC;

after Rev. War he moved to Barnwell, SC; married

Ann ??

5) Mary Creech – b. 1731

6) Nancy Creech – b. 1733

7) Jeremiah Creech – b. 1735, settled in present day Bertie County, NC

8) Elizabeth Creech - ??

I do not know much about Richard Creech, Jr., if he was killed in the Revolutionary War or otherwise. It seems that his children migrated to other parts of the country and appears that he died fairly young. His will was located in Nansemond County, VA but was not dated. It named the children above.

Captain Richard Creech, III was born in 1730 and was the first Creech to come to Barnwell County, SC. Captain Creech first settled in Hanover County, NC and moved to Barnwell County, SC after the Revolutionary War. He was married to Ann Williams and died in Barnwell in August of 1787. He served as Captain Major during 1779 to 1782. His will was dated 25 August, 1788, Barnwell County Court House. Ann Williams Creech signed for a pension 18 Oct, 1796 for her husband Richard Creech for service in the Rev. War. Ann died sometime after 1790 as she appears in that census. Nothing is known of her parents. They had six children.

1) William Creech – b. 1755, d. 1834, m. Susan Kirkland in 1775. Susan drew a dowry in 1796. She died about 1833. William was also a soldier in the Rev. War as he received a voucher on 26 September, 1783. His will was written 6 January, 1833.

· Sarah Creech

· Nancy Creech

· Harriett Creech

· Elizabeth Creech

· Mary Creech

· William Henry Creech

· John Creech – b. abt. 1775, 50/60 years old in 1830 census, d. 3.10.1849, m. 1814 Sallie Kirkland, b. abt. 1785, d. 1834.

1. Rivannah Creech

2. Mary (Mollie) Creech

3. Ester Creech

4. Joyce Creech

5. Sarah Creech

6. Henry Creech

7. Cornelious Creech

8. (Billy) William Creech – b. 1805, m. 1^st Magaline (Mag, Mary) Jeter, 2^nd Sina Sanders

2) Richard Creech – b. 1751, d. 18 October, 1796, m. Mary Williams.

3) Henry Creech – will dated 15 February, 1818, Barnwell, SC.

4) Joshua Creech

5) Jone Ann Creech – m. James Harley, Rev. War soldier

6) Stephen Creech – b. 1756, left Barnwell Co. for Gulford Co. MS, about 1773. Served in Rev. War, wife unknown but she drew widows dowery.

(Billy) William Creech, son of John Creech and Sallie Kirkland Creech, was born about 1805, and married his first wife Magaline (Mag, Mary) Jeter about 1826. Mag Jeter, born about 1806, was the daughter of Starling Jeter, born about 1780, died 25 September, 1840, and his wife Mary Free. William’s second wife was Sina Cooper Sanders, widow of Stephen Sanders. All of Williams’ children were by first wife Mag Jeter. They had twelve children.

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(Billy) William Creech – b. 1805, m. 1^st Magaline (Mag, Mary) Jeter

1. Starling Jeter Creech – b. April 1827, d. 15 Feb, 1912, m. 1^st Susan Williams, b. 31 Dec, 1830, d. 1880-1890, m. 2^nd Rachel ??, all buried Friendship Baptist Church cemetery, Barnwell, SC.

John Jackson Creech

Son of (Billy) William J. Creech and Magdaline Jeter

John Jackson (Jack, J.J.) Creech was born in Barnwell District, SC. He was the son of (Billy) William Creech and Mary Magdalene Jeter. They had 12 children.

When Barnwell county called her men to arms in 1861, Jack (as I will call him) and brothers Starling, Richard, George, Henry William, Lewis, and James (Jimmy) answered the call. They all served in the 17^th SC Volunteers (Infantry) and escaped the war remarkable unscathed, save for Jimmy’s shot-off kneecap. Jack was captured at Petersburg and imprisoned in Virginia. He returned home after the war suffering from consumption (tuberculosis).

Prior to the war he owned a cotton gin, a syrup mill, grist mill, and an unknown amount of land. His wife Eliza Aldrich drew a widow’s pension of $25 a month. She inherited a large parcel of land from her father James Aldrich adjoining the Jack Creech land. They are both buried at Reedy Branch Baptist Church cemetery outside of Barnwell. Jack was a mason and charter member of Reedy Branch Baptist Church. Jack Creech was my Great Grandfather.

Edna Creech Green

Descendants of John Jackson Creech and Eliza Aldrich

Eliza Aldrich Creech John Jackson Creech

Generation No. 1

1. John Jackson⁹ Creech (William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born October 07, 1832 in Barnwell County, SC, and died September 12, 1883 in Barnwell County, SC. He married Elizabeth Aldrich, daughter of James Aldrich.

Notes for John Jackson Creech:

Served in the Civil War. His wife is buried beside him. Pvt/Lt Co. H 17 SC

Infantry, enlisted Camp Hampton Dec. 9th, 1861. Captured at Petersburgh, VA

on March 25th, 1865 and paroled at Ft. Delaware on June 17th, 1865. Edna Creech Green has copy of last will and testament, dated April 12, 1883.

(missing 1st part of text)

Children of John Creech and Elizabeth Aldrich are:

+ 2 i. John Calvin Riley¹⁰ Creech, born June 28, 1858 in Barnwell County, SC; died October 28, 1924 in Candler Co., GA.

+ 3 ii. Columbia Creech, born July 03, 1860 in Barnwell County, SC; died May 10, 1901.

+ 4 iii. Fredonia Creech, born May 22, 1862 in Barnwell County, SC; died September 23, 1900 in Statesboro, Ga..

+ 5 iv. John Medicus Creech, born February 02, 1867 in Barnwell County, SC; died July 05, 1932 in Metter, GA.

+ 6 v. Letha Leola Creech, born December 17, 1876 in Barnwell County, SC; died March 20, 1966 in Hilda, SC.

Generation No. 2

2. John Calvin Riley¹⁰ Creech (John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born June 28, 1858 in Barnwell County, SC, and died October 28, 1924 in Candler Co., GA. He married Katherine (Katie) Still, daughter of Thomas Still and Ellen Sease.

Notes for John Calvin Riley Creech:

Riley Creech left Barnwell to grow sea island cotton in Candler Co., GA.

Buried there by request. He sold his home place in Barnwell and half of the

farm to Marion Otis Creech and the other half to Robert Lee Creech.

Buried: Pinie Grove Baptist Church Cemetery

More About Katherine (Katie) Still:

Buried: Reedy Branch

Children of John Creech and Katherine Still are:

7 i. Zadie¹¹ Creech, died November 01, 1918. She married John "Bub" Miles.

More About Zadie Creech:

Buried: Piney Grove Cemetery, Metter, GA

+ 8 ii. Marion Otis Creech, born September 23, 1878; died October 02, 1951.

+ 9 iii. Robert Lee Creech, born January 26, 1881.

+ 10 iv. Addie Lillian Creech, born August 29, 1885; died April 10, 1904.

+ 11 v. Letha Arebell Creech, born August 05, 1886.

+ 12 vi. Rosa Emma Creech, born September 28, 1888; died October 11, 1944.

13 vii. Preston Creech, born January 14, 1890; died August 03, 1896 in Barnwell, SC.

Buried: Reedy Branch cemetery

14 viii. Farrie Creech, born January 20, 1893; died June 04, 1921 in Metter, GA.

Buried: Piney Grove

+ 15 ix. Duise Creech, born July 04, 1896; died 1977 in Metter, GA.

+ 16 x. Mikie Collie Creech, born July 02, 1900; died 1975.

3. Columbia¹⁰ Creech (John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born July 03, 1860 in Barnwell County, SC, and died May 10, 1901. She married Willie C. Still.

More About Columbia Creech:

Buried: Reedy Branch Baptist Church

Children of Columbia Creech and Willie Still are:

17 i. Herman¹¹ Still. He married Nahiemae Zorn.

18 ii. Bertha Still. She married Artha Elkins.

19 iii. Alice still. She married Perry Eubanks.

20 iv. Donia "Little" Still.

21 v. Florence Still, born May 10, 1877; died March 19, 1901.

22 vi. Floyd Still, born January 09, 1881; died January 14, 1901.

23 vii. James Herbert Still, born March 07, 1882; died May 19, 1961. He married Florrie Gilliam.

24 viii. John B. Still, born November 12, 1894; died November 26, 1918.

4. Fredonia¹⁰ Creech (John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born May 22, 1862 in Barnwell County, SC, and died September 23, 1900 in Statesboro, Ga.. She married Barnettee M. K. Still.

More About Fredonia Creech:

Buried: Corenth Curch, Statesboro, Ga.

Children of Fredonia Creech and Barnettee Still are:

25 i. Thurman Judson¹¹ Still. He married Connie Sue Grubbs.

26 ii. Pearl Still. She married Jessie W. Smith.

27 iii. Cleve Still.

28 iv. Mattie Still. She married Neal Kennedy.

29 v. Fossie Still. She married Tom Jones.

30 vi. Prue Still. She married Carlos Wyatt.

31 vii. Joe "J.J." Still. He married Josie S. Waters.

32 viii. Ada Still. She married Jake Faust.

5. John Medicus¹⁰ Creech (John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born February 02, 1867 in Barnwell County, SC, and died July 05, 1932 in Metter, GA. He married Frances Elizabeth Miles.

More About John Medicus Creech:

Buried: Lake Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

Children of John Creech and Frances Miles are:

33 i. Duke Franklin¹¹ Creech. He married Maggie Mixon.

34 ii. Lonnie Creech.

35 iii. Sid Creech. He married Flora Waters.

36 iv. Minnie Creech. She married (1) Grady Flint. She married (2) Eugene Gibbs.

37 v. Cora Creech.

38 vi. Ella Creech, born December 03, 1888; died December 24, 1969. She married James Benjamin Zissett.

More About James Benjamin Zissett:

Buried: Lake Primitive Bpt. Ch. Cem.

39 vii. Geneva Bell Creech, born August 28, 1891. She married Milton Brooks Woodcock.

40 viii. Kimp Creech, born September 05, 1894; died September 30, 1918.

6. Letha Leola¹⁰ Creech (John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born December 17, 1876 in Barnwell County, SC, and died March 20, 1966 in Hilda, SC. She married William Anderson Hartzog.

More About Letha Leola Creech:

Buried: Salem Meth. Church Cemetery, Hilda, SC

Children of Letha Creech and William Hartzog are:

+ 41 i. Jennie Lou¹¹ Hartzog.

42 ii. Ray Hartzog.

More About Ray Hartzog:

Buried: Salem Methodist Church Cem, Hilda, SC

+ 43 iii. Ethel Mae Hartzog, born February 24, 1896; died September 1941.

+ 44 iv. Koger Hartzog, born April 13, 1901; died March 20, 1972.

+ 45 v. James Corbit Hartzog, born September 21, 1902.

+ 46 vi. Mary Lucille Hartzog, born August 20, 1904.

+ 47 vii. Kate Easter Hartzog, born May 11, 1906.

Generation No. 3

8. Marion Otis¹¹ Creech (John Calvin Riley¹⁰, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born September 23, 1878, and died October 02, 1951. He married Mammie Zissett, daughter of Charles Zissett and Edaline Black.

Notes for Marion Otis Creech:

Farmer, school trustee, member of W.O.W., and a deacon at Reedy Branch.

More About Marion Otis Creech:

Buried: Reedy Branch Baptist Church

Fact 2: Farmer

Children of Marion Creech and Mammie Zissett are:

48 i. John James¹² Creech.

More About John James Creech:

Buried: Reedy Branch Baptist Church

49 ii. Oscar Creech, born March 26, 1903; died May 09, 1905.

More About Oscar Creech:

Buried: Reedy Branch Baptist Church

50 iii. Theado Creech, born October 16, 1905; died March 12, 1907.

More About Theado Creech:

Buried: Reedy Branch Baptist Church

51 iv. Hennis J. Creech, born May 31, 1906. He married Nellie Fertick October 19, 1939.

Notes for Hennis J. Creech:

32nd Degree Mason

Fact 2: Barber

+ 52 v. Sadie Mae Creech, born October 03, 1908.

+ 53 vi. Katherine Creech, born October 23, 1910 in Barnwell Co.; died July 03, 1971 in Columbia, SC.

+ 54 vii. Coley Blease Creech, born September 10, 1912.

+ 55 viii. Marie Creech, born July 26, 1914 in Barnwell Co., SC.

+ 56 ix. Edna Louise Creech, born September 04, 1916.

+ 57 x. Eddie Wilbur Creech, born October 15, 1919.

58 xi. Infant Son Creech, born October 20, 1922; died October 20, 1922.

Buried: Reedy Branch Baptist Church

59 xii. Infant Son Creech, born April 19, 1924; died April 19, 1924.

Buried: Reedy Branch Baptist Church

9. Robert Lee¹¹ Creech (John Calvin Riley¹⁰, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born January 26, 1881. He married Anna Gilliam March 19, 1905.

Children of Robert Creech and Anna Gilliam are:

+ 60 i. Boyce¹² Creech, born July 12, 1906.

+ 61 ii. Essie Creech, born October 06, 1908.

62 iii. Freddie Creech, born October 10, 1910; died June 16, 1932.

+ 63 iv. Woodrow Creech, born February 22, 1913.

64 v. Infant Daughter Creech, born April 29, 1914; died April 29, 1914.

Buried: Reedy Branch Baptist Church

+ 65 vi. Katie Gertrude Creech, born October 28, 1915.

+ 66 vii. Cecil J. Creech, born October 17, 1917.

+ 67 viii. Inez Creech, born January 21, 1920.

+ 68 ix. Harold C. Creech, born December 24, 1921.

+ 69 x. Carroll Allen Creech, born December 24, 1921.

+ 70 xi. Ethel Creech, born July 19, 1923.

+ 71 xii. Eunice Creech, born April 24, 1925; died September 23, 1987.

+ 72 xiii. Elizabeth Creech, born May 07, 1928.

+ 73 xiv. Thelma Creech, born November 07, 1930.

10. Addie Lillian¹¹ Creech (John Calvin Riley¹⁰, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born August 29, 1885, and died April 10, 1904. She married Andrew Jackson Dyches.

Child of Addie Creech and Andrew Dyches is:

+ 74 i. Addie Lillian¹² Dyches, born February 24, 1903.

11. Letha Arebell¹¹ Creech (John Calvin Riley¹⁰, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born August 05, 1886. She married (1) David Dyches. She married (2) Elmore Sanford.

Children of Letha Creech and David Dyches are:

+ 75 i. Talmadge¹² Dyches, born July 28, 1904.

76 ii. Lewis Dyches, born July 20, 1906; died March 29, 1916.

77 iii. Mozelle Dyches, born January 09, 1909. She married Monnie Black.

+ 78 iv. Merlene Dyches, born January 30, 1924.

Children of Letha Creech and Elmore Sanford are:

+ 79 i. Lessie¹² Sanford.

80 ii. M.E. Sanford. He married Willie Dean Pane.

81 iii. Lovell Sanford. She married Henry McGhee.

12. Rosa Emma¹¹ Creech (John Calvin Riley¹⁰, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born September 28, 1888, and died October 11, 1944. She married Mayfield Arledge, son of Bill Aldrich and Mary Creech.

More About Rosa Emma Creech:

Buried: Sylvania, Screven Co, GA

More About Mayfield Arledge:

Buried: Sylvania, Screven Co, GA

Children of Rosa Creech and Mayfield Arledge are:

+ 82 i. Annie Mae¹² Arledge, born October 30, 1910; died August 28, 1967.

+ 83 ii. T. J. Arledge, born April 05, 1916.

84 iii. Arebell Arledge, born July 30, 1920. She married J. T. Maddox.

15. Duise¹¹ Creech (John Calvin Riley¹⁰, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born July 04, 1896, and died 1977 in Metter, GA. He married (1) Dora Jones. He married (2) Janie Keel.

More About Duise Creech:

Buried: Rosemary

Children of Duise Creech and Dora Jones are:

85 i. Katie Dorine¹² Creech.

+ 86 ii. Iona Jones Creech, born July 06, 1912 in Metter, GA; died February 05, 1954.

+ 87 iii. Yonnie Creech, born April 10, 1916; died November 17, 1969.

+ 88 iv. William Leon Creech, born September 15, 1919.

+ 89 v. Vonell Creech, born June 21, 1921.

+ 90 vi. Rodney Creech, born December 27, 1924.

+ 91 vii. Riley Duise Creech, born November 02, 1925.

+ 92 viii. Dora Creech, born February 17, 1927; died January 14, 1971.

+ 93 ix. Doris Creech, born April 27, 1928.

16. Mikie Collie¹¹ Creech (John Calvin Riley¹⁰, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born July 02, 1900, and died 1975. He married Ruth Edna Olliff.

More About Mikie Collie Creech:

Buried: Rosemary Prem. Bpt. Church cemetery

Children of Mikie Creech and Ruth Olliff are:

+ 94 i. Sybil Elwanda¹² Creech, born August 08, 1922; died August 16, 1984.

+ 95 ii. Katie Laurine Creech, born April 29, 1926.

96 iii. Yvonne Creech, born November 12, 1928; died November 23, 1928.

Buried: Chandler Co, GA

+ 97 iv. Mary Edna Creech, born April 02, 1932; died April 30, 1978.

98 v. John Collie Creech, born May 04, 1934; died November 24, 1934.

Buried: Metta, Ga.

+ 99 vi. Rita Creech, born January 23, 1938.

+ 100 vii. Hilda Creech, born March 14, 1941.

+ 101 viii. Mickey Creech, born June 04, 1943.

41. Jennie Lou¹¹ Hartzog (Letha Leola¹⁰ Creech, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹). She married Frampton L. Sanders.

Children of Jennie Hartzog and Frampton Sanders are:

+ 102 i. Elbona¹² Sanders.

+ 103 ii. Almarth Sanders.

+ 104 iii. Marylan Sanders.

105 iv. Loyal Sanders.

+ 106 v. Gloria Sanders.

107 vi. Julian Sanders.

+ 108 vii. Frampton Sanders.

+ 109 viii. Kenneth Ulyus Sanders.

43. Ethel Mae¹¹ Hartzog (Letha Leola¹⁰ Creech, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born February 24, 1896, and died September 1941. She married Augusta Ernest Sanders.

More About Augusta Ernest Sanders:

Buried: Friendship Cem, Barnwell, SC

Children of Ethel Hartzog and Augusta Sanders are:

+ 110 i. Fulton Buist¹² Sanders.

+ 111 ii. Margia Nell Sanders.

112 iii. Effie Sanders.

113 iv. Jackie Sanders.

+ 114 v. Augusta Sanders.

115 vi. Olive L. Sanders, born November 19, 1914. She married J.L. Vernon.

+ 116 vii. Thelma L. Sanders, born July 10, 1916.

+ 117 viii. David William Sanders, born March 11, 1918.

+ 118 ix. Zillah Mae Sanders, born May 16, 1930.

44. Koger¹¹ Hartzog (Letha Leola¹⁰ Creech, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born April 13, 1901, and died March 20, 1972. He married Cariena Collins July 15, 1920.

Children of Koger Hartzog and Cariena Collins are:

+ 119 i. Imogene¹² Hartzog.

120 ii. Koger J. Hartzog, born December 27, 1920; died September 15, 1928.

+ 121 iii. Denzel Lavance Hartzog, born October 20, 1922.

+ 122 iv. James Connar Hartzog, born February 26, 1924.

+ 123 v. Thelma Jewel Hartzog, born September 16, 1926.

+ 124 vi. Dean Hartzog, born September 30, 1943.

45. James Corbit¹¹ Hartzog (Letha Leola¹⁰ Creech, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born September 21, 1902. He married Mellie Grubbs.

Children of James Hartzog and Mellie Grubbs are:

125 i. Leroy¹² Hartzog.

126 ii. Monroe Hartzog.

46. Mary Lucille¹¹ Hartzog (Letha Leola¹⁰ Creech, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born August 20, 1904. She married Jessie W. Collins.

Children of Mary Hartzog and Jessie Collins are:

+ 127 i. Pattie Lee¹² Collins, born August 10, 1936.

+ 128 ii. Joe Emory Collins, born November 21, 1939.

+ 129 iii. William Henry Collins, born October 29, 1941.

+ 130 iv. Mary Ann Collins, born October 29, 1941.

47. Kate Easter¹¹ Hartzog (Letha Leola¹⁰ Creech, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born May 11, 1906. She married Michael Benzie.

Child of Kate Hartzog and Michael Benzie is:

+ 131 i. Alvin¹² Benzie, born February 16, 1927.

Generation No. 4

52. Sadie Mae¹² Creech (Marion Otis¹¹, John Calvin Riley¹⁰, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born October 03, 1908. She married Herman E. Birt June 05, 1932.

More About Herman E. Birt:

Buried: Airport Cemetery, Barnwell, SC

Child of Sadie Creech and Herman Birt is:

132 i. Herman E.¹³ Birt, born March 23, 1950.

53. Katherine¹² Creech (Marion Otis¹¹, John Calvin Riley¹⁰, John Jackson⁹, William⁸, John⁷, William⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Henry "Captain"², Richard (Crich)¹) was born October 23, 1910 in Barnwell Co., and died July 03, 1971 in Columbia, SC. She married William Henry Grimes July 31, 1931, son of William Grimes and Nellie Johnston.

More About Katherine Creech:

Buried: Barnwell Co. Cemetery

Notes for William Henry Grimes:

Ran unsuccessfully for SC House of Rep. against Sol Blatt.

Buried: Barnwell Co. Cemetery

Farmer

[2] Ref: No.61 – Sept. 26, 1758, Book Y and Z, pg 13.

[3] Ref: Will Book C – page 114, Barnwell Co. Court House, dated 1 June, 1833.

[4] Ref: Province of North Carolina 1663-1729 Abstracts of Land Patents, page 32.

[5] Ref: North Carolina Records, Volume II, 1713-1728, page 328.

[6] One must remember that Nansemond County Virginia was formed in 1637 from Upper Northfolk County and is just across the VA-NC state line from Currituck County, NC, which was formed from Albemarle County in 1671.