Elizabeth Carraway

Female 1726 - 1776  (50 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Carraway 
    Born 1726  Princess Anne Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1776  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • According to Dr. James E. Caraway, a descendant, Elizabeth Caraway Smith of Craven County, Dobbs, and Wayne Counties, North Carolina had a tragic history. John Carroway(Caraway?), Aaron Smith Sr., and Aaron Smith, Jr. were officers in the Revolutionary War. On July 1, 1776, Aaron Sr., Elizabeth Carraway(Caraway) Smith, 3 or 5 younger children, and their male slaves were massacred by the Tories and Cherokee Indians at their home in the Old Ninety-nine district of South Carolina.

      Researcher: Mrs. Thelma Landrum discovered their deaths from old GA newspapers that proved Elizabeth, Aaron Sr., a son and a daughter were killed by Indians in SC. Four sons and a daughter escaped with their lives.

    Person ID I12142  Master File
    Last Modified 29 Feb 2012 

    Father John Carraway, IV,   b. 1702, Princess Ann Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1769, Davie, Wayne Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Margaret Keeling,   b. 1702, Princess Anne Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1742, Dobbs Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 06 Mar 1722  Wayne Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aaron Smith 
    Married 1745 
    Last Modified 29 Feb 2012 
    Family ID F7153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart