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W G Cresap’s Storied Family Line Traced to Colonel Cresap
A look at W G Cresap’s ancestry connecting him to Colonel Thomas Cresap known as the Western Maryland Pathfinder and Patriot. The narrative covers Cresap’s 18th century life in Western Maryland, his militia leadership, hospitality to Washington Braddock and others, and a legacy tied to the Cresap Society and Ohio Country history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Cresap
Thomas Cresap
Western Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Susquehanna
Maryland
Washington
Braddock
Angus McDonald
Lord Dunmore
Cresap
America
Skipton
Yorkshire
England
Baltimore County
Ohio Company
Yellow Creek
Cresap Society