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Where did the Scottish McCraken family come from? What is the Scottish McCraken family crest and coat of arms? When did the McCraken family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the McCraken family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: MacCracken, MacCrachen, MacCrackan, MacCrackin and others.

First found in Wigtown, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCraken research. Another 157 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1526 and 1536 are included under the topic Early McCraken History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early McCraken Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the McCraken family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 304 words(22 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McCraken Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Joe M McCraken, who landed in Arkansas in 1882

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  2. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  3. Catholic Directory For Scotland. Glasgow: Burns Publications. Print.
  4. Martine, Roddy, Roderick Martine and Don Pottinger. Scottish Clan and Family Names Their Arms, Origins and Tartans. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1992. Print.
  5. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  6. Browne, James. The History of Scotland it's Highlands, Regiments and Clans 8 Volumes. Edinburgh: Francis A Niccolls & Co, 1909. Print.
  7. Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
  8. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
  9. Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
  10. Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Glasgow: Harper Collins, 1995. Print.
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The McCraken Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The McCraken Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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