If you're a McCreight, or were once a McCreight, and would like to be part of this listing, send us your name, e-mail address, postal address, and a short bio to help readers know whether you're the long-lost McCreight they're looking for. (Some branches of the family have dropped the silent "e" along the way; the rest of us just endure the mispronunciations.) Addresses are in the USA unless otherwise noted. The final year in parentheses is when the entry was last updated. If there's no description for someone, they have their own entire page; just click!
- Lynne, formerly Lynne Cherry, lives in Moscow, ID. She grew up in Westlake, OH, and attended the College of Wooster ('66) and University of Pittsburgh. She lived for many years in Los Altos, CA, and retired from Nortel. She quilts and gardens. (2010)
- Jenny is executive director of the 1912 Center in Moscow, ID, the town where she lives. She grew up in Los Altos, CA, and attended the College of Wooster ('93). (2010)
- Gordon is a multimedia artist and technician. He grew up in Los Altos, CA and attended the College of Wooster ('96). He lives and works in Mountain View, CA. (2003)
- Mac is an attorney who lives in Cambridge, MA. He grew up in Washington, PA, and attended Haverford College ('74) and Northeastern University. (1996)
- Dr. Will is a family practice doctor who lives in Portland, OR, and works in Vancouver, WA. He grew up in Washington, PA, attended the College of Wooster ('71) and University of Pennsylvania, and lived and worked for many years in Bonners Ferry, ID. (2010)
- Mercedes is graphic artist in Portland, OR. She grew up in Bonners Ferry, ID. (2010)
- John is an attorney in Washington, PA. He grew up in Washington, and attended the College of Wooster ('66), Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and Duquesne Law School. He enjoys singing and playing the tuba. (1996)
- John, from Houston, TX, writes, "My hobby is Genealogy and I like to help other McCreights trace their line. (I have a good book.) I work in the electronics field related to the oil industry. I am a descendent of Quinton McCreight who came over to the USA in Jan. of 1773." (1997)
- Ken, born in 1954, lives and works in San Jose, CA. He is Production Manager in a printing & graphics firm. He also does a lot of volunteer work at San Jose Children's Musical Theater. His family originally came from Arkansas in the mid 1930's. He'd like to know more about their history. (1998)
- Michael writes that he lives in Texas, and would enjoy hearing from any of you. His grandfather came from Lawton, OK, and moved to Texas around 1930 or 40. (1998)
- Nancy is a retired teacher in Washington, PA. She grew up in Washington, and attended Allegheny College ('67) and University of Pittsburgh (M.Ed. '73). She enjoys singing. (1997)
- Iain, brother of Hamish, is a freelance systems analyst in South Leverton, Nottinghamshire, England. He grew up in Saltcoats, Ayershire, Scotland, and attended Ardrossan Academy and the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (BA, '68). His interests include computing, amateur dramatics, motor sport, and astronomy. (1996)
- Hamish, brother of Iain, is a programmer/analyst/software engineer, focussed now on Visual Basic and database applications. He lives in Reading, Berkshire, England. His interests include still-life/advertising style photography, graphic design, keep-fit, technology and its applications. (1997)
- Bill is a computer systems analyst who lives in Knoxville, TN. He grew up in Canton, OH, and attended Robert Morris College ('87) and West Virginia University. He has parents in New York, NY (Richard), family of Charles Sr., deceased, of Horseheads/Elmira, NY, and family of Charles Jr. of Houston, TX. (1996)
- Phillip resides in the extremely large ;-) southern town of Greer, SC ["We have the BMW factory"] He attended Winthrop College ('91) majored in business admin. He currently works for a small manufacturing firm as a special projects manager and is pursuing a masters in human resources at Clemson University. He would love to do some research on the McCreight ancestry. (1996)
- Herb writes, "I am a retired banker living in a suburb (Meadows) of Houston, Texas. I am a direct descendant of David McCreight, who was born near Glasgow Scotland in 1709,moved to Ulster (Northern Ireland ) in about 1730, and emigrated to Fairfield County, South Carolina (via Charleston) in 1772. One of my hobbies is genealogy." (1997)
- Dr. Boyd McCreight writes that he is a direct descendant of David McCreight, who came to Fairfax County (sic), South Carolina in the late 1700's on the ship "Pennsylvania Farmer". His branch of the family then lived in Alabama, Louisiana, and finally Texas, where he now lives. He is interested in McCreight history in Scotland, Ireland, and the USA, and would like to hear from others with a similar interest. (1997)
- I was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1971 and still live here now with my wife, Amanda. I work as a Service Manager for an American call centre company (Excell Multimedia) in their office based in Glasgow, Scotland. My grandmother, dad, mum, brother, sister-in-law and nephew (all McCreights) also all live here in Paisley. We can hardly believe that there are McCreights in the U.S.!!! (1998)
- Kelly writes, "I am a sophomore studying economics, with minors in French and communications, at Virginia Tech. My parents, Dan and Teresa McCreight, and my sister Meredith, live in Charlottesville, VA. My parents both grew up in and around Greenville, SC, which is where I was born. My great grandmother, Marie McCreight, lives in Taylors, SC." (1997)
- Sean, as well as his sisters Chris and Robin, live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Sean is the art director for an independent publishing company. He is married to Patty Ivey McCreight and they have one dog, Bert, and a cat, Ernie. They enjoy camping, golfing and any other outdoor sports. (1998)
- Jim writes, "I'm in the software business, live in Beaverton, OR. born in Peoria, IL 1942. On Beaverton Chamber Board, President of Beaverton Arts Commission, and Trustee of Maryhill Museum of Art." (1998)
- Maurice, living in Keizer, OR, writes that he was born in Bakersfield, CA in 1938. His father's name was Okley, and his grandfather William was born in Alabama. He is a retired Fire Captain from the Salem Fire Department, and enjoys golfing, fishing for salmon, trout and steelhead, and camping with the family's RV. (1998)
- I live in Springfield, IL, and work as a Supervisor of Computer Operations at the State of IL. I also own a NASCAR tour business, but it's more a hobby than a business. My father's name was George Ed McCreight. His parents were Albert and Bessie McCreight. (1998)
- I live in Portland, OR. I am a territory rep for VoiceStream Wireless, and am finishing my degree in International Business from Linfield College. (1998)
- I am a direct descendant of Thomas McCreight and Jane Russell. Presently I am a stay at home mother caring for my contributions to the family tree, J. Patrick Malone (19/02/93) and Daniel Emmet Malone (01/01/95). I was thirty before I met another person with the name of McCreight. They are not too thick on the ground in Saskatchewan. I am interested in my family history, quite lively from the looks of it. (1998)
- Peg is retired in Madison, WI. She grew up in Washington, PA, and attended the College of Wooster ('68). She sings and gardens. (2010)
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