~Hiram CREECH~

1. Richard Creech I (1600 Fifeshire, Scotland -1630 in James City, VA)
m. Frances Beale (? -1630 in James City, VA)

2. Henry Creech I (1621 Highlands of Scotland -1709 Old Albemarle Co., NC)
m. Joyce Paine (1633-1712)

3. Richard Creech II (1662, Norfolk Co., VA -1715, Nansemond Co., VA)
m. Tamer Eliza Davis (1672, Norfolk Co. VA - April 3, 1719)

4. Richard Creech III (1703, Nansemond Co., VA -1782, Norfolk Co. VA)
m. Mary Ethridge (1710-1790)

5. Benjamin Creech Sr. (1724 Nansemond, VA.- 1780/1790 Greene County, NC)
m. Mary Lewis (1723 - 1790)

6. John Creech Sr. (1755 Johnson County, NC - 1783 Dobbs County, NC)
m. Elizabeth Robinson (Robertson) spelling (? - ?)

7. Jonathan Creech (1786 Dobbs County, NC - Oct 7, 1852 Lee County, Kentucky)
m. Polly Anglin (? - ?)
m. Jane Blair (? - ?) children: Hiram...
m. Nancy Kilbourne (? - ?)

8. Hiram Creech ...b. 1827 Kentucky ... d. 1865 Kentucky
m. Mary Polly Elkins ...b.? ... d. ?

BIOGRAPHY: The Ky.-Va. boundary line was finally established in 1880. He had the following land grants in Breathitt Co.: 50 acres on the Lick Fork of Quicksand 2/14/1852; 58 acres on teh Frozen Fork of Mead 2/10/1854; 25 acres on Oven (or Open) Fork 2/14/1854; 100 acres on Quicksand 2/14/1854; 50 acres on Oven Fork 12/14/1864.

DEATH: One story of Hiram's death comes through Alice (Creech) Chambers, his great grand-daughter. Hiram was sitting on a rail fence when a group of Union soldiers came by. One of the soldiers had been like a brother to him back in Virginia. This one shot Hiram and then stole the shoes off his feet. The shoes had been made by his son, Alex. After the war Alex spent several years looking for the man who killed his dad. The other story of his death was - Hiram Creech and at least one of his daughters were visiting family in Lee County, Virginia. On the 9th day of April 1865, the day the Civil War surrender was made, Hiram Creech and his brother-in-law David Wells, were murdered (shot) by Rebel gorillas (sometimes referred to as the Raiders of the Ku Klux Klan). They removed Hiram Creechs' boots and David Wells' Sunday vest, and then shot them. Hiram's daughter managed to get away. They apparently were sitting on a rail fence when the Rebel's approached them. One of the Rebel's supposedly had been like a brother to Hiram many years earlier there in Virginia. This is the one that shot him and then took the boots off his feet. From all the traditional stories I conclude this may also had been true. When they saw the Rebel's coming, they hid but the Rebel's saw them and told them to come out and they would not be harmed. So they came out and climbed up on a rail fence. The Rebel's then preceded to shoot them. Hiram's boots that were made by his son, Alexander were taken. After the war Alexander spent some time looking for the man who killed his father.

Children:

Alexander "Alex" (Aug.22, 1843 Lee County, VA - Mar. 24, 1923 Spencer's Ridge, Campton, Wolf County, KY)

Rachel (1845 Virginia - ?)

Catherine (1847 Virginia -?)

Margaret "Peggy" (1851 Breathette County, KY -?)

William H. B. "Hop" (1851 Breathette County, KY -?)

Elizabeth (Mar. 21, 1857 Breathette County, KY - June 1857 Breathette County, KY)

James Anderson (Aug.4 , 1858 - 1937 Tyra Cemetery off Rt 1812 near the Blanton Bridge)

Sarah (1862 Breathette County, KY -?)

Miles (1864 Breathette County, KY -1882)