Capt. Henry Eanruig Creech, Sr. - A little History on Henry Creech

A couple of things

1) Henry Creech Sr. could not have been 9 years of age if his parents and sister were killed in 1646 and he was born in 1635. As that would have made him 11 years. The attack is documented to have happened in 1644.

2) No one really knows who his father is as there is no documentation. There is not a Richard Creech/Creich/Crich, etc named on a passenger list for "The Journeyman" and there is not even a record of a boat coming to the US with that name.

3) No one can prove a link between the Creech's/Creich's, etc to the Bethune family in Scotland at all.

Thank you Rose. Nobody knows where this story of Richard Crich being the father of Henry Creech comes from. It seems like somebody just saw the names and said, oh they must be connected. Why didn't they choose William Creech, or Nicholas, who was born about 1619, or George who was kidnapped from England. What about the others who came and we have no record of. The undocumented 25%. A name shows up one time with no connection to anybody and suddenly he is the long-lost ancestor. I have not found a single family history that predates the James Milton Creech book. He never gives any evidence. Not even claiming a family bible or old family legend. We just as well claim to be descendants of Richard the Lion Hearted because we are supposedly descended from a Richard. Why in all the years has no one answered the many requests for evidence that have been issued.

Just a reminder. 1682 Hollowell received a land grant for transportation of Henry Creech and his wife to Virginia. Henry was a married adult when he came to America 🤔

David, I believe everything in your discussion post after the statement about John Beale Sr. can be documented. Everything up to and including John Beale is unproven and likely conjecture with no evidence. Some of it coming from a doctored copy of the Robert Bell will of 1656.