My Relation to the Cree Family, Specifically to William Cree of Kettlehill, Fife

[John Christopher Cameron Cree]

Hello!

I am one of the direct descendants of Thomas Cray (CreeID#2587) in Kettle, Fife from the Fife and Devon branch. I've recently found all of this out through the amazing work that has been done on this site and other resources. 

Attached is a link to a report by Gerald Hillary Cree (CreeID#2680). This report outlines, but is not limited to, the descendants of William Cree, of Kettlehill, Fife and wife Margaret (Dall) Cree.

The Cree Families of Fife and Devon, by G. H. Cree

On page 22 there is a family tree diagram. At the top is my 5th great grandfather William Cree. My place in the diagram would branch off of my father (John David Cree) which is listed as the "3 Children" after "Hugh v Texas = ?". Hugh, or Charles, was married to Carolyn Cree. Their three children are as follows:

- John D. Cree (My father) married Yolanda Soto: John Christopher Cameron Cree (son) Yolanda Durann Cree (daughter)

- Dianne Cree (Twin sister to John D. Cree)

-Greame H. Cree. married Marry Cree: David Cree (son)

Hugh or Charles Cree (CreeID#2695) is my sister (Durann Cree) and my grandfather. He sadly passed away in 2008 and we miss him. His Navy photo is below.

Some remarkable stories have been recorded in the time-space between William and Margaret Cree to myself. I was proud to find out about how we are tied to the American West and how we were in large part responsible for the bringing of the Aberdeen Angus Bulls from Scotland to New Mexico. The full story can be read at the below link:

A Cree Story - The Angus V V Ranch

I feel that I've only skimmed the surface of my heritage and just a few days worth of browsing the web I've found that there is a truly overwhelming amount of information to go through regarding the Cree name. I feel most fortunate to be able to read about my direct past and daydream about the history. At any rate, I wanted to introduce myself and express my excitement! I hope to be able to contribute more in the future.

Sincerely 

John C. Cree

[Trevor Cree]

Stephanie Bilbro has recently informed me that she has located a new information source about the VV Ranch in New Mexico via the following link: 

https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/76589

It is contained in the Texas Tech University - Southwest Collection - Special Collections Library.

The information is related to James Cree and his son Charles M Cree, of the Cree Fife and Devon line.

[Trevor Cree]

John,

I have now taken a look at the Fife and Devon booklet and have found the link that you mention on page 22 (http://www.cree.name/archives/fifeanddevon.pdf). Unfortunately Mike (Spathaky) has recently passed away and therefore the descendants of Charles Malcom Napier Cree (Cree ID 2695) can no longer be added. However it is good that you have so much information available on your Cree ancestors and the Angus VV Ranch is certainly a fascinating story,  Trevor.

[Trevor Cree]

John,

Stu Wainright has just posted and he is also descended from William Cree of Kettlehill, Fife,

Trevor.

[Trevor Cree]

John,

Apologies about my belated response to your posting. It is certainly very good to have a descendant of the Fife and Devon branch as a member of our Network. Gerald Hillary Cree certainly undertook a significant amount of research in those early years before information became more readily available via the internet. The 'Cree - a surname' website was primarily compiled by Mike (Spathaky, mother Kathleen Cree) based on the extensive research undertaken by himself and a number of others with Cree heritage, such as myself. Fortunately the Cree/Crie/Cray surname was not widespread in the early years and it was somewhat easier to create a comprehensive family tree than it would have been with many other surnames. However there will always be more information and relationships hidden away that hopefully will be revealed in the future, such as the new information that you have provided. All the very best, Trevor (Cree) http://www.cree.name