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The 2020 Cromartie Reunion has been cancelled due to the Wuhan virus. It will be replaced with a Zoom meeting on Sunday October 11, 2020. I will post the details when they become available.

The 90th Cromartie Reunion has been scheduled for Columbus Day weekend this year. On Saturday, October 10, there will be a supper gathering, probably in Wilmington, NC and on Sunday, October 11, the program and lunch will take place at … Continue reading →

The 2019 reunion will be held the weekend of May 4-5th, 2019. In previous years, we have scheduled the reunion in October. Unfortunately, two of the last 3 years we were forced to cancel the reunion due to tropical weather. … Continue reading →

Stephen Hopkins, Ruhamah Doane’s ancestor who came to Jamestown in 1610 and emigrated to Massachusetts on the Mayflower in 1620, lived a fascinating life. His biography, Here Shall I Die Ashore, was published in 2003 by Xlibris. Mayflower Families Through … Continue reading →

For those of you interested in Cromartie family genealogy, I published a book entitled The Cromartie Legacy in 2001. It is out of print but is available free in digital form on line. It can be found on my website … Continue reading →

The Cromartie Reunion in Bladen County, North Carolina for 2018 has been cancelled due to the hurricane that hit the state.

I just received a query regarding Mary Cromartie (daughter of William Cromartie and Ruhamah Doane) and Archibald McNabb. Mary was born in Bladen County, NC on April 7, 1778 and died in Tattnall County, Georgia in March 1860. Archibald McNabb … Continue reading →

My mother, May Hunter (Cookie) Cromartie celebrated her one hundredth birthday on Nov 17. She is the first centenarian recorded in my family to my knowledge. Does any one else know of other Cromarties to reach 100?

The Cromartie family is a sept of Clan Urquhart. The chief of that clan is Colonel Wilkins Fisk Urquhart, an American who was born in New Orleans. He holds a degree in International Studies from the US Air Force Academy … Continue reading →

The Cromartie Reunion will begin on Saturday Oct 7 at 1:00 with a driving tour of Cromartie Heritage Sites near Elizabethtown, NC. Participants will meet in the Bladen County Public Library parking lot. For details contact Amanda Gilbert at aacook@consolidated.net … Continue reading →