robertmackayclan

My film covering wills of Shenandoah Co. VA 1772 to 1822 arrived. Will look at them on Monday.

Will be looking for McKay and other families.

Book M through V cover the years 1822 to 1841. I will be looking for Godfrey Shipp should have died during this time period and Jacob McKay about c1830 and also looking for John McKay death about the same time.

Looking for estate settlement for Jenkins family. I do believe that my Elizabeth McKay who married Wm. Jenkins, their line into my Sowers family. She was the daughter of above John McKay.

Shenandoah Co. VA Will Book H, page 85, estate account of Isaac McKay dated 26 Jan 1811, administer Sophia McKay.

This McKay: Moses Sr. to son Isaac Jr. wife Betty Withers, their son Isaac McKay married Sophia Burns.

Found Shenandoah Co. VA Will Book T, page 223 the recording of the estate sales and accounts of Robert Gaw probated 8 Feb 1836. Starts on page 222, ends 238.

This man had a very large estate, including household items, stock animals & slaves and at his estate sale a number of books in German. So I guess he was of German ancestry. Members of my Ship family purchased items and well as surnames which would appear were German.

But for our McKay family study, besides Robert Gaw having his own slaves, I have their names, his estate hired a slave named MINGO from Lewis, Jeremiah & Wm. McKay. Each due from the estate $3.33.

This document clearly stated that Jeremiah & Wm. were brothers, said Jeremiah McKay collected his brother William's share.

The line of Isaac McKay (son of Isaac son of Moses) children can be documented from sales of their father's lands in Shenandoah Co. VA

I have abtracted those records in book form

1810-1820 for $25.00
1820-1830 for $30.00

postage and handling $4.00 first book & $3.50 additional book. check or money order to me

Dee Ann Buck
10814 Paynes Church Drive
Fairfax, VA 22032

Isaac McKay Jr. m. Sophia Burns had six children

1. Lewis McKay removed to Garrard Co. KY then Shelby Co. IL
2. Isaac McKay died Garrard Co. KY
3. Mary McKay m. Joseph Gaw, son of said Robert Gaw
4. Jeremiah McKay
5. Wm. McKay
6. Fielding McKay

The sons left VA, I have no further information about Mary (McKay) Gaw

This line down from Moses Sr. to Isaac to Isaac is the most documented line as far as paper, but I have not found DNA samples for them.

As far as African-American researchers who might want to know--how & when these McKay men came to own Mingo I can't say. Their mother was member of Burns family (wealthy) and grandmother Withers (wealthy). Wm. McKay sold a slave named Mink to Isaac Overal in 1828.

It would appear the brothers left VA and kept slave Mingo hired out and received the monies living in KY or IL. There might be further records of what happened to him in later legal documents.

Book D 322 dated 9 Apr 1794 Account executor of Isaac McKay, by Abraham McKay. list by items some may be interesting: "Sundries paid Elizabeth McKay as legacy 440 pounds (assuming his wife), John Atwood was paid 90 pounds, John Ford paid 90 pounds, named items expenses for the houshold, Jermiah McKay paid 44 pounds, 2 shilling "for clothing tax", Moses McKay proved account for 300 pounds, "one negroe slave & child value 2400 pounds (not named), Jeremiah McKay proved account 121 pounds & Abraham McKay proved account 4 pounds, 9 shillings. Dated 10 Apr 1794.

Book D 325 Orphans of Isaac McKay (not named) on account of their guardian Abraham McKay, expenses 51 pounds, Jeremiah McKay paid 20 pounds, 15 shillings,7 pence for tax, balance left orphans 44 pounds, 13 shillings, 3 1/4 pence.

What Mary Meritt is looking for, of course, one might assume the above men were the brothers of said Isaac dec'd. But to be sure the documents really does not state relationship.

I have other film to read.

Mary was solid documentation that Moses Sr. had children:

1. Isaac McKay, he is named in all legal records in connection with Fairfax Law Suit.

2. Abraham her line I have one Autosomal (mine) with another descend of this line. And Junior McKay Y sample matches one from James Sr. & Robert Jr. (Michael & Gerrard)

3. Jeremiah McKay he was JP for Shenandoah Co. VA, lots of information about him.

4. Moses McKay Jr. he removed to Clay Co. MO

5. Wm. McKay he sold his lands to Isaac Overall before removing from VA

6. Rachel McKay m-1 George Leath/Leith m-2 Wm. Lillard


I will be looking in the future for more documentation on above people and that includes Autosomal Matches.

I have 108 pages of DNA Matches on Ancestry that I am trying to get through.

For researchers who descend from Moses Mackay Sr. "we" have three Y marker test results for his son Abraham. His eldest son Isaac plenty of legal documents he was son of Moses Sr. DNA results from this line would help again the descends of Abraham MacKay. Their results do match with Michael L. Mckay & Gerrard Mckay. But additional Y marker would be helpful.

I received e-mail message from a David Mckay he descend from Moses Sr. son Jeremiah McKay. So I believe that would be additional new DNA material.

I think Autosomal DNA results I am found from Moses to Abraham as well. A few female line from his line.

Can you direct me to a document that proves that Abraham McKay was the son of Moses McKay? Likewise, I would appreciate a document that shows what happened to Moses McKays Haybottom Plantation upon his death. The Big Pigeon Church Minutes provide the necessary proof that shows that Abraham was the father of Jeremiah. I need a Bible record, land record/deed, etc. that is acceptable proof of my lineage from Robert McKay.

We plan to travel to Virginia the 2nd week of October and plan to see what we can.

You mentioned that Junior McKay had put information on the internet. I have not seen that information.

I am praying that you can help me. I am so grateful for all the work that you and countless others have done to preserve our family legacy.

Mary L. Meritt

P.S. I will be happy to provide you with information and documentation regarding my McKays. I suppose that you already know but I would be happy to contribute to the collection.

My grandmother was Beatrice Belle McKay m. Robert Chester Badgwell Sr (Texas)
Beatrice was the daughter of Jeremiah McKay and his second wife Addie California Tipton
Jeremiah was the son of James Roger McKay. James Roger married Martha and her sister Catherine Stuart. (Not at the same timeJ)
Roger was the son of Jeremiah and Isabell.

Found on Family Tree DNA Family Finder researcher's kit by Enid Bolton descend of Moses Sr. son Isaac matches with Kenneth L. McKay Hits #8 12.27.

We have legal paper documentation that said Isaac Mackay was the eldest son of Moses Sr. This scientific record proves that Mary Merritt's line through Moses Sr. son Abraham shares DNA material with said Moses' eldest son Isaac.

As far as I can tell only one of Kenneth's matches with other lines of Robert Mackay Sr. through other children. He has one match with Kitty C. Carr her line from Robert Sr. son James. Hits #9 12.16

Some of the other kits do not have tree linked to their sample. It would appear most of his matches with the other lines of Moses Mackay Sr. children.

Of the 13 matches I and him only share in common Brian W. Beck. I do not match with Kenneth L. McKay.

I have always left open the door that Ann Brown was not mother to all of Robert Mackay Sr. children. I wonder if this DNA evidence is pointing the way to figuring out if Robert's second wife Mary was the mother of said Moses Mackay Sr.

Through Family Finder of Robert Mackay Sr.'s children I am showing matches with: Robert Jr., James, Zachariah, Moses, Margaret, Hannah and Elizabeth. The only two missing Leah and Mary. It could be kits have been send in and I just do not match.