Moses McKay, born: 7 Oct 1766; died: 28 Jan 1828; Waynesville, Warren Co. OH; buried: Mt. Holly Cem., OH;

Moses, married: 6 Mar 1793; Crooked Run MH, Frederick (now Warren) Co. VA; Abigail Shinn, born: 3 May 1776; VA; died: 1 Jan 1828; Waynesville, Warren Co. OH; Dau. of George Shinn & Rachel Wright;

See Moses & Abigail's house located in Waynesville, Warren Co. OH.

Click here for a sketch about Moses McKay and the 22 freed slaves who accompanied him to Warren County, Ohio to build his & Abigail's home there by Rosalie Yoakam. This document is in PDF format and will require an Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it.

Some of their descendants founded The Collett McKay Picnic in 1866. This event is held annually on the 2nd Saturday in August.

Issue: McKay

• Rachel, born: 19 Jan 1794; Frederick Co. VA; died: 16 Apr 1850; Warren Co. OH; Continued elsewhere.
• Robert Shinn, born: 17 Dec 1795; Cedarville, Frederick (now Warren) Co. VA; died: 10 Jun 1862; buried: Crooked Run (Nineveh) Cem., Warren Co. VA in an unmarked grave;
• Sarah, born: 11 Nov 1797; Frederick Co. VA; died: 22 Oct 1852; Clinton Co. OH;
• George Wesley, born: 11 Mar 1800; Crooked Run, Frederick (now Warren) Co. VA; died: 10 Jun 1850; Lumberton Pike, Chester Twp., Clinton Co. OH; result of Typhoid Fever; buried: Jun 1850; Mckay-Keiter Cem, Chester Twp., Clinton Co. OH;
• Francis, born: 9 Jan 1802; Frederick Co. VA; died: 26 Mar 1871; Chester Twp., Clinton Co. OH; Continued elsewhere.
• Margaret, born: 16 Jun 1804; Frederick Co. VA; died: 18 Jan 1864; Sidney, OH; Continued elsewhere.
• James, born: 9 Sep 1806; Crooked Run, Frederick Co. VA; died: 17 Nov 1810;
• Virginia, born: 22 Aug 1808; Frederick Co. VA; died: 15 Jan 1827; Warren Co. OH; Continued elsewhere.
• Maria Ann, born: 23 May 1811; Frederick Co. VA; died: 15 Aug 1882; Chester Twp., Clinton Co. OH; Continued elsewhere.
• Jonas Tilden, born: 10 May 1813; Frederick Co. VA; died: 11 Dec 1883; Hamilton Co. OH; bd. Miami Cem., Waynesville, Warren Co. OH; Continued elsewhere.
• Levi Duffy, born: 29 Feb 1816; Harveysburg, Warren Co. OH; died: 3 Feb 1869; Oskaloosa, Manaska Co. IA; Continued elsewhere.
• Jacob Franklin, born: 3 Jun 1819; Massie Twp., Warren Co. OH; died: 2 Feb 1893; Warren Co. OH; Continued elsewhere.
• Mary Elizabeth, born: 27 Jul 1822; Massie Twp., Warren Co. OH; died: 12 Dec 1873; Hackney's Corner, Clinton Co. OH of cancer; buried: Dec 1873; Jonah's Run Cem., Chester Twp., Clinton Co. OH;

Source info: A Tabulated Genealogy of the Family of Robert & Ann (Brown) Mackay Sr. (by Dee Ann Buck), p. 37, 40-43;