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- Moved to the Shenandoah Valley in 1736 and lived on 828 acres in Crooked Run, Va.-- Jobe's Journal
Was disowned in October 1769 by the Hopewell Friends [History, p. 489?], for having "married contrary to discipline." He also "had trouble with drinking to excess. He was charged with this offense in 1760, and would have appeared to have make his peace with the Society only to be disowned again in 1769. But the Hopewell history gives the impression that Robert Jr. died a Quaker, for he signed later marriage records" -- Dee Ann (Shipp) Buck
"Robert McKay, Jr. lived on a tract of 828 acres of land on both sides of Crooked Run in what is now Frederick and Warren Counties, which he held by a Crown patent bearing date October 3, 1734. He was closely associated with Friends of Hopewell and Crooked Run meetings all his life and devoted to the interests of our society. Meetings were held at his house, and the Journal of John Fothergill records that on the 15th of the 9th month, 1736, John Fothergill went 'from Alexander Rousse's to a meeting the following day near Shenando River held at Robert McKay's the Younger--pretty open and comfortable.'" -- -- Hopewell Friends History, p. 187
Robert McKay, Jr, known as "Robert, the Younger" received a grant of 828 acres on both sides of Crooked Run made to him on Oct 3, 1734 by the Council of Virginia and signed under the hand of William Gooch, Governor. A number of grants were made the same day, mostly to Quakers. The grants were in narrow strips along the river front and on the navigable streams. Robert McKay left no will [at least no known will]; consequently it is impossible to compile a complete list of his children.
McKays were millers and farmers. Their mills turned out flour which was shipped to Harper's Ferry and from there to the big market in Alexandria. Robert, Jr's house was built of log and stone and is the oldest house in Warren County. It stands on the west side of highway 522. At the foot of the hill is the McKay spring, source of mill power and drinking water. The house faces south away from the highway toward what was called the chapel road, a trail leading from the McKay settlement to the McKay Chapel whose location has not been determined. The owners of the house have worked on restoring it. They have uncovered and repaired the great stone cooking fireplace whose mantel is an 18 inch beam running the entire 6 foot length of the fireplace. The original section is built from huge logs and consisted of one room downstairs and one up. The stone section, with its stone kitchen were presumably added later. -- Rebecca H. Good. The McKays...In Warren....
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Taylor Family Genealogy
Abt 1705 - Abt 1796 (~ 91 years)
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