Taylor Family Genealogy

John MCKAY

Male 1773 - 1845  (72 years)


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  • Name John MCKAY 
    Born 1773  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1845  [2
    Buried Old Quaker Burial Ground at Nineveh Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I816  Josh E. Taylor Jr. Tree
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2019 

    Father Jacob MCKAY,   b. 1738 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rebecca JANNEY 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 28 Jun 1802  Goose Creek Laudon Co., Va Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Jacob MCKAY,   b. 1738 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rachel RIDGEWAY,   d. Bef 7 Jul 1784 
    Relationship Stepchild 
    Married 15 Aug 1765  [3, 4
    Family ID F348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca WICKERSHAM,   b. 1777,   d. 1840  (Age 63 years) 
    Children 
     1. Rachel MCKAY  [natural]
     2. Mary Harriet MCKAY  [natural]
     3. Emily MCKAY,   b. 1812,   d. 1869  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
     4. Joseph MCKAY  [natural]
     5. John Wesley MCKAY  [natural]
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John was deeded 342.5 acres of land. He is said to have owned a log and stone house facing Rte. 522 just north of the Cedarville Grocery and at the foot of the hill below the Robert McKay home. Hunter B. McKay wrote: "John McKay lived at the Painter place just across the chapel road from the old Robert McKay, Jr. place and just a few steps from the Big Spring, sometimes known as McCoy's Spring...of sufficient volume to turn the new deserted mill... and to furnish water for the distillery which John McKay operated in connection with his tavern. Tradition has it that not only did John McKay dispense good cheer at his tavern, but that he joined his guests in their conviviality on occasion. " However there is no evidence in the records to show that the old saltbox house was ever a tavern. -- Rebecca H. Good. The McKays...In Warren....

  • Sources 
    1. [S70] Job(e) Journal, Jobe, Bill.

    2. [S117] Painter Family, Painter, Harold, (Name: Sedalia, Missouri : Qwik Steno & Printing, 1975;), p. 37.

    3. [S10] "The McKays...In Warren for a Long Time. Winchester Evening Star, July 5, 1776, Good, Rebecca.

    4. [S62] Hopewell Friends History, p. 246.