Ann (Browne) MacKay (bef. 1689 - bef. 1724)

Born before 1689 in Marcus Hook, Delaware, Pennsylvania Colony

Wife of Robert MacKay Sr — married 1706 (to before 1725) in New Jersey

Descendants

Died before 1724 at about age 35 in Cecil, Maryland

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Biography

Birth:

Ir was previously listed that Anne was born 1 December 1687 in Marcus Hook, Delaware, Pennsylvania. The date does sound reasonable, BUT what is the source for this date? Does anyone know where this date is coming from? Is there an actual source? Until actual source is listed we need to go with early to late 1780's. First child was born about 1705 so marriage took place 1703-1705 time frame.

• PARENTS AND LACK OF PROOF at this time

Parents have been removed, since the only documentation are a few UNSOURCED family trees that list no source

At ONE TIME, many did list her parents as Honor Clayton and James Browne who married 8 June 1679 in Burlington, New Jersey colony. The family moved to Marcus Hook, just south of Philadelphia in William Penn's Quaker-friendly colony about 1683. If anyone has any 'concrete source besides a family tree', then please do let us know.

PLEASE NOTE that in the comments below:

• There is no mention of Ann in the 1715 will of James Brown. He lists children William, Jeremiah, Marjary, Daniel, James, and Mary.

Marriage

Since first child that we are aware of that was born to Robert MacKay, Sr. and Anne Brown is Robert MacKay, Jr. born about 1705 Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersery, we have to 'estimate' that they married around 1703-1705 most likely in a Quaker ceremony around Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.

CHILDREN

Children (all believed to have been born in Freehold, New Jersey)

• Mary (Mackay) Robinson
• Robert MacKay, Jr.
• Margaret (MacKay) Job
• James MacKay
• Zachariah 'Zachary' MacKay
• Hannah MacKay
• Leah MacKay
• Elizabeth (MacKay) Job

NOTE: Robert's last child, Moses was from his 2nd marriage to Mary (Unknown).

DEATH

WE now know that Robert MacKay remarried Mary ? between 1720-1724 and this Mary was the son of Moses MacKay born about 1726.

• - she (Mary) signed the marriage certificate of Robert's daughter Mary Mackay & George Robinson dated 14 Feb 1726.

NOTE: This witness to Quaker marriage PROVES that Robert MacKay had remarried a 2nd time within the Quaker Church. Since this could not have happened IF there had been a divorce, his first wife, Anne Browne, must have passed away by this time. I rather doubt that Mary was pregnant before her marriage, the 'best guess' for Anne Browne's death was between the birth of Elizabeth Mackay who was born about 1719 and 1725 since Moses was born about 1726. Therefore, I list Anne (Browne) MacKay's death as 1719-1724 probably in Freehold, New Jersey.

Sources

• Minutes of Nottingham Friends Meeting dated 1 Nov 1730 concerning the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Margaret to Joshua Job which reads '1.11.1730 Margaret McKay, daughter of Robert & Ann Brown of Milford Hd. Cecil Co. MD & Joshua Job son of Andrew & Elizabeth'.

• Dee Ann Buck's Book 'A Tabulated Genealogy of the Family of Robert and Ann (Brown) Mackay Sr.' (Vol. 1, 1997 edition)

NOTE: The above Quaker minutes does PROVE that Robert Mackay was married to Ann Brown and did have children by her.

• Anne Browne, Genealogy, WeRelate.org (http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Anne_Browne_%2823%29)

• • This really does NOT list any sources

Gedcom Sources

A paid Ancestry account is needed to view the following, and unless I'm mistaken, doesn't actually show a source. If anyone does have access and find a source - please add it here, in comments or contact the project administrator or someone on the 'trusted list'.

• Title: Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. (http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7122234

• Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

• Author: Yates Publishing. Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.