James MacKay (1711 - 1797)

Born 1711 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1797 at about age 86 in Beckford, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James MacKay was a Virginia colonist.

James was a Friend (Quaker)

James was a Quaker until his marriage to Mary Chester which was considered “out of unity” by the Friends. He was one of the original 15 justices of Dunmore County, Virginia.

He married Mary Chester in 1749 at Botetourte Parish, Shenandoah, Virginia.^[1] Their children include:

1. James McKay
2. Robert McKay
3. Edith McKay
4. Hannah McKay
5. Nancy McKay
6. Lydia McKay
7. Mary McKay
8. Susannah Mackay
9. Hannah McKay
10. Susannah McKay
11. Susannah McKay
12. Mary McKay
13. Hannah Mackay
    

    James MacKay performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.
    

    James MacKay is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A064844.

James rendered material aid to the American Revolution in Virginia.^[2][3]

• Transcription: http://www.robertmackayclan.com/rmc/will/willm1.html
• Written (Codicil) October 7, 1746
• Probated August 19, 1752

• • "ITEM I give and devise to my son Robert his place or plantation commonly known by the name of his bottom in whose possession it has been some time being part of that Grant and in a survey of 7000 acres and to the heirs of his body but in case He dies without heirs or such heirs die without issue Then I give the same to my three sons James, Zachary, & Moses equally and their heirs."

• • " ITEM I give to my son James his Place or Plantation part of this Grant being a survey of 110 acres or thereabouts called the old place And to the heirs of his body but in case He dies without heirs or such heirs die without Issue then I give the same my said sons equally and their heirs--"

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: Birth year: 1711; Birth city: Freehold Twn; Birth state: NJ. Data: Text: Birth date: 1711; Birth place: Freehold Twn, Monmouth, NJ; Death date: 1797; Death place: Beckford Parish, Shenandoah, VA; Marriage date: 1749; Marriage place: Shenandoah, VA
2. ↑ Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten, compilers. Virginia publick claims. Athens, Georgia : Iberian Pub. Co. Volume 3, pages 843, 845.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 20, 2021), "Record of James McKay", Ancestor # A064844.

• Shenandoah County, Virginia Will Book E, p. 105. James McKay, Parish of Beckford, County of Shenandoah, Colony of Virginia. Wife: Mary. Eldest Son, James--part of plantation (300 acres) being part of 400 acres on road that leads to Weaver's Mill. Son: Robert--that part of plantation where I now live (127 acres) adjoining Thomas Buck's land and Isaac Hite's line. Son-in-law: John Coile (Curl)--That parcel of land whereon he now lives. Dau: Susannah Coile, wife of John Coile. Daus: Nancy and Lidia. Mentions: tract of land jointly owned with Andrew
• Private family tree of Ancestry member alaskaking. Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/42990541/family

• https://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-136333502/callahan

• https://www.myheritage.com/researchs=136333502&action=showExtractWizard?&ref=rmcp&mid=70258

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Aron King for creating WikiTree profile Mackay-614 through the import of Aron King family tree.ged on Jul 24, 2013.