William McKinney II (abt. 1650 - 1729)

Born about 1650 in Skye Isle, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Mills) McKinney — married about 1670 in Old Rappahanock County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 3 Nov 1729 at about age 79 in Westmoreland, Virginia

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Biography

William McKinney II was born about 1650 in Scotland. He is the son of William McKinney and Elizabeth Hastell. ^[1] His father was listed among a group of 10 persons transported to Virginia by John Smith in 1663, thus establishing this McKinney line in America. Smith recieved 473 acres in Sittingborne Parish in Rappahannock County, Virginia on November 19, 1663 for his role in providing transport to this group. ^[2]

William McKinney II married Jane Mills and his father, William McKinney (MacKenny) was later referenced in the Will of Jane's father, John Mills of "Old" Rappahannock County, Virginia. The Will was Sworn to on March 5, 1682/3 and Probated on June 26, 1683. The document records that Will MacKenny "age 60 or thereabouts" was one of the Witnesses to the Will. Jane, a daughter of John Mills was also listed in the Will along with several other family members. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Eli Mckinney, Thursday, July 31, 2014.
2. ↑ Nugent, Nell Marion. Cavaliers and Pioneers - Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666, Vol. I. Richmond, VA: Virginia Land Office, 1934. Patent Book 4, (entry for John Smith), page 431. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48408/images/CavaliersPioneers-004920-431?pId=334571
3. ↑ Sweeny, William Montgomery. Wills of Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1656-1692. Lynchburg, Virginia: J. P. Bell Company, 1947. Page 90-91. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/168889/?offset=0#page=105&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=

See also:

• Maner, Sam. Private Research on the descendants of William McKinney (died 1692) of Virginia, December 17, 2007. Findings in the possession of Robert Bradley Clark. Sam Maner is professional genealogist who has served as a county historian, travelled extensively overseas for research, and written numerous genealogy - family history books. He has done research for the NBC Show (Who Do You Think You Are) and helped well known people such as Former President George W. Bush research their roots. He has also taught genealogy classes at the college level and worked for Ancestry.com.

• Ancestry.com. Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800. Records transcribed from LDS Family History Library microfilm copies of wills for this locality.

• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. http://search.ancestry.com/collections/7486/records/4081065

Place: Virginia; Year: 1663; Page Number: 431.