William
Conkey
Born in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Son of Alexander Conkey
and Margaret (Thurston) Conkey
Husband of
Mary (Young) Conkey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Rebekah (Hamilton) Conkey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 71
in Pelham Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2017
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Biography
William Conkey was born 17 Sep 1717 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay. He passed away 5 Nov 1788 in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
Son of Alexander Conkey and Margaret (Thurston) Conkey
Husband of Mary (Young) Conkey — married.
Father of Hannah (Conkey) McCrellis, Thomas
William Conkey, was the son of Alexander Conkey and Margaret Thurston, husband to 1st, Mary Young and 2nd, Rebekah Hamilton. He was an original proprietor of the town of Pelham, MA and the owner of Conkey's Tavern where Daniel Shays and his followers planned an insurrection against the Massachusetts government. He and Rebekah were first buried in Pelham Hollow Cemetery, Prescott, MA and were reinterred in Quabbin Park Cemetery.
Family links: Parents: Alexander Conkey (1678 - 1759) Margaret Thurston Conkey (1681 - 1756)
Spouses: Rebekah Hamilton Conkey (1727 - 1811)* Mary Young Conkey (1719 - 1754)*
Children: Hannah Conkey Thomas (1742 - 1825)* Martha Conkey (1742 - 1748)* Margaret Conkey Hamilton (1746 - 1845)* David Conkey (1748 - 1828)* William Conkey (1751 - 1841)* Alexander Conkey (1753 - 1847)* Margaret Conkey Abercrombie (1756 - 1832)* Thomas Conkey (1758 - 1845)* Ezekiel Conkey (1761 - 1837)* Martha Conkey Houston (1764 - 1839)* John McCrelis Conkey (1767 - 1778)* Mary Rebecca Conkey Choate (1771 - 1815)*
Siblings: John Conkey (1708 - 1784)* James Conkey (1711 - 1795)* Sarah Conkey Peebles (1713 - 1785)* William Conkey (1717 - 1788) Alexander Conkey (1721 - 1817)*
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Inscription: In memory of Mr. William Conkey who died November ye 5, 1788 in the 70 year of his age.
Burial: Quabbin Park Cemetery Ware Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Lot No. 1865-66, Grave No. 9.
Created by: Cindi Shearer Record added: Aug 21, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 40953536
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 November 2020), memorial page for William Conkey (17 Sep 1717–5 Nov 1788), Find a Grave Memorial no. 40953536, citing Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Cindi Shearer (contributor 47078832) Find A Grave: Memorial #40953536.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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