John
McKinley
Born about in Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Esther (Shanklin) McKinley
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Esther Eleanor Wilson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 59
in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Sep 2013
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Contents |
Biography
John was born about 1720 in Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland. He arrived in Philadelphia in August of the year 1744, and made his way down to South Carolina; thence his posterity moved through Georgia and west. His parents emigrated from Inverness, Scotland on account of Oliver Cromwell' reign in England (American Ancestry, Volume 9).
Marriage
John McKinley married Esther Shanklin.(source needed)
Family named in his will:[1]
- Well Beloved Wife Easther McKinley
- William McKinley, eldest son
- James McKinley, son
- Robert Frimble, a son-in-law
- Patt Calhoun, a son-in-law (married to daughter Sarah)
- John McKinley, youngest son
- Jane McKinley, daughter
- Susannah McKinley, daughter
- Martha McKinley, daughter
Death
John McKinley died about 1771. His probate took place in Charleston County, South Carolina. John wrote his will 17 Oct 1771 and it was proven 3 Dec 1771.[1] Probate inventory[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868:
"South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 14-16 1771-1779
Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1771-1779, Vol. 014 > image 150 of 1138; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
FamilySearch Image: 939L-N49P-C (accessed 4 February 2023) - ↑
South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964:
"South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1771-1774 1772-1776 1774-1785
Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1771-1774 > No File Description Available > image 123 of 307
FamilySearch Image: 939L-V39J-C7 (accessed 4 February 2023)- Probate inventory, Charleston County, South Carolina, page 199
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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Edna Martin
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
George Gaston :
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Categories: Charleston County, South Carolina
South Carolina, Charleston District, Estate inventories, 1732-1844, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W1WC-GNMM : 12 March 2020), John McKinley, 8 Jan 1772; citing Court, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, S213032, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.