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James McKinney 1778 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JAN 1778

Birth Location: Montgomery, Orange Co., New York

Death Date: 1850 or bef ?

Death Location: Crawford, Orange, NY

Father: Matthew McKinney

Mother: Elsje Weller

Spouse(s): Sarah Hunt

Children(s): James McKinney, Eliza McKinney, Ira McKinney, Benjamin McKINNEY

James McKinney was born in 1778 in Montgomery, Orange Co., New York, the child of Matthew McKinney and Elsje Weller. James McKinney married Sarah Hunt, and had children including James Yeoman McKinney, Eliza McKinney, Ira McKinney, Benjamin Jerry ( Jay ) McKINNEY. James McKinney passed away in 1850 in Crawford, Orange, NY.

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Biography

  • James McKinney was born in 1778 in Montgomery, Orange Co., New York, the child of Matthew McKinney and Elsje Weller.
  • James McKinney married Sarah Hunt, and had children including James Yeoman McKinney, Eliza McKinney, Ira McKinney, Benjamin Jerry ( Jay ) McKINNEY.
  • James McKinney passed away in 1850 in Crawford, Orange, NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew McKinney
1745 – 1819
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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Elsje Weller
1755 – 1813
Birth Location: Montgomery, Ulster, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hunt
– 1850
Birth Location: Orange Co., NY
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Children(s)

James McKinney
1800 –
Birth Location: Crawford, NY
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Eliza McKinney
1803 –
Birth Location: –
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Ira McKinney
1804 –
Birth Location: Pine Bush, Orange Co, NY
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Benjamin McKINNEY
1807 –
Birth Location: Pine Bush, Orange Co, NY
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James McKinney's Ancestors

Self
James McKinney
1778 – 1850
Birth Place: Montgomery, Orange Co., New York
Parents
Matthew McKinney
1745 – 1819
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Elsje Weller
1755 – 1813
Montgomery, Ulster, New York, United States
Grandparents
Arthur McKinney
1706 – 1802
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Decker
1723 –
Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
Johann (Frederick) Weller
1712 – 1791
West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA
Anna (Margaretha) Koch
1715 – 1762
West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hieronimus Weller
1684 – 1747
Anna Cuntz
1679 – 1733
Georg Koch
1680 – 1717
Anna Stumpf
1680 – 1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Weller
1653 – 1709
Margaretha Helman
1660 – 1701
Jacob Cuntz
1654 – 1707
Anna Heyl
1656 – 1710

James McKinney's Descendants

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James McKinney (10 JAN 1778 – 1850 or bef ?) m. Sarah Hunt (13 Mar1781 – 1850 or aft)
  1. 1. James (Yeoman) McKinney (21 Feb 1800 – )
  2. 2. Eliza McKinney (11 Feb 1803 – )
  3. 3. Ira McKinney (27 Dec 1804 – )
  4. 4. Benjamin (Jerry ( Jay )) McKINNEY (05 Feb 1807 – )

James McKinney's Timeline

2 Records

1778
10 JAN 1778
Birth of James McKinney in Montgomery, Orange Co., New York
Montgomery, Orange Co., New York
1850
1850 or bef ?
Age 72
Death of James McKinney in Crawford, Orange, NY
Crawford, Orange, NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1778
    Event Place: Montgomery, Orange Co., New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850 or bef ?
    Event Place: Crawford, Orange, NY
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