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John McKay 1665 – 1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 13 Nov 1712

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Capt. McKay

Mother: Jennett Wallace

Spouse(s): Mary Thorpe

Children(s): Elizabeth Mackay

John McKay was born in 1665 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Capt. James "Hugh" Macky\ Mackee \ McKay and Jennett Wallace. John McKay married Mary Thorpe, and had children including Elizabeth Duncan Smith Mackay. John McKay passed away in 1712 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John McKay was born in 1665 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Capt. James "Hugh" Macky\ Mackee \ McKay and Jennett Wallace.
  • John McKay married Mary Thorpe, and had children including Elizabeth Duncan Smith Mackay.
  • John McKay passed away in 1712 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. McKay
1635 – 1683
Birth Location: Scoury, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland
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Jennett Wallace
1640 – 1701
Birth Location: Sidera, Caithness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Thorpe
1667 – 1709
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Mackay
1698 – 1768
Birth Location: Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
EM

John McKay's Ancestors

Self
John McKay
1665 – 1712
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Capt. James "Hugh" Macky\ Mackee \ McKay
1635 – 1683
Scoury, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland
Jennett Wallace
1640 – 1701
Sidera, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Silas) Wallace
1610 – 1667
Scotland
Josephine (F.) Miller
1612 – 1675
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Craigie
1581 – 1640
William Miller
1580 – 1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Agnes Wallace
1558 – 1584
John Miller
1515 – 1579

John McKay's Descendants

1.
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John McKay (1665 – 13 Nov 1712) m. Mary Thorpe (01 Feb 1667 – 22 Mar 1709)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Duncan Smith) Mackay (1698 – 1768) m. Adam MacKay (1694 – 3 Jun 1793)
    1. 1. Isaac McKay (1724 – 1794) m. Hannah Kay (1728 – 1782)
      1. 1. George McKee (16 Mar 1757 – 1799) m. Mary Bean (1772 or 1774 – 1839)
        1. 1. David (Mc) Kee (1791 – 1830) m. Jane Smith (1786 – 22 MAY 1879)

John McKay's Timeline

3 Records

1665
1665
Birth of John McKay in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1712
13 Nov 1712
Age 47
Death of John McKay in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1712
25 Jul 1712
Age 47
Burial of John McKay in Kent, England
Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1712
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1712
    Event Place: Kent, England
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