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Robert McKay 1679–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1679

Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 Aug 1752

Death Location: Straunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Father: Hugh MacKay

Mother: Jane Dunbar

Spouse(s): Anne Brown

Children(s): James McKay, Elizabeth McKay, Robert Jr, Moses McKAY, Mary MacKay, Margaret MacKay, Hannah Mckay, Zachariah MacKay, Leah MacKay

The story of Robert McKay began in 1679 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Robert McKay married Anne Brown, and had children including Elizabeth Mckay, Hannah Mckay, James Brown Mckay, Leah Mackay, Margaret Mackay, Mary Mackay, Moses Green Mckay, Robert Browne Mckay Jr, Zachariah Mackay. Robert McKay passed away in 1752 in Straunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert McKay began in 1679 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
  • Robert McKay married Anne Brown, and had children including Elizabeth Mckay, Hannah Mckay, James Brown Mckay, Leah Mackay, Margaret Mackay, Mary Mackay, Moses Green Mckay, Robert Browne Mckay Jr, Zachariah Mackay.
  • Robert McKay passed away in 1752 in Straunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh MacKay
1640–1719
Birth Location: Scoury, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jane Dunbar
1640–1700
Birth Location: Sidera, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Anne Brown
1704–1750
Birth Location: Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

James McKay
1710–1797
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
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Elizabeth McKay
1719–1790
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
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Robert Jr
1710–1796
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Moses McKAY
1720–1777
Birth Location: Chester Co., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary MacKay
1705–1797
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
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Margaret MacKay
1707–1783
Birth Location: Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hannah Mckay
1712–1762
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
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Zachariah MacKay
1714–1797
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
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Leah MacKay
1716–1797
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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Robert McKay's Ancestors

Self
Robert McKay
1679–1752
Birth Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Hugh Donald MacKay
1640–1719
Scoury, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jane Dunbar
1640–1700
Sidera, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
PATRICK (DUNBAR of CUDERHALL) F
1615–1675
Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Harris
1618–1704
Caithness, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert McKay's Descendants

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Robert McKay (1679–19 Aug 1752) m. Anne Brown (1704–1750)
  1. 1. James (Brown) McKay 1710–1797 m. Mary Chester 1724–1797
    1. 1. Hannah McKay 1744–1832 m. Isaac (Froman) McCarty 1741–1814
      1. 1. Rachel McCarty 1763–1828 m. William (Abraham) Dodson 1759–1840
        1. 1. Isaac Dodson 1784–1852 m. Sally Bishop 1785–
  2. 2. Elizabeth McKay 1719–1790
    1. 1. William Jobe –1896
    2. 2. David Jobe 1741–1803 m. Abigail (French) Denton 1745–1819
      1. 1. Jemima Jobes 1773–
      2. 2. Phebe Jobes 1782–1864
      3. 3. Abraham Jobe 1775–1862
      4. 4. Hannah Jobe 1791–1856
      5. 5. Jeremiah Jobe 1773–1862
      6. 6. John Jobe 1794–1857 m. Margaret George 1818–1902
        1. 1. Harriet (Amanda) Jobe 1845–1929 m. James (Ireland Tipton) Ellis 1845–1924
      7. 7. Joshua Jobe 1785–1862
      8. 8. Mary Jobe 1770–1854
      9. 9. Rebecca Jobe 1788–1883
      10. 10. Sarah Jobe 1780–1855
      11. 11. Elizabeth Job 1767–1829
  3. 3. Robert (Browne McKAY) Jr 1710–1796 m. Patience (Vernon) Job 1710–1762
    1. 1. Enoch McKAY 1744–1801
    2. 2. Robert (Mckay) III 1744–1800
    3. 3. Andrew McKAY 1736–1804 m. Jane Ridgway –1806
      1. 1. Enos McKay 1774–1834
      2. 2. Margaret Mckay 1779–1843
      3. 3. Jacob Mckay 1762–1762
      4. 4. Patience Mckay 1763–
      5. 5. Rachel Mckay 1765–
      6. 6. Moses Mckay 1766–1828 m. Abigail Shinn 1776–1828
        1. 1. Francis McKAY 1802–1871
        2. 2. George (Wesley) McKAY 1800–1850
        3. 3. Jacob (Franklin) McKAY 1819–1893
        4. 4. Jonas (Tilden) McKAY 1813–1883
        5. 5. Margaret McKAY 1804–1864
        6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) McKAY 1822–1873
        7. 7. Rachel McKAY 1794–1850
        8. 8. Robert (Shinn) McKAY 1795–1862
        9. 9. Sarah McKAY 1797–1852
        10. 10. Virginia McKAY 1808–1827
      7. 7. David Mckay 1768–1773
      8. 8. John Mckay 1771–1773
      9. 9. Esther Mckay 1777–
    4. 4. Capt. (John) McKAY 1748–1787
    5. 5. Jacob McKAY 1738–1815
    6. 6. Jesse McKAY 1752–1830
    7. 7. Job McKAY 1746–1843
    8. 8. Margaret McKAY 1740–1806
    9. 9. Sarah (Sally) McKAY 1753–1776
  4. 4. Moses (Green) McKAY 1720–1777 m. Mary Job 1730–
    1. 1. Abraham McKAY 1752–1823
    2. 2. Isaac McKAY 1750–1796
    3. 3. Jeremiah McKAY 1755–1826
    4. 4. Moses (Green Jr) McKAY 1758–
    5. 5. Rachel McKAY 1761–1842
    6. 6. William McKAY 1760–
  5. 5. Mary MacKay 1705–1797
  6. 6. Margaret MacKay 1707–1783
  7. 7. Hannah Mckay 1712–1762
  8. 8. Zachariah MacKay 1714–1797 m. Lydia Whitson 1714–1740 m. Mary Chester 1719–1763
    1. 1. Deborah McKay 1738–1814 m. Jacob Jobe 1737–1808
      1. 1. Phebe Jobe 1777–1858
      2. 2. Samuel Jobe 1775–1862
      3. 3. Zachariah Jobe 1783–1812
      4. 4. Dorcas Jobe 1787–
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Betsey) Jobe 1776–1860
      6. 6. George Jobe 1780–1814
      7. 7. Hannah Jobe 1767–1834
      8. 8. Jacob Jobe 1765–1810
      9. 9. James Jobe 1779–1805
      10. 10. Mary (Leah) Jobe 1765–1841
      11. 11. Lydia (Jobe) Warner 1780–1850
    2. 2. Dorcas McKay 1739–1819
    3. 3. Barbara McKay 1735–1784
    4. 4. George (G.) McKay 1742–1798 m. Mary Province 1750–1798
      1. 1. Susannah McKay 1775–1830
  9. 9. Leah MacKay 1716–1797

Robert McKay's Timeline

2 Records

1679
1679
Birth of Robert McKay in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1752
19 Aug 1752
Age 73
Death of Robert McKay in Straunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Straunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 68.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CGA
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1752
    Event Place: Straunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The ancestors and descendants of Colonel David Funsten and his wife Susan Everard Meade
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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