George McKinsey and Enos Thomas in same Militia group

Just needed to have a place to put the information sent to me by Bruce Locken:

I noticed an Enos Thomas on the list men being discharged from George McKennie's milita group and that struck a note for some reason. I believe he is an ancestor/contemporary of the Thomas's who ended up in Newberry with George McKinsey.  

Note that it is Lewis Moore's Company.  What year is this?  How old is George?  Why are they being discharged?

I found the following on ancestry.com:

TITLE:	Virginia's Colonial Soldiers
CHAPTER:	Courts Martial Records
PAGE:	351 Is this from Bockstruck's book?

Frederick County land transactions

Julie sent the following to the Shenandoah Mail list yesterday.  She gave me permission to post it on this blog so that I could add comments and maps and etc.  For my buddies who follow this blog, Patrick Duncan is mentioned in deed abstracts.  I can not remember if I already have that land transaction or not.  I will read and comment.

I rented the LDS film that had an index of Frederick co, deeds - below is my list of the entries. 

My interest in EDWARDS is when Peter EDWARDS married Elizabeth LEHEW before 1787 in Shenandoah County,VA.  If anyone can add to this information it would be greatly appreciated.  Surnames of heirs in his will are LUCAS and STEPHENSON (no Edwards)

There are abstracts that I got from lookup requests after the list

Good luck
Julie


Frederick County, VA index to deeds (LDS film 31,366)
1755:  4 Feb 1755: Edwards, Robert to Peter EDWARDS: deed 3, 388 {have}
1759:  5 Jun 1759: Edwards, Joseph Jr from Patrick DUNKIN: deed 5 279  {have}
1762:  2 Jun 1762: Edwards, John from Peter RUFINAUGH: deed 7 173  {have}
1760:  7 Jul 1760: Edwards, Joseph Jr from Catharine DUNCAN: Release 6 015
1798:  3 Dec 1798: Edwards, Thomas from John FISHER: Lease  25 488
1803: 31 Jan 1803: Edwards, Edward from Sarah DARLINGTON al: Assignmt 28 004 {have}
1806:  3 Feb 1806: Edwards ux, Peter to James MOORE; deed 30 027  {have}
1806:  1 Dec 1806: Edwards ux, John to John FARMER: deed 30 230  {have}
1815:  2 Jan 1815: Edwards, Margaret to Henry M. BABB: deed 37 012 {have}
1814:  4 Mar 1814: Edwards, Peter to William LANE al: deed 37 038  {have}
1815:  6 Jun 1815: Edward (negro) from James RUSSELL: freedom 37 156
1815:  4 Sep 1815: Edwards ux, Peter to Charles T. MASTIN: deed 37 289  {have}
1815:  4 Sep 1815: Edwards ux, Peter to Thomas GIBSON: deed 37 292  {have}
1815:  4 Sep 1815: Edwards ux, Peter to Margaret HAINES: deed 37 294  {have}
1815:  4 Sep 1815: Edwards ux, Peter to Joseph STOVER: deed 37 298  {have}
1816: 30 Jul 1816: Edwards, John to Whom it may concern, receipt 38 497
1817: 30 Apr 1817: Edwards ux, Peter to Benjamin WROE, deed 39 418  {have}
1817: 30 Apr 1817: Edwards ux, Peter¬¬ to Michael HOFFMAN, deed 39, 420 {have}
1817:    Jun 1817: Edwards al, Margaret to George GEORGE, (entry is GLAZE) deed, 39 530 {have}
1823:  3 Apr 1823: Edwards, Margaret to Gabriel DARLINGTON: deed 47 089
1835: 31 Dec 1835: Edwards, Margaret to Henry GLAIZE: deed 65 012
1833:  3 Feb 1835: Edwards, McGuire Exor to Randal EVANS: freedom 63 434

EDWARDS, ROBERT – 9 Jan 1755, 4 Feb 1755 – Conveyance of Property – for the sum of 5 shillings paid by Peter EDWARDS granted a tract containing 100a with all its appurtenances, situated on the east side of Flint Run & near Meadow Branch, Frederick Co, VA, it being granted to him by Lord Thomas Fairfax in 1751, signed by Robert “R” EDWARDS, Wit: Joseph James, Christopher “W” Marr & Wm. “M” Gest, received by J. Wood CC;  Book 3, 388.
SOURCE: pg 50: Frederick co, VA, Deed books, 27-35, by D.A. Buck © 2007


EDWARDS ROBERT – 10 Jan 1755, 4 Feb 1755 – Sale of Property – sold to Peter EDWARDS for the sum of 3 pounds a tract containing 100a with all its appurtenances, situated on the east side of Flint run & near Meadow Branch, Frederick Co., VA, it being granted to him by Lord Thomas Fairfax in 1751, signed by Robert “R” Edwards, Wit: Joseph James, Christopher “W” Marr & Wm. “M” Gest, received by J. Wood CC;  Book 3,389
SOURCE: pg 50: Frederick co, VA, Deed books, 27-35, by D.A. Buck © 2007


Frederick County, VA Deed book series, Vol. 1, Deed books 1-4, 1743-1758, by by Amelia Cleland Gilreath,  page 127
Book 3, page 388-9
Jan. 1755

[Lease] Between Robert EDWARDS of Frederick County [to] Peter EDWARDS of County aforesaid … consideration of five Shillings … Parcell of Land containing one Hundred acres situated Lying and being on the East side of flint run… said Robert EDWARDS line…it being part of a Patent granted to said Robert EDWARDS from the Proprietors Office 1751 … yielding and paying the rent of one peper corn at the feast of St. Michael the Archangel…
Wit:  Joseph JAMES                                                        Robert EDWARDS
Christopher MARR
Recorded:  4 Feb 1755

Book 3, page 389
10 January 1755
[Release] Between Robert EDWARDS of Frederick County [to] Peter EDWARDS of aforesaid County … consideration of three Pounds … 100 Acres (same as above) …
Wit:  same as above                                                       Robert EDWARDS
Recorded 4 Feb 1755

Frederick County, VA Deed book series, by by Amelia Cleland Gilreath, Page 18-19
Bk 5 – pg. 279, 30 April 1759
[Lease] Between Patrick DUNKIN of County of Frederick [to] Joseph EDWARDS Jun. of County aforesaid…consideration of Five Shillings… Tract of Land lying and being on the west side of Opechon Creek… granted to said Patrick DUNKIN by Deed from the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax the 28th April 1753…Corner to John Arnold in William Marchants line…Corner to said Dunkin and John Hyatt…Yielding and paying one pepper corn in and upon the Feast of St. Michael the Arch Angel.. (amount of Land not mentioned)…
Wit:  John ABRELL                                            Patrick (P) DUNKEN
Robt. CUNINGHAM
Jno SMITH
Recorded:  5 June 1759

Comment from Marsha Moses
So on the property lands that I have on my main blog:

http://marshamoses.blogspot.com/2012/07/mckinney-and-geertsema-map.html

I am wondering if this Joseph Edwards Jun is neighbor to George McKenny instead of Patrick Duncan. This certainly looks like the same land with same neighbors.

There are some Edwards in the neighborhood of George McKinsey in Newberry County:  John Edwards has 350 acres 23 July 1766, Samuel Edwards has 190 acres 22 Sept 1784 next door to Nelson Duncan/Darkett 12 Aug 1772....His other neighbors are Peter Hawkins (who married Prudence Thomas --I suspect she is possible daughter of Edward Thomas of Old Frederick County--John Dobbins, Joseph Wright.  In parentheses on Samuel Edwards is (David Edwards Peter Julian).  I do not see a Joseph Edwards.

Frederick County, VA Deed book series, by by Amelia Cleland Gilreath,  page 18-19
Bk 5 – pg 281, 5 May 1759
[Release]  Between Patrick DUNKIN & Catherine his wife of County of Frederick [to] Joseph EDWARDS Jun. of County aforesaid…consideration of Eighty Pounds…Containing One hundred and Twenty One Acers (sic)…
Wit:  John ABRELL                                            Patrick (P) DUNKEN
Robt. CUNINGHAM
Jno SMITH
Recorded:  5 June 1759


RUFFNAUGH, PETER & his wife MARY – 31 May 1762, 2 Jun 1762 – Sale of Property – sold to John EDWARDS for the sum of 100 pounds a tract containing 225a with all its appurtenances, situated in Frederick Co, VA as Hawksbill Creek, it being part of a larger tract once containing 345a granted by Lord Thomas Fairfax to said Peter Ruffnaugh & Mary “X” Ruffnaugh, Wit: ….? (signed in German) & Thomas “X” Dotson, received by J.A. Keith CC; Book 7, 173.

DARLINGTON, DAVID & his wife ANN – 19 Oct 1805, 2 Dec 1805 – Division of Property – whereas they and the late Sarah Darlington held a tract containing 212a with all its appurtenances, as tenants in common, they and the legal heirs of said Sarah Darlington: 1. Wm Darlington, 2. John Darlington & his wife Polly, 3. Gabriel Darlington & his wife Margaret, 4. Meredith Darlington, 5. Joseph Darlington & his wife Sarah of OH their attorney said Gabriel Darlington, 6. Edward EDWARDS & his wife Margaret (late Darlington) of SC, also representated by Gabriel Darlington, it is agreed by all parties that said David Darlington & his wife All shall receive 176a of the tract, the rest of 35a to be shared by the six heirs of said Sarah Darlington, signed by David Darlington, Ann Darlington, Wm. Darlington, John Darlington, Polly Darlington, Gabriel Darlington, Sarah Darlington, Edward EDWARDS & Margaret EDWARDS, Wit: John McCoole, Rezin Bishop, Gabriel H. Davis & Adam Hart, received by James Keith CC; Book 30, 61
SOURCE, pg 66-67, Frederick co, VA, Deed books, 27-35, by D.A. Buck © 2007

DARLINGTON, SARAH (administer & relict of Meredith Darlington), JOHN DARLINGTON & his wife MARY (administer of said Meredith Darlington) and WILLIAM DARLINGTON (all of Frederick Co. VA)-13 Jan I803,31 Jan 1803-Sale of Property-sold to Edward EDWARDS of Newbeny Co. SC for $450 a tract containing 220a with all its houses, buildings, orchards, gardens, meadows, ways, paths, water courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments & appurtenances, lying on a drain of Parish Run & Hogg Creek at the pine in George Clark's line, corner of John Gakely, division line through the whole tract, line of Robert Lowry, white oak corner of said Robert Lowry with George Clark in Frederick Co. V A, it being part of a larger tract which had been granted by Lord Thomas FAIRFAX to Joseph LUPTON and he and his wife Rachel sold it to Morris Philips and he and his wife Elizabeth on 2nd Jun 1766 sold it said Meredith Darlington (now dec'd), signed by Sarah Darlington, John Darlington, Mary Darlington & Wm. "X" Darlington, received by James Keith CC; Book 2S,4
SOURCE, pg 67, Frederick co, VA, Deed books, 27-35, by D.A. Buck © 2007

EDWARDS. PETER & his wife ELIZABETH (of Frederick Co. VA} - 13 Aug 1805,1 Apr I806-Sale of property-sold to James MOORE for $6233 for a 101 containing one acre with all its houses, buildings, orchards, gardens, meadows, ways, paths, water courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments & appurtenances, lying in the town of Front Royal at the comer of Wm. Miller al the line of Check in Frederick Co. VA. It being part of a larger tract once containing 4a which had been devised by Peter LeHEW to his daughter the said Elizabeth EDWARDS, signed by Patrick EDWARDS & Elizabeth EDWARDS. Wit: Thomas BUCK, Strother G. SETTLE, John HIJCKMAN, Charles T. MASTIN, Henry TROUT, Dan HENRY, Thomas MULLAN & George RAYNOLDS, stated that James Marshall JP, Strother S. Settle JP & John Hickman JP questioned said Elizabeth EDWARDS if she freely agreed with the sale of said property, received by James Keith CC; Book 30.21.
SOURCE, pg80, Frederick co, VA, Deed books, 27-35, by D.A. Buck © 2007

EDWARDS. JOHN & his wife SARAH- 28 Oct I806.1 Dec 1806 -Sale of Property- sold to John FARMER for $981 for a tract containing 308a with all its houses, buildings, orchards, gardens, meadows, ways, paths, water courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments & appurtenances, lying on both sides of The Great Road leading from Winchester to Frankford adjoining a tract conveyed to said couple by Wm. Farmer and his wife Lusa. the tract of the heirs of Samuel Boyd, lands of Conrad Snyder & Goorge Streit, it being the said tract granted to them by Lord Thomas Fairfax on 17th  Mar 1779, signed by John EDWARDS & Sarah EDWARDS. Wit: Gabriel Davis (oath), Joseph Gordon (oath) & Jesse Pugh (affirmed), received by James Keith CC; Book 30.230.
SOURCE, pg80, Frederick co, VA, Deed books, 27-35, by D.A. Buck © 2007

EDWARDS, MARGARET (relict of Edward EDWARDS and she was the daughter of Sarah DARLINGTON late of Frederick Co. VA) – 27 Nov 1814, 2 Jan 1815 – Conveyance of Property – for $1 paid by Henry Mercer BABB of Frederick Co. VA she confirms the transfer of a tract described in a Deed of Partition dated 19th Oct 1805 between David Darlington and his wife Ann of the first part and the heirs of said Sarah Darlington of the other part a certain lot was allotted to said David Darlington and they on 21st Nov 1805 sold it to said H.M. Babb, signed by Margaret EDWARDS, Wit: John Reed, John Haines, Eliza Ann Reed, stated that Wm. Lynn JP & Jacob Hieronimus if she freely agreed with the conveyance of said property, received by Thomas Allen Tidball CC: Book 37, 12.
SOURCE:  page 82-83, Frederick Co, VA, Deed books, 36-44 1814-1821 by Dee Ann Buck © 2008

EDWARDS, MARGARET, WILLIAM DARLINGTON, GABRIEL DARLINGTON, MARGARET DARLINGTON, DAVID DARLINGTON, ANNA DARLINGTON, MEREDITH DARLINGTON and MARY DARLINGTON (all of Frederick Co. VA) and JOSEPH DARLINGTON & his wife SARA (of Adams Co, OH) – 13 Nov 1816, 30 Jun 1817 – Sale of Property – sold to George GLAZE of Frederick Co. VA for $1500 a tract containing 220a with all its rights, improvements & appurtenances, lying on the drain of Parris Run & Hog Creek, pine in George Clark’s line, corner of John Yakely, line of Robert Lowry in Frederick Co, VA, it being part of a larger tract granted by Lord Thomas Fairfax to Joseph LUPTON and he and his wife Rachel sold it to Morris Phillips and by him and his wife Elizabeth sold it to Meredith Darlington on 2nd Jun 1766, signed by the same, Wit: James D. McCoole, John Campbell & Wm. Campbell, reviewed by Lewis McCoole JP & Jacob Heironmus JP both of Frederick Co, VA, received by Thomas Allen Tidball CC: Book 39, 530.
SOURCE:  page 83, Frederick Co, VA, Deed books, 36-44 1814-1821 by Dee Ann Buck © 2008

EDWARDS, PETER (of Frederick Co. VA) – 24 Feb 1814, 4 Mar 1814 – Deed of Trust – indebted to Wm. VANMETRE for three annual payments of $45.20 for a lot with dwelling house in Front Royal, to secure said debt for $1 paid by Wm. LANE to hold in trust his tract containing 45a with all its appurtenances, lying in Shenandoah Co VA adjoining the lands of Reuben MOORE and Thomas ALLEN Sr., failure to make good his debt, seizure of said property, sold at public auction, signed by Peter “X” EDWARDS, Wit: George Heiskell, George Raynolds & John Ramsey, received by James Keith CC;  Book 37, 38.
SOURCE:  page 83, Frederick Co, VA, Deed books, 36-44 1814-1821 by Dee Ann Buck © 2008

EDWARDS, PETER & his wife ELIZABETH (of Frederick Co VA) – 13 Sep 1804, 4 Sep 1815 – Sale of Property – sold to Charles Turner MASTIN for $10 a lot containing 16 poles & 2/10 of pole with all its appurtenances, situated in Front Royal, at the stake corner to the Methodist Meeting House, line of Hayner, line between Rubin MOORE & Wm. RAYNOLDS Frederick Co, VA, it being part of a larger tract granted to Wm. RUSSELL on 7 Dec 1735 and he conveyed 400a of it to Christopher MARR and he sold 200a of it to Peter LEHEW and he on 2nd Feb 1754 by his last will bequeath this portion to his daughter the said Elizabeth EDWARDS, signed by Peter EDWARDS & Elizabeth “X” EDWARDS, Wit: Strother G. Settle, John Hickman, James Moore, Henry Frost & Thomas Buck, received by James Keith CC; Book 37, 289.
SOURCE:  page 83, Frederick Co, VA, Deed books, 36-44 1814-1821 by Dee Ann Buck © 2008

EDWARDS, PETER & his wife ELIZABETH (of Frederick Co. VA) – 13 Dec 1804, 4 Dec 1805 – Sale of Property – sold Thomas GIBSON of Culpeper Co. VA for $28.58 a lot containing 1/4a with all its houses, buildings, orchards, ways, water courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments & appurtenances, situated in the town of Front Royal, Frederick Co. VA, it being part of a larger tract granted to Wm. RUSSELL on 4 Dec 1735 and he conveyed 400a of it to Christopher MARR and he sold 200a of it to Peter LEHEW and he on 2nd Feb 1754 by his last will bequeath this portion to his daughter the said Elizabeth EDWARDS, signed by Peter EDWARDS & Elizabeth “X” EDWARDS, Wit: Strother G. Settle, John Hickman, James Moore, Charles T. Mastin, Henry Trout & Thomas Buck, received by James Keith CC; Book 37, 292.
SOURCE:  page 83, Frederick Co, VA, Deed books, 36-44 1814-1821 by Dee Ann Buck © 2008

EDWARDS, PETER & his wife ELIZABETH (of Frederick Co. VA) – 13 Dec 1804, 4 Sep 1805 – Sale of Property – sold Margaret HAINES (daughter of Robert HAINES) for $17.33 a lot containing 1/4a and 8 perches with all its houses, buildings, orchards, ways, water courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments & appurtenances, situated in the town of Front Royal, Frederick Co, VA, it being a part of a larger tract once containing 4a which once part of a larger tract granted to Wm RUSSELL on 7 Dec 1735 and he conveyed 400a of it to Christopher MARR and he sold 200a of it to Peter LEHEW and he on 2nd Feb 1754 by his last will bequeath this portion to his daughter the said Elizabeth EDWARDS, signed by Peter EDWARDS & Elizabeth “X” EDWARDS, Wit: Strother G. Settle, John Hickman, James Moore, Charles T. Mastin, Henry TROUT & Thomas Beck, received by James Keith CC;  Book 37, 294
SOURCE:  page 83, Frederick Co, VA, Deed books, 36-44 1814-1821 by Dee Ann Buck © 2008

EDWARDS, PETER & his wife ELIZABETH (of Frederick Co. VA) – 13 December 1804, 2 Apr 1805 – Sale of Property – sold Joseph STOVER for $62.33 a lot containing ½a with all its rights improvements, hereditaments & appurtenances, situated in the town of Front Royal at the stake on a road in Wm. Miller’s line, corner of Haws (one acre) & line of Cheek in Frederick Co, VA, it being part of a larger tract once containing 4a which once part of a larger tract granted to Wm. RUSSELL on 7 Dec 1735 and he conveyed 400a of it to Christopher MARR and he sold 200a of it to Peter LEHEW and he on 2nd Feb 1754 by his last will bequeath this portion to his daughter the said Elizabeth EDWARDS, signed by Peter EDWARDS & Elizabeth “X” EDWARDS, Wit: Strother G. Settle, John Hickman, James Moore, Charles T. Mastin, Henry Trout & Thomas Buck, received by James Keith CC: Book 37, 298.
SOURCE:  page 83, Frederick Co, VA, Deed books, 36-44 1814-1821 by Dee Ann Buck © 2008

EDWARDS, PETER & his wife ELIZABETH (of Frederick Co, VA) – 7 Feb 1817. 30 Apr 1817 – Conveyance of Property – for $1 paid by Benj. WROE of Frederick Co. VA granted a lot in Front Royal at the stone corner of Thomas BUCK in the fork of the street on the east side of the street leading to Kendricks Ford thence a northwestern course along the line of said Buck & Thomas Jacobs until comes opposite Michael Hoffman’s corner, said Hoffman’s line to a lot purchased by Daniel Henry of ….. Gibson, corner of Col. Allen’s store corner, in the line of Thomas Amiss on the south side of said street, signed by Peter EDWARDS and Elizabeth “X” EDWARDS, stated that Thomas Allen JP & Isaac Miller JP questioned said Elizabeth EDWARDS if she freely agreed with the conveyance of said property, received by Thomas Allen Tidball CC: Book 39, 418
SOURCE:  page 83-84, Frederick Co, VA, Deed books, 36-44 1814-1821 by Dee Ann Buck © 2008

EDWARDS, PETER & his wife ELIZABETH (of Shenandoah Co, VA) – 7 Feb 1817, 30 Apr 1817 – Conveyance of Property – for $1 paid by Michael HOFFMAN granted a lot with all its houses, buildings, orchards, ways, water courses, profits, commodities, hereditaments & appurtenances, situated in the town of Front Royal at the middle of The Street leading to Kenrick’s Ford at Henry Trout’s corner of Arthelia Miller’s lot, it being the same case connection with High Court of Chancery between said EDWARDS & Hoffman, signed by Peter EDWARDS & Elizabeth “X” EDWARDS, stated that Thomas Allen JP & Isaac Millar JP questioned said Elizabeth EDWARDS if she freely agreed with the conveyance of said property, received by Thomas Allen Tidball CC: Book 39, 420
SOURCE:  page 84, Frederick Co, VA, Deed books, 36-44 1814-1821 by Dee Ann Buck © 2008


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Who bought the McKinsey land in Newberry County, SC

I have grandchildren this weekend and can not do a post as complicated as the one I planned for next, so I am going to skip it and work on the question of whether it was OUR George McKinsey who was married to Sarah Moore who bought the land in Newberry County, SC.  Harriet has explained to me that she believes that it is his father who actually bought the land.....but I never "got it".  So this post addresses that question.

We agreed in an earlier post that Our George was born in 1762.  The land in SC was purchased in November 1764.  Well that is a no-brainer.  George (Our George) was only two years old when the land purchase was made.  His father, George, was a young man with young children.....or at least one child when he bought the land.  And his father was also named George.  We still don't have final proof that George who was married to Margaret who sold land in Old Frederick County is the same man who is buying land in Newberry County, SC.  But we are getting closer.

Here are the things that we all need to work on:

Have we looked for probate records for an older George McKenzie or his wife Margaret in Newberry County?

Did the land change hands via a will?  Do we know for sure that the land that is bought in 1764 is the land that Our George sells when he moves to Warren County, Ohio?

The George McKinsey who served in the Revolutionary War was paid for service as a Tory--do we know for sure that it was George married to Sarah?  Check the dates when George was paid compared to age .....

Edward Thomas and George McKinsey: Neighbors in both SC and Virginia

Next post I want to add the document from Harriet showing George and Edward side by side....also land transaction in which Edward is said to have been in SC....and map showing where George and Edward lived in Virginia.

For anyone reading this post, these are just notes to myself so I don't loose my train  of thought....send me other ideas for posts.

And anyone from Bush River Mail list can look at following post to see where George and his family lived in Newberry County:

http://marshamoses.blogspot.com/2012/11/thomas-family-in-nc-and-sc.html

Scroll down to big green map.  I did this map during our fun time in Newberry County the last time we met as a group.

Just found the document that I was looking for....so adding it even though I am not going to work on post.  You can move the document to see it better ....at least on my computer...if it is too far right for you, let me know and I'll work on it a bit.  The point of this document is that Edward Thomas is found in the list right next to George McKenny.  The list is NOT alphabetical.  It is possible that it is coincidental that they are side by side, but it is also possible that they were buddies who were together for the event.  William MerchantMarchant is also on the list.  He is found both in Old Frederick and also Newberry.  Are there other names on the list that you KNOW were in both places as well.

When I was researching the Thomas name because I thought that Sarah who married George McKinsey was a Thomas instead of a Moore,  I felt it very likely that Edward Thomas on this document shown below was the father of much of the Thomas family that is found in Newberry County records:  Nehemiah, Prudence who married Peter Hawkins, Timothy, Edward who lived in North Carolina with son Edward named in Nehemiah's will....can't do the rest from memory...

Birth of George McKinsey

Our George McKinsey married to Sarah Moore and living in Newberry County, SC during the Revolutionary War was probably born between 1760 and 1770 if we use the census of Warren County, Ohio in 1830 as a reference.  The household of George McKinsey is said to have had a male 60 to 70.  This birth suggestion would fit well with a man who had children between 1781-1805 if we use the earlier dates of that decade.  It also fits well with a man who was buried in Warren County, Ohio in 1841.  That would have made him in his late 70's or early 80's when he died.  There are earlier birth dates set forth by Ruby Mundell Wallace in her book of 1752 birth date in Scotland.

However, I am adopting the birth date of:

 However, there is another birth date put forth by Miss Henrietta McKinsey of Ashtabula, Ohio who was the granddaughter of Patrick McKinsey (youngest son of George).  This date gives 1762 as the year of birth.  This date is shown in the family Bible owned by Henrietta.  She was born and raised on the farm that had belonged to George W. McKinsey and bought by her grandfather, Patrick, at the death of George.  

Based on the census information I think that this is the very likely birth date for George McKinsey.

As for the place of birth for George, I have adopted Virginia:

Naomi (McKinsey) Spray was the only one of George’s children still living when the 1880 census was taken and she listed that her father was born in Virginia and her Mother was born in Georgia in the census.  This disagrees with the traditional story and Ruby was unable to verify either place of birth--nor either date.

Ruby had decided that Naomi's mother was Sarah Thomas.  So her lack of verification was based on the wrong maiden name for Sarah.  I do not believe that Sarah Moore McKinsey (George's wife) was born in Georgia.  She was most certainly born before her family moved to Wrightsboro, Ga in (insert date).   However, Naomi would have known that her mother's family had lived in Wrightsboro, Ga all of Naomi's life.  She was probably unaware of where they had lived before.  I think that Naomi's information was correct in her eyes.  She had probably heard stories of where her father had lived before his move to South Carolina as well.  I believe that this is another clue in support of the connection between our George McKinsey and Old Frederick County, Virginia.

If you would like to see the place of George's burial go to my blog post:  

http://quakerhomecomingwarrencountyohio.blogspot.com/2013/09/miami-meeting-house-cemetery-elizabeth.html

I have never proved that Sarah Moore McKinsey was buried in the Bush River Cemetery.  But I am as sure as I can be that that is the case.  For her likely burial place see my blog post:

http://quakerhomecomingwarrencountyohio.blogspot.com/2013/08/bush-river-mm-cemetery.html

I believe that Abigail Thomas and George McKinsey and the children of Sarah and George would have taken comfort from burying Sarah near Abigail's husband, Nehemiah Thomas before they left for Ohio.  And I have seen Nehemiah's grave in the Bush River cemetery for myself.  There is no doubt that Abigail and Nehemiah had ALWAYS been very close to George and Sarah's family!  And there is no doubt that Abigail remained close to the family for the rest of her life.  I don't know if there was never a stone because they knew no one in the family would be left in SC to visit the grave or if the stone has disappeared over the 200 years during which much of the time the cemetery was neglected.  But I find comfort myself in thinking that that is Sarah's final resting place.  For a map to find this cemetery go to blog post:

http://marshamoses.blogspot.com/2012/11/thomas-family-in-nc-and-sc.html

From the map you can see how close the cemetery was to the home of George and Sarah Moore McKinsey.

Land transactions in Frederick County, Virginia 1771

On a trip to the West Virginia Archives in 2014, I looked at a book that was abstracted by Amelia C. Gilreath called:  Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book Series, Vol 5  Deed Books 15 and 16 1771-1775

on page 17 there are two land transactions that are of interest:

Bk 15, p. 92  6 Aug 1771
      [lease] between George McKenny of the County of Frederick [to] Thomas Campbell of the said County.....consideration of five Shillings.....Tract of Land joining Handley's Dunken and Merchant's Lands.....corner to Richard Merchant.....line of Musty Handley.....Containing one hundred and ninety four Acres Granted to said George McKenny by Deed from the Hand and Seal of the Right Honorable Thomas Lord Fairfax the 18th Oct. 1756....Yielding and Paying rent of one pepper corn on the Lady day next....
Wit: Jacob Sowers, Jr  Thos. Wood
Recorded: 7 Aug 1771

Signed George (O) McKennie

Bk 15, p.93, 7 Aug 1771
   [release] Between George McKennie and Margaret his wife of County of Frederick [to]Thomas Campbell of the said County....consideration of one hundred and thirty pouns.....194 Acres (same as above)....
Wit:  same as above
signed same as above

My gut feeling is that this is MY George McKennie who buys land in SC in 1773.

From a book by Carl W. Nichols called:  The Dutch Fork An Atlas of the Dutch Fork of Newberry District, SC:

page 148.
Shaw, Thomas
250 acres, 23 Nov 1764, 8:1  East side Bush River.  Map-P 62
150A (NE part) of survey sold 1773 to George McKinsey (Nby Deeds) D-2, 6).  Deed says remaining 100A (SW part) had been sold to Nelson Dunkin.  100 A part of survey sold by L&R 27 & 28 Sug 1790 by John Palmer to Abijah and Hugh Oneal (Nby Deeds D-374)

I do not think that it is a coincidence that George McKinsey/McKennie is a neighbor to Duncan in both neighborhoods.  I am going to use this blog to try to prove that George McKinsey who married Sarah Moore is connected to this Northern Virginia McKenny family.

I had already typed these transactions into my main blog with some explanatory information.  You can read this post at:

http://marshamoses.blogspot.com/2012/07/mckinney-and-geertsema-map.html