tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352747478270247326.post6428537523264931403..comments2024-02-08T12:53:11.660-08:00Comments on A history of the McKinley Family in Ireland: The Mayo McKinley's of CanadaRobert Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328694452841547146noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352747478270247326.post-48474224177558430872024-02-08T12:53:11.660-08:002024-02-08T12:53:11.660-08:00Thank you for clearing up many McKinley mysteries ...Thank you for clearing up many McKinley mysteries for me!<br /><br />My interest is in George McKinley who married Leurania (possibly nee' Green) in about 1795. According to one derivative source, they were married in Pennsylvania. They immigrated to Ancaster, Upper Canada in about 1800 and settled in Trafalgar West, Halton, Canada West where they possibly (!) raised nine children. Leurania/ Lurania died in 1836 and George died in 1844. They were buried close to home in Munn's United Church Cemetery in present-day Oakville.<br /><br />Some researchers have speculated that my Canadian George McKinley was born in Wawarsing, Ulster, New York to Daniel McKinley (of "Merryland") and Anna Bessemer in 1775. I am trying to establish proof that the George who died in Ontario was the same child born in New York. There are DNA clues as well as family notes that seem to support this theory, but I still am not convinced.<br /><br />To stir the pot a bit more, some researchers believe that Daniel McKinley (father of George) was the son of Daniel McKinley of Chanceford, PA. Based on your research, this doesn't seem possible to me.<br /><br />Do you have any suggestions for further research sources? Was George McKinley who married Leurania born in Wawarsing? Who were the parents of Daniel McKinley of "Merryland"?<br /><br />Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.Kate Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386099250901734506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352747478270247326.post-87966337254184118752021-08-02T23:20:57.116-07:002021-08-02T23:20:57.116-07:00The unknown you are reading above is something I w...The unknown you are reading above is something I wrote a few years back. For those who do not know, the name McKinley is derived from Finlha, the head of the clan. It would have been his son who was first recorded as the Mc or son of Finlha. The hard C in Mc created the spelling change from Finlha to Kinley when it was first written down in the records.Finlha as the Farquer or head of the Clan had two sons, the second one referred to as Farquerson so that both the McKinleys and the Farquersons share the same genetics. Though that would interest you. <br /> RobBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740032629599061142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352747478270247326.post-59907651316797215542018-09-23T14:12:11.622-07:002018-09-23T14:12:11.622-07:00Here is another bunch to add to your Canadian McKi...Here is another bunch to add to your Canadian McKinleys. My gr-gr-grandfather, John McKinley arrived in Montreal around 1838-40, along with his brother from County Antrim. From what I am told there were 4 brothers in total, one went to the USA, another to Australia and the two I know about to Canada around the same time. When he arrived his job function was that of a "hind" which I take to be the fellow who walked behind the horse and plow gliding the blade into the soil. The only history I have passed down is that the family came from Country Antrim and County Down but I have no idea exactly where. <br /><br />They initially lived in Griffintown, Quebec, part of Montreal today and back then just being developed outside of the walled old city. He became a volunteer fireman and operated out of the No. 8 Union Fire Hall on Peel Street, Montreal eventually becoming the first foreman of the team. Always taking on odd jobs, he also worked for his father-in-law who operated a boiler-making facility in the city and after his death in 1949 quickly married his daughter, Mary Kerr. Unfortunately he died at age 36 in 1954 from Cholera in the last epidemic to hit the city. I suspect he was working for the city pickup up the dead bodies along the side of the road, sewn into white linen and put out of the house by the family. Some 1,050 died in this last epidemic. His wife remarried his best friend who became stepfather to her kids. He died 6 years later and was buried along side her first husband. She moved to Ottawa around 1875 to be close to her brother's family and died there in 1883. <br />His brother moved down to the Eastern Townships at one point and his eldest daughter married a Foster there. He then left the area and moved to the Parry Sound area of Ontario north of Toronto eventually operating McKinley's Hardware there. His son became a dentist and story goes that he was the dentist to the US President because he would only trust a McKinley to do his dental work. Eventually, the lad would move back to Port Perry and the family. I would love to pinpoint the actual location of the family back in Northern Ireland if anyone has any ideas. I have been looking for 45 years. RobBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740032629599061142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352747478270247326.post-18136732404990058502016-11-25T12:21:53.792-08:002016-11-25T12:21:53.792-08:00Apologies for such a late answer but will take a l...Apologies for such a late answer but will take a look right now!<br />Robert Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328694452841547146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352747478270247326.post-9406374401032294402016-07-17T00:27:12.319-07:002016-07-17T00:27:12.319-07:00Hi Robert, Thank you for blogging about McKinleys....Hi Robert, Thank you for blogging about McKinleys. I represent an Australian arm descended from Patrick Mackinlay born c1838 in Loughguile, Antrim, the son of Patrick and Catherine (nee Connolly). I have only just started to delve into Irish research after recently finding from his headstone inscription that Patrick's brother Denis, who also emigrated to Australia, was from Loughguile. Before that I only knew that they came from Antrim. I'm afraid I can't offer a direct male line of descent since Denis had no children and Patrick's sons had no children. I have a story about Patrick and Denis' "adventures" on my blog here: https://leavesonmyfamilytree.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/disproving-another-family-story/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464032535817339684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352747478270247326.post-71348360167831328382016-06-07T12:53:30.984-07:002016-06-07T12:53:30.984-07:00Through y-DNA testing at FamilytreeDNA as part of ...Through y-DNA testing at FamilytreeDNA as part of the McKinlay Project, we have confirmed that my ancestor Michael (Kentucky 1796) is not descended from the same line as President McKinley. We haven't matched either to a Y-DNA line from Scotland, Ireland or in Canada.<br />Would any of your blog readers with a direct male McKinley descent be interested in joining the project? I would pay for the basic 25 marker kit for a couple of qualified volunteers.<br />The McKinlay project in the US has been relatively inactive since the death of Dr. Bob McKinlay, who was the project administrator.<br />I hope through this message to help reactivate it.AWattmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08477080371876665686noreply@blogger.com