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Cornelius Frances McKinney 1700's Ireland
George C. McKinney b. 1749 of WV
1. CORNELIUS FRANCES McKINNEY was born before 1749 and married Hannah Hopkins in Londenderry, Ulster Co., Ireland. His son, GEORGE C. McKINNEY born abt.1749 in Ireland. No other information as far as siblings of George or birth/death places of his parents.
2. GEORGE C. McKINNEY, 1749-1844 (born Ireland), married Mary James (1747 - 1842) abt. 1767 in Virginia and had Thomas, Laurence, George C. Jr., Joseph, William Parkinson, Margaret, Mary, Nancy, and Sarah. George died bet 1844-1849 in Barbour Co., WV, but is buried in Overfield, Harrison Co., WV at the Morris Baptist Cemetery.
More about George.
3. Thomas McKinney 1769 - 1853 married Catherine Hoff 1797 - 1870 (second wife)
Thomas was born in Loudoun Co., VA, died in Barbour Co., WV. Catherine was born in VA, but died in Ritchie Co., WV.
First wife: Frances Leah Gallaher
4. Joseph H. McKinney 1829 - 1910 married Judith Lee Mowery 1831 - 1900
Born in VA - died in Doddridge Co., WV (no documentation on this yet)
5. Amaziah McKinney 1856 - 1932 married Della Ann Davis 1863 - 1929. Both born and died in Doddridge Co., WV,
6. Nelson McKinney 1905 - 1978
married Frankie Catherine Titus 1908 - 19847. Private
8. Participant 23795 (sister is the family researcher)
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More information about GEORGE C. McKINNEY
Tax List: 1800, Fauquier County, Virginia
Residence: 1810, Fauquier County, Virginia
Below is information from a family book written by a distant cousin of the participant:
He is recorded as the earliest McKinney in Barbour County, WV, (around 1814). He owned 127 acres around the intersection of Raccoon Run and Gnatty Creek near a town called Overfield. In his will, he left this 127 acres to two of his daughters-Mary McKinney and Margaret Dennison.
(Information from Barbour County History)
George McKinney, first of the name in Barbour, came from Ireland to Virginia, and later to Overfield in what is now Barbour. He had married Mary James, a Welsh woman, and their children were Nancy, who married Jacob Talbott, Sally, who married Samuel Talbott, Margaret who married a Mr. Dennison, Polly, a school teacher, Joseph William, who married Mary Reed, George who married Margaret, daughter of Simeon Harris. George had a family of the following names; Mary, who was married to Levi Phillips; Hannah, who was married to Daniel Poling; Sarah who married Silas Talbott; Nancy, who married George Phillips; Elizabeth; Phoebe who married Joseph Poling; Catherine, who married Hamilton G. Bartlett; David James who married Sarah St. Clair;Rachel; Bassheba, who married Thomas Pepper. The children of James McKinney were, Melissa Victoria, Thaddeus G., Berthena, Clinton T., Cleophus J., Lair D., Florence and William Delbert. The last named was born in 1868, and on August 2, 1897, married Stella McDonald. They have one child, Nellie.
Early Land Claims by Violet Gadd Coonts:
A George McKinney moved to eastern Barbour County and according to his descendants, he came from the area around Overfield on the upper reaches of Elk Creek. George married Mary James. Some of their children were; Nancy, who married Jacob Talbott; Sally, who married Samuel Tlabott; Margaret, who married a Dennison: Joesph; William, who married Mary Reed; George, who married Margaret, daughter of Simson Harris, and Laurence McKinney.[gentreetmp.FTW]
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