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	Subject:	NEAL McKAY & NANCY MONTGOMERY
	Post Date:	October 29, 2008 at 16:15:55
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Title: Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania Vol. 3 / editor-in-chief, John W. Jordan. Author: Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921. pg. 1506 “NEAL McKAY, the American progenitor of this branch of the McKAY family, was born in Ireland, January 11, 1749, died January 11, 1835, at Waterford, Erie county, Pennsylvania. After marriage he came to America, settled in Hanover township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and there enlisted in the Revolutionary War, August,1776, serving two months as first sergeant, under Captain Rogers. He again enlisted November, 1776, serving five months as second lieutenant, under Captain James Roberts’ “Paxton’s Riflemen.” He enlisted in a third time, September, 1777, served as private two months as private under Captain James Sawyer, and Colonel Matthew Smith, also Captain John Herrick. He was engaged at the battle of Brandywine and in other service. The above is compiled from an application for pension, records of Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C., pension claim allowed, No. 22, 899. NEAL McKAY and his wife were first buried in the old “graveyard” and afterwards their remains were removed to the new cemetery at Waterford, Pennsylvania. NEAL McKAY married, in Ireland, NANCY MONTGOMERY, born January 18, 1749, died January 18, 1855; issue: 1. POLLY McKAY, born 1773, died March 1, 1864, married ROBERT HUSTON. 2. ROBERT, born June 8, 1776, died July 31, 1857, married February 19, 1807, MARY SARNER. 3. JOHN, born January 6, 1779, of further mention. 4. JOSEPH L., born 17--, died --, married LUCY LONG. 5. MARGARET, born about November, 1784, died September 2, 1834, married, 1805, ARCHIE McSPARREN. 6. JAMES, born October 5, 1788, died November 18, 1870, married November 26, 1811, JANE UNDERWOOD, born March 5, 1793, died December 4, 1863. (II) JOHN, son of NEAL McKAY, was born January 6, 1779, died September 13, 1829. He was born near Milton, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, became a farmer and served in the War of 1812. In early life he (pg. 1507) came to Western Pennsylvania with his parents, who settled first in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, and later came to Erie county, locating first at Waterford. He purchased 100 acres of woodland, just one mile south of Waterford on the old Pittsburgh and Erie Turnpike Road (known to-day as the Oliver farm); built a log cabin, cleared up his farm and later built a frame house. Here he spent the remainder of his life. He is buried in the New Cemetery at Waterford Church. He was a highly respected man and his wife a woman of more than ordinary charm and talent. JOHN McKAY married, January 8, 1807, SARAH BLAIR, born October 31, 1788, died April 8, 1859; issue: 1. SAMUEL B., born November 8, 1807, died May 9, 1840, never married. 2. NANCY ANN, born October 11, 1809, died September 16, 1890, married January 12, 1830, ANDREW LYTLE, children: John, James, Robert, George, Henry, Charles M. and Frank. 3. ROBERT H., born January 12, 1812, died in Illinois, no children. 4. JANE M., born January 15, 1814, married September 10, 1835, JAMES L. RANGE; children: Sarah B.; John P.; James B.; Wilber F.: Joseph W.; Robert M.; Andrew L.; Lucinda P.; Emma J.; George W.; Nancy A. 5. JAMES WILSON, born September 26, 1816, died September 24, 1891, married October 22, 1862, MARIA WOOD, born March 15, 1834; children: Paul W. and Mary V. McKay. 6. JOHN N., born February 25, 1814, died August 4, 1820. 7. ALEXANDER B., born June 16, 1821, died June 10, 1823. 8. MARY M., born May 5, 1824, died June 9, 1910, married HIRAM OLIVER, deceased. They lived to celebrate their sixty-seventh wedding anniversary; children: James, Albert, Robert; Frank and Mark, twins; Ray and Lena. 9. JOSEPH LONG, born February 15, 1827, of further mention. 10. JOHN McKAY, born February 29, 1833, died September 18, 1846. (III) JOSEPH LONG, son of JOHN and SARAH (BLAIR) McKAY, was born in the log house on the old homestead, one mile south of Fort Le Boeuf, (Waterford), February 15, 1827, and there spent his boyhood days...(pg. 1509) MR. McKAY married (first) August 29, 1854, CORNELIA E. PARMALEE, born at Hotchkissville, Connecticut, December 10, 1829, died in Waterford, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1895, daughter of TIMOTHY JUDSON and MAHALA (STONE) PARMALEE; children: 1. Charles, died young. 2. William, born December 29, 1864, of further mention. 3. A child, died in infancy. He married (second) in 1896, MARY McLEAN. (IV) WILLIAM McKAY, son of JOSEPH LONG and CORNELIA (PARMALEE) McKAY, was born in Waterford, Erie county, Pennsylvania, December 29, 1864, the only child of his parents to survive childhood...He married, October 4, 1888, at Waterford, Pennsylvania, LENA MAY, daughter of TIMOTHY M. and MARY E. (MIDDLETON) JUDSON; children: 1. Joseph Harold, born in Waterford, June 26, 1891. 2. Charles Judson, born in Waterford, June 13, 1895. LYMAN PARMALEE, grandfather of CORNELIA E. (PARMALEE) McKAY, was born in Killingworth, Connecticut, in 1780, died in Waterford, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1854. He married, March 1, 1800, SARAH, she born in Woodbury, Connecticut, 1780, died at Waterford, October 4, 1864; children: 1. TIMOTHY JUDSON, born March 7, 1801. 2. ERZA A., March 2, 1803. (pg. 1510) 3. REVILLO W., July 20, 1805. 4. WILLIAM R., July 20, 1805; twins. 5. CHARLES R., January 2, 1807. 6. ELIZABETH L., July 28, 1813. 7. MARY A., September 16, 1816. 8. MARY A., June 29, 1819. 9. SARAH M., September 20, 1825. TIMOTHY JUDSON, eldest son of LYMAN and SARAH (JUDSON) PARMALEE, was born in Bethlehem, Connecticut, March 7, 1801, died there August 5, 1845, married MAHALA STONE; children: 1. and 2. CORNELIUS C., born December 10, 1829; CORNELIA E. (twin of CORNELIUS C.). 3. FIDELIA M., born August 29, 1831. CORNELIA E., daughter of TIMOTHY J. and MAHALA (STONE) PARMALEE, was born December 10, 1829, died in Waterford, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1895, she married, August 29, 1854, JOSEPH LONG McKAY, of previous mention.”