James Adolphus McKay
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 144
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Elkenney McKay, born in Edinborough, Scotland, emigrated to America ca. 1725, and settled in Lenox, Massachusetts. His son, Alexander, married Mary Sackett in Amenia, New York, in 1760. Their family was living at Lackawanna on the Susquehanna River, opposite Wyoming, PA., in 1778. They were captured by Indians for fourteen days during the Wyoming Massacre. Six weeks after they were freed, Daniel was born to Alexander and Mary. Daniel married Lydia Edwards in 1804. The eighth of their eleven children was James A. McKay, the author. The McKay and related families lived in Scotland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio and elsewhere.