Neal McKay and Nancy Montgomery

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Husband Neal McKay ¹

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           Born: 11 Jan 1749 - Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 1835 - Waterford, Erie Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Waterford, Erie Co, PA

       Marriage:  - Ireland

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Wife Nancy Montgomery ¹

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           Born: 18 Jan 1749 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jan 1855 1
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 F Polly McKay ¹

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           Born: 1773 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Mar 1864 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Robert Huston (      -      ) 1

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2 M Robert McKay ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Jun 1776 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jul 1857 1 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Gardner (Abt 1783-1863) 2

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3 M John McKay ¹

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           Born: 6 Jan 1779 - near Milton, Northumberland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Sep 1829 1
         Buried:  - Waterford, Erie Co, PA

         Spouse: Sarah Blair (1788-1859) 3
           Marr: 8 Jan 1807 3

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4 M Joseph L. McKay ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Lucy Long (      -      ) 1

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5 F Margaret McKay ^{1 4}

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           Born: Abt Nov 1784 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Sep 1834 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Archibald "Archie" McSparren (      -      ) 1 4
           Marr: 1805 1

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6 M James McKay ¹

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           Born: 5 Oct 1788 1
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           Died: 18 Nov 1870 1
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         Spouse: Jane Underwood (1793-1863) 1
           Marr: 26 Nov 1811 1

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General Notes: Husband - Neal McKay

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After marriage he left Ireland and 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 under Captain Crain and Colonel Moose. He also served one month 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. This record of service is compiled from an application for pension, 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.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1506.

2 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1061.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1507.

4 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 924.