[Ancestor] McNary

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Husband [Ancestor] McNary

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1 M James McNary ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Abt 1711 - Scotland
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           Died: 1796 - Hanover Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Harmon's Creek Cemetery, near Paris, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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General Notes: Husband - [Ancestor] McNary

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As to the origin of the family name and whether of the Irish, or of Scotch race or lineage, there is some doubt. We learn, upon the authority of an old Celtic scholar, that:
"The name McNary, as at now stands, signifies 'son of the King.' In old Celtic language, Mac-son, Na-of the, Ry-king. In Celtic it is written rig (pro-nounced re); French-roi; Spanish-rey; Italian-re; Latin-rex, regis. The original form was McEnarig (pronounced, McEnary) which meant 'King's son or crowned prince.' The name has been Anglicized into McNary, McNairy, McEnary, McHenery and McNair. The family is Irish in its origin, and is descended directly from one of the sons of King Brian Boru, who was killed at the battle Clortarf, when the Danish invaders were finally driven out of the island."
Regardless of the authenticity of the foregoing ex-planation, it matters little to the thorough American whether he be descended from Irish king or Scottish lord. The evidence is clear, however, that the McNary ancestry resided many generations in Scotland before removing to Ireland, or emigrating to America; that the original name was "MacNary" and that the family is of veritable Scotch-Irish descent.

It is also altogether probable that the "McNary" family of Kentucky and the "McNairy" family of Tennessee are of a common origin, and founded by brothers of the progenitor of the Pennsylvania stock; as the descendants of each claim to have sprung from ancestors who emigrated from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the latter half of the eighteenth century. ⁵

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 714, 717, 873.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 81, 330, 843.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 960, 1293.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 81.

5 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1293.