Husband [Ancestor] McKee
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• Coat of Arms: McKay-McKee.
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General Notes: Husband - [Ancestor] McKee
The McKee or McKay family is of Scotch origin, the line here traced being descendants of the chiefs of the McKay clan of Kintyre, Scotland, a clan the history of which forms one of the romances of the Highlands of Scotland. Branches settled in England and in Ireland. Burke, in his "General Armory," records five coats-of-arms for individuals and groups bearing the name McKay, located in Scotland and Ireland, and it is a significant fact that four of these carry "three bears' heads" as principal charges. The armorial bearings described above are those of McKay of Edinburgh, which are similar to those of McKay, barons Reay, while crest and motto are identical.
Arms-Per pale azure and gules; on a chevron between three bears' heads, argent, muzzled, counter-changed, a sinister and dexter arm chevronways, issuing from the sides of the shield, each holding a dagger meeting in point.
Crest-A dexter arm from the elbow, erect, holding a dagger, in pale, all proper, pomel and hilt or.
Motto-Manu forti. (With a strong hand.)
The branch of the MacKay family from which the McKee line traced here is descended, settled in County Antrim, Ireland, under the following circumstances. The father of Thomas McKee, mentioned here, was an officer in the army of William of Orange, which was sent into Ireland. He helped to defeat the forces of James II in the battle of the Boyne in 1690, and for his services to the English crown received land in Ireland. Later, the father accompanied his son Thomas to America. 1