Mckenzie information

Here is what I have on Mordecai McKinsey and Ann Tucker

1815 Bracken Co., tax list (Pell) Modica McKinsey (116a on North Fork, one male > 21, 3 horses, land valued at $4/a, $584 total valuation)
1816 Bracken Co., tax list (Pell) Mordica McKensey (66a on North Fork, one black > 16, 2 horses, $304 total valuation)
1817 Bracken Co., tax list (Pell) Mordecai McKinsie (66a on North Fork, one male > 21, 1 horse, $294 total valuation)
1819 Bracken Co., tax list (Pell) Mordica McKinsey (66a on North Fork, one male > 21, 1 horse, $394 total valuation)
1820 Bracken Co., tax list (Pell) Mordica McKinsey (115a on North Fork, one male > 21, 2 horses, $590 total valuation)
1821 Bracken Co., tax list (Pell) Mordica McKinney (116a on North Fork, one male > 21, 2 horse, land valued at $4/a, $484 total valuation)
1822 Bracken Co., tax list (Pell) Mordica McKinsey Junr (one male > 21, 1 horse, $5 total valuation)
1822 Bracken Co., tax list (Pell) Mordica McKinsey Senr (one male > 21, 1 horse, 3 children aged 4-14, $15 total valuation)
1823 Bracken Co., tax list (Pell) Mordecai McKinsey (one male > 21, 1 horse, $35 total valuation)

30 Mar 1824 Bracken Co. marriage

Since Mordica McKinsey Junr first appears as a 21 year old male in 1822, I assume he was born in 1801.

That corresponds with what you know about your Mordica

Sometimes men who were unrelated but having the same name were given the titles

Junior and Senior to identify them in records.

However, it would seem a good clue that Mordica Jr. may have been the son of Mordica Sr.

I don't know when Ann was born (although the 1830 census says the oldest female in Mordecai's

household was aged 20 to 29) and I don't know who here parents were.

It's possible she was the daughter of John Tucker the Rev War soldier from Maryland

(my ancestor through his daughter Lucretia).

She could have been the daughter of Edward (b abt 1782, m 1805 Polly Barton/Burton)

or Thomas (b abt 1783, m 1803 Catharine Hester).

I suspect Edward and Thomas were sons of John Tucker but have found no proof of that.

As you know, Mordicai/Mordecai McKinsey married Ann Tucker.

The marriage bond was dated 30 Mar 1824 with Modicai/Mordecai McKinsey

and Edward Tucker as securities. There was no return,

so we don't know what the marriage date was but it was usually within a day or two of the bond.

Edward may be the prime candidate as father since he posted bond

for the marriage and Mordecai and Ann's first child was William Edward McKinsey.

submitted by: Jim Gill

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