MACY GENEALOGY
Compiled by Glenn Gohr


Records show that the MACY family of North Carolina were Quakers and are descended from the Macys of Nantucket Island in Massachusetts and before that, in the 1500s, the family lived in Wiltshire, England. These Macys are closely connected to my SWAIN family of North Carolina. . In fact two Macy women married Swain men in my line, which makes for double cousins through the Macy line. Also William WORTH (b. abt. 1640 in England) who is in my direct line married Sarah MACY. Also there is a MACY-GARDNER marriage, so that makes for at least 4 ways that I descend from the Macy family.

Many thanks to Sonya Tilley and David L. Ray who both descend from the Swains of McNairy County, Tennessee, just as I do, for their assistance in finding out about the early Swains and the connection to the Macy family. Both Sonya and David have Swain information on the Rootsweb Worldconnect Pages at http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com. I suspect they got a lot of their information from Jeffrey D. Kemp who also descends from the Swains of McNairy County, Tennessee, and has worked on tracing the Swains and Macys in the Carolinas and back to New England.

Here is my MACY lineage as far as I can determine. Note here that I have two MACY lines that connect up with each other a little further back. Distant cousins married each other:

  1. Thomas MACY, Sr., b. Abt. 1583 Chilmark Parish, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
  2. Thomas MACY, b. Abt. 1608 Chilmark Parish, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, d. 19 April 1682 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA; md. 9 August 1639 Chilmark Parish, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England to Sarah HOPCOTT, b. Abt. 1612 Chilmark Parish, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, d. 19 April 1706 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA
  3. John MACY, b. 14 July 1655 Salisbury, Essex Co., England, d. 14 October 1691 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA; md. 4 October 1671 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA to Deborah GARDNER, b. 12 October 1658 Salem, Essex Co., MA, d. 2 April 1712 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA (parents of Jabez MACY, generation #4 who married Sarah STARBUCK and also parents of Thomas MACY, generation #4 who married Deborah Austin COFFIN. *Note that in generation #7 their descendants intermarried)
  4. Jabez MACY (son of John MACY, generation #3 above and Deborah GARDNER), b. Abt. 1683 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. August 1776 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA; md. 27 November 1712 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA to Sarah STARBUCK, b. 20 December 1697 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 27 December 1789 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA (parents of Jethro MACY, generation #5 who married Hepzibah WORTH)

    Thomas MACY (son of John MACY, generation #3 above and Deborah GARDNER), b. Abt. 1687 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 16 March 1759 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA; md. 8 November 1711 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA to Deborah Austin COFFIN, b. abt. 1686 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 23 October 1760 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA (parents of Joseph MACY, generation #5 who married Hannah HOBBS)
  5. Jethro MACY (son of Jabez MACY, generation #4 above and Sarah STARBUCK), b. 15 February 1727/28 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 1 September 1776 New Garden, Guilford Co., NC ; md. 11 August 1750 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA to Hepzibah WORTH, b. 9 September 1726 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 27 October 1797 New Garden, Guilford Co., NC (parents of Jedidah MACY who married Joseph SWAIN, generation #7).

    Joseph MACY (son of Thomas MACY, generation #4 above and Deborah Austin COFFIN), b. 8 April 1709 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 28 June 1772 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA; md. 23 February 1726/27 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA to Hannah HOBBS, b. abt 1711 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. abt. 1770 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA (parents of Bethiah MACY, generation #6 who married Nathanial SWAIN)
  6. Bethiah MACY (daughter of Joseph MACY & Hannah HOBBS), b. 3 April 1733 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA; md. 4 December 1755 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA to Nathaniel SWAIN, b. 16 January 1727/28 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 4 April 1781 Guilford Co., NC (parents of Joseph SWAIN who married Jedidah MACY).
  7. Joseph SWAIN, generation #7 (son of Bethia MACY, generation #6 and Nathaniel SWAIN), b. 5 September 1756 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. May 1829 Guilford Co., NC; md. 29 November 1780 at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford Co., NC to Jedidah MACY (daughter of Jethro MACY, generation #5 and Hepzibah WORTH), b. 23 November 1759 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. ca. 1791 Guilford Co., NC (*Note that Jedidah MACY and Joseph SWAIN were 2nd cousins, once removed, through the MACY line as shown above)
  8. William W. SWAIN, Sr., b. 8 Oct. 1781 Guilford Co., SC, d. ca. 1871 McNairy Co., TN; md. ca. 1799 in Guilford Co., NC to Rebecca WILLIAMSON, b. Aug. 1782 Guilford Co., NC, d. ca. 1861 McNairy Co., TN
  9. William W. SWAIN, b. 17 May 1800 Guilford Co., NC, d. 21 Oct. 1857 McNairy Co., TN; md. ca. 1821 to Rachel ANDERSON, b. 6 Feb. 1802 TN, d. 30 June 1876 in McNairy Co., TN
  10. Allen Perry SWAIN, b. 22 Feb. 1822 TN, d. aft. 1860 McNairy Co., TN; md. ca. 1845 McNairy Co., TN to Harriett Ann SEWELL, b. 22 Jan. 1829 McNairy Co., TN, d. ca. 1860 McNairy Co., TN
  11. Sarah Elizabeth SWAIN, b. 12 Oct. 1846 McNairy Co., TN, d. 12 May 1934 McNairy Co., TN; md. 17 Sept. 1867 McNairy Co., TN to William Henry PYRON, b. 8 Jan. 1846 McNairy Co., TN, d. 20 Sept. 1909 McNairy Co., TN (both buried at Mars Hill Cemetery, McNairy Co., TN)
  12. Docia Bell PYRON, b. 5 Oct. 1872 McNairy Co., TN, d. 1 Sept. 1944 Lyford, Willacy Co., TX (buried at Combes, TX); md. 28 Oct. 1894 McNairy Co., TN to James David HARRIS, b. 9 Jan. 1871 McNairy Co., TN, d. 22 Sept. 1938 Marlow, Stephens Co., OK (buried at Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, OK)
  13. William Earl HARRIS, b. 8 Aug. 1895 McNairy Co., TN, d. 5 Jan. 1967 Cortez, Montezuma Co., CO; md. 12 Dec. 1915 Parker Co., TX to Orpha Antonia Hazel GARVIN, b. 11 Nov. 1895 Jack Co., TX, d. 21 Dec. 1979 Cortez, Montezuma Co., CO *These are my grandparents.


Actually, I have found a third MACY line which ties into the above lineage. Margaret PADDACK, wife of Caleb SWAIN was also a MACY descendant herself. I will list this third MACY line separately, as it would get too complicated to list it in the above lineage listing. Thus there is a triple kinship to the MACY family. Isn�t that interesting?

  • Thomas MACY, Sr., b. Abt. 1583 Chilmark Parish, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
  • Thomas MACY, b. Abt. 1608 Chilmark Parish, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, d. 19 April 1682 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA; md. 9 August 1639 Chilmark Parish, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England to Sarah HOPCOTT, b. Abt. 1612 Chilmark Parish, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, d. 19 April 1706 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA
  • Bethia MACY, b. 4 Ded. 1650, d. 19 Aug. 1732 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA; md. 30 March 1670 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA to Joseph GARDNER, b. 23 Oct. 1651 Salem, Essex Co., MA, d. 19 Aug. 1732 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA
  • Sarah GARDNER, b. 23 October 1672 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 15 May 1750 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA; md. 5 March 1695/96 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA to Joseph PADDACK, b. 12 September 1674 Yarmouth, Dennis Co., MA, d. 19 August 1732 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA
  • Margaret PADDACK, b. abt 1701 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 26 May 1789 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA; md. 7 December 1726 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA to Caleb SWAIN, b. Abt. 1700 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 28 July 1785 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA
  • Nathaniel SWAIN, b. 16 January 1727/28 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. 4 April 1781 Guilford Co., NC; md. 4 December 1755 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA to Bethia MACY, b. 3 April 1733 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA
  • Joseph SWAIN, b. 5 September 1756 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. May 1829 Guilford Co., NC; md. 29 November 1780 at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford Co., NC to Jedidah MACY, b. 23 November 1759 Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA, d. ca. 1791 Guilford Co., NC
  • William W. SWAIN, Sr., b. 8 Oct. 1781 Guilford Co., SC, d. ca. 1871 McNairy Co., TN; md. ca. 1799 in Guilford Co., NC to Rebecca WILLIAMSON, b. Aug. 1782 Guilford Co., NC, d. ca. 1861 McNairy Co., TN
  • William W. SWAIN, b. 17 May 1800 Guilford Co., NC, d. 21 Oct. 1857 McNairy Co., TN; md. ca. 1821 to Rachel ANDERSON, b. 6 Feb. 1802 TN, d. 30 June 1876 in McNairy Co., TN
  • Allen Perry SWAIN, b. 22 Feb. 1822 TN, d. aft. 1860 McNairy Co., TN; md. ca. 1845 McNairy Co., TN to Harriett Ann SEWELL, b. 22 Jan. 1829 McNairy Co., TN, d. ca. 1860 McNairy Co., TN
  • Sarah Elizabeth SWAIN, b. 12 Oct. 1846 McNairy Co., TN, d. 12 May 1934 McNairy Co., TN; md. 17 Sept. 1867 McNairy Co., TN to William Henry PYRON, b. 8 Jan. 1846 McNairy Co., TN, d. 20 Sept. 1909 McNairy Co., TN (both buried at Mars Hill Cemetery, McNairy Co., TN)
  • Docia Bell PYRON, b. 5 Oct. 1872 McNairy Co., TN, d. 1 Sept. 1944 Lyford, Willacy Co., TX (buried at Combes, TX); md. 28 Oct. 1894 McNairy Co., TN to James David HARRIS, b. 9 Jan. 1871 McNairy Co., TN, d. 22 Sept. 1938 Marlow, Stephens Co., OK (buried at Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, OK)
  • William Earl HARRIS, b. 8 Aug. 1895 McNairy Co., TN, d. 5 Jan. 1967 Cortez, Montezuma Co., CO; md. 12 Dec. 1915 Parker Co., TX to Orpha Antonia Hazel GARVIN, b. 11 Nov. 1895 Jack Co., TX, d. 21 Dec. 1979 Cortez, Montezuma Co., CO (They are both buried in the Dove Creek Cemetery) *These are my grandparents.



    MACY E-MAIL LIST


    If you have queries concerning the MACY surname, you may post these at the Macy Family Genealogy List which is a part of the Rootsweb e-mail discussion lists. It offers free queries and discussion on the Macy surname and variant spellings.

    To subscribe, send an e-mail to: [email protected]
    Leave subject line blank (This will be ignored).
    In the body of the message type: subscribe

    Then a welcome message will be sent telling how to post messages. Once you are subscribed, you may send a query to everyone on the list by sending e-mail to: [email protected]

    Archived postings to the Macy e-mail list can be found on the WEB at:

      https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/

    When prompted, type in MACY for the name of the list. A second screen will appear where you can choose a year and type in a search word(s). If you type in MACY you would probably get all the previous postings to the list. You can also type in a person's name instead or a locality to narrow your search. If you wish to do a search by date, try entering it in quotation marks with the day and then the month as "01 Mar" using single digit dates preceded by a zero and only the first three letters of the month.



    ROOTSWEB MACY MESSAGE BOARDS

    There are several Message Boards on Rootsweb which are set up for the MACY surname. These boards are for posting information in the following categories: BIBLE, BIOGRAPHY, BIRTH, CEMETERY, CENSUS, DEATH, DEED, IMMIGRATION, LOOKUP, MARRIAGE, MILITARY, OBITUARY, PENSION, QUERIES, and WILLS. The search perameters and drop down screen on the main page allow you to do a key word search or to view all postings according to one of the above categories. Click on the icon below to access the Macy Message Boards.

    Query Post a query (or information from any one of the above categories) on any MACY name or related family. Please give dates, and locations they lived. Try to give as much information as possible.




    An online genealogy forum for posting queries has also been set up specifically for the MACY family on GenForum. It can be found at the following address:

      http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/macy

    ***Note***During the Fall of 1998, GenForum combined with Family Tree Maker, which means that all queries and information posted to that site becomes the property of Family Tree Maker. This is still a good site to look up information and get contact names for the MACY lines you are searching, but be advised that if you now post a new query or a response to something on that site, chances are that sometime in the future Family Tree Maker will include that information on a CD-ROM which they will sell for profit to anyone who is interested. I do not like the idea of someone else using my hard researched information and ideas and selling them for a profit without my knowledge. This same practice is evident on all of the Family Tree Maker pages which are found on the internet, if you will read the disclaimer notices on those pages. I recommend the Family Tree Maker pages as good look up pages, but I don't recommend posting information there. Similar things can be said for Ancestry.com and MyFamily.com which are connected to each other and seek to make a profit from genealogical materials on the internet.


    One other Swain researcher besides those mentioned in the introductory paragraphs and which also would include some MACY genealogy, or at least descendants of MACYs is:

    Reginald Swain�s Family Tree Maker Page maintained by Reginald V "Reggie" Swain. (He lists descendants of Richard Swain, Sr., b. 1595, d. 1682 Nantucket Island, MA).


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    Last updated January 1, 2006.


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