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Thomas F. McKamy Notes

These notes were contributed by Marjory Watts. Comments in itallics are hers. [NOT 014]

These notes were prepared by Mr. Thomas F. McKamy, (dec'd) of Richardson, TX. It is evident that he spent years and traveled over the country checking into the official records of the court houses and interviewing the descendats of the original "McKs" who immigrated to this country in the late 1600's. His notes have been invaluable to the "McK" researchers. They are repeated here as originally received, and passed on.

"John McKAMY, son of Robert, son of original John McKAMY, Augusta County, Virginia, married Mary (Polly) McKAMY, the daughter of William McKAMY, son of the original John McKAMY, 1st cousins, married 5 November 1795. They were both born in Augusta Co., VA and moved to Roane County, TN in 1808 with the mother of Mary McKAMY.

Their children:
Newton McKAMY - lived to be very old, married Nancy PARKER.
John C. McKAMY, b. 1811, m. Zerelda TUNNELL, Jan 1839.

Their Children:
William Tunnell McKAMY, b. 22 Dec 1839, m. Matilda BELT. Died 28 April 1871. They left no children.
Isabella McKAMY, b. 18 Apr 1841, m. Robert SPESSARD, 12 Sept, 1867. Adress; Taft, TX.
Harve McKAMY, b. (unknown), died in Little Rock AR, 1852.

Andrew McKAMY, son of Robert, Andrew Grandson of the original John, Augusta Co., VA and Margaret (Peggy) McKAMY. 1st cousins married 5 Nov 1795. They were both born in Augusta Co., VA and moved to Roane (Anderson) County, TN with the mother of Margaret McKamy. Margaret died and Andrew married a cousin of Margaret and had two children by second wife.

Their Children:
Andrew McKAMY (birth date unknown), married a Miss Drucilla TAYLOR, d. in Anderson Co., TN. They had one daughter, Minerva Jane McKAMY, who married Wiley Martin, 17 Oct 1880. Address at time of these notes, Rockwood, TN.
John C. McKAMY, (birth date unknown), left descendants. Mary Nancy C. from records of E.D.W.

Child of Peggy and Andrew McKAMY
"Frost Bottom John McKAMY married Nancy.

Children of John C. and Nancy McKAMY
1. Nancy McKAMY, b. 1831, d.
2. Sarah J. McKAMY, b. 1835, d.
3. Isabella McKAMY, b. 1837, m. William DISNEY, b. Anderson Co., TN
4. James McKAMY, b. 1837, m. ?
5. Andrew McKAMY, b. 1841. m. Sealy WILSPON, 1867, b. 1851, Anderson Co., TN
6. Samuel McKAMY, b. 1843, m. Margaret GALBREATH, b. 1848, dau of Mary Jane BUTLER GALBREATH
7. John McKAMY, b. 1848

Big John McKAMY of Robertsville was James and "Lafollete" Bills Papa. John - Andrew, William and Roberts Grandfather. Robert moved to Alabama. John and Andrew took their cousins. were rich, cattle business.

William McKAMY lived in VA. Ellen Anna and brothers James and John all came to Tennessee This William McKAMY was Newton McKAMIES Uncle.

Jon McKAMY lived in Robertsville. John and Andrew were brothers and went to Virginia to visit Uncle William, married two of their cousins. John married Polly (Mary) and Andrew married Peggy (Margaret). William McKAMY died in Virginia and his widow, Isabella COOPER McKAMY and the children: Ann, Ella, James and Wiliam came to Tennessee. John and Polly settled on Big Pigeon 36 miles above Knoxville. Later bought farm at Key's store toward Black Oak Ridge, a great farm at Robertsville. Lived there several years, then bought the Annie McKINNEY farm and moved there when Newton McKAMY was three years old. John and Polly raised twelve children.

Newton McKAMY married Nancy PARKER. Newton was forty and Nancy was 16.
Harvey did not marry.
3. Annie McKAMY m. Rober BREZEALE
4. Peggy McKAMY m. Sam THOMPSON
5. Linda McKAMY m. Joel HOLT
6. Polly McKAMY m. Sam BELL
7. Nancy McKAMY m. Dick BELL
8. Cynthia McKAMY m. Henry WILLIS. Bob Henry's Uncle.
9. Sally McKAMY m. Sam TUNNELL, Bro. to John's wife, Isabella
10. Nellie McKAMY did not marry
11. Isabella McKAMY m. Luther WHITE

John and Polly gave each of the twelve kids a slave and left two (Mary & Bob) for the wife Polly. They owned 400 acres, the MOBERY place and Al SCARBORO place, Bill NELSON place, East Fork Church place. Newton and John bought in havers the CROW place for $500. Then Newton bought John's interest. When Newton was 40 years old he m. Nancy PARKER. The following children were born to Newton & Nancy.

1. James G. McKAMY
2. Mary E. McKAMY
3. Sarah N. McKAMY
4. Robert H. McKAMY
5. Annie M. McKAMY
6. John C. McKAMY
7. Jo Ann McKAMY
8. Fanny Isabella McKAMY
9. Lear Jane McKAMY

Note: Annie, the sister from VA that came with Isabella Cooper McKAMY (ca 1810)


John McKEMY b. 1710 d. between 15 Dec 1789 and 20 Aug 1789, Augusta Co. VA. M. Agness (WADDELL)

Children of John and Agness as taken from Will.
1. William McKEMY Sr., b. 1740 - d. 1796, Will in Augusta Co., VA. Married 1770 Anna Isabella COOPER b. 1730 - d. 1810, dau of William COOPER of York Co., PA.
2. James McKEMY b 1735 -d. Will proved 27 Mar 1818, married Agness COOPER, b. after 1802, dau of ..
3. Robert McKEMY, b. 1748, d ...
4. Capt. John McKEMY, b ??, d. 1792, m. Elenore "Nellie" COOPER, b. ??, Dau of William COOPER of York Co., PA
5.Jean McKEMY b. 1737, m. James COOPER, b. ??, d. after 5-17-1781, s/0 ???
6. Agness McKAMEY, b. 1742, m. John BRADSHAW, nothing further.
7. Margaret McKAMY, b. 1746, m. 10-18-1797 to John Montgomery, nothing further.
8. Elizabeth McKEMY b. 1744 - d/ ???, m/ John WADDELL, nothing further.

Deed book #2, p. 68, Augusta Co., VA, Aug 20 1748 - Henry DOWNS GENT and Jane to John McKEMEY, Farmer 388 A on north branch of Shenandoah at end of Buck Hill - Testator, Rob. RENNICK


First child of John and Agness McKEMY

William McKEMY married Isabella COOPER.

Children of William and Isabella C. McKEMY (See Will)
1. John McKEMY b. 1772, d. 1827, Roane Co. TN, m. Jane P. WALKER, b. 1790, d. ???, dau of Capt Samuel and Susan McDONALD WALKER
2. Margaret (Peggy) McKEMY born 1774, d. ??? m. 11-5-1785, Andrew McKAMY, b. 1775, c. 1854 - See property settlement. Married in Augusta Co., VA, Andrew son of Robert, grandson of John and Agness.
3. Mary (Polly) McKEMY b. 1775 - d. Anderson Co., TN M. 11-5-1795, John McKEMEY d. after Census of 1850, m. in Augusta Co., VA, Son of Robert McKEMY
4. Nancy Ann McKEMY b. 1780, died Simpson Co., KY, m. 12-10-1810. Calvin JOHNSON, b. ??, m. in Roane Co., TN
5. Elenor McKEMY, b. 1782, m. ????
6. William Cooper McKEMEY, b. 7-10-1784, d. 9 1845, m. Margaret TOWNSLEY , b. 1786 - d 1872, Dallas, TX, d.o George TOWNSLEY of PA.
7. James McKEMY b. 1797, d. 1826, Athens, TN, m. 1805 Mary HUSTON, b. ??, d/o A.B. HOUSTON.
8. Isabella McKEMY b. ??, m. a FRAZIER
9. Elizabeth McKEMY - No record
10. Anna McKEMY - No record


Second child of William and Isabella McKEMY

Peggy McKEMY m. "her cousin" Andrew McKAMY, s/o Robert McKEMY.

Children of Andrew and Peggy McKAMY

1.Sally Isabella McKAMY, b. 1796, VA, m. ca 1829 William BUTLER, b. 1783 (He states Peggy died and Andrew m. a cousin of his first wife and they had two children)
2. Robert McKAMY, b. 1803, m. Jemima PARKS.
3. John C. McKAMY, b. 1803, m. Nancy ?, b. 1810

Thomas F. McKAMEY NOTES (2)

William McKAMY, b ?? - This William fits the marriage to Mary PARKS.
Nancy Ann McKAMY, b. ???
Andrew McKAMY Sr. is alone in the Census for 1850., he lives nest door to son Andrew.
Andrew McKAMY, b. 1805

Census for 1850, Anderson Co. Tenn -

543 Andrew McKAMY - 75 b. VA
544 Andrew McKAMY - 45, b. TN

Nancy - 25, b. TN

Andrew - 2, b. TN

Anderson County, 1860

495 Andrew McKAMY - 75, b. VA 496 Andrew McKAMY - 57, b. TN

Nancy - 37, b. TN

Samuel, 16, b. TN

John, 11 , b. TN (?could this be Andrew 3?)

Anderson Co., TN 1870, Dist. 10

26 McKAMY, Andrew, 22, b. TN

Lesky, 19, b. TN (This is Sealy WILSON, m. 17 Jly 1867, Anderson Co.)

James, 1, b. TN


Children of Willliam and Elizabeth ARMSTRONG McKAMY (Research by E.D.W.)

1. William McKAMY Jr., b. 11-2-1810, d. 6-8-1860. m. 3-4-1835 Mary (Polly) PARKS, b. 6-12-1808. d/ 6-8 ...10-20-1876.
2. Barton McKAMY, b. 1811, d. 1854, Anderson Co., TN, m. Matilda ROBBINS, b. 1818 (DAR records)
3 "Big John" Armstrong McKAMY, b. 1815 - d. 1876, 1855 m. Margaret BRADLEY, b. 1821 - d. 1900, Lived at Bush Fork 6 miles from Clinton, TN.
4. Margaret (Peggy) McKAMEY, b. 1821 - d. 1863, never married -

Census for Anderson Co., TN 1850.

John A. McKAMY, 35, b. TN

Elizabeth McKAMY, 70, b. SC. This is John's mother, Elizabeth ARMSTRONG.

Margaret McKAMEYU, 29, b. TN

5. Robert McKAMEY, b. 1822, m. 1843, Esabella ENGLAND, b. 1826


Notes:

"William McKAMY was in the Whig and Tory war. William's father was scouting and the other side shot him down and young William was way off from his mother and the man that killed his father knew his mother and put Willam on behind him to his mother. Then Indians later came and got him and took him to their country. His mother got some traders to go and buy him back. He was the oldest and John , my ancestor, was next."

"The above story was told to Newton McKAMY's wife who was the wife of John, William's brother and both sons of this man - all Irish decend. This old man's wife was a sister to old Bill CUNNINGHAM. She married three times. 2nd a MASTERSON - three children (Tom) in Alabama, then he died and she married a REID, no children. Peggy and Polly McKAMY had a sister Annie from VA who married Robert GALBREATH. They had the following children:

1. William GALBREATH m. Mary Jane BUTLER (Whose mother was old Andrew McKAMIES and Peggies from VA daughter Bill and Mary Jane (GALBREATH)( children).
2. "Sis" GALBREATH m. Arch HENNING
3. Margaret GALBREATH m. Samuel McKAMY - Frost Bottom John's son.
4. Lottie GALBREATH m. Joseph SMITH
5. Nact (Nancy) GALBREATH m. John GARNER
6. Fred GALBREATH m. ??? GARNER (Z.T., 5 Sept 1881, Anderson Co., TN.)


"A story"

Bill CUNNINGHAM had a brother John, and they were the old women's brothers, whose husband was killed. John was blind and Bill was a Whig. John was nearsighted and stayed at home and would not take sides. The Whigs cut his legs off at the knees and his arms at the elbows. Bills wife sent Bill word and he came home.

He said by the eternal God, he would kill the last one of them. He killed six of the seven. He had a horse called "Ring Tail" that could jump a fence with Bill on it and his prusurers could not keep up with hime and he ran away to St. John's Island for some years. He then took a ship and came back to find the other man that he had failed to get. When he had located the man he got in a conversation with him and the man told him that he heard that old Bill CUNNINGHAM had come back. (He was talking to Bill CUNNINGHAM). Bill said letts take a walk and look around He got off and shot him and took his boat back to the island and never returned. Bill and John CUNNINGHAM were brothers to Mrs. Fosters Great Grandfather's mother."

Murray County George McCamy's

Robert "River Bob" McCAMY b. Oct 22, 1813 m. Louisa F. THOMPSON Jan 14 1855. She was b. March 13, 1840. He died June 12 1919.

Their children:
1. Sarah E. McCAMY b. Nov 26th 1857, m. Leach HENRY, Crandall, GA.
2. James W. McCAMY, b. Jan 6th 1860, m. Laura McINTRYE, Dec 15 1880, she was b. Feb 1st 1858,Died March 1931.
3. Margaret McCAMY, b. July 3rd m. Frank SUMMERHOUR. he died ... her address Dalton, GA.
4. Lon McCAMY, b. 9-12-1869 - d. 10-12-1899
5. Jesse H. McCAMY, b. Sep 28th 1866, d. 7-5-1945, m. Delana WHITMORE, address Crandall, GA.
Their children:
Edna Jewell, b. 1-1-1905, m. 6-10-1933 to Edward L. LYLE, b. 9-10-1902
Louisa Augusta McCAMY, b. 11 -14-1907 - d. 10-3-1913
6. Nola McCAMY, b. 1869 - d. 1875
7. Samuel McCAMY b. May 8th 1872 married Katherine PANGLE (Tom visited Samuel in Jan 1914.)
8. Angeline McCAMY b. Mar 13 1877 m. James McNEELY, address Crandall, GA.
9. Mamie Delia McCAMY, b. Sept 21st 1892 m. B.A. GREGORY, 1874, Cisco, GA.


William Campbell McCAMY b. Apr 1830 m. Ann RUSHTON jun 4 1854, died Oct 10th 1912.

Their Children:
1. Robert Holt McCAMY, b. June 21sst 1855 at Crandall, GA m. Mary L. APPLETON, of Haddonfield, NY, Jan 13 1882, d. Philadelphia, PA, Jan 4th 1917
2. Martha McCAMY, b. Jan 1858, in Philadelphia, PA.
3. Ann Rushton McCAMY b. May 12 1858, Address Walnut Lane, Roaborough Philadelphia, PA.
4. Emma W. McCAMY, b. Feb 16 1865, Philadelphia, PA, m. Henry GRISSINGER, Oct 12 1886.


Robert J. McCAMEYU m. Dina CANDLER, lived and died in Dalton,GA.

Their children:
1. Julian McCAMY, b. nov 21, 1869, Dalton , GA., m. Grace GARNER, Oct 20th 1895, d. 1924, his wife's address is Dalton, GA They had two children: Marion b. 1898, Robert b. Feb 1903, Dalton, GA.
2. Carlton C. McCAMY
3. Frances McCAMY married John Neal
4. Thomas S. McCAMY, Dalton, GA
5. Helen McCAMY, address, Dalton, GA.

(These notes must have originated in the 1920's. MW)