Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of Thomas McKee (8/23/2004)

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Descendants of Thomas McKee (8/23/2004)

Generation No. 1

1. Thomas¹ McKee was born Bef. 1755 in Prob. Scotland, and died Unknown.

Notes for Thomas McKee:
See notes under Isaiah Davis McKee:
Thomas and the older of his children probably were born in Scotland. The family may have been from near Edinburgh. There may also be a connection with another family from near Glasgow.

1790 Census: possible match: Allegheny Co., Plum Twp., Depreciation Tract - there is a Thomas with 2 males > 16, 2 males < 16, 4 females.
a more likely match: Mifflin Co. - Thomas McKee with 1 male > 16, 4 males < 16, 4 females. Mifflin Co. bordered Huntingdon Co., so this is a real possibility.

1800 Census: U. S. Census of 1800, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon Co., p. 159, 1 male under 10, 1 male 10 - 16, 2 males 16 - 26, 2 males 26 - 45, 1 male over 45, 1 female under 10, 2 females 10 - 16, 1 female 16 - 26, 1 female over 45.

History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich, Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887, pp. 63, on Early Settlements: "About this same time [1808] came the McKees, the Dunlaps, the Cathcarts, the Anns, the Feltwells, and others."

More About Thomas McKee:
Census: 1800, Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA
Religion: 23 Feb 1805, Listed as member of newly incorporated Presbyterian Church of Shaver's Creek Manor, Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA
Residence 1: Abt. 1805, Left Huntindon Co. with 3 sons and a group of other families to settle in Beccaria & Jordan Twps, Clearfield Co., PA
Residence 2: 1793, First appears in the tax lists for Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA
Residence 3: Abt. 1808, Settled in Clearfield Co.
Tax Rolls 1: 1806, Listed in List of Taxables for Clearfield Co.
Tax Rolls 2: Bet. 1793 - 1807, Listed in Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA as land owning, adult resident

Children of Thomas McKee are:

+	2	i.	Robert² McKee, born Bet. 1765 - 1778 in Possibly Scotland; died Bef. 1850.
+	3	ii.	James McKee, born 25 Feb 1774 in PA; died Dec 1849 in Woodward Twp., Clearfield Co., PA.
+	4	iii.	Thomas McKee, born 29 Jul 1783 in PA Alternate birthdate based on tombstone; died 13 Dec 1858 in Burnside, Clearfield, PA..

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