Thomas Maxwell of Virginia and Georgia: the McKinney, Moore and Thomas allied families (Harris McKinney and Jane Ivey)
1956 · Annie Norman, Thomas Maxwell of Virginia and Georgia and His Descendants, with a Number of Allied Families (Macon, Georgia: J. W. Burke Co., 1956)
Citation: Annie Norman, Thomas Maxwell of Virginia and Georgia and His Descendants, with a Number of Allied Families (Macon, Ga.: J. W. Burke Co., 1956), 388–390 ("McKinney"), 394 ("Moore"), 407 ("Thomas") and 52; Internet Archive item thomasmaxwellofv00norm (Allen County Public Library), https://archive.org/details/thomasmaxwellofv00norm/page/389/mode/1up?q=Harris+McKinney.
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From the archive.org text layer (hyphenation at line ends closed up). Pages 389–390, "McKinney":
Gen. 1. In 1762, Moses McKinnie witnesses a deed in Southampton Co., Va. By 1774 Moses bought land adjoining Matthew on Three Creeks in Southampton Co., Va. By this time he had married Mary Harris, the daughter of Amos Harris of Southampton Co., Va. […] In the fall of 1788 (D.B. 7, page 152-155) Moses and Mary McKinney left Southampton Co., for Warren Co., Ga. (D.B. 8, page 702 Southampton Co., Va.) Mary's brothers, Henry and West Harris, followed them to Georgia. Moses' land in Warren Co., was on Big Brier Creek, near Newson's Fort. Moses' Will dated Dec. 3, 1801, Warren Co., Ga., named his wife, Polly, and the following children: Tillman, Anselem, Mason, Moses, Jr., Harris, Polly, Nancy, Matthew, William, and son-in-law, William Rogers.
Gen. 2. Harris McKinney, born March 4, 1784, Southampton Co., Va.; died May 12, 1864, Coosa Co., Ala. He married May 17, 1810 Jency Ivey, the daughter of Sampson Ivey of Warren Co., Ga. She was born March 4, 1797 Warren Co., Ga.; died May 17, 1851, Coosa Co., Ala. Their children were: Verlinda, who married Etheldred Thomas; Patrick, who married 1st, Minerva Moore, 2nd, Mary Coffee; Mary, who married Billy Chappell; Emily, who married 1st Robert McAdory, 2nd Allred Madison Massengale; jasper, who married Martha Boazman.
Gen. 3. Patrick McKinney, born Dec. 15, 1813, Warren Co., Ga.; died Feb. 6, 1890, Coosa Co., Ala. Married Sept. 18, 1834, Jefferson Co., Ala. Minerva Moore, the daughter of Rev. John Benning Moore. She died Oct. 24, 1845, Coosa Co., Ala. Their children were: William; Valley; Martha; Jane; Matura Ann; Minerva.
[…] References: Isle of Wight Co., Va., Records; Southampton Co., Va., Records; Warren Co., Ga., Records; Family Bible of William McKinney; Tombstones Maxwell Cemetery, Tallapoosa Co., Ala., Tombstones Cemetery Socopotoy, Ala., for Harris and Patrick McKinney Families.
Page 394, "Moore": "Gen. 2. Minerva Moore, born July 18, 1818 in Kentucky; died Oct. 24, 1845 Coosa Co., Ala. Married Patrick McKinney Sept. 18, 1834, by Rev. John Moore. Son of Harris and Jane (Ivey) McKinney who were married May 12, 1810 Warren Co., Ga. Grandson of Moses and Mary Harris McKinney. Children: William; Valley; Jane; Catura; Minerva; Martha. … Gen. 3. Martha McKinney, born Dec. 4, 1840; died Aug. 1, 1925; married Willis Martin Maxwell, 1858 …"
Page 407, "Thomas": "Seaborn Jones Thomas, born Nov. 23, 1794 Warren Co., Georgia. … Married Charlotte Ivey of Talbot Co., Ga., daughter of Sampson and Millie Ivey, granddaughter of Adam and Mary (Peebles) Ivey. Sister of Jane Ivey who married Harris McKinney. … Gen. 3. Ethelred Watson Thomas, born Feb. 6, 1799; died July 19, 1877. Married Verlinda McKinney, 1825. Born June 5, 1811; died Dec. 9, 1881. Daughter of Harris and Jane (Ivey) McKinney."
Page 52: "Charlotte Ivey Thomas was the sister of Jane Ivey who married Harris McKinney."
What it says, against the tree
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris McKinney | Birth | 4 March 1784, Southampton Co., Va. | 4 March 1784, Southampton, Virginia | agrees |
| Harris McKinney | Death | 12 May 1864, Coosa Co., Ala. | 12 May 1864, Socapatoy, Coosa | agrees |
| Harris McKinney | Parents | Moses McKinney and Mary Harris (daughter of Amos Harris); Moses's will, Warren Co., Ga., 3 Dec 1801, names son Harris | none in tree | new |
| Harris McKinney, Jane Ivey | Marriage | 17 May 1810 (p. 389); 12 May 1810 (p. 394) | 17 May 1810, Warren, Georgia | agrees (p. 389); the book conflicts with itself |
| Jane Ivey | Name, parents | "Jency Ivey," daughter of Sampson Ivey (and Millie, p. 407) of Warren Co., Ga. | Jane Ivey McKinney; no parents | new |
| Jane Ivey | Birth | 4 March 1797, Warren Co., Ga. | 4 March 1797, Virginia | conflicts (place) |
| Jane Ivey | Death | 17 May 1851, Coosa Co. | 20 April 1851, Coosa | conflicts (day) |
| Harris and Jane | Children | Verlinda, Patrick, Mary (Mrs. Billy Chappell), Emily, Jasper | Melinda, Patrick, Emily, Jasper, Eli Harris, Minerva Mary | conflicts: Mary missing from tree; Eli Harris and Minerva Mary not in book |
| Melinda McKinney | Name, dates | Verlinda; born 5 June 1811, died 9 Dec 1881; married Ethelred Watson Thomas 1825 | Melinda, born 5 June 1810, died 9 Dec 1881; married 19 Aug 1824, Tuscaloosa | conflicts (birth year, name, marriage year) |
| Minerva Mary McKinney | Parents | Daughter "Minerva" of Patrick McKinney and Minerva Moore | Two families: Harris/Jane and Patrick/Minerva Moore | agrees with the Patrick link only |
| Martha V McKinney | Dates, marriage | Born 4 Dec 1840; died 1 Aug 1925; married Willis Martin Maxwell 1858 | 1840–1925 | agrees |