Person:Collin McKinney (5)

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Some researchers have claimed that Collin McKinney [some call him "James Collin McKinney" without records referring to him with that name] had multiple marriages and up to 17 children, but records DO NOT support this.

Collin McKinney's first wife is said to have been a Margaret Finley or [less likely] a Sarah Boone [sources needed to prove], and [if true] the likely mother of all of Collin McKinney's children. His only proven wife is a Rebeckah [Love] McKinney named in his will, who appears to have been a 2nd wife, whom he married 10 April 1806 in Washington County, Virginia. [others call her Rebecca Tuttle or Lowe], perhaps a 2nd marriage for her also.

Collin McKinney's will listed below names eight children, so those would consist of his PROVEN children. Any other possible children would need records/sources to prove parentage.

Will Abstract

Will of Collin McKinney, proved in Pulaski County in May 1811.

Mentions his wife, Rebeccah, and children: John, Catherine McKinney, Margaret Vanhook, George McKinney, William McKinney, James McKinney, Archibald Mckinney, Mary Burke.

Will Transcript

Collin McKenney's Will

In the name of God Amen this twenty third day of March [Eighteen Hundred] and Eleven, I Collin McKennie of Pulaski County and [State of Kentucky] being sick and weak in body but of good sound mind ... [Thenks] be to almighty God and calling to remembrance the... State of this transitory life and that all flesh ___ death, which shall please God to call, I do make... ordein and declare this my last will and testament ... and form following revoking and annulling by these [former?] and every Testament or Testaments will and wills.. by me mede and declared. Either by word or writing to be taken only for my last will and testament and first being penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart? for all my sins past, most humbly desire forgiveness for the sins and commit my soul unto almighty god, my savior and ___er, in whom and by the merits of Jesus Christ I trust and be__ assuredly to be saved and to have full resurrection and forgive of all my sins and that my soul with my body at the goereia? of the resurrection, shall rise again with joy and through the merits of Christs death and passion possess and thenst the Kingdom of heaven prepared for his Elect and Chosen, and my body to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named to appoint and ___ for the settling of my temporal Estates in such good and chattels, and debts as it hath been pleased god for above my deserts, to bestow upon me, I do and give and dispose the same in manner and form following that is to say first I will that all these Debts, and dies as ___ write or consionte? to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly contented and paid or ordain to be paid within convenient time after my decease by my Executors hereafter named.

Item I give and bequeath to my dear and loving wife Rebeckah McKinnie all my land whereon I now live as long as she continues to live on it and as soon as she chooses to remaove ___ of the said land the right of same falls to my son John McKinnie, also I give to her my said Wife my sorrel mare named blase? at her value in her part ___ her bead and furniture during her natural life and [at] her death to be divided between my daughter Catherine McKinnie, and my daughter Margaret Vanhook, also I give and bequeath to my son George McKinnie, one Dollar besides what I have already given him, and no more, also I give and bequeath to my son William McKinnie, one Dollar besides what I have already given him, and no more, - also I give and bequeath to my son James McKinnie, one Dollar besides what I have already given him, and no more, also I give and bequeath to my son Archibald McKinnie, my hone? and shaving box, and case of Baesorg? besides what I have already given him, and no more, Also I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Burke, one Dollar besides what I have already given her and no more - I give and bequeath all the remainder of my Estate to my son John McKinnie.

Also I do hereby nominate and appoint my son William McKinnie and William Vanhook, Executors to this my last will and testament.

{Signed] Collin McKinnie

Signed Sealed published pronounced and delivered the said testator as his last will and testament in presents of us the subscribers

Ralph Williams, John Evans, Thomas Burke

At a County Court held for Pulaski County on Monday the 27 or 29? day of May 1811

This will was proven to be the last will and Testament of Collin McKinnid Deceaed, which was ordered to be entered of record and the same is done acccdordingly

Test Will Fox?

Land Records

• 24 Jan 1774, Fincastle County, VA Land Survey: Colin McKinney, 103 acres on Cedar Creek. [Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, pg. 808].

• 27 Aug 1781, Washington County Land Survey: McKenny, Colin, 200 acres on Cedar Creek.

• Washington County, Virginia Deed Book 3, pg. 510.

This Indenture made the ninth day of September one thousand eight hundred and six between Collin McKinney and Rebecca his wife of Washington County in the State of Virginia of the one part and James McKinney of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesses That the said Collin McKinney and Rebecca his wife for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred & seventy five dollars current money of the United States to them in hand paid hath granted bargained sold & by these presents doth grant bargain & sell to the said James McKinney and his heirs one certain tract or parcel of land containing sixty acres lying and being in the County of Washington near to and on the South Westside of Cedar Creek the waters of the middle fork of Holstein river being part of the tract whereon the said Collin McKinney now lives and bounded as followeth... Begining at two White Oaks corner to Robert White and runing with said Whites line south ten degrees East one hundred and forty two poles to a Walnut where Joshua Burk corners thence with Collin McKinney's old Patent line North eighty four degrees East sixty eight and one half poles to a stake on said line thence leaving Mckinney's line North ten degrees West one hundred & thirty nine poles to a stake in a line of Samuel Scotts and with Scotts line South eighty nine degrees West seventy poles to the Begining... With all its appurtenences unto the said James McKinney and his heirs against the claims of all persons whosoever shall warrant and will forever defend...

In Witness whereof the said Collin McKinney and Rebecca his wife has hereunto set their hands and seals the day first above mentioned.

[Signed] Collin Mckinne [Seal], Rebecca McKeinne [Seal]

At a Court held for Washington County the 16th day of September 1806.

This Indenture of bargain and Sale was acknowledged in Court by the within named Collin McCinne and Rebecca his wife she having been first prively examined as the Law directs and ordered to be recorded.

Attest: D. Campbell D.C.

Records in Virginia

• 1781: Washington County, VA Records: At a Court continued and held for Washington County, March 21st 1781. A Jury Sworn to try the Issue Joined between Edward Bond Plaintiff and Peter Turney Defendant in Case. This day came the parties by their Attorneys and thereupon came also a Jury to-wit) Joseph Bates, Joseph Look, Wm. Blackmore, Collin McKinney, Wm. Kenady, Jonathan Langdon, Saml. Evans, Joseph Snodgrass, David Beatie, Wm. Willougby, Edward Stephenson and David Snodgrass.

• 1782, Washington County, VA Tax Record: Collin McKinney, 4 horses 20 head of cattle.

1.   Lincoln County, Kentucky. (Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002)
   pg. 238.

   Collin McKinney born 1735 in New Jersey, died 1811 in Pulaski County, he married (1) Margret Finley ([b] 1745 Scotland (2) Rebeckah Lowe [Love?] born in Virginia. Collins children: 1. Mary (1768), 2. Archibald (1770), John (1772), 4. George Washington (1773), 5. William, 6. James Logan (1778), 7. Catherine (1779) and 8. Margret (1780).

2.   Edmund West (compiler). Family Data Collection - Individual Records (not a reliable source). (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

   Name: James Collin Mckinney
   Spouse: Rebeckah
   Parents: Daniel Mckinney, Margaret Coffey
   Birth Place: Somersetshire, Somersetshire, NJ
   Birth Date: 1735
   Death Place: Putnam
   Death Date: 27 May 1811

3.   Genealogy.com.

   This is a bit late but the story about JAMES Collin McKinney who died in Pulaski County, Kentucky in 1811 and who left a will naming his heirs is never found in any document using the given name James. He was just plain Collin McKinney.
   
   So far as several of us can figure out it was an early McKinney researcher who tried to shoe-horn all McKinneys into the Mordecai group who needed to give Collin McKinney a new name. So apparently the James is a name that the poor man acquired in the 20th century . . . .
   
   There is no record of James Collin McKinney or Collin McKinney having that first marriage. That was part of making the whole thing work. By giving Collin a first name they made two men into one man. Pretty nifty if you can do it.
   
   So far as is know Collin McKinney of Pulaski County had only one wife and she was likely Rebecca Tuttle.
   
   https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/mckinney/7204/