John McKamy who resided in East Tenn. (1775-16 Aug 1827) (1 of 6 chn) married Jane Patterson Walker (1787-1856) on 19 Oct 1808 in Roane Co Tenn.and bore William Cooper McKamy (10 Dec 1810-1887) in Roane Co Tenn.
Jane Patterson Walker McKamy was widowed as noted in 1827. She and her children then freed all the slaves and migrated to Illinois, settled in Sec 5 of Chalmers Twp, McDonough Co IL in June 1832.
William Cooper McKamy married Octavia Robertson (1818-1904). Their child
I have this William Cooper McK Jr marrying Rachel Wester in 1845 and dying without issue in Dallas Co Texas in 1851.