Husband William McKINSTRY
Born: 6 Oct 1723 - Carrickfergus, Ireland
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Died: 12 Nov 1795 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Marriage: 31 Jan 1751 - Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Wife Mary MORSE
Born: 2 Feb 1733-2 Feb 1734 - Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Died: 12 Apr 1800 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Father: Joseph MORSE (1705-1780)
Mother: Experience MORSE (1710-1761)
Children
1 M James McKINSTRY
Born: 23 Dec 1751 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: - Southbridge, Massachusetts
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Spouse: Lois DIX (1751- )
Marr: 3 May 1773 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
2 F Sarah McKINSTRY
Born: 9 Aug 1753 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 1814 - New York
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3 M William McKINSTRY Jr or II
Born: 17 Jul 1755 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Spouse: Esther ROBBINS (1760- )
Marr: 19 Feb 1785 - prob Sturbridge, Massachusetts
4 F Molly McKINSTRY
Born: 19 Mar 1757 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 1828
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Spouse: Ephraim BACON ( - )
5 M Amos McKINSTRY
Born: 24 Mar 1759 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 1844 - Vermont
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Spouse: Sarah PIKE ( - )
Marr: 9 Sep 1786 - Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
6 M John McKINSTRY
Born: 1 May 1761 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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7 F Experience McKINSTRY
Born: 28 Jun 1763 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: - Vermont
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8 F Elizabeth McKINSTRY
Born: 26 Jan 1765 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 1852 - Charlton, Massachusetts
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Spouse: William SAUNDERS ( - )
9 M Joseph McKINSTRY
Born: 13 Sep 1766 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 1804-1809 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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10 F Margaret McKINSTRY
Born: 25 Jul 1769 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 1822 - Connecticut
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11 M Alexander McKINSTRY
Born: 4 Oct 1770 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 4 Oct 1770 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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12 F Jane (Jene) McKINSTRY
Born: 17 May 1772 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 15 Sep 1793 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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13 M Nathan McKINSTRY
Born: 3 Feb 1774 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 1815 - Newbury, Vt
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General Notes (Husband)
A Robert or Roger McKinstry left the Edinburgh, Scotland (Midlothian, E. Lothian, W. Lothian Counties) Scotland,moved to Armagh, Ulster County, Ireland in 1669. A son who studied at the University of Edinburgh for the clergy and a grandson emigrated to Massachusetts during the 18th century. A genealogy is available of the descendents of REv. John McKinstry. Willis wrote a small book on the Massachusetts McKinstry families (another emigrated from Ireland to Pennsylvania); he thinks all of those families are related, but there is not direct proof.
Willis thinks William's father and grandfather also emigrated from Scotland to Ireland (with ancestor of John McKinstry family) but doesn;t say why he thinks so.
Names dictionaries insist the name McKinstry had been in Ireland sice atleast 1300, evolved from Gaelic for "son of the traveller", probably from Scotland originally. One clue would be, all Irish failies there for centuries were Catholic, Catholics and Protestants never intermarried and never converted back and forth. All Protestants recently from Scotland, England or, a substantial number of them, France.
William McKinstry came to Boston, MA, in 1740, at age 18, moved to Medfield, MA, where he remained for about seven years. He may have worked as a hired man for the Plimpton family. (from John McKinstry Merriam: The McKinstry Name in Sturbridge and Southbridge). He saved up and bought 60 acres of "New Medfield", on Jan 15, 1747/8. Worcester Deeds book 27, p 124. He added to this first purchase in 1748 by deeds from Reuben Ellis, Benjamin Dunton, and Gershom Plimpton, recorded book 51, pp 293 and 303, and book 53, p 536.
A family tradition that William McKinstry came to this country in 1747 and bought from King George of England one thousand acres for one shilling an acre is not borne out by the records.
Some of the settlers of MEdfield organized a new village nearby; "New Medfield". New Medfield became STurbridge, and that part of Sturbridge eventually became Southbridge. In Worcester County. The Morse family was among the leaders.
The land that William McKisntry settled, in 1748, on was teh part of Sturbridge that is now Southbridge, MA. The farm has ever since been occupied by his descendants in a direct line to the present day.
THere is a family legend that William McKinstry selected his tract after spending a comfortable night sleeping on a ledge called "Birch Rock", on the McKinstry farm, but the actual story of William's gradual purchase of the land from the original surveyor and from neighbors is entirely different from the legend. The family nevertheless prize the rock. He served on a town Committee of Safety during the Revolution.
Notes (Marriage)
Marriage found in Sturbridge marriage records.
General Notes for Child James McKINSTRY
Marriage from Sturbridge town records.
James had 13 children. Twelve are listed here.
General Notes for Child Sarah McKINSTRY
A Sarah McKinstry married Abel Bacon of North Woodstock, intention published, 19 Sep 1773.
Sarah married someone, unknown to author of Genealogy of teh McKinstry family, and died in New York.
General Notes for Child William McKINSTRY Jr or II
Inherited one third of his father's land, including the house (which was still standing in 1947). Part of the house apparently was intended for use of the Baptist Society, which may have met in the kitchen.
Wiliam Morse succeeded as the occupant and owner of his father's home. A sample of his record keeping has been preserved; "indicative of his careful accounting and may we say his Scotch thrift. It also shows a nice cursive hand.
General Notes for Child Molly McKINSTRY
No issue.
General Notes for Child Amos McKINSTRY
a soldier in the Revolutionary War, moved to Vermont, left a family.
Marriage from Sturbridge town records; no proof it is the correct Amos.
General Notes for Child John McKINSTRY
married, moved to neighborhood of Seneca Falls, NY, died there, left a family. One son, Horace H. McKinstry, lived in Stillwater, Minn. Another son in Michigan. There were others.
General Notes for Child Experience McKINSTRY
Married and moved to Vermont, left issue.
General Notes for Child Joseph McKINSTRY
unmarried. Birth from Sturbridge town records
General Notes for Child Margaret McKINSTRY
Birth from Sturbridge town records
General Notes for Child Jane (Jene) McKINSTRY
This from local record; Jene and Jane appear to be same person.
My brother in law-s father has her as died unmarried, in 9/15/1793, STurbridge, this is when local death record has Jane died, of nervous fever. Genealogy of McKinstry family has her died unmarried.
General Notes for Child Nathan McKINSTRY
Distinguished physician and surgeon. Morse Genealogy is missing him. Russ McKinstry's record is missing it too; info may have come from Morse genealogy (which the Morse information clearly did.) Birth from Sturbridge town records; names parents William and Mary. Genealogical article of William McKinstry's family includes him.
Husband William McKINSTRY
Born: 1808 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 1808 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
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Father: Alexander McKINSTRY (1775- )
Mother: Sally (prob) ( - )
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Husband William Frank McKINSTRY
Born: 29 Nov 1894 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 1 Apr 1979 - Sterling, Massachusetts
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Father: William Luther McKINSTRY (1858-1942)
Mother: Jennie Sarah BOND (1859-1919)
Marriage: 3 Nov 1941
Other Spouse: Doris KLBURN ( - )
Wife Theresa MONTGOMERY
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Husband William Pitt McKINSTRY
Born: 30 Oct 1810 - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Father: Alexander McKINSTRY (1775- )
Mother: Sally (prob) ( - )
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Birth from Sturbridge town records
Husband William T. McKINSTRY
Born: 24 Sep 1850 - Soutbridge, Massachusetts
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Died: 3 Jan 1852 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
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Father: Nathan McKINSTRY (1819-1889)
Mother: Hannah TAYLOR (1817-1890)
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Husband David MEAD
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Marriage: 24 Sep 1675
Wife Hannah WARREN
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Father: Daniel WARREN (Abt 1626-1714)
Mother: Mary BARRON ( - )
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Husband John MERIAM
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Marriage: - , England
Wife Margaret PAYNE
Born: 1539 - Frittenden, Kent, England
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Died: After 1549
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Father: John PAYNE (1510-Bef 1549)
Mother: Jane COUCHMAN (1514- )
Other Spouse: Richard READER ( - ) - , England
Other Spouse: William LOMBARD ( - ) - , England
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Husband Jacob MORSE
Born: 12 Sep 1717 - Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Died: 30 Mar 1800
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Father: Joseph MORSE (1679-1754)
Mother: Prudence ADAMS (1683-1772)
Marriage: Abt 1747
Wife Mary MERRIFIELD
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Husband John MEY
Born: Abt 1564 - Mayfield, Sussex, England
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Died: Apr 1598 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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1 M John MAY
Born: 1590 - Mayfield, Sussex, England
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Died: 28 Apr 1670 - Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Spouse: Mrs MAY (1592-1651)
Marr: 1630 - Mayfield, Sussex, England
Spouse: Sarah MAY ( - )
Marr: After 1651
Spouse: Sarah ( - )
Husband William Frank MILLER
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Father: Adam MILLER ( - )
Mother: Eliza McKINSTRY (1821- )
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served throughout Civil War as a Southbridge soldier.