William McKinsey

William McKinsey (McKenzie), son of the immigrant John McKinsey, was born Feb. 1775 in Maryland. He died 1844 in Campbell Co., KY.

William married Nancy Susan Lampton on 23 Feb 1796 in Clark Co., KY. Nancy was the daughter of William Lampton III and Martha "Patsy" Schooler. Nancy was born 14 Oct 1781, at Winchester, Clark Co., KY and died 7 Nov 1832, at Campbell Co., KY.

Nancy was a first cousin of Jane Lampton Clemens, mother of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain.

Their daughter Bridget McKinsey married Nathaniel Stephens and they were the parents of Martin Van Buren Stephens, grandfather of Helen Stephens Hughes.

William McKinsey came to Kentucky from Maryland with his father's family when sixteen years old and landed off a boat known at that time as a broadhorn, at Limestone; he went with them to Lexington, KY., but they could not get a cabin in the town, and therefore went to Bryant's Station for protection from the Indians, having been attacked by them the night before they landed at Limestone. They remained two years at the fort, and then bought land near Step's Crossroads, in Bourbon County, KY.

William McKinsey was a soldier under Anthony Wayne in the war of 1812-1815.

Children of William and Nancy Lampton McKinsey:

Sallie McKinsey b. 15 Dec 1796 in Clark, KY m. Jonas (Jonah) Yeager

Martha (Patsy) McKinsey b. 15 May 1800 in Campbell, KY m. Granville Owen

William McKinsey, Jr. b. 24 May 1802 in Campbell, KY m. Ellen Owen

Bridget (Biddy) McKinsey b. 29 Apr 1805 in Campbell, KY m. Nathaniel Stephens b. 1801 in Campbell, KY Marriage: 30 AUG 1825 in Campbell Co. KY

James McKinsey b. 12 Jan 1807 in Campbell, KY m. Lucy Hume

Adam McKinsey b. 11 Jan 1809 in Clark, KY m. Martha Elizabeth Ratcliff

Wharton McKinsey b. 9 Apr 1811 in Campbell, KY m. Belinda (Almeda) Byland

Molly (Polly) McKinsey b. 20 Jan 1813 in Clark, KY m. Henry Harrison

Elizabeth (Betsy) McKinsey b. 1 Jul 1814 in Clark, KY m. George Fisk

Joshua Lampton McKinsey b. 22 Jul 1816 in Clark, KY d. 22 Jul 1885 m. Susanna Rose

William's father was the immigrant, John McKinsey (McKenzie), who was born about 1740 in Scotland and died, probably in KY, sometime after 1780 (1818?). His wife was Bridget Cromwell (d. abt. 1813). McKinsey came from Scotland, settled in Maryland and remained there until about the close of the Revolutionary war, in which he was a soldier, then moved to Kentucky where he lived at Lexington and Bryant's Station.

*The photo is of Joshua Lampton McKinsey, youngest son of William and Nancy Lampton McKinsey, thus not a direct ancestor.

*Oliver Cromwell had a daughter named Bridget in the 1600's.