McGirt - Ivey Marlboro SC ca 1788
Does anyone know how the unusual surname McGirt got into the Ivey family?James Ivey born 1742 in North Carolina, married Mourning (probably Driggers), born 1752 who was supposedly of mixed race...perhaps part Indian part mulatto.One of their sons was McGirt Ivey, born 1788 in Marlboro County, South Carolina.
The family used several surnames as first names, and of course McGirt could be named for a family friend, but it seems more likely there was some family connection.