Re: A lost Mary E. McHaffey?
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Re: A lost Mary E. McHaffey?
Mary Lou Ramsey 10/25/08
I should have looked at a map.
My James McHaffey, on 1774 payrolls in n. Virginia is almost certainly the same James McHaffey who is named in a book by Davis and Carst, "Mahaffey Descendants" written early 1900s.This James McHaffey is not linked to any others in the book.He is mentioned as being in the Revolutionary War serving under Capt. Ross and in battles of Brandywine, Cambridge, etc in n.east (his son John McHaffie, my ancestor, at about age 16 served in the Revolution per an 1800s Indiana history of Putnam Co IND, and John also moved down into Botetourt Co VA and Montgomery Co VA with his father James McHaffey 1780s, along with another son of James's, Andrew McHaffie, and along with a daughter, Jane McHaffie (both these latter two siblings got married in 1803 per Virginia records and genealogy books).I think John, Andrew, Jane had a sibling James McHaffey who never left Montgomery Co VA, 1800s, who still has descendants in that county.
It seems likely that the Guyan McHaffie/Mahaffie/Mehaffie/ee/ey line that I spoke of, 1750s, Cumberland Co PA, will have a very large number of descendants in most counties in PA, and all research seems to prove this, so of course your Mary E. McHaffey could tie to them.
However, I did want to let you know that in the 20 years of research, the person I've personally worked hardest on is the above James McHaffey in Lancaster Co PA, and I checked out numerous books from National Genealogical Society library, Arlington VA by mail in earlier years.I found James as James Mahaffey named in L. P. Summers' History of Southwestern Virginia p. 1400 or else his Annals of Southwestern Virginia, and this James Mahaffey lived in Montgomery County VA, was said by Summers to be a Revolutionary pensioner, and Montgomery Co was cut in 1780s from huge Botetourt Co VA.John McHaffey as it is shown got married 1789 in Botetourt, is shown as John Mahafey on the 1787 Botetourt Tax List paying poll tax on 16-21 yr old Andrew Mahaffey (as shown) and these two moved down to Knox Co TN following the Holston River, John there in 1801 with deeds signed large and clear John McHaffie, and Andrew with deeds signed large and clear Andrew McHaffie (he was there by 1806).
James McHaffey of Pennsylvania has 4 payroll cards in the National Archives which were photocopied by a cousin while visiting in Washington D.C.The cards show his name that way, indicate he was in the 1st Pennsylvania Line which means he joined the Revolution early.
There was a Thomas McHaffey, 1750s as I recall, living in Martic twp., Lancaster Co PA, but I didn't find much on him as I recall.I've written a book on Covenanter Martyrs and Transportees, on compact disk, A to Z index of people, with the largest amount on all McHaffies I can find.In 1751 and 1753, Martin McHaffy of neighboring York Co. PA had children baptized by Reverend John Cuthbertson, Presbyterian minister from Edinburgh Scotland, who kept a leather bound register of marriages and births for 40 years, riding a horse all over PA and sometimes elsewhere.Rev. C. also lists in York Co PA that he visited one J. McH. (the pastor was often very exhausted, and he abbreviated at times.some McHargs were there in the register, but quite a bit later on.
I didn't find Mary E. McHaffey and am myself stuck in Lancaster Co PA although earlier.
it was from the heat that the Scots died in the West Indies, doing hard labor on sugar plantations.