MILL RIVER ROAD MACKAY YOUNG FAMILY LINE

The following family came to Prince Edward Island from Tongue, Scotland.

ANN YOUNG (1772 — Oct. 7, 1868) — while still in Scotland - m. 1 __ McKay - was a farmer, and kept a ferry in Tongue, Scotland killed in the Irish Rebellion m. 2 “Big” JOHN MCKAY (1781-1866) They owned a farm on the Mill River Road closest to the river

“Big” JOHN MCKAY AND ANN YOUNG had six children

1. John McKay (1802-1868) m. Martha Graham (1814-1878) 2. JANET MCKAY (1806-1872) in. DONALD McKAY (1803—1887) - son of ANN (CALDER) and JOHN MCKAY - who also lived on the Mill River Road Hughena m. Donald McKay. They lived in Miramichi, NB 4. Barbara MacKay m._ McIntosh — six children Daniel William John Annie Mary Flora Willena McKay (1809-1897) - never married 6. Margaret McKay (1815-1849) — {Margaret was 9 m0. old when she arrived in Canada} m. Donald McKay

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MACKAY - CALDER “Bush” Family Line WILLIAM CALDER - from the Parish of Tongue, Scotland was twice married

in. l. Stacker — no information In. 2. GRACE MUNRO {aunt of Grace Munroe — wife of John Sutherland and mother of “Johnny Interest” Sutherland — who also lived in Stanley Bridge — see Rattenbury Rd.} One of William and Grace’s children, ANN (1774—1816) was born in Tongue, SutherlandShire, Scotland — m. John McKay d. 1811 of Erriboll, SutherlandShire, Scotland. Ann and John McKay had seven children. The eldest son, John, did not

come to Canada with his family

(Records indicate that JOHN McKAY’s brother, DONALD, was a Sea Captain and ship- builder who resided in Stanley Bridge. He sailed many new vessels to England with products available from the area. It is not known if he was married. He lost his life when his ship, the Jessie, went down in the Atlantic Ocean. Capt. Donald helped his brother, John raise his fami—

ly, as John’s wife, Anne, died young}

1. John McKay b. 1794 stayed in Scotland William 1800-1888 — m. 1. Catherine Simpson (1792-1847) in. 2. Mrs. Eliza Clark {nee Bell} DONALD (1803-1887) m. JANET MacKAY (1806-1872) {see Ann Young Line} Sophia m. George McLeod - lived in Irishtown Amelia H. “Emmy” b. 1808 m. Donald “Cove” McLeod Johanna McKay m. Capt. Robert MacKay — lived in Pictou, NS Barbara m. William McKay - lived in French River (She and an infant died in a snowstorm - buried beside her mother, Ann (Calder) MacKay - Sims Cemetery)

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