With a General Sketch of the Early McKee’s Prof. JAMES Y. McKee. PHILADELPHIA: JOSEPH D. McKee. 1892.

Pg. 9 - 10 The first real knowledge we have of the McKees dates from over two hundred years ago, when four brothers bearing that name left Scotland for bonnie England. There they soon joined the army of William, Prince of Orange, and shortly - afterwards, in 1690, we find them, with the rest of the army, in the northern part of Ireland.

We have been unable to learn the Christian names of these four brothers. All we know of one is that he returned with William's armv to England. where we lose all trace of him. Three were induced to remain in Ireland by grants of land for services rendered. ...

Another settled in the Ards, in Northeastern County  Down, where he has had numerous descendants until this day...