Col. Barnabas McKinnie

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Barnabas McKinne, planter, justice of the General Court, assemblyman for Edgecombe County, justice for Bertie County, and militia officer, was born in Isle of Wight County, Va., the son of a McKinnon clansman, Michael Mackenny, who emigrated from Scotland to Virginia, and his wife, Elizabeth. There is no record of the year of his birth, although an agreement exists by which his brother, John McKinne, held custody of his brother Barnabas's land after their father's death in 1686 because Barnabas was not of age. John granted Barnabas full custody of his land on 13 Jan. 1694, presumably at the time he attained his majority.

In 1702 Barnabas McKinne, who seems to have initiated this spelling of the family name, petitioned the Virginia Assembly for permission to build a gristmill on his Black Creek plantation in Isle of Wight (now Southampton County, Va.). Although North Carolina records show him as a petitioner for a land patent in Chowan County in 1713, it was probably in 1721 that he actually moved to that part of Chowan precinct in Albemarle County that in 1722 became Bertie Precinct; his land later fell in the new Edgecombe County proposed by the Assembly in 1735 (but not laid out until 1741) and in Halifax County after 1758. Located near Caledonia Woods on the Morattuck (now Roanoke) River, in an area already settled by Scots, McKinne in time owned several thousand acres of land and a large number of slaves.

In July 1722 McKinne was appointed a justice of the General Court, which usually met in Edenton, the home of Chief Justice Christopher Gale. He served at least until 1730 during a period of recurring controversy between the chief justice and governors George Burrington and Sir Richard Everard. As Gale asserted the prerogatives of his office, there was much debate over whether the General Court justices were equals of the chief justice as associates or were subordinates as assistants. Reappointed from time to time, McKinne served at least intermittently until 1730 or later. He also represented Bertie County in the Assembly of 1723 and Edgecombe County in 1734–35. He was appointed commissioner of the peace for Bertie Precinct and in 1727 was a vestryman of North West Parish in Bertie. He also came to be referred to as Major McKinne and later as Colonel, indicating his rank in the local militia.

McKinne was married twice. His first wife was named Mary in the deed of sale of his father's plantation in Isle of Wight County, Va., in 1703, but she is not further identified. His second wife was twice-widowed Mary Exum, the daughter of Judge Jeremiah Exum by his wife, Ann Lawrence. Her first marriage was to Jacob Ricks, by whom she had two children, Jacob and Martha. After Ricks's death in 1703 or 1704 she married William Murfrey (who died early in 1715), by whom she had a daughter, Ann. In 1719 she married McKinne.

McKinne's will was drawn in 1737 and a codicil added in 1739. He died soon afterwards. He named the following children either in his will or in deeds: Barnabas, Jr. (m. Mary Brown), William (wife's name unknown), John (m. Mary Parrish), Ann (m. William Murfrey), Mourning (m. John Pope), Christian (m. William Hurst), Mary Jane (m. John Brown), Patience (m. Joseph Lane), Richard (m. Mary Kitchen), Robert (m. Martha [family name unknown]), and Sara [not his daughter] (m. Isaac Ricks [his stepson, also called son-in-law]). It is not known which or how many of his children were by the first marriage, but there were at least five, one of whom probably was Sara. At the July 1727 meeting of the General Court a grand jury presentment against John Brown, identified as the husband of McKinne's daughter, charged him with bigamy, which he admitted.

In addition to his children, McKinne reared his second wife's two children [Isaac and Mary] by Jacob Ricks as well as three sons of his deceased nephew, William McKinne, who were his wards. [Other sources say Barnaby raised the 4 "orphans" of his wife's second husband, William Murfrey.] William McKinne was the son of John McKinne and had owned land in Nansemond County, Va., before moving with his wife, Mary, and their sons, Michael, Matthew, and William, to North Carolina where they settled near Barnabas McKinne. Of these great-nephews, William eventually settled in what became Wayne County where he was a militia officer and political leader.

Among the grandchildren of Barnabas McKinne were Joel Lane, of Wake County, whose land was purchased as a site for the state capital; and Mary McKinne, who married Nicholas Long of Halifax County.

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(COURTESY OF SARAH NELL GRANTHAM)

Barnaby McKinnie Of Virginia And North Carolina By Francie Lane, Kay Haden, & Bill R. Linder Billy Royce Linder PRESS RELEASE Bill R. Linder passed away June 9th, 2000 at 3:20am from heart failure. Thank you so much for your love and support of our father throughout his life. His life was dedicated to his family and family history. We know he would only encourage you to continue your family history work and stick with it. Colonel Barnaby McKinnie (variously spelled) was of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He was born about 1673, the younger of two sons of Michael Mackquinney who made his will in Isle of Wight County on 15 Apr 1686. His mother was named Elizabeth [?], who later remarried Thomas Reeves. Barnaby McKinnie married (1) before Apr 1694 a woman named Mary [?]. He married (2) sometime between 1715 and November 1719, presumably in Isle of Wight County, twice-widowed Mary [Exum] Ricks Murphrey (Murfrey), the widow of Jacob Ricks and William Murphrey, Jr. Barnaby moved to the Caledonia Woods in what became Edgecombe County, North Carolina, about 1720, and became one of the most prominent men of the Province of North Carolina. Barnaby McKinnie served as a Court Justice, beginning July 1722, and was a member of the General Assembly, representing Edgecombe in 1735. Barnaby McKinnie made his Last Will & Testament on 13 Aug 1737, and died about 1740 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

The children of Mary Exum McKinnie and Jacob Ricks were:

• Isaac b. c 1700
• Mary b c 1702 These step-children were raised by Barnaby.
  

The children of Barnaby McKinnie were (exact order of birth unknown):

• 1. Barnaby McKinnie, Jr., b. c. 1704 [likely] Isle of Wight Co., VA, md. Mary [Brown?], and d. 1736, Edgecombe Co., NC. Children : Patience McKinnie, b. c. 1730, d. c. 1769, Halifax Co., NC, md. (1) Benjamin Sherrod, md. (2) James Holderness; Mary McKinnie, d. without heirs before 19 Mar 1764.
  
• 2. William McKinnie, d. 1739 Halifax Co., NC, md. _____. Children : Barnaby McKinnie, b. bef. Oct 1736; d. bef. Jan 1765; Mourning McKinnie.
  
• 3. John McKinnie, d. 1753 Edgecombe Co., NC, md. Mrs. Mary [?] Parish. d. 1754 Edgecombe Co., NC. Children : Mary McKinnie; Patience McKinnie; Barnaby McKinnie; Martha McKinnie; John McKinnie, b. c. 1753 Edgecombe Co., NC, d. bef. 1767. Step-daughter: Angeline Parish, md. Barnaby Pope.
  
• 4. Richard McKinnie, d. 1751 Edgecombe Co., NC (will dated 10 Aug 1751), md. Mary [?]. No children. Widow Mary [?] McKinnie remarried Blake Baker.
  
• 5. Robert McKinnie, d. after 12 Jan 1762, md. Martha [?].
  
• 6. Ann McKinnie, d. c. 1784? Halifax Co., NC, md. (1) William Murphrey III (son of William Murphrey, Jr.). No children. She md. (2) William Taylor. No known children. It has been determined by some researchers that Ann McKinnie first md. William Murfrey (Murphrey, et al spellings) as his second wife. William Murphrey's will, dated 28 Jan 1736, and proved in Edgecombe Co., NC, court May 1737, named daughters Mary, Martha, and Esther Murphrey; "kinsman" [brother-in-law?] William Hurst [husband of Christian McKinnie], Joseph Bradshaw; wife Ann, executor, with Jno. Edwards and Isaac Ricks. After Murphrey's death in 1737, Ann McKinnie md. William Taylor as his 2nd [perhaps 3rd?] wife. This William Taylor became the High Sheriff of Edgecombe County. He drowned on Christmas Day 1750 when his canoe overturned while returning from the widow Johnston's. The records do not reveal that Ann ever had children, but she had a number of step-children. Ann could not be a daughter of Barnaby McKinnie's second wife Mary Exum, but she could be one of the older children from his earlier marriage. After the death of William Murphrey III, his wife Ann married William Taylor. There is confusion about the date of her death - a nuncupative will made in 1764, but a date of death some 20 years later. Ann may have married a Swann late in life. Or, another interpretation of the following record is that Ann may have been born a Swann, not a McKinnie, and that she could have been either a sister of Samuel Swann or his step-mother. Further information about this is desired. Much information about Ann as the widow of William Taylor appears in this site under William Taylor, High Sheriff of Edgecombe. 21 Dec 1784, Halifax County. "Whereas Mrs. Ann Taylor late Ann Swann died in dispoessing of some of her effects descre (?) and direct, that such a sum of money as I should think proper be allowed and paid to Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders yearly for and towards her maintainance and Support quantum (?) of which sums the said Ann Taylor did leave to me to ascertain therefore having considered the affair with attention With the value and yearly profits of the estate of the said Ann Taylor and the several incumbrances as the[y] came do adjudge and determine the sum of forty pounds to be proper and reasonable to be paid to the said Elizabeth Saunders yearly oat [out?] of the estate and effects of the said Ann Taylor from the time of said Ann Taylors E le ceax? Given under my hand and seal ... (21 Dec 1784) Saml. Swann (Seal)." Wit: Saml Ashe, Jno. Buford, Wm. Thomson.
  
• 7. Patience McKinnie, md. 2 Mar 1730 Halifax Co., NC, Joseph Lane (b. 1710, son of Joseph and Julian Lane). Children : Joseph Lane III, md. Ferebee Hunter; Barnabus Lane; James Lane, md. Lydia Speight; Joel Lane, md. (1) Martha Hinton, md.. (2) Mary Hinton; and Jesse Lane, b. 3 July 1733 Halifax Co., NC, d. 28 Oct 1806 nr. St. Louis, MO, md. Johnston Co., NC, 16 Dec 1755 Winifred Aycock (b. 11 Apr 1741 Craven Co., NC, d. 16 Dec 1794 nr. Athens, Clarke Co., GA, a dau. of William Aycock and Rebecca Pace). [Halifax Co., NC, Wills, Bk. 2, pp. 317, 319]
  
• 8. Mourning McKinnie, md. John Pope. [Col. Rec. NC, Vol. 25, p. 465; Vol. 6, pp. 384, 481] Children : Barnaby Pope [likely] md. Angelina Parish, step-daughter of John McKinnie; Henry Pope, d. bef. Feb 1775; Burwell Pope.
  
• 9. Christian McKinnie, md. bef. Feb 1742, William Hurst. [Col. Rec. NC] Children : Mary Hurst.
  
• 10. Mary Jane McKinnie, d. bef. Nov 1730, md. John Brown, d. bef. Nov 1730. Children : William Brown; Mary Brown. __________ Inherits from Father Michael Mackquinney The will of Michael Mackquinney was made 15 April 1686; proved 9 August 1686, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, and names wife Elizabeth, eldest son John and son Barnaby.
  

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"When Barnaby Mckinne deeded land to his son-in-law Isaac RICKS in N.C., people have assumed that RICKS married a daughter of MCKINNE. Of course, at this period son-in-law also meant stepson, and Isaac RICKS was a stepson of MCKINNE. Furthermore, there is no evidence that MCKINNE ever had a daughter Sarah; the land he willed to all his other heirs was entailed, and all other heirs or their heirs brought suit to dock the entail, but there is no such suit by any RICKS.

WILL OF MICHAEL MACKQUINNEY In the name of God Amen this 15th day of April in the year of our Lord, 1686 according to the computation of the Church of England, I Michael Mackquinney of the Western Branch within the County of Isle of Wight planter being of perfect sense and memory praysed be God do, make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following viz: First I bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God my maker, hoping that I through the meritorious death and passion of Jesus Christ my only Savior and Redeemer receive free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and as for my body to be buried in Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter nominated. Item. I give and bequeath unto my wife Elizabeth Mackquinney my plantation that I now live upon during her life and after her decease unto my young Son Barnaby Mackquinney. Running upon the South east of the Spring Branch belonging to my manor house to Cart path to the white oak lying by said path. Item. I give unto my eldest son John Mackquinney all the rest of my land upon the north west side of the forest spring branch, always provided that he the aforesaid John doth settle and seat upon it, otherwise to redound to his Mother my wife Elizabeth Mackquinney and she dispose of the land as she shall think fit notwithstanding anything to the contrary. Item. I give unto my Son Barnaby Mackquinney one feather bed. Item. I do hereby constitute and ordain my wife Elizabeth Mackquinney to be my whole and sole Executrix of all the whole rest of my whole estate both moveable and immoveable by this my last Will and Testament, revoking all other wills and testaments whatsoever in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year above written. Michael Mackquinney (Seal) Witnesses: Robert Cooper, Mary Donel, Jerimiah Exum, John Moore. Proved in open court held for the Isle of Wight County August 9th, 1686 by the oath of Robert Cooper, Jerimiah Exum and John Moore to be the Will of Michael Mackquinney. John Pitt- C.O.C.

http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/drawer/disk19/CC150/0768/W0202?13 Mackquincy(Macquincy),Michael (Torrence says MacQuinay,Michael) Isle of Wight County 1686 w. Record of Wills,Deeds,Etc, Vol 2,1661-1719 (Reel 23) p.254 Will pro 9 Aug. 1686 p. 59 2nd pagnitation Exors. bond rec. 1 Nov 1686

http://dr.g.tripod.com/ricks.htm 17th Century Isle of Wight County Virginia by John Bennett Boddie, Baltimore, 1959

Wills and Adm of Isle of Wight Co VA Book 1 1647-1719 P37 Abstract will of Michael MacQuinary, youngest son Barnabie edlest son John died Apr 15, 1686 1686 P59 witness was Barnaby McKinnie 1700 P71 bond signed by Benjamin Ricks p85 Will of John Rickes died Sep 8 1711 P109 will of Micahel MacQuinney record Oct 24, 1686

"Barnaby Mckinnie was a very large land owner. Besides what he inherited and much that he acquired by purchase, he received grants in Isle of Wight Co. aggregating 5448 acres of land for the transportation of 109 persons as shown by the records in the office of the Register of the Land Office, Richmond, Va. (Book 9, p. 472; book 10, pp. 130, 147, 201 and 222; W. & M. Q., Vol. XXVII, No. 1. ... July, 1918- p. 59, footnotes)."

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Barnaby McKinnie, Sr BIRTH 1673 Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA DEATH Nov 1736 (aged 62–63) Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA BURIAL Unknown MEMORIAL ID 82307607 · View Source

Son of Michael and Elizabeth McKinney/McKinnie

Husband of Mary (Exum) McKinney/McKinnie ~ married 1699, Isle of Wight Co., GA

Their children were ...

Their daughter Mourning McKinney/McKinnie (m. John Pope, Sr.)

Justice of the Peace Albemarle Co., NC 1722; Justice of the Peace, Bertie Co., NC 1724; Judge of the Peace of the General Court, NC, 1725; Justice of the Peace Edgecombe Co., NC, 1736

Courtesy of James Long (#48530634) ~ 2019

Family Members Spouse Photo Mary Exum McKinnie 1678–1737

Children Mourning McKinnie Pope 1704 – unknown

Mary McKinnie Long 1730–1821

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