Nancy McKay

MARY MCKAY

Nancy McKay is the daughter of William McKay and his wife Mary Bunn. She is reported to have been born at Rupert House in Saskatchewan, Canada, on 11 May 1831, at Rupert House in Saskatchewan, Canada. She is identified as a half-breed in the Metis Script affidavit of her daughter Jane Taylor. Library and Archives Canada

Death and Burial

Nancy McKay died in 1867 at St. Clements parish in the Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada. She was buried in the Anglican Churchyard at St. Clements there. Find A Grave Memorial

Marriage and Children

Nancy McKay married Samuel Taylor at Ruperts House on 2 March 1847 Red River Ancestry This was Nancy's second marriage. She had been married previously to Joseph Everette. She and Samuel Taylor had nine children. Their names follow:

1. William MacKay Taylor
2. Reverend James Taylor
3. Jane Taylor
4. Mary Taylor
5. Robert Taylor
6. Ann Elizabeth Frances Taylor
7. Louisa Taylor
8. John Taylor
9. Margaret Taylor

The Metis Scipt Affidavit of her daughter Jane Taylor

Scrip affidavit for Harriott, Jane, wife of John Edward Harriott; born: 28 August 1852; father: Samuel Taylor (Scot); mother: Nancy McKay (Métis) = Demande de certificat pour Harriott, Jane, épouse de John Edward Harriott; né(e): le 28 août 1852; père: Samuel Taylor (Ecossais(e)); mère: Nancy McKay (Métis(se)) Library and Archives Canada

NOTE

At Moose Factory in February 1853, Ontario, Canada, Samuel Taylor noted in his diary that his wife, Nancy McKay, had been issued the sewing that she was paid to do for the company [Myra Rutherdale and Katie Pickles, Contact Zones: Aboriginal and Settler Women in Canada's Colonial Past (UBC Press, 2005), page 25 & Notes 52 & 53 on page 44]. Note 52 says that Jane Hariott identified her parents as Samuel Taylor (Scottish) and Nancy McKay (Half Breed) and cites script affidavit, RG 15, vol. 1321, series D-11-8-a, LAC. Note 53 cites Samuel Taylor's Journal, pp. 11 and 21, held by the Saskatchewan Archives Board (SAB), under Miscellaneous Diaries, Microfilm, R2.47.