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MACKEY Family History

This interesting surname, also written with the Gaelic prefix "Mac" meaning "son of", is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic (Scottish and Irish) patronymic "Mac Aodh". The personal name "Aodh" meaning "fire" was originally the name of a pagan god. In the "modern" idiom Mac Aodh has at least fifteen Anglicized forms including McKay, McKee, Kee, McCay, McCoy, McEa, and McAy. The form MacKee is widespread today in North East Ulster, especially in Counties Antrim, Down and Armagh, with Kee most numerous in County Donegal. One George McKe of Myretoun was mentioned in the Register of the Privy Seal, Scotland, in 1538, and Sir Patrick MacKee was a prominent County Donegal "servitor" at the Plantation of Ulster...

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Willis Edward Baldwin

My mother name was Eloise Josephine Mackey born in Beaufort Hyde County North Carolina in 1923 her mother name was Bessie Mackey and Bessie father name was James Mackey and her mother name was Clarissa Mackey and Clarissa maiden name was Clarissa Bonner the family said they was Cherokee Native American Indian I know that their is a lot of Mackey families on the Dawnes final roll.com for Native American Indian family names but how do I get the actual family information from the North Carolina census records and pictures and state issued photos id can someone please help me to locate my family and find out more about them because I have no where else to turn and what ever help you can give me I truly would be thankful and grateful and may jehovah god bless you all thank you all for what ever help you and give me

Michelle Brattin

Looking for the Mackey Clan that immigrated to MA- My Great Grandfather was Edward Mackey who married Helen Butler, both from Ireland. I am having a hard time finding information on them. Thank you.

Louisa Baker

Looking for help with gathering information on Thomas Mackey (born in the 1850s) in Ireland, married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Kingston, daughter of John Kingston and Johanna Burke Kingston. Settled in Chicago, Illinois. Anything would help. I am stuck in rut of connecting the dots. Thank you.

willis Baldwin

My family is from Beaufort Hyde county North Carolina they was a mix of ethnicities African American/ Caucasian/ native American/Asian /Spanish/jewish Italian/ and a few other ethnicities my mother full name was eloise Josephine Mackey and her mother name was Bessie Mackey we are thankful to be who we are no matter how we became a family