Heinrich might also be a Bohemian name (now western Czech Republic) and McKee may have been anglicized from Mache. Check out another Heinrich Mache, a scientist from Prague in the early 20th century. http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.m/m005095.htm; internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en Kim On Oct 2, 2006, at 12:32 PM, Sandra Ferguson wrote: > I'm afraid the only records in that timeframe that would contain a > birth > would be church records, and without knowing the religious faith, it's > goinna be hard to do. You might want to go through the 1790 census > and > see who you can find with this surname, any spelling you can come up > with....Maria won't be enumerated by name, but by sex and age, in the > household of her father...(as an infant it's possible that she > wouldn't even > be included, depending on the month of her birth and the month the > census > was taken), so I'd just look for any household with that > surname....this > would give you some possible male names to work on. The URL for the > Chester Census are located on the Chester site, under Chester Census > Records. > I looked at the will CD and see several of that surname spelling, > somewhat earlier...An Alex McKee in W. Nottingham in the late 1730s; > a > John McKee in Birmingham in the 1750s, and this actual wills(actually > adm. > papers rather than a wills); > > MC KEE, JAMES.. May 26, 1762. E. Nottingham.. Adm. to Jane McKee. > > MC KEE, JAMES. October 1, 1764. W. Nantmeal. Adm. to Joseph McKee. > > An Andrew McKee in Birmingham 1774 ; Jane Mckee in Tredyffrin 1781 ; > 1784 > David Mckee in Birmingham....and, others, but no mention of a Maria. > > What I find strange is the name Heinrich, a pretty obviously Germanic > given name, with the surname McKee, which is definitely Scottish....I > wonder > if the McKee could have been the Americanization of a more Germanic > name. > Maria, too, is Germanic, rather than Scottish or English, when the name > would more probably have been Mary. IThe Evangelical church also looks > German, but all the McKee names in Chester wills are definitely > English/Scottish sounding.....So, this is an interesting puzzle. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gwen" <qnp@airmail.net> > To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:20 AM > Subject: [PaOldC] Fw: Search for Maria McKee or variations of name > > >> >> I am seeking information on Maria Mckee or any variation of these >> names. A >> brief bio was written by a family member and published in a county >> history >> stating that she was born 1789 in Chester Co. PA. What records are >> available for that time period that might help determine her parents? >> I >> have no clue as to what religion she might have practiced other than >> the >> fact that she was married in an Evangelical church and records of >> some of >> her children births are recorded in churches of this denomination. >> >> I have a record of her from the time she married March 27 1807 in >> Lebanon >> Co., PA but have never been able to find her parents or siblings. >> >> A witness to her marriage in 1807 was Heinrich McKee and, on 10 Jun >> 1813 >> at Salem Evangelical & Reformed Church of Harrisburg, we find the >> marriage >> of a Heinrich McKee to Eva Rudy. Eva was the widow of John Jonas >> Rudy, >> her maiden name being Koch. Eva was born in the 1765/83 time range >> and, >> presuming Heinrich was of the same age, he could be a brother to Maria >> >> Any help appreciated. >> >> Gwen in far away Texas >> To unsubscribe from this list, please send the one word message, >> unsubscribe, to >> pa-old-chester-request@rootsweb.com >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: >> 10/1/2006 >> >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: > 10/1/2006 > > To unsubscribe from this list, please send the one word message, > unsubscribe, to > pa-old-chester-request@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >