In Hanover, York or Adams Counties As reported in Pennsylvania Genealogies, by William Henry Egle, M..D., M.A., 1969, pages 62-67. In 1757, near Hanover, PA William Barnett, son of Joseph Barnett and young Mackey boy, the son of a neighbor, Mr. Mackey, were taken prisoner by a band of prowling Indians. Mr. Barnett and Mr. Mackey went in pursuit to free the boys, but Mr. Mackey was shot dead by the Indians and Mr. Barnett was forced to retreat. Later, Mr. Barnett paid an Indian trader to rescue his son. Young Mackey was sold by the Indians to a Frenchman at Detroit and then was taken to England. At the outset of the American Revolution, young Mackey returned to the Colonies with the British army. He made his way to his old home in Hanover, PA and was reunited with his mother. There is much more to this story, which I will not go into. My purpose concerns my Great Great Grandfather, George Mackey, of PA, who had a son Barnett William Mackey, born Feb 28, 1863, at Marquette, WI and died in 1866. Ann Eliza Banta was George's Wife and mother of the boy. The naming of the boy may be just coincidental, or it may reflect some knowledge or relationship to the above story. I would like to contact anyone familiar with this story or the above Mackey, Barnett names. Ron Yielding Palm Springs, CA