An Irish surname in a German family? Sure! Here is one idea - There were many Germans who wanted to immigrate to America around the time Wm. Penn and his followers were recruiting in Germany for settlers in the newly formed PA. They were shipped to England first, some got to America, but maybe not PA (like the Schoharie settlers of NY who came down the Susquehanna to form the Tulpehocken area of Berks Co.), others were kept in England and Ireland for several generations due to the political climate. Queen Anne made that decision. More specific to your search - an index of the Pennsylvania "Colonial Records" has these listings: Mc K(N)EE, Thomas - Vol. 8, pg. 113, 117-118, 122-123, 383, 385-386, 429, 433, 489, 709 Mc KEE, Thomas - Vol. 4, pg. 630, 633-635, 640-643, 646 (See MEGHEE): Vol. 5, pg. 247 (See McGEE): Vol. 6, pg. 35, 650, 658, 669, 762, and Vol. 9, pg. 27, 29, 89. So, it seems as if your ancestor's German name was MEGHEE. Good luck, Elida in SC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwen Coleman" <coleman9@airmail.net> To: <PADAUPHI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI] RUDY FAMILY HISTORY > Hi David. > I am at work at the moment and do not have the information at hand so can not > give dates or church but in researching my McKee line I found a Heinrich McKee > who married Eva Rudy in Dauphin Co. in early 1800s. This Heinrich, or someone > with the same name, was a witness to the marriage of my 2 gr grandparents, Thomas > Grundon and Maria McKee. This marriage was on 27 Mar 1807 in the Tabor Reformed > Church of Lebanon. I have not been able to determine how, or if, Heinrich was > related to Maria. > Can anyone explain the apparent German and Scots Irish name of Heinrich > McKee? Is it possible that these people were of German extraction and the name > was changed to McKee? I have been unable to determine a German name that might > have sounded like McKee. Would appreciate any input on this. > Gwen