Boy Kristina you threw me for a loop! LOL here is my McKendrick info Descendants of Archibald MacKendrick 1 Archibald MacKendrick .. +Annie Taylor Robertson 1836 - 1928 b: June-1836 d: 04-December-1928 m: November-1862 in Johnstone Father: Robert Robertson Mother: ( ) ........ 2 Alexander MacKendrick 1863 - 1931 b: 26-May-1863 in Elderslie, District of Abbey (Landward), County of Renfrew, Scotland d: 28-October-1931 in Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey ............ +Jean Brown 1867 - 1937 b: October-1867 in Bonhill, Dunbarton, Scotland d: 07-May-1937 in Paterson, New Jersey m: 10-April-1889 in Paterson, New Jersey Father: William Brown 2nd Mother: Euphemia Brown So Close yet so far here are my notes for cross reference Alexander McKENDRICK Dies of Heart Attack Funeral of Eastside Presbyterian Elder Will Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon Alexander Mc Kendrick died at his home,120 East Twenty-first street,at 7:30 o'clock on Wednesday evening of heart disease. He was sixty-eight years old. Mr. Mc Kendrick was born in Scotland in 1863. His father having died when he was six years of age,he came to this country with his mother and settled in Troy,N.Y. There he lived till he came to Paterson in 1898, having taken a position with the Watson Machine company of Paterson, as a draftsman. For a number of years before he retired in 1925, owing to ill health Mr.McKendrick had been chief engineer for that company. Mr.McKendrick was an elder with the Eastside Presbyterian church, taking an active part in all the affairs of that church. He was a member of Joppa lodge,No.29,F,and A.M., of Paterson, and past patron of Merrian chapter,No.8,O.E.S. The deceased is survived by his wife Mrs. Jean Brown Mc Kendrick,and his one daughter,Mrs. Raymond Biggs. The Funeral Service will be in charge of his pastor,the Rev. Howard A. Adair,tomorrow at 2:30 P.M. at his residence, 120 East Twenty-first Street. Interment will be made in Cedar Lawn,at the convenience of the Family. SOURCE: clipping of obit from paper date of 28-Oct-1931 Found in "Family memory book" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ To Dedicate New Pulpit Bible Sunday 8-Dec-1929 Plans to dedicate the new pulpit Bible presented to Woodside Presbyterian Church by Alexander Mc Kendrick of Paterson, N.J., in memory of his mother, Mrs. Anna Taylor Mc Kendrick, were made last evening at a meeting of the trustees of the church, when the gift was formally accepted. The Bible will be dedicated at the 10:30 o'clock morning service at the church by the pastor, Rev. Robert G. Mallery, who will deliver a sermon on "The Word of God" during the service. _________________________________________________________________________ Source: clipping from "family memory book **********IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN: *********** I Alexander Mc Kendrick, of 120 East 21st Street, Paterson, New Jersey, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner following: FIRST: I authorize and direct my executors hereinafter named to pay my just debts and funeral expenses as soon as possible after my decease. SECOND: I give and bequeath the sum of One Thousand ($1000.) dollars unto my cousin, Helen Harvey, of Troy, New York, or, should she predecease me, unto her son, Ross Harvey. THIRD: I give and bequeath the sum of Four Hundred and ninety-nine ($499.) dollars unto each of my two cousins, David Robertson, of Passaic, New Jersey, and John Robertson, of Paterson, New Jersey, in recognition of their friendships with me. FOURTH: I give and bequeath the sum of Four Hundred and ninety-nine ($499.) dollars unto my Brother-in-law, John Brown, of Shamokin,Pennsylvania, for services rendered to me in the year 1898. FIFTH: All the above legacies shall lapse and become a part of my residuary estate should the legatees predecease me. SIXTH: I give and bequeath all household furniture, books, jewelry, silverware, musical instruments and clothing, to my wife, Jean B. Mc Kendrick, or if she should predecease me, then I give the same unto my foster daughter, Margaret Mc Kendrick Biggs. SEVENTH: The use and income of all of the rest,residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, of Whatsoever the same may consist, and wheresoever the same may be situate, I give and bequeath unto my Wife, Jean B. Mc Kendrick, for and during the term of her natural life. EIGHTH: Upon the death of my wife, Jean B. Mc Kendrick, I give and bequeath the income from my entire aforesaid residuary estate equally, share and share alike, during the terms of their natural lives unto the following named and their survivors: My foster-daughter, Margaret Mc Kendrick Biggs of Paterson, New Jersey, (following lined out:::: my cousin, Helen Harvey of Troy, New York, her son, Ross Harvey of Troy, New York, my sister-in-law, Annie B. Dillworth, of Paterson, New Jersey, my sister-in-law, Euphemia B. Brink, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, (end of lined out names):::: my sister-in-law, Margaret M. Brown, of Paterson, New Jersey, my Brother-in-law William Brown, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, my Brother-in-law, Daniel Brown, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, my Nephew, William Brown, of Paterson, New Jersey, my Neice, Mary Brown, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, my Neice Jessie Bortel, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, my Neice Josephine Brown, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and my Neice Euphemia Brown, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I would like income payments made quarterly if possible. NINTH: Upon the death of the last survivor of the aforesaid life tenants, I give ,devise and bequeath the corpus of my aforesaid residuary estate absolutely to the American Bible Society of New York City, to be used by it in my memory in a manner which, in their judgement, shall be most advantageous for the furtherance of the objects of said society. TENTH: I authorize and direct my executors to pay out of my residuary estate, all inheritance taxes against my estate and beneficiaries, except those named in the second, third and fourth clauses herein. ELEVENTH: I nominate, constitute and appoint the United States Trust Company of Paterson, New Jersey, and my Wife, Jean B. Mc Kendrick, Executors of and Trustees under this my last will and testament, to serve without bonds; and, I authorize and empower them, or the survivor of them, to sell and convey any real estate of which I may die seized; and, to execute necessary conveyances in the law therefor. LASTLY: I hereby revoke any and all former wills made by me. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this (22) {handwritten} day of (Oct) {hw} , A.D., Nineteen hundred twenty-nine __________(AMcK) {hw}__________SEAL Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Alexander Mc Kendrick as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses LKT {hw}_________P NJ {hw} CKB {hw}_________ "__ {hw} SOURCE: Families typed carbon copy.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Alexander Mc Kendrick, Draughts man for the Burden Iron Company has received a diploma from the International Correspondence School of Mechanics at Scranton, Pa., having passed with a high percentage in all the subjects of the school's complete mechanical course. ( in ink 1895 ) SOURCE: clipping in " family memory book " IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles Search Results ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- ALEXANDER MC KENDRICK Male ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Event(s): Birth: 26 MAY 1863 Abbey (Paisley), Renfrew, Scotland Christening: Death: Burial: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Parents: Father: ARCHIBALD MC KENDRICK Mother: ANN ROBERTSON ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C115591 1855 - 1875 6035516 REGISTER Film NONE Sheet: 00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- © 1999-2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. English approval: 3/1999 Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Conditions of Use (last updated: 3/22/1999). Privacy Policy (last updated: 10/12/2001). 27 _http://www.familysearch.org_ (http://www.familysearch.org) v.2.5.0 Sources Extract from Scotland General Records Office, Extract of an entry in a Register of Births item request #201406. Entry # 78:Alexander McKendrick, col 2 1863 May twenty-sixth 10h 30m P.M.,col3 (M),col 4 Archibald McKendrick Powerloom Tenter / Ann McKendrick,M.S. Robertson / 1862,November-Jonhston, col 5 Archd McKendrick Father, col 61863 June 9th at Paisley Daniel cherry asistant Registrar AW The above records from District of Abbey (Landward);County of Renfrew extracted and recorded under GRO seal 11-February,2000 recieved from Scotland 1-Mar-2000 Keith W Brown Indianapolis IN http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/o/Keith-W-Brown