Of possible interest. In search of the genealogy of George Mackey of Saratoga CO., NY and PA, 1819-1843. Ann Eliza Banta married George Mackey on 09 May 1843. Ann was the daughter of Isaac Banta and Amy Weeks. The place of marriage is unknown, but it could have been in Saratoga CO., NY as the Bantas lived around the Burnt Hills-Jonesville area. The Banta genealogy is well documented and published, with the descending line to Ann Eliza as: Epke, Seba [Sip], Hendrick [de Groot], Arie [Van Epps], Peter [Harris], Isaac [Weeks] The Mackeys migrated to Marquette Township, Marquette County WI around 1845. Four children were born, and all died at young ages. Here they farmed, and George died in Green Lake County on 12 Jan 1873. Ann Eliza is found in St. Louis, MO, Portage, Colombia CO., WI and finally in Los Angeles CO.,, CA., where she died on 11 Dec 1915. She was living with a sixth child, Frank Percy Mackey, at the time of her death. Frank died in San Francisco, CA., on 19 Jun 1941. The descending line of Mackeys, from George, through the fifth son, Adelbert George Mackey, is now well documented. Adelbert died in Pomona, CA on 18 Dec 1932. Adelbert's descendants are found in CO, ID, CA and elsewhere. The ascending Mackey genealogy has not been established. From a WI census record and WI gravestone I estimate the birth of George Mackey as 21 Mar 1819, in PA. How the Mackey family came from PA to NY is unknown. The fifth child, Adelbert, was born in Eastline, Saratoga CO., NY, on 06 Mar 1852. Tradition is that this Mackey line came from Ireland, possibly as a result of one of the potato famines. I would like to correspond with anyone interested in the Mackey or Banta surnames, particularly anyone with knowledge about these surnames in Saratoga CO., NY and PA. Thanks, Ronald E. Yielding Cathedral City, CA.