John Mackey

1782 - 1855  (72 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 15 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	John Mackey
  Birth	21 Nov 1782	Surry Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	628B898DD2DAD4118AC444455354000012E8
  Death	24 May 1855	Cherokee Co, AL
  Person ID	I41591	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Joel Mackey,   b. Bef 1754, Ireland or Albemarle Co, VA d. Abt 1829, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) (Age > 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah Joyce,   b. 5 Jun 1750   d. 30 Mar 1835, Pickens Dist, SC (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	24 Mar 1772	Guilford Co, NC
  _UID	4B260E1B33955F47A049F2C3D063F6845360
  Family ID	F8142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Wetzel,   b. 3 Jan 1789, NC d. 20 Nov 1850, Cherokee Co, AL (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1806	Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC)
  _UID	52BFAFC7D0E5AC43A092F22CAF0610ED2D09
  Children	1. Alexander J Mackey,   b. 31 Dec 1806, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 3 Jul 1880 (Age 73 years)   2. George H Mackey,   b. 10 Aug 1809, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 1862, Hunt Co, TX (Age 52 years)   3. Henry H Mackey,   b. 31 Jan 1813, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 1865, Transylvania Co, NC (Age 51 years)   4. Margaret S Mackey,   b. 11 Jan 1815, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 9 May 1860 (Age 45 years)   5. John W Mackey,   b. 21 Sep 1816, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 19 Mar 1888, AL (Age 71 years)   6. Nancy Mackey,   b. 27 Jul 1818, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 12 Apr 1901, Wise Co, TX (Age 82 years)   7. Mary A Mackey,   b. 18 Oct 1820, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 27 Jul 1842 (Age 21 years)   8. Goldsbury Mackey,   b. 12 Jun 1822, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 25 Sep 1859, Perry Co, AL (Age 37 years)   9. Huldah Harriet Mackey,   b. 6 Jun 1826, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) d. 21 Jul 1862, Cherokee Co, AL (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F35287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 6x removed; !REFERENCE: https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/mackey/default.html https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/mackey/mackey-alexander.html https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/mackey/mackey-joel.html !CENSUS:1786 Surry Co, NC pg 145 w/Joel McKEY -21 (1765/86); !CENSUS:1790; !CENSUS:1800; !CENSUS:1810 Buncombe Co, NC pg 84 John McKEY age 26-44 (1765/84) "20010-00100"; !CENSUS:1820 Buncombe Co, NC pg 110 John McKAY age 26-44 (1775/94) "310010-40010"; !CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co, NC pg 219 John McKEY age 40-49 (1780/90) "1012101-111201"; !CENSUS:1840 Cherokee Co., AL p. 23 * !CENSUS:1850 * Cherokee Co., AL # 318/318 * Next to David J. Hefner (nephew);