Notes for Martin MCNARY
Notes from the McNary Family book:
Martin McNary, who was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1723, came to this country
before the Revolutionary War. He died in 1809 in his 86th year.
NYS Library in the Connecticut section, CT Historical Society. French and
Indian Wars:
Martin McKiniry and Dinnis McKiniry each enlisted at Middletown CT. Dinnis was
killed in the wars. Martin served from 1756 to 1762. His last tour of duty ended in December of 1762.
Some of the family history provided to the authors of the McNary Family have been verified but some is unverifiable. One such story is that, Martin, the progenator of this line in America, served in the French and Indian War. When he returned home, he brought with him the belongings of a fallen comrad and took them to his young widow. He later married her. The facts show that he did serve with Richard Blake throughout the F&I War and that Richard died. Martin's marriage to Mabel took place within the year of Martin's return from the war.
Having been born in 1723, the approximated date of his first marriage would have been at about 1743-45. It is likely that there were other children born in the first marriage of Martin McNary.
Dinnis McKiniry and Matthew McAnary are tentatively placed as brothers to Martin, but it is possible that they were actually his sons.
Other family history relates that the son of Martin, James, chose to use the name Canary based on his father's military records which had the spelling Makinary. That doesn't seem likely to be the reason for the name change since his name always appeared with spelled with an Mc or Ma.
From the Barbour Collection, a published set of records of births, deaths, and marriages of Connecticut:
McKENERY
* John, son Martin & Mabel, b Aug 30, 1770, in Haddam
* Martin, m Mabel BLAKE, Sept 28, 1763
* Morris, son Martin & Mabel, b Sept 8, 1764
* Peggy, dau Martin & Mabel, b Aug 30, 1766
* Samuel, son Martin & Mabel, b Aug 2, 1768
McNARY
* Albert, m Sarah G MANNING, Nov 13, 1846, by Rev W G Howard
* Amelia C, dau Martin, gunsmith, & Lucy, b May 28, 1850
* Delia, m Howell BURKE of Middletown, Oct 9, 1853, by Rev Frederic J Goodwin
* Hepsabeth Melissa, of Middletown, m Alfred PENFIELD of Chatham, May 15, 1838, by Rev John Cookson
* Lucy Alice, died July __, 1848, age 2
* Margaret, of haddam, m Ira HUBBARD of Middletown, June 27, 1836, by Rev John Cookson
* Mortena, m Samuel HARRIS, Dec 10, 1842, by Rev Arthur Granger
* Orpha, dau Deborah, m John LUCAS of Middletown, Oct 31, 1847, by Rev Joseph Holdrich
* Roxy Ann, m Moses HARRIS of Middletown, Mar 11, 1835, by Rev Chandler Curtis
* ----, child of Martin & Lucy W, b July 27, 1848
Headstone inscription:
Martin McNary died Dec 18, 1809 ae 85
Deaths Extracted From The Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church
Of Haddam, Connecticut:
1809-Dec. 11 Martin McNARY, age 80.
Name: Martin Mcnary
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 08 Dec 1809
Death Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Age: 85
Birth Date: 1724
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04665-4
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
Source Film Number: 3337
Reference Number: 129
Collection: Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934
Source: DAR, Vol. 26, page 27 Application of Frrs. Frances C. Mack Mann
Martin McNary served as a private in the militia.
I have found no evidence that this Martin served in the Revolutionary War. There was only 1 McNary name on the CT rosters and the pension file of Martin, his son, indicates that it was he, and not his father.
A family story, related by Lewis Smith, Martin's great grandson, states: "His great-grandfather, James McNary, was in the war between England and France. Being taken prisoner, he was confined in the hold of a vessel for seven days without food, except a pair of calf-skin boots, which, being cut in small pieces, was eaten by himself and his comrades. They afterward overpowered the crew, brought the vessel to America, entered the American Army and served in the war of the Revolution, being honorably discharged at its close; was also in the war of 1812."
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