Moses McKenzie

UNKNOWN - 1838

• Name	Moses McKenzie
  Birth	UNKNOWN	Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1838	Wheeling, (West) Virginia
  Notes	Moses McKenzie, Jr. is mentioned prominently in Equity Case No. 734 in Allegany County, Maryland. He died intestate in approximately 1838 in Wheeling, Virginia as evidenced by interrogatory responses from various relatives contained within the proceedings of the Equity Case. His brothers and sisters are mentioned in the case as well as their husbands and their offspring. There is no mention of a wife of Moses or of any children. Based upon the manner in which the Law of Descent and Distribution work in most states, since Moses' brothers and sisters are mentioned (and their offspring), and since no wife or children of Moses are mentioned, you can conclude that he did not have any, or at least none survived him or left any offspring who survived him. He definitely is referred to in the Equity Case as Moses McKenzie, Jr. (emphasis added) with the Junior indicating that his father was a Moses also. Moses, Jr., who is referenced in the Equity Case, also had brothers named Jesse and Joshua, just as his supposed father Moses (b 1760) did. It would seem that the Moses referenced in the Equity Case is not the same individual as Moses (b 1760), but rather the son of that particular Moses. We know that Moses (b 1760) married Sarah Ann McKenzie. We also know that Moses (b 1760) died in Cresaptown, Maryland in 1824. Consequently, the Moses whose property was involved in the Equity Case in 1848 could not have been the same Moses who married Sarah Ann McKenzie and died in 1824. In August 2015, Sue King wrote to the author and conveyed the following information: “I suggest the following additional information for Moses McKenzie d1838. The 1830 Census for Allegany County, MD records a "Moses W Kinsey Jr" which I think is a transcription error for Moses McKinsey Jr (d1838). In this record there was only one male listed that could be the head of household and he was age 20-29 or born between 1801 and 1810. I am suggesting this record is for the Moses McKenzie d1838 as it appears that his mother Sarah born c1765 was living with him in 1830. Since it appears Moses McKenzie d1838 did not have surviving children, the Female age 30-39 was likely one of his sisters with her children. If you find this information useful, feel free to use it. I have been helping a lady join DAR and the lineage goes through Margaret McKenzie, daughter of Moses b1760, and wife of John Jeffries. I believe John Jeffries died after 1848 and Margaret and her children moved to Ohio after 1850. Margaret and her children were recorded in the 1850 Census in Allegany County, MD. I found Margaret living in the 1870 Census with her son Jesse Jeffries in Circleville, Pickaway Co, OH. I did not find Margaret in other records after 1870. In trying to find the death date for Margaret, I found death records in OH for sons Michael d1906 , John William d1910 and Jesse d1917. I did not research her daughter Margaret or find conclusive information for her son Thornton.”
  Person ID	I00982	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Moses Jr. McKenzie,   b. Abt 1760, Frederick County, Maryland d. 3 Mar 1824, Cresaptown, Maryland (Age ~ 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Ann McKenzie,   b. Abt 1765   d. 15 Apr 1845, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland (Age ~ 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Dec 1784	Hampshire County, Virginia
  Family ID	F00102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Equity Case 734 (Mike McKenzie Partial Translation) Page 1 Allegany County Equity Court Records
  		Deed from Moses McKenzie Sr. to Moses McKenzie Jr. Deed Book M Page 296 Allegany County, Maryland Land Records. Moses McKenzie (b. 1760) referred to himself as Moses McKenzie Sr. in this deed and to his son as Moses McKenzie Jr. The father of Moses McKenzie Sr. (b. 1760) was Moses McKenzie (b. 1720). The author has chosen to label them on this website as Moses McKenzie (b. 1720), Moses McKenzie Jr. (b. 1760) and Moses McKenzie III (b. unknown).
  		Deed from Moses McKenzie Sr. to Moses McKenzie Jr. Deed Book M Page 297 Allegany County, MD Land Records Deed Book M Page 297 Allegany County, Maryland Land Records
  		Deed from Moses McKenzie Sr. to Moses McKenzie Jr. Deed Book M Page 298 Allegany County, Maryland Land Records
  		Equity Case 734 (Mike McKenzie Partial Translation) page 2 Allegany County Equity Court Records
  		Equity Case 734 (Mike McKenzie Partial Translation) page 3 Allegany County Equity Court Records
  		Explanation of Deeds of Moses McKenzie (b. 1760), Jesse McKenzie (b. 1762)and Moses McKenzie (d. abt. 1838) Page 1 This document assists the researcher as to how various generations of early McKenzies are tied together via various real estate transactions.
  		Explanation of Deeds of Moses McKenzie (b. 1760), Jesse McKenzie (b. 1762)and Moses McKenzie (d. abt. 1838) Page 2
  		Equity Case 734 Allegany County, Maryland In 1848 a Complaint was filed in the Court of Equity of Allegany County, Equity Case 734, Maryland by the brothers and sisters of Moses McKenzie (d. 1838) (who died intestate in Wheeling, Virginia, now West Virginia), son of Moses McKenzie (b. 1760), requesting that a parcel of land (known as the “Western Road”) owned by Moses Jr. be equitably partitioned and the proceeds distributed amongst Moses’ brothers and sisters. This was the same parcel of land that was conveyed to Moses McKenzie (1760) by Daniel Shriver, Jr. on September 13, 1812 and otherwise referred to in that deed as the “Western Road” property. The case lists all of Moses’ (d. 1838) brothers and sisters (who were alive in 1848) and their spouses and siblings where applicable. The Equity Case file consists of twenty plus pages of material including interrogatories to then living people asking them about Moses McKenzie (b. 1760) and his children.