Hugh McKay

1735 - 1798  (63 years)

• Name	Hugh McKay
  Birth	1735
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Jul 1798
  Burial	29 Jul 1798
  Person ID	I12320	Whisperspast | Archibald
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family	Mary Embling,   b. 1744   d. 31 Dec 1801 (Age 57 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth McKay,   b. 1762, Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland d. 22 Apr 1817, Scarborough,York Co.,Ontario (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F2172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Hugh McKay 1735- July 29 1798 1758 -1776 A soldier in the 8th regiment who fought in Germany in the 7 year war (1756-1763 involving Britain and Prussia versus France and Austria) for George the 3rd, and fought at the Cedars in the American Revolution. 1776 - 1783 Appointed a commissary to Sir John Johnson's 1st Battalion 1783 - 1789 Appointed Sergeant - at - Arms to the Quebec Assembly. We know that Elizabeth McKay and Archibald Thomson were married in Quebec City and this is where Mary and Hugh MacKay resided. Hugh had been the High Constable (Police Chief) for the Parish of Quebec. Mary states that Hugh served His Majesty George the Third as paymaster "sergeant" in the eighth regiment of infantry for eighteen years. and as a "Comifsary" ( f was sometimes used as an s) for seven years again as the High Constable for the Parish of Quebec. Elizabeth states that her father Hugh served as a "serjeant" of the 8th Reg. who fought at the Battle of the Cedars (1776). Her father was appointed a "commifsary" to Sir John Johnson's first Battalion. He served His Majesty in the war in Germany and continued in his service 30 years. (She could have possibly stretched the length of service or included his time as a High Constable since at that time we were still a colony of England). The Letter of Petition of Mary McKay is undated but the approval is dated Feb 25 1800. It was possibly prepared a couple of years after Hugh's death. Elizabeth's Petition was prepared Feb 6 1797. This would mean that Hugh died in 1795/6. I will search the Quebec Gazette for this period to see if there is an obituary for Hugh McKay.