McKains
of Marietta
PA
This
site
is dedicated to the study of one's ancestors. I have included links to
a number of sites, with a concentration on places of interest to my
family.
Others may find some of the links useful in their own research - thus
the
existence of this site. You will see a number of references to places
in
the western portions of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where my
ancestors
were concentrated. Our "home town" is a small village of Marietta -
located
on the north-west bank of the Susquehanna River. The McKain Family of
Marietta
all descend from one William McKain - born about 1760. He
came to
the United States in 1798 - leaving from Port Rush, Antrim, Ireland and
arriving in the Chester, PA area. He married (1799 near Philadelphia) a
first generation U.S. citizen named Catherine Hoff - daughter of a
revolutionary
war soldier named Johan Jacob Hoff. They had eleven children. My branch
of this family was from a son, William McKain, Jr. who married Jane Mary
Reisinger. This couple had thirteen children. This rapid growth of the
family in just 2 generations resulted in the scattering of the family
into
other portions of the United States - especially Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania
as well as some portions of Iowa.
Since my family has reached a size that is becoming
difficult to explore - I have also made sites for the Horn/Ulrich
Branch of my family. This can be viewed
at: Our Ancestry
Additional
resources can be
found at: The Genealogy Home Page
Please
feel free to
contact
me at the following address:
E-mail:Keith@McKainAncestry.com
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