The state herald., 1898-12-02
M'KINLEY'S ANCESTRY
THE IRISH AND SCOTCH ARE
WORKED UP.
Tho Weight of Evidence with Erin
Ancient HIstory shows That scotch
Are Irish Defendants and That Both
Nations Are from Spain.


Ancient HIstory shows That scotch
Arc Irish Descendants and That Both
Nations Are from Spain.
There is an interesting controversy
being waged in Washington on the
subject of President McKinley's ances-
try. Rev. Ralph e. MacDuff, OF the
house Of deputies OF the Episcopal
convention, in contribution to the
discussion, undertakes to controvert
the notion that President Mckinley
sprung from Irish stock. His conten-
tion is that the presidents family is OF
Scottish origin He takes no note
whatever Of McKinley's congressional
biography written by the president. II
says Mr.. McKinleys great-grandfather
came from Antrim, Ireland, where MS
antecedents had lived for centuries BY
way of telling the president that ne
knows nothing OF his ancestry, Mr.
MacDuff tells the following amusing
story:
Beginning with Clan MacDuff. we
follow him through Clans Macintosh
and Farquharson by an unbroken evo-
luton into Clan MacKinlay. But one
ancestor was born in Ireland Of the
family that passed from Scotland into
Ireland. and that one OF Irish birth
came to America at the age Of twelve
years.
John MacKinlay was born at The
Annie, about 1916, had three sons,
namely. Donald, the eldest, born 1873;
James, the trooper and John. born
1879, James went to Ireland and be-
came the ancestor of large portion
of the MacKinlay family In Ireland.
James Mckinley ley in the name Ior
the first time, and the abbreviatioh
Mc), son OF James, the trooper, was
born In Ireland in 1908. He came to
America before the revolutionary war
and lived In Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Kentucky and Ohio. He died at the
home OF his at-granddaughter. MRS.
Eleanor Wiles Goodwin, In warren
county, Ohio, In 1872. having reached
the age Of 104 years. His son, James
Mckinley, born about 1890. came from
the north Of Ireland at the age oil
is supposed to have served in the rev.
olutiOnary war. His son, David Mckin-
ley, was born May IS, 1855. In York
county, Pennsylvania, and resided In
Chanceford, Pa. at the time Of the rev
olutionary war. He served in the con-
panies OF Capts. McCaskey, Ross
Laird, Reed, Holderbaum. Sloymaker
Robe and Harnahan. He is said tc
have been one OF the privates under
Maj. Henry Lee when he captured
Paulus Hook, an exploit which con
gress characterized by vote OF thank
for the remarkable prudence, address
and bravery displayed and empha
sized It by presenting a gold medal tt
Mai. Lee and $4,000 to be distributed
among the noncommissioned officers
and privates.
David Mckinley Is also said to hay'
distinguished himself for bravery al
Brandywlne. Germantown and Mon
ford county. Ohio. On Dec. Q. 1880, h
was married In Westmoreland county
Pennsylvania, to Sarah Gray, by whom
he had ten children, the second beinI
James Mckinley. born Sept. ~. l7s'
who married Polly Rose about lS0'
and resided on the farm in Pine town
ship. Mercer county. Pennsylvania
Early In the thirties he became inter
ested in the iron business. and ran
, charcoal furnace for number @
yenrs at Lisbon. o. He was an eide
in the Lisbon Presbyterian churc
from 1922 to 1896. His eldest son. Wi
liam Mckinley, was born in Pine town
ship. Mercer county. Pennsylvania
Nov. 10. 1907. Having been trained 1
his fathers business. he. at an earl
age. became manager OF the old fui
, mace, which position he filled for tweI
ty-one years"
There IL another point In the contrt
versy that is often forgotten. That
/, | that Scotland was originally settled b
the Irish and that while the people {
, Scotland are called Scotch they are
reality descendants OF Irish imm
grants. To 20 back further. lrelan
:, was settled by the Spaniards. 1t hay
ing been given to his three son
by King Mllcsius OF Spain. Thes
; three sons were Heremon. Harmon nm
: Ir. After the latter the island vi
named. Except In part OF Connaugl
all the inhabitants OF Ireland and SEQ
! land are descendants OF these thr,
u Spanish princes. Mckinley CONF
,. through the line of Heremon. 1t
u worthy OF notice that w. J. Bryan
e also descendant OF the same line. NJ
= KInley's mother. Nancy Allison. was
= irish parentage. In the biographies
d her published at her death she wi
Z. set down rs OF Scotch-Irlsh estractio
d Now there Is no such thing
sco,ch-Irish. All the residents OF Il
% United Stntes that are officially call'
o OF Scotch-lrish lineage are Of Irish III
II cage only. What historians probab
d mean by Scotch-irlsh Is now Cathol
d Irish. When Scotland Joined the Re
u ormntion n large section Of northei
= ireland also left the Catholic con
20 munion. For long time the peop
d OF South Ireland called their North lr
ID land brethren "Sco,ch-Irish" In def
" sion,