Joel Mackey

Bef 1754 - Abt 1829  (> 75 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Joel Mackey
  Birth	Bef 1754	Ireland or Albemarle Co, VA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F626898DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000413D
  Death	Abt 1829	Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC)
  Person ID	I15884	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Alexander Mackey,   b. Ireland d. 1777/1782, Albemarle Co, VA
  Mother	?
  _UID	6BF1E509B1CB744A89DA7438E0E3C2B6CE62
  Family ID	F2207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Joyce,   b. 5 Jun 1750   d. 30 Mar 1835, Pickens Dist, SC (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	24 Mar 1772	Guilford Co, NC
  _UID	4B260E1B33955F47A049F2C3D063F6845360
  Children	1. Jane Mackey,   b. 10 Mar 1773, Guilford Co, NC (now Rockingham Co, NC) d. 17 Aug 1846, Pickens Dist, SC (Age 73 years)   2. Margaret Mackey,   b. 3 Nov 1774, Guilford Co, NC (now Rockingham Co, NC) d. 29 Jul 1845, Hall Co, GA (Age 70 years)   3. Alexander Mackey,   b. 1775/1779, Guilford Co, NC (now Rockingham Co, NC) d. Aft 1804, Pendleton Dist, SC (Age > 26 years)   4. Sarah Mackey,   b. 1780/1784, Surry Co, NC d. 1848, DeKalb Co, AL (Age 64 years)   5. John Mackey,   b. 21 Nov 1782, Surry Co, NC d. 24 May 1855, Cherokee Co, AL (Age 72 years)   6. Elizabeth Mackey,   b. 1784/1794, Surry Co, NC d. 1827/1829, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) (Age 35 years)   7. Nancy Mackey,   b. 1780/1790, Surry Co, NC d. Bef 1848, Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC) (Age < 57 years)   8. Joel Mackey,   b. 11 Feb 1789, Surry Co, NC d. 7 Oct 1872, Transylvania Co, NC (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F8142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Uncle. !REFERENCE: https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/mackey/default.html https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/mackey/mackey-alexander.html https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/mackey/mackey-joel.html !DEED:15 Apr 1774 Albemarle Co, VA 6-337 Alexander MACKEY Sr of Parish of Fredericsville, County of Albemarle to my son Joel MACKEY, 297a. No witnesses; !CENSUS:1786 Surry Co, NC pg 145 Joel McKEY age 21-60 (1726-65) "1-2-5-1-1"; !CENSUS:1790; !CENSUS:1800 * * Pendleton Dist, SC pg 8 Joel McVEY age 45+ (bef 1755) "01101-12001" < might be him, but clearly says McVey; !CENSUS:1810 Buncombe Co, NC pg 84 Joel McKEY age 45+ (bef 1765) "31101-10211"; !CENSUS:1820 Buncombe Co, NC pg 110 Joel McKAY Sr age 45+ (bef 1775) "000001-00001"; !REFERENCE:"The Mackeys" by Beatrice Mackey Doughtie, 1957. Joel to Guilford Co, NC, m 24 Mar 1772 to Sarah JOYCE, by 1801 to Buncombe Co, NC. Owned Land in Pendleton Dist, SC;