Individual Details
Colin M. McKinney
(17 Apr 1766 - 8 Sep 1861)
Politician, Land Surveyor and Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Collin County, Texas is named after him. A pioneer leader of North Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Collin McKinney was born in New Jersey, a son of Scottish immigrant parents. In 1780 the family moved to Kentucky and in 1824 McKinney migrated across the Red River and settled near present Texarkana.
In January, 1836, he was elected a delegate to the General Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos and there served on a committee of five that drafted Texas' Declaration of Independence from Mexico. On March 2, he signed the document. He also served on the committee which prepared the Constitution for the Republic of Texas. Later he served in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Congress of the Republic. In private life, McKinney was leader in establishing the First Disciples of Christ Church in Texas.
In 1846 he settled near the Grayson-Collin county line; this became his permanent residence. In 1792 he married Amy Moore; they had four children. He and his second wife Betsy Leake (Coleman), by whom he had six children, are both buried in this cemetery.
Collin County and its seat, McKinney, were named in his honor. In 1936 Texas Centennial Commission had his house moved to Finch Park in McKinney.
Parents were Daniel (1739-1809) and Massie (Blatchley) McKinney (1744-1825).
From "Some Descendants of Mordecai McKinney" Edited by Gerald McKinney Petty and Eulah McKinney Ridgeway 1953.
Collin's first wife was Amy Moore, born in Kentucky, died 6 May 1804, married Collin 13 Feb 1793 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
They had the following children: Jimmy b 1797 died as an infant, Emeline, died as an infant, Ashley and Polly.
He married Betsy Leak Coleman, daughter of Samuel Coleman of Todd County, Kentucky. She was born 1786 died 1862, married either the 8 or 14 of Apr 1805.
They had the following children" William C, Amy, Margaret, Annie, Eliza S and Younger Scott.
Picture of monument with inscription, Grave marker in Van Alstyne Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas. Markerprovides birth date and location as well as death date.
Politician, Land Surveyor and Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Collin County, Texas is named after him. Parents were Daniel (1739-1809) and Massie (Blatchley) McKinney (1744-1825).
2. Summers, Katherine, ed., “The History of Grayson County, Texas,” Name: Grayson Co, Frontier Village & Hunter Publishing Co; Date: 1979;, @R1@, GNL 978.4557, Carnegie Library in Bryan, TX.
3. “FIND A GRAVE.COM.” FIND A GRAVE.COM Memorial #6786130, Grave marker provides birth/death dates and locations, Located in Van Alstyne Cemetery in Grayson County,Texas.
4. Grayson County Texas Genealogical Society, “Ancestors and Descendants Grayson County Texas,” Name: Grayson County Texas Genealogical Society; Location: Sherman,Texas; Date: 1980;, @R1@, 979.4557, Carnegie Library in Bryan, TX, p. 348-349.
Collin McKinney, a surveyor, was born in New Jersey in 1766 and came to Texas in 1831. After serving at the Convention of 1836, McKinney was a representative to the Texas Congress from 1836-1840.
In January, 1836, he was elected a delegate to the General Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos and there served on a committee of five that drafted Texas' Declaration of Independence from Mexico. On March 2, he signed the document. He also served on the committee which prepared the Constitution for the Republic of Texas. Later he served in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Congress of the Republic. In private life, McKinney was leader in establishing the First Disciples of Christ Church in Texas.
In 1846 he settled near the Grayson-Collin county line; this became his permanent residence. In 1792 he married Amy Moore; they had four children. He and his second wife Betsy Leake (Coleman), by whom he had six children, are both buried in this cemetery.
Collin County and its seat, McKinney, were named in his honor. In 1936 Texas Centennial Commission had his house moved to Finch Park in McKinney.
Parents were Daniel (1739-1809) and Massie (Blatchley) McKinney (1744-1825).
From "Some Descendants of Mordecai McKinney" Edited by Gerald McKinney Petty and Eulah McKinney Ridgeway 1953.
Collin's first wife was Amy Moore, born in Kentucky, died 6 May 1804, married Collin 13 Feb 1793 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
They had the following children: Jimmy b 1797 died as an infant, Emeline, died as an infant, Ashley and Polly.
He married Betsy Leak Coleman, daughter of Samuel Coleman of Todd County, Kentucky. She was born 1786 died 1862, married either the 8 or 14 of Apr 1805.
They had the following children" William C, Amy, Margaret, Annie, Eliza S and Younger Scott.
Picture of monument with inscription, Grave marker in Van Alstyne Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas. Markerprovides birth date and location as well as death date.
Politician, Land Surveyor and Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Collin County, Texas is named after him. Parents were Daniel (1739-1809) and Massie (Blatchley) McKinney (1744-1825).
2. Summers, Katherine, ed., “The History of Grayson County, Texas,” Name: Grayson Co, Frontier Village & Hunter Publishing Co; Date: 1979;, @R1@, GNL 978.4557, Carnegie Library in Bryan, TX.
3. “FIND A GRAVE.COM.” FIND A GRAVE.COM Memorial #6786130, Grave marker provides birth/death dates and locations, Located in Van Alstyne Cemetery in Grayson County,Texas.
4. Grayson County Texas Genealogical Society, “Ancestors and Descendants Grayson County Texas,” Name: Grayson County Texas Genealogical Society; Location: Sherman,Texas; Date: 1980;, @R1@, 979.4557, Carnegie Library in Bryan, TX, p. 348-349.
Collin McKinney, a surveyor, was born in New Jersey in 1766 and came to Texas in 1831. After serving at the Convention of 1836, McKinney was a representative to the Texas Congress from 1836-1840.
Events
| Birth | 17 Apr 1766 | Hunterdon County, New Jersey | |||
| Marriage | 13 Feb 1794 | Lincoln County, Kentucky - Amy Moore |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Apr 1805 | Lincoln County, Kentucky - Elizabeth Leake "Betsey" Coleman | | ||
| Census (family) | 1810 | Lincoln, Lincoln County, Kentucky - Elizabeth Leake "Betsey" Coleman | |  | |
| Census (family) | 4 Aug 1830 | Wavell Colony, Bowie County, Texas - Elizabeth Leake "Betsey" Coleman | | | |
| Census (family) | 15 Nov 1850 | Collin County, Texas - Elizabeth Leake "Betsey" Coleman | | | |
| Census (family) | 24 Jul 1860 | Mantua, Collin County, Texas - Elizabeth Leake "Betsey" Coleman | | | |
| Death | 8 Sep 1861 | Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Van Alstyne Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Amy Moore (1778 - 1804) |
| Child | Emeline McKinney (1786 - 1824) |
| Child | Ashley McKinney (1795 - 1847) |
| Child | Jimmy McKinney (1797 - 1797) |
| Child | Polley McKinney (1804 - 1864) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Leake "Betsey" Coleman (1786 - 1862) |
| Child | William Coleman McKinney (1806 - 1885) |
| Child | Margaret McKinney (1807 - 1888) |
| Child | Amy Ann McKinney (1807 - 1829) |
| Child | Anna Carolyn McKinney (1808 - 1834) |
| Child | Samuel Leek McKinney (1811 - 1818) |
| Child | Elizabeth Serene McKinney (1813 - 1904) |
| Child | Rev. Younger Scott McKinney (1819 - 1907) |
| Father | Daniel McKinney (1745 - 1809) |
| Mother | Mercy Blatchley (1745 - 1825) |
| Sibling | Rebecca McKinney (1789 - 1850) |
Notes
Marriage
Collin's first wife was Amy Moore, born in Kentucky, died 6 May 1804, married Collin 13 Feb 1793 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.They had the following children: Jimmy b 1797 died as an infant, Emeline, died as an infant, Ashley and Polly.
Marriage
DAR recordCensus (family)
Collin Mckenny 11010-40100 (3)1 M 0-10 = William 4
1M 10-15 = Jimmy 13
4 F 0-10 = Polley 6, Margaret 3, Amy 3, Anna 2
1 F 16-25 = Elizabeth Leake Coleman 24
(Three slaves)
Census (family)
McKinney, CollinAge: 64
Marital Status: married
Sons/Daughters:1 / 1
Profession:Farmer/Stock Raiser
Slaves: 11
Place Of Origin: Kentucky
Arrival Date: 12/20/1824
Oath Date: 8/4/1830
Colony: Wavel
Wife Elizabeth Leek 45
Daughter Elizabeth McKinney 16
Son Scott McKinney 10
Census (family)
Collin Mckinney M 84 New Jersey - FarmerElizabeth L Mckinney F 65 Virginia
24 Black Slaves:
UNKNOWNF2
UNKNOWNM2
UNKNOWNM2
UNKNOWNM4
UNKNOWNM4
UNKNOWNM9
UNKNOWNM9
UNKNOWNM9
UNKNOWNM12
UNKNOWNM14 Mulatto
UNKNOWNF4
UNKNOWNF15
UNKNOWNM17
UNKNOWNM20
UNKNOWNM46
UNKNOWNM50
UNKNOWNF22
UNKNOWNF30
UNKNOWNF45
UNKNOWNF50
UNKNOWNM12
UNKNOWNM12
UNKNOWNM12
UNKNOWNM14
Census (family)
Collin Mc Kinney M 94 New Jersey - FarmerBetsy L Mc Kinney F 74 Virginia
M Thryee M 56 Virginia - Carpenter
Susan Thryee F 40 Kentucky
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2P-4NP : accessed 7 March 2018), Collin Mckenny, Lincoln, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 126, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 181,352..
2. Texas General Land Office Register Of Families Search https://s3.glo.texas.gov/glo/history/archives/land-grants/registeroffamilies.cfm?intID=2195.
3. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLK-8Q4 : 12 April 2016), Collin Mckinney, Collin county, part of, Collin, Texas, United States; citing family 53, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)..
4. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFX-739 : 12 December 2017), Collin Mc Kinney, 1860..
5. Find A Grave Memorial# 6786130.