Notes for James McNay
James was born in Kentucky of Scotch parents. One of his brothers died while the family were coming to America and was buried at sea. James was a small child when his father died; and was brought to Adams County from the vicinity of Covington, Kentucky. As a boy James worked for his brother Andrew until he was about grown. Later their widowed mother Jane came to Adams County as the wife of Daniel Lewis, and both spent the rest of their days in Mendon Township.
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In 1849 he and P.P. Nichols were attracted to the gold fields of California. The entire summer of that year they were on the plains traveling to the gold coast, a journey that required six months. They were in the California mines for a year and a half, and had more than the average success. James had gold dust of value between $3,000 and $4,000.
source Quincy & Adams County history & representative men,1919; Charles R. McNay bio pg 995
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