Rachel Mackie

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Said to be the daughter of Thomas and Rosannah MACKIE, and sister to Samuel (born 1761 in County Tyrone.)

Rachel married John Brixey between 1777 and 1778 in North Carolina. John was born before 1759 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Said to have married in Burke County, North Carolina.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/n/o/Larry-M-Knowles/GENE1-0005.html

1. Thomas Brixey, Jr. was born after 1778 in North Carolina; and died.
2. John Brixey was born after 1780 in North Carolina; and died.
3. Janet Brixey was born about 1782 in North Carolina; and died.

Rachel married Barnabus Strickland on 10 Nov 1787. Barnabus (son of Solomon Strickland and Amey Pace) was born on 2 May 1768 in North Carolina; died about 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Per the article in Stirpes Magazine, Wilson Strickland, born 1807 died 1847, is sometimes listed as a fifth child of Rachel and Barnabas. However, this would extend Rachel's childbearing over approximately 30 yeares. Additionally, Barnabas did not include Wilson in his will when he listed his children while a nearby Jacob Strickland will referred to his son Wilson whose age roughly corresponds to that listed for his Wilson.

Many Strickland researchers claim Wilson Strickland as a family member. he was supposed to have been from Tennessee. It appears that he lived for a time in Georgia and then eventually settled in Texas, arriving as early as 1829. He served in the Texas military and Texas Rangers during the 1830s and was granted a large tract of land in what became Montgomery County. Supposedly he gave a man named Allen Vince a document deeding his land to him as part of a loan in 1838. Strickland dissapeared shortly after that and Vince eventually took over the land. However, rightful ownership of the land continued to be disputed. In 1931 oil was discovered on the land. The land was leased by Humble (now Exxon) Oil Co. and a lawsuit occured during the 1930s where 5,000 people claimed to be descendants of Wilson Strickland. To the present, the case remains unsettled as people still try to prove their right to part of the fortune which is in the tens of millions of dollars.

1. Solomon Strickland was born on 6 May 1790; died on 9 Feb 1854 in Madison County, Georgia; was buried in Blue Stone Baptist Church Cemetery, Madison County, Georgia.
2. Pauline Strickland was born on 24 Apr 1793; and died.
3. Rosannah Strickland was born on 27 Sep 1795; and died.
4. Ephraim Barnubus Strickland was born after 1795; and died.