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Hello I have seen of this forum the sir name of Sinkeys etc, also in my research I find that there is many spellings of the tribal name “Seneca’, is there a connection between the two?
Tom,
Sinkey is my ancestor (and connected with you, I think – there are Hardins in my genealogy). I wondered about that close spelling myself at one point. I found Seneca spelled as Sineky in one primary source document. Since that time, though, I have come to believe that it is more likely coincidence, that Sinkey is really a misspelling of Sankey. The DNA test that we ran on the Sinkey line came back English, although it listed Chinese as two mutations away (Is that how you describe it?) The English result reflects the genealogists’ history of the Sankey family. It is believed that there were four Sankey brothers in PA and the one who moved to OH (my Rev. War ancestor) spelled it as Sinkey.
Techteach
I decided to post a link that I have posted here before, because there are names on this muster list that my Sinkey ancestor was on that have appeared on this forum before, Rickets, Ferguson, Harris, Huston, French, McCarty, Ozwalt (I am not sure we have seen this surname on this forum, but I have seen that the ID of Blackfoot is in that family. Bill found a connection with my Hustons.), Harding, and others. My William Sinkey is listed as a ranger under Captain Boyd here http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/bedford/military/militia-1.txt
Techteach
Tom,
When Cindy first found a connection between Sinkey and Sinneke I was really excited so I did some looking. I found a treaty in New York I think that had signatures of 7 or 8 Sineke’s on it deeding Indian land to US. I kept looking and found that Sinneke is a Dutch word if I am remembering correctly and they used it to describe pretty much any Indian at that time. I kept looking and found a reference about “Sinneke” in a Dutch play. It said that “Sinneke” was a Dutch word meaning devil, evil, savage, etc.. I know that the word Senneca is supposed to have come from “Sinneke”, but if it did I took it to mean that the Dutch were calling the Indians they found here devils, or of the devil or something of that nature. I had hoped that Sinkey was a Seneca name but at this point I tend to agree with Cindy that it is a mis-spelling of the name Sankey. There were other treaties that I found that had the name Sinneke signed by Indians, I think they called the signers sachems.
Deb
Tom,
By the way…I would be interested in where you have seen this in your research, I’m still alittle reluctant to let go of the idea that Sinkey/Sinneke/Seneca are connected is some way. I really want to solve the Sinkey/Sankey puzzle. Cindy and I have the same William Sankey/Sinkey ancestor. My Dad’s DNA test came back English but it was a Y test, just the male line, so I’m thinking the Indian comes in from the female side of the equation somewhere. My maiden name is Sinkey. I’m pretty invested in finding out where the name comes from.
Deb
And my gggrandmother was a Sinkey, daughter of a Green and a Huston. The story in my line of the family is that the NA came in through the Sinkey line but with the DNA results that could be William Sinkey’s McCartney wife, the Greens, the Hustons, the Butts, the Duncans or all of them. Deb and I share all these lines.
Techteach
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