You do try McKay, McKoy, etc? Robert McKay was in Orange co. , now Frederick Co., around 1731. It may be worth looking at this man on Google. On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 10:50 PM, Gayle M. Garrett <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > *_Seasons Greetings_*: > I have been trying to locate my great, great-grandfather, Harvey McCoy's > Birth place in Virginia, or possibly West Virginia now. I have come to a > dead end so many times in the past. > Birth date December 23, 1813. His children had some very unusual names, I > always thought that this might have come down their family line, but no > luck there either. My family have been trying to trace his birth for over > fifty years now, I have been trying over the last 30 years, along with my > cousins, aunts & uncles. > > Any help, clues would be very much appreciated. > > *_Children's Names: > > Matthias McCoy > > Jehu Hardy McCoy, my great granddad > > John Riggs McCoy > > Lewis C. McCoy > > Melissa Ann "Sis" McCoy > > Isaac Madison McCoy > > Arstarkus McCoy > > Lycurgus McCoy > > _*Some of these names are not real common names.*_ > > _Any help would be very much appreciated._ > > Thank You: > > From our McCoy Family: > > Gayle M. Garrett > > > > > > > _* > > On 12/14/2012 12:28 PM, Gale Fuller wrote: > >> I want to first say how much I appreciate this email list! I want to >> thank the LVA for providing this forum for us and the person who is the >> monitor of our messages. And a huge thanks to each of you who so willing >> help others in their search for ancestors in VA records. I cannot tell you >> how much valuable information you have provide me over the years... >> contacts with other researchers, answers to questions and lead to follow. >> Just a huge THANK YOU!! >> >> Now to ask for another lead. I am trying to find some land record for an >> ancestor who just shows up in a Cavalier and Pioneer record, not as a >> person buying land but the record says the purchaser is buying land next to >> the ancestor. Thus in my mind, that means this man owned the land next to >> the purchased land. I will post what I am referring to. >> >> Vol III p. 214 >> GEORGE WILKINSON, 1120 acs. (O.L.) New Kent Co., in St. Paul’s Par; N. >> side of Totapotamoys Cr; on line of Mr. John Shelton; Capt. William >> Dangerfield; & on land claimed by the Crenshaws’; 11 Jul 1719, p 435. Being >> all that is found within bounds of a patent for 1206 acs., granted sd. >> George & John Wilkinson, 23 Oct. 1703. >> >> >> >> Do you agree that John Shelton owned the land next to the land being >> purchased by George Wilkinson? Could John Shelton have been there in the >> original patent in 1703? >> >> >> >> There is not one single record of John Shelton owning land until this >> one. I have checked the first three volumes of Cavaliers and Pioneers and >> there is not John Shelton mentioned until this one. >> >> >> >> John Shelton is not in the New Kent County Quit Rent Roll of 1704. To me >> that means he did not own land in NK and checking in York, James City, >> Charles City and K&Q, he did not show up there either. >> >> >> >> The man is in the first record in St Paul’s Parish Vestry book in 1705 >> when he was appointed “reader” in 1706 when he is ordered to “officiate >> clerk” and in 1711 when “ 1711 St Paul’s Parish “The land of Jno. Shelton >> being made one precinct whereof the said Jno. Shelton and Edw. Bullock >> being appointed overseers etc. But in 1714 this is found: 1714 John Shelton >> built a house at Rural Plains when St Paul’s vestry notes it met there. Not >> stated at Rural Plains but at the home of John Shelton. >> >> >> >> I am off in a moment to look at this St Paul’s book that I discovered is >> at the local University library!! >> >> >> >> But can anyone offer any place to look for this man buying or obtaining >> land in New Kent County? He was there! And had land in 1719 but was he new >> to the county in 1705, right after the Quit Rent? Right when he shows up in >> the St Paul’s vestry? >> >> >> >> Just love tossing ideas out and seeing the wonderful ideas you can offer. >> Thanking you in advance. >> >> Gale Fuller >> >> [log in to unmask] >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >> at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/**archives/va-roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html> >> >> > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/**archives/va-roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html> > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html