Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Alexander MCCLOY / Cary Ann GARRETT (F18777)  [1

m. 9 Oct 1832


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  • Alexander MCCLOYFather | Male
    Alexander MCCLOY

    Born  CA 1811  Braxton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 May 1894  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  9 Oct 1832  [2]  Harrison Co, (W)VA  [2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Drusilla DAVIS | F21756 
    Married  13 Jan 1857  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother   

    Cary Ann GARRETTMother | Female
    Cary Ann GARRETT

    Born  CA 1816  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
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    Mother   

    John (Jonathan) MCCLOYChild 1 | Male
    + John (Jonathan) MCCLOY

    Born  CA 1838  Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 May 1901   
    Buried    Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Harriet DAVIS | F19568 
    Married  28 Jan 1858  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Nancy MCCLOYChild 2 | Female
    + Nancy MCCLOY

    Born  1839   
    Died  1917   
    Buried    Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ananias DAVIS | F18776 
    Married  7 Dec 1859  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    William MCCLOYChild 3 | Male
    + William MCCLOY

    Born  CA 1843  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Jun 1880   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Anna E. CHAMBERS | F47794 
    Married  27 Aug 1863  Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Cary Ann MCCLOYChild 4 | Female
    Cary Ann MCCLOY

    Born  CA 1846   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Sylvanus DOTSON | F46836 
    Married  19 Jul 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John M. WOLF | F47797 
    Married  24 Feb 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 17 1850:
      Alexander McCloy, 39, farmer; Carry, 34; John, 12; Nancy, 11; William, 7; Carry, 6. All born in Virginia.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Alex McCoy (sic), 50, farmer; Drusilla, 35; T. (male), 8. All born in Virginia.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Aug 15 1870:
      Alexander McCloy, 59, b. Va. (father of foreign birth), common laborer; Ann E. M. McCloy, 24; Carrie A, 24, cannot write; Orlando, 6; Laura E, 3.
      (NOTE: In this census, Cary Ann McCloy's husband Sylvanus Dotson was enumerated in the household of William R & Emily J Thomas in the Central District of Doddridge County. Marital status was not recorded in 1870, but it appears that they were separated or divorced. Sylvanus remarried in 1874. When Cary remarried in 1877, she was identified as Cary A. McCoy (sic), marital status widowed.) [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    2. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >).