Brief Life History of Samuel Paxton
When Samuel Paxton McVey was born on 24 January 1794, in Virginia, United States, his father, Samuel Lewis McVey, was 26 and his mother, Mary Jane Paxton, was 22. He married Margaret Stephens on 3 January 1820, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Monroe, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Greenbrier, Virginia, United States in 1860. He died on 30 November 1868, in Greenbrier, McDowell, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Fort Spring, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Samuel P Mcvay, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sam'l McVey, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- Saml P Mc Vay, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1794–1868 Male
1802–1886 Female
Children (7)
1820–1891 Male
1823– Male
1826–1880 Male
1829–1880 Female
1832– Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1767–1855 Male
1771–1855 Female
Siblings (13)
1794–1868 Male
1796–1886 Male
1798– Female
1800–1868 Male
1802–1866 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 18
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 25
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bheatha ‘son of life’, i.e. ‘man of religion’. Compare Scottish McBeth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Samuel Lewis McVey
This story was obtained from: The McVey Family of Virginia and West Virginia http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ksteeleb/aqwn03.htm Samuel Lewis McVey lived in Greenbrier County, Virg …
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