Christopher McVaney (McElvanny, McVany)*
Birth: <1757>, Pennsylvania, USA Source:
Death: 30 Jun 1853, West Virginia, USA Source: Revolutionary War Pensions, Christopher McVaney
- Married Mary (Polly) Paulus (Powlas) * on 7 Nov 1796 at Rockingham (then Augusta) Co., Virginia, USA
- Child 1: Catherine McVaney 27 Oct 1800 - BEF 12 Jun 1860 m. Jonas Crites
- Child 2: Martha McVaney <1801> - BEF 1880 m. Onias Crites
- Child 3: Nicholas McVaney (McElvany) 7 Nov 1802 - 6 May 1887 m. Rebecca Reger
- Child 4: Elam McVaney - prob bef 1850 m. Mary Magdalene Casto
- Child 5: Elizabeth McVaney <1807> - 1860/1870 m. Jacob Carpenter
- Child 6: Mary McVaney 6 Oct 1810 - 3 Sep 1879 m. John Yoak (Yoke)
- Child 7: John H. McVaney * <1815> - 1870/1880 m. Hannah Dean *
- Child 8: Diana McVaney (Muckelwaine) <1818> - AFT 1880 m. John Harper
Notes: Biography: There is a deed to Christopher and Mary McVaney in Harrison Co. VA, 1818 (From Bec ky Broghie)
Christopher McVancy received a Virginia Militia pension for Revolutionary war service in Lewi s Co. (W)VA aged 77 in 1833.
Christopher McVany, b. 1757 PA, entered service 1777 Frederick Co. VA; after war moved to Har dy Co. (W)VA, Frederick Co. VA, Augusta Co. VA, Rockingham Co. VA, Pendleton Co. (W)VA, Bat h Co. VA, Harrison CO. (W)VA (area later Lewis Co.); received pension 1832 Lewis CO. (W)VA; d . 30 Jun 1853 Upshur Co. (W)VA; m. Oct 1796 Mary Pusse/Pusie/Pasel. Christopher's pension wa s suspended in 1836 when a witness affirmed he was a deserter.
The name is also listed in connection with this application as McVaney, McVancey, McVancy.
Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warra nt Records
McVancy, Christopher, Richmond, 1832, Lewis Co. VA 8 Mar 1834, Christopher McVancy [x his mar k] (former private), resident of this county for 17 years [Lewis formed 1817] and previous th ereto of Harrison County, appoints Charles S. Morgan attorney to collect pension due from 4 S ep 1833 to 4 Mar 1834; witnesses Thos. Bland, James Robinson Jr.
Richmond, 21 Apr 1834, C.S. Morgan collected $40.00
[This shows he signed with a mark, but his initial pension application has his signature twic e.]
Selected Final Pension Payment Vouchers, 1818-1864. Virginia: Richmond & Wheeling, abstaracte d by Alycon Trubey Pierce. Iberian Pub. Co. Athens, Ga., i966, vol.2
1810 Harrison Co. Census
Christopher McElvaney p. 84
1820 Lewis Co. Census
Christopher McElvaney p. 150
150a 102 42 McElvaney Chrstopher 1 . 1 1 . 1 2 1 1 1 . . 1
1830 Lewis Co. Census
Christopher Melevany p. 248
1840 Lewis County Census
Nicholas McVany
Christopher McVany
John H. McVany
1850 Lewis Co. Census (18 Jul)
Christopher Mackelvany (farmer b. PA), 92, Mary b. VA, 71
John Yoak, a son of John and Margaret Catherine (Carpenter) Yoak,was born in VA about 1808 an d died in Lewis County VA about 1848. He married Mary McElwain. Mary was born in VA about 181 1. The family is listed in the 1850 Lewis County VA census as "Mary Zoak"
Children of John and Mary (McElwain) Yoak. 31. (1). Elmore b.c. 1831 32.
(2). Peregrine b.c. 1836 33. (3). Christopher b.c. 1838 m.Diadema -----
34. (4). Ruhama b.c. 1841 35. (5). Martin b.c. 1843 36. (6). John W. b.c.
1845 37. (7). Solomon Gordon b.Jan 19 1848 d.Sep 18 1927 m.Helen A.
Wolverton Sep 27 1877
Don Norman
Mary Magdalene Casto McVaney was d/o David J. Casto s/o John and Sarah Casto and Susannah Wes tfall d/o Zachariah Westfall and Hannah Wolfe
Rebecca Reger McVaney was d/o Isaac Reger s/o Jacob Hans Reger and Barbara Crites and Mary Ma gdalene Brake d/o of Jacob Brake Jr. and Mary Slaughter (LDS Ancestry Files)
The Castos were in Monongalia Co. and then Upshur; the Regers and Brakes were Hardy Co. famil ies who ended up in
Lewis and then Upshur Co.
LDS gives 16 May 1837 death date for Nicholas McVaney; obviously incorrect, since he appear s in the 1850 Census. Perhaps a typo for 6 May 1887.
Marriage Record Lewis Co., West Virginia, Vol. 1, Pg. 64, LDS #824939
"Rebecca and sister Ruth and their husbands settled on Hacker's Creek near the residence of t heir father, Isaac, where they continued to reside until called away from this world." (Infor mation from The History of Upshur County, W. Va.by W. B. Cutright).
Sources:WFT Volume 7. Tree: 3313 lists all children but Elam and their spouses
Names of Pensioners
Ages, Years
Date of Declaration
Court or Magis-trate before, whom made
Names of Witnesses, and date of their, Attestation
Names of Clergyman, and date of their, Attestation
Names of Clerk, Certifying &, dates of their, Attestation
Persons to, whom Certifi-, cates were, Sent
Post Office, and when, Sent
Length of , time in, Service
Amount, per, Annum
Time of, entering the, Service
Officer under whom the, Service Was performed
Christopher McVANCY
75
7 Aug 1832
Court
James Brown Aug 7, 1832
Jacob Cozad Aug 7, 1832
J. Talbott 8th Dec 1832
J. WALMSLEY
Weston, May 16, 1833
2 years
80
Latter part of 1777
St. Dor {?} Col. Gave{?}
1850 Barbour County (w)VA District 5 Census
11 769 769 Crites Asa 21 M Farmer Va X
12 769 769 Crites Nancy 24 F Va X
13 769 769 Crites Benjamin 1 M Va
14 770 770 Crites Onias 53 M Farmer 500
15 770 770 Crites Martha 49 F Va
16 770 770 Crites Tempe 25 F Va X
17 770 770 Crites Rebecca 19 F Va
18 770 770 Crites Joab 17 M Farmer Va
19 771 771 McClany John 35 M Farmer 1,200 Va
20 771 771 McClany Hannah 27 F Va X
21 771 771 McClany Maryet 9 F Va X
22 771 771 McClany Lorenza D. 7 M Va X
23 771 771 McClany Josiah 4 M Va
24 771 771 McClany Antonetta 2 F Va
25 772 772 Reynolds Henry 18 M Farmer 750 Va X
26 772 772 Reynolds Lydia 37 F Va
27 773 773 Carpenter Jacob 46 M Farmer 300 Va
28 773 773 Carpenter Elizabeth 43 F Va
29 773 773 Carpenter Dianna 21 F Va X
30 773 773 Carpenter Oliver 19 M Farmer Va
31 773 773 Carpenter Margaret 16 F Va
32 773 773 Carpenter Mary 11 F Va
33 773 773 Carpenter John C. 5 M Va
Sources: WFT Volume 7. Tree: 3313 lists all children but Elam and their spouses
BIRTH: Son Nicholas in 1880 Census gives father's birthplace as Virginia
This book list all the patriots who fought at Cowpens in South Carolina. I found the book a t Cowpens National Park's visitor's center.
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McVANY (McVANEY) CHRISTOPHER
b. 1755/57, Pennsylvania d. 30 June 1852/53 m. Mary Paul, October 1796, Augusta County, Vir ginia In the later part of 1777 Christopher McVany enlisted in Frederick County, Virginia, u nder Ensign Robert Mitchell and Lt. James Doren in a campaign against the Indians. Eventuall y the unit marched into South Carolina and near a place called Little Cove they found twent y British horsemen at a tippling shop. They killed two, captured fifteen, and three escaped . McVany's unit joined Morgan and was in the battle at Cowpens. He was granted pension on hi s application executed 7 August 1832 while residing in Lewis County, Virginia. FPA S15533; PI
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