McVey from Georgia and Alabama
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Re: McVey from Georgia and Alabama
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Posted: 4 Jul 2009 3:15PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: McVeigh McVey McVay
I research two separate McVeigh/McVey/McVay lines which passed through GA and AL and are not at all related (that I know so far).
The first is the lines of Lancaster McVay (1808-1891). He was b. in TN and died in AL. His father is thought to be John McVay (c1766-1841 MS) and the family is thought to have passed through SC and GA.
The second is James Lawrence McVeigh (b. c1819 d. 1897 GA--usually incorrectly listed as 1901 since that is the date on his tombstone). He came from the Isle of Man in the British Isles about 1836 to Savannah, GA. We are not sure where he was born, but probably Ireland. Some of his descendants ended up in AL.
Since you did not give a time frame or specific names, it is difficult to know if your family ties into one of these. The spellings have changed many times in all these families.
Teresa McVeigh
soheyrazar@comcast.net
The first is the lines of Lancaster McVay (1808-1891). He was b. in TN and died in AL. His father is thought to be John McVay (c1766-1841 MS) and the family is thought to have passed through SC and GA.
The second is James Lawrence McVeigh (b. c1819 d. 1897 GA--usually incorrectly listed as 1901 since that is the date on his tombstone). He came from the Isle of Man in the British Isles about 1836 to Savannah, GA. We are not sure where he was born, but probably Ireland. Some of his descendants ended up in AL.
Since you did not give a time frame or specific names, it is difficult to know if your family ties into one of these. The spellings have changed many times in all these families.
Teresa McVeigh
soheyrazar@comcast.net