McCoy Family Papers, 1761-1903 A&M 0558

McCoy Family Papers, 1761-1903 A&M 0558


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0558
Title
McCoy Family Papers 1761-1903
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196903
Quantity
1.7 Linear Feet, 1 ft. 8 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1 item)
Creator
McCoy family
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Business correspondence and papers, including land grants and deeds, 1761-1881, surveys, wills, and account books of William McCoy, Sr. and Jr., of Pendleton County. There are papers on the administration of estates; management of property in Mercer, Pendleton, and Randolph counties, and in Augusta and Highland counties, Virginia, for absentee owners; and on farm operations. There is material on the Central Bank of Virginia at Staunton; the Moorefield and North Branch Turnpike Company; and on military units in the eastern parts of West Virginia during the Civil War, including letters, orders, and requisitions. Also includes record of land transaction between Levi Hollingsworth and Robert McCulloh regarding 11,435 acres in Pendleton County (1803).

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], McCoy Family Papers, A&M 0558, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Account books
  • Agriculture
  • Banks - Central Bank of Virginia.
  • Farms and farming.
  • Land.
  • McCoy family
  • McCoy, William Jr.
  • McCoy, William Sr.
  • Mercer County (W. Va.)
  • Moorefield and North Branch Turnpike Company
  • Pendleton County (W. Va.)
  • Randolph County (W. Va.)
  • Surveyors and surveying.
  • Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Mercer County (W. Va.)
  • Pendleton County (W. Va.)
  • Randolph County (W. Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865