Born in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Javan McVay
and Rhoda (Smith) McVay
Sister of
Arminda Nilla (McVay) McCarty, Pleasant W. McVay, Mary Sophronia (McVay) McCarty and John McVay
Wife of
David A Walton
— married
18 Jan 1836 in Lawrence, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary S. (Walton) Parker, Henry J. Walton, John Samuel Walton, Louisa Minerva Walton, David A Walton and Julia Walton
Died before
before age 51
in Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Sep 2016
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Biography
Melissa McVay was born in 1818. She was the daughter of Javan McVay and Rhoda Smith. Melissa passed away before 1870.
Timeline
| When | Age | Who and What | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1843[1] | Abstract of Petition to Sell Land of the Estate of John Smith, Senr references all of: Abram Smith; Sally formerly Smith who intermarried with Thomas Morrow; John Smith; Nathan Smith; Jacob Smith; Nancy formerly Smith who intermarried with Ephraim B. Osborne; Joshua Smith; Silas Smith; Polly Morrow, formerly Smith who intermarried with William Morrow; Permelia formerly Smith who intermarried with Silas Chiles; Chidren of Levi Smith deceased: John Smith, Sarah Ann formerly Smith who intermarried with Levi Donald, Augustus Smith a minor, Harriet Smith a minor, Manerva Smith a minor, Elizabeth Smith a minor; Children of Rhoda McVay deceased formerly Smith and daughter of John Smith: Pleasant McVay, Arminda formerly McVay who intermarried with William McCarty, Melissa formerly McVay who intermarried with David Walton, Sophronia formerly McVay who intermarried with Andrew McCarty, and John McVay a minor[1] | Lawrence Co.[1], Alabama |
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Image:Smith-72186-1.pdf Lawrence County, AL, Orphans Court Book G, page 404 LDS Film #1710947
- Marriage: "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
citing Lawrence, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2,431,963
FamilySearch Record: Q2DW-XJ93 (accessed 4 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91H-D7PN-X Image number 00295
Melissa W Mcvay marriage to David A Walton on 22 Jan 1836 in Lawrence, Alabama, United States.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Mike Little
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1e1, FTDNA kit #83215
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~3.12%
Katy (McCarty) Fairclo :
23andMe, GEDmatch M020877 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Kristina Swesey :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Paul McCarty :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F364770 [compare], FTDNA kit #364770
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Bernadette Germain :
AncestryDNA
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Chris Garrigues
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McVay-481 and McVay-238 appear to represent the same person because: Our trees have collided
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by Chris Garrigues
Melissa is 15 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 23 degrees from Carl Sagan, 21 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 31 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 25 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 20 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 25 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 16 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 18 degrees from Isaac Newton, 24 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 23 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 11 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.