Hiram McCoy (abt. 1802 - bef. 1858)

Born about 1802 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Chloe (Chapman) Thacker — married 12 Sep 1837 in Pike, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died before 1858 before about age 56 in Logan, Virginia, United States

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Biography

HIRAM MCCOY was born around 1802 in Virginia, United States. ^[1]

Sometime in his travels, Hiram met Chloe Sansom. The daughter of Thomas Chapman of Pigeon Creek in Logan County, Virginia, Chloe was the 30-year-old divorcee of James Sansom. Finding good company in one another, the pair were married September 12, 1837 in Pike County, Kentucky. Richard Keesee, a Justice for Pike County, solemnized their union.^[2]

On May 20, 1848, Hiram McCoy and James Brewster had a tract of 280 acres of land surveyed for them located on Buffalo Creek. The tract, located near Chattaroy, bordered a survey for John Thompson and extended to the dividing ridge between Buffalo Creek and Sugartree Creek.

On February 16, 1849, he had a tract of 175 acres of land surveyed for himself situated on the Rockhouse Fork of Pigeon Creek. The mouth of the Rockhouse Fork is located at Delbarton.

On September 4, 1850, Hiram received an estimated 40 acres of land on the Rockhouse Fork from Andrew Varney and his wife, Sarah, in exchange for $1. The tract, being a part of two surveys, one made by William Buffington and the other for John Stafford, began at the line on Buffington's survey opposite the upper end of the second bottom from the mouth of Rockhouse on the north side of the survey, running up Rockhouse Fork with the lines of Buffington's survey to the lower end of the survey made for Stafford and Varney and with the line of their survey up the Fork to the Fall Rock Branch, crossing the Fork to the south line of the survey, then down the Fork with the south lines of both the Stafford/Varney and Buffington surveys to opposite of the place of the beginning, then crossing the Fork to the same. On September 14, Andrew and Sarah Varney presented and acknowledged the deed to Justices William Tiller and Evan Ellis. The same was presented to and recorded two days later by William Straton, Clerk of Logan County.^[3]

In the census enumerated September 18, 1850, Hiram is found living in Logan County, Virginia, with his wife, Chloe, and their children: Julie Ann, Lewis, William, and George.^[4] John B. Floyd, then Governor of Virginia, approved the 280-acre survey between Hiram McCoy and James Brewster on Buffalo Creek, and granted it to them November 1, 1850.

On November 20, 1852, Hiram, sold to his wife, Chloe, and each of their children (Malvina Curry, Eveline Browning, Juliann McCoy, Lewis J. McCoy, William J. McCoy, and George T. McCoy) both of his tracts of land, being the 40-acre tract on Rockhouse Fork received from Andrew and Sarah Varney, and a tract of 227 acres, which runs around the first tract, for $300. The condition of the deed is that Chloe is to have sole use and control during her natural life, and upon her death would descend to the children.^[5] Hiram visited Alexander Runyon, a Justice of the Peace. January 18, 1853, to acknowledged the deed. William Straton, Clerk of Logan County, recorded it February 3, 1853.

On August 11, 1854, Hiram, along with James Brewster, both sold their 280-acre patent on Buffalo Creek to Thomas Webb for $100.^[6] They acknowledged the deed that same day to Henry Farley, a Justice of the Peace. William Straton, Clerk of Logan County, recorded it October 4, 1854.

The 175-acre survey was granted May 1, 1857, though it is unclear if Hiram passed away prior to receiving it. The grant appears in the Logan County land tax records of 1858 under Hiram McCoy's Estate, indicating that he has died prior.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DC-PZV : 12 April 2016), Hiram Mccoy, Logan county, part of, Logan, Virginia, United States; citing family 552, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY1-XXX : 17 May 2018), Hiram McCoy and Cloey Sansum, 12 Sep 1837; citing Marriage, , Pike, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 839,494.
3. ↑ Logan County, West Virginia Deed Book C, pp. 214.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DC-PZV : 12 April 2016), Hiram Mccoy, Logan county, part of, Logan, Virginia, United States; citing family 552, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).e
5. ↑ Logan County, West Virginia Deed Book C, pp. 313.
6. ↑ Logan County, West Virginia Deed Book C, pp. 372-373.
7. ↑ Logan County, West Virginia Land Book 1856-1860, pp. 183.

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Unsourced family tree handed down to Sheryl Moore. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBM-MMZ : 17 May 2018), Hiram McCoy and Cloey Sansum, 12 Sep 1837; citing Marriage, , Pike, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,943,483.

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to Ken Blair for starting this profile.