Letitia Wells (Dalton) McCoy (1806 - 1862)

Born 8 Jan 1806 in Greenbrier, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1862 at age 56 in Sherman, Cass, Missouri, USA

Biography

Letitia was born January 8, 1806 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, daughter of William & Mary Renick Dalton. She married John McCoy

John McCoy and wife, Letitia and sons Mason Lewis and William Rennick moved from Greenbrier County WV to Lafayette County, Missouri in 1838, along with Johns parents, Lewis and Mary McCoy. John and family moved to Henry Co MO in 1854 and on to Cass County, Missouri in 1865. John sold 40 acres to be laid out as town site of Grant, Missouri (all that remains of Grant is Grant cemetery, where many of the McCoys are buried).^[1]

Name

Name: Letitia Wells Dalton^[2][3][4]

Birth

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1806

Birth Place: Greenbrier, Virginia, USA^[3][4]

Parents of Letitia Dalton:

Husband: William Richard Dalton

Wife: Mary Polly Renick

1. Letitia Wells Dalton
2. Robert Renick Dalton
3. William Richard Dalton
4. Sarah F Dalton
5. Benjamin Franklin Dalton
6. James Grisby Dalton
7. Mary Rebecca Dalton
8. Addison Frazier Dalton

Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1806

Marriage Place: Greenbrier, Virginia, United States^[5][2]

Residence

Residence Date: 1850

Residence Place: District 46, Lafayette, Missouri^[4]

Residence Date: 1860

Residence Place: Bogard, Henry, Missouri, United States^[3]

Marriage

Husband: John McCoy

Wife: Letitia Wells Dalton

John & Letitia had these children:

1. James Allen McCoy
2. Mary Jane McCoy (m: Gideon Rader),
3. Mason Louis McCoy (m: Mary Baker, 9 ch),
4. William Rennick McCoy (m: Martha Jane Tedder, 4 ch),
5. Sarah Elizabeth McCoy (m: Haskell)
6. Amos F. McCoy
7. Nancy Sabina McCoy (twin) (m: William Graham)
8. John F. McCoy (twin)

Death

Death Date: June 6, 1862

Death Place: Missouri, USA^[6]

Inscription:

Indexed in 1976, not found in 2005. Footstone L.W.M. is possibly hers, although husband's footstone was J. McC.

Burial:

Cemetery: Kepner Cemetery

Place: Urich, Henry County, Missouri, USA^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Census data and pages 267-274 of History of Creighton, MO (Cass County) "A Bicentennial Town" 1885-1976, published by The Printery, Clinton Missouri
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al Letitia Dalton Marriage date: 10 January 1828 Marriage place: Greenbrier, Virginia.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Year: 1860; Census Place: Bogard, Henry, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: 981; Image: 495. Note: 1860 US Federal Census: Letitia Dalton Birth date: abt 1806 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Bogard, Henry, Missouri, United States.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Year: 1850; Census Place: District 46, Lafayette, Missouri; Roll: M432_403; Page: 211B; 1850 US Federal Census:Letitia Wells Dalton Birth date: abt 1806 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1850 Residence place: District 46, Lafayette, Missouri.1
5. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp: Birth year: 1789; Birth city: Greenbrier Co; Birth state: VA. Note: Letitia Wells Dalton Birth date: 1789 Birth place: Greenbrier Co, VA Marriage date: 18 March 1806 Marriage place: Charleston, VA
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} FindAGrave: Memorial ID: #19147499 Letitia Wells (Dalton) McCoy

See also:

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Dalton-1455 created through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Vicki and others.