Slaves of Stephen and Cloyd McGavock, Virginia

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Contents 1 Slaves of Stephen and Cloyd McGavock 1.1 Cohabitation Records 1.2 1860 Slave Schedule 1.3 1850 Slave Schedule 2 Sources

Slaves of Stephen and Cloyd McGavock

The purpose of this page is to collect information to help identify the slaves of Stephen McGavock (1807-1880) and his brother Joseph "Cloyd " McGavock (1813-1886) of Wythe County, Virginia. Stephen and Cloyd inherited the property of their father James McGavock, and built the "Mansion" at Fort Chiswell. See: Wikipedia:The_Mansion_at_Fort_Chiswell. They were one of the largest slave owners in Wythe County according to the 1860 Slave Schedule.

Cohabitation Records

The following people listed Stephen McGavock as their last slave owner when registering their cohabitation, 27 February 1866.^[1]

Rachel (Minter) Taylor (abt.1796-)
& John Taylor (abt.1786-)

• Minta Taylor (abt.1852-)
• Ellen Taylor (abt.1851-)
• Sam Taylor (abt.1849-)
• Johnson Taylor (abt.1847-)
• Washington Taylor (abt.1845-)
• Steward Taylor (abt.1843-)
• Thomas Taylor (abt.1842-)
• Dick Taylor (abt.1840-)
• Sarah Taylor (abt.1838-)
• Eliza Taylor (abt.1836-)
• Francis (Stuart) Payne (abt.1824-)
  
• Ruben Cary (abt.1836-)
  
• Eliza Taylor (abt.1825-)
  
• Humphrey Austen (abt.1823-)
• Caroline (Cary) Trueheart (abt.1835-) and probably her children:
  • Watson Trueheart (abt.1855-)
  • Sylvia Trueheart (abt.1857-)
  • Burkett Trueheart (abt.1859-)
  • Ann Trueheart (abt.1852-)
• Lucinda (Mathews) Holliday (abt.1830-)
• Sophia (Holliday) Wholford (abt.1840-1891)
• Harriet (Mathais) Holliday (abt.1816-)

• George Washington (abt.1812-)^[2]
• Betty (Taylor) Washington (abt.1766-abt.1856)
• Edwin Norris (abt.1816-)
• Rody (Lillison) Norris (abt.1827-abt.1850)
  • Lizzy Norris (abt.1843-)

1860 Slave Schedule

Stephen and Cloyd McGavock are listed as the owners of 52 slaves in Wythe County in the 1860 slave schedule.^[3]

Name	Sex	Age	Estimated birth
	M	65	1795
	M	55	1805
	F	52	1808
	F	50	1810
	M	50	1810
	F	50	1810
	M	45	1815
	M	45	1815
	F	40	1820
	M	38	1822
	M	35	1825
	F	35	1825
	F	35	1825
	F	35	1825
	F	35	1825
	M	35	1825
	M	32	1828
	M	32	1828
	F	30	1830
	M	28	1832
	M	26	1834
	M	25	1835
	M	24	1836
	F	20	1840
	M	20	1840
	F	18	1842
	M	17	1843
	M	15	1845
	F	15	1845
	M	14	1846
	M	14	1846
	F	12	1848
	M	12	1848
	M	12	1848
	F	12	1848
	M	10	1850
	M	10	1850
	F	10	1850
	F	8	1852
	M	8	1852
	F	8	1852
	F	8	1852
	F	6	1854
	M	6	1854
	M	6	1854
	F	6	1854
	F	4	1856
	F	4	1856
	M	3	1857
	M	2	1858
	F	1	1859
	M	1	1859

1850 Slave Schedule

Sources

1. ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Wythe County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Wythe County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
2. ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Children of Colored Persons whose Parents had ceased to cohabit which the Father recognizes to be his, 27th February 1866, [register page #1]. Cohabitation Registers Digital Collection. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.
3. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 19; Line: 16; Digital film/folder number: 005171766_023_M9N3-SCW; FHL microfilm: 000805397; Image number: 21
   FamilySearch Record: W2XR-YLT2 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSN-6DZ
   Stephen Deloy McGavock, slave owner, in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.