Tags
Appalachia, Ashland, Bobby Taylor, Ed Haley, Ed Haley Memorial Fiddle Contest, fiddle, fiddle contest, fiddling, history, J.P. Fraley, John Harrod, Kentucky, Poage Landing Days
Ed Haley Fiddle Contest (2000)
20 Thursday May 2021
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Albert G. McCoy Property in Magnolia District (1880-1887)
12 Wednesday May 2021
Posted in Matewan
Tags
Albert G. McCoy, Appalachia, Asa McCoy, genealogy, history, Logan County, Mingo County, Nellie McCoy, Selkirk McCoy, Sulphur Creek, West Virginia
The following land information is derived from Land Book 1880-1886 and Land Book 1887-1892 at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV:
Albert G. McCoy (of Logan County)1
[On April 15, 1880, Asa and Nellie McCoy deeded 75 acres to A.G. McCoy for $200. References the first hollow below the forks of Sulphur Creek. A.W. Ferrell was a justice of the peace. Deed Book __, page 189-190.]
[On April 15, 1880, Asa and Nellie McCoy deeded 50 acres to Albert G. McCoy for $50. References the first hollow on the right hand side of Sulphur. Deed Book __, page __.]
1881: Magnolia District
75 acres Sulphur Creek Sandy River $1.75 per acre no building $131.25 total
[transferred from Asa McCoy]
1882: Magnolia District
Pages missing.
1883: Magnolia District
Pages are mostly blank
1884-1885 Magnolia District
75 acres Sulphur Creek Sandy River $2 per acre no building $150 total
50 acres Sulphur Creek Sandy River $2 per acre $20 building $100 total
1886-1887: Magnolia District
125 acres Sulphur Creek Sandy River $2 per acre $20 building $250 total
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1Son of Asa McCoy, brother of Selkirk McCoy.
Sunset Mound in South Charleston, WV (2021)
12 Wednesday May 2021
Posted in Native American History
Tags
Appalachia, history, Kanawha County, Native American History, Native Americans, South Charleston, Sunset Mound, West Virginia
Sarah Ann McCoy Property in Magnolia District (1873-1887)
12 Wednesday May 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley
Tags
Appalachia, Big Sandy River, genealogy, history, John Ferrell, Logan County, Magnolia District, Mingo County, Sally McCoy, Sarah Ann McCoy, West Virginia
The following land information is derived from Land Book 1873-1874 and Land Book 1880-1886 at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV:
Sally McCoy (of Logan County)
No property listed in 1865-1872.
[Note: Her name is given as Sally McCoy in 1873-1874, then as Sarah Ann McCoy in 1875-1876.]
1873-1874: Magnolia District
200 acres John Ferrell Farm and Vance &c $2.50 per acre no building $500 total
[Transferred from E. Rutherford.]
1875-1876: Magnolia District
200 acres Sandy River $2.50 per acre $25 building $500 total
1877: Magnolia District
No records for this year for Magnolia District
1878: Magnolia District
200 acres Sandy River $2.50 per acre $25 building $500 total
[Note: Her name is listed as Sary Ann McCoy of Logan County.]
1879: Magnolia District
No records for this year for Magnolia District
1880: Magnolia District
200 acres Sandy River $2.50 per acre $25 building $500 total
1881: Magnolia District
200 acres Sandy River $3 per acre $30 building $350 total
1882: Magnolia District
Missing pages.
1883: Magnolia District
Pages are mostly blank.
1884: Magnolia District
200 acres Sandy River $3.50 per acre $30 building $790 total
1885: Magnolia District
200 acres Sandy River $3.50 per acre $30 building $700 total
1886-1887: Magnolia District
200 acres Sandy River $3.50 per acre no building $700 total
J.P. Fraley: Eastern Kentucky Fiddler
12 Wednesday May 2021
Tags
Ashland, Danielle Fraley, fiddler, fiddling, folklorist, J.P. Fraley, Kentucky, Kentucky Highlands Museum, music, Rob McNurlin, Ron Dobler
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk | Filed under Music
William McCoy Property in Magnolia District (1878-1887)
12 Wednesday May 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Matewan
Tags
Appalachia, Asa McCoy, Big Sandy River, genealogy, history, Logan County, M.B. Lawson, Magnolia District, Mingo County, Nellie McCoy, West Virginia, William McCoy
The following land information is derived from Land Book 1873-1874, Land Book 1880-1886, and Land Book 1887-1892 at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV:
William McCoy (of Logan County)
No property listed in 1865-1877.
1878: Magnolia District
[On February 11, 1878, Asa and Nellie McCoy deeded 150 acres to William McCoy for $500. References the mouth of Mate Creek and the land occupied by William McCoy. Ephraim Hatfield was justice of the peace. Deed Book __, page 484-485.]
150 acres Sandy River $1.75 per acre no building $262.50 total
[Transferred from Asa McCoy.]
1879: Magnolia District
No records for this year for Magnolia District
1880: Magnolia District
150 acres Sandy River $1.75 per acre no building $262
1881: Magnolia District
150 acres Sandy River $2.50 per acre $25 building $500 total
[100 acres to S. Simpkins and M.B. Lawson]
1882: Magnolia District
Pages missing.
1883: Magnolia District
Pages are mostly blank
1884-1885: Magnolia District
50 acres Sandy River $4 per acre $25 building $200 total
1886-1887: Magnolia District
50 acres Sandy River $4 per acre no building $200 total
Elias Hatfield (1888)
12 Wednesday May 2021
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud
L.D. McCoy Property in Magnolia District (1875-1878)
12 Wednesday May 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley
Tags
Appalachia, Big Sandy River, genealogy, history, L.D. McCoy, Logan County, Magnolia District, Moses Mounts, Steep Gut Branch, Tug Fork, West Virginia
The following land information is derived from Land Book 1873-1874 and Land Book 1880-1886 at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV:
L.D. McCoy (of Logan County)1
No property listed in 1865-1875.
[In 1875, Moses Mounts deeded 200 acres on Tug Fork to L.D. McCoy. Deed Book F, page 252.]
1876: Magnolia District
200 acres Steep? Gut Sandy River $2 per acre no building $400 total
[Transferred from Peter Mounts and others.]
1877: Magnolia District
No records for this year for Magnolia District
1878: Magnolia District
200 acres Steep Gut Branch $1 per acre no building $200 total
1879: Magnolia District
No records for this year for Magnolia District
No property listed for 1880.
No property listed in 1881.
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1Most likely, Lorenzo Dow McCoy, son of Selkirk. Perhaps son of John and Nancy McCoy.
Harry S. Gay (1928)
12 Wednesday May 2021
Posted in Logan
Asa McCoy Property in Magnolia District (1859, 1866-1886)
12 Wednesday May 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Matewan
Tags
Alafair Davis, Albert G. McCoy, Appalachia, Asa McCoy, Ephraim Hatfield, genealogy, H.S. Davis, history, Jane Ferrell, John Ferrell, justice of the peace, Logan County, Magnolia District, Magnolia Township, Nellie McCoy, Pigeon Creek, Thacker Fork, Tug Fork, West Virginia, William Tiller
The following land information is derived from Land Book 1866-1872, Land Book 1873-1874, Land Book 1880-1886, and Land Book 1887-1892 at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV:
Asa McCoy (of Logan County)1
[On June 4, 1859, Asa McCoy deeded __ acres on Pigeon Creek to John Ferrell for $__. Deed Book __, page 54. Only part of this deed is recorded. Ephraim Hatfield2 and William Tiller were justices of the peace.]
No property listed in 1865.
1866: Magnolia Township
290 acres South Side Pigeon and Thacker Fork $0.50 per acre no building $145 total
820 acres North Side Pigeon $0.50 per acre no building $410 total
No property listed for 1867-1870.
[On February 29, 1869, John and Jane Ferrell deeded 500 acres on Tug Fork of Sandy River and Sulphur Creek to Asa McCoy for $900. References the store house on the bank of the river, near the mouth of Mates Creek. William Tiller was justice of the peace. Deed Book __, page 208-209.]
1871-1874: Magnolia District
500 acres Sulphur and Sandy River $2 per acre no building $1000 total
1875-1876: Magnolia District
500 acres Sandy River and Sulphur $1.75 per acre $100 building $875 total
[On August 19, 1876, Asa and Nelly McCoy deeded 100 acres between Sulphur Creek and Tug River to Alafair Davis3 (wife of H.S. Davis) for $200. Deed Book __, page __.]
1877: Magnolia District
No records for this year for Magnolia District
1878: Magnolia District
[On February 11, 1878, Asa and Nellie McCoy deeded 150 acres to William McCoy for $500. References the mouth of Mate Creek and the land occupied by William McCoy. Ephraim Hatfield7 was justice of the peace. Deed Book __, page 484-485.]
350 acres Sandy River and Sulphur $1.75 per acre $100 building $612.50 total
1879: Magnolia District
No records for this year for Magnolia District
[On April 15, 1880, Asa and Nellie McCoy deeded 75 acres to A.G. McCoy for $200. References the first hollow below the forks of Sulphur Creek. A.W. Ferrell was a justice of the peace. Deed Book __, page 189-190.]
[On April 15, 1880, Asa and Nellie McCoy deeded 50 acres to Albert G. McCoy for $50. References the first hollow on the right hand side of Sulphur. Deed Book __, page __.]
1880: Magnolia District
350 acres Sandy River and Sulphur $1.75 per acre $100 building $612.50 total
1881: Magnolia District
225 acres Sandy River $1.75 per acre no building $262.50 total
1882: Magnolia District
Pages missing.
1883: Magnolia District
125 acres Sulphur Branch Sandy River $2 per acre [rest blank]
1884-1885: Magnolia District
125 acres Sulpher Branch and Sandy River $2 per acre $75 building $250 total
1886: Magnolia District
125 acres Sulphur of Sandy $2 per acre $75 building $75 total
1887: Magnolia District
125 acres Sulphurr of Sandy River $2 per acre $75 building $250 total
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1Brother to Sallie (McCoy) McCoy.
2Most likely, this is the father to Devil Anse Hatfield.
3Daughter of Asa and Nelly McCoy
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