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Rachael,
Re: Your Daniel Day, b.1783 Montgomery Co., Va.
One Daniel Day, age 16 to 25, appears on the 1820 Tazewell Co., Va census along with William (over 45), Joshua (over 45), John (26 to 44), Henry (26 to 44). This Daniel appears to be too young to be yours if that age was recorded correctly.
There is an FPC Stephen Day on the 1810 Montgomery Co census with only one person in the household. He may be the same Stephen Day of 1830 Switzerland Co., Ind., but don’t know that for a fact.
Several DAYs go back to 1777 in Montgomery Co.
DAY marriages in the 1780s associate them with:
WAGGON / WAGGONER
COOPER (connect to HUFF)
ALSOPE
The earliest one found in Montgomery Co. was Francis Day, who married Sarah HERBERT by 1777, widow of William Herbert, dec’d 1776 on the New River and owned land on the Clinch River, and he left a will. (William Herbert was son of David per that will.) Sarah Herbert Day went to court on at least 3 occasions over the will. Bill.
Bill,
I have a DAY connect to my Cottrill line believed to be in the Harrison/Taylor County of WV in late 1800’s. Melvina Cottrill was the daughter of Calvin C. and Manerva DAY Cottrill. Haven’t been able to locate her parents.
Any ideas?
Brenda
Manerva’s parents: Robert Day, b.abt. 1802 Va; and Elener _?_, b.abt.1812 Va.
1850 Harrison Co., Va (WV), Dist. 22, p.177A, 8 July, at 86, 86:
Robert Day, 48, m, -, farmer, $0, Va.
Elener, 38, f, -, Va.
Manervey, 8, f, Va.
George, 6, m, Va.
Francis, 3, Va.
Jasper, 1, Va.
Living with them is Miranda (?) Hickman, 12, m, Va.
(it looks like Miranda, but is listed as a male. Dunno.)
Bill
Brenda,
1860 Harrison Co Va census, Clarksburg P.O., p.950, at 1479, 1479:
Calvin Cottrill, 25, m, -, farmer, $0, $10, Va.
Minerva ” , 20, f, -, Va.****
Virginia ” , 1, f, Va.
Brenda,
Robert Day’s wife Elener appears to be Eleanor Queen, who m’d a Hickman, hence the Hickman child in their household. Robert m’d 1) on July 1834 Wood Co., Anna Davis, b.abt. 1812, d.abt.1842. Two children: Lydia and Hannah. (Lydia lived with Calvin (b.abt.1815) & Elizabeth (DAY)(b.abt. 1807) Cottrill in 1850 thru 1880 and listed as “single”, even tho one family tree shows her married to Calvin, which wouldn’t appear to have been so.
Robert m’d 2) abt. 1842, Eleanor (Queen) Hickman.
Robert’s parents reportedly:
John James Day, b.1764 England, d.June 25 June 1856; m’d 10 Apr 1797 Shenandoah Co., Va., Deborah Cunningham, b.23 Apr 1779. (John & Deborah lived just down the road from Robert in 1850 and had a 16 yr old Hannah living with them – maybe Robert’s daughter from the 1st marriage – so this looks to be on somewhat solid footing.)
Not checked throughally but might provide some research direction, are John’s parents:
Robert Day, b.1713 England, & Elizabeth _?_, b.1722 England.
Deborah’s parents:
Walter Cunningham,b.1749 Dublin, Ireland, & Hannah _?_.
Walter’s parents:
Hugh B. Cunningham, b.1798 Dublin, Ireland, & Nancy McNeil, b.1712, Ireland.
John and Deborah buried Keyser Cem., Beards Run, Bridgeport, WV.
Question: Did Calvin C. Cottrill die in the war or did he & Manerva Day divorce or something?
Originally posted by Bill Childs
Rachael,
Re: Your Daniel Day, b.1783 Montgomery Co., Va.
One Daniel Day, age 16 to 25, appears on the 1820 Tazewell Co., Va census along with William (over 45), Joshua (over 45), John (26 to 44), Henry (26 to 44). This Daniel appears to be too young to be yours if that age was recorded correctly.
Thank you. With the name clustering, this does look very much like a related group of Days. My Daniel DAY’s and Christina MILAM’s children included a William (b. 1820), and a Joshua (b. 1823). Maybe the ones with these names on the Census were brothers or cousins of the Daniel in question.
Given the slapdash recording of such things at the time, the reference to that Stephen DAY as a FPC was interesting. Now, if we had any idea if/how he fit in. 🙂
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