McGavock Papers
Scope and Contents
Papers (including correspondence, legal documents, and accounts) of James McGavock (1728-1812), his son James McGavock (1764-1838) and his grandsons James McGavock (1804-1839) and Stephen McGavock (1807-1880). Many of the papers concern lead mines at Fort Chiswell, Va, slavery, agriculture, aspects of the Revolutionary War, and other. Included are a list of parish levies before 1776; receipts for supplies issued at Fort Chiswell, Wythe County, Va. and at Fort Patrick Henry, Tenn. for an expedition, 1776-1777, against the Cherokees; and county tax and fee bills for Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, Washington and Wythe counties, Va. The collection includes genealogical information on the McGavock and Boyd families and letters written by members of the Cloyd family and by John Williamson McGavock while attending the University of Virginia.
Dates
- Creation: 1760-1888
Creator
- McGavock family (Collector, Family)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Family History:
Three generations of the McGavock family lived in Wythe County, Va. The immigrant was James McGavock (1728-1812) who came from Scotland. His son was James McGavock (1764-1838) and his grandsons were James McGavock (1804- 1839) and Stephen McGavock (1807-1880) who was president of the Farmer's Bank of Virginia at Wytheville. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:
Extent
3540.00 Linear Feet
Acquisition Information:
Purchase
Subject
- University of Virginia (subject, Organization)
- Boyd family (subject, Family)
- Cloyd family (subject, Family)
- McGavock family (subject, Family)
- McGavock, James, 1728-1812 (subject, Person)
- McGavock, James, 1764-1838 (subject, Person)
- McGavock, James, 1804-1839 (subject, Person)
- McGavock, John Williamson, b. 1843 (subject, Person)
- McGavock, Stephen, 1807-1880 (subject, Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Augusta County (Va.)--History--18th century
- Bedford County (Va.)--History--18th century
- Botetourt County (Va.)--History--18th century
- Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Washington County (Va.)--History--18th century
- Washington County (Va.)--History--19th century
- Wythe County (Va.)--History--19th century
Topical
- Agriculture--Virginia--19th century
- Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century
- Cherokee Indians
- Colonial period, ca. 1609-1774
- Genealogy
- Indians of North America
- Lead mines and mining--Virginia
- Legal documents
- Mines and mineral resources--Virginia
- Montgomery County (Va.)--History--18th century
- Pittsylvania County (Va.)--History--18th century
- Slavery--Virginia--18th century
- Slavery--Virginia--19th century
- Slavery--Virginia--History--18th century
- Slavery--Virginia--History--19th century
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- Title
- Guide to the McGavock Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2007-07-20
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository