Seventh Generation!
William C. MASSEY, Sr. [SFA-VA# 1.4.8.7.4.3.1] [SFA-FG 668]
( s/o Henry MASSEY & Mother: Nancy Ann DIXON) [REF:#008]
( Gs/o Jeptha MASSEY & Mary SOWARDS)          [REF:#008]
(1Gs/o John MASSEY & Sarah STRONG)            [REF:#008]
(2Gs/o James MASSEY & Rachel JAYNE)           [REF:#008]
(3Gs/o Nicholas, Jr. MASSEY & Mary Unknown)   [REF:#008]
(4Gs/o Nicholas, Sr. MASSEY & Anne Unknown)   [REF:#008]
b. c1795, Monroe Co., VA.
d. 01 Apr 1879, age 84yrs at Raleigh Co., WV.
Buried: Lick Hollow Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV.
It's been reported that he married twice, first 
at age in Kanawha Co., VA. to
per [REF:#003] [REF:#004] [REF:#005] [REF:#007]
Sarah Jane LAVERTY/LAFFERTY;
(Sister of 2nd Wife Martha "Mattie" P. LAVERTY)
(d/o Ralph, Sr. LAVERTY & Mother: Elizabeth R. STEWART)
b. c1798, Unknown Co., VA. [REF:#008]
b. c1800, Unknown Co., VA. per [1860 Census]
d. bfr 1822, age 24yrs, Kanawha Co., WV.
Buried: Cemetery Locatation Unknown (to me)
At age 27yrs he married 2nd on Feb 24, 1822, Kanawha Co., VA. to
18 year old Miss Martha "Mattie" P. LAVERTY/LAFFERTY,
(Sister of 1st Wife Sarah Jane LAFFERTY)
(d/o Ralph, Sr. LAVERTY & Mother: Elizabeth R. STEWART)
b. c1804, Unknown Co., VA.
d. Unknown
Buried: with husband in Lick Hollow Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV.
They had  7 Children born to this 2nd Union: [REF:#002]
They had 12 Children born to this 2nd Union: [REF:#008]

 
"Out-of-Wedlock" Children of Miss Sarah Jane LAFFERTY, 5Ch.

 1. 1st Dau:
 Hannah LAVERTY, 
 c1833-18??
 m. Joe WILLS,
  ?Ch.
 
 2. 2nd Dau:
 Emily LAVERTY, 
 c1840-18??
 Not Traced!,
  ?Ch.
 
 3. 3rd Dau:
 Mary LAVERTY, 
 c1846-18??
 Not Traced!,
  ?Ch.
 N/A 4th Dau:
 Jane LAVERTY, 
 c1853-18??
 Not Traced!,
  ?Ch.
 4. 1st Son:
 Wm. John LAVERTY, 
 c1858-18??
 Not Traced!,
  ?Ch.

 
SECOND MARRIAGE: *1822, Miss Mattie P. LAFFERTY, 12Ch.

 5. 1st Dau:
 Nancy MASSEY, 
 *1822-18??
 Not Traced!
  ?Ch.
 
 6. 1st Son:
 Augustus MASSEY, 
 c1825-1899 a74yrs
 Blind from birth! Never Married
 
 
 7. 2nd Son:
 "Clark"son MASSEY, 
 c1827-1895 a68yrs
 m. c1843 1st Nancy MORRIS, "Div."
  1Ch.
 
"
"
"
 m. *1850 S.A. "Mariah" SARRETT 
  5Ch.
 
 8. 3rd Dau:
 Jackson MASSEY, 
 *1831-18?? a??yrs
 m. *1854 Lucinda WILLS
  ?Ch.
 
 9. 2nd Dau:
 C. "Rena" MASSEY, 
 c1832-18?? a??yrs
 m. *1854 1st Hiram,2 WILLS, "Div."
  ?Ch.
 
"
"
"
 m. *1894 2nd Bertie PIGMAN 
  ?Ch.
 
 10. 4th Son:
 Jackson A. MASSEY, 
 c1835-1861 a26yrs
 m. c1855 Caroline C. CANTLEY, 
  5Ch.
 
 11. 5th Son:
 Wm. C. MASSEY, 
 c1836-1895 a59yrs
 m. *1858 Mary Ann COMBS,
  8Ch.
 
 12. 6th Son:
 Henry M. MASSEY, 
 c1839-18?? a??yrs
 m. *1858 Nancy Ann COMBS
 10Ch.
 
 13. 7th Son:
 Floyd,1 MASSEY, 
 c1839-18?? a??yrs
 m. c18?? 1st Mary ALLEN
  8Ch.
 
"
"
"
 m. c1879 2nd Frances Unknown, 
  2Ch.
 
 14. 3rd Dau:
 Ruhana,1 MASSEY, 
 c1841-18?? a??yrs
 m. *1875 John Alex. BRADFORD,
  ?Ch.
 
 15. 4th Dau:
 Elizabeth MASSEY, 
 c1841-18?? a??yrs
 m. c18?? Larken L. ALLEN, 
  ?Ch.
 
 16. 5th Dau:
 Martha MASSEY, 
 *1847-18?? a??yrs
 m. *1864 Elam SCARBROUGH, 
  8Ch.
 



 
Possible Record Problem!
In [REF:#008] states:

"One source says William MASSEY was the father of Sarah J. LAVERTY's
children but they were not married!"





Massy Family Cemetery, Lick Hollow, Rock Creek Dist.,

Raleigh Co., West Virginia


William MASSEY,
age 84yrs

1795 - 1879


(Need Headstone Photo)

Mattie P. (LAVERTY) MASSEY,
 aged 77yrs

c1804 - 1881





Eighth Generation!

5. Nancy MASSEY
(1st Dau of Wlliam,1 MASSEY & 2nd Wife: Martha P. LAVERTY)
b. __ Sep 1822, Fayette Co., VA/WV.
Was age  8yrs, living with Parents in See: 1830 Census Layfette Co., VA.
Not Traced!




Source and Reference:

 [REF:#001] 
 Paul R. Sarrett, Jr.
 
[email protected]

Sarrett/Sarrett/Surratt Families of America (SFA)©

Bibliography of Raleigh Co., WV.

"Memoris of Raleigh Co., Historical & Biographical"

comp. by Charles B. Hedrick; Beckley; Wood Printer Co., 1932. 44pp



 [REF:#002] 
 LDS FamilySearch�
 
LDS-1983 Submission:  AF83-045453 Microfilm:  1394202
 
William MASSEY (One Wife!)
(AFN: BPPQ-JQ) Pedigree 
Complier: K. JANE MASSEY,  1632 EAST RAYMOND ST ONTARIO CA.91764   

and

LDS-1995 Submission:  AF95-102307 Microfilm: None

William MASSEY (AFN: BPPQ-JQ) Pedigree 
Complier: LOUISE STANTON CONVERSE, 3925 PURDUE WAY 
LIVERMORE CA. 94550-3353 




 [REF:#003] 
 LDS-FamilySearch�
 
William Massey, Sr. (Two Wives!)
LDS-Compact Disc #46     Pin #713028   

Ron CYRAN, 
277 Dowd rd., Elyria, Ohio,
 
 URL:   None!

 CD-ROM:  Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disc #46 


 [REF:#004] 
 LDS-FamilySearch�
 
William C. Massey (Two Wives!)
LDS-Compact Disc #47     Pin #794220   

David A. JONES, 
2028 Lincoln Ave. St. Albans, WV 25177
    
 URL:   None!

 CD-ROM:  Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disc #47 


 [REF:#005] 
 LDS-FamilySearch�
 
William C. Massey (Two Wives!)
LDS-Compact Disc #53     Pin #893511   

Wesley L. CHERRY, 
(No Address!) URL:


http://www.familyorigins.com//users/c/h/e/Wesley-L-Cherry-Yacolt/index.html
 
CD-ROM:  Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disc #53 


 [REF:#006] 
 LDS-FamilySearch�
 
William Massey (One Wife!)
LDS-Compact Disc #63     Pin #614268   

 Sharman M. CHRISTENSEN,  
5496 Colter Dr. Kearns, UT 84118-7310

 URL:   None!

 CD-ROM:  Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disc #63 


 [REF:#007] 
 LDS-FamilySearch�
 
William C. Massey (Two Wives!)
LDS-Compact Disc #107     Pin #832979   

Wesley L. CHERRY,  
13401 NE 28th ST Unit 203 Vancouver, WA 98682 USA     
 URL:  
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cherrytree/index.html
 
CD-ROM:  Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disc #107 


 [REF:#008] 
 WDC GenWeb
 
E-Mail to WDC GenWeb: [email protected]

URL: 
Descendants of Nicholas Massey b. c1630, MD/WV/OH/etc


(No Created or Revised dates on this file? Down-loaded in 2005, then agin on
Jul 30, 2006 some info. added/changed, but have no idea when. No Reference to Source.
 ..prs)


 [REF:#009] 
           
 

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