- Son of Zadock McVay
and Winneford Smith.
- Born 9 Nov 1818 in Mooresville, Limestone County, Alabama.
- Died 11 Jan 1897 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Bankhead National Forest, Winston County, Alabama.
- Married (1) Martha M. Hawkins 13 Jul 1841 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Married (2) Frances M. Watkins 26 May 1848 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Married (3) Elizabeth Dutton 15 Oct 1855 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Married (4) Cassandra Ferguson 26 Mar 1857 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Married (5) Martha Ann Oden 5 Oct 1858 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Born ca. 1820.
- Died 27 Apr 1847 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Buried in J. A. McVay Cemetery, Lawrence County, Alabama.
Children:
- David Calhoun McVay.
- Wyatt McVay.
- Daughter of Willis Watkins
and Nancy ________.
- Born ca. 1826 in Alabama.
- Died ca. 1854/55 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Buried in J. A. McVay Cemetery, Lawrence County, Alabama.
Child:
- Daughter of Stephen Dutton and
Sarah O'Briant.
- Born ca. 1825 in Granville County, North Carolina.
- Died 1856 in Lawrence County, Alabama.
- Buried in J. A. McVay Cemetery, Lawrence County, Alabama.
Child:
- Sarah E. McVay, born 1856 in Lawrence County, Alabama, died
in early infancy.
- Died ca. 1857/58.
- Buried in J. A. McVay Cemetery, Lawrence County, Alabama.
No children.
- Daughter of John H. Oden
and Clarinda Welch.
- Born 1832/33.
- Died 6 Sep 1912.
- Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Bankhead National Forest, Winston County, Alabama.
Children:
- Winneford Clarinda Jane McVay.
- Drury McVay.
- Malvina McVay,
born 2 Feb 1862 in Lawrence County, Alabama, died 10 Feb 1933
in Lawrence County, Alabama; married 1882 in Lawrence County, Alabama to
William Rufus Adla Hooper.
- Hetty McVay,
born 11 Jan 1864 in Lawrence County, Alabama, died 7 May 1913;
married 15 Jan 1888 in Lawrence County, Alabama to
Charles Hickey Tanksley
(q.v.).
- Charlotte McVay.
- Harriet K. McVay,
born 5 Aug 1868 in Lawrence County, Alabama, died
30 Oct 1948/49 in Lawrence County, Alabama; married 19 Feb 1888 in Lawrence County, Alabama to
Solomon Pinkney Tanksley
(q.v.).
- Emma McVay.
- Zadock McVay.