West Virginia Pioneers

Family: Jonas MCCARTY, Sr / Ester S RIFE (F41)



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  • Father | Male
    Jonas MCCARTY, Sr

    Born  7 Oct 1791  VA Shenandoah? Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jun 1851   
    Buried     
    Married     
    Father  Jonas McCARTY | F42 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catherine CIRCLE\ZIRKLE | F42 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Ester S RIFE

    Born  23 Mar 1791  Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Sep 1884  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Joseph RIFE | F389 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary\Margaret CARPENTER | F389 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Nancy McCarty

    Born  29 Apr 1812   
    Died  11 Oct 1846  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Solomon Swisher | F2304 
    Married  20 Dec 1832  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Moses McCarty

    Born  Abt 1820  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1911   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Darst | F2312 
    Married  5 Jun 1841  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth Ann Cummins | F2683 
    Married  17 Nov 1865  Spencer County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Eliza Ann McCarty

    Born  Abt 1822  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Basil Hacket | F2308 
    Married  21 Jan 1838  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Rachel MCCARTY

    Born  4 Feb 1822  Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Aug 1896  Cheshire, Cheshire Twp, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  David COUGHENOUR | F17 
    Married  26 Oct 1843  Cheshire, Cheshire Twp, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Jonas Jr McCarty

    Born  19 Feb 1827  Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Nov 1901  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Sophronia Jones | F388 
    Married  1 Oct 1846   

    Child 6 | Female
    Esther Jane McCarty

    Born  1830  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Notes 

    • Early Settlers of Gallia Co
      Jonas McCarty Sr 1800

      1812 Gallia Co Chattels: #563, Jonas jr, , 2 horses, 2 cattle, Cheshire twp
      1818 Gallia Co Chattles # 811, 2 horse, 3 cows, Cheshire
      1819 Gallia Co Chattles # 690, 1 horses, 4 cattle, Cheshire
      1821 Gallia Co Chattels, 1 horse, 1 cow, Cheshire
      1822 Gallia Co Chattels, 2 horse, 3 cattle, Cheshire
      1824 Gallia Co Chattels, 2 horse, 3 cattle, Cheshire
      1825 Gallia Co Chattels, 2 horse, 2 cattle, Cheshire

      At one time, lived in Greenbriar Co, VA - untl 18__

      1830 Gallia Co
      Jonas McCarty
      1 m 0-5 Jonas
      1 m 5-10 Moses
      1 m 30-40 Jonas
      1 f 0-5 Jane
      1 f 5-10 Rozetta
      1 f 10-15 Rachel But where is Nancy? if this is correct???
      1 f 30-40 Esther

      1840 Gallia Co
      Jonas McCarty Jr
      1 m 10-15 Jonas jr
      1 m 20-30 ???
      1 m 40-50 (Jonas, 49)
      1 f 5-10 Jane?
      1 f 10-15 Rachel? or Rozetta?
      1 f 40-50 (Esther, 49)

      1850 Cheshire Tw, Gallia co, OH #891
      Jonas McCarty, 58, farmer, $1000 VA
      Ester, 59, VA
      Jane, 20 OH
      Catharine, 80 MD
      Sophiah, 37 OH
      Shuler, Rozetta, 24 [d/o Rebecca,, Jonas's sister]
      Caroline, 3
      Alfred, 2

      #892
      Shuler, Jeremiah, 31, farmer, $1000, OH
      Rosanah, 26, OH
      William, 8, OH
      Mary, 5, OH
      Benja F, 3, OH

      1870 Gallia Co, PO Vinton, Cheshire twp #101-101
      Jonas McCarty, 43, & family
      Ester C McCarty, 79, Infirm OH
      ~~~
      Will - written 4/25/1851
      Proved 6/12/1851

      Hardesty's Gallia Co:
      in bio of son Jonas:
      His father, Jonas McCarty, Sr, was born October 7, 1791. He came from Shenandoah, Virginia, and his death took place in this county June 20, 1851.
      ~~~
      Ohio Pioneers:
      McCARTY, Jonas Sr. - Born October 7, 1791, early from Shenandoah, Va. to
      this county; married Esther S. Rife born March 3, 1791, Greenbrier Co., Va.
      Their son Jonas Jr. was born here February 19, 1827 and married October 1,
      1846 Sophfrona Jones born August 29, 1825 in Athens Co., Ohio, daughter of
      Elias and Charlotte (Smith) Jones. Elias born Essex Co., N.Y., died 1838.
      Charlotte born in Vt. died May 4, 1838 age 44. Jonas Sr. died 1851 and his
      wife died past 92 years of age. Jonas Jr. and wife had: Charlotte, Alonzo,
      Charles, Missouri, Cecelia and Serena.