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William H. McCamy

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William H. McCamy

Birth
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Death
26 Apr 1835 (aged 58)
Wildwood, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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William H. McCamy married Mary Polly Chandler about 1800 in Sevier Co., Tennessee. He reared 8 out of 10 children to adulthood. 9 boys John, James Toomey, Robert, Samuel Reid, Major B., William, Benjamin, Timothy & Arthur (passed away at 4 yr.s old). His only daughter Mary Jane burned to death as an infant. Four of William's granddaughters were named after Mary Jane.

William and Mary Chandler McCamey owned a considerable estate in real and personal property. They lived on Little River at the McCamy Ford as it was called then. Later on it was called Brabson Ford on the Sevierville Pike. William McCamey built a house before 1811. They kept an Inn for travelers while this route was used extensively by traders from East Tennessee in driving livestock to Atlanta, Georgia.

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Children not yet linked to this family:

John McCamy 1802
Samuel Reid McCamy 1814
Benjamin McCamy 1820
Timothy McCamy 1822
Arthur McCamy Memorial# 46140099

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William H. McCamy married Mary Polly Chandler about 1800 in Sevier Co., Tennessee. He reared 8 out of 10 children to adulthood. 9 boys John, James Toomey, Robert, Samuel Reid, Major B., William, Benjamin, Timothy & Arthur (passed away at 4 yr.s old). His only daughter Mary Jane burned to death as an infant. Four of William's granddaughters were named after Mary Jane.

William and Mary Chandler McCamey owned a considerable estate in real and personal property. They lived on Little River at the McCamy Ford as it was called then. Later on it was called Brabson Ford on the Sevierville Pike. William McCamey built a house before 1811. They kept an Inn for travelers while this route was used extensively by traders from East Tennessee in driving livestock to Atlanta, Georgia.

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Children not yet linked to this family:

John McCamy 1802
Samuel Reid McCamy 1814
Benjamin McCamy 1820
Timothy McCamy 1822
Arthur McCamy Memorial# 46140099

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Sacred
To The Memory Of
William McCamy
Who Departed This Life
April 26, 1835
Aged 53 years

Thank you Kathy Neal King for all the photos



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