Hello, I am trying to find any of my McGilvray's in Covington County. They were among the first settlers of Florida and are listed in the pioneers of Florida Archives. Neil McGilberry b ca 1770 m. Mary Unknown b ca 1780 NC and they had Elizabeth b 1812 SC, Alexander b 1818 SC, Mary b 1820 SC. They were enumerated on the 1830 census of Walton Co. FL., and on the 1840 census, where at that time the surname was McGilvery. By 1850 Neill was gone and Alexander was the head of the household. Included in the census were his mother Mary and his 2 sisters. Now the surname was McGilvray. By 1860 Alexander had m Nancy Kimbrel daughter of Silas and Elizabeth Lee. They had Neal b 1852 FL, Sarah b 1854 FL, John b 1856 FL, Mary E. b 1860 and along with theses was Elizabeth Lee 61 years of age. By 1865 there were additional children, Daniel b 1865 Fl and William b 1868. The two sister of Alexander were enumerated in a different household. I find them in Walton until 1885 where at that time they have a family consisting of McLean brothers and sisters. Also, I have a bill of sale from the school board of Walton Co, to which land was sold to Mary McGilvray. Now in 1880 Nancy McGilvra as it is on the census is in Pike Co along with her children Neal, Sarah E., Mary E., it says David but it was Daniel, William, and Katie. I find no more of them in Pike. However by 1900 I find my great grandfather Daniel in Covington with his wife Ida Marsh McGilvra b 1875 ALA daughter of Alexander Marsh and Granddaughter of Needhom Marsh, the children, Jesse Lee b 1893, Alice b 1895, Matta b 1898. Now Ida dies in 1906, by 1910 Daniel and children are in dale Co. with 2 additional children from Ida and himself J.D. McGilvray (name change again) b 1901, and Arrie B. b 1904. In 1913 Daniel dies of Bowel troubles. My sister of 42 dies of Chrones disease last month. It is hereditary. He dies in Babbie. I do not find any more on him. All that I know is Alice my Grandmother m. George Allman in 1914 in Enterprise where she was born. And they moved to Florida. Now what I am trying to find is....where are the rest of Alexanders and Nancy's children? I know that Neal McGilvra (Daniels brother) m Mary Danforth in Barbour Co. I am trying to find the rest and what happened to their Mother Nancy? Any help at all would be deeply appreciated. Patty