Rebecca Wayne

Rebecca Nichols Wayne BIRTH 1793 Virginia, USA DEATH 1859 (aged 65–66) Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Wayne Cemetery Calhoun County, West Virginia,

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REBECCA NICHOLS McCUNE McELWAIN Born: Rebecca Nichols about 1805 in VA Father: Levan Nichols Mother: Margaret Mace Nichols Marriage: ???? to Daniel McCune in ????

after 1850? to Jacob McElwain in ????

Children: Mary McCune (1825?) in ????

Cook McCune (1828?) in ???? James McCune (1830?) in ???? Solomon McCune (1835?) in ???? Mahala McCune (1837?) in ???? Christina McCune (1839?) in ???? William H. McCune (1842?) in ???? Jane McCune (1844?) in ???? Emeline McCune (1850?) in ????

Occupation:???? Death: about 1860? in Calhoun County, WV?

Rebecca Nichols first married Daniel McCune. Daniel, a son of Peter and Christina (O'Brien) McCune, was born about 1798 and died in prison in Richmond VA in 1849 or 1850. According to D.S. Deweese's "Recollections and Experiences of a Lifetime", Daniel was a member of an informal group who called themselves "The Hellfired Band". This group roved from place to place and wanted to preserve the West Fork of the Little Kanawha River as a sportsman's paradise. Since Jonathan Nichols was a supervisor charged with building a road through the West Fork area, his objectives ran counter to the purposes of the Band. Accordingly, they killed Jonathan April 8, 1843. A citizen's posse arrested Jackson Cottrell, Daniel McCune, Joseph Parsons and Alexander Turner and took them to Charleston, where they were convicted and sentenced to eighteen years in prison in Richmond, Virginia. Jackson was pardoned after five years, but the others died in prison. After Daniel's death, Rebecca married Jacob McElwain. There were no known children of this marriage. Rebecca's sons, James & Solomon, both served in Co.B 9th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War.

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Daughter of Levan Nichols Jr. and Margaret Mace. She was the granddaughter of early settler Isaac Mace. Her full name was Rebecca Nichols McCune Wayne. She first married Daniel McCune. Daniel McCune was the son of Peter McCune and Christina O'Brien. Daniel and Rebecca's family resided then on what is now known as McCune's Run, which empties out into the West Fork just below Arnoldsburg Calhoun County WV. Daniel died in prision in Richmond VA. Rebecca Nichols McCune married Jacob Wayne (Mucklewain or McElwain)(1810-1893), in 1856 in Calhoun Co., VA. The Mucklewain name has various spellings in the 1800s, but ended up being shortened to Wayne, with most of their descendants living in the greater Beech area of Calhoun County WV.There were no known children of this marriage.

Children of Rebecca Nichols and Daniel McCune are: 1. Mahala Martha McCune, b. 1833 or 1836. d. 1884. m. Hagle Michael Schoolcraft. 2. Peter McCune Jr. b. 1795 or 1823. d. 1860. m. Martha Parsons. 3. Mary McCune, b. 1825. d. 1900. m. Samuel Schoolcraft. 4. Barnabas Cook McCune, b. 1828. m. El Drennen. 5. James McCune, b. 1830. d. 1905. m. d Mary P. Barnhouse. 6. Solomon McCune, b. 1834 or 1835. d. 1895. m. 1. Bethany Tanner Helmick. m. 2. Rachel Mace. 7. Christina McCune, b. 1838 or 1839. d? m. d Jacob Naylor. 8. William H. "Bill" McCune, b. 1842, Calhoun Co. (W)Va.. 9. Jane McCune, b. 1841 or 1844. d. ? 10.Emeline McCune, b. 1844 or 1850. d. ? 11.Margaret McCune, b. 1819 or 1822. m. Morris Short.

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