Born in Accomack Co.,VA;Caroline Co.,MD;Suxxex Co.,DE or NH; 6th son of Samuel and Mary (Cone) Pavey. Married 1st April 20, 1786 Bridgeville, Sussex Co., DE to Frances "Franky" Adams. They had at least 5 children.

Married 2nd May 30, 1796 Harrison Co., KY Elizabeth Acman. To their union brought 7 more children.

Was one of Ohio's earliest pioneer circuit Methodist Ministers.

In 1805 he and his wife and family emigrated to Highland Co, OH near Leesburg . In his log cabin he held regular sunday services and class meetings. Thus was the origin of Methodism in Highland Co. He was the first person in Highland Co. authorized to solemnize marriages.

24 OCT 1808: Isaac Pavey granted license to celebrate the rights of matrimony.

From the Western Christian Advocate, August 11, 1843:
"In May last, Our venerable brother, Rev. Isaace Pavy (SIC), By a fall from his horse, was suddenly precipitated into another state of being. He breathed an hour or more, after he fell: but never opened his eyes, or spake again. He was in his 75th year: was a native of Sussex County, DEL: Embraced Religion and joined the Church in his native state almost sixty years ago: had Been a preacher almost 50 years: emigrated to the West, first to Kentucky, and finally to Ohio, in about 1808-09. And settled on Lee’s Creek, near Leesburg, Highland County. Here he opened his door for preaching and invited his neighbors to hear, and preachers to preach: while he himself preached in all the new settlements with his reach, and was useful. In 1811, when the harvest truly was great, and the laborers few, too few for the great missionary field that lay us, Isaac Pavy, and several other local and located preachers, came to our help, and entered the itinerant ranks and helped us very much. Brother Pavy rendered Efficient service for seven years, and then retired to the local ranks. His house was always the comfortable home of the traveling preachers: Rev Francis Asbury, Rev Richard Whatcoat, Rev William McKendree, Rev Robert Richford Roberts, and others, often lodged and rested here. All those who led the way, and prepared it for others wherein to follow, are passing off the stage in rapid succession.
On the day after his death, I preached his funeral sermon to the aged widow, children, grand-childrend, and great grand-children, and a large concourse of citizens and friends. Brother Pavy bought and paid for his land twice, and yet left his numerous family of sons and daughters much better provided for than are most of the families of those who, by dishonest and dishonorable land speculating, seek to enrich and aggrandize themselves. Besides, he sought to lay up treasured in heaven. May all his descendants do the same…. Rev. James Quinn, July 10, 1843"