Rootsweb shows Jerusha was born in Nelson Co., KY in 1781 - in 1781 Nelson Co., Ky was Jefferson Co., Virginia. Nelson Co. was formed from Jefferson Co. in 1784.
FamilySearch.org[1] shows Jerusha was born in Hardin Co., Ky in 1780. The State of Kentucky became a state in 1792. According to "Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources" 2004 Online (http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kentucky_County_Resources) Hardin Co., Kentucky was formed in 1793 from Nelson Co., Ky which was formed from Jefferson Co., KY in 1785. Jefferson Co., Ky (one of the original 3 Ky counties) was formed from Virginia in 1780. Records for Jerusha Coy might be found in the counties listed above according to date of event.
"Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4Q3-TZ3 : 4 December 2014), Abraham Vanwincle and Jerusha Coy, 10 Jan 1804; citing Hardin, Kentucky, reference bk A pg 17; FHL microfilm 390,788.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jerusha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jerusha: