John W McCoy (1755 - 1818)

Born 1755 in Reisterstown, Baltimore, Maryland, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Jane (Blair) McCoy — married about 28 Aug 1779 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1818 at about age 63 in Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Soldier John McCoy served with Maryland Militia during the American Revolution.

John McCoy is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A075762.

^[1]From: "McCoy Family Genealogy"

The McCoys trace their origin back to Scotland. The family was first found in Sutherland, where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Their origin there is possibly Lowland, but they had intermarried with the Highland Celtic strain, giving some a slight olive complexion and some dark or auburn hair. They were in general tall and lithe and handsome. They had a great deal of family pride and clannishness.

The McCoy Coat of Arms is a Blue with a silver chevron, on which there are two daggers pointing at a buck's head, all between three silver bears' heads. The family motto: "Manu forti," means "With a strong hand." The McCoys were in Scotland until around 1700 A.D. at which time they migrated to Ireland. In the early 1700s, the McCoys started to migrate to America, which was a British Colony.

The earliest known ancestor is a Jacobite in Ireland named John Mccoy , whom was (according to some sources) the son of Alexander McCoy and Francis Katherine Sutherland, born in 1690, in Sutherland Shire, Scotland. The Jacobites were loyal supporters of the Stuart King, James II.

It is believed that John migrated to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, after a failed rebellion in 1715, which was to return King James II to the English throne. John worked as a mercenary for English Lord Berresford (as did his brother).

John married a woman with the last name of Martin. The family then migrated to America, traveling from Belfast, Antrim County, Ireland, to America in 1732. John's brothers, James and Daniel, may have come from Ireland with him.

In 1737, he received a land grant in Charles County, Maryland, which was a 150-acre tract. (Located today outside of Funkstown, Washington County, Maryland.)

John purchased another 50-acre plot in Prince George's County, Maryland, on November 11, 1742 that he named "Neglect" (with 129 more acres in Queen Anne County, on December 1, 1748), and on August 17, 1747, he purchased 54 acres in Charles County, Maryland, which was referred to as "Slatford's Roost Extension."

John died in Washington County, Maryland, in 1762, having become a prominent land owner in the Colonies. Land was extremely important to this family, and would be the underlying source of their later battles with the Hatfield family, which became the most famous feud in American history.

Very little has been recorded on the next generation of the McCoy's. Upon John's death, his property was divided amongst the children, each son getting a large tract of land. If there were any daughters, their names weren't recorded.

The next ancestor in our line, Archibald McCoy, was born in 1732 in Washington County, Maryland. He inherited the plantation called "Neglect," which had been his father's property, with its imposing stone mansion. It is also believed he is buried there.

Archibald McCoy married Elizabeth Blair (born about 1734) around the year 1751 in Washington County, Maryland, and they had the following children:

CHILDREN OF ARCHIBALD McCOY AND ELIZABETH BLAIR

WILLIAM McCOY was born at 1752 in Washington Co., Maryland. He was married to CORDELLA CAMPBELL at 1772 in Maryland. William was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He served in the Virginia Continental Line and was given a land grant in what is now Pike & Floyd counties, KY. He and Cordella had 13 children. Died in Pike Co., Kentucky, in 1822.

JAMES McCOY was born on 26 Mar 1757, in Washington Co., Md. He married Mary Cheney, and they had seven children: Jeremiah, John, Archibald, Naomi, James, William & Andrew. He died on 14 Feb 1838.

RACHEL McCOY was born in 1758, in Washington Co., Md. She married Joseph Powell Abt. 1780 in Md. - 16 children. Mary, George, Archibald McCoy, Joseph, Sarah, Elizabeth, Thomas, Mary, Rachel, John, Jonathan, William,Robert, Susannah, Nancy & David.

MARY McCOY was born in 1759, in Washington Co., Md. She married George Powel or Powell June 19, 1779. They had two children - Mary & Rachel.

SUSANNAH McCOY was born in 1762, in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland.

She married Daniel South (1760-1819) in Hagerstown.

They had the following children:

Mary Jane (1788-1830),

Thomas (1789-1865),

Elizabeth (b. 1789),

Benjamin (1792-1844),

Archibald (1794-1855),

Susannah (1794-1868),

John N (1795-1856),

Benjamin C (1797-1868),

Henry (1800-1865),

James Daniel (1800-1865) and

Elizabeth South (1805-1866).

Susannah died on 18 Mar 1824 and is buried with her husband in the Daniel South Family Cemetery in Clermont County, Ohio.

LAVINA McCOY was born in 1764, in Washington Co., Md. No further information.

LYDIA McCOY was born in 1766, in Washington Co., Md. She married a man named Elverston. No further information.

ELIZABETH McCOY was born in 1768, in Washington Co., Md. She married an unknown "white man." No further information.

NANCY AGNES McCOY was born on 11 Jan 1769 in Washington Co., Md. :She married Brice Blair August 28, 1779 in Bedford Co., Pa. - 13 children. ::John,

Archibald,

Susannah,

Mary Polly,

Rachel, Rebecca,

Susanna,

Sarah,

Edmund,

James,

Nancy,

Elizabeth &

Brice.

She died in 1829.

ARCHIBALD McCOY was born in 1772, in Washington Co., Md.

He married Ann Grower May 31, 1806 & Mary Ferby January 12, 1812.

EDMUND McCOY was born on 8 Aug 1776, in Washington Co., Md.

He married Mary Bond February 29, 1796 - 12 children.

John,

Mary,

Elizabeth, ::Archibald,

Jelia/Jelis/Jelas,

Edmund,

George V.,

James Bond,

Nancy,

Susan,

Walter &

David.

Death: 29 Feb 1828.

John W McCoy was born in 1755, in Washington Co., Md.

He married Rebecca Blair

Date: 1779

Place: Unknown

Children of John W McCoy & Rebecca Blair

1. Alexander McCoy
2. Susannah McCoy
3. James McCoy
4. Brice McCoy
5. John McCoy
6. Joseph McCoy
7. William McCoy
8. Edmond McCoy
9. Mary McCoy
10. Agnes McCoy
11. George McCoy

He died in January 18, 1818 at Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[2]John McCoy was born at Washington, Maryland 22 Mar 1755. His parents were Archibald McCoy and Elizabeth Blair. He married Rebecca Blair 28 Aug 1779 at Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland . Rebecca Blair was born at Frederick, Maryland 10 Mar 1759 daughter of Brice Blair and Susanna Martin .

They were the parents of 13 children:

Alexander McCoy born 7 Jul 1780.

Sarah McCoy born 1781.

Susanna McCoy born 28 Feb 1783.

James McCoy born 10 Sep 1784.

Brice McCoy born 8 Oct 1785.

John McCoy born 1 Sep 1787.

Joseph McCoy born 19 Sep 1789.

William McCoy born 18 Mar 1791.

Edmund McCoy born 1 Nov 1793.

William McCoy born 18 Mar 1795.

Mary McCoy born 12 Dec 1795.

Agnes McCoy born 18 Mar 1797.

Archibald McCoy born 28 Sep 1803.

John McCoy died 28 Jan 1818 at Cumberland Valley, Bedford, Pennsylvania Rebecca Blair died 3 Feb 1818 at Bedford, Coshocton, Ohio .

Will of John W McCoy

^[3]In the name of God Amen. I John McCoy of Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford County State and Common Wealth of Pennsylvania, being in perfect health of body and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldy affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world, when it shall please God to call me there.

I therein make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say,

First and grace-fully I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the direction of my executors' herein after mentioned, and after my debts and funeral charges are paid,

ise and bequeath as follows,

Viz: I give and bequeath unto my beloved children Susannah, James, Brice, John, Joseph, William, Edmund, Mary, Agnes, Archibald and George all my moveable property except my beloved wife Rebecca, shares, and next I bequeath unto my beloved wife the Plantation whereon I now live during her widowhood, to be at her disposal.

But in case she should again be married then the plantation to be sold and the price thereof to be equally divided among my eleven children above named, except the third to be retained in the hands of the purchaser, by paying legal interest unto my beloved wife yearly during her life and then to be equally divided among my children as above stated.

And the accounts wherewith William Coulter and Edmund McCoy stand charged with I give and bequeath unto my two youngest sons Archibald and George and the accounts

wherewith my son Brice is charged with to stand open until the land is sold and then equally divided among my children as above mentioned.

N. R. A certain account wherewith Susanna Martin stands charged with it is my will and desire it should not be metled with until after her decease and then to equally divided among my children as above directed and :lastly I constitute and appoint my beloved wife Rebecca and my son Joseph McCoy to be sole executors of this my last will and testament, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the 28th day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. John McCoy

Codicil dated 3 Feb 1818, Witness Jonathan Cessna and James Elder. Registered 26 Oct 1818.

Notes:

Note:  ! 1800 census Bedford County, Pennsylvania^[4], 9 of 12 children listed. 3 male - 10, 3 male - 16, 1 male - 26, 1 male over 45. 2 female - 10, 1 female - 45. Edmund was age 7.

Note: Susannah Martin was the widow of Brice Blair, and the mother of Rebecca Blair McCoy. Alexander, oldest child is not listed on the will

Birth: Also shown as Born: North Ireland

Death: Also shown as Died Will Reg, Cumberland Valley Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania

Death: Also shown as Died 28 Jan 1818

John served during the American Revolution as a soldier from Maryland under Capt James Walling and the 2nd Battalion.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "McCoy Family Genealogy" http://hausegenealogy.com/mccoy.html
2. ↑ http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=5066:8727&ref2=5066:8730
3. ↑ Bedford Co. PA Will Bk 1, page 531
4. ↑ 1800 census Bedford County, Pennsylvania, page 419
5. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 19 April 2024), "Record of John McCoy", Ancestor # A075762.

• Maryland Revolutionary War Records: Name: John McCoy; Rank: Lieutenant; Number Acres: 200; Issue Date: 04 Aug 1789; Number Warrant: 1,491
• McCoy Family Genealogy; http://hausegenealogy.com/mccoy.html
• ¹—How Realistic is 'Hatfields and McCoys'? by Christopher John Farley, Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2012
• ²—'Hatfields & McCoys' is a History-changing success, By T. L. Stanley, Special to the Los Angeles Times, June 2, 2012.
• "The McCoys: Their Story," by Truda Williams McCoy. Preservation Council Press of Pike County, Inc. Pikeville, Kentucky. 1976.
• "The real McCoy genealogy reference book: The Descendants of Archibald McCoy and Old William McCoy the Feuding McCoy's and Oh, those Famous Ancestors, "notes" and much, much more" by Donald Lee Blankenship; Published by Donald Lee Blankenship, Sr; First edition (2001). 1496 pages.
• Barry McCoy and the great people on "The Hatfield McCoy Jury" group on Facebook.
• Rod Hatfield (drhat49 at gmail.com), who alerted me (Tom Coley) to incorrect information on his family, and Jerry Hatfield's heavily-researched family tree data on the West Virginia and Kentucky Hatfields.
• "Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution, 1775-1783" by the Archives of Maryland; Publication: Clearfield Company by Genealogical publishing 1996. Page: 139: Lists Musters of Maryland Troops Vol I: William McCoy, Private, Enlisted 30 April 1778 Discharged 16 Aug 1780, Prisoner.
• Source: S4 Media: Index Abbreviation: International Genealogical Index, Online Database Title: International Genealogical Index, Online Database Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS]. Publication: \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://www.familysearch.org : 2 Feb 2011 Date: 20 May 2011 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S62 Repository: #REPO2 Title: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Abbreviation: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Abbreviation: Ancestral File (R) Master Listing Source: Y
• Repository: REPO2 Name: Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street; Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA

Acknowledgements

• Special thanks to "McCoy Family Genealogy" http://hausegenealogy.com/mccoy.html and Tom Coley.
• WikiTree profiles Mccoy-562, Mccoy-555 created through the import of Coley Wolford Stayton McCarroll Bond.ged on August 7, 2011 by Tom Coley. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.