Margaret (Taylor) McCoy was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).
Margaret (Peggie) Taylor was born on 12 Nov 1800 in Russell, Virginia to parents John W Taylor and his first wife, Mary Bamford (1778-1804). Her mother died when she was only 3 or 4 years old. Margaret married Daniel McCoy on 12 Feb 1819 in Pike, Kentucky.[1] Children: John, William (Billy), Randolph, Harriet, Asa Harmon, Samuel, Ruth (Recca), Mary Etta, Nancy, Thomas Pharmer, James M, Louisa (Vicy), Jane (Jennie).
In 1850, Margaret was living in Logan, Virginia.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Danl McCoy
M
60
Farmer
Virginia
Margaret McCoy
F
51
Virginia
Saml McCoy
M
19
Virginia
Ruth McCoy
F
17
Virginia
Margetta McCoy
F
14
Virginia
Thomas McCoy
M
11
Virginia
Nancy McCoy
F
9
Virginia
James McCoy
M
7
Virginia
Vicy McCoy
F
6
Virginia
Jane McCoy
F
4
Virginia
In 1860, Margaret was living in Logan, Virginia.[3]
↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DN-QHVD : 22 July 2021), Daniel McCoy and Peggy Taylor, 03 Feb 1817; citing Marriage, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,109,935.
↑ "1850 United States Federal Census", The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 32, Logan, Virginia; Roll: 956; Page: 147a; Line Number: 35, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #15238734 (accessed 9 January 2024), Margaret McCoy (51) in District 32, Logan, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
↑ "United States Census, 1860", citing Page: 100; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171727_002_M9NB-8C1; FHL microfilm: 805358; Image number: 102; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01830-6, FamilySearch Record: M41D-XF3 (accessed 9 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSZ-9F4C, Margaret Mc Coy (62) in Logan, Virginia, United States.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193106590/margaret-mccoy: accessed 9 January 2024), memorial page for Margaret “Peggie” Taylor McCoy (12 Nov 1800–6 Mar 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 193106590; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by The Real McCoys (contributor 47009066).
US Federal Census 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
"Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965", Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1222 #750449943 (accessed 9 January 2024), Peggie Taylor in death record for son Randolph Mccoy 28 Mar 1914, wife of Daniel Mccoy, in Pike, Kentucky, USA.
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