Hardin Co., Ky was formed in 1792 from Nelson Co., which was established in 1784 from Jefferson Co., Virginia. John and Sarah were likely married in what is today Hardin County, Ky, but it was likely Jefferson Co., Virginia in 1770 at the time of their marriage.
Sources
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 29, 2016), "Record of John Coy, Jr.", Ancestor # A201658.
Cutter, William Richard, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of the People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of A Nation, Vol. II, Third Series, Clearfield. Page 2251 GoogleBooks.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line: