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- **PLEASE NOTE: In some records the name is spelled, McKay or McKoy orMcKey. Joseph signed his name, Joseph McCoy on the consent for hisdaughter with the little "c" in the air with a dot or period under it. He had excellent pen man ship handwriting in English, so he must havebeen learned. His sentence structure was superb. He had to have hadsome formal schooling at one time or another.
1789 - 1st. Mildred Taylor married year 1789 she was born 1773Virginia to Joseph Washington McCoy who was born 1766
2nd. Nancy Norris married 1826 in Ohio to Joseph Washington McCoy.Nancy was born in Virginia 1792. This Joseph Washington McCoy wasborn in Virginia 1766 June Cpzb4@aol.com
SOURCE: BOOK: HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO: ITS PAST AND PRESENT 1740--1881, COMPILED BY N.N. HILL, JR., NEWARK, OHIO: A.A. GRAHAM &CO., PUBLISHERS 1881, PAGE 611, PARA. 4; CONTRIBUTED BY, JOAN SHEETSOF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO THROUGH PERSONAL MAIL CORRESPONDENCE TO THISCOMPILER-SANDRA LEE ELKINS JUHL OF ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS ONWEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 2008: "Joseph Wright and Joseph McCoy cametogether into the township, December 24, 1806. Mr. McCoy settled uponthe southwest quarter of section twenty-five--the southwest corner ofthe township--where he lived until he died. Joseph Wright was hisson-in-law, and had one child Willis, when he came to the county, whois now a resident of Coshocton. Both were from Virginia. Mr. Wrightlived with his father-in-law one year, then moved further up the creekto lot 3, where he lived during the remainder of his life. Probablyno one in the township was more prominent than he. He died April 1,1867, at the age of eighty-seven years." PARA. 5, EXCERPT-- "Josephand James (Norris) had married sisters of Joseph Wright, in Virginia.Daniel and William Jr., married daughters of Joseph McCoy. These threefamilies, the Wright's, Norrises, and McCoy's, have intermarried inthis township to a considerable extent, so as to render it impossibleto determine the various relationships to each and every other memberof the three families. The families are still numerously representedin the township. William Norris, Sr., was a soldier in therevolutionary war." [Transcribed 07 August 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler;sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]
1810 - The 1810 Federal Census Records for Fauquier County, Virginiado not show a Joseph Washington McCoy as being listed in the index.There are no available census records for this year from AugustaCounty, Virginia. So, we may assume that Joseph, with his family,left Virginia for Ohio prior to 1810. There are no Federal CensusRecords for Augusta and surrounding counties due to the records beingburned during the War of 1812. However, there are a few tax recordsfor that time period, but not complete records.
1820 - The 1820 Federal Census Records for Coshocton County,Washington Township, Ohio does show a Joseph McCoy senior and a JosephMcCoy junior with a Henry McCoy, and a Samuel McCoy as heads ofhouseholds in the same area along with Norris, Graves, Taylor, andSlaughter families. (A partial copy of the 1820 Census for CoshoctonCounty, Ohio with the McCoy's listed, is in the research section ofthe McCoy Family Volume.)
Source: Book Joseph Washington McCoy 1766-1840 of Coshocton County,Ohio His Descendants and Related Families by B. Isabel Lockard, (JWMBk.) Coshocton Public Library Coshocton, Ohio 43812 Originally, theinformation as to the book's existence came to the attention of thecompiler through an e-mail message. Then another researcher (KandaceRichardson of Ohio) in the family sent copies in 2004 from the book ofthe family line of Joseph Washington Jr. McCoy from the CoshoctonLibrary. A copy of the book then was obtained by contacting theauthor as listed. A copy of the book may be purchased through theauthor, B. Isabel Lockard at 32 Jamestown Road, Charlestown, SouthCarolina 29407-7526 by mail post. (Michael Dean McCoy II JR. has asigned copy of the book by the auther B. Isabel Lockard. It wasreceived by Michael on August 24, 2004 per the postal service.) pg.1, 1.1 states,"He died from injuries inflicted by one of his ownhorses (Hunt, 1876, p. 36)." "Hunt, Wm. E. 1876 Historicalcollections of Coshocton County, 1764-1876, reprinted 1975, CoshoctonCounty Bicentennial commission." The death date year has been aseither 1840-1842 in a couple of resources, however his will indicatesthat the date is actually 1840.
According to B. Isabel Lockard's book, p.1, It is stated that, "Joseph and Mildred Amelia McCoy and their family arrived in CoshoctonCounty, Ohio , on Christmas Eve., 1806. They located first inZanesville, Muskingum County, then settled in the SouthWest corner ofVirginia Twp., Sect. 25." However, the land index record shows Josephpurchasing the Sect. 23 as seen below. There may be more land hepurchased as did his father John McCoy over a period of years.
1806 - IN 1806, JOSEPH W. MCCOY SR. WOULD BE 40 YEARS OLD WHEN ALL OFTHEM MOVED TO OHIO, AND IF JOHN MCCOY WERE STILL LIVING HE WOULD BE 80SOME YEARS OLD. AT THIS POINT IN TIME I HAVE NO CONFIRMATION THATJOHN MCCOY ACTUALLY DIED EARLIER, SO THIS SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND.
JOSEPH MARRIED TO MILDRED TAYLOR OF FAUQUIER CO., WOULD MAKE JOSEPH23. [B: 1766 TO MARR. YR. 1789 = 23 YRS. OF AGE].
JOSEPH MARR. NANCY NORRIS 1826 [HIS BIRTH 1766 TO MARR. DATE 1826=60FOR HIS AGE].
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HENRY MCCOY AFN:RO9Z-JG
b. 3 Sep 1837/38 Coshocton County, Ohio
d. 14 Mar 1898 Coshocton County, Ohio
b. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jackson Township, Coshocton, Ohio
Spouse: Martha Roberts m. 24 Dec 1857 Coshocton County, Ohio
Father: Joseph Washington McCoy (Jr.), VA
Mother: Sarah (Sally) Ogle
JOSEPH WASHINGTON MCCOY (Jr.) AFN:HK1B-PR
b. 1 Jul 1798 Loudon County, Virginia
d. 18 Oct 1883 Coshocton County, Ohio
b. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jackson Township, Coshocton, Ohio
Spouse: Sarah (Sally) Ogle m. 16 Jan 1820 Coshocton County, Ohio
Father: Joseph Washington McCoy, VA
Mother: Mildred Amelia Taylor, VA
JOSEPH WASHINGTON MCCOY AFN: RO9K-MR
b. 15 Jan 1766 in either Rockingham or Fauquier County, Virginia
d. 29 Feb 1840/41 in Coshocton County, Ohio
b. not known - possibly Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jackson Twp.,Coshocton County, Ohio
Spouse: Mary __ either Williams or Smith, and a bond (childdisinherited)
Mildred Amelia Taylor m. 5 Feb 1789 in Fauquier County, Virginia
Nancy Norris m. Abt. 1826, Ohio
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1787 - "On the 1787 state census for VA, there is listed as 21 yearsold in Fauquier Co. The person listed as "charged with his tax" isJoseph Slaughter. This would, to my understanding, be the man he isworking for or a partner of some sort. Joseph Slaughter is the fatherof Tacy Slaughter who married John Joseph McCoy, the son of JosephWashington McCoy.
1793 - From correspondence with Anna Gerhart Kier:
"On September 29, 1793, the Rev. Denny Fairfax leased 456 acres inFauquier County to Joseph McKoy of Fauquier County. The parcel was lotNo. 130, part of the Manor of Leeds, and the lease was for the"natural lives of him said Joseph, James and Betsey his children".Other references to Joseph in Fauquier County were the 1787 PersonalProperty Tax Lists where he was counted the same day (March 15) asJohn McCoy, Joseph Slaughter, and Joseph Williams. It was noted thatJoseph McCoy was16-21 years of age and that Joseph Slaughter wascharged with his tax. On the previous day were listed William Wrightand William Wright, Jr. Two days later Samuel Taylor and George Taylorwere visited. At the 1800 Tax List, Joseph McCoy, in Pickett'sdistrict, was charged for one free tithable and three horses. JosephMcCoy gave consent at Fauquier County for his daughter, Elizabeth, tomarry Joseph Wright 26 Dec. 1803."
The following is from "The Historical Record of the Knisely-Wolf andNorris-McCoy Families" by J.C. Knisely (1923):
"Joseph McCoy, Sr. was born January 15, 1766, probably in Virginia,and it is known who his first wife was except that her given name wasMilly. Neither is it known when she was born or died.
"This Mr. McCoy and his first wife, with their family, came fromRockingham County, Virginia, to Muskingdom County, Ohio, and settledin the wilderness very early in the nineteenth century, and lived onthis farm until his death."
[The author then lists the children of Joseph and his two wives.]
"...Joseph McCoy was hurt while handling some colts in his barn, andhe died two days later from the injury, his death being sometime about1840 or 1842, reckoning from the fact that he died about two yearsbefore my Grandfather Norris [Knisely was the grandson of WilliamNorris, Jr. who married Margaret McCoy] left Ohio. Aunt Martha Smith,from memory, thinks he was about 84 years old when he died, butaccording to this and his date of birth, he was only about 75 or 76years old at the date of his death."
From "The 1985 History of Coshocton County, Ohio" (Taylor Publishin,1985); this portion from the early founders of Virginia Twp."
"Other early settlers were Joseph Wright and his father-in-law, JosephMcCoy, 1806; James Norris, 1807; and his brother, Joseph, Daniel,William and his father, William, Sr., in 1806. All of the above camefrom Virginia."
Following Millie's death, Joseph married Nancy Norris, the sister ofhis sons-in-law.
On the 1820 US Census for Washington Twp., Coshocton, OH (p.31) JosephMcCoy, Sr. is listed as a head of household. There are 5 people in thehome, one working in agriculture. Males: Under 10 = 1, 10-16 = 1, Over45 = 1(Joseph). Females: Under 10 = 1, 10-16 = 1, Over 45 = 1(Millie).
Joseph, Jr. is living next door, and there are a number of otherMcCoys and Norrises living in the direct vicinity.
On the 1830 US Census for Virgnia Twp., Coshocton Co., OH (p. 012)Joseph and family are listed. Those in the home are as follows. Males:5-10 = 1, 10-15 = 1, 15-20 = 3, 60-70 = 1 (Joseph). Females: 5-10 = 1,10-15 = 2, 15-20 = 1, 30-40 (Joseph's 2nd wife, Nancy Norris).
On the 1840 US Census for Virginia Twp., Coshocton there is a JosephMcCoy listed in Virginia Twp., Coshocton Co., OH (p. 353). In the homethere is one male 15-20, one male 70-80, one female 5-10, one female15-20, and one female 40-50.
The will of Joseph McCoy was written on Feb. 29, 1840, and probated onFeb. 4, 1841. This is its transcript:
"Joseph McCoy's Will. Joseph McCoy, deceased. Will, probate, & court.The State of Ohio, Coshocton county, afs. Called Court of Common Pleasto wit on the fourth day of February Ann Domine, eighteen hundred andforty-one.
"Be it remembered that, now, to wit on the day and year aforesaid, thelast will and testament of Joseph McCoy late of Coshocton Countydeceased was this day produced in writing, and Joseph McMorris andAndrew Walker, two credible witnesses thereunto being in open court,were duly sworn and severally examined, and whose testimony was takenin writing. Signed and duly filed, and it appearing to the court fromthe above testimony of said witnesses that the said last will andtestament was duly executed, that the testator at the time ofexecuting the same, was of full age of sound mind and memory and notunder any restraint. It is by the court ordered that said last willand testament, together with the proof thereof be recorded by theclerk of the court and that letters testamentary, with a copy of thesaid will annexed, be issued to Daniel McCoy, one of the executorsnamed therein (Joseph Wright the other executor named therein havingdeclined to serve). Whereupon the said Daniel McCoy appeared in opencourt and accepted said appointment. Thereupon it is ordered by theCourt that he give bond in the sum of Five thousand dollars,conditioned as the law directs. Daniel Norris, William Norris, JohnMcCoy, Samuel McCoy, Alexander McCoy, James Graves & Joseph Wright areaccepted as securities; and Newman Smith, Albert Wright and Hiram Darrare appointed to appraise the property of said estate.
"Which said will together with the proof thereof reads as follows:
'In the name of the benevolent Father of All, I Joseph McCoy of thecounty of Coshocton in the State of Ohio do make and publish this mylast will and testament.
'First. It is my wish and will that my wife Nancy at my death,according to an agreement made between us before our marriage, takethe property which belongs to her at that time, and as long as sheremains my widow receive her support out of my estate. But if she isnot satified with this, it is my will that instead of the above, orthe one third of my estate, she recieve two beds, six head of sheep,Two cows, Household furniture suitable to keep house with and threehundred dollars in cash.
'Second. The heirs of my oldest son James who left me in Virginia,shall have no share in or of my estate.
'Third. It is my will that my two youngest children Mahala and Jane,shall have one bed and bedding, and one hundred dollars each, out ofmy estate before it is divided.
'Fourth. That these my two youngest children shall have equal shareswith my other children in the remainder of my property.
'Fifth. I do hereby nominate and appoint Joseph Wright and DanielMcCoy, both of Coshocton County, executors of this my last will andtestament, hereby authorizing and empowering them to compromise,adjust, release, and discharge, in such manner as they may deemproper, the debts and claims due me. I do also authorize and empowerthem, if it shall become necessary in order to pay my debts, to sellby private or public sale upon credit or otherwise, as they may thinkproper, all or any part of my Real Estate and to execute deedstherefor to the purchases thereof in fee simple. My said executors maykeep said Real Estate from sale as long as they think it advisable forthe interest of my heirs, but not longer than when my youngest childshall have attained the age of eighteen.
'I do hereby revoke all former will by me made.
'In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29thday of February, A.D. 1840.
'Joseph [his mark] McCoy
'Signed and acknowledged by the said Joseph McCoy as his last will andtestament in our presence and signed by us in his presence.
'Benjamin Adams, Joseph McMorris, Andrew Walker'
"The State of Ohio, Coshocton county, Court of Common Pleas, calledcourt to wit, the fourth day of February A.D. 1841.
"Be it remembered that on the day and year aforesaid, personallyappeared in open court, Joseph McMorris and Andrew Walker, who beingduly sworn according to law, depose and say that they are two of thesubscribing witness to the last will and testament of Joseph McCoy,late of Virginia township, Coshocton county, deceased. That saidJoseph McCoy was of full age of sound mind and memory, and not underany restraint within the knowledge of these deponents, that theyattested and subscribed said will as witnesses, in the presence of thetestator, and saw the testator subscribe the same.
"Joseph McMorris, Andrew Walker
"Sworn to and subscribed in open court, the date last above written.Attest, A. W. Gorraw, Clerk."
A couple of comments about the above will. The most interesting lineof the will is that "the heirs of my oldest son James who left me inVirginia, shall have no share in or of my estate." As I read it, thiscomment could be intrepretted a couple of ways. First, that James leftJoseph behind when the family moved to Ohio. This would be unusual asJoseph was only 40 years old when he moved to Ohio in 1806, and stillhad children at home. Hardly the sort of situation where a childabandoned a parent in need. Second, perhaps this James left Joseph inVirginia on some visit later in life, and that is why Joseph is upset.Thirdly, perhaps James didn't leave Joseph behind as it appears whenfirst read, but instead "left" refers to James leaving home. Perhapshe had a disagreement, and "left" his father's home. I am inclinedtoward this last explanation, but more data is needed.
Through correspondence with Anna Gerhart Kier, a Norris descendant, Ilearned that a marriage bond was filed in Fauquier Co., Va on Mar. 5,1787 for a Joseph McCoy and Mary William, with consent being given bytheir parents -- John 'McKey' and Joseph Williams. It is quitepossible that the James mentioned Joseph's will is from this firstshort-lived marriage.
The other point to mention is the two youngest children Mahala andJane. Why would he make a point of singling them out? Surely becausethey are still minors, but I believe there is another reason. I thinkMahala and Jane are the product of Joseph's second marriage to NancyNorris. As children of a second marriage, perhaps Joseph feelsinclined to look after their future, just as he makes a point oflooking after his second wife, Nancy."
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Document Number: 2549 Descrption: 1
Number of Acres:160.0000. Accession number: OH0390__.056
Patentee Surname: McCoy Patentee given name: Joseph
State name: Ohio
Volume 390 Page number: 56
Land office: Zanesville Aliquot part reference: SE
Section number: 23
Township: 5 North Range 7 West
Meridian or special survey area: US Military Survey
Title transfer authority: Sale-Cash entries
Combined signiture date: February 10, 1831
Multiple patentees: N Multiple warranties: N
Signature: Y Canceled document: N Subsurface rights reserved: N
Metes and bounds: N Fractional section:
Accession/Serial #: 1022748 BLM Serial #: OH NO S/N
Names
Patentee: JOSEPH MCCOY
Survey
State: OHIO
Acres: 152.16
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 1/23/1929
Land Office: Zanesville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 374
Accession/Serial Nr.: 1022748
BLM Serial Nr.: OH NO S/N
Comments: CREDIT PATENT ISSUED IN PLACE OF PATENT INTENDED TO ISSUE ON4-20-1812
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Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SW 25/ 4-N 7-W No U.S. Military Survey OH Coshocton
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=1022748&Index=72&QryID=15490.34&PF=true
[Obtained 12 April 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]
OBTAINED: 07 NOVEMBER 2007; PAGE 262.
COMPILER: MICHAEL D. MCCOY II
SOURCE: ROCK ISLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 822 ? 11TH AVENUE,MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61265
BOOK: THE 1985 HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO; COSHOCTON COUNTYHISTORY BOOK COMMITTEE, COPYRIGHT 1985, TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY.
EXCERPT: "Joseph McCoy (1766-1841), son of John and Nancy (?) McCoy,born in Rockingham County, Virginia, married Amelia (1773-1826),daughter of Samuel Taylor, in Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1789.Joseph later married Nancy Norris Hays, daughter of William and Sarah(Graves) Norris. Joseph died from injuries inflicted by one of hisown horses." See John McCoy Notes for full details.
OBTAINED: 07 NOVEMBER 2007
COMPILER: MICHAEL D. MCCOY II
SOURCE: ROCK ISLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 822 ? 11TH AVENUE,MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61265
BOOK: THE 1985 HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO; COSHOCTON COUNTYHISTORY BOOK COMMITTEE, COPYRIGHT 1985, TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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?Union Methodist Church, abt. 1832, known originally as the Smith?sHill Church was built by William McCoy.?
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?TYRONE (JACKSON TOWNSHIP)? ?William McCoy, a Justice of the Peaceand a Squire, lived at the bottom of McCoy Hill on 541. He wasappointed Postmaster in 1859. Later, he built a large brick home atthe top of the hill next to Pleasant Hill Regular Baptist Church afterhis first home had burned. He gave the land for the church.?
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?MONROE TOWNSHIP SPRING MOUNTAIN ACADEMY c.1858 A.D.? ??asstudents enlisted in the Army. Among those who enlisted from theAcademy were:?Corwin McCoy, Samuel & William (both killed) McCoy??
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?FRANCIS MARION LOCKARD (1855-1928) Francis Marion Lockard was thegrandson of Andrew J. Lockard, great-grandson of John Graves andJoseph Wright and great-great-grandson of Joseph Washington McCoy,early Coshocton residents. The first of these to reach Coshocton,1806, were the McCoy?s and the Wrights. John Graves, his brotherJoseph, and their families came in 1814; six years after their sister,Sarah, and her family. All resided in what became Virginia Township.1836 Andrew J. Lockard and his family moved to Jackson Township.
Joseph McCoy (1766-1841), son of John and Nancy (?) McCoy, born inRockingham County, Virginia, married Amelia (1773-1826), daughter ofSamuel Taylor, in Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1789. Joseph latermarried Nancy Norris Hays, daughter of William and Sarah (Graves)Norris. Joseph died from injuries inflicted by one of his own horses.
Joseph Wright (1781-1866), son of William Wright and Elizabeth Lloyd,born in Fauquier County, Virginia, married Elizabeth (1790-1824),daughter of Joseph and Amelia McCoy, in Virginia, 1803. Joseph Wrightlater married Jane Hartford, then Rebecca Jane Wickesham.
John Graves (1765-1830), son of John Graves of Frederick County,Virginia, married Mary Lester in 1797. He owned slaves in Virginiabut had conscientious scruples against slavery and tried to free themin 1810. Virginia law held those freeing slaves financiallyresponsible for their ex-slaves for some years. Because he was unableto provide an acceptable bond, John disposed of them to a good masterbefore he moved to Ohio.?
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?MCCOY
?McCoy?s settled in Ohio, 1807. Joseph McCoy, Sr., moved fromFauquier County, Virginia, to Virginia Township, Coshocton County.Joseph Jr. married Sarah Ogle January 16, 1820. The Ogle nameoriginated in Northumberland, England, where they held large tracts ofland at the time of the Norman Conquest, year 1066. They had twocastles?Ogle Castle and Brothtel Castle. The Ogles came to NewCastle, Delaware, before the Revolutionary War. Old homestead in isOgletown.
Joseph Jr. and Sarah had 10 children: William, born August 12, 1824,Virginia Township, married 1844 Susan Catherine Johnson, whose father,Henry Johnson, was the first postmaster of West Lafayette. TheJohnsons had moved from New York to West Lafayette. Part of theJohnson farm in New York is in New York City and is said to be part ofTimes Square.
William and Catherine purchased, and eventually owned 1000 acres inthe western part of Coshocton County. William was appointedpostmaster in Jackson Township, 1859. He was a Justice of the Peaceand a Squire. William lived at the bottom of the McCoy Hill, sixmiles west of Coshocton, on State Route 541. The post office was inhis home at that site. After his house burned down, he built a largebrick house at the top of McCoy Hill in 1868 or 1869 from bricks thatwere made on the farm. William and Catherine had 12 children. Astheir children grew older, portions of the farmlands were given tothem. Allen G. received the portion that included the brick home.
Allen married Zebra (Zebbie) Reed in 1889, had 5 children. One oftheir sons, Russell, received the farm with the brick house aftertheir death. His two other sons Bryon and Lewis received portions ofthe farmland.
Russell married Hulda Mathie of North Canton, in 1931. Russellfarmed, was a thresher for 40 years. Russell?s hobby was steamengines; and, when he died, he owned two of them. Russell and Huldahad no children. After Russell?s death the brick house was given toByron?s oldest son, William Allen McCoy.
1946 William Allen married Mildred Allie Clark of New Moscow. ?Bill,?as William Allen was called, was well known and very active in thecommunity. A truck driver all his life, Bill drove for ClowCorporation. After his death in 1969, William A. McCoy Safety Awardwas set up in honor of him at the Clow Corp. Bill and Mildred had sixchildren, all residing in Coshocton County. Five of the six childrenown portions of the original McCoy farmland and Bill?s son, Keith W.,his wife, Denise M. (Allabach) and children, Shannon and Lisa,currently reside in the original brick home that William and Catherinebuilt, the fifth generation to live in the homestead. Bill andMildred?s other children and grandchildren are: Janet Sue marriedJonathan P. Mosier and had children, Angela and Christine; Rodney Leemarried Roxanne Ogle and had children: Lincoln and Darcy; Dianne Kaymarried Richard Turner, one child Brant; Terry Reed married ShelleyDobson, no children; Kevin Ray McCoy, unmarried. (Information on theMcCoy?s was contributed by William McCoy.)
Transcribed 08 November 2007, SLJuhl, compiler.
Please check this: CONC probated on Feb. 4, 1841.
_MDCL: CONC and B. Isabel Lockard's Book, Joseph Washington McCoy.
- (Medical):"He died from injuries inflicted by one of his own horses." JWM Bk.,
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