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Elijah McCoy 1731 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Father: Col. Joslin

Mother: Christiana Garrison

Spouse(s): Mary Holloway

Children(s): Judith Mayrant, Elizabeth McCoy, John McCoy, Mary McCoy, Jasper McCoy, Elisha McCoy, Jesse McCoy, Lewis McCoy, Stephen McCoy, Celia McCoy, John McCoy, Elizabeth McCoy, Stephen McCoy, Lewis McCoy

Elijah McCoy was born in 1731 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of Col. William H. Joslin and Christiana Garrison. Elijah McCoy married Mary Holloway, and had children including Judith Mayrant, Elizabeth McCoy, John McCoy, Mary McCoy, Jasper Redden McCoy, Elisha McCoy, Jesse McCoy, Lewis McCoy, Stephen McCoy, Celia McCoy, John McCoy, Elizabeth McCoy, Stephen McCoy, Lewis McCoy. Elijah McCoy passed away in 1790 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah McCoy was born in 1731 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of Col. William H. Joslin and Christiana Garrison.
  • Elijah McCoy married Mary Holloway, and had children including Judith Mayrant, Elizabeth McCoy, John McCoy, Mary McCoy, Jasper Redden McCoy, Elisha McCoy, Jesse McCoy, Lewis McCoy, Stephen McCoy, Celia McCoy, John McCoy, Elizabeth McCoy, Stephen McCoy, Lewis McCoy.
  • Elijah McCoy passed away in 1790 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Joslin
1701 – 1771
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Christiana Garrison
1694 – 1757
Birth Location: Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Holloway
1735 – 1819
Birth Location: Marion, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Judith Mayrant
1721 – 1823
Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth McCoy
1746 – 1823
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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John McCoy
1748 – 1818
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mary McCoy
1756 – 1823
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jasper McCoy
1757 – 1831
Birth Location: Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States
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Elisha McCoy
1760 – 1819
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Jesse McCoy
1762 – 1840
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Lewis McCoy
1763 – 1817
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Stephen McCoy
1765 – 1814
Birth Location: Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States
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Celia McCoy
1768 – 1826
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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John McCoy
1778 – 1818
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth McCoy
1773 – 1818
Birth Location: –
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Stephen McCoy
1776 – 1826
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Lewis McCoy
1779 – 1818
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
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Elijah McCoy's Ancestors

Self
Elijah McCoy
1731 – 1790
Birth Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. William H. Joslin
1701 – 1771
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Christiana Garrison
1694 – 1757
Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah McCoy's Descendants

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Elijah McCoy (1731 – 1790) m. Mary Holloway (1735 – 06 Jun 1819)
  1. 1. Judith Mayrant (1721 – 1823)
  2. 2. Elizabeth McCoy (1746 – 1823)
  3. 3. John McCoy (Jun 1748 – 03 Jan 1818) m. Catherine (Sibley) Capers (1750 – 07 Jan 1832)
    1. 1. Alecy McCoy (1730 – Aft. 1764) m. Zacharias Fenn (20 Dec 1730 – 10 Jan 1802)
      1. 1. Travis Fann (1750 – 07 Aug 1809) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Chairs (1770 – Apr 1817)
        1. 1. Elijah Fann (Jul 17, 1788 – Jan 06, 1844) m. Martha Rich (Sep 03, 1795 – May 10, 1848)
        2. 2. Zacheus Fenn (20 Aug 1792 – 1820)
        3. 3. Mathew (Fann) (Fenn) (07 Nov 1797 – 08 Sep 1885)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Fann or) Fenn (1799 – Aft. 01 Sep 1860) m. William Duke (14 July 1794 – )
        5. 5. Winefred (Fann) Fenn (1800 – 1876)
        6. 6. Mary (Ann Patience) Fenn (24 Nov 1800 – 01 Sep 1860) m. Harmon (B.) Hargrove (Abt. 1797 – )
      2. 2. Eli Fenn (1765 – )
    2. 2. William (Sibley) McCoy (1771 – 1838)
    3. 3. John McCoy (1773 – 25 Jun 1838)
    4. 4. James McCoy (1774 – 25 Jun 1838)
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Mary McCoy) Pringle (1775 – 12 Aug 1843)
    6. 6. Joseph McCoy (20 Oct 1776 – 18 Jun 1832)
    7. 7. Tabitha McCoy (1782 – )
    8. 8. Fannie McCoy (1784 – )
    9. 9. Jane McCoy (1786 – 1863)
    10. 10. William (H.) McCoy (1788 – Bet. 1880–1881)
    11. 11. James (Capus) McCoy (1795 – Bef. 1852)
    12. 12. Frances McCoy
    13. 13. Catherine McCoy ( – 03 Oct 1798)
    14. 14. William McCoy
  4. 4. Mary McCoy (1756 – 1823)
  5. 5. Jasper (Redden) McCoy (29 Sep 1757 – 10 Oct 1831)
  6. 6. Elisha McCoy (1760 – 1819)
  7. 7. Jesse McCoy (1762 – 17 Oct 1840)
  8. 8. Lewis McCoy (1763 – 29 Jul 1817)
  9. 9. Stephen McCoy (1765 – 16 May 1814)
  10. 10. Celia McCoy (1768 – 18 Oct 1826)
  11. 11. John McCoy (Jun 1778 – 03 Jan 1818)
  12. 12. Elizabeth McCoy (1773 – 1818)
  13. 13. Stephen McCoy (27 Jan 1776 – 18 Oct 1826)
  14. 14. Lewis McCoy (1779 – 11 May 1818)

Elijah McCoy's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of Elijah McCoy in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1790
1790
Age 59
Death of Elijah McCoy in Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Sumter, South Carolina, USA
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