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

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

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Biography

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

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Elijah McCoy's Ancestors

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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
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah McCoy's Descendants

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Elijah McCoy (1731–1790) m. Mary Holloway (1735–06 Jun 1819)
  1. 1. Lewis McCoy 1779–1818
  2. 2. Judith Mayrant 1721–1823
  3. 3. Mary McCoy 1756–1823
  4. 4. John McCoy 1778–1818
  5. 5. Elizabeth McCoy 1773–1818
  6. 6. Stephen McCoy 1765–1814
  7. 7. Elizabeth McCoy 1746–1823
  8. 8. Stephen McCoy 1776–1826
  9. 9. Elisha McCoy 1760–1819
  10. 10. Jesse McCoy 1762–1840
  11. 11. Celia McCoy 1768–1826
  12. 12. Lewis McCoy 1763–1817
  13. 13. Jasper (Redden) McCoy 1757–1831
  14. 14. John McCoy 1748–1818 m. Catherine (Sibley) Capers 1750–1832
    1. 1. Catherine McCoy –1798
    2. 2. James (Capus) McCoy 1795–1852
    3. 3. Tabitha McCoy 1782–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Mary McCoy) Pringle 1775–1843
    5. 5. Jane McCoy 1786–1863
    6. 6. James McCoy 1774–1838
    7. 7. John (McCoy) Jr. 1773–1838
    8. 8. Joseph McCoy 1776–1832
    9. 9. William (H. McCoy) Sr. 1788–1880
    10. 10. William (Sibley) McCoy 1771–1838
    11. 11. Fannie McCoy 1784–
    12. 12. Alecy McCoy 1730–1764 m. Zachariah Fann 1730–1802
      1. 1. Eli Fenn 1765–
      2. 2. Travis Fenn 1750–1809 m. Mary Fenn 1770–1817
        1. 1. Zacheus Fenn 1792–1820
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Fann or) Fenn 1799–1860 m. William Duke 1794–
        3. 3. Winefred (Fann) Fenn 1800–1876
        4. 4. Mathew (Fann) (Fenn) 1797–1885
        5. 5. Mary (Ann Patience) Fenn 1800–1860 m. Harmon (B. Hargrove) Sr. 1797–
        6. 6. Elijah Fann 1788–1844 m. Martha Fann 1795–1848

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

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    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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