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William J McCoy 1740–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Jan 1795

Death Location: Sinking Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Father: James Mccoy

Mother: Jane Hamilton

Spouse(s): Nancy Hamilton

Children(s): William McCoy, Daniel McCoy, James McCoy, Jane McCoy, Nancy McCoy, John McCoy, Andrew McCoy, Agnes McCoy, Alice McCoy, Moses McCoy, Andrew McCoy

William J McCoy was born in 1740 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of James Mccoy And Jane Hamilton. William J McCoy married Nancy Agnes Hamilton, and had children including Agnes Nancy Mccoy, Alice Mccoy, Andrew H Mccoy, Andrew M Mccoy, Daniel Mccoy, David Mccoy, James Mccoy, Jane Mccoy, John Mccoy, Moses Mccoy, Nancy Alice Mccoy, William Mccoy. William J McCoy passed away in 1795 in Sinking Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William J McCoy was born in 1740 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of James Mccoy And Jane Hamilton.
  • William J McCoy married Nancy Agnes Hamilton, and had children including Agnes Nancy Mccoy, Alice Mccoy, Andrew H Mccoy, Andrew M Mccoy, Daniel Mccoy, David Mccoy, James Mccoy, Jane Mccoy, John Mccoy, Moses Mccoy, Nancy Alice Mccoy, William Mccoy.
  • William J McCoy passed away in 1795 in Sinking Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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William McCoy's Ancestors

Self
William McCoy
1740–1795
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
James Mccoy
1712–1780
Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
Jane Hamilton
1720–1798
Ireland
Grandparents
John McCoy
1690–1750
Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
Agnes Stephenson
1690–1750
Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James McCoy
1640–1719
Jennett Wallace
1640–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McCoy's Descendants

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William (J) McCoy (1740–Jan 1795) m. Nancy (Agnes) Hamilton (1750–1833)
  1. 1. William McCoy 1772–1852 m. Nancy Shepard 1785–1860 m. Elizabeth ("Sallie") Gilliland 1770–1792 m. Agnes (Nancy) Hanna 1785–1875
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) McCoy 1818–1862 m. Martha Lunsford 1817–1898
      1. 1. Marshall (Alexander McCoy) REV. 1860–1934 m. Rachel (Ellen) Hembree 1860–1942
        1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth "Bettie") McCoy 1886–1983 m. Charles (Robert) Hardy 1882–1941
        2. 2. William (T "Willie") McCoy 1879–1929
        3. 3. Sanid (Sammie) McCoy 1882–
        4. 4. Oliver (Brown) McCoy 1884–1931 m. Eula (Odessa) Smith 1888–1960
        5. 5. Neely McCoy 1888–
        6. 6. Jessie (Lee) McCoy 1889–1914 m. Susie Mccoy 1888–
        7. 7. Sallie (B) Mccoy 1893–
        8. 8. John (David) McCoy 1897–1956
        9. 9. Clara (A) McCoy 1904–1905
      2. 2. Jesse McCoy 1840–
      3. 3. Elgin (B) McCoy 1842–
      4. 4. Polly McCoy 1843–
      5. 5. Mary McCoy 1845–1925
      6. 6. Andrew (Jackson Taylor) McCoy 1846–1920
      7. 7. Millard (Fillmore) McCoy 1849–1949
      8. 8. Jasper (Subiska) McCoy 1852–1896 m. Anzora Jordan 1847–1927
      9. 9. Elsey (B) McCoy 1857–1940
      10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Mccoy 1854–1942 m. Julia Tumlin 1867–1913
    2. 2. Elizabeth McCoy 1801–1863
    3. 3. Margaret McCoy 1804–
    4. 4. Jane McCoy 1805–1890
    5. 5. James McCoy 1807–1891
    6. 6. Lucinda McCoy 1811–
    7. 7. Telithia McCoy 1814–1848
    8. 8. Joseph McCoy 1815–1915
    9. 9. July (Ann) McCoy 1817–1868
    10. 10. John (Pennal) McCoy 1820–1912
    11. 11. Elizabeth McCoy 1824–
    12. 12. Charles McCoy 1825–1900
    13. 13. Agnes McCoy 1827–1835
  2. 2. Daniel McCoy 1773–
  3. 3. James McCoy 1776–1856
  4. 4. Jane McCoy 1777–1857
  5. 5. Nancy (Alice) McCoy 1782–1862
  6. 6. John McCoy 1783–1838
  7. 7. Andrew (M) McCoy 1783–1838
  8. 8. Agnes (Nancy) McCoy 1785–1814
  9. 9. Alice McCoy 1789–1862
  10. 10. Moses McCoy 1792–1861
  11. 11. Andrew (H) McCoy 1801–1881

William McCoy's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of William J McCoy in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1795
Jan 1795
Age 55
Death of William J McCoy in Sinking Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Sinking Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1795
    Event Place: Sinking Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

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