William Wirt McCoy (1756 - 1835)

Born 1756 in Craven County, North Carolina

Husband of Joanna (Payne) McCoy — married 16 Aug 1781 (to before 27 Nov 1835) in Bedford County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1835 at about age 79 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States

Biography

William was born in 1750-1756 in 1756 Craven County, North Carolina -- or perhaps in Virginia or Maryland.^[1][2][3]

In October 1774, he seems to have served as a Captain in Capt. Robert McClenachan's Company of Volunteers from Botetourt County at the Battle of Point Pleasant in Lord Dunmore's War.^[4][5] an Ancestry hint of 5 Dec 2019 says he's in the Maryland Revolutionary War records.

On 16 Aug 1781 William married Joanna Payne in Bedford County. VA^[6], with Frail Payne, brother of Joanna, giving his consent^[7] and Littlebury Hurt giving surety. William and Joanna had at least ten children:

1. Mary McCoy
2. Thomas McCoy
3. Nancy McCoy
4. John Paine McCoy
5. Joanna McCoy
6. Zilpha McCoy
7. Elizabeth H. McCoy
8. Leatha McCoy
9. Jubal McCoy
10. William McCoy

He appears on tax lists in Bedford County, Virginia, in 1782, with 1 free male over 21, 0 slaves, 0 horses, 3 cattle, 1 tithe over 16^[8]

About 1822 he migrated to Breckinridge County, Kentucky, and was living there in 1828.^[9][10]

In 1835 he gave 100 acres to Joanna and Barton Nichols for "kind attention & consideration during his illness," and says he's of Bedford County, Virginia.^[11]

Apparently, William could not write. He signed court records with an "X."^[12]

He died in Bedford County before 27 Nov 1835^[13][14]

Query in re William on Genforum.com

Before moving to Bedford County, he lived on or near the Potomac River in the Harper's Ferry area, ^[15]

Note: I saw your 5 Feb 2001 posting on the Genealogy.com McCoy Genealogy Forum regarding Ann MCCOY. Also another posting in 2000 about Thomas STUMP and his relationship to William MCCOY. I can't remember if I have contacted you before, but these are people that I am also researching. My husband's MCCOY line goes back to William MCCOY, born about 1756 in VA or MD. I am a member of a mailing list that is researching William MCCOY in particular but also welcomes other MCCOY genealogists. We think that the parents of our William MCCOY were William and Ann(a) MCCOY. We think after William senior died, Anna married John STUMP (son of Thomas STUMP) since he was on the marriage bond as step-father of Anna MCCOY's daughter, Margaret MCCOY. We think that William MCCOY, Jr., was a brother of Margaret. We also think that there was a brother, John, who married the sister (Sarah) of William MCCOY's wife,JJoanna PAYNE. Convoluted, isn't it?

I was wondering if you had had any success with these investigations? We are at a brickwall as to definitely tying William to William and Anna or finding anything out about William and Anna earlier than the 1750s. We just have pieces to the puzzle. Can you be of any help?

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2812Page: William McCoy Birth: United States
2. ↑ Source: #S655 Page: http://genforum.genealogy.com/mccoy/messages/506.html
3. ↑ Source: #S2812
4. ↑ Source: #S2181 Page: p 32 citing Capt Rpbert McClenahan's Company of Volunteers from Botetourt Co.
5. ↑ Source: #S2712 Page: Capt. Robert McClenachan's Company of Volunteers, Botetourt
6. ↑ Source: #S634
7. ↑ Source: #S633p16
8. ↑ Source: #S2161 Page: vol V, #2, May 1981, p 48
9. ↑ Source: #S2182
10. ↑ Source: #S2182
11. ↑ Source: #S2182
12. ↑ Source: #S3051
13. ↑ Source: [[#S2182
14. ↑ Source: #S655 Page: http://genforum.genealogy.com/mccoy/messages/506.html
15. ↑ Source: #S2179 Page: http://genforum.genealogy.com/mccoy/messages/513.html

• Anon. "Soldiers at the Battle of Point Pleasant," WELCOME TO ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA GENEALOGY, A Project of the VaGenWeb, Rena Worthen, County Coordinator, 4 Jun 2014 Rootsweb.ancestry.com. URL: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varockbr/pntplsnt.htm

• Austin, Mr. and Mrs. J. William. Botetourt County History before 1800 Publication: n.p., no pub, n.d.

• Bedford Co., VA. Bedford Co., Virginia, Taxable Property & Tithes for 1782 (Virginia Appalachian Notes) Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society, Roanoke, Virginia, Published Quarterly, May 1981Accessed 23 Oct 2006Call Number: F221 V8 278 vol V, #2. Repository: Virginia Historical Society Address: Virginia Historical Society, 428 North Boulevard, PO Box 7311 zip 23221-0311 CONT Richmond, VA 23221 USA Name: Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA 23221-0311

• Bohannon, Julie <jmbprpmusic at hotmail.com>. "LOOKIN FOR DAD OF NATHAN,AMMON, WM of BEDFORD CO., VA," McCoy Family GenForum #513, 01 Oct 1998 URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/mccoy/messages/513.html

• Bohannon, Julie <jmbprpmusic at hotmail.com>. " Re: William McCoy(b.1759(Parents?Where From?)," McCoy Family GenForum #506 26 Sept 1998. URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/mccoy/messages/506.html Accessed 4 June 2006. Bohannon writes, "John Paine McCoy (17 Feb 1789 Bedford Co. Va - 8 Aug 1845 Breckinridge Co KY) and Susanna Kennedy are my ancestors. John Paine McCoy's parents are William McCoy ( 1756 Craven Co, NC - 27 Nov 1835 Bedford Co VA) and Joanna Payne (29 Apr 1761 Bedford Co. VA - ?). According to records I have been able to find, William's parents are believed to be a Willis McCoy born about 1737 Fauquier Co, VA and married about 1755 to Mrs. Cornelius Kesiah in Craven Co NC. This is from PAYNE AND ASSOCIATED FAMILIES OF BRECKINRIDGE CO, KY by Norman Payne. In reference to the information, he says it is unproven, but the best he was able to find, from research of Sylvia Jensen, Riverton, Utah, on file Church of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. Batch F867045, sheet 44. Other than this info, I have hit a road block at this same spot.

• Cobb, Julie. "new william found," McCoyFamily Group URL: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mccoyfamilygroup/info.

• Deland, Royal. Email to Patricia Prickett Hickin, 27 December 1999, citing book by Opal McCoy and marriage records of Bedford and Bototetourt counties, Virginia, and deeds of Bedford County, VA

• Deland, Royal. Email to Patricia Prickett Hickin, 13 Jan 2000, attaching Opal Landon Cox, page 106.

• [Klamm, Roberta McCoy] <romccoyklamm>. ["William McCoy, 1756-1835"] added this on 25 Aug 2014 to Prickett-Layman Family Tree for PPH in re Wm McCoy, 1756-1835. URL: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/69518667/person/44199337111/comments#bc-399877930

• Schend, Brian James. "Nancy McCoy (Adkisson)," Geni.com. 26 September 2009 Accessed 20 Jun 2014 URL: http://www.geni.com/people/Jacob-Frey/6000000003040946604

Notes in re William McCoy from "McCoyfamilygroup" at Yahoo.com

• Notes from McCoyfamilygroup, 2004-2006, that were here have been removed and placed in a separate .pdf, which can be seen by clicking here. Patricia Prickett Hickin, 26 Jan 2017.

Acknowledgments

McCoy-2535 was created by Patricia Hickin through the import of L_RIELEY-Lucy m LAYMAN-Lewis Gish Ancestors 20141203.ged on Dec 3, 2014.