John Alexander (Mccoy) McCoy Jr (abt. 1690 - 1762)

Born about 1690 in Scotland

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Died 10 Jul 1762 at about age 72 in Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Maryland

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John (Mccoy) McCoy Jr was born in Ireland.

John (Mccoy) McCoy Jr was a Maryland colonist.

John, Daniel, James and 2 to 4 other McCoy brothers left Belfast, Ireland in the early 1700's. They were Scotch-Irish which means the family was originally from Scotland, probably no more than 100 y.

John married Rosanna Elizabeth Anna Martin McCoy, 1694–1740 (m. 1710).

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The following was taken from the comments section below: Tom Coley source= http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=taylor-kellogg&id=I1541 The McCoys were in Scotland until around 1700 a.d. at which time they migrated to Ireland. In the early 1700s, the McCoys started to migrate to Americawhich was a British Colony. The earliest "known" McCoy is John, a Jacobite in Ireland. (It is believed his father was named Alexander) The Jacobites were loyal supporters of the Stuart King, James II. It is believed that John migrated to Ireland around 1716 after a failed rebellion in 1715 which was to return KingJames II to the English throne. John later migrated to America about 1732. Notes from McCoy History email, from Frank (bunkhouse...): "John McCoy, son of Alexander McCoy, was born 1690 in Sutherland Shire,Scotland, and died 1762. He married unknown Martin. Migrated to Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. Worked as a mercenary for English Lord Berresford. In 1732 emigrated from Belfast, Ireland. In 1737, received "Neglect" land grant in Charles County, Maryland, 150 acretract. Located today outside of Funkstown, Washington County, Maryland. 1820 -built a stone house, Funkstown, Washington County, Maryland."

John purchased land in Prince George's County, Maryland, called "Neglect" on 11/09/1742. This was a 50-acre plot. On 08/17/1747, he purchased land in Charles County, Maryland, which was referred to as "Slatford's Roost Extension." He bought "Neglect" (129 acres) in Queen Anne County, on 12/01/1748, and on 08/17/1747, he bought "Slatford's Roost Extension (54 acres) in Charles County. John's brothers, James and Daniel, may have come from Ireland with him. He died in Washington County, Maryland, in 1762

posted 13 Aug 2012 by Tom Coley [thank Tom]

Note in FAGM says can not be this John because cemetery is for Blacks. Findagrave.^[1]

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1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144949369/john-alexander-mccoy: accessed 13 April 2023), memorial page for John Alexander McCoy (1690–10 Jul 1762), Find A Grave: Memorial #144949369, citing Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Steve Poole (contributor 46833083).