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COY FAMILY:
*William COY served in the Revolutionary War under Captain. Nathaniel THIGPEN, Col. MURDOCK, General SMALLWOOD's Brigade. He served 5 months in the Battle of Germantown & was discharged. This Maryland Regiment actually arose out of Virginia & John HANEY served on this line.
William was then drafted October, 1781 & stood Guard over CORNWALLIS' men & the HESSIANS at Germantown.
Mary Ann Dennis is thought to be the grand Daughter of Donnock DENNIS
an Irish Catholic of Maryland.
*Descendants are eligible to join Sons of the American Revolution & Daughters of the American Revolution. William's pension # is S31614. Data is found in Mrs. Roscoe Byrne's "Roster of Soldiers & Patriots of the American Revolution buried in Indiana" DAR 1938, page 107.
DAR NATIONAL NUMBERS:
456481
464306
LDS LIBRARY RECORDS SHEET # 13: See film #1395740 for extended notes on William & his brothers.
LDS RECORDS for COY in Germany: Films #558183 & 5311293
The following is from LDS MARRIAGE RECORDS, marriage #118, page 84:
William COY & Mary Ann DENNIS were married 10-25-1779 in Md.
their Children:
1. Thomas B. Coy b. 1780, Somerset Co. MD Died 1843. 6-30-1800 Married Ann R. Anny FORD b. Buckingham Co. Va.
2. Samuel COY b. abt 1782, Buckingham Co. Va married (1)10-5-1800 Fanny Clark
(2) Mary SEBASTIAN
3. Susannah Suki COY b. 1784, Buckingham Co. Va. married 11-16-1802 William EMBRY
4. Ann COY b. abt. 1786 Buckingham Co. Va married 10-6-1809 William Grancer EMBRY
5. Esther Hessy COY b. abt 12788 Buckingham Co. Va. married 8-16-1809, Matthew SCOTT
6. Sarah COY b. abt 1790 Buckingham Co Va. married William ANDERSON of Faquier Co. Va 11-6-1813
7. Elizabeth COY b. abt 1792 Buckingham Co. Va married 2-3-1814, John WEBB
8. William II COY b. July 1793, Garrard Co. Ky married Catherine CHANDLER 8-15-1816
9. Seely COY b. abt 1800 Garrard Co. KY
10. Mary COY b. abt 1802 Garrard Co. KY.
11. Nancy COY b. abt 1804 Garrard Co. KY
12. Infant COY b. abt 1806 Garrard Co. KY d. abt 1806 Garrard Co. Ky.
13. Frances COY b. abt 1808 Garrard Co. Ky married William CHANDLER
THE FOLLOWING IS TAKEN FROM A PAPER BY ROBERT YOUNG, COY descendant, Son of the American Revolution:
*The Jacob COY family emigrated from Rhineland, Germany. The parents died at sea & the children were sold into bondage to a Pennsylvania Planter to pay for their passage to America.
The following is taken from an article provided By ROBERT YOUNG, COY Descendant : "BLUEGRASS REGION VIGNETTES..KENTUCKY's HISTORIC FARMS...MADISON SESQUICENTENNIAL FARMS"
*The COYS were neighbors of the FOARE/FORD family & intermarried with these French Huguenots.
One daughter of Peter FORD, named POLLY, at abt. age 8 years, was captured at McNitt's defeat in Laurel County, Kentucky in 1786. McNitt's defeat was the worst recorded Indian massacre in Kentucky History. Polly was captured by Shawnee & Chickamaugua & sold to Miami Chief, LITTLE TURTLE. Polly & Little Turtle had a child, a son who became known as "Indian Jack".
Polly escaped from Little Chief after about 17 years. She made her way to Madison County, Ky. to claim part of her father's inheritance, which is today, part of the COY RIDGE properties.
Polly married one John PREWITT & her Indian Son took the name "John F. Prewitt" & was called "Indian Jack". He married Millie GREEN, sister of Polly GREEN, who married Samuel's son, Tandy COY in 1827.
Polly returned to TANDY FARMS after several years, with her son, Indian Jack. Polly married & Indian Jack was adopted by her new husband, John PREWITT. Indian Jack became "John John F. PREWITT & married Millie GREEN. Millie GREEN was a sister of Polly GREEN who married Tandy COY in 1827.
Tandy Farm consists of 240 acres today & with other COY FARMS total 2,320 acres of land. All acreage is actively farmed.
A CEMETARY on COY RIDGE Properties is the final resting placeof many of the early COY families & their relatives, including BROADDUS, COTTON, PREWITT & ROSS.
**A SPECIAL THANKS TO COY COUSINS:
ROBERT YOUNG who has made pictures, stories, articles & much information about the COY family available to us all to enjoy!
MARK TEVAULT who has lovingly entered each individual into a searchable database for us all to research.
More to follow, this page is under construction.
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Sandie Mae
