The Descendants of William McCoy The following compilation of family history is the result of many, many years of research on the part of Alvin Stapleton, Truda Williams and the past eight years of my own research. I wish to personally thank them for permitting me to post this information on the internet to be used by fellow researchers. Please bear in mind that much of what follows may be speculative unless the source of that information has been provided. If you, as you search through this work, should find information that is incorrect, or you can provide additional information to complete\ some family lines, please feel free to contact me at: SassyMan46@ aol.com Generation 1 1. WILLIAM McCOY,b. bet. 1750-1755. His birth place nor his wife's name is unknown. He was the father of thirteen children. i. WILLIAM 2 McCOY,b. abt. 1773 ii. EZEKIEL McCOY, b. ABT. 1775 iii. WALTER McCOY,b. abt. 1777 iv. SAMUEL McCOY,b. abt. 1782 in Maryland;m. ELIZABETH DAVIS v. NANCY McCOY,b. abt. 1784 in Maryland vi. ELIZABETH McCOY,b. abt. 1786 in Maryland vii. JOHN McCOY,b. Apr. 24, 1788 in Maryland viii. DANIEL McCOY,b. abt. 1790 in Virginia ix. RICHARD McCOY,b. abt. 1793 in Virginia x. JOSEPH McCOY,b. abt. 1795 in Virginia xi. BENJAMIN McCOY,b. abt. 1798 in Virginia xii. RANDOLPH McCOY,b. abt. 1801 in Virginia xiii. UNKNOWN DAUGHTER,b. __?. (Source:Dee Poole) Generation 2 2. SAMUEL 2 McCOY(WILLIAM 1)was born Abt. 1782 in Maryland and died July 28, 1855. He is buried in the McCoy Cemetery,Stringtown,KY. He married ELIZABETH DAVIS Aug. 12, 1802 in Tazwell Co.,Va. She was born __? and died __?. Children of SAMUEL McCOY and ELIZABETH DAVIS: i. HIRAM 3 McCOY,b. abt. 1803;d. bef. 1860;m. CHLOE SANSON ii. WILLIAM McCOY,b. abt. 1811;d. aft. 1867;m. MARY A. BURRESS iii. ELLANDER McCOY,b. abt. 1815 iv. SARAH McCOY,b. __?;d. __?;m. RANDOLPH McCOY (Source:Dee Poole) Generation 3 3. HIRAM 3 McCOY(SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1)was born abt. 1803 possibly in Tazwell Co.,Va., and died bef. 1860 possibly in Pike Co.,KY. He married (1)__?. He married (2) CHLOE SANSOM Sept. 12, 1837 in Pike Co.,KY. She was born __? and died __?. Children of HIRAM McCOY and __?: i. JULIA 4 McCOY,b. abt. 1831;d. __?;m. JOSEPH BLAIR ii. LEWIS J. McCOY,b. abt. 1833 iii. WILLIAM JOHNSON McCOY,b. 1836;d. __?;m SARAH CHAFFIN Child of HIRAM McCOY and CHLOE SANSOM: iv. GEORGE 4 THOMAS McCOY,b. abt. 1840 in Pike Co.,KY.;m. REBECCA SANSOM. (Source:Dee Poole) 4. WILLIAM 3 McCOY(SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1)was born abt. 1811 possibly in Tazwell and died bef. 1868 possibly in Pike Co.,KY. He married MARY A. BURRESS(BURRIS) Apr. 27, 1831 in Pike Co.,KY. She was born __? and died __?. Children of WILLIAM McCOY and MARY A. BURRESS: i. ELIZABETH 4 McCOY,b. abt. 1838;d. __?;m. EPHRAIM HATFIELD ii. PLEASANT McCOY,b. abt. 1840 iii. JAMES H. McCOY,b. abt. 1841 iv. RACHEL JANE McCOY,b. abt. 1843 v. ACHILLAS McCOY,b. abt. 1845 vi. WILLIAM ANDERSON McCOY,b. abt. 1847 vii. ROBERT McCOY,b. abt. 1849 viii. PHOEBA McCOY,b. July 07, 1853;m. ABE QUILLEN ix. ANGELINE McCOY,b. Aug. 27, 1855 x. LORENZO DOW McCOY,b. abt. 1857;m. MARY ELIZABETH BOOTH xi. UNKNOWN MALE McCOY,b. abt. 1860 xii. JOSEPH McCOY,b. abt. 1863 xiii. MARY BURRIS "POLLY" McCOY,b. abt. 1865 xiv. FANNY McCOY,b. abt. 1867;m. CHARLES CLARK (Source: McCoy Family Book by TRUDA WILLIAMS) Editors note: I have two sets of conflicting dates, the number of children and order of births for these children. i. RACHEL 4 JANE McCOY,b. abt. 1843 ii. ROBERT McCOY,b. abt. 1853 iii. LORENZO DOW McCOY,b. abt. 1861;m. MARY ELIZABETH BOOTH iv. FANNY McCOY,b. Aug. 1863 v. JOHNSON McCOY,b. abt. 1864 vi. BUDDY McCOY,b. Sept. 1866 vii. MARY BURRIS "POLLY" McCOY,b. abt. 1867 (Source: Alvin Stapleton) Generation 4 5. ELIZABETH 4 McCOY(WILLIAM 3,SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1)was born abt. 1838 and died __?. She married EPHRAIM HATFIELD May 10, 1859 in Pike Co.,Ky. She was born abt. 1838 and died ___?. Children of ELIZABETH McCOY and EPHRAIM HATFIELD: i. LAWYER 5 HATFIELD,b. abt. 1860 ii. JOHN HATFIELD,b. abt. 1866 iii. MARY HATFIELD,b. abt. 1868 iv. JAMES HOWARD HATFIELD,b. abt. 1871;d. 1952;m. OLIVE RUNYON v. EMMA ALICE HATFIELD,b. abt. 1873;m. ROLAND RUNYON vi. BOYD HATFIELD,b. abt. 1875 (Source:Dee Poole) 6. RACHEL 4 JANE McCOY(WILLIAM 3,SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1)was born abt. 1843 and died Nov. 14, 1928 in Catlettsburg, Ky. Child of RACHEL JANE McCOY: i. EUGENE 5 McCOY, b. Mar. 17, 1873;d. Sept. 14, 1933;m. NINA LEE HArold (Source: Alvin Stapleton) Generation 5 7. EUGENE 5 McCOY(RACHEL 4 JANE McCOY,WILLIAM 3,SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1)was born Mar. 17, 1873 in Boyd Co., Ky., and died Sept. 14, 1933 in Greenup Co., Ky. He married NINA LEE HAROLD abt. 1915 in Boyd Co., Ky. She was born Feb. 18, 1882 in Boyd Co., Ky., and died June 30, 1961 in Catlettsburg, Ky. D/o JONATHAN HAROLD and AMERICA PRINCE. Children of EUGENE McCOY and NINA LEE HAROLD: i. MARY 6 JANE McCOY,b. abt. 1916;m. MACK BROWN ii. REBECCA HELEN McCOY,b. Feb. 04, 1918;d. Oct. 06, 1990;m. ROBERT CORNWELL iii. CARRIE MARTELIA McCOY,b. Nov. 23, 1898;d. June 15, 1938;m. MASON STAPLETON(My Grandparents) iv. EARL RAYMOND McCOY Sr.,b. Dec. 28, 1900;d. June 1979;m ANNA MARIE __?. V. EUGENE MORTON McCOY,b. Feb. 22, 1907;d. June 1974 vi. IRENE MARIE McCOY,b. 1911;d. __?. vii. PAULINE McCOY,b. 1913'd. __?. viii. ANDREW "ERNEST" JACKSON McCOY,b. Dec. 31, 1915;d. May 21, 1995;m. EMMA CARTER ix. ANNABELLE McCOY,b. __?;d. __?. (Source: Marneece Cornwell Williams) Generation 6 8. MARY 6 JANE McCOY(EUGENE 5,RACHEL 4 JANE McCOY,WILLIAM 3,SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1)was born abt. 1916 in Boyd Co.,KY and died __?. She married MACK BROWN. He was born __? and died __?. Child of MARY JANE McCOY and MACK BROWN: i. ROBERT 7 BROWN,b. __?. 9. REBECCA 6 HELEN McCOY(EUGENE 5,RACHEL 4 JANE McCOY,WILLIAM 3,SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1)was born Feb. 04, 1918 on Savage Branch, Catlettsburg, Ky., and died Oct. 06, 1990 in Catlettsburg, Ky. She married ROBERT CORNWALL. He was born __? and died __?. Children of REBECCA HELEN McCOY and ROBERT CORNWELL: i. MARNEECE 7 CORNWELL,b. Mar. 13, 1939;m. MANUEL BATES ii. MAURICE ANN CORNWELL,b. Apr. 06, 1941 (Source: Marneece Cornwell Williams) 10. CARRIE 6 MARTELIA "TEALY" McCOY(EUGENE 5,RACHEL 4 JANE McCOY,WILLIAM 3,SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1)was born Nov. 23, 1898 on Savage Branch, Catlettsburg, Ky., and died June 15, 1938 Beaver, Ohio. She married MASON STAPLETON May 17, 1918 in Ashland,Boyd Co.,Ky. He was born June 03, 1896 in Paintsville,KY and died Apr. 01, 1966 in Casstown, Oh. Note for CARRIE MARTELIA McCOY STAPLETON: Grandmother Tealy had fallen earlier in 1938 and had broken her leg. It never healed up right and she developed gangriene from which she died. She is buried in the McCoy cemetery in Catlettsburg,KY. Note for MASON STAPLETON: Grandfathe Mason was a farmer most of his life despite being partially blind from a welding flash earlier in his young life. He worked hard to raise what was nescessary for them to survive and managed to raise a very large family. he is buried with his parents and a sister in the Williams Cemetery at Catlettsburg,KY. Children of CARRIE MARTELIA McCOY and MASON STAPLETON: i. BIRDIE 7 MAE STAPLETON,b. May 17, 1919;d. July 21, 1956;m. WILLIAM HENRY EALEY REED ii. MARGARET FAYE STAPLETON,b. Dec. 21, 1921;d. June 02, 1998 Note for MARGARET FAYE STAPLETON: Aunt Faye never married due to her Epilepsy. It is told that she she had several different forms of it and when she died her body was donated to Wright State University(Ohio) for study and research. iii. CHARLES MASON STAPLETON,b. Mar. 18, 1923;m. EULA MAE FRAZIER iv. JAMES OSCAR STAPLETON,b. Dec. 14, 1924;d. __?. v. JOHN FRANKLIN STAPLETON,b. Jan. 11, 1926;d. May 1986;m. MYRTLE BALL vi. ROBERT EUGENE STAPLETON,b. June 25, 1928;m. PAT STRICKLIN vii. DONALD RAY STAPLETON,b. Aug. 27, 1931;m. (1) DRUSILLA MARTIN;m. (2) LEONA BARKER viii. HERBERT CECIL STAPLETON,b. Jan. 09, 1934;m. JOYCE COLE ix. LEONARD BYRON STAPLETON,b. Jan. 16, 1936;m. NANCY LEE IRVIN (Source: Alvin Stapleton) 11. EARL 6 RAYMOND McCOY Sr.(EUGENE 5,RACHEL 4 JANE McCOY,WILLIAM 3,SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1)was born Dec. 28, 1900 on Savage Branch, Catlettsburg, Ky., and died June 1979 in Catlettsburg,Boyd Co.,Ky. He married ANNA MARIE __?. She was born __? and died __?. Children of EARL RAYMOND McCOY Sr. and ANNA MARIE__?: i. EARL 7 RAYMOND McCOY Jr.,b. __? ii. BETTY JO McCOY,b. __? iii. VIRGINIA LEE McCOY,b. __? 12. ANDREW 6 ERNEST "JACKSON" McCOY(EUGENE 5,RACHEL 4 JANE McCOY,WILLIAM 3,SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1)was born Dec. 31, 1915 on Savage Branch, Catlettsburg, Ky., and died May 21, 1995 in Catlettsburg,Boyd Co.,Ky. He married EMMA CARTER abt. 1937. She was born May 02, 1917 and died Oct. 21, 1981. Note for ANDREW ERNEST JACKSON McCOY and EMMA CARTER: Both are buried in the Cavanaugh Church Cemetery,Buchanon,Ky. Children of ANDREW ERNEST JACKSON McCOY and EMMA CARTER: i. RAY 7 HUBERT McCOY,b. July 03, 1938;m. CAROL__?. ii. WILLIAM E. McCOY,b. Feb. 1940 iii. GARY KEITH McCOY,b. 1948 iv. DEBRA KAREN McCOY,b. Aft. 1948 (Source: Ray Hubert McCoy) Generation 7 13. MARNEECE 7 CORNWELL(REBECCA HELEN 6 McCOY,EUGENE 5,RACHEL 4 JANE McCOY,WILLIAM 3,SAMUEL 2,WILLIAM 1) was born March 13, 1939. She married MANUEL LEE BATES. He was born Aug. 11,1937. Child of MARNEECE CORNWELL and MANUEL BATES: i. LANEECE 8 BATES,b. June 11, 1963 (Source: Marneece Cornwell Williams) 13. BIRDIE 7 MAE STAPLETON(CARRIE MARTELIA 6 McCOY,EUGENE 5,RACHEL 4 JANE McCOY,WILLIAM 3,SAMUEL 2, WILLIAM 1)was born May 17, 1919 in Ashland,Boyd Co.,Ky., and died July 21, 1956 in Ashland,Boyd Co.,Ky. She married WILLIAM HENRY EALEY REED Dec. 24, 1936 in Ashland,Boyd Co.,Ky. He was born Nov. 01, 1916 in Flat Gap. Johnson Co.,Ky., and died Aug. 29, 1989 in Glen Burnie,Anne Arundel Co.,Md. S/o MATTHEW and MARTHA JANE BAYES EALEY. Note for BIRDIE MAE STAPLETON REED: Buried July 24, 1956 in the Beaver Cemetery,Beaver,OH. Note for WILLIAM HENRY EALEY REED: Buried Aug. 31, 1989 in the Glen Haven Cemetery,Glen Burnie,Md. Henry was born William Henry Ealey. Several years after the death of his father in 1921, his mother remarried to Alonzo Reed. Though not adopted, he took the surname Reed because his mother was now a Reed and he said that made him a Reed. Children of BIRDIE MAE STAPLETON and WILLIAM HENRY EALEY REED: i. KENNETH 8 DAVID REED,b. Oct. 30, 1938;d. __?. ii. WANDA LEE REED,b. Nov. 2, 1940;m. (1) WILLIAM F. SCHWEIKERT;m. (2) RICHARD DRNEL iii. RAYMOND FARREL REED,b. Dec. 22, 1942;m. LINDA __? iv. GEORGE LINDSEY REED,b. Oct. 31, 1944;m. JANET __?. v. WILLIAM CALVIN REED,b. Nov. 8, 1946;m. (1) TWYLA PENNINGTON;m. (2) SUSAN DELANEY;m. 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