James McCoy and Ann Bruce

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Husband James McCoy ¹

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           Born:  - Ireland
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           Died: 1803 2
         Buried:  - South Union Baptist Church, Fayette Co, PA

       Marriage: Abt 1769

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Wife Ann Bruce ¹

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           Born:  - Ireland
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Children

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1 M William McCoy ²

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         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )
           Marr: Uniontown, Fayette Co, PA

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2 M George McCoy ²

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           Died: Bef 1882 - Ohio
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Isaac McCoy ²

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           Died: Bef 1882
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4 M John McCoy ²

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           Died:  - South Union Twp, Fayette Co, PA
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         Spouse: [Unk] Gaddis (      -      )

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5 F Rachel McCoy ²

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6 F Ann McCoy ²

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7 F Sarah McCoy ²

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         Spouse: Samuel Sutton (      -      ) 2

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8 F Mary McCoy ²

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         Spouse: Thomas Brownfield (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - James McCoy

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He was a native of Ireland, and when about fifteen years of age ran away from home and came to America. He had been attending the races with his father, who had entered a favorite colt, and which, at the close of the races, James had been sent home with. On the way he and some other boys ran the horses, when by some mishap the colt stumbled and fell, breaking one of its legs. This so frightened him that instead of going home he started for the coast, where he shipped on board a vessel and worked his passage to America.
He remained in the East until twenty-four years of age, when he came to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and settled in South Union township. In 1769, he made application for a tract of land in the valley east of Uniontown. The warrant for Mr. McCoy's land bears date June 14, 1769, and the order of survey was made Sept. 23, 1769. The property was named "Flint Hill," comprised 305 acres, and an allowance of six per cent. was made for roads. This tract of land is recorded as adjoining those of Thomas Brownfield and Isaac Sutton. Another tract of 221 acres adjoining was surveyed to him the same date, Sept. 23, 1769.
Upon locating there he built a log cabin, which was situated at the foot of where the Bailey orchard was located. Very soon, however, this cabin was reconstructed and made into "McCoy Fort," which was the rendezvous for all the immediate neighbors in times of danger, the "Col. Thomas Gaddis Fort" being two miles away to the southwest. Mr. McCoy then built for his own residence a house of hewn logs, which stood upon the site of the brick house afterwards built by Eli Bailey.

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General Notes: Wife - Ann Bruce

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She was born in Ireland, and came to America when but twelve years old.

1 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 681.

2 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 682.