McCOY FAMILY GENEALOGY IN PETERBOROUGH NH
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SOURCE: History of the town of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire : with the report of the proceedings at the centennial celebration in 1839, an appendix containing the records of the original proprietors, and a genealogical and historical register, by Albert Smith; Boston: Press of G.H. Ellis, 1876
 
THE McCOY FAMILY
Page 140-142

WILLIAM McCOY must have been an early settler, probably about 1752 or 1753. He began 
the place afterwards owned and occupied by John Leathers. He d. there March 4, 1794, 
age 67 years.  His wife, Mary, d. March 22, 1791 ae 62 years
Children:
1. Andrew, b. July 2, 1753
2. Elizabeth, b. May 13, 1755
3. Martha, b. Oct 10, 1757; m. Dr. Gale, Dracut MA; 2nd husb. Col. Farnum; r. Dracut,
 Mass.
4. Mary, b. Aug 10, 1759; unm.; d. Dec. 27, 1839, ae 81 yrs.
5. +Charles, b. Feb 17, 1761; m. Jane Templeton
6. Sarah, b. 1762; unm. d. June 29, 1834, ae 72 yrs.
7. Samuel, b. 1767; unm. d. June 29, 1801; killed by a horse
8. William, b. 1768; unm.; d. April 13, 1834, ae 66 yrs; insane.

CHARLES McCOY (son of William), b. Feb 17, 1761. He lived on a farm adjoining his 
father's which was afterward's occupied by his son, WIlliam McCoy. He m. Jane 
Templeton, dau James Templeton. She d. Aug 20, 1849, ae 83 years. He d. Feb 10, 1828,
ae 67 years.  In the Revolution he served in Rhode Island, 1778, in Col Enoch
Hale's Reg.  He also went to Bennington in 1777
Children of Charles McCoy:
1. Mary, b. 1790; m. Nathan Leathers
2. Jane, b. 1791; unm., d. Aug 5, 1863, ae 72 years
3. Martha, b. 1794; m. Parker Varnum
4. +Samuel, b. Sep 11, 1797; m. Elizabeth Bailey
5. Sally, b. 1799; unm.; died June 25, 1861, ae 62 years
6. +William, b. June 2, 1802; m. Mrs. Carrie Cudworth
7. James, b. 1808; unm.; died Nov 3, 1875, ae 67 years
8. Susan, b. 1810; m. Joseph True; d. June 20, 1845 ae 35 years.

SAMUEL McCOY (son of Charles) b. Sep 11, 1797. He settled on a farm directly north
of his father's farm. He was a farmer. He m. Elizabeth Bailey. He d. Sept. 4, 1871,
ae 75 years.
Children:
1. Elizabeth, b. Jan 16, 1823; d. May 28, 1864, ae 41 years.
2. +Hiram, b. Nov 16, 1825; m. Ruth Smiley
3. +Charles, b. Sep 28, 1827; m. M.C. Hildreth, Lowell
4. John, b. Sept 1, 1835; m. Harriet Davis; r. Lowell. Then follow the births of
four ch.; all d. young

WILLIAM McCOY (son of Charles) b. June 2, 1802; He lived on the homestead. He m.
Mrs. Carrie Cudworth. He d. May --.
Children:
1. Albert, b. April 1, 1849; d. Aug 25, 1854, ae 5 yrs 4 mos
2. Jane, b. May 1, 1854; d.
3. William Henry, b. March 2, 1859.

HIRAM McCOY (son of Samuel), b. Nov 16, 1825; He lives on the James Howe place. He
m. Ruth Smiley, dau Francis Smiley, April 7, 1864; She b. Dec 4, 1823
Children:
1. Willie H., Sept 9, 1865
2. Perley S., b. March 6, 1868

CHARLES McCoy (son of Samuel) b Sep 28, 1827. He is a moulder by trade; r. Lowell;
m. M.C. Hildreth, of Lowell, April 30, 1853
Children:
1. Charles, b. Peterborough 1853; d. at Lowell, 1854
2. Franklin, b. Nov 20, 1855
3. George, b. Oct 20, 1859; d. Nov 1874 ae 15 yrs
4. Alvin, b. Sep 4, 1861
5. Edward C., b. March 4, 1863
6. Mary C., b. Sept 4, 1866




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