Notes:

"1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Horace Swter
[Horace Senter]
[Horace Center]
Township: Litchfield
County: Hillsborough
State: New Hampshire
Source Citation: Year: 1830; Census Place: Litchfield, Hillsborough,New Hampshire; Roll: 76; Page: 355. Ancestry.com. 1830 United StatesFederal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The GenerationsNetwork, Inc., 2004."

"1840 United States Federal Census, NO. 4
Name: Horace Senter
Township: Virginia
County: Coshocton
State: Ohio
MALES
3 under 5 yrs
1 - 5 & under 10 yrs
1 - 30 & under 40 yrs (Horace)
FEMALES
1 - 20 & under 30 yrs (Emily)
NOTE: Also listed on this same census page as neighbors to HoraceSenter is: Joseph McCoy, Daniel McCoy, Joseph McMorris who lived inWashington Twp. just across the township line.
Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Coshocton, Ohio; Roll:387; Page: 353.
Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004."

"20 June 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Emily Senter
Age in 1860: 44
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Virginia, Coshocton, Ohio
Gender: Female
Post Office: Moscow
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
Horace Senter 52 M Farmer 1140/889 NH
Emily Senter 44 F OH
Edwin Senter 23 M Student OH
Horace Senter 17 M Farm Laborer OH
Daniel Senter 14 M OH
Sirena (Irene) Senter 12 F OH
Sarah Senter 11 F OH
Alfred Senter 7 M OH
Martha Senter 4 F OH
John Y Senter 1 M OH
NOTE: Orin Senter & Alex McCoy neighbors.
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Virginia, Coshocton, Ohio;Roll: M653_950; Page: 173; Image: 349; page 56; Dwelling 387/386;Lines 5-14. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004."

"22 June 1870 United States Federal Census
about Horace Senter
Name: Horace Senter
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1808
Age in 1870: 62
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Home in 1870: Looney, Polk, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Humansville
Household Members: Name Age
Horace Senter 62 Farmer 2040/575 NH
Emly M Senter 53 Keeping House OH
Alfred Senter 19 OH
Jennie Senter 14 OH
John F Senter 11 OH
Harris S Senter 27 Farmer OH
Almira Senter 24 Keeping House OH
James E Senter 3 OH
Brda c Senter 1 OH
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Looney, Polk, Missouri;Roll: M593_800; Page: 74; Image: 148; page 1; Line 1-9. Ancestry.com.1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 2003."

"18 June 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Emily M. Senter
Home in 1880: Virginia, Coshocton, Ohio
Age: 63
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of Household: Wife
Spouse's Name: Horace
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Keeping House
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Horace Senter 72 White Male Married Farmer NH, Vermont, NH, Line50 on pg 16
Emily M. Senter 63 Wife Married Keeping House OH, VA, VA, Line 1on pg 17
NOTE: Their son Edwin B. Senter and family lived next door. Edwin B.Senter was a minister of the Milkfork Baptist Church.
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Virginia, Coshocton, Ohio;Roll: T9_1003; Family History Film: 1255003; Page: 275.3000;Enumeration District: 60; Image: 0562; pages 16-17; Super. 7; Enum.60; Dwelling 158/162. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]."

Horace married Emily M. Norris on 27 Mar 1834 in Coshocton County, Ohio. Emily (daughter of Daniel G. Norris and Mary Polly McCoy) was born on 19 Sep 1816 in Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio; died on 26 Dec 1880 in Coshocton County, Ohio; was buried in Dec 1880 in Milfork Cemetery, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

----- Original Message -----
From: Joan Sheets
To: gsjuhl@peoplepc.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:31 PM
Subject: Coshocton Co. Emily Norris
Good evening, Sandy.....................
Thank you very much first, for answering so soon, and secondly, forall of the information.
Our member is Reba Rettos. Her name is mentioned in your information. Reba has all or most of the information that you have supplied; but,we cannot come up with any documentation that "says" Emily is thedaughter of Daniel. (Reba is the source used in the McCoy book by, B.Isabel Lockard)
Do you know Ann Ludington--- who has Daniel and Emily as ancestors?Ann submitted her papers to Ohio First Families and they also rejectedthem as lack of proof that Emily was a daughter of Daniel. Allresearchers show Emily as the daughter, but no one gives the actualdocumentation!
Reba and we have almost exhausted all avenues of research. Reba isgoing to check deeds to see if that would reveal anything, and perhapsa settlement of estates, since we cannot find a Will for Daniel.
Since so many people have researched this family, one would think adocumentation would show up.
I shall make copies of all that you have sent and give them to Reba.
If Isabel Lockard, or her niece, has anything, please let us know.
Thank you again...........
Joan
p.s. If we find anything on Emily as the daughter, we will let youknow......"
[Transcribed 11 June 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

From: gsjuhl
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:20 AM
To: Janet Lockard; Isabel Lockard; Joan Sheets
Subject: Coshocton Co. Emily Norris
E-mail Response from Compiler...Excerpt...
"Well, I do know that on the census records Emily's parents are bothlisted as being from Virginia, which is where both Daniel G. & MaryPolly McCoy Norris were born, and Daniel G. Norris was baptized in theMillfork Baptist Church, where Horace & Emily's son, Edwin, was theminister. It's only circumstantial, but surely there may be a recordat either the church or a land record somewhere that might ferret outthe truth about Emily's parentage. I would think that the marriageapplication record may also have her parents listed. I don't supposethere would be any funeral records or obit hanging around anywhere,maybe??? Would the Millfork Baptist Church, if it still exists, haverecords of some sort of who was buried in the cemetery?? What otherchurches from that time and era still exist in the area that may haveolder records--could any of them be a church where the couple wasmarried at?
Etc...I do also hope that Reba has success with those land/estaterecords, ..." [Transcribed 11 June 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

From: Joan Sheets
To: gsjuhl
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:25 PM
Subject: Emily Norris
Sandy...................we went through the Millfork Baptist Churchrecords----they had been in Reba's Mother's things. We found thatDaniel Norris, Sarah Norris (assuming this is his Mother), and EmilySenter(assuming she is the daughter) were all baptized on the sameday. Here again it does not say the relationship of either. A deathentry for Mary Polly Norris says she is the wife of Daniel. I can'tremember if there were any marriage records. If I remember correctlyon Emily and Horace Senter's marriage record of 1834 (Coshocton CourtRecords) there were no parents' listed. I really don't think theparent's names were on the official record until later years.
When Daniel died he did not own anything and we are speculating hegave away/sold his property before he died. (He did own property atone time) Maybe one of those deeds may reveal he sold the land to hisfamily, hopefully Emily and husband. Daniel had no Will andsettlement of estates had been looked at but not thoroughly. So, thedeeds and estate settlements are the order of the day/week etc.!
A group read and recorded the cemetery tombstones just this pastSpring and a lady read the cemetery back in the late 40's, early 50's. So, we have garnished that info.
Someone has suggested looking in Muskingum Co. records since it isn'tthat far from where the Norris' lived. (By horse and buggy for thattime period, it was!). A long shot, but may be worth it....
Someone has to have the connection!!!! Joan"
[Transcribed June 11, 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

Leonard + Lucy Palmer. Lucy and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to B. Isabel's Book, Page 119: "Daniel Norris settled inCoshocton County in 1809."

SOURCE:http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=OH0440%5F%5F%2E077&Index=7&QryID=83796.05&PF=true
Accession/Serial #: OH0440__.077 BLM Serial #: OH NO S/N
Names
Patentees: ALEXANDER MCCOY,
DANIEL NORRIS
Survey
State: OHIO
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 4/21/1835
Land Office: Zanesville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 5084
Accession/Serial Nr.: OH0440__.077
BLM Serial Nr.: OH NO S/N
Aliquot
Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NENE 12/ 4-N 7-W No U.S. Military Survey OH Coshocton

SOURCE:http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=OH0440%5F%5F%2E078&Index=8&QryID=83796.05&PF=true
Accession/Serial #: OH0440__.078 BLM Serial #: OH NO S/N
Names
Patentees: ALEXANDER MCCOY,
DANIEL NORRIS
Survey
State: OHIO
Acres: 80
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 4/21/1835
Land Office: Zanesville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 5085
Accession/Serial Nr.: OH0440__.078
BLM Serial Nr.: OH NO S/N
Aliquot
Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
W?NE 12/ 4-N 7-W No U.S. Military Survey OH Coshocton

SOURCE:http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=OH0440%5F%5F%2E289&Index=9&QryID=83796.05&PF=true
Accession/Serial #: OH0440__.289 BLM Serial #: OH NO S/N
Names
Patentee: DANIEL NORRIS
Survey
State: OHIO
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 4/21/1835
Land Office: Zanesville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 5303
Accession/Serial Nr.: OH0440__.289
BLM Serial Nr.: OH NO S/N
Aliquot
Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NWNE 17/ 4-N 7-W No U.S. Military Survey OH Coshocton

OBITUARY:
From Gregg Branum, gw2g@aol.com, shown on histreeathttp://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=greggbranum&id=I1926:
"The Coshocton Democrat", June 15, 1875:
"Died, in Virginia Township, this county, June 1st 1875, after alongandpainful illness, Daniel Norris, aged 80 years, 4 months, and21days.Father Norris was born in the State of Virginia, January 10th1795,andwith his parents removed to this county in the year 1809,andhascontinued with us over seventy years in this part of Ohio. Formanyyearshe was prominent as a Captain of a Cavalry Company in thiscounty,andwas in many ways prominent in the history of this locality.He was baptised into the fellowship of the Millfork Baptist Church inMarch,1841, of which he remained a member until his death."

Per Gregg Branum, gw2g@aol.com:

"Daniel Norris and William Norris, Jr. married sisters,daughtersofJoseph McCoy. Later their sister Nancy would marry the sameJosephMcCoy(the brothers' father-in-law). The family relationsinvolved herecan bequite confusing. The early families of CoshoctonCo., OH seemed tohaveintermarried to a great extent."

In the Virginia Township chapter of "The History of CoshoctonCounty"byN. N. Hill (1881) the story reads as follows:

"Joseph Wright and Joseph McCoy came together into thetownship,December24, 1806. Mr. McCoy settled upon the southwestquarter ofsectiontwenty-five -- the southwest corner of the township-- where heliveduntil he died. Joseph Wright was his son-in-law[husband ofElizabeth],and had one child, Willis, when he came to thecounty. Bothwere fromVirginia. Mr. Wright lived with his father-on-lawone year, thenmovedfurther up the creek to lot 3, where he livedduring the remainderof hislife. He died April 1, 1867, at the age ofeighty-seven years."

"James Norris, also from Virginia, came in 1807, and settleduponthesouthwest quarter of section 14. The next year hisbrothers,Joseph,Daniel, and William, and his father, William Norrismoved out. Thelattersettled upon the southeast corner of section 14.Joseph occupiedlot 16,just above. Joseph and James married sisters ofJoseph Wright,inVirginia. Daniel and William, Jr., married daughtersof JosephMcCoy.These three families, the Wrights, Norrises, andMcCoys,haveintermarried in this township to a considerable extent, soas torenderit [virtually] impossible to determine the variousrelationships."

"I have attempted using various sources, includingfamilyhistoriescompiled by others, to piece together theserelationships asthey referto our family tree." [Transcribed 10 June2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]

Daniel married Mary Polly McCoy on 17 Feb 1814 in Coshocton County, Ohio. Mary (daughter of Joseph Washington McKoy - Mccoy, Sr. and Mildred Amelia (Emilia, Milly) Taylor) was born on 20 Nov 1795 in Frederick County, Virginia; died on 30 May 1842 in Coshocton County, Ohio; was buried in Jun 1842 in McGee Cemetery, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio; Milford Baptist Church Records. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Book: OHIO MARRIAGES RECORDED IN COUNTY COURTS THROUGH 1820: ANINDEX, Compiled and published by The Ohio Genealogical Society 1996;"McCoy, Mary Norris, Daniel Feb 17, 1814 COSH 001 012",page 675.

Notes:

ID: I1981
Name: William Norris
Sex: M
Birth: 1 OCT 1761 in Fauquier County, Virginia
Death: 12 AUG 1833 in Coshocton County, Ohio 1
Military Service: Revolutionary War soldier. Pvt. in Capt. Oldham'sComp., VA
Burial: Millfork Baptist Cemetery, Coshocton County, Ohio
Religion: Baptist
Occupation: Farmer
Reference Number: 1981
Note:
The accounts of William's ancestry contain some inconsistencies. Someof this is due to works based on family lore (see the Knisely andThayer works below). While informative, some of the details recountedare contradicted by other records.

The following is from "The Historical Record of the Knisely-Wolf andNorris-McCoy Families" by J.C. Knisely (1923):
"William Norris, Sr. was a descendant of an old English family whosettled in Virginia, and it is known that he lived in RockinghamCounty, and it is presumed that he was born in that county, and thathe married and raised most his family there before he, with hisfamily, moved to Coshocton County, Ohio, where he died about the lastpart of 1832 or the first part of 1833, at quite an old age. The datesof his birth of his birth and death are not known.
"He was a farmer by profession or avocation. He was a soldier in theColonial army in the Revolutionary War, and was shot through the anklewith a minnie-ball, and the doctors were determined to amputate hisfoot, but he objected to this so much that they finally let him go,and, although this wound crippled him for life, yet it was very muchbetter that his foot was not amputated. His father and one of hisbrothers were in the same war and near him when he fell from thewound, but they went on with the command, and William never again sawor heard from them, and it is thought that both the father and brotherwere killed in this or other battles of the same war. It is reportedthat William Norris was wounded in the battle of Yorktown, but this isnot positively known.
"...His wife's maiden name was Sarah Graves, and it is supposed shewas born in Virginia about 1759 or 1760. She died in Coshocton County,Ohio, about 1841, and at about 82 years of age...."

Place of birth may have been Rockingham Co. instead of Fauquier.

On the 1787 state census for VA, William Norris is in Frederick Co.(List A): 0 white males 16-21, 0 slaves, 2 horses or mules, and 6cattles. **This is likely our William given the below deed record.

In 1790, William Norris appeared in Frederick County, VA court onbehalf of John Graves, Sr. (his father-in-law) in suits againstMarquis Calmies. John Graves was ordered to pay William 100 pounds oftobacco on one occasion and 75 pounds on another for his testimony.

SOURCE:http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~vataxlists/Fauquier/1790-index.htm
Fauquier County, Virginia; Obtained: 14 December 2007; SLJuhl,compiler
Binn?s Genealogy Web Site; Copyrighted; Last updated: 8/31/2002;E-mail: binnsgeno@aol.com
25 March 1790/1800 Virginia Tax List Census Index with photo copies ofactual pages of the census
Name?s Personal Tax List A, B, C Page
Norris, William A 16 (Listed also are his three sons above 16 years of ageadjacent to him as being responsible for their tax, William, Joseph,Samuel.)
Norris, William A 16
Norris, Joseph A 16
Norris, Samuel A 16
Norris, John A 16 (20 March 1790--unknown Norris-unless there is an older sonthat is not accounted for as yet.) All of the Norris individuals arelisted on the same page of the tax census together.

William was among the earliest settlers of Coshocton County. Someaccounts say he had as many as 21 children, but I have learned fromother researchers that this father of 21 was another man named WilliamNorris who settled in Adams Twp. in Coshocton Co., while our Williamsettled in Virginia Twp.

William Norris enlisted in the Continental Army in Winchester, VA onOct 1, 1780, under the command of Capt. Oldham's Company. At the timeof his enlistment, he was living in Fauquier County, VA. William wasshot through the ankle at the battle of Eutaw Springs.
The wound William suffered at Eutaw Springs left him crippled forlife. Family accounts claim William's father and brother were alsoRev. War soldiers and were present at the battle in which William waswounded. He never saw either of them again, and they were preseumed tohave died in the war. This would appear to be incorrect as the serviceof his father and brother are well documented.

William was pensioned on Oct 18, 1818 while living in Coshocton Co.,OH at $8.00 per month.

According to a pension application for William dated Oct. 15, 1832,William renews his pension claiming he has been falsely removed fromthe pensioners list. In this he claims he enlisted as private in 1780at Winchester, VA as a private in Capt. Oldham's Co., under Col.Campbell, he thinks, in the 7th Rgt. (Virginia Line), under thecommand of Gen. Greene for a period of 18 mos. From this applicationhe is issued a pension in the amount of $60 per annum, and adding inarrears payments, his first payment is for $120.
A letter from the War Dept. dated Jan. 18, 1929, says William was bornin 1760, and enlisted in 1780 as stated above. It goes on to stateWilliam fought in the battles of Guilford Court House, Camden, NinetySix, and Eutaw Springs, where he received a severe wound in his leg.He was then sent to a hospital in Charlotte, then to Camden and wasthere discharged, June 3, 1782. His original pension was executed May18, 1818. And William is shown as dying Aug. 12, 1833.

The following is affidavit of Rev. War service sworn to by WilliamNorris in Coshocton County, OH Dec. 7, 1830 for purposes of pensionapplication (this record found in the DAR data file for William):
"I William Norris of the County of Coshocton in the State of Ohio, dohereby declare that I enlisted in the armies of the United States inthe Revolutionary War, in the Virginia Line at Winchester on the firstday of October A.D. 1780, under Capt. Oldham.
After receiving training at Winchester, we marched to Charlotte wherewe joined Colonel Campbells Regiment under General Green.
Then we marched to attack Cornwallis at Guildford Court House, where,after a severe engagement we retreated; in a few days, however, weattacked him again and drove him from that part of the country. Wethen marched to Camden, where we had a general engagement with LordBowden, in which the British gained the field. We marched next to Ft.Ninety-six and beseiged it for about three weeks. We attacked it, andafter a day's hard fighting we had to retreat, because the enemy got areinforcement to come on our rear.
A few days after this we followed the enemy to Eutah Springs, where wehad another general engagement; and were victorious; taking upward offour hundred prisoners. Here I was severely wounded having one of mylegs shivered to pieces, which disables me to this day. In theevening, when my stocking was cut off my wounded leg, three pieces ofbone stuck to it. In this battle, my Colonel and Captain were killed.My Lieutenant, Ensign and Drum Major were wounded. The battle beganabout 8'clock A.M. on the 8th day of September, 1781.
After I was wounded I was taken off the field and carried about 10 or12 miles to a church, where I was laid under the green trees for thenight. It was raining. The next morning, I was carried into the housewhere I lay three days and three nights without anything to eat, noreven having my wounds dressed. I was then taken to a general hospitalat Charlotte. The morning after, five doctors came in and wanted tocut off my leg, to which I did not agree, because I had seen manyothers have their legs cut off and die afterward. I was in thehospital at Charlotte until the middle of February, when I was takento the general hospital at Camden. Every day the doctors were pullingout pieces of bone from wound, until the middle of March, they got thelast pieace out. It was more than three years before the wound healed.
I remained at Camden until the 3rd of June when I started for home ina wagon via Charlotte where I got into another wagon, which brought mewithin 100 miles of home, which distance I walked on my crutches,arriving home on the 26th of June. I got my discharge when at thehospital at Charlotte from Capt. Dewitt, who took command of ourcompany after our officers were killed.
Signed, Wm. Norris, Dec. 7, 1830"

"The Lineage of William Norris and Sarah Ann Graves" by Daniel Thayer,et all contains the following:
"William Norris, Sr. was among the earliest settlers of CoshoctonCounty. Coming here in 1809 with some of his sons. He was born in thestate of Virginia and was a soldier in the Rev. War. He was the fatherof 21. No mention of any except those who were with him in 1809. [theWilliam Norris with 21 children was a different William Norris whoalso lived in Coshocton Co.]
"He died in Adams Townshiip on Aug. 12, 1833. Some of his Descendantsstill live there."
[The Thayer book goes on to give some details of William's ancestry.It claims his father, William Norris was born Dec. 21, 1739 and wasthe son of Thomas and Arvilla Norris. This differs from the researchconducted by others, but it is unclear which is correct. William, theelder, according to Thayer, enlisted in the Rev. War in Farquier Co.,VA with his sons Joseph and William (b. 1760), and that the youngerWilliam was wounded at the battle of Eutah Springs.]

From "The 1985 History of Coshocton County, Ohio" (Taylor Publishin,1985):
This portion from the early founders of Virginia Twp.:
"Other early settlers were Joseph Wright and his father-in-law, JosephMcCoy, 1806; James Norris, 1807; and his brother, Joseph, Daniel,William and his father, William, Sr., in 1806. All of the above camefrom Virginia."
This portion appears under the heading "Norris" is the family historyportion of the book:
"William Norris was born in Fairfax County, Virginia in 1752. Hisancestry can be traced back to Thomas Norris, an immigrant, who wasborn about 1608 in Congham County, Norfolk, England, and came toVirginia about 1630.[1]
"William, a Revolutionary War soldier, served in the Carolinas in the7th Virginia Regiment under Captain Oldham, Colonel Richard Campbell,and General Nathaniel Greene. He fought in the battles of GuilfordCourthouse, Ninety-Six, Hobkirk's Hill, and Eutaw Springs, where hewas wounded. Prior to 1783, he married Sarah Ann Graves, daughter ofJohn Graves of Virginia. In the early 1800s, they migrated to Ohio,and about 1809, settled in Coshocton County, where he engaged infarming. He died 12 August 1833. Sarah survived him and died 20 April1842. Their graves in the Millfork Baptist Church Cemetery werededicated at a DAR ceremony on 22 September 1981..." [sketch then goeson to name William's children]
[1]This part is incorrect, and the compiler, Joseph W. House, appearsto be basing his information of the oft reported claim that Williamwas the son of William Norris and Hannah Bell. We know, see below,that this is not true. While William may descend from the Thomasmentioned above, we cannot know for sure until his father is firmlyidentified. The sketch also mentions William was born in Fairfax Co.,VA. I have not seem this claim before, and cannot speak to itsvalidity. I have seen Frederick Co, Rockingham Co, and Fauquier Co, VAlisted as birthplaces, any of which are close to where William livedbefore coming to OH.]

Between 1815 and 1824 William deeded 50 acres each to his children,William, Daniel, Polly (actually to her husband Alexander Slaughter),Samuel, and Joseph. No records of any land given to James, Sarah, orNancy.

On the 1820 US Census for Washington Twp., Coshocton Co., OH (p. 30A),William Norris, Sr., is living next to his son William, Jr., and twolistings away for his son Daniel. There are 4 people in the household.Males: 16-18 = 1, 16-26 = 1, Over 45. Females: 10-16 = 1, Over 45 = 1.Two people are working in agriculture.

On the 1830 US Census for Virginia Twp., Coshocton Co., OH (p. 011),William Norris, Sr. is a head of household with 3 people in the home.Those listed are 1 male 20-30, 1 male 60-70 (William), and 1 female60-70 (Sarah).
Within a few listings of William are his sons James, William, Jr.,Joseph, and Daniel (on the following page), and there are a number ofsurnames like Graves, Ogle, Slaughter, and Wright which figure intothe Norris family tree.

Please note: that William Norris, Daniel Norris, Joseph McCoy, aswell as William and Joseph's sons are shown on the 1820 census asliving in Washington Township in Coshocton County, Ohio, but are allin Virginia Twp. in 1830. This is due to boundary line changes. Whenthe families first settled in Ohio (c.1807-1808), the land wasactually in Jefferson Township of Muskingum County. Coshocton Countywas not formed until 1811, and the area in which the Norris and McCoyfamilies lived was in Washington County, Ohio. In 1828 a separatetownship was formed and called Virginia in honor of the home state ofmany of its settlers.

Coshocton deed records show William disposing of 250 acres of landover a period of nine years, all for "love and affection" to hischildren. On June 21, 1815, 50 acres went to Joseph and Patty Norris.On July 4, 1818, 50 acres went to Alexander Slaughter (husband of MaryNorris). On Jan. 19, 1819, 50 acres went to Daniel Norris. On Dec. 5,1820, 50 acres went to William Norris, Jr. On Sept. 9, 1824, 50 acresto Samuel Norris.

William Norris's will, filed in Coshocton Co. on Oct 28, 1833, Williamleft his entire estate to his wife Sarah Norris. She signed the finalpapers in Aug 1835. The executor of the will his son, Daniel Norris.

The works by Daniel Thayer, et al, say that William and Sarah wereburied in a now abandoned cemetery SW of Coshocton, OH. Mary Corder,as reported on World Connect, claims they were buried in Mill ForkCemetery, Coshocton County, Ohio. What apparently occurred is thegraves were moved at a later time. I am looking for data on this move.

William and Sarah were buried in a small cemetery that becameabandoned over the years. In 1981 their graves were located on thefarm of Merle Cox. Then a group of Norris descendants organized arelocation. William and Sarah's gravestones were repaired and moved tothe Millfork cemetery with a dedication being held in Sept. 1981.
_____________________________

A Discussion of William Norris's lineage...

From this point and backward in the Norris tree, I am a bit suspect.Many researchers put the parents of William Norris (husband of SarahAnn Graves) as William Norris and Hannah Bell. The only problem withthis is that it does not fit the story in the Thayer & Knisley booksas mentioned. Also the DAR Patriot Index lists the elder WilliamNorris's birthplace as England. This would go against the data which Ihave received from others and which is out there on the web. It isquite possible this is the correct line, but I have yet to find aresearcher who can reconcile the very glaring problems with this line.I include the date here for investigative purposes only. I have askednumerous other researchers for some definitive documentation for thisconnection, but no one has provided any. This makes me a bit dubious.It seems everyone want to accept this connection, and no one wants itquestioned. I would welcome any material which could prove or disprovethis link once and for all. To the contrary, I have actually receiveda number of messages from individuals with proof that our WilliamNorris was NOT the son of William Norris and Hannah Bell

The DAR Application of Eulalia Compton Hamilton (#461322) shows thatthe William Norris, father of the William Norris that married SarahAnn Graves, was born Dec. 29, 1739 in Baltimore Co., MD. Just toconfuse matters more.

I received the following correspondence from a woman named JulieBroaddus of Virginia. Julie has no stake in the lineage of WilliamNorris. She lives in an old historic home near Warrenton, VA, andresearched the origins and history of the home in which she lives. Thefollowing is from her email:
"Hello, I read on rootsweb about your confusion about William Norris(husband of Sarah Ann Graves). I do not believe he is the son ofWilliam Norris and Hannah Bell. William and Hannah lived in our housein Fauquier County Va near Warrenton. In William's 1802 will he refersto his son William as follows: "It is also my desire that my sonWilliam should live with one of my children, and that my executors seethat he is treated with good and humane treatment else to remove himto some of my other children that will use him well." His portion ofhis inheritance was put in trust for him. He could hardly have beenthe father of 8 children - including twins in 1803 - just one yearafter this will was written. I believe that the William Norris whomarried Sarah Ann Graves is a completely different William Norris fromthe one who lived in Fauquier County Va. son of William Bell andHannah Norris."
Julie subsequently sent me a copy of the will in question and itproves that our William was not the son of this William Norris. Theyounger William in this will appears to be an invalid or handicappedin some fashion, certainly not the man who would settle with his ownfamily in Ohio.
**I will leave this discussion in my database until I can prove thereal parentage of William Norris. This information may be useful toothers sucked in to the same false assumptions.

Father: William Norris
Marriage 1 Sarah Ann Graves b: 18 AUG 1768 in Frederick County,Virginia
Married: 1783 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia
Children
James M. Norris b: 11 SEP 1783 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Joseph Norris b: 7 FEB 1786 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Nancy Norris b: 1792 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Daniel Norris b: 10 JAN 1795 in Rockingham County, Virginia
William Norris , Jr. b: 3 MAY 1797 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Mary Norris b: 30 JUN 1799 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Samuel Norris b: 1 MAY 1803 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Sarah Norris b: 1 MAY 1803 in Rockingham County, Virginia
Sources:Title: US Rev. War Pension Records

William married Sarah Ann Graves in 1783 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of John Graves) was born on 18 Aug 1763 in Frederick County, Virginia; died on 20 Apr 1842 in Coshocton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Sarah Ann Graves
Gender: female
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1763
Spouse Name: William Norris
Spouse
Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1752
Marriage State: VA
Number Pages: 1
Source Citation: Source number: 24.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ELW. Yates Publishing.U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.

Notes:

**PLEASE NOTE: In some records the name is spelled, McKay or McKoy orMcKey. Joseph signed his name, Joseph McCoy on the consent for hisdaughter with the little "c" in the air with a dot or period under it. He had excellent pen man ship handwriting in English, so he must havebeen learned. His sentence structure was superb. He had to have hadsome formal schooling at one time or another.

1789 - 1st. Mildred Taylor married year 1789 she was born 1773Virginia to Joseph Washington McCoy who was born 1766
2nd. Nancy Norris married 1826 in Ohio to Joseph Washington McCoy.Nancy was born in Virginia 1792. This Joseph Washington McCoy wasborn in Virginia 1766 June Cpzb4@aol.com

SOURCE: BOOK: HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO: ITS PAST AND PRESENT 1740--1881, COMPILED BY N.N. HILL, JR., NEWARK, OHIO: A.A. GRAHAM &CO., PUBLISHERS 1881, PAGE 611, PARA. 4; CONTRIBUTED BY, JOAN SHEETSOF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO THROUGH PERSONAL MAIL CORRESPONDENCE TO THISCOMPILER-SANDRA LEE ELKINS JUHL OF ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS ONWEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 2008: "Joseph Wright and Joseph McCoy cametogether into the township, December 24, 1806. Mr. McCoy settled uponthe southwest quarter of section twenty-five--the southwest corner ofthe township--where he lived until he died. Joseph Wright was hisson-in-law, and had one child Willis, when he came to the county, whois now a resident of Coshocton. Both were from Virginia. Mr. Wrightlived with his father-in-law one year, then moved further up the creekto lot 3, where he lived during the remainder of his life. Probablyno one in the township was more prominent than he. He died April 1,1867, at the age of eighty-seven years." PARA. 5, EXCERPT-- "Josephand James (Norris) had married sisters of Joseph Wright, in Virginia.Daniel and William Jr., married daughters of Joseph McCoy. These threefamilies, the Wright's, Norrises, and McCoy's, have intermarried inthis township to a considerable extent, so as to render it impossibleto determine the various relationships to each and every other memberof the three families. The families are still numerously representedin the township. William Norris, Sr., was a soldier in therevolutionary war." [Transcribed 07 August 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler;sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

1810 - The 1810 Federal Census Records for Fauquier County, Virginiado not show a Joseph Washington McCoy as being listed in the index.There are no available census records for this year from AugustaCounty, Virginia. So, we may assume that Joseph, with his family,left Virginia for Ohio prior to 1810. There are no Federal CensusRecords for Augusta and surrounding counties due to the records beingburned during the War of 1812. However, there are a few tax recordsfor that time period, but not complete records.
1820 - The 1820 Federal Census Records for Coshocton County,Washington Township, Ohio does show a Joseph McCoy senior and a JosephMcCoy junior with a Henry McCoy, and a Samuel McCoy as heads ofhouseholds in the same area along with Norris, Graves, Taylor, andSlaughter families. (A partial copy of the 1820 Census for CoshoctonCounty, Ohio with the McCoy's listed, is in the research section ofthe McCoy Family Volume.)

Source: Book Joseph Washington McCoy 1766-1840 of Coshocton County,Ohio His Descendants and Related Families by B. Isabel Lockard, (JWMBk.) Coshocton Public Library Coshocton, Ohio 43812 Originally, theinformation as to the book's existence came to the attention of thecompiler through an e-mail message. Then another researcher (KandaceRichardson of Ohio) in the family sent copies in 2004 from the book ofthe family line of Joseph Washington Jr. McCoy from the CoshoctonLibrary. A copy of the book then was obtained by contacting theauthor as listed. A copy of the book may be purchased through theauthor, B. Isabel Lockard at 32 Jamestown Road, Charlestown, SouthCarolina 29407-7526 by mail post. (Michael Dean McCoy II JR. has asigned copy of the book by the auther B. Isabel Lockard. It wasreceived by Michael on August 24, 2004 per the postal service.) pg.1, 1.1 states,"He died from injuries inflicted by one of his ownhorses (Hunt, 1876, p. 36)." "Hunt, Wm. E. 1876 Historicalcollections of Coshocton County, 1764-1876, reprinted 1975, CoshoctonCounty Bicentennial commission." The death date year has been aseither 1840-1842 in a couple of resources, however his will indicatesthat the date is actually 1840.
According to B. Isabel Lockard's book, p.1, It is stated that, "Joseph and Mildred Amelia McCoy and their family arrived in CoshoctonCounty, Ohio , on Christmas Eve., 1806. They located first inZanesville, Muskingum County, then settled in the SouthWest corner ofVirginia Twp., Sect. 25." However, the land index record shows Josephpurchasing the Sect. 23 as seen below. There may be more land hepurchased as did his father John McCoy over a period of years.

1806 - IN 1806, JOSEPH W. MCCOY SR. WOULD BE 40 YEARS OLD WHEN ALL OFTHEM MOVED TO OHIO, AND IF JOHN MCCOY WERE STILL LIVING HE WOULD BE 80SOME YEARS OLD. AT THIS POINT IN TIME I HAVE NO CONFIRMATION THATJOHN MCCOY ACTUALLY DIED EARLIER, SO THIS SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND.
JOSEPH MARRIED TO MILDRED TAYLOR OF FAUQUIER CO., WOULD MAKE JOSEPH23. [B: 1766 TO MARR. YR. 1789 = 23 YRS. OF AGE].
JOSEPH MARR. NANCY NORRIS 1826 [HIS BIRTH 1766 TO MARR. DATE 1826=60FOR HIS AGE].

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MCCOY RESEARCH

HENRY MCCOY AFN:RO9Z-JG
b. 3 Sep 1837/38 Coshocton County, Ohio
d. 14 Mar 1898 Coshocton County, Ohio
b. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jackson Township, Coshocton, Ohio
Spouse: Martha Roberts m. 24 Dec 1857 Coshocton County, Ohio
Father: Joseph Washington McCoy (Jr.), VA
Mother: Sarah (Sally) Ogle

JOSEPH WASHINGTON MCCOY (Jr.) AFN:HK1B-PR
b. 1 Jul 1798 Loudon County, Virginia
d. 18 Oct 1883 Coshocton County, Ohio
b. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jackson Township, Coshocton, Ohio
Spouse: Sarah (Sally) Ogle m. 16 Jan 1820 Coshocton County, Ohio
Father: Joseph Washington McCoy, VA
Mother: Mildred Amelia Taylor, VA

JOSEPH WASHINGTON MCCOY AFN: RO9K-MR
b. 15 Jan 1766 in either Rockingham or Fauquier County, Virginia
d. 29 Feb 1840/41 in Coshocton County, Ohio
b. not known - possibly Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jackson Twp.,Coshocton County, Ohio
Spouse: Mary __ either Williams or Smith, and a bond (childdisinherited)
Mildred Amelia Taylor m. 5 Feb 1789 in Fauquier County, Virginia
Nancy Norris m. Abt. 1826, Ohio

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1787 - "On the 1787 state census for VA, there is listed as 21 yearsold in Fauquier Co. The person listed as "charged with his tax" isJoseph Slaughter. This would, to my understanding, be the man he isworking for or a partner of some sort. Joseph Slaughter is the fatherof Tacy Slaughter who married John Joseph McCoy, the son of JosephWashington McCoy.

1793 - From correspondence with Anna Gerhart Kier:
"On September 29, 1793, the Rev. Denny Fairfax leased 456 acres inFauquier County to Joseph McKoy of Fauquier County. The parcel was lotNo. 130, part of the Manor of Leeds, and the lease was for the"natural lives of him said Joseph, James and Betsey his children".Other references to Joseph in Fauquier County were the 1787 PersonalProperty Tax Lists where he was counted the same day (March 15) asJohn McCoy, Joseph Slaughter, and Joseph Williams. It was noted thatJoseph McCoy was16-21 years of age and that Joseph Slaughter wascharged with his tax. On the previous day were listed William Wrightand William Wright, Jr. Two days later Samuel Taylor and George Taylorwere visited. At the 1800 Tax List, Joseph McCoy, in Pickett'sdistrict, was charged for one free tithable and three horses. JosephMcCoy gave consent at Fauquier County for his daughter, Elizabeth, tomarry Joseph Wright 26 Dec. 1803."
The following is from "The Historical Record of the Knisely-Wolf andNorris-McCoy Families" by J.C. Knisely (1923):
"Joseph McCoy, Sr. was born January 15, 1766, probably in Virginia,and it is known who his first wife was except that her given name wasMilly. Neither is it known when she was born or died.
"This Mr. McCoy and his first wife, with their family, came fromRockingham County, Virginia, to Muskingdom County, Ohio, and settledin the wilderness very early in the nineteenth century, and lived onthis farm until his death."
[The author then lists the children of Joseph and his two wives.]
"...Joseph McCoy was hurt while handling some colts in his barn, andhe died two days later from the injury, his death being sometime about1840 or 1842, reckoning from the fact that he died about two yearsbefore my Grandfather Norris [Knisely was the grandson of WilliamNorris, Jr. who married Margaret McCoy] left Ohio. Aunt Martha Smith,from memory, thinks he was about 84 years old when he died, butaccording to this and his date of birth, he was only about 75 or 76years old at the date of his death."

From "The 1985 History of Coshocton County, Ohio" (Taylor Publishin,1985); this portion from the early founders of Virginia Twp."
"Other early settlers were Joseph Wright and his father-in-law, JosephMcCoy, 1806; James Norris, 1807; and his brother, Joseph, Daniel,William and his father, William, Sr., in 1806. All of the above camefrom Virginia."

Following Millie's death, Joseph married Nancy Norris, the sister ofhis sons-in-law.

On the 1820 US Census for Washington Twp., Coshocton, OH (p.31) JosephMcCoy, Sr. is listed as a head of household. There are 5 people in thehome, one working in agriculture. Males: Under 10 = 1, 10-16 = 1, Over45 = 1(Joseph). Females: Under 10 = 1, 10-16 = 1, Over 45 = 1(Millie).
Joseph, Jr. is living next door, and there are a number of otherMcCoys and Norrises living in the direct vicinity.

On the 1830 US Census for Virgnia Twp., Coshocton Co., OH (p. 012)Joseph and family are listed. Those in the home are as follows. Males:5-10 = 1, 10-15 = 1, 15-20 = 3, 60-70 = 1 (Joseph). Females: 5-10 = 1,10-15 = 2, 15-20 = 1, 30-40 (Joseph's 2nd wife, Nancy Norris).

On the 1840 US Census for Virginia Twp., Coshocton there is a JosephMcCoy listed in Virginia Twp., Coshocton Co., OH (p. 353). In the homethere is one male 15-20, one male 70-80, one female 5-10, one female15-20, and one female 40-50.

The will of Joseph McCoy was written on Feb. 29, 1840, and probated onFeb. 4, 1841. This is its transcript:
"Joseph McCoy's Will. Joseph McCoy, deceased. Will, probate, & court.The State of Ohio, Coshocton county, afs. Called Court of Common Pleasto wit on the fourth day of February Ann Domine, eighteen hundred andforty-one.
"Be it remembered that, now, to wit on the day and year aforesaid, thelast will and testament of Joseph McCoy late of Coshocton Countydeceased was this day produced in writing, and Joseph McMorris andAndrew Walker, two credible witnesses thereunto being in open court,were duly sworn and severally examined, and whose testimony was takenin writing. Signed and duly filed, and it appearing to the court fromthe above testimony of said witnesses that the said last will andtestament was duly executed, that the testator at the time ofexecuting the same, was of full age of sound mind and memory and notunder any restraint. It is by the court ordered that said last willand testament, together with the proof thereof be recorded by theclerk of the court and that letters testamentary, with a copy of thesaid will annexed, be issued to Daniel McCoy, one of the executorsnamed therein (Joseph Wright the other executor named therein havingdeclined to serve). Whereupon the said Daniel McCoy appeared in opencourt and accepted said appointment. Thereupon it is ordered by theCourt that he give bond in the sum of Five thousand dollars,conditioned as the law directs. Daniel Norris, William Norris, JohnMcCoy, Samuel McCoy, Alexander McCoy, James Graves & Joseph Wright areaccepted as securities; and Newman Smith, Albert Wright and Hiram Darrare appointed to appraise the property of said estate.
"Which said will together with the proof thereof reads as follows:
'In the name of the benevolent Father of All, I Joseph McCoy of thecounty of Coshocton in the State of Ohio do make and publish this mylast will and testament.
'First. It is my wish and will that my wife Nancy at my death,according to an agreement made between us before our marriage, takethe property which belongs to her at that time, and as long as sheremains my widow receive her support out of my estate. But if she isnot satified with this, it is my will that instead of the above, orthe one third of my estate, she recieve two beds, six head of sheep,Two cows, Household furniture suitable to keep house with and threehundred dollars in cash.
'Second. The heirs of my oldest son James who left me in Virginia,shall have no share in or of my estate.
'Third. It is my will that my two youngest children Mahala and Jane,shall have one bed and bedding, and one hundred dollars each, out ofmy estate before it is divided.
'Fourth. That these my two youngest children shall have equal shareswith my other children in the remainder of my property.
'Fifth. I do hereby nominate and appoint Joseph Wright and DanielMcCoy, both of Coshocton County, executors of this my last will andtestament, hereby authorizing and empowering them to compromise,adjust, release, and discharge, in such manner as they may deemproper, the debts and claims due me. I do also authorize and empowerthem, if it shall become necessary in order to pay my debts, to sellby private or public sale upon credit or otherwise, as they may thinkproper, all or any part of my Real Estate and to execute deedstherefor to the purchases thereof in fee simple. My said executors maykeep said Real Estate from sale as long as they think it advisable forthe interest of my heirs, but not longer than when my youngest childshall have attained the age of eighteen.
'I do hereby revoke all former will by me made.
'In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29thday of February, A.D. 1840.
'Joseph [his mark] McCoy
'Signed and acknowledged by the said Joseph McCoy as his last will andtestament in our presence and signed by us in his presence.
'Benjamin Adams, Joseph McMorris, Andrew Walker'
"The State of Ohio, Coshocton county, Court of Common Pleas, calledcourt to wit, the fourth day of February A.D. 1841.
"Be it remembered that on the day and year aforesaid, personallyappeared in open court, Joseph McMorris and Andrew Walker, who beingduly sworn according to law, depose and say that they are two of thesubscribing witness to the last will and testament of Joseph McCoy,late of Virginia township, Coshocton county, deceased. That saidJoseph McCoy was of full age of sound mind and memory, and not underany restraint within the knowledge of these deponents, that theyattested and subscribed said will as witnesses, in the presence of thetestator, and saw the testator subscribe the same.
"Joseph McMorris, Andrew Walker
"Sworn to and subscribed in open court, the date last above written.Attest, A. W. Gorraw, Clerk."

A couple of comments about the above will. The most interesting lineof the will is that "the heirs of my oldest son James who left me inVirginia, shall have no share in or of my estate." As I read it, thiscomment could be intrepretted a couple of ways. First, that James leftJoseph behind when the family moved to Ohio. This would be unusual asJoseph was only 40 years old when he moved to Ohio in 1806, and stillhad children at home. Hardly the sort of situation where a childabandoned a parent in need. Second, perhaps this James left Joseph inVirginia on some visit later in life, and that is why Joseph is upset.Thirdly, perhaps James didn't leave Joseph behind as it appears whenfirst read, but instead "left" refers to James leaving home. Perhapshe had a disagreement, and "left" his father's home. I am inclinedtoward this last explanation, but more data is needed.
Through correspondence with Anna Gerhart Kier, a Norris descendant, Ilearned that a marriage bond was filed in Fauquier Co., Va on Mar. 5,1787 for a Joseph McCoy and Mary William, with consent being given bytheir parents -- John 'McKey' and Joseph Williams. It is quitepossible that the James mentioned Joseph's will is from this firstshort-lived marriage.
The other point to mention is the two youngest children Mahala andJane. Why would he make a point of singling them out? Surely becausethey are still minors, but I believe there is another reason. I thinkMahala and Jane are the product of Joseph's second marriage to NancyNorris. As children of a second marriage, perhaps Joseph feelsinclined to look after their future, just as he makes a point oflooking after his second wife, Nancy."
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Joseph McCoy found in land records for Ohio for www.genealogy.com DataCollections. Internet resource. Historical Records.http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
Document Number: 2549 Descrption: 1
Number of Acres:160.0000. Accession number: OH0390__.056
Patentee Surname: McCoy Patentee given name: Joseph
State name: Ohio
Volume 390 Page number: 56
Land office: Zanesville Aliquot part reference: SE
Section number: 23
Township: 5 North Range 7 West
Meridian or special survey area: US Military Survey
Title transfer authority: Sale-Cash entries
Combined signiture date: February 10, 1831
Multiple patentees: N Multiple warranties: N
Signature: Y Canceled document: N Subsurface rights reserved: N
Metes and bounds: N Fractional section:

Accession/Serial #: 1022748 BLM Serial #: OH NO S/N
Names
Patentee: JOSEPH MCCOY
Survey
State: OHIO
Acres: 152.16
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 1/23/1929
Land Office: Zanesville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 374
Accession/Serial Nr.: 1022748
BLM Serial Nr.: OH NO S/N
Comments: CREDIT PATENT ISSUED IN PLACE OF PATENT INTENDED TO ISSUE ON4-20-1812
Aliquot
Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SW 25/ 4-N 7-W No U.S. Military Survey OH Coshocton
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=1022748&Index=72&QryID=15490.34&PF=true
[Obtained 12 April 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]

OBTAINED: 07 NOVEMBER 2007; PAGE 262.
COMPILER: MICHAEL D. MCCOY II
SOURCE: ROCK ISLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 822 ? 11TH AVENUE,MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61265
BOOK: THE 1985 HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO; COSHOCTON COUNTYHISTORY BOOK COMMITTEE, COPYRIGHT 1985, TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY.
EXCERPT: "Joseph McCoy (1766-1841), son of John and Nancy (?) McCoy,born in Rockingham County, Virginia, married Amelia (1773-1826),daughter of Samuel Taylor, in Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1789.Joseph later married Nancy Norris Hays, daughter of William and Sarah(Graves) Norris. Joseph died from injuries inflicted by one of hisown horses." See John McCoy Notes for full details.

OBTAINED: 07 NOVEMBER 2007
COMPILER: MICHAEL D. MCCOY II
SOURCE: ROCK ISLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 822 ? 11TH AVENUE,MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61265
BOOK: THE 1985 HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO; COSHOCTON COUNTYHISTORY BOOK COMMITTEE, COPYRIGHT 1985, TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY.
PAGE 6:
?Union Methodist Church, abt. 1832, known originally as the Smith?sHill Church was built by William McCoy.?
PAGE 25:
?TYRONE (JACKSON TOWNSHIP)? ?William McCoy, a Justice of the Peaceand a Squire, lived at the bottom of McCoy Hill on 541. He wasappointed Postmaster in 1859. Later, he built a large brick home atthe top of the hill next to Pleasant Hill Regular Baptist Church afterhis first home had burned. He gave the land for the church.?
PAGE 30:
?MONROE TOWNSHIP SPRING MOUNTAIN ACADEMY c.1858 A.D.? ??asstudents enlisted in the Army. Among those who enlisted from theAcademy were:?Corwin McCoy, Samuel & William (both killed) McCoy??
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?FRANCIS MARION LOCKARD (1855-1928) Francis Marion Lockard was thegrandson of Andrew J. Lockard, great-grandson of John Graves andJoseph Wright and great-great-grandson of Joseph Washington McCoy,early Coshocton residents. The first of these to reach Coshocton,1806, were the McCoy?s and the Wrights. John Graves, his brotherJoseph, and their families came in 1814; six years after their sister,Sarah, and her family. All resided in what became Virginia Township.1836 Andrew J. Lockard and his family moved to Jackson Township.
Joseph McCoy (1766-1841), son of John and Nancy (?) McCoy, born inRockingham County, Virginia, married Amelia (1773-1826), daughter ofSamuel Taylor, in Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1789. Joseph latermarried Nancy Norris Hays, daughter of William and Sarah (Graves)Norris. Joseph died from injuries inflicted by one of his own horses.
Joseph Wright (1781-1866), son of William Wright and Elizabeth Lloyd,born in Fauquier County, Virginia, married Elizabeth (1790-1824),daughter of Joseph and Amelia McCoy, in Virginia, 1803. Joseph Wrightlater married Jane Hartford, then Rebecca Jane Wickesham.
John Graves (1765-1830), son of John Graves of Frederick County,Virginia, married Mary Lester in 1797. He owned slaves in Virginiabut had conscientious scruples against slavery and tried to free themin 1810. Virginia law held those freeing slaves financiallyresponsible for their ex-slaves for some years. Because he was unableto provide an acceptable bond, John disposed of them to a good masterbefore he moved to Ohio.?
PAGES 271-272:
?MCCOY
?McCoy?s settled in Ohio, 1807. Joseph McCoy, Sr., moved fromFauquier County, Virginia, to Virginia Township, Coshocton County.Joseph Jr. married Sarah Ogle January 16, 1820. The Ogle nameoriginated in Northumberland, England, where they held large tracts ofland at the time of the Norman Conquest, year 1066. They had twocastles?Ogle Castle and Brothtel Castle. The Ogles came to NewCastle, Delaware, before the Revolutionary War. Old homestead in isOgletown.
Joseph Jr. and Sarah had 10 children: William, born August 12, 1824,Virginia Township, married 1844 Susan Catherine Johnson, whose father,Henry Johnson, was the first postmaster of West Lafayette. TheJohnsons had moved from New York to West Lafayette. Part of theJohnson farm in New York is in New York City and is said to be part ofTimes Square.
William and Catherine purchased, and eventually owned 1000 acres inthe western part of Coshocton County. William was appointedpostmaster in Jackson Township, 1859. He was a Justice of the Peaceand a Squire. William lived at the bottom of the McCoy Hill, sixmiles west of Coshocton, on State Route 541. The post office was inhis home at that site. After his house burned down, he built a largebrick house at the top of McCoy Hill in 1868 or 1869 from bricks thatwere made on the farm. William and Catherine had 12 children. Astheir children grew older, portions of the farmlands were given tothem. Allen G. received the portion that included the brick home.
Allen married Zebra (Zebbie) Reed in 1889, had 5 children. One oftheir sons, Russell, received the farm with the brick house aftertheir death. His two other sons Bryon and Lewis received portions ofthe farmland.
Russell married Hulda Mathie of North Canton, in 1931. Russellfarmed, was a thresher for 40 years. Russell?s hobby was steamengines; and, when he died, he owned two of them. Russell and Huldahad no children. After Russell?s death the brick house was given toByron?s oldest son, William Allen McCoy.
1946 William Allen married Mildred Allie Clark of New Moscow. ?Bill,?as William Allen was called, was well known and very active in thecommunity. A truck driver all his life, Bill drove for ClowCorporation. After his death in 1969, William A. McCoy Safety Awardwas set up in honor of him at the Clow Corp. Bill and Mildred had sixchildren, all residing in Coshocton County. Five of the six childrenown portions of the original McCoy farmland and Bill?s son, Keith W.,his wife, Denise M. (Allabach) and children, Shannon and Lisa,currently reside in the original brick home that William and Catherinebuilt, the fifth generation to live in the homestead. Bill andMildred?s other children and grandchildren are: Janet Sue marriedJonathan P. Mosier and had children, Angela and Christine; Rodney Leemarried Roxanne Ogle and had children: Lincoln and Darcy; Dianne Kaymarried Richard Turner, one child Brant; Terry Reed married ShelleyDobson, no children; Kevin Ray McCoy, unmarried. (Information on theMcCoy?s was contributed by William McCoy.)
Transcribed 08 November 2007, SLJuhl, compiler.
Please check this: CONC probated on Feb. 4, 1841.
_MDCL: CONC and B. Isabel Lockard's Book, Joseph Washington McCoy.

(Medical):"He died from injuries inflicted by one of his own horses." JWM Bk.,

Joseph married Mildred Amelia (Emilia, Milly) TaylorWedding Officiator Was Rev. John Monroe.. Mildred (daughter of Samuel IV Taylor and Elizabeth Embry) was born in 1773 in Rockingham County, Virginia; died on 11 Sep 1826 in 53 Years Old, Coshocton County, Ohio; was buried in 1826 in McGee Cemetery, Coshocton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Please refer to the book for further information on this family.Joseph Washington McCoy 1766-1840 of Coshocton County, Ohio HisDescendants and Related Families, by B. Isabel Lockard, 1935,copyright April 2002, Closson Press of PA.

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Married:
RESOURCE INFORMATIN OBTAINED: 01 Nov 2004; from Emelie Wilson, 2510Opalstone Ter., San Rafael, CA 94903-1309 per mail. Email address is:EmJLyons@aol.com (sljuhl)
Joseph Washington McCoy (Sr.):
MARRIAGE: "Fauquier Co., VA Marriage Bonds 1759-1854" (Typescript byGenealogical Society of Utah; NYGBS Microfilm Reel No. 42.) MARRIAGE: John K. Gott, "Fauquier County Virginia Marriage Bonds: 1759-1854 andMarriage Returns: 1785-1848" (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1989),p. 135.
"McCoy, Joseph & Mildred Taylor, Feb. 2, 1789 - bdsm: d/o Samuel; MR(MON) [Marriage Return by John Monroe/Monrie (Baptist)] (date of MR,Feb. 5, 1789)."