• General Notes

  ! Source: Will of John McCoy Fayette Co. Probate Court Vol 1, pg 157-159 date
  1809. Records of Harrison Scott Baker II P.O. 411 Upper Sandusky Ohio 43351
  Eighth Company, Fourth Battalion, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Militia
  (Revolutionary War). Private in the Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Militia,
  with the Sandusky Expedition to Ohio under Colonel Crawford (May-June 1782).
  
  James McCoy was born of Scotch Irish parents in Scotland the year 1720 and while a mere child was left an orphan. Soon after the death of his parents, he was bound out to an uncle of same name, who was very exacting and harsh with him. About the year 1736, when about 16 years of age, he emigrated to America under the following traditional circumstance; He was riding a valuable filly belonging to his uncle and in crossing a bridge, she caught foot in a hole, fell and broke (rest of that line torn) fearing severe punishment for careless (rest of that line torn off) and ran away. He went to seaport an (rest of that line torn off) for American, not having any means to (rest of line torn off).
  
  When the vessel arrived at Baltimore, this youth was the servant of his purchaser for four years. While in his bondage his master took him on an expedition of driving a drove of horses into Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. The horses, having been disposed of and the master and his assistants being homeward bound, they stopped for lodging over night with one Capt. Hyte, and Inn-Keeper in Kentucky, whose wife, observing the rather prepossessing appearance of young McCoy, said to him, "you have too good a face to be in this company of horse-trader" She then made inquiry concerning him and entreated his master that he might remain and live with them as one of the family. She offered him a home, education and a start in life. His master kindly consented and he lived in this family several years, (torn off) manhood, loved and highly respected, leaving (rest torn off) returned to Pennsylvania and thereafter, Mar (rest torn off) a descendant of Robert Bruce of Scotland, (rest torn off) western Pennsylvania a place called Brow (rest torn) as Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania and where he died (torn off) vania that the largest portion of the Sctoc (torn off) before the time of the Revolution that colon (torn of) populous and most diversified of all the Co (torn off)
  
  James McCoy was one of the original founding members of Great Bethel Baptist Church along with Jacob Vanmetre, Richard Hall, Zepheniah Blackford, Rachel Sutton, Lettice Vanmetre, Sarah Hall, Thomas Gaddis, Owen Davis, Moses Carr, Philip Pierce, Joseph Thomas, Joseph Boutenhouse,
  Philip Jenkins, Richard Reed, Thomas Bowell and James Littell.
  
  Fort McCoy was locate not far from Uniontown, Pa and Gadis Fort.  James McCoy was overseer.  It is believed that the fort was named after James McCoy.

Details of James' family with Ann Bruce