Nancy was born on August 16th, 1786. Nancy's father was William McCoy and her mother was Joanna Payne. Her paternal grandparents were William McCoy Sr. and Ann; her maternal grandparents were Thomas Payne and <Unknown>. She had three brothers and five sisters, named Thomas, John, Jubal, Elizabeth, Joanna, Zilpa, Letha and Mary. She was the second oldest of the nine children. She died at the age of 29 on December 6th, 1815.