Individual Details
John "Padre" "Devil" MCCOY
(Abt 1776 - 30 Aug 1838)
Could this be the John Clark McCoy who married Martha Dunbar 1 Sep 1808 in St. Charles Co., M?
Missouri Marriages to 1850
about Dunbar, Martha
Spouse 1: Dunbar, Martha
Spouse 2: Mccoy, Joyn
Marriage Date: 01 Sep 1808
Marriage Location: Missouri
St. Charles County
History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warrent Counties Missouri on page 103 lists names of pioneers of the county. In Cuivre Twp. were Daniel McCoy, Grant No. 386 of 300 acres and John McCoy, Grant No. 145 of 382 acres. Most likely that is this John and his brother Daniel.
Missouri Pioneers Vol. 1 has a list of Land Claims for 1809. No. 145 was James McCoy alias McKay (the person who claimed it) and the claim was issued in the name of John McCoy, land on the Cuivre - St. Charles County. #386 to Daniel McCoy, alias McKay (he claimed and had it issued in his name), also on the Cuivre in St. Charles.
History of Lincoln Co., MO, pg. 252, has a letter from John H. Brown of Texas. It lists men of Missouri, including "numerous family of McCoy, all good Indian fighters, came from Lincoln - Daniel, Joseph, "Devil" John and others. Wife of Joseph was a daughter of Captain Clark. "Devil" John, who killed a fellow soldier near Stout's Fort in Lincoln, after the war of 1815, drifted into Arkansas and entered Texas several years before any of the others."
But the Dewitt Colony web site believes their marriage was much earlier:
Joseph Hill and Catherine Clark McCoy. Joseph McCoy, oldest child born about 1791 of John "Padre" and Martha Dunbar McCoy came with his father's family to Texas. Although land records say Joseph arrived 26 Jan 1829 with his wife Catherine, daughter of Major Christopher Clark of Kentucky, and five children, probably: Prospect Clark, Green, Elizabeth, Christopher and Joseph L. (or possibly an infant born in MO which died--Joseph L. was born 1 Nov 1827 at Old Station on the Lavaca), the family of 7 is listed with children Prospect, Green, Elizabeth, Christopher and a male infant in the 1828 census of the colony. Two other children were born in Texas, Richard Texas M. on 22 Dec 1830 on Peach Creek, and Lowrey Sylvestor McCoy on 12 Feb 1835 on Sandies Creek. Prospect Clark, Green and Joseph McCoy married daughters of Zachariah and Rosanna Chinault Davis. Prospect married Elizabeth Ann Davis August 18, 1840, Green married Susan, and Joseph L. married Eliza in 1848. Daughter Elizabeth wed Christopher Williams in Washington Co and later Archibald Gibson in Gonzales Co. Richard Texas married Matilda Caroline "Carrie" Crane, and Lowrey S. married Ann Elizabeth Little. Christopher, a lifelong bachelor, lived with his widowed mother Catherine after their father's death in June 1836 near Neches or Washington-on-the-Brazos on the Brazos River where he became ill during the Runaway Scrape. Widow Catherine and family are listed in the 1850 census of Gonzales Co, Peach Creek District: 12-12, McCoy, Caterine, 53, f, $13,284, Ky; McCoy, Cristepher, 28, m, Mo; McCoy,Texas, 18, m, Texas; McCoy, Laury C., 14, f, Texas.
Names. birth dates and places of birth of the children were mostly from Gary Rea gedcom, garyrea@cox.net
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=garyr53&id=I784
Ray Richards gedcom: rayrichards@yahoo.com
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rayrichards&id=I0805
Name: John "Devil\Padre" McCoy , Sr.
Sex: M
Birth: 1776 in Fayette, Lincoln County, MO
Death: 30 AUG 1836 in Washington on the Brazos, Gonzales County, TX
Death: 1838 in Mormon records
Burial: Blanco, TX
Reference Number: 122
Note:
John was known by the nicknames "Padre" and also by "Devil", particularly by the Mexicans and Indians. The "Devil" name was given him by the Indians, against whom he was reportedly an accomplished fighter. He also served under Daniel Boone and his son, Captain Nathan Boone, in Missouri. Use of the nicknames is regularly seen in records, particularly "Padre".
John seems to have been the "head" of the DeWitt colony McCoy clan. John and two of his sons (Joseph and Jesse) were 3 of 6 McCoys who arrived in the DeWitt colony, Gonzales county, TX, and received land grants. John arrived with wife (Martha) and 2 children (Daniel and Louisa) March 9, 1827. Their grants were next to each other on the east bank of the Guadalupe Rived near the current Gonzales and DeWitt county lines.
Marriage 1 Nancy Hill b: 1776 in Lincoln, KY
Married: 1790 in Lincoln County, KY
Children
Margaret McCoy b: 1790 in Lincoln, KY
Joseph Hill McCoy b: 1791 in Lincoln County, KY
John McCoy , Jr. b: SEP 1793 in Lincoln County, KY
James McCoy b: 1796 in Lincoln, KY
Thomas McCoy b: 1797 in Lincoln, KY
Jesse McCoy b: 1804 in Gyrosburg, TN
Timothy McCoy b: 1805 in Lincoln county, MO
Samuel Hill McCoy b: 1806 in Lincoln County, MO
Marriage 2 Martha Dunbar b: 1781 in Lincoln, KY
Married: 1 SEP 1808 in Lincoln, St Charles County, KY
Children
Daniel McCoy b: 1813 in Lincoln, MO
Louisa McCoy b: 1816 in Lincoln county, MO
P. McCoy b: 1816 in Missouri
Marriage 3 Margaret McKinley
Married: 9 MAR 1827
Missouri Marriages to 1850
about Dunbar, Martha
Spouse 1: Dunbar, Martha
Spouse 2: Mccoy, Joyn
Marriage Date: 01 Sep 1808
Marriage Location: Missouri
St. Charles County
History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warrent Counties Missouri on page 103 lists names of pioneers of the county. In Cuivre Twp. were Daniel McCoy, Grant No. 386 of 300 acres and John McCoy, Grant No. 145 of 382 acres. Most likely that is this John and his brother Daniel.
Missouri Pioneers Vol. 1 has a list of Land Claims for 1809. No. 145 was James McCoy alias McKay (the person who claimed it) and the claim was issued in the name of John McCoy, land on the Cuivre - St. Charles County. #386 to Daniel McCoy, alias McKay (he claimed and had it issued in his name), also on the Cuivre in St. Charles.
History of Lincoln Co., MO, pg. 252, has a letter from John H. Brown of Texas. It lists men of Missouri, including "numerous family of McCoy, all good Indian fighters, came from Lincoln - Daniel, Joseph, "Devil" John and others. Wife of Joseph was a daughter of Captain Clark. "Devil" John, who killed a fellow soldier near Stout's Fort in Lincoln, after the war of 1815, drifted into Arkansas and entered Texas several years before any of the others."
But the Dewitt Colony web site believes their marriage was much earlier:
Joseph Hill and Catherine Clark McCoy. Joseph McCoy, oldest child born about 1791 of John "Padre" and Martha Dunbar McCoy came with his father's family to Texas. Although land records say Joseph arrived 26 Jan 1829 with his wife Catherine, daughter of Major Christopher Clark of Kentucky, and five children, probably: Prospect Clark, Green, Elizabeth, Christopher and Joseph L. (or possibly an infant born in MO which died--Joseph L. was born 1 Nov 1827 at Old Station on the Lavaca), the family of 7 is listed with children Prospect, Green, Elizabeth, Christopher and a male infant in the 1828 census of the colony. Two other children were born in Texas, Richard Texas M. on 22 Dec 1830 on Peach Creek, and Lowrey Sylvestor McCoy on 12 Feb 1835 on Sandies Creek. Prospect Clark, Green and Joseph McCoy married daughters of Zachariah and Rosanna Chinault Davis. Prospect married Elizabeth Ann Davis August 18, 1840, Green married Susan, and Joseph L. married Eliza in 1848. Daughter Elizabeth wed Christopher Williams in Washington Co and later Archibald Gibson in Gonzales Co. Richard Texas married Matilda Caroline "Carrie" Crane, and Lowrey S. married Ann Elizabeth Little. Christopher, a lifelong bachelor, lived with his widowed mother Catherine after their father's death in June 1836 near Neches or Washington-on-the-Brazos on the Brazos River where he became ill during the Runaway Scrape. Widow Catherine and family are listed in the 1850 census of Gonzales Co, Peach Creek District: 12-12, McCoy, Caterine, 53, f, $13,284, Ky; McCoy, Cristepher, 28, m, Mo; McCoy,Texas, 18, m, Texas; McCoy, Laury C., 14, f, Texas.
Names. birth dates and places of birth of the children were mostly from Gary Rea gedcom, garyrea@cox.net
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=garyr53&id=I784
Ray Richards gedcom: rayrichards@yahoo.com
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rayrichards&id=I0805
Name: John "Devil\Padre" McCoy , Sr.
Sex: M
Birth: 1776 in Fayette, Lincoln County, MO
Death: 30 AUG 1836 in Washington on the Brazos, Gonzales County, TX
Death: 1838 in Mormon records
Burial: Blanco, TX
Reference Number: 122
Note:
John was known by the nicknames "Padre" and also by "Devil", particularly by the Mexicans and Indians. The "Devil" name was given him by the Indians, against whom he was reportedly an accomplished fighter. He also served under Daniel Boone and his son, Captain Nathan Boone, in Missouri. Use of the nicknames is regularly seen in records, particularly "Padre".
John seems to have been the "head" of the DeWitt colony McCoy clan. John and two of his sons (Joseph and Jesse) were 3 of 6 McCoys who arrived in the DeWitt colony, Gonzales county, TX, and received land grants. John arrived with wife (Martha) and 2 children (Daniel and Louisa) March 9, 1827. Their grants were next to each other on the east bank of the Guadalupe Rived near the current Gonzales and DeWitt county lines.
Marriage 1 Nancy Hill b: 1776 in Lincoln, KY
Married: 1790 in Lincoln County, KY
Children
Margaret McCoy b: 1790 in Lincoln, KY
Joseph Hill McCoy b: 1791 in Lincoln County, KY
John McCoy , Jr. b: SEP 1793 in Lincoln County, KY
James McCoy b: 1796 in Lincoln, KY
Thomas McCoy b: 1797 in Lincoln, KY
Jesse McCoy b: 1804 in Gyrosburg, TN
Timothy McCoy b: 1805 in Lincoln county, MO
Samuel Hill McCoy b: 1806 in Lincoln County, MO
Marriage 2 Martha Dunbar b: 1781 in Lincoln, KY
Married: 1 SEP 1808 in Lincoln, St Charles County, KY
Children
Daniel McCoy b: 1813 in Lincoln, MO
Louisa McCoy b: 1816 in Lincoln county, MO
P. McCoy b: 1816 in Missouri
Marriage 3 Margaret McKinley
Married: 9 MAR 1827
Events
| Birth | Abt 1776 | ||||
| Marriage | 1790 | Lincoln Co., KY - Nancy HILL | |||
| Marriage | 1 Sep 1808 | Upper Twp of Cuivre, St. Charles Dist., Louisiana Territory [now MO] - Martha DUNBAR |  | ||
| Residence | 9 Mar 1827 | Arrived at DeWitt Colony, Texas, according to web site: - 1828census2.htm | |||
| Death | 30 Aug 1838 | Gonzales Co., TX | |||
| Reference No | 5257 |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy HILL (1776 - ) |
| Child | David MCCOY ( - ) |
| Child | Margaret MCCOY (1790 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Hill MCCOY (1791 - ) |
| Child | John MCCOY (1794 - ) |
| Child | James MCCOY (1796 - ) |
| Child | Thomas MCCOY (1800 - ) |
| Child | Jesse MCCOY (1804 - 1836) |
| Child | Timothy MCCOY (1805 - 1843) |
| Child | Samuel MCCOY (1806 - ) |
| Spouse | Martha DUNBAR ( - ) |
| Child | Daniel MCCOY (1813 - ) |
| Child | Louisa MCCOY (1816 - ) |
| Father | Unknown Maybe John MCCOY (1750 - ) |
| Sibling | Daniel MCCOY (1770 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Sarah Sally MCCOY (1770 - 1844) |
| Sibling | James MCCOY (1772 - 1814) |
| Sibling | Catharine MCCOY (1779 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Anne MCCOY (1781 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Zachariah "Zach" MCCOY (1785 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Joseph MCCOY (1790 - 1841) |
| Sibling | Margaret MCCOY (1790 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Marriage Certificate, Book 1 page 17, St. Charles District, Upper Twp. of Cuivre ,LouisianaTerritory.