Randolph McCoy
| Randall McCoy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Randolph McCoy October 30, 1825 Tug River Valley, Kentucky |
| Died | March 28, 1914 (aged 88) Pikeville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | United States |
| Other names | Ole Ran'l |
| Occupation | Farmer and ferry operator |
| Known for | Hatfield–McCoy feud |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah McCoy |
| Relatives | Nancy McCoy Dempsey, sister Asa Harmon McCoy, brother Paris McCoy, brother Ruth McCoy Farley, sister Maryetta McCoy Roberts, sister Sam McCoy, brother Levisa McCoy Stone White, sister |
Randolph "Randall" or "Ole Ran'l" McCoy (October 30, 1825 – March 28, 1914) was the patriarch of the McCoy clan involved in the infamous American Hatfield–McCoy feud. He was born the fourth of thirteen children to Daniel McCoy (1790–1885) and Margaret Taylor McCoy (1800–1868) and lived mostly on the Kentucky side of Tug Fork, a tributary of the Big Sandy River.
During the almost thirty-year feud with the Hatfield clan under their patriarch Devil Anse Hatfield, Randolph would lose five of his children to the violence and another to what most considered "a broken heart."
Randolph McCoy married his first cousin, Sarah "Sally" McCoy (born 1829; died in the 1890s), daughter of Samuel McCoy and Elizabeth Davis, on December 9, 1849 in Pike County, Kentucky. They had 17 children together. Their children were:
His most prominent child is Roseanna McCoy, most known for her relationship with Johnse Hatfield, with whom they had a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth (named for her Grandmother and Great-Grandmother). Johnse Hatfield later married Nancy McCoy, a cousin of Roseanna.
Samuel McCoy (1782-1855) and Daniel McCoy (1790-1885), sons of "Old" William McCoy (April 1751 – 1822) were according to 111 Y-DNA results, likely nephews of Richard McCoy (b. abt. 1752-1792) of New River area Montgomery County Virginia.
Not only did Daniel McCoy's son Randolph McCoy (1825-1914) marry his uncle Samuel McCoy's daughter Sarah "Sally" McCoy (1829-1890), but Samuel McCoy's sons (1) John McCoy (b. abt. 1806) married Margaret "Peggy" Burress (b. abt. 1815); (2) Asa Harmon McCoy (1809-1884) married Eleanor "Nellie" Burress (1808-abt. 1879) whose child was Selkirk McCoy (1833-1908) who married Louisa Maynard; and Samuel's son William McCoy (b. abt. 1811) married Mary A. Burress (b. abt. 1821) whose daughter Elizabeth McCoy (b. abt. 1838) married Ephram Hatfield. The 3 Burress women were daughters of Micajah Burress (1775-1850) and Rachel McCoy (1755-1855) married October 15, 1795 in Montgomery County Virginia; Rachel was daughter of Richard McCoy and Susanna Moore (1755-1830) of New River area Montgomery County Virginia. Another daughter of Richard McCoy and Susanna Moore, Nancy McCoy (b. abt. 1782), married Thomas Jefferson McColley (1780-1842) in Montgomery County Virginia on June 7, 1803. "Old" William McCoy's daughter Nancy has erroneously been linked as married to Thomas Jefferson McColley. It is believed William Harmon McCoy, son of Richard McCoy and brother of Nancy McCoy (m. Thomas Jefferson McColley) is the "William" that signed Nancy's marriage bond since her father Richard, predeceased her marriage to McColley. The fact that "Old" William's daughter Nancy McCoy (b. abt. 1784-d. bef. 1823) married Thomas McColley is disproven is documented in the 1842 Will of Thomas Jefferson McColley who lists his "living" wife Nancy. Nancy McCoy, daughter of "Old" William died in 1823. Richard McCoy and Susanna Moore of New River area Virginia also had a son William Harmon McCoy (1780-1855). Richard's son William was the first of known record to have the name "Harmon" which subsequently was given to 2 of "Old" William's grandsons: Asa Harmon McCoy (1809-1884), son of Samuel McCoy and to Asa Harmon McCoy (1828-1865), son of Daniel – both Samuel and Daniel were sons of "Old" William McCoy. Tolbert McCoy married Mary Butcher and they had a young daughter by the time of his murder.
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