The McCoy/Mecoy Family Genealogy

                             Hi, my name is Melissa McCoy-Bell, below you will find
                             the information on my McCoy Family. Please feel free to browse,
                              and if you find a link email me and I will share information.

• John Mecoy, born about 1770.
He married Mary Beesley and settled in Rutherford County, TN.
He died while serving in the War of 1812.

• Hardy Mecoy, born about 1772.
He married a Tempey Mecoy in 1802.

• Willis Mecoy born 1768.
He married first Elizabeth Ecclen in 1791, then married Holland Daughty in 1795. Together they moved to Butler County, Ky.

• Delana Mecoy Daughty


• Edward Mecoy


• Sarah McCoy


• Betsy Mecoy


• Lewis Mecoy

He married Charlotte Shute in 1794. It is unknown where they settled.

• Hudley Mecoy


• William Mecoy
He married Cordillia and died in 1802. His family stayed in Craven County and his descendants still live on the land that Willis owned in Cove City, NC.

                    The goal of this page is to link all descendants of
                    Willis Mecoy together.Family information and land records
                     suggests that this particular family of McCoy's arrived in
                     North Carolina before the 1730's, along with a large group of other Scotish
                    Immigrants. In 1740, land grants were recorded to Willis and
                    three other McCoy's in and around New Bern, North Carolina.
                    There are many court records listing them dated in the 18th
                    century. Willis served in the North Carolina Militia in the
                    1750's along with a William McCoy.

                     Past down stories indicate that Willis changed the spelling
                    of his name from McCoy to Mecoy during the Revolutionary War
                    as a result of an argument between him and his brother. The brother
                    served for Britian,and Willis served for the American Colonies. Most
                    of Willis'offspring returned to the original spelling during the next few
                    generations. Some, however continued to spell it Mecoy until the middle
                     of the 20th century, and a few continue to spell it that way today. Willis
                    offspring are scattered all over the United States, his original family
                    members first settled in Kentucky and Tennessee.

                          If you believe that you can link your ancestors to Willis please contact
                          me and I will be glad to share the information that I have. To find out about
                          John Mecoy go to "The Next Generation in my Family Tree."

Thanks for dropping by, Melissa McCoy-Bell         

               Helpful Links for Researching
the McCoy Family

                Angelfire - Easiest Free Home Pages
                Rutherford County, TNGenWeb
                Craven County, NC GenWeb
                MSGenWeb-Mississippi's Genealogy Connection
                McCoy researchers located in Rootsweb
                Tippah County, MSGenWeb
                ICQ Mirabilis Internet Communications
                Deciphering Old Handwriting
               Free Online Class for Ireland Research
               World GenWeb Project
               McCoy Family Photographs

Email: mbell@netten.net