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Possibly living in Montrose, Colorado.
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Occupation: Farmer
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Kentucky's Historic Farms-200 Years of Kentucky Agriculture:
"Christopher Coy and his brother, David William Coy, both immigrated to Madison County, KY., from Maryland after serving in the Revolutionary War."
Other source gives birthplace as Montgomery County, MD, birth date as 1761 and death date as 12 Oct 1839.
"CHRISTOPHER COY was from Maryland, where he was born in 1761. He enlisted in 1779 under Capt. Henry Gaither, and Col. William Smallwood, serving to the close of the war. He was in the siege of Yorktown. He removed to Kentucky and from there to Lawrence county, Illinois, where he died October 12, 1839, and is buried in the Spring Hill cemetery. He was pensioned." Served for 3 years under Capt Anderson in the 4th Maryland Infantry Regiment during the Revolutionary War. Discharged as a Corporal 12 Aug 1783. Applied for a pension and started receiving it on (6 Nov 1821) when he lived in Madison County Kentucky. Pension record at "U.S. Revolutionary War Pensioners 1801-1815,1818-1872"
DAR papers filed as national number 431843 by Mary C. Middaugh Hunter. Also DAR # 144188 and 135037. "Christopher Coy received a pension 1821, for service as private in the Maryland Line under Captain Gaither and Colonel Smallwood. He died 1839 in Lawrence County, Ky."--DAR Lineage Book:NSDAR:Volume 145:1919
1810 Census reports 1 2 1 - 1//1 1 1 - 1
1820 Census reports 1 male 16-24, 1 male 45 and up, 1 female 45 and up
Alternate date of death is 13 Oct 1839, in Lawrence county, Illinois, per pension request for wife Elizabeth.
Appears on the Harrison county, Indiana Pension Roll of 1835 for service with the Maryland Line, pension commenced 6 Nov 1821, transferred from Madison county, Kentucky.
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Mail from Clessie on 4-11-2000.
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Possibly a brother of John COY Sr. Described as being of Hardin and Nelson counties, Ky.
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David is not included in this census with the rest of the family.
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Buried on the Ted Carver farm on Hominy ridge, York Township, Switzerland Co., IN.
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David "William" fought in the Revolutionary War and subsequently applied for and received a pension. While living in Switzerland Co., IN, he applied for a pension under the Act of Congress of 7 Jun 1832. In this application he states, " I have no record of my father's Bible in which it was recorded, has been destroyed by fire, as I have been told. When called into the service, I lived in Montgomery Co., MD and lived there about; 8 years after the war; I then moved onto the James River and lived there about 20 years; then moved to Garrard Co., KY and lived there about 20 years and in IN about 6 years." This means that William would have left KY about 1825. The interval of years given above by William is not completely accurate, but they do give an indication of where he lived at various times.William served twice in the cause for freedom, the first time he volunteered and the second time he was drafted. The the close of both enlistments, he received written discharges. Since he had no documentary evidence of his service he states, " In annexan affidavit made by Christopher Coy, who resides in Washington Co., IN, taken on the 25 Oct 1831." The affidavit reads, "Christopher Coy, a man of lawful age, after being duly sworn according to law and saith that William Coy of the county aforesaid and the state aforesaid, did serve as a private in the 7th Regiment Maryland Militia, commanded by Colonel Mordock in Captain Pigman's company and that he served in all , about 9 months, also he was in the Battle of Germantown".
In his application for a pension, recorded in book F page 83 and dated 18 Sep 1932, he appeared at the Circuit court of Switzerland county, Indiana and stated "Served in 1777 in a company of Maryland Militia commanded by Capt Nathaniel Pigman in a regiment commanded by Col. Mordock." Served "again in a company of Maryland Militia commanded by Capt. ___ in the regiment commanded by same colonel."
The 1810 Census Index lists on page 19 Benjamin and John Coy in Nelson county and lists a William, Moses, John and Daniel in next door Hardin county. Hardin is one of the daughter counties from Nelson. The location given above by Sonne for the family farm is right on the Nelson-Hardin county line, so it is possible that these are children of John and brothers of Benjamin.
Kentucky's Historic Farms-200 Years of Kentucky Agriculture:
"Christopher Coy and his brother, David William Coy, both immigrated to Madison County, KY., from Maryland after serving in the Revolutionary War."
"Pension S.31614
Enlisted July 1777, Montgomery Co. Maryland, under Capt. Nathaniel Pigman, Col. Mordock, Gen. Smallwood's Brigade, served 5 months in the battle of Germantown; discharged. Drafted Oct. 1781, served 5 months guard over Cornwallis' men, Hessians at Fredricktown.
Died July 10, 1833 Buried on Ted Carver farm on Hominy Ridge near Dalhi School. Tree marks grave.
Married Mary Ann Dennis on Nov. 25, 1779. Penson gives children;
Thomas Ann
Nancy William
Susannah Sarah
Samuel Mary
Esther Seely
Elizabeth Francis
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Indianapolis Star; April 6, 1930;
William Coy, Rev. soldier, born Mar. 10, 1756, Somerset Co. Maryland and married Nov. 25, 1779 Mary Ann Dennis; moved to Garrard Co. Ky. where he lived till 1826; moved to Switz. Co. Ind.
Pension gives children; Thomas, Nancy, Susannah, Samuel, Esther, Elizabeth, Ann, William, Sarah, Mary, Seely (Celia) and Francis, who was born Dec. 4, 1802 and married in Garrard Co. Ky. Aug. 18, 1824 to William Chandler. William Coy died in Switz. Co. Ind. July 10, 1833. His brother Christopher Coy, also a Rev. soldier, died in Lawrence Co. Oct. 12, 1839. (See Star, July 3, 1932 for record of Christopher Coy).
Star of June 1, 1930 gives grave of William Coy;
Unmarked grave on the Carver farm, Hominy Ridge, York twp. 21-2-1. This is near the town of Florence."--1Jun 1930, Indianapolis Star and 3 Jul 1932, Indianapolis Star.
"Christopher Coy; was from Maryland, where he was born in 1761. He enlisted in 1779 under Capt. Henry Gaither, and Col. William Smallwood, serving to the close of the war. He was in the siege of Yorktown. He removed to Kentucky and from there to Lawrence county, Illinois, where he died October 12, 1839, and is buried in the Spring Hill cemetery. He was pensioned."--Illinois US Revolutionary War Veteran Burials Index 1775-1850