Rachel McCoy

1779 - 1855  (76 years)

• Name	Rachel McCoy
  Birth	1779	Montgomery County, Virginia
  Census 1850	1850	Pike County, Kentucky
  	Is this the Rachel McCoy that married Micajah or a different one? M.is living with a woman named Elizabeth, that he may have married at some point in the early 1850's, and he couldn't have done that unless there was a divorce which seems unlikely.
  	Rachel is living with a daughter Mary Ann Burress McCoy and a son David Burress....is this Rachel McCoy who married Micajah Burress and two of their children?
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 28 653 Wm McCoy 39 1811 Male Kentucky 29 653 Mary McCoy 30 1820 Female Virginia 30 653 Elizabeth McCoy 12 1838 Female Virginia 31 653 Pleasant McCoy 10 1840 Male Kentucky 32 653 James H McCoy 9 1841 Male Kentucky 33 653 Rachel J McCoy 7 1843 Female Kentucky 34 653 Careless McCoy 5 1845 Male Kentucky 35 653 Anderson McCoy 3 1847 Male Kentucky 36 653 Robert McCoy 1 1849 Male Kentucky 37 653 Rachel Burry 73 1777 Female Virginia 38 653 David Buress 40 1810 Male Virginia   Transcript ID is  dbid=8054&iid=4192507_00095
  Death	June 1855	Pike County, Kentucky
  	Was the Rachel Burriss that died in Pike County, Ky - the Rachel McCoy who married Micajah Burress? If she is the same Rachel, why did she leave Micajah? Was it because he took up with a younger woman?
  Person ID	P1053	Burress | My Ancestors

  
  

  Father	? ?
  Mother	Rachel           b. 1755             d. 1820, Kentucky (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F2569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Micajah "Cager" Burress           b. 1777, Bedford County, Virginia           d. July 1852, Russell County, Virginia (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1795	Montgomery County, Virginia
  		Micajah Burress and Rachel McCoy Marriage Bond Know all men by those present that we Micajah Burris and John Louthan are held and firmly bound unto his Excellence the Governor of Virginia for the time being and his successors in the just and full sum of one hundred and fifty dollars current money to which payment held and truly to be made we bind one ?? our heirs and family by these present sealed with our seal and dated 13th day of October 1795. The foundation(?) of this obligation is such that ? the above bound Micajah Burris hath this day obtained a license for his marriage with Rachel McCoy (jun?) Daughter of Rachel McCoy (?) Now(?) of these should be no legal cause to ?? the said marriage then their obligation to ?? Else to remain in ?? force of virtue in ? Micajah Burris John Louthan Teste Jno. M. Tayler (From the record book in the Montgomery County Courthouse, Witness & Security John Loutham and William Cecil. Minster: Edward Morgan (Methodist)
  		Micajah Burress & Rachel McCoy Marriage Record
  		Micajah Burress & Rachel McCoy Marriage Record
  		Micajah Burress & Rachel McCoy Marriage Record I do hereby certify that Micajah Burress hath declared marriage unto my daughter Rachel McCoy, failed not in giving license this from under my hand JW Montgomery, this 13th day of October 1795 Signed Rachel McCoy. Teste. John Louthan, William Cecil
  		Micajah Burress & Rachel McCoy Marriage Record
  Children	5 sons and 3 daughters
  	1. William (?) Burress           b. 1800-1810, Virginia + 2. Daniel Burress           b. Abt 1805, Montgomery County, Virginia           d. Aft 1880, Kentucky (Age > 76 years) + 3. James "Jimmy" Burress           b. April 1807, Montgomery County, Virginia           d. 7 Jun 1883, Headwaters Clinch, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 76 years)   4. David Burress           b. Abt 1810, Virginia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Eleanor Burress           b. 1812, Virginia           d. 1880, Pike County, Kentucky (Age 68 years) + 6. Margaret "Peggy" Burress           b. 1812, Kentucky           d. 1860, Pike County, Kentucky (Age 48 years) + 7. Mary Ann Burress           b. Sep 1820, Russell County, Virginia           d. 1913, Kentucky (Age 92 years)   8. John Burress
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1779 - Montgomery County, Virginia Marriage - 20 Oct 1795 - Montgomery County, Virginia Census 1850 - Is this the Rachel McCoy that married Micajah or a different one? M.is living with a woman named Elizabeth, that he may have married at some point in the early 1850's, and he couldn't have done that unless there was a divorce which seems unlikely. - 1850 - Pike County, Kentucky Death - June 1855 - Pike County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth