Sketch of the McCoy Family, St. Charles County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Daniel McCoy, for whom McCoy's Creek is named, came to Missouri, or
Upper Louisiana, in 1797, in company with his brothers, John and 
Joseph, and his father-in-law, Henry Zumwalt.  In 1804 Mr. McCoy
was commissioned Lieutenant of a company of Militia in St. Charles
district, and served untiil the close of the Indian War in 1815,
when he was discharged.  His discharge papers were signed by Capt.
Bailey, who was First Lieutenant in Capt. Callaway's company before
the death of the latter.  Mr. McCoy married Rachel Zumwalt, by whom
he had eight children: John, Frances, Sarah, Nancy, Elizabeth, Ma-
hala, Margaret and Joseph.  John died single.  Frances married her
cousin, William McCoy, a son of James McCoy, who settled in St. 
Charles County, in 1814.  They had ten children: Nathan, Rachel,
Susan, Lucinda, John, Elizabeth, Mary, William, James M. and Frances.
Sarah McCoy married Fred. Keishler, who settled in Lincoln County.
Nancy married John Cain, who settled in St. Charles County.  Eliza-
beth married Phillip Cannon, of St. Charles County.  Mahala married
James Cain, of St. Charles County.  Joseph died a bachelor, in St.
Charles County, in 1849.  (Children of James McCoy, Sr.) James Jr.,
came to Missouri with his father in 1814.  He married Rachel Doty,
and settled in Lincoln County.  Four of his brothers: John, Martin,
Benjamin and David, also settled in that county.  John McCoy, Sr.,
brother of Daniel, had four sons: David, John, Joseph and Timothy.
David and John settled in Texas.  Timothy, usually called Tim, was
an original character, and we give some anecdotes of him elsewhere.
He married Sarah Van Burkleo, daughter of William Van Burkleo.	

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