McCOY, JAMES - was born July 15, 1791, in Nicholas county, Ky. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, from Kentucky, in the Dragoons under Col. Dick Johnson, and was in the battle where Tecumseh was killed. He returned to Kentucky, and was married in Nicholas county, Sept, 15, 1814, to Jane Murphy, who was born in the county, March 29, 1794. They had two children in Kentucky, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1881, on Horse creek, in what is now Cotton Hill township. Mr. McCoy and Levi W. Goodan owned a wagon together, and each had a horse, a wife and two children, and both families moved from Kentucky in that wagon together. Their wives were two of the six women who came to Sangamon county that year. The wives of the two Drennans, Joseph Dodds an Mr. Vancil being the other four. Mr. And Mrs. McCoy had twins there, one of whom died in infancy. In the spring of 1819 they moved to what is now Rochester township, where seven children were born. Of their ten children -

CAROLINE M., born July 16, 1815, in Nicholas county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, Ill., August 17, 1834, to Lewis A. Grimsley. They had two children - ELIZA J., born May 19, 1838, was married June 23, 1857 to Henry Jacoby. They had one child, Amelia, and Mr. Jacoby died Oct. 3, 1859. His widow and daughter reside in Springfield. WILLIAM P., born May 9, 1840, in Rochester, is now chief clerk in the county clerk's office, Springfield, Ill. - May 1876. Lewis A. Grimsley died Sept. 23, 1842, in Logan county. Mrs. Caroline M. Grimsley died March 28, 1843, at her father's house, near Rochester.

SYLVESTER G., born April 28, 1817 in Nicholas county, Ky., was married in Sangamon county, Nov. 1841 to Mary Robinson. They had two children - JAMES B., born Oct. 5, 1842, in Rochester, Ill., served in the war to suppress the rebellion and was honorably discharged. He was married, Jan. 8, 1857 to Nellie Gillett. They had four children, CHARLES A., TAYLOR I., SYLVESTER A. and MARY ARMINTA, who reside with their parents, near Maryville, Wapella county, Iowa. Sylvester G. McCoy died March 5, 1844 in Sangamon county, Ill. His widow and children moved to Iowa, in December of that year. She was married, in 1859, to P. W. Reynolds, and resides at Abington, Jefferson county, Iowa.

JOSEPH E., born March 12, 1819 in what is now Cotton Hill township, and is believed to have been the FIRST WHITE CHILD BORN WITHIN THE PRESENT LIMITS OF SANGAMON COUNTY. He had a twin, who died in infancy. Joseph E. McCoy was married, July 14, 1841, in Sangamon county, to Eveline Jones, They had two children - ELIZA A., born in Sangamon county, is unmarried, and resides in Jewell county, Kansas. JANE E., born in Sangamon county, was married there to James B. Ward. They have two children Albert and Otto, and reside in Jewell county, Kansas. Mrs. Eveline McCoy died, Jan. 6, 1849 in Decatur, Ill., and J. E. McCoy was married April 22, 1863 in the same place to Mary F. Hudnut, a native of Washington, Ky. They have two children, JOSEPH E., Jun., and JOHN E. J. E. McCoy and family moved, in 1872 to Jewell county, Kansas, near Cawker city, Mitchell county where they now reside - 1876. When Joseph E. McCoy and his twin sister were born, there were twins in another family, and triplets in still another, making seven children in the three first births in Sangamon county.

ISAIAH T., born May 16, 1821, near Rochester, married Lucilla Robinson. They had four children. The eldest son, LEWIS GRANVILLE, enlisted in the second Iowa Infantry, and was Orderly Sergeant on Gen. Grant's staff. He was married in Logan county, Ill., and resides at Cincinnati, Arkansas - 1874. Mrs. Lucilla McDooy died April, 1855, in Rochester. Isaiah T. McCoy married Helen Thompson, and she died in less than a year. He then married Isabel Kinney. They have five children, and reside near Lincoln, Logan county, Illinois.

MILTON D., born Oct. 16, 1823, near Rochester, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., March 29, 1848 to Malcina A. Cooper. They had seven children, all born near Rochester. The fourth one, VALMORE B., died Sept. 25, 1857, in his third year. Of the other six - SYLVESTER J., born May 3, 1849, was married, Jan. 8, 1874, to Pauline Abel and resides in Macon county, near Warrensburg. JACOB C., born Oct. 19, 1850, resides near Cawker city, Mitchell county, Kansas. LOUVILTA JANE, JESSE K., MARY M. and LILLIE C. reside with their parents, at the family homestead settled by Mr. McCoy's parents, in 1819, adjoining Rochester on the east.

MARY F., born Aug. 22, 1825, was married near Rochester, November, 1847, to Alexander T. Giger. See his name.

ANDERSON A., born Oct. 22, 1827, was killed by a fall from a horse, August 1, 1846, near Rochester.

JAMES M., born March 6, 1830, was married in 1850 to Louisa, sister of O. N. Stafford They had three children. MALCINA married John McBride, and resides near Kansas City, Missouri. CHARLES C. resides near Mt. Pulaski and JAMES M., Jun. lives near Rochester. James M. McCoy died in September, 1855. His widow married James Huston and reside near Carrolton, Missouri.

JOHN W., born Feb. 19, 1832, enlisted, in 1861, in the 7th Ill. Cav., for three years; served more than his full time and was honorably discharged in 1864. He married Deborah McBride, and mother and child died. He was married in 1869, to Minerva Kearns; each marriage occurred near Broadwell, Logan county. They have two children, and reside near Cawker city, Kansas.

JULIA A., born March 31, 1834, died Feb. 25, 1852.

James McCoy died March 25, 1844 and Mrs. Jane McCoy died Jan. 22, 1852, both on the farm where they settled in 1819, adjoining Rochester on the east.

James McCoy bought the first full sack of salt ever sold in Springfield. He paid for it in coon skins. Salt was brought in sacks of about four bushels. His brother, Joseph E., says he assisted in catching the coons and it took all winter to procure a sufficient number to buy that sack of salt. This occurred in 1821 or 1822.