Michael and Sarah McCoy

[amccoy71]

Hello,

Looking for info on Michael and Sarah McCoy, believed to be from Down and immigrated to Baltimore MD, USA around 1850.

Michael McCoy (1803 - 1883)
Sarah McCoy (1803 - 1860)
Children:
Elizabeth (1837 - ?)
James (1839 - 1879)
William H (1842 - 1925)

Thanks

[amccoy71]

Hopefully this helps - here's what I have for Michael and Sarah.

Baltimore Sun posting about Michael's death. Lists Down as his native county.
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/139043019?cid=mem_copy

Baltimore Sun posting about Sarah's death and investigation into Michael - interesting read.
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/138628807?cid=mem_copy

[Jon_ni]

Records c.1803 are less likely to exist so baptisms of children stands best chance of establishing a more exact location and the right family as will be other McCoys of similar age. Roman Catholic or Protestant?
R.C. are indexed online on Ancestry (sub) and Findmypast (better options & free). Some Protestant ones on RootsIreland (sub needed).

[gaffy]

A couple called Michael and Sarah McCoy (maiden name unknown) had a daughter Elizabeth (born 30 November 1836) baptised in Seapatrick Church of Ireland on 4 December 1836, their address was given as Banbridge and Michael's occupation was recorded as carpenter.  A couple with the same names had a son James (born 16 June 1839) baptised in the same church on 14 July 1839, their address was given as Ballyvalley and again, Michael's occupation was recorded as carpenter.

https://www.townlands.ie/en/down/iveagh-upper-upper-half/seapatrick/banbridge-rural/ballyvally/

[Jon_ni]

https://www.rosdavies.com/PHOTOSwords/SeapatrickAll.htm

Seapatrick Church of Ireland register transcripts are on RootsIreland https://rootsireland.ie/down/online-sources.php on daily or monthly sub, seems better value than alternative pay per view from https://www.ancestryireland.com/search-irish-genealogy-databases/genealogical-sources/bdm-sources-list-county-down/ which is same company.

Seapatrick Church of Ireland. Baptisms 1800 - 1903. Marriages 1804 - 1925.

[amccoy71]

A couple called Michael and Sarah McCoy (maiden name unknown) had a daughter Elizabeth (born 30 November 1836) baptised in Seapatrick Church of Ireland on 4 December 1836, their address was given as Banbridge and Michael's occupation was recorded as carpenter.  A couple with the same names had a son James (born 16 June 1839) baptised in the same church on 14 July 1839, their address was given as Ballyvalley and again, Michael's occupation was recorded as carpenter.

https://www.townlands.ie/en/down/iveagh-upper-upper-half/seapatrick/banbridge-rural/ballyvally/

That's good info.

Would you happen to have a copy of the baptism records for these events that you could send me?

[gaffy]

I've pm'ed you.

[amccoy71]

Update: Sarah may have been born closer to 1817. Her headstone says she was 43 when she died in 1860.