| ![Show Contents]() McCooey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the McCooey familyThe surname McCooey was first found in County Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) the ancient Kingdom of Deis Muin (Desmond), located on the southwest coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they trace their origins through Amhailgadh, brother of Flaitheartach on the Maguire pedigree. He was in turn ancestor of MacAodh. 1 This line was native Irish, not to be confused with the group who descend from Mary MacCoy, wife of Duncan Campbell, of Inverary, Scotland who settled in Ulster, part of the Plantation of Ireland. They held lands in Londonderry. Early History of the McCooey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCooey research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1715, 1774, 1832, 1839, 1872 and 1899 are included under the topic Early McCooey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McCooey Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: MacCoy, MacCooey and others. Early Notables of the McCooey familyAnother 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McCooey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the McCooey familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Daniel MacCoy settled in Virginia in 1716; along with Denis, his wife Catherine; Hugh, John, Patrick, and Paul MacCoy settled there between 1716 and 1720.
| Contemporary Notables of the name McCooey (post 1700) | + |
- John Henry McCooey Jr. (1899-1948), American Democratic Party politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1932-48 2
- John Henry McCooey (1864-1934), American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Kings County Democratic Party, 1910-34; Presidential Elector for New York, 1932; Member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1933-34 2
- James H. McCooey, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936, 1940 2
- Frank W. McCooey, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928 2
- O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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