MacCoy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the MacCoy family

The surname MacCoy 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 MacCoy family

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MacCoy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacCoy, MacCooey and others.

Early Notables of the MacCoy family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Sir Frederick MacCoy
Rev. Edward MacCoy (1839-1872), Gaelic writer
Sir Frederick MacCoy (1832-1899), Irish naturalist best known for his work in Australia

MacCoy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

MacCoy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Daniel MacCoy, who settled in Virginia in 1716
Donald and Hugh MacCoy, who settled in South Carolina in 1716 along with John
Hugh, John, Patrick, and Paul MacCoy settled there between 1716 and 1720
Peter Maccoy, who landed in Maryland in 1747 2

MacCoy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph MacCoy, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 2
Alexander MacCoy, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 2
Alexander, Bernard, Daniel, James, John, Mathew, Patrick, Robert, Thomas, and William MacCoy all, who arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860

MacCoy migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

MacCoy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Edith MacCoy, English Convict who was convicted in Liverpool, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Atwick" on 28 September 1837, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Contemporary Notables of the name MacCoy (post 1700) +

Robert MacCoy, American Publisher
Pressley MacCoy, Education Administrator

Citations +

O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records of Australia. Retreived 23rd August 2020 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/atwick