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- Solomon Coy (1832-1882) and Mary Ann Kintigh Coy (1831-1918)
- Thomas Ellsworth Coy (1861-1829) and Margaret Della Koch Coy (1864-1951)
- John Coy (1811-1891) and Catharine Krontz (1829-1902)
- Abraham Coy (1833-1909) and Margaret Donaldson Coy (1830-1888)
- Jacob Coy (1807-1897) and Mary Ann Shank Coy (1811-1887)
- Caleb Coy (1818-1840)
- Adam Coy (1809-1839)
- Mary Polly Jones (1787-1870)
- Mary Snider (1809-1860) - 1st wife of John Coy (above)

- Coy-Snider Mill at Evansport

Jacob Coy, Sr., ID4802
- Native of Germany
- 1857: Immigrated to Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Married 8 march 1776 -
- Children: 5 Sons and 3 daughters
Source: S1 page 348,

John Coy, ID4804
- Father: Jacob Coy, Sr., ID4802
- Moved to Greene County, Ohio about 1800
- Children: 6 sons, 3 daughters
- Died 8 Nov 1823, aged 41 years

Mary Jones, ID4803
- Moved to Tiffin Township Fall 1831 with all her family
- All Family members entered Government Land
- Born 13 Aug 1787 in Booneboro (Boonesborough), Madison County, Kentucky
- Father: John Jones, ID4805
   - Born 1752, Wales
   - Came to U.S. at an early Age
- Mother: Nancy Powers, ID4806
   - Born 1756, Scotland
   - Came to U.S. as a child
- Married 1776 to John Coy
- Children: 4 sons, 5 daughters
- Married #2: Oliver Conrad, ID4815
- Died: 16 Dec 1870 - she was residing with her daughter Nancy Coy Snider, husband John Snider
- Buried: Evansport

Source: S1 page 348, 349

Jacob Coy, Jr., ID4807
- Father: Jacob Coy, Sr., ID4802
- Born: 20 Feb 1807, Greene County, Ohio
- Married: 7 Jan 1830 - Mary Shank, ID4808
- 1831: Moved to Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio
- Entered 109 acres in Section 3 - Where Evansport now stands
- Jacob and Mary were Living in 1883
- Children: 11 sons, 2 daughters

Evansport was laid out in Spring of 1835 by Jacob and John Coy and John Snider for the purpose of building a grist and saw mill.
   - Saw Mill completed, Sept. 1835
   - Grist Mill completed, Apr 1837
   - Coy & Snider Mill remained in business until 1857

Source: S1 page 348, 349

Abram Coy, ID4809
- Born: 18 Jan 1833 - Evansport, Defiance County, Ohio
- Married: 19 Feb 1857 -

Margaret Donaldson, ID4810
- Father: John M. Donaldson, ID4811
- Mother: Margaret Johnson, ID4812
- Born: 13 Aug 1830 - Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

John M. Donaldson, ID4811
- Native of Pennsylvania
- Occupation: Millwright
- Helped construct the first mill at Evansport
- Settled in Section 3
- Captain in War of 1812

Margaret Johnson, ID4812
- Native of Pennsylvania

Children: 6 sons, 4 daughters
- David - (Dead as of 1883)
- John
- Rachel (Mrs. C. S. Skinner)
- Mary (Wife of Judge J. J. Greene of Defiance, Ohio)
- Margaret (Mrs. Abram Coy) -
- Susan - (Dead as of 1883)
- James - (Dead as of 1883) - Killed in action during the Civil War (Commissioned Officer)
- Samuel
- Jacob C.
- William
- Four of the sons, James and 3 others, served as commissioned officers during the Civil War - All returned home except for James

Source: S1 page 349

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S1	Book: History of Defiance County, Ohio. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1883. Bk3260 Page 348, 349	Read Book Online
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