Dave My roots are also "New English"; I'm descended from William and Annis Chandler who immigrated to Roxbury, MA in 1637. I just looked up "McCoy" in my copy of George Chandler's book about William's and Annis' descendants. The only one was "John" who married a Mary Chandler. I think it's unlikely Sarah was descended from this CHANDLER branch. Have you tried locating Sarah's birth record? (Vital records from town or county in NC) It would most likely give the names of her parents. Best wishes in your search!! Sally ---------- > From: Bardue <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Sarah C. + Martin McCoy > Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 11:27 PM > > First time caller, short time listener. Oh excuse me . . . wrong medium! > Actually, my 2G Grandparents were Martin McCoy and SARAH Chandler and > though I've been able to trace Martin's ancestry back just one generation > to Northern Ireland, Sarah's immigrant ancestry has successfully eluded me. > I have this: > Sarah Chandler was born June 2, 1818 in Randolph Co., NC. > She and Martin were married March 30, 1837 in Smoothe Prairie, IL. > She died June 2, 1818, in Harrison Twp., Winnebago Co., IL. > > Martin McCoy came to Southern Illinois in 1834, resided there for a little > over four years and was married there. In April, 1838 he and his bride > moved to Rockford (Northern IL) and resumed their farming life. Sarah had a > brother living near them and I'm almost positive that his name was Henry > Chandler. > > Not much to go on. The North Carolina part is interesting to me because > almost all the rest of my ancestry is New English. > > Help! > Dave Bardue >