219.
George Loy (Married Mary Catherine
(Elizabeth) Tilghman (Tilman) (Tillman) (#220) about
1770 in Orange County, North Carolina; another source says about 1768
in Bucks County Penn.
Born: estimated
year 1745 (1743) (1733) in Bucks County,
(probably in Pennsylvania, another source
says about 1739 in Orange County, N.C., another says in Baden, Germany
of Martin Loy (Leeye) (Ley) (#437)
& Catherine
Foust (#438) .(The source of the blue information on this page is the Loy Family Website, maintained by Delores Rochelle Walls).
Died:
will proven October 1799, died at St. Asaph’s District, Orange, North Carolina.
He is buried at Stoners Church in Alamance, North Carolina.
[His siblings included:
a) John Loy
(Married: Mary Duffie Holt) Born: 1 April 1747
in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Died: 3 May 1840
in St. Asaph's District Orange County (now Alamance), North Carolina (he is in census for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840 for Orange County, North Carolina; also in 1779 Tax Records List); He and his wife had 6 children: Jacob, John, George, Solomon, Martin, and Henry. "Record of attempt to show Revolutionary War service of John Loy (2), son of Martin (1) Loy and Catheriney Foust Loy. John was born according to his own statement in Pa., about 1747. It is shown by a newspaper article that he died May 3, 1840 when 90 years old, and that he was a Revolutionary soldier. This newspaper was the "Reading Adler" published at Reading, Pa., Burks Co. It was in the August 11, 1840 issue. His application for pension #R 6498 on file at archives at Washington was dated 5th day of May 1834, under a law which required that he could prove six months service. This he could not do, so his application was rejected. However, he swore that he volunteered at a very early period of the war as a private in a company of militia commanded by Capt. William Rogers. "Our object was to supress the Tories. We traversed the counties of Chatham, Randolph, and south Orange. Col. William O'Neal and Brigadier John Butler were our superior officers. I know of no person now living who served in the same company with me." "Affidavits were signed by William Arts, a clergyman of Orange Co. and by Michael Holt, and by Briscoe Warren. (Mrs. Carroll Loy Stewart tried to trace his record through the D.A.R. but failed.)
This same John (2) Loy was a very large man and a great prize-fighter, which was considered a great honor in that day. On dec. 2, 1793, John Leddell deeded to John (2) Loy 500 acres adjoining Reuben Holt and Ludwick Allbright. Again on Oct. 19, 1797 Thomas Rich transferred to John (2) Loy 60 acres on the south side of Great Alamance Creek. Then on Nov. 2, 1797 John (2) Loy in consideration of fifty shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted, received a grant of 165 acres in Orange Co. There is also a record of Sept. 3, 1799, a deed from the State to John (2) Loy for 165 acres on Varnel's Creek. Finally, we find John (2) Loy on March 3, 1827 deeding 60 acres to Jacob (3) Loy for a consideration of $200 and ultimately a deed from John (2) Loy to Jacob (3) Loy of slaves and land. Jacob being John's oldest son. When George (2) Loy was about to die in 1799 and proceeded to execute his will, he called in as adviser and witnesses Michael Holt and John (2) Loy. John (2) Loy also received a deed of two acres of land at the same time from his brother, George."
[Solomon Loy, John's son was a very famous stoneware creator in Alamance County. In a Fall 2021 Stoneware Auction, one of his pieces, a two gallon cobalt-decorated stoneware jar with flattened rim and wide lug handles, inscribed with his name and the date 1855 sold for $20,400.00]
b) Mary Loy (Married: George Foust John George
Sharp) Born: Circa 1754 in Berks County,
Pennsylvania. Died: ?, Her descendenats live in Platte co., Iowa.
c) Henry
Loy (Married Margaret Tillman?
) Born: circa 1757 1750 in Berks County,
Pennsylvania. Died: Circa February 1798 1798 in St. Asaph’s District, Orange County, North
Carolina;]. [Green information source: "Loy Family History" by Ruby Johnson]
Miscellaneous: In the 1790 United
States Federal Census, a George Loy was living in Orange County, North
Carolina.
As executor of his father's will, indicates he is the oldest son.
George and his wife had 10 children,
including Elizabeth, Margaret Ann, Catharine (Caty (#110), John William "Fisher", Rachel, Jacob, Sarah, George, Henry, and William.
This copy
of George's will and the three statements below the will were sent to Susan L. Snyder on June 9, 2000 by Georgiamhh@aol.com.
THE WILL OF
GEORGE LOY
In the name of God, amen. I,
George Loy of the county of Orange and State of North Carolina being
in perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God, do make this my last Will
and Testament. First, I commit my soul into the hands of almighty
God and that gave it to my body. I commit it to the earth to be
decently buried at the discreation (sic) of my Ececutors (sic) hereafter
named and for what wordly goods it hath pleased God to bestow on me
I give devise (sic) and dispose of in the following manner and form
-
Item I lend to my loving wife
the use of my dweling (sic) plantatin and all my lands during (sic)
her life or widowhood and after her death or widowhood to be equilly
(sic) divided amongst my sons to wit. John Loy and William Loy
their (sic) heirs and assigns for ever (sic)
Item I give and bequeath unto
my daughter Sally Loy one feather bed and furniture two cows and calfs,
six pewter plates and one dish and bason (sic) & half a dozen of
spoons it is my desire that as much of stock to be sold as will, may
all debts and no more
Item I also, lend unto my loving
wife all the remainder part of my estate during her life or widowhood
that the word estate may be fully understood. I say all my stock,
horses, cows, hogs, and household furniture and after her death or widowhood
to be equally divided among all my children named: Elizabeth Moser,
Caty Albright, Margret Clapp, John Loy, Rachel Albright, Jacob Loy,
Sally Loy, George Loy, Henry Loy, William Loy and to their heirs and
assigns forever (sic). I nomenate (sic) and appoint my loveing
(sic) wife and my son John Loy - Ececutrix (sic) & Ececutor (sic)
of this my last will and testament; hereby, revoking and disanlling
(sic) all other wills by me heretofore made and do acknowledge this
to be my last will.
In witness whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of October 1799
Signed, sealed, acknowledged
and pronnounced to be my ) George Loy ( )
last will and Testament in the presence of Michael Holt, )
(
seal)
John Loy
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The above will is from Orange County Original Wills
- Volume III, page 6
Note: The reader will note
that the copyist failed to capitalize GOD, used very little punctuation
and spelling words according to the way they sounded. This
will was copied exactly as written from the original (photostat.)
George Loy signed his own will
(almost illegible). The two men Michael Holt and John Loy also
signed their names. Marriage records in NC show some of the Albrights,
Sharps, and Holts marrying two generations of Loy. Groups of Loys
and Mosiers, Holts, Sharps, etc., moved together from NC to Ala. according
to records where their names are mentioned in both states.
Event |
Date |
George's age |
Birth |
~1745 |
0 |
Marriage |
~1768 |
~23 |
Birth of his children |
1768-1794 |
~23 - ~49 |
|
|
1772 |
~27 |
Revolutionary War |
1775-1783 |
~ 30- ~38 |
Death |
1799 |
~54 |
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