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John Hoy, Sr. (Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1792-04-20 d. 1866-07-22

Simpson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah P. Hoy. Father of Thomas Hoy, John Hoy Jr., Lucy Hoy, Susan E. Hoy, Lycergus H. Hoy, P. Hoy, M. Hoy, and Bell Hoy. Resident in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1830. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Simpson County in 1830. Resident in Simpson County in 1840. Owned thirty enslaved persons in Simpson County in 1840. Farmer in Simpson County in 1850. Owned thirty-one enslaved persons in Simpson County in 1850. Farmer in Simpson County in 1860. Owned thirty enslaved persons in Simpson County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Fifth Manuscript Census of the United States (1830), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 297.

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 182.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 53B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 869.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 29.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 300B.
Find A Grave, "John H Hoy (20 Apr 1792-22 Jul 1866)," Memorial #42603303, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42603303 (accessed September 1, 2020).

Citation

Hoy, John, Sr.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279640 (November 12, 2026).

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