1800-1810 Birth:2276 Birth between 1800 and 1810 estimated based on age range (30-40) in 1840 census enumeration.

1834 Relocation to Porter County, Indiana:63, p. 223. "In the years 1834 and 1835, the following named persons came to settle in Porter Township: Newton Frame, William Frame, Samuel Campbell, Isaac Campbell, Isaac Edwards, Elder French, Ora B. French, Jacob Wolf, Mr. Service and David Hurlbut. Among others who came prior to 1838 were: P. A. Porter, Edmund Sheffield, Hazard Sheffield, Benjamin Sheffield, W. Staunton, William McCoy, William A. Nichols, Ezrar Reeves, Morris Carman."

1834 Relocation to Porter County, Indiana:47, vol. 1, p. 170. "The first settlements in what is now Porter township were made during the years 1834-35, when Samuel and Isaac Campbell, Newton Frame, David Hurlburt, Isaac Edwards, and a few others located in that part of Porter County."

1834 Relocation to Porter County, Indiana:771, vol. 1, p. 128. "Porter Township was created in 1836 and its boundary lines have been materially changed since originally created. It now has an area of about forty-five square miles. The first locations in the township were made in 1834 and 1835. Among the settlers of that period were Samuel and Isaac Campbell, Newton Frame, David Hurlburt, Isaac Edwards, William McCoy, Ezra Reeves, Morris Carman, Dr. L. A. Cass, William A. Nichols, J. C. Hathaway, William Frakes, Alpheus French, Henry W. Wilson, A. M. Bartel, Jonathan Hough, Wm. C. Shreve, Edmund Hatch, David Dinwiddie, Moses and Horatia Gates, William Robinson, Richard Jones, and Asa Cobb. The first school in the township is said to have been taught by Mrs. Humphrey at her home about 1838."

1834 Relocation to Porter County, Indiana:79, p. 245. "The township in which the village [of Boone Grove] is located, Porter, has a population of 1,199. Among the first settlers of the township, all of whom came in 1834 and 1835, were Newton Frame, William Frame, Samuel Campbell, Isaac Campbell, Isaac Edwards, Elder French, Ora B. French, Jacob Wolf, a Mr. Service and David Hurlburt. The Boone Grove Christian Church was first established in 1858."

1834 Relocation to Porter County, Indiana:79, p. 245. "The township in which the village [of Boone Grove] is located, Porter, has a population of 1,199. Among the first settlers of the township, all of whom came in 1834 and 1835, were Newton Frame, William Frame, Samuel Campbell, Isaac Campbell, Isaac Edwards, Elder French, Ora B. French, Jacob Wolf, a Mr. Service and David Hurlburt. The Boone Grove Christian Church was first established in 1858."

1834 Relocation to Porter County, Indiana:47, p. 36. "The year 1834 witnessed a larger immigration [to Porter County.] . . . A. K. Paine built the first dwelling and took up the first claim in what is now Jackson township; Thomas and William Gosset selected claims in Westchester township; William Thomas Sr., Jacob Beck, John Hageman, John I. Foster, William Frame and Pressley Warnick brought their families and established homes in the same township."

1836 Porter County Election:63, p. 37. "At an election held at the house of William Gossett February 23, 1836, for the purpose of electing two Associate Judges of the Circuit Court, three County Commissioners, a Clerk of the Circuit Court, and a Recorder for the county the following men voted: . . . Pressley Warnick . . . Jeremiah Frame . . . William McCoy . . . William Frame. Total, 26."

1838 County Election:63, p. 222. On 3 December 1838, William McCoy, Newton Frame, William Frame, and Samuel Campbell voted in election for a representative of Porter Township to the county government.

1840 U.S. Census:2276
Porter County, Indiana
Head of Family •• William McCoy
Males under 5 •• 2 << Weeden, age 3, and Francis, age 1
Males 5-10 •• 3 << John, age 9, Jeremiah, age 7, and William, age 5
Males 30-40 •• 1 << William
Females 20-30 •• 1 << wife Margaret, age 26
Households of Newton Frame,2274 Willliam Frame,2275 John McCarrahan (possibly a brother to William's wife Jane McCarrahan), and William McCoy2276 were enumerated sequentially adjacent to one another. Newton Frame appears as the last line on p. 257, the others comprise the first three lines on p. 258.

1843 Land Purchase:2553 On 4 October 1843 William M. McCoy of Porter County purchased 40 acres for $1.25 per acre in a cash entry sale. He was issued certificate no. 15048 by the registrar of the Land office at Winamac, Indiana for the sum of $50. The land is located in present day Porter County. William signed the documents with his mark.

1848 Land Patent:2336 On 1 May 1848, the U.S. General Land Office issued Certificate no. 15048 to William M. McCoy of Porter County, Indiana, for 40 acres, Range 7W of the 2nd Principal Meridian, Township 34N, Section 10, sold at the Winamac Land Office on 4 October 1843.

Death Prior to 1850:821 William McCoy assumed to have died by 14 September 1850, when Margaret McCoy was enumerated as head of household in 1850 U.S census. His death is presumed to have occurred in Porter County, Indiana, based on his location there in 1840 and his family's Porter County location in 1850.