MAXWELL, and M@COY,
Hanged, Newton, Mo Jey 1781
See large carde
HISTORY OF SUSSEX AND WARREN COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY, Com-
piled by James P. Snell. Published, 1881, by Everts &
PEREX Peck, Philadelphia, Fage 199
MAXWELL, and M@COY, |
Hanged, Newton, Me Jey 1781
See large cards
HISTORY OF SUSSEX AND WARREN COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY, Com-
piled by James P. Snell. Published, 1881, by Everts &
PEEEX Peck, Philadelphia, Page 199
MAXWELL, and MECOY,”
Hanged, Newton, H. J.» 1761
See large card.
HISTORY OF SUSSEX AND WARREN COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY, Con-
piled by James P. Snell, Published, 1881, by Everts &
Page 199
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John Mc Coy
Burglary
Sussex County Court of Oyer & Terminer
Newton, Sussex Co.
Hanged on 5-15-80
Minutes of the Sussex County Court of Oyec b Terminey,
Division of Archives, New Jersey State Library. Trenton.
A co-defendant named Robert Maywell was granted a stay
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John Mc Coy
Burglary
Sussex County Court of Oyer 4 Terminer
Newton, Sussex Co.
Hanged on 5-15-80
Minutes of the Sussex County Court of Oyec & Terminey,
Division of Archives, New Jersey State Library. Trenton.
A co-defendant named Robert Maxwell was granted a stay
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dohn McCoy
Burglary
Sussex County Court of Oyer 8 Terminer
Newton, Sussex Co.
Hanged on 5-15-80
Minutes of the Sussex County Court of Oyec 5 Teeminer,
Division of Archives, New Jersey State Library. Terstont.
A co-defendant named Robert Mansell uns granted a stay
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"New Jersey: We are informed that at Newtown,
S ussex County, on the l6th instant, John McCoy
and Nobert Maxwell, deserters from the Conven-
tion Troops, were convicted of burglary commit-
ted in Greenheage; that the Friday ensuing (May
19, 1730) McCoy was executed and the other re-
Spoited till the 9th of June next, We are told
that they appeared extremely pénitent, expressed
confident hopes of salvation and at the place of
execution made the most solemn protestations of
their innocence of the accusation for which they
wereto suffer, The unhappy man died in charity,
he said, with al11 men and hoped that after his
death the world might have due testimony of his
1 NEW YORK WEEKLY MERCURY, May 29,178(
integrity!
McCOY, John ‘
"New Jersey: We are informed that at Newtown,
8 ussex County, on the 16th instant, John McCoy
and Robert Maxwell, deserters from the Conven-
tion Troops, were convicted of burglary commit-
ted in Greenheage; that the Friday ensuing (May
19, 1780) McCoy was executed and the other re-
Spited till the 9th of June next, We are told
that they appeared extremely pénitent, expressed
confident hopes of salvation and at the place of
execution made the most solemn protestations of
their innocence of the accusation for which they
wereto suffer, The unhappy man died in charity,
he said, with all men and hoped that after his
death the world might have due testimony of his
NEW YORK WEEKLY MERCURY, May 29,178
integrity,"
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