Information found in the files of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in
Washington, D.C.
Joseph Louis Hoey born January 7th. 1852, still living and with a sound mind and
a remarkable memory, states that the Hoey-Hoy Family was originally from
Scotland.
They went to the north of Ireland, where there with William of Orange. The great
grandfather Samuel Hoey was born in Dublin Ireland and later went to Scotland
where he married Mary MacNeil.
In about 1770 Samuel Hoey came to Pennsylvania and settled west of Lewistown in
the Kishiquoquillas Valley then in Cumberland County but now in Mifflin County,
Pa.
In about the first part of April in 1785 Samuel Hoey and his family came to
Westmoreland County. There were eight or ten children in his family. During the
third month of their sojourn in Westmoreland County in June 1785 their son James
Hoy the grandfather of the said above James Louis Hoey, was born.
In 1788 Samuel Hoey purchased the farm which became his homestead in Franklin
Township, Westmoreland County Pa., near the present town of Murraysville. and it
was this plantation which Samuel Hoey in his will signed 4/22/1814, divided
between his daughter Ann Hoy and his son James.
James Hoy, the son, in his will signed 4/25/1826, leaves his share of the
plantation which he had received from his father, to his sons James and Joseph
but leaves only one dollar to his eldest son and child Samuel, stating that he
expects his sister Ann Hoy to make his son Samuel to be her heir. This Samuel,
the sone of James Hoy, was the father of the above Joseph Louis Hoey and also of
David Edgar Hoey, deceased, father of applicant.
Sameul Hoey who died in 1814, his wife Mary MacNeil Hoey and their son James Hoy
are buried in Laird's Church Cemetery in Westmoreland County, Pa. Their son
James Hoy married Eleanor Huey and in the cemetery of the Murraysville
Presbyterian Church is the record of her tomb stone" In memory of Eleanor relict
of James Hoy, who departed this life April 5, 1853 in the 59th, year of her
age". She was the daughter of Joseph Howey (Huey) and on the tomb of her sone
Joseph, buried very near and on a line with her grave it states "Joseph H. Hoey
died May 18, 1880 aged 59 years 6 months and 13 days"
signed by Anna Minerva Hoey Holm in McKeesport, Allegheny Co. Penna. on 4th of
October, 1937.