Randolph McCoy
Encyclopedia
Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy (October 30, 1825 – March 28, 1914) was an American
pioneer
and the patriarch
of the McCoy clan involved in the infamous American Hatfield–McCoy feud. His nemesis was Devil Anse Hatfield
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pioneer
Settler
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads...
and the patriarch
Patriarch
Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά , "lineage, descent", esp...
of the McCoy clan involved in the infamous American Hatfield–McCoy feud. His nemesis was Devil Anse Hatfield
Devil Anse Hatfield
William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield was the patriarch of the Hatfield clan in the infamous Hatfield–McCoy feud which has since formed a part of American folklore. Devil Anse himself survived the feud, and agreed to end the feud in 1891.Hatfield was born in Logan, West Virginia, the son of...
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