Supposedly the McCoy family in my Brittingham line is relation to the McCoys in the infamous "Hatfield & McCoys".
However, there is no information to prove this...yet.
Another funny thing, a Brittingham married a Hatfield, too!
Please be sure and check out the Brittingham Notes...lots of interesting stuff here!
Happy Family History Hunting!
MY BRITTINGHAM LINEAGE
Descendants of German Brittingham
1 German Brittingham d: May 13, 1834 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Tabitha Fields Father: Mother: m: June 06, 1828 in Gibson Co., Indiana
2 William Brittingham d: August 08, 1829 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Dicy Humphrey Father: Mother: b: 1801 in Kentucky m: July 09, 1817 in Gibson Co., Indiana
3 Lucy Brittingham b: Abt 1818
+John Taylor Father: Mother: m: October 27, 1834
3 Daniel J. Brittingham
3 Uriah Brittingham
3 Unknown Brittingham
3 Jackson Brittingham b: 1838 in Illinois
3 William Brittingham b: March 07, 1820 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: November 14, 1861 in Indiana
+Savannah or Sebra Johnson Father: Robert Cravens Johnson Mother: Nancy Garwood b: May 10, 1822 m: December 26, 1839 in Pike Co., Indiana d: September 26, 1892
4 William Harrison Brittingham b: December 15, 1841 d: March 03, 1862 in Camp Calhoun, Indiana
+Sally Richardson Father: Mother: b: Abt 1839 m: November 14, 1858 in Pike Co., Indiana
4 George Washington Brittingham b: January 01, 1843 in Pike Co., Indiana d: March 09, 1916 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Rebecca Ellen Gray Father: Mother: b: August 03, 1851 in Tennessee m: July 26, 1866 d: June 24, 1878
5 William M. Brittingham b: December 17, 1867 d: January 07, 1948 in Fisk, Missouri
+Polly Ward Father: Thomas J. Ward Mother: Sarah Adaline Hartwell b: 1868 m: December 16, 1888 in Pike Co., Indiana d: March 30, 1894
6 Emory Brittingham b: Abt 1890
6 Mary Josie Brittingham b: March 13, 1892 in Pike Co., Indiana d: May 27, 1962 in Vincennes, Indiana
+Henry Estes Father: Mother:
*2nd Husband of Mary Josie Brittingham:
+James Brown Father: Mother:
*3rd Husband of Mary Josie Brittingham:
+Andrew Wilburn Gillihan Father: Mother: b: February 09, 1871 in White County, Illinois m: October 25, 1909 d: February 16, 1945 in Fisk County, Missouri
*4th Husband of Mary Josie Brittingham:
+Albert Leach Father: Mother: m: 1957
*2nd Wife of William M. Brittingham:
+Mary Jane Rose Phillips Father: William Rose Mother: Lydia Taylor b: November 27, 1877 m: January 05, 1900 d: August 01, 1929
6 Ethel Brittingham b: 1903 d: October 30, 1981
6 Lillie Brittingham b: February 22, 1917 d: June 24, 1974
6 Santford Brittingham Cause of death: Measles b: November 26, 1915 d: September 14, 1926
6 Christina (Tena) Brittingham b: August 25, 1911 d: 1981
6 George A. Brittingham b: December 08, 1900 d: August 16, 1975
6 Elizabeth Frances Brittingham b: January 02, 1909
6 Elmer Brittingham b: September 18, 1913 d: October 04, 1981
5 Nancy Ellen Brittingham b: March 16, 1870 d: March 18, 1886
5 Sarah F. Brittingham b: February 03, 1872 d: March 29, 1896
5 Mary Ellen Brittingham b: February 06, 1874 in Pike Co., Indiana d: November 21, 1929
+Gilbert Ingler Father: Mother: b: Abt 1861 m: January 15, 1896 d: Abt 1910
6 Homer Ingler d: Abt 1988 in Londa Lake, Florida
6 Herman A. Ingler b: August 02, 1899 in Pike Co., Indiana d: October 06, 1971
+Ida W. White Father: Richard N. White Mother: Laura Phillips b: November 29, 1899 in Gibson Co., Indiana m: April 06, 1921 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: September 02, 1983
*2nd Husband of Mary Ellen Brittingham:
+William Michael Hill Father: Mother: b: Abt 1846 in Washington Co., Indiana m: April 10, 1915 in Gibson Co., Indiana
6 Cora Clifford Hill b: Abt 1878
6 Charley Hill b: Abt 1879
5 Othinel B. Brittingham b: April 21, 1877 d: March 16, 1907 in Gibson Co., Indiana
*2nd Wife of George Washington Brittingham:
+Lieutitia Chandler Father: William H. Chandler Mother: Elizabeth Watkins b: April 23, 1853 m: March 09, 1879 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: July 18, 1928 in Gibson Co., Indiana
5 Agnes Brittingham b: February 26, 1880
+Lawrence Cloin Father: Sylvester J. Cloin Mother: Sammie Jane Cunningham b: February 26, 1872 m: May 02, 1898 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: August 11, 1955
6 Nelia Jane Cloin b: June 18, 1898
+Carmen K. Kolb Father: Mother: b: February 07, 1898 in Knox Co., Indiana m: June 22, 1920 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: Abt 1989
6 Lillie Ann Cloin b: June 06, 1900 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Russell A. Hyneman Father: Mother: b: in Gibson Co., Indiana m: February 04, 1920 in Gibson Co., Indiana
6 Elizabeth Irene Cloin b: January 10, 1903 d: April 12, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri
+Ernest Alvin Burke Father: Mother: b: August 29, 1901 m: July 29, 1920 d: September 27, 1971 in Latour, Missouri
6 Herman Cloin b: May 30, 1905 d: Abt 1990
+Ruth Hutton Father: Mother: b: October 11, 1913 m: August 20, 1932
6 Herschell Cloin b: January 31, 1908 d: Abt 1983
+Leona Dill Father: Mother: m: August 20, 1928
6 Claude Cloin b: June 06, 1910 d: June 29, 1946
+Ida Skaggs Father: Mother:
6 Paul Lawrence Cloin b: September 05, 1918 in Pike Co., Indiana d: August 14, 1996 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Helen V. Fortner Father: Mother: b: May 24, 1919 m: December 03, 1938
5 Lilly Brittingham b: November 21, 1881 d: March 18, 1888
5 Henry Marshall Brittingham b: August 22, 1883 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: November 17, 1889 in Gibson Co., Indiana
5 Millard Brittingham b: January 19, 1885 d: March 21, 1958
+Thrusa Robling Father: Franklin Pierce Robling Mother: Permelia Texas Rumble b: March 1890 in Pike Co., Indiana
6 Unknown Brittingham b: December 07, 1912 d: December 07, 1912
6 Verna Lee Brittingham b: November 08, 1914 d: July 16, 1916
6 George Hanley Brittingham b: June 06, 1917 d: Abt 1994
+Maraphona Gross Father: Mother: b: September 03, 1921 m: August 27, 1942
6 Thelma Brittingham b: March 11, 1920
6 Paul Edward Brittingham b: September 18, 1929
+Mary Jane Hanning Father: Mother: b: July 02, 1929 m: June 06, 1953
5 Sarah Brittingham b: March 13, 1887 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: March 22, 1888 in Gibson Co., Indiana
5 Harrison Posey Brittingham b: November 30, 1888 d: September 10, 1956
+Zelia Shoultz Father: George Washington Shoultz Mother: Mary Jane Hunt b: September 12, 1893 m: October 12, 1910 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: June 12, 1985 in Gibson Co., Indiana
6 Irma Lucille Brittingham b: December 12, 1911
+James Alvin Reed Father: James Reed Mother: Lucy Lou Brant b: April 24, 1904 m: May 24, 1930
6 Ethel Nadine Brittingham b: September 25, 1913
+Richard Gantt Jr. Stone Father: Mother: b: November 23, 1908
*2nd Husband of Ethel Nadine Brittingham:
+Robert Darwin Hedge Father: James Hedge Mother: Lanie Taylor b: March 14, 1909 m: January 23, 1929 d: October 02, 1960 in Spartanburg, South Carolina
6 Robert Dale Brittingham b: June 16, 1918 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Vera Polk Father: Robert Polk Mother: Hattie Fisher b: May 26, 1918 in Gibson Co., Indiana m: June 30, 1940
6 Nellie Beatrice Brittingham b: February 01, 1923
+Glenn Fowler McCormick Father: Frank Porter McCormick Mother: Louella Fowler b: October 02, 1920 m: May 14, 1945
5 Robert B. Brittingham b: November 12, 1890 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: February 07, 1979 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Anna Hunt Father: Monroe Hunt Mother: Sarah Irene Miley b: January 04, 1886 in Gibson Co., Indiana m: November 14, 1912 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: November 27, 1982 in Gibson Co., Indiana
6 Otis Brittingham b: September 13, 1913
+Ruth Irene Roberts Father: Mother: b: August 06, 1909 in Gibson Co., Indiana m: September 30, 1933
6 Bernice Brittingham b: June 26, 1916 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Charles W. Peed Father: John Wesley Peed Mother: Eva McDaniel b: September 17, 1916 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: May 15, 1975 in Gibson Co., Indiana
6 Brett Brittingham b: August 29, 1918 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Mildred Loveless Father: Mother: b: April 15, 1920 in Gibson Co., Indiana m: September 09, 1939
*2nd Wife of Brett Brittingham:
+Mary Golden Father: Mother: m: Abt 1964
6 Bert Brittingham b: August 29, 1918 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: August 29, 1918 in Gibson Co., Indiana
6 Frank Brittingham b: December 17, 1921 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: August 07, 1991 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Phyliss Hill Father: Mother: b: February 01, 1931 in Gibson Co., Indiana m: July 01, 1955
6 Bertha Brittingham b: March 24, 1926 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Charles Raymond Garrett Father: Mother: b: August 07, 1922 m: October 25, 1947 in Tell City, Indiana
5 Lieutitia Brittingham b: September 29, 1892 d: September 23, 1952
+Robert Emmett Huey Father: Robert Huey Mother: Rosa Belle Atkinson b: September 29, 1891 m: September 06, 1916 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: January 29, 1975 in Gibson Co., Indiana
6 Naomi Esther Huey b: September 01, 1917
6 Jeanetta Pearl Huey b: November 28, 1918
+John Carl Harper Father: Mother:
6 Arthur Emmett Huey b: June 09, 1921
+Betty Louise Steele Father: Mother:
6 Virginia Rose Huey b: December 15, 1923
+Herbert Floyd DeBoard Father: Mother:
6 Dorothy Mae Huey b: July 04, 1926
+Lawrence L. Southwood Father: Mother: b: January 01, 1929 m: June 01, 1947
5 Everett M. Brittingham b: September 04, 1895 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: September 15, 1974 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+Hattie Coates Father: James Laurence Coates Mother: Ella Burke b: October 20, 1895 in Pike Co., Indiana m: November 13, 1915 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: April 21, 1983 in Gibson Co., Indiana
6 Olive Vivian Brittingham b: July 04, 1917
+Joseph C. Ward Father: Mother: b: February 24, 1913 m: June 29, 1940 d: April 24, 1988
6 Norma Brittingham b: July 04, 1925
+Robert L. Hale Father: Mother: b: March 01, 1927 m: February 10, 1950 d: May 29, 1982
6 Rodger Everett Brittingham b: February 13, 1927
+Eleanor Mae Douglas Father: Mother: b: January 30, 1930 m: July 01, 1948 d: May 15, 1977
*2nd Wife of Rodger Everett Brittingham:
+Evelyn Marvel Father: Mother: b: September 13, 1924 m: April 30, 1978
5 Lena or Linna Brittingham b: November 12, 1897 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: January 10, 1935
+Lawrence Ramsey Father: Mother: b: June 16, 1885 in Gibson Co., Indiana m: July 27, 1920 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: July 15, 1951 in Chattanooga, Tennessee
6 Geraldine Ramsey b: April 06, 1921
+Walter T. Wilson Father: Mother: b: January 17, 1918 d: November 1985 in Miami, Florida
4 Thomas Benton Brittingham b: 1845 d: April 26, 1865
+Nancy Richardson Father: John Richardson Mother: Rebecca Jenkins b: November 14, 1840 m: September 18, 1863 in Pike Co., Indiana d: May 22, 1914 in Gibson Co., Indiana
*2nd Wife of Thomas Benton Brittingham:
+[3] Christina Nancy Richardson Father: William Richardson Mother: Charlotte Jones b: Abt 1834 m: September 20, 1863 d: 1860
4 Nancy Jane Brittingham b: November 05, 1848 d: January 08, 1911
+James A. Chandler Father: Mother: b: April 11, 1837 m: September 02, 1863 in Pike Co., Indiana d: March 04, 1904
5 Annie Chandler b: Abt 1872
+William H. Jr. Phillips Father: "Wild Bill" Mother: Amanda Isabelle Miley b: Abt 1868 m: July 04, 1894 in Pike Co., Indiana
6 Ethel M. Phillips b: Abt 1895 in Pike Co., Indiana
+William Cox Father: Mother: b: Abt 1885 in Pike Co., Indiana
5 Lutitia Louvesa Chandler b: 1878
+Marion C. Helsley Father: John Helsley Mother: Frances Tooley b: August 1872 m: July 18, 1900 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: September 14 in Oakland City, Indiana
6 [2] Paul William Helsley b: February 14 d: June 24, 1963 in Peru, Illinois
+[1] Dora Pearl Brittingham Father: Walter D. Brittingham Mother: Ida May Bellamy b: June 08, 1912 in Edward Co., Kansas m: November 14, 1933 in LaSalle Co., Illinois d: October 16, 1973 in LaSalle Co., Illinois
4 Dicey Ann Brittingham b: August 09, 1850 d: March 15, 1887
+Thomas A. Pierce Father: Mother:
*2nd Husband of Dicey Ann Brittingham:
+Joel L. Owen Father: Mother:
4 Sarah Frances Brittingham b: September 28, 1852 in Gibson Co., Indiana d: June 28, 1854 in Gibson Co., Indiana
4 Phelix Falls Brittingham Cause of death: Heart Attack b: September 25, 1858 in Indiana d: July 30, 1914 in Pike Co., Indiana
+Nancy Lusella McMurtry Father: William McMurtry Mother: Elizabeth Stevens b: November 28, 1857 in Indiana m: July 27, 1879 d: March 20, 1905 in Pike Co., Indiana
5 John Marshall Brittingham Cause of death: Whooping cough b: Abt 1880 d: Abt 1881
5 Ida Pearl Brittingham b: June 08, 1882 in Missouri d: May 28, 1944 in Peru, Illinois
+Aubrey William Starkey Father: George Starkey Mother: Alma Cosby b: September 29, 1888 in Francisco, Pike Co., Indiana m: October 02, 1909 in Union, Pike Co., Indiana d: February 11, 1962 in Spring Valley, IL
6 Walter Herbert Starkey Cause of death: still born
6 Earnest Starkey Cause of death: Drown during a Boy Scout outing trying to save others. b: November 21, 1911 d: July 04, 1923 in Spring Valley, IL
6 Frances Alberta Starkey Cause of death: Heart Attack b: April 20, 1913 in Edward Co, Kansas d: November 09, 1976 in Spring Valley, IL
+Clare Edward Schell Cause of death: Emphysema Father: George Henry Schell Mother: Josephine Heim b: September 22, 1911 in Sandy Lake, Mercer Co., IL m: July 09, 1932 in Hennipen, IL d: June 10, 1979 in Spring Valley, IL
6 Harold Starkey b: February 03, 1915 in Peru, Illinois d: June 25, 1954 in LaSalle County, Illinois
+Lillian Berilino Father: Mother:
6 Lorraine Adele Starkey b: November 24, 1921 in LaSalle Co., Illinois d: 1994
+Truman Howard Carter Father: Mother:
*2nd Husband of Lorraine Adele Starkey:
+Robert Housby Father: Mother: d: in Danville, Illinois
5 Albert Monroe Brittingham b: September 05, 1884 d: December 26, 1936
5 Margaret Matilda Brittingham b: December 14, 1886 in Pike Co., Indiana d: April 04, 1949
+James Blaine Hayden Father: Mother:
6 Edna Hayden
6 Glen Hayden
6 Anna Hayden
6 Delbert Hayden b: January 05, 1920 in Pike Co., Indiana
+Mary-Lee Westfall Father: Mother: b: May 07, 1925 in Vincennes, Indiana m: November 14, 1942 in Bennetville, South Carolina
6 Ruth Hayden
6 Catherine Hayden b: August 17, 1924 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+George J. Durham Father: Mother: b: March 23, 1922 in Westphalia, Knox Co., Indiana m: April 03, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky
6 Roy Kenneth Hayden b: April 25, 1928 in Princeton, Indiana
+Lucille Dart Father: Mother: b: December 09, 1926 in Oblong, Illinois m: October 27, 1955 in Robinson, Indiana
5 Walter D. Brittingham Cause of death: Heart Failure b: November 14, 1889 in Union, Indiana d: January 13, 1946 in Spring Valley, IL
+Ida May Bellamy Cause of death: Heart Failure Father: George David Bellamy Mother: Margaret Lucinda Snook b: June 03, 1892 in Edward Co, Kansas m: May 07, 1911 in Edward Co, Kansas d: October 04, 1984 in Spring Valley, IL
6 Ruby May Brittingham b: January 26, 1911 in Edward Co, Kansas d: August 08, 1986 in Spring Valley, IL
+Ross Milburn McCoy Father: Mother: b: July 27, 1903 m: September 02, 1929 in LaSalle, Illinois
6 Vivian Bereniece Brittingham b: October 20, 1919 in Edward Co., Kansas d: Abt 1994 in LaSalle Co., Illinois
+John Frank Bara Cause of death: Alzheimer's Disease Father: Mother: b: December 25, 1914 in LaSalle Co., Illinois m: October 12, 1940 in Peru, Illinois d: July 13, 1988 in LaSalle Co., Illinois
6 Henry Irving Brittingham b: April 29, 1931
6 Martha Doris Brittingham b: October 29, 1926
6 Rose Daisy Brittingham b: November 25, 1915
6 George Phelix Brittingham b: January 27, 1914
6 Walter Arthur Brittingham b: May 14, 1924
6 Marian Loraine Brittingham b: September 23, 1917
6 James Robert Brittingham b: June 04, 1933
6 Margaret Evelyn Brittingham b: April 29, 1931
6 [1] Dora Pearl Brittingham b: June 08, 1912 in Edward Co., Kansas d: October 16, 1973 in LaSalle Co., Illinois
+[2] Paul William Helsley Father: Marion C. Helsley Mother: Lutitia Louvesa Chandler b: February 14 m: November 14, 1933 in LaSalle Co., Illinois d: June 24, 1963 in Peru, Illinois
6 Birdie Lenora Brittingham b: December 23, 1921
6 Mary Louise Brittingham b: March 06, 1936 in Peru, Illinois
+John Weise Cause of death: Crushed to death by a load of steel. Father: Otto Weise Mother: Bertha Meoliring b: July 12, 1924 in Peru, Illinois m: January 30, 1954 in Sparland, Illinois d: November 28, 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri
6 Carolyn Elizabeth Brittingham b: May 21, 1938
5 Bessie Brittingham b: December 03, 1892 d: 1990
+Pete Tooley Father: Mother:
5 LeRoy Brittingham b: July 17, 1895
5 Marion Brittingham b: July 27, 1897
4 Nickolas Patrick Brittingham b: March 1861 d: Abt 1936
+Mary Ward Father: Mother:
4 John Wesely Brittingham b: September 17, 1854 d: April 14, 1936
+Susannah Christmas Father: Harrison Green Christmas Mother: Nancy Jenkins b: Abt 1839
4 Martha Jane Brittingham b: July 19, 1856 d: September 1882
+Joseph O'Dell Father: Mother: m: January 08, 1871
4 Mary Brittingham b: July 19, 1856 d: May 20, 1876
3 Thomas Jefferson Brittingham b: December 13, 1824 d: March 12, 1861 in Gibson Co., Indiana
+[3] Christina Nancy Richardson Father: William Richardson Mother: Charlotte Jones b: Abt 1834 m: April 26, 1857 d: 1860
*2nd Wife of Thomas Jefferson Brittingham:
+Sarah Jenkins Father: Mother: m: September 28, 1860
4 Alcena Brittingham b: August 10, 1861 d: August 14, 1861 in Gibson Co., Indiana
2 George W. Brittingham
+Lucy Humphrey Father: Mother: m: August 14, 1821
*2nd Wife of George W. Brittingham:
+Elizabeth Parker Father: Mother: m: July 01, 1834 in Indiana
2 James Brittingham
2 Polly Brittingham
+Marcus Hughes Father: Mother:
*2nd Husband of Polly Brittingham:
+George W. Chapman Father: Mother: m: 1828
2 Joshua Brittingham
2 John Brittingham