William McCoy (mutineer)

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William McCoy (born c. 1763, died April 20, 1798) was a Scottish sailor and a mutineer onboard the Bounty. He had just one consort, Teio, and fathered two children Daniel, and Catherine. His life came to a tragic end after liquor was introduced to Pitcairn Island he became a drunk along with Matthew Quintal and finally ended his life by jumping off a cliff.

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[edit] Further reading

  • Conway, Christiane (2005). Letters from the Isle of Man - The Bounty-Correspondence of Nessy and Peter Heywood. The Manx Experience. ISBN 1-873120-77-X.
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