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Coats Documents
Coats Bible Page
This detached bible page is held in another Bible which has a copyright date of 1873. Both have been handed down in the Coats family and are now in the possesion of Marsha Morten, 3rd great-granddaughter of Rev. William Coats.
The entries appear to have made by one hand and all at the same time which would indicate that the bible may have belonged to the son of Rev. William Coats: Wilson. The newer one may have belonged to Wilson's son Felix Grundy Coats or to his grandson Bethel Sims Coats.
The first name in the missing portion is John and the birth month is November. The second missing name is Wilson. A copy of this page was made into the newer bible mentioned above. The copy contains the missing names and months.
Coats Wills
William Coats 1735-1784
In the Name of God Amen. I William Coats of South Carolina Camden District being weak
in Body but of sound mind and Memory Blessed bye God do this day in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and eight three do make and order this my last will and
testament in manner following First I desire that my just debts should be paid that is to
say,------
Imprimis: Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Ann Starkes one cow to be paid in twelve
months after my decease
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Prisilla Coats one feather bed the same she has
now in possession at my decease
Item I give and bequeath to my son Barton Coates one horse saddle bridle that he has now
in possession at my decease
Item I give and bequeath to my son Wilson Coates one bay horse saddle and bridle at my
decease,
Item I give and bequeath to my son William Coates one horse valued to five pounds sterling
when come of age,
Item I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Coates one horse valued to five pounds
sterling when come of age
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Frances Coates all the rest and residue of my
goods chattels and personal estate whatsoever solely executor of this my last will and
testament and I do hearby utterly revoke disavow and disannul all former bequests will or
ligues by me hereof in any wise left or made declaring ratifying confirming this and no
other to be my last will and testament in witness where of I have set my hand and seal
this 15th day of June one thousand Seven hundred and eighty three,.----
Signed sealed published and declared by the within named testator William Coates in the
presence of James Gore, Notley Coates, Elisha Gore
Signed: William Coates (seal)
William Coats 1765-1836
Missouri, Callaway County, Will Book A, pp. 313-318
I, William Coats Sen, of the County of Callaway, State of Missouri, Being of sound mind and disposing memory do make this my last will and testament.--
1st - After my just debts is paid I will and bequeath to my daughter Polly Agee, 1 bed and furniture, 1 cow and calf, two head of sheep and ten dollars in cash the whole amounting to forty dollars which money has been received.--
2nd - I will and bequeath to my son James Coats one hundred acres of Land, one horse and saddle, one cow and calf, two head of sheep the whole amounting to tow hundred and ninety fore dollars which money has been received
3rd - I will and bequeath to my daughter Rachel Reed one bed and furniture,one cow and calf, 2 heard of sheep and ten dollars in cash amounting to forty dollars, which money has been received.
4th - I will and bequeath to my son William Coats, 1 horse and saddle,one hundred dollars, one cow and calf and 2 heard of sheep, amounting to one hundred and ninety four dollars which money has been received.--
5th - I will and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Callaway one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, ten dollars in cash 2 head of sheep, amounting to forty four dollars, which money has been received.
6th - I will and bequeath to my son John Coats one horse and saddle, eighty dollars, one cow and calf, tow head of sheep, amounting to one hundred and seventy fore dollars, which money has been received.
7th - I will and bequeath to my son Wilson Coats one horse and saddle and one Hundred Dollars, one cow and calf two head of sheep, amounting to one hundred and eighty fore dollars which money has been received.
8th - I will and bequeath to my daughter Dicy Phillips one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, two head of sheep and ten dollars in cash, amounting to forty four dollars which money has been received.
9th - I will and bequeath to my daughter Tabitha Callaway one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, two head of sheep, ten dollars in cash amounting to forty four dollars which money has been received.
10th - I will and bequeath to my daughter Franky Laughlin one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, tow head of sheep, ten dollars in cash amounting to forty four dollars which money has been received.
11th - I will and bequeath to my daughter Mahala Dodds one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, two head of sheep, and ten dollars in cash amounting to forty four dollars which amount has been received.
12th - I have gave unto Polly Agees heirs one hundred dollars since her decease which makes the whole of her amount one hundred and forty dollars.
13th - I have gave unto Rachel Reed fifty dollars making the whole ninety dollars.
14th - I have gave unto Tabitha Callaway one hundred dollars making the whole amount one hundred and forty four dollars.
15th - I have gave unto Mahaly Dodds one hundred dollars making the whole one hundred and forty four dollars, one hundred dollars not yet received.
16th - I have gave unto Dicy Phillip one hundred dollars making the whole one hundred and forty four dollars.
17th - There is one hundred and sixty acres of land that I own lying south of Fulton, MO. The Southwest quater of section twenty nine, in township forty seven of range nine west, which land I wish to be sold when they may think best and the money divided equally among all my living children with the exception of Hiram Coats and Lemuel Coats they are not to have any share in the money that the land is sold for. Rachel Reed is to have fifty dollars more of this money than the rest of the children to make up her equal share.
18th - I will and bequeath to my wife Nancy Coats the two quarter sections of land where I now live also my household and kitchen furniture with as much of the stock as she may see proper to keep and at her death I will and bequeath the said tract of land to my two youngest sons, Hiram Coats and Lemuel Coats, the said land to be equally divided between these two. that stock my wife don't see proper to keep, I wish Hiram Coats to have one third of it and Lemuel Coats one third and the balance to be sold and my wife to have the money, this stock that is to be divided is the hogs and valves that we raised lately.
19th - I bequeath unto Nancy Callaways heirs, one hundred dollars making the whole one hundred and forty four dollars which money has not been received.
20th - I bequeath to Franky Laughling heirs ten dollars, which money has not been received.
April 18th 1836.
21st - At my wife's death I want her things sold or equally divided among all my living children likewise the money if any. I do hereby constitute and ordain William Thornton and William J. Gilman my Executors to my last will and testament.
Attest Isaac Agee
John Morrow
William Coats (seal)
Charles Coats Deeds
This page lists the deeds involving Charles Coats. As the following summary shows, Charles sold more land than he bought.
1757 bought 100 acres called Holding Spring
1761 sold 100 acres called Holding Spring
1761 bought 132 acres called Flints Grove
1768 sold 100 acres called Flints Grove
1772 sold 50 acres call Daniels Discovery
1778 sold 153 acres called Flint Grove
1778 sold 13 acres called Daniels Discovery
There may be other deeds that haven't been found, Charles may have inherited the land, or it came to him from his wife.
Deed to Charles Coats from Daniell Steuart
On 6 Janurary 1757 Charles' purchases 100 acres of land called Holding Spring for £40. The land is located in Frederick County, Maryland. This is the earliest known deed for Charles.
Supporting Documents
Frederick County Court Land Records:
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Deed to William Coats
On 24 July 1761 Charles Coats deeded land called Holding Spring (see above) to his son William. There are several items of interest from this deed:
This documents that Charles had a son named William and that William was at least 21 years of age as he would have to be in order to be a party to contract. That would put his birth prior to 1740. Finnaly, Charles had a wife name Sophia.
Supporting Documents
Frederick County Court Land Records:
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Deed to Charles Coats from Robert Pearl
On 2 December 1761 Charles Coats purchased 132 acres called Flints Grove from Robert Pearl Esquire for £70. Both parties were from Frederick County, Maryland.
Supporting Documents
Frederick County Court Land Records:
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Deed to Thomas Green from Charles and William Coats
In this deed recorded 13 Febuary 1768 "William Coats and Charles Coats his father" deeded 100 acres of land called Flints Grove (32 acres less than the purchase above) to Thomas Green for £70. On the second page is found "Mary Coats wife of the said William Coats" releasing her dower rights. There is no dower release by Charles' wife.
Supporting Documents
Frederick County Court Land Records:
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Deed to William Dennis from Charles Coats
This deed recorded 24 December 1772 documents the sale of 50 acres called Daniels Discovery for £52 10.
Supporting Document
Frederick County Court Land Records:
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Deeds by Charles Coats
In a deed dated 22 October 1778 (recorded 17 November 1778) Charles Coats sold 153 acres called Flint Grove for £841 10 to Jonathan Tucker. The parties were from Montgomery County, Maryland, which had been split out of Frederick County in 1776.
The next entry in the land records is for a deed dated 17 October 1778 (recorded 17 November 1778). Charles Coats sold 13 acres of Daniels Discovery for £65 to William Dennis is also from Montgomery County.
Supporting Documents
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Charles Coats Miscellaneous Documents
French and Indian War
There is an entry for Corporal Charles Coats on the Muster Roll of Captain William Luckett. The previous muster roll in the document is dated 13 August 1757. These accounts were prepared for the General Assembly of Maryland.
To Corpl. William Galford ditto 320 2.. 0.. 0
To ditto James Gorr ditto 320 2.. 0.. 0
To ditto Charles Coats ditto 320 2.. 0.. 0
This Charles may be the son of the Charles mentioned in the deeds and. The elder Charles would have been around 44 at the time.
Supporting Document
Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. IX, No. 1, March, 1914, page 270. This document can be found in Google Book Search.
1776 Census
This is likely a reconstructed census from a Tax Roll.
Coarts, Charles - Age:62; Sex: ; Race: w; Born: County: Frederick; Hundred: Sugarland
Coarts, James - Age: 23; Sex: ; Race: w; Born: County: Frederick; Hundred: Sugarland
Coarts, Notley - Age: 21; Sex: ; Race: w; Born: County: Frederick; Hundred: Sugarland
Several William Coats
The following research was posted to the Coats List by Linda Coate on 14 September 1997. It has since then been updated and posted to Linda's web pages of which this is a copy. It is an excellent attempt to shed some light on the confusing heritage.
There are many William Coates born or living in the first half of the 18th century in
the colonies in these regions, so it is necessary to try to sort them to understand what
events belong to which William. Based on events and places where these events occur, here
are the Williams that can be discerned. This page has become a collaboration and exchange
of information between Gary W. Coats of Portland, Oregon, myself and Charlotte Coats of
California. Be aware that much of it is theory, and mistakes could have been made.
(1) William Cotes, b. 1680, who was the son of Thomas and Joan Clemson Coats of NJ. His
siblings were John, Thomas, George and Mary. According to Gary W. Coats, George had a son
named William, #1.1, later called Major William Coate, who was born abt. 1721 of
Pennsylvania. (C-1293) (2) William, b. abt. 1700 in England to Thomas Coate (b. abt. 1675
in Glasgow, Scotland, md. Sarah Cramer). He lived in Charleston, SC as an adult. He had a
son William, b. 1735 whom we will number #2.1. He was at one time a minister and could be
the grandfather of Rev. William Coates who was married to Nancy Baker and lived in
Charleston, SC in some of his adulthood. (C-1291, 1386, Gary Coats) (3) William, son of
Samuel and Mary Saunders Coate, b. abt. 1702 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. He is supposedly the
husband of Rachel
Ann Budd, but no first hand records verify this. (4) William, son of Marmaduke and Ann
Pole Coate who was born on June 14, 1702 in England. He married Rebecca Sharp and died in
1749 in Burlington Co., NJ without issue (without children). He also had a younger brother
named William who died in infancy. (5) William, born before 1723 who lived in Hunterdon
Co., NJ, in 1775 when he wrote his will and who died in 1797 in Burlington Co., NJ. (6)
William Coates, b. about 1725 who Gary Coats theorizes might be the son of Philip and the
father of Big John Coats. Big John Coates was the father of a William Coats #6.1. This is
information conjectured from a book by E. Tucker entitled "The History of Randolph
County, Indiana." It does however, tend to have timing errors in it and other Coates
researchers highly question this "Scottish" Coate lineage. (C-1291) (7) A
William who was the son of William, and was born in 1728. (Could this be the same as #6)
(C-2023, Kindred Konnections) (8) William Coates, b. 1731, d. 1781, who was known as
Esquire and Gentleman in Charles Town, SC records. He was married to Mary Green and is the
likely son of William of England. (9) William Coates, b. before 1733 who fought in the
French and Indian Wars
in 1748 from lower Marion Co. (VA?). This is only conjecture, but this William could be
the William #7 above who would have been age 17 in 1748 and came to the Americas to fight
in the French and Indian Wars. (10) William Coates of Halifax, VA/NC, b. 1749, d. 1812,
son of John. (11) William Coates, who lived in Pasquotank Co., NC in 1769. (12) William
Coates, b. 175?, who had son, Wylie who had son Willis, b. 1802 who married Marinda
Glascock in 1844 in Davidson Co., NC. (13) William Coates, b. Mar. 26, 1765 to Thomas and
Elizabeth King Coates of Hunterdon Co., NJ. (14) William Coats (b. aft. 1760) who was the
son of Thomas and Sarahann Coats of SC. (15) William Coates who was living in Chatham Co.,
GA in 1792.
The following information applies to the name William Coate. I have sorted the data
usually by place, and sometimes by theory on how these Williams are seperated. If they
seem to apply to the William lines sorted above, I have given them the corresponding
numbers to the above list. There are several Williams in South Carolina, that as of yet we
have not been able to sort. Again, thanks goes to Gary W. Coats of Oregon and Charlotte
Coats of California for collaborations on this data.
1) A William Cotes witnessed the will of William Say, Shopkeeper, in Philadelphia on
7/27/1711. This William is the son of Thomas and Joan Coats named in his mother's, Joan
Clemson's will dated Sep. 10, 1727 in Philadelphia. His siblings were Mary Harris, Thomas,
John and George. (C-1006) (Note that his mother married a Clemson after the death of
Thomas Coats).
1) ) William Coates, Sr., b. c 1680, married Mary Smith in Philadelphia, PA in 1706 and
died there April 1, 1749. From his wife he gained possession of 350 acres on land in
Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, PA. He is the father of William Coates, Jr., b. circa
1713 who died the same year as his father in 1749 in Philadelphia, #1.1. This William Jr.
married a Mary also and had two children named after he and his wife. This William (III)
whom we will refer to as 1.1.1 married Margaret Norris and had ten children. He achieved
the rank of Colonel during the Revolutionary War in the State Militia. (Write Gary W.
Coats for much detail on this family line).
1) The George Coate's, brother to above William, Sr, witnessed the will of William Say,
shopkeeper in Philadelphia on Aug. 3, 1713. George wrote his will on May 31, 1736 in
Philadelphia. He names son William, #1.1, and brother John in his will. Probated May 31,
1736. (C-1006) According to Gary W. Coats, this George Coate's is thought to be born about
1685 and his son William (#1.1), born about 1721, married Martha (Davis) and became Major
William Coate in the state militia. Major William Coate had a son George.
1?) Three William Coates lived in Philadelphia, PA in a listing of inhabitants dated 1745.
Gary Coats states they were descendants of Thomas and Joan Cote (Clemson). They include
William, b. ca 1670, d. 1 Apr. 1749; William, b. ca 1713, d. Mar. 1749 and William b. May
13, 1741 and d. Apr. 28, 1802. (This last one might not have been the 3rd William listed
as an inhabitant of Philadelphia in 1745. If not, we still need to
account for one more William. (C-1052, 1291)
1) A payment was made to George Cote in the 1750 estate settlement of Jonas Keene of Salem
Co., NJ. This is a likely son of the above William (b. 1680) or his brothers, children of
Joan Cotes Clemson.
1.1 or 2) A William Coats was granted 800 acres of land in Berkley Co., SC on Edisto River
on Jul 26, 1774. (C-910, 912)
?) A William Coates, who was an indentured servant, lived in Philadelphia Co., PA, in
1772. He is likely the William who was on the port of entry lists for Pennsylvania in
1772. (C-739, 1292)
1?) William Coate was disowned by the Quaker Church in Philadelphia MM, PA. (C-598) (There
is a branch of Coats who were Baptist in South Carolina that could be his descendants.
They include William, Mary, Mary, Rebekka, James, Henry and Thomas.) (C-598a, 1291)
1?) A William Coats was a Revolutionary Soldier from PA. (C-1071)
?) There was a William Coates who was in the Tithable records for Amelia Co., VA, between
Deep and Flat Cr. between 1736-1771. (Narragansett Historical Register) (C-1047)
5) A bond of William Coat was listed in the estate of Edw. Rockhill of Amwell, Hunterdon
Co., NJ in 1748.
5) A William Coats and Mary Marsh were administrators of David Marsh of Hunterdon Co., NJ
in 1770. (C-1,p.167) This is probably the same William who made his will in that county in
1775 and who died there about 1797 when it was probated. (See paragraph below pertaining
to our William's death date.)
5) A William lived in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey when he wrote the will in 1775.
He names beloved sons Joseph, William and Walter Cotes, and daughters, Sarah, Hannah, Mary
all seemingly of age. His executors were his son Josef and son-in-law John McPar(s)on. In
1775 if these children were all 20 or older and they were born over a period of at least
12 years then he would have been having children by or
before 1743. This would make his birthdate before 1723. Due to his actual death date being
in 1797, he is more likely a grandson of one of Samuel's sons that stayed in Hunterdon
Co., NJ as he would have been about age 95 if he were his son. This William was also not a
Quaker as he started his will by saying "In the Name of God, Amen," a method not
used by Quakers. (C-554, 593)
5.1) A William Coats who married Leanah Low in Hunterdon Co., NJ on Sept. 13, 1781. He is
possibly the son of the William who wrote his will and listed son William in 1775 in
Hunterdon Co., NJ. (C-153,543)
13) A William Coates was born about 1765 to Thomas and Elizabeth King in Kingwood,
Hunterdon Co., NJ, decendants of Moses and Susannah Weldon. William was not a common name
in this line. (C-1091)
13) A William Coats moved from Kingswood MM, Hunterdon Co., NJ to Buckingham on
certificate dated 13/11/1785 or 13/11/1788. He declared his intentions to marry a Mary
Price (formerly Coate) on that same day. (C-46b)
13?) A William, between ages 21 and 45, lived in Philadelphia Co., PA in the 1800 census
records.
4) A Wm. Coat of Burlington, NJ was listed as a bondsman in the Estate of Ab. Porter of
Gloucester Co., NJ in 1748. (C-1p.167)
4.1) A William is mentioned in the inventory of the estate of Robert Hartshorne of
Burlington on Jun 27, 1752. (This probably refers to William and Rebecca Sharp's son
William.)
9) A William Coates was listed as a second Lieutenant in lower Marion county in 1747/8
protecting their freedom against Britain in the French-American War. (Marion Co. could be
a part of South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio or Virginia (now W.V). My
theory is that is was part of Virginia at the time, as that was the inhabited state in
1747. If anyone knows if this is correct or incorrect, please let me know. This William
might be the same William living in Charleston, SC in the 1760's who was listed as Captain
at the time or he could be Esq. William from Charles Town who would have been age 17 at
the time. There is a possibility that Capt. William and Esq. William are one and the same
person also. (See 1.1)
10) A William Coats, b. Sept. 17, 1749 of mostly Halifax, VA and NC. (Note that the
Roanoke River runs between Halifax, VA and Halifax, NC) and died Dec. 28, 1812. His father
was John Coats. His children were William, John, Elizabeth, Richard, Guilford, Nancy, Diez
and Sarah Sally. (C-996)
10) A William Coats received one pound, ten shillings, eight pence from the Board of
Auditors, Halifax District, NC on Nov. 4, 1782 for a Revolutionary War Payment. (C-1086)
10) A William Coats lived in District 13, Halifax Co., NC in a 1786 state census.(C-739)
11) A William James Coats lived in Pasquotank Co., NC in 1769. (C-739) A Wilson W. Coats,
likely relative, was also engaged in a military unit in Pasquotank Co., NC. (C-1284)
12) A William, born circa 175?, had a son Wylie. Wylie had a son Willis born in 1802 who
married Marinda Glascock in 1844 in Davidson Co, NC. (C-1095)
3) A William Coate preceded Henry (his probable brother) to North Carolina, living in
Rowan Co. by 1754.
3) A William Coats was appointed Commissioner on July 12, 1754 in the room of Edward
Hughes Esqr. for the Roads in the fork of the Yadkin., Rowan Co., NC. (C-936) He replaced
a very prominent citizen in this position. This tells us that he probably had prominance,
owned land and was at least 21 years of age. (C-2014)
3) A court case entitled, "Mary Dughart" vs. William Coats, Troner?" in
Rowan Co., NC on July 23, 1756. The verdict was guilty. No details of the case are
known.(C-936)
3) A court case in Rowan Co., NC on Oct. 21, 1756 discharged William Coats from being
committed for having 2 horses in his custody, the property of whom was unknown. Some of
the same judges whom he served under as juror dismissed this case. (C-2014)
3) A William Coate had jury duty on Oct. 22, 1756 in Rowan County, in the case John Parker
vs. James Berry. He was a juror on July 22, 1757; Oct. 20, 1759 (or 1762); and April
22-23, 1762 respectively. He and two other jurors, John Jones and Jeremiah Green later
moved to Bush River MM, SC. He was also a juror under the same judges in these cases, Jno.
Hanby, Ed Hughs, and Wm. Buse. (C-936, 943)
3) A William is listed as a taxable person from Rowan County in 1759. (C-353) This William
supposedly sold his land in Rowan County in 1762 after he had moved onto Newberry
Co., SC. He is the William in the New Garden MM, Guilford Co., NC minutes as having moved
to Bush River, SC before 1762. This connection between the William in Rowan and SC is
reinforced by information from L.E.Jones dated Feb. 1984. She also stated that this
William was probably the husband of Rachel Ann Budd. (C-199,253c,552,573) Note: - In a
deed dated 1760 in Salisbury, Rowan County, Samuel Bryan bought land from Granville on the
south side of the Yadkin River below the mouth of Coats Branch. The deed was proved in
Sept. of 1761. Note that there was also a James Coats that married Robena Ryle in Rowan
County in 1759. Either
James or William could have owned the Coate/Cote land refered to called Coats branch in
this deed. Also note that there were no other Coate marriages in Rowan until after 1793.
(C-936, 938, 969)
(If related to William #3) There was a John, William or John William Coates who had lived
in the Saulberry/Salisbury, NC area in the 1700's and moved to SC in the middle 18th
century around 1762. He was the supposed father of "Little John Coates."
(C-1325, Recollections of Fanny Goodman) This recollection, if accurate, would mean that
the William of Rowan County was not the son of Samuel and Mary Saunders Coate as suggested
above. That is because, William's son John is Gentleman John (not Little John) and
William's brother, John, never moved south but remained in Hunterdon Co., NJ. If anyone
knows that either of these beliefs is inaccurate, then all the #3's could still fit with
the William who was the son of Samuel and Mary Saunders Coate.
3) William Coate lived between Spring Field and Bush River in South Carolina before 1762
according to John Belton Oneal in "The Annals of Newberry". This William Coate's
was called Billy Coates by an oldtime visiting son of a John Jones. (C-930)
3) Judge O'Neall in the "Annals of Newberry" states ,"Certain it is that
William Coate lived and must have died in Newberry Co., between 1762-1796."
3?) A William obtained 200? acres on Aug. 5, 1766 in Newberry Co., SC on Scotts Creek,
Bush River. This land was supposedly sold in 1813, and would have to have been a son
of William selling it, if this applies to this William. (C-692, 912) (An earlier
misreading led to the mistake of an 800 acre purchase, when it should have been 200 acre
purchase.)
3?) A William was granted 200 acres of land in Craven Co. on Nov. 24, 1767 on the
north side of Bush River.
3?) A William Coates had as his executor John Coates in an administration in the
Carolinas dated 1774. (C-997)
?) A William Cote (Coates) of the Ninety Sixth District purchased 100 acres from John
(Desc.) and Jemima Wright in Newberry Co., SC on Nov. 2, 1785. The deed for this land was
not filed until July 4, 1803. (C-908, 912)
14?) A William Coate of Newberry bought 116 acres from Abijah or Elisha O'neal on Sept.
18, 1799. His neighbors included Wm. Cote, John Coats, and William O'neal. Witnesses were
William Oneal, John Oneal, and Abijah Oneal. (C-903) His possible parents are Thomas and
Sarahann Coats of SC as theorized by Gary W. Coats of Oregon. (C-1292)
2) A William Coates (b. ca. 1700) of Great Britain and Charleston, SC listed as the
recently deceased son of Thomas Coates (a Maltman) of Glasgow, England in appointment of
attorney to recover William's estate on March 26, 1753. William is listed as a
"sometimes minister".
2.1?) A William, b. about 1735 and died in Dec., 1784 in Camden Dist., Newberry Co., SC
named wife Frances (sometimes listed as Mary Frances) and children, Ann Starkes, Prisilla,
Barton, Wilson, William (underage, b. 1764/1765 [C-1060,1388]) and Benjamin (underage) in
that order in his will. A Netty (Notley) Coates witnessed it. William and Frances married
in 1757 in S.C. (C-598e) His 200 acres of land was sold
on Kings Creek on the south side of the Enoree River to John Turner (Furnas), Sr. dated
April 16, 1791. The deed is filed in Newberry County Records. His will is supposedly filed
in Kershaw Co., SC. (C-1284) According to some descendants, he is the son of William, Sr.
(#2 above) who died in Charleston, SC in 1753. (However, at this time, there is no proof
that the William who married Francis ever lived in Charleston, SC. C-1298) William, (Jr's)
siblings likely were James (1737-1817?), Notley (1740?-1806), David (1750?-) and sister,
Eliaha (1739?- ? who was married to James Gore). (C-998, 1068, 1294) Offspring of this
William moved to Tennessee and elsewhere. William (Jr.'s?) son William who was born in
1764/5 in Newberry, SC?, married Nancy Baker about 1790 and died on June 13, 1836 in
Calloway Co., MO. They had lived in Sumner Co, TN before moving to Missouri. (C-1388)
Another theory presented by Gary W. Coats of Portland, Oregon is that William (Jr.) b.
1735, is a descendant of the Moses/Susan Weldon Coate line of Pennsylvania.
2.111 Descendants of this 2.1 line above are likely Rev. William Coats who was a native of
Tennessee and a pioneer Baptist preacher. He was the father of Wilson Coats. They moved
from Tennessee to Calloway Co, Missouri in 1817. In 1849, son Wilson joined in the
California Gold Rush, and eventually brought his family from Missouri to be the first
settlers and ranchers in Contra Costa, California. This family is stated to be from
English stock dating it's ancestry back to America's colonial period. (C-1386)
8) An Esq. William married Mary Green on Nov. 17, 1757 in Saint Phillips Parish,
Charleston, SC. (C-419f) This William was born 1731 and died 1781 at age 50. A William Sr.
who never lived in the American colonies, is listed as the father of this William in a
1761 Charles Town, SC, Power of Attorney document. (C-692, 1282) At least three of William
and Mary's children were George b.1763 and baptised in St. Phillip's Parish, Thomas
(abt.1765), and Elizabeth (abt. 1767). (C-1069) This William had a daughter-in-law, (wife
of son Thomas) or sister named Catherine Coats who also had a large estate, was in
courthouse records often and left a will. (C-419f&g, 1292) William was known as
both Gentleman and Esquire in the Charleston, SC records. We know this to be true, because
Gentleman William and his wife Mary Green jointly purchased 842 acres in Colleton Co., SC
in 1760. About six months later, he is called William Coates, Esq. as he and wife Mary
sell 155 of these same 842 acres to a John McQueen. All records that apply to Gentleman or
Esquire William in Charlestown, SC records apply to him. He purchased a sloop named
"The Happy Swain" in Charleston on July 16, 1760. In 1761, he empowered an
attorney to sell his share of the estate he had been given by his father, William in his
will. He is likely the William Coates, Esq. who purchased 650 acres on Poke Swamp,
Berkley Co., SC on Dec. 1, 1772. He is likely to be the William Esq. who purchased 800
acres on a bay in Berkley Co., SC that was surveyed for him on May 4, 1773 on the
Northeast side of the Edisto River. (C-1299) He was appointed to a commision for the Port
of Charles town and referring to this position, he made his will in 1781. His wife and
children had died by the writing of his will at his age of 50. They all were buried in St.
Phillip's Church Yard. (C-1283, 1286, 1287, 1290-1292)
15) A William Coates lived in Chatham Co., GA in the 1792 Tax lists.
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