I got a response from the GA Archive...I fell through the *cracks*...:( but she's sending me microfilm indexes for Colonial GA, Wilkes and Jefferson County... Char___________________________________________________________ Get a sneak preview of the new MSN: http://preview.msn.com/

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Hi Charlotte My Allen Coats married Elizabeth Harmon in Rowan County, NC, 10 Jan 1801, and then moved to Kentucky. Four of his children were born in Kentucky; James abt 1807, Ann abt 1811, Susanna abt 1815 and Amos 24 Jun 1818, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky. Allen Coats moved again and was in Boone County MO in 1819. Until next time...... Deane Coats dcoats@jps.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "* Charlotte" <coats@hotmail.com> To: <COATES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 10:39 PM Subject: [COATES-L] Coats - Madison County KY tax list > > Source: Madison County Tax Books, 1787-1797, 1799-1807; KY state archive microfilm number 008126 > > There appears to be an Allen Coats in 1804, 1 white male over 21 and one horse, could also be Coots > In 1805 it appears as Allen Cotts - these are the only two entries...now from what I can figure, sometimes they worked on a farm etc...my Hart line, shows about 4 Hart males, living around 1 Hart male with land, the others have no land...so I figure that must be his sons, they live with him but they were taxed for their horses and maybe themselves...I can't figure out todays taxes much less what happened in 1799....<g>.... > > Although this is part of the Old Lincoln County of KY that was originally part of VA - I think it was present Lincoln County KY that showed a William Coats - but there is also a Cole family in these parts...I've seen a William Cole as an adjoining land owner in the Madison County KY deeds...I've not had time yet to really study those records for adjoining land owners...I've not ordered any of the Lincoln County KY records yet...but they are on my list... > > I've also ordered Vol A and B of the Newberry County SC deeds from the SC State Archive... > > I really think GA is going to hold some vital info on the Coats families..if we can just access their records... > > Has anyone researched in GA at the GA Archive...? I contacted them about 2 months ago and they said they would send me the microfilm list for the GA Colonial records they have - I have not received that yet, so about two weeks ago I emailed them again...no response to the email this time... > > Is Sherman out and about? Is the GA State Archive still there? Has the Governor clamped down on information leaving the state? > > Stay tuned, the answers may or may not arrive... > > Char___________________________________________________________ > Get a sneak preview of the new MSN: http://preview.msn.com/ > > > ==== COATES Mailing List ==== > > >

Source: Madison County Tax Books, 1787-1797, 1799-1807; KY state archive microfilm number 008126 There appears to be an Allen Coats in 1804, 1 white male over 21 and one horse, could also be Coots In 1805 it appears as Allen Cotts - these are the only two entries...now from what I can figure, sometimes they worked on a farm etc...my Hart line, shows about 4 Hart males, living around 1 Hart male with land, the others have no land...so I figure that must be his sons, they live with him but they were taxed for their horses and maybe themselves...I can't figure out todays taxes much less what happened in 1799....<g>.... Although this is part of the Old Lincoln County of KY that was originally part of VA - I think it was present Lincoln County KY that showed a William Coats - but there is also a Cole family in these parts...I've seen a William Cole as an adjoining land owner in the Madison County KY deeds...I've not had time yet to really study those records for adjoining land owners...I've not ordered any of the Lincoln County KY records yet...but they are on my list... I've also ordered Vol A and B of the Newberry County SC deeds from the SC State Archive... I really think GA is going to hold some vital info on the Coats families..if we can just access their records... Has anyone researched in GA at the GA Archive...? I contacted them about 2 months ago and they said they would send me the microfilm list for the GA Colonial records they have - I have not received that yet, so about two weeks ago I emailed them again...no response to the email this time... Is Sherman out and about? Is the GA State Archive still there? Has the Governor clamped down on information leaving the state? Stay tuned, the answers may or may not arrive... Char___________________________________________________________ Get a sneak preview of the new MSN: http://preview.msn.com/

Hi Everyone, I wanted to pass along something I read in the "Early American Home" magazine for December 2000. It is an article entitled Lancaster County Quilts (PA), by Jeanmarie Andrews. "The county's earliest known Quaker quilt, pieced from small triangles of fine dress silks, was made by Deborah Simmons Coates, c 1820. (it was cut down the middle so it could be passed on to two descendants.) In the center is this stamped image of a slave in chains and the words 'Deliver me from the oppression of man'." Deborah's husband, Lindsey Coates, was active in the abolitionist movement; their home was Station #5 on the Underground Railroad in Lancaster County." Heritage Center Museum Collection. Linda Zikewich

Coats David 58 <A HREF="http://www.chickasaw.com/~ronglong/Perry/CENSUSC.HTM">Table # 5</A>

Hello, I wonder if anyone knows what branch of Coates are related to Jim Bowie (of Bowie Knife fame) When I was a child I remember my grandmother says her Coates father was related to Jim Bowie. Robbie

I was looking through the obits on the Santa Clara, CA Rootsweb site. I would like to contact the person who either submitted the following obit or requested someone look up the information for them. The Obit read as follows: "Frederick WILLETT (d. 4.4.1901) WILLETT - Near Campbell, April 4, 1901, Frederick WILLETT, beloved son of Mrs. WILLETT-COATS, a native of California, aged 24 years, 1 month and 11 days. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral to-day (Saturday), April 6th, at 1 o'clock p.m. from the residence of his mother on the Los Gatos road. Internment at Santa Clara Cemetery. San Jose Daily Mercury, April 6, 1901, Saturday Morning." I have a record for an Elizabeth HARTWICK marrying Larry WILLETT in 1861. Then in an 1895 obit, Elizabeth is referenced as Mrs. WILLETT-COATES. Since the above obit states the mother of Frederick WILLETT is Mrs. WILLETT-COATS - I believe there is a connection to my family. I am looking forward to hearing from you. sincerely - Nancy Innes

Dear Charlotte I am in a city called Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England, and have been researching the name Coates (my great-grandmother's maiden name) for a number of years now, and was very interested to discover your website. I have traced our ancestry back to the late 1600s in Staffordshire and am still continuing to find out new things even now. One area where I have struggled is in tracing - past 1920 - the whereabouts of my great-great aunt, who was born Olive Jane Coates (daughter of Thomas Stanway and Hannah Coates) in Burslem, Stoke-on- Trent in about 1876 and who emigrated to Trenton New Jersey in 1910. By then she had married Frederick Wilcox (July 17th 1898 - Stoke-on- Trent - Frederick Wilcox was born in 1865) and they had two children. The first was George Frederick (known as Frederick), who was born on October 9th, 1899 at 78, Pleasant Street, Burslem, Stoke-on- Trent.Their second son Ernest was born on September 2nd, 1901 at 26, Milton Road, Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent. A ship passenger record I have managed to obtain from the USA shows that Olive Jane Wilcox left the port of Liverpool, England, on October 4th, 1910, aboard the Carmania to join her husband (he is listed on the record as Sydney Wilcox) at 378, Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey. Another address I have for the family is 1224 Magnolia Terrace, Newark, New Jersey. The only other information I have on the family is very scant: Olive Jane remarried in the USA, to a man named as Sydney Gilmore. In the 1920 censes the two boys had changed their name to Gilmore also and they were living at 74 New Street, Newark in Essex County (a researcher has found this out for me in the USA). I have not been able to obtain any more information other than this despite looking on the SSI. I obviously want to find out the death/marriage dates of the family and eventually get into contact with their descendants. I wondered whether you could suggest any options for further research because the American system is so daunting to me as I am sure the British one would be to most Americans! I know it is a long shot given that I don't have dates, but if you can make any suggestions for me I would be most grateful. With very best wishes. Nigel Chell Get your Free E-mail at http://CoatsArchive.zzn.com ____________________________________________________________ Get your own Web-Based E-mail Service at http://www.zzn.com

Joe R. Coates P.O. Box 671 Forest, VA 24551 804-384-1817 (I forgot the tele. No.) My Coats, Coates Family Tree from Gabriel Garrett -1801 to Joseph William -1997 is now available in 4 volumes as follows: Volume 1. Descendants of Gabriel Garrett Coates, by Generation, Indexed. Volume 2. Family Group Sheets and Descendents. Volume 3. Kinship List to Gabrial Garrett Coates And Individual List of All Descendents. Volume 4. Box Chart Printout of Descendents Of Gabriel Garrett Coates By Generation. Costs: $25.00 per volume which includes shipping. Ladies and Gentlemen Grampa Joe has spent many years researching this information. I plan on saving my pennies for sure. You can bet, these books are well worth the money. Louise Kohl

Joe R. Coates P.O. Box 671 Forest, VA 24551 My Coats, Coates Family Tree from Gabriel Garrett -1801 to Joseph William -1997 is now available in 4 volumes as follows: Volume 1. Descendants of Gabriel Garrett Coates, by Generation, Indexed. Volume 2. Family Group Sheets and Descendents. Volume 3. Kinship List to Gabrial Garrett Coates And Individual List of All Descendents. Volume 4. Box Chart Printout of Descendents Of Gabriel Garrett Coates By Generation. Costs: $25.00 per volume which includes shipping. Ladies and Gentlemen Grampa Joe has spent many years researching this information. I plan on saving my pennies for sure. You can bet, these books are well worth the money. Louise Kohl

This info is from PA Archive microfilm # 1.16 - this is an index to PA land records all the way back to the 1600s...these records are all in alpha order all Cs together, then by date...this is just the Cs and out of that the Coates, Coate, Coats, listed in the Patentee column - some patents were taken in different names like in SC..... info: PA Historical Land Reocrds - Patent Index A & AA page 43 in the index: Book A-No. 8-date of patent, Dec. 30, 1737, page 407, patentee: Samuel Coates, et al, 14 acres, 80 poles (I think this is poles...I'm going to scan these pages as well...then I can blow them up...<g>...); Warrantee: Proprietaries (lease) warrant date, July 21, 1737, county: Phila (several Cole names in here and a Coontz and Coots as well...) page 52 in the index: Book AA-No. 11-date of patent April 19, 1769, page 164, Patentee: Jonathan Coats (Island), 2 acres, 40 poles, Warrantee: proprietaries, name of tract: Buckwalter's Island, date of warrant: October 13, 1760, county Phila page 53 in the index: Book AA-No. 12- patent date, Dec 10, 1779, page 3, Patentee: Jonathan Coates, et al, 192 acres, Warrantee: Joseph Garretson, name of tract: orphan's partion, warrant date: Nov 14, 1741, county: York Book AA-No. 12-patent date, May 20, 1762, page 59, Patentee: Thomas Coats, a lot, Warrantee: Christopher Davison, Warrant date: June 9, 1685, county: Phila page 55 in the index: Book AA-No.14-patent date, Feb 7, 1774, page 227 Patentee: Coates Lindsay, 318 acres and 40 poles, Warrantee: Lindsay Coates, name of tract: Yorkshire, date of warrant: June 8, 1773, county: North'b'ld (not sure what county that is) page 58 in the index: Commission Book A-No. 3-date of patent, March 25, 1746, page 347 and second one on page 349 (two records here), lots, probably two lots, Patentee: William Coats, Warrantee: Deed to Peter Aldermast or Aldermost, warrant date on both, March 25, 1746, county: Phila (this appears to be two lots and thus two entries but all the same info except the page numbers of 347 and 349) *********** Not sure if there are more records on this film, the film is a full reel, this is just the first group of Cs I found to copy....I have not scanned the warrantee column to see if there are any Coate, Coates, Coats there or checked to see if there is an alpha list on the film for the Warrantees, wouldn't that be nice...<g>...Char___________________________________________________________ Get a sneak preview of the new MSN: http://preview.msn.com/

A bit of history on Newberry County SC... ----- Original Message ----- From: meyerma@webtv.net Subject: John and Rhoda as newlyweds Hi Cousins and Others, Scroll down and read Val's note first, and then come back up here and read mine. This discussion about John and Rhoda began with speculation about what their lives were like when they were newlyweds at the time of the American Revolution. They married in 1775. Our data indicate that their first baby did not arrive until June of 1781. Val joined the DAR on John's records and she tells us that while he did perform patriotic service, he was not a "soldier" (as was his brother James), so does that mean that he was not "off at war"? Part of his patriotic service was hauling freight (supplies for soldiers?) by wagon. Does that mean he was or was not away from home a lot? I'm trying to bring together some bits of information and make a story out of it, as well as make sense of it. I'm humbly asking for your help. If you disagree with a conclusion I reach, please speak up. We know that our Abernathys (and the Hunters) were "Seceders" or ex-Presbyterians (some joined the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and some became Baptists). As far as I know, the records of the Bush River Baptist Church do not include John Abernathy as a member, but his slave Wolly was a member, and his daughter-in-law was a member, and his parents-in-law were members as well as other relatives of his wife. Bush River Baptist Church was constituted in 1771. In 1773, Thomas Norris, a licensed preacher of the Baptist Church of Little Saluda in Edgefield district was called to be pastor and he was ordained the same year. O'Neall (ANNALS OF NEWBERRY COUNTY) states: "Elder Norris...was pastor during the troublesome times of the revolution. He taught the doctrine of 'non-resistance' and for this boldness in preaching he was shut up in the old prison of Ninety-Six...Finally, he was released without condition and continued to preach until he passed away in 1780." The original church clerk (Michael Landers) wrote: "Mr. Norris continued their minister until 1780, when he was suddenly taken from them by death to the great grief of all of them. They were now left in a distressing siuation under the loss of their minister together with the distressing scene of the late American war which appeared to threaten their dissoltuion; but suffice it to say that amidst all their distresses they were enabled to attend constantly to their stated appointments for public worship, united in the strongest bonds of brotherly love, they thus attended to the duties of their station. They were however encouraged by the hope that this loss would be repaired by Mr. John Cole,Sr., whose ardent and warm exhortation did encourage them that he would be singularly useful - in the 1781, he was called by the church to be their preacher, whose earnest and laborous preaching greatly strneghtened their former hopes of his being qualified for the work of the ministry" [ordained in 1783]. O'Neall also states that Rev. John Cole, Sr. was the third pastor of Bush River Baptist Church and he died in 1816, having been pastor for 35 years. "He had seen the church begin as a little flock, grow, increase, and become as a great army." He was pastor during the great American Revolution and had brought his charge safely through this terrible war." >From the history of Bush River Baptist Church written in 1934 by Mrs. C. M. Smith: "The present Mrs. W. J. Langston (whose husband preached at Bush River from 1883 to 1892), whose great, great grandmother, Mrs. Mary Golding Leonard, widow of Laughlin (pronounced Lockly) Leonard, was the second wife of Rev. John Cole, Sr., gives us this sketch of the death of Laughlin Leonard. This sketch is given here to show how our forefathers and mothers suffered: "The second wife of the Rev. John Cole was Mrs. Mary Golding Leonard, whose first husband, Captain Laughlin Leonard, was a revolutionar soldier. During the Revolutionary period Mary Leonard performed these two notable deeds of valor. In Feb. 1781 she learned that the Tories, led by the dreaded Col. Wm. (Bloody Bill) Cunningham, were planning to surprise the patriots on the west side of Little River and knowing well the fate of those who fell into his cruel hands, she imemdiately set out to give warning. When her errand was successfully accomplished and her excitement had subsided, she realized that she had crossed the river at a point where there was neither bridge nor ford, and from that time until her death, some 50 years later she was never able to recall just how she made the crossing. "But the feet of Mary Leonard were destined to cross darker and deeper waters than the swift current of Little River, for the Tory fury that had raged for over 2 years in the 96 District culminated in Nov. 1781 in the 'Masscre of Hay's Station'; and upon that bloody field lay the body of her husband, Laughlin Leonard. After this terrible massacre by Cunningham and his men, not an able bodied man or boy over twelve years of age was left to help the suffering or bury the dead. In this extremity, Mary Leonard attended only by her slave girl, Calami, walked three miles to the massacre ground and searched among the smoking ruins until she found the body of her husband. With the help of her faithful slave, she placed the body on a rough sled and commenced the homeward journey. Over the rugged road, past trampled fields and ruins of neighboring houses, they dragged their piteous burden, until at last, exhausted, they reached her own desolate home. "Another duty now confronted Mary Leonard, she must put away the body of her husband. For years her lips could not frame the details of that lonely burial, for with only the help of the slave girl she dug a grave near her home, and in it laid the body of the brave soldier. No neighbor nor relative was with her, for they, too, were passing through like sorrows, for as O'Neall relates 'The hills of the 96 District echoed to the wail of fourteen hundred widows and orphans.'" *** The newlyweds may have had a lovely marriage, but the setting for their first years together was far from serene. [Donna and Clara, 96 District is the part of South Carolina which includes present-day Newberry Co. and other surrounding countiues. Our ancestor John Abernathy married Rhoda Davis in 1775 in Newberry Co. SC.] My Grandmother Abernathy was Dorthuyla Nelson Cole, daughter of David Lawson Cole, thought to have been born about 1820 in VA. I do not know if there is a connection between our COLE line and Rev. John Cole, Sr. who pastored the Bush River Baptist Church in Newberry Co. SC (but I'm dying to find out). The history booklet prepared for the 225 anniversary celebration of Bush River Baptist Church in 1996 (from which I took all this information) includes the following (which I include here or future reference regarding the COLE line): "On March 13, 1802, as the record goes: 'It was agreed to call Brother William Cole to ordination and to send for Richard Shackleford, Joshua Palmer and Jesse Owen to attend on Friday before the first Sunday in May to ordain him to the ministry,' but on March 23 of the same year, he passed away." Some of you would like to know that "In 1802 there was a great revival of religion...the Spirit ofGod was pervading the whole community and that all were rising up and crying out 'men and brethren, what shall we do to be saved?' From Aug.22 until Oct. 30, 94 persons were received and baptized on profession of faith" (O'Neall's ANNALS) into the membership of Bush River Baptist Church in Newberry Co. SC. This revival was connected with the great awakening in the West [I think she means Kentucky], which spread eastward and southward and entered the state at the Waxhaws, according to Mrs. C. M. Smith, who wrote the history of BRBC in 1934. In 1802, my (also Lou's, Clarence's, Donna's and Clara's) ancestor Samuel Abernathy was four and one-half years old. Val's ancestor Sarah Abernathy Hunter was 21 years old, she had been married 4 years, and she already had 2 sons. She and her husband, as far as I know. were affiliated with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Headspring in Newberry Co. SC, right Val? The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Prosperity (Frog Level) was built in 1802 and the congregation was organizedd with Abram Carmichael and Abram Young as elders. Val, do you think the formation of that church in 1802 had something to do with the revival in 1802? For the benefit of my readers other than Val, I want to explain that the parents of Sarah Abernathy's husband William Hunter were members of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Chruch at Prosperity in Newberry Co. SC, and they (Nathan Hunter, Sr and Mary Young) are buried there. Kristen, can you write a story from all this? for our grandchildren? (For all of you other than Kristen, she is our cousin and is already an accomplished author of books such as BREAKING RANK.) Mary Alice___________________________________________________________ Get a sneak preview of the new MSN: http://preview.msn.com/

Tahoma National Cemetery Kent, King County, Washington Coates, Gary Leigh, b. 11/03/1937, d. 07/19/1997, US Navy, MM2, Res: Mill Creek, WA, Plot: 25 0 255, bur. 10/06/1997 located at <A HREF="http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/king/tahoma/index.htm">Tahoma National Cemetery - King County, Washington</A>

<A HREF="http://www.interment.net/data/us/tx/bastrop/coates.htm">Coates Cemetery - Bastrop County, Texas</A> regards, Karen

Hi I came across this website which is pretty awesome with the pictures and wondered if you had heard of a Jane Coates who had married a Garrett/Jarrett either in VA or SC or GA. I think it was VA. Their daughter Rebecca Jarrett married my gggg granfather Anderson Durham in Wilkes Co GA and started my father's Durham line. Julie Hamilton gingerbredgirl@hotmail.com Get your Free E-mail at http://CoatsArchive.zzn.com ____________________________________________________________ Get your own Web-Based E-mail Service at http://www.zzn.com

Hmmm, Bob is this your Rufus as well...Char ----- Original Message ----- From: Paula Vinson Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 3:37 AM To: coats@lawyer4u.com Subject: Rufus Coats Do you happen to have any information regarding the ancestry of Rufus Coats in DeKalb County, Indiana? Any clue would be most welcome. Your web site is wonderful!!! Thank you for your time. Paula Fears Vinson___________________________________________________________ Get a sneak preview of the new MSN: http://preview.msn.com/

http://www.rootsquest.com/~coatsfar/docsnewberry.htm Harmon Davis' 1784, 96 District Plat...shows a Coates adjoining two sides of his land... Char___________________________________________________________ Get a sneak preview of the new MSN: http://preview.msn.com/

Fyi....Char ----- Original Message ----- From: Elwin Sperring Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 5:43 PM To: coats@lawyer4u.com Subject: Family Tree I have an ELIZABETH COATE born 1832 in Aller, Somerset. Elizabeth married Joseph Dawbin in Chedzoy, Somerset. I would like more info on Elizabeth so please let me know if you can help. If you can help i would appreciate any names you can give me who may also be able to help in the research. Elizabeth emigrated to NZ. in the 1800's. All the best Jeni___________________________________________________________ Get a sneak preview of the new MSN: http://preview.msn.com/

Well, apparently that consent required by the VA State library and archive is a formality only...I sent to the Frederick County Clerks office a request for their consent and a letter arrived today giving it to me...soooo, I'll see if I can get some of those microfilm records...I'm looking for that court record of the Quakers that went from PA to VA...Char___________________________________________________________ Get a sneak preview of the new MSN: http://preview.msn.com/