Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE In the spring of 1768, a few adventurers, from the neighborhood of Raleigh, in North Carolina, crossed the mountains, westwardly, in search of a new place of residence. And, having explored the country on the Watauga River, they selected a spot there, made some preparations, returned, and, the same year, moved over their families, ten in number, to live in the interminable wilderness. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE At the head of this little colony was James Robertson, afterwards so extensively known by the title of General; whose name the early history of Tennessee, if ever written in detail, will exhibit on many a page. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE This now became a place of rendezvous to all who followed their footsteps over the same stupendous heights. And so many gathered in, from the Carolinas and Virginia, that, within three years, they could muster nearly three hundred soldiers. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE page 61 But, in the very infancy of the settlement, by a treaty with the Cherokees, held under the authority from the government of the last mentioned province, a boundary was established to run from the White Top Mountain in a west direction to Holston River, on a parallel of latitude of about 36 1/2 degrees. The inhabitants of Watauga were, consequently, left on Indian ground, in no better condition than that of trespassers. And it was not long before they were ordered by Alexander Cameron to move off. Cameron was deputy agent for the government of England, resident among the Cherokees. But part of the [p.61] Cherokees, notwithstanding his zeal, expressed a desire that the trespassers might be permitted to remain, provided they would make no further encroachments. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE This favorable symptom was not long neglected. But Robertson and John Bean were deputed by these tenants at will, in 1771, to treat with their landlords, and agree upon articles of accommodation and friendship. The attempt succeeded. For, though the Indians refused to give up the lands gratuitously, they consented, for a stipulated amount of merchandise, muskets, and other articles of convenience, the value of the whole estimated at five or six thousand dollars, to lease for eight years all the country on the waters of the Watauga. After this the settlement increased with still greater rapidity than before. The next year, Jacob Brown, with a family of two, migrated from North Carolina, and settled on Nollichucky River, a step nigher to the scalpers. There he kept a little supply of goods suited to their taste and convenience, in order to maintain traffic with them to advantage. And, by this means, ingratiating himself into their favor, he soon courted them to a treaty, in which he contracted for the lands on the Nollichucky, as had been done on the Watauga. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE The property paid to the Indians in fulfillment of these covenants was compensated for, in both cases, by sales of the lands. Those who advanced it reimbursed themselves from the settlers. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE Thus a nursery of population was planted in East Tennessee never to be eradicated. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE But, far removed from the parent provinces, separated not only by trackless forests, but by numerous ranges of mountains, they were as little protected, controlled, or recollected, by any government whatever, as their co-tenants, the bears. What people ever approached nearer to the imaginary state of nature? Yet they lived in extraordinary harmony among themselves, and in perfect amity with the Cherokees, the only power by which they were recognized. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE Multiplied, however, as they were, some more formal act of association had been considered as expedient. And, accordingly, a code of laws was drawn up to be signed by every individual. If any one should refuse he was to be debarred from its benefits. But there was no recusant. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE What example does history furnish of a government more perfectly democratical than this? Magistrates were elected, under the domination of trustees, by whom all controversies were to be decided, conformably to the written code. There was much energy in the system, and it proved very satisfactory. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE Thus organized, their affairs continued prosperous, till the commencement of the Revolutionary war. And so great had been the augmentation, that, in 1776, they could have raised seven or eight hundred riflemen. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE But, when it appeared that this great conflict would inevitably become universal, Cameron sent very enticing letters to them, endeavoring with many fine promises of protection in case of their loyalty, to attach them to the British interest. The peril of their situation was too obvious; but they unanimously resolved, whatever the issue should be, to participate in the struggle for independence. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE page 62 As soon as Cameron had ascertained this determination, a project was devised to spread desolation over the whole settlement at once, by making a sudden incursion, and attacking it on all sides by surprise. But the barbarous design was happily frustrated. The electrical flame of liberty, so spontaneous, [p.62] so efficacio****s, was not confined to the atmosphere of civilization. Four white men, having long sojourned among the Cherokees, were intrusted with the bloody secret. But, true to the cause of humanity and freedom, they made escape, and gave seasonable notice of the meditated invasion. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE These tidings produced no inconsiderable terror. A large proportion of the people recrossed the Allegheny, and fled back for shelter to the several places of their nativity. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE But the panic was not universal. Enough remained to man and maintain a garrison, situated on the Holston, near the Sycamore Shoals. Yet so sensible were they of their comparative weakness, that they delegated John Carter and George Russell, to repair to North Carolina, make a representation of matters, and solicit the interposition of that state, and the necessary assistance. The application was attended to, and measures adopted preparatory to their relief. All this country was erected into a county by the name of Washington. And the little republic, which originated not in opposition, but convenience, now became an integral part of the great commonwealth, within the chartered limits of which it was situated. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE The Act of Assembly for this purpose bears date in December, 1777. But the settlers at the suggestion of Robertson, had called their territory Washington District several years before. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE Robertson was captain of the garrison; and the next in command was Lieut. John Sevier, so often afterwards elected governor of Tennessee. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE In the fall of the same year, troops arrived from North Carolina and Virginia, who were joined by Robertson and seventy men from the garrison; the whole amounting to about eighteen hundred. They marched rapidly, struck home upon the Cherokees, vanquished wherever they came, ruined many towns, and destroyed stocks and provisions, and so crippled those savage enemies that they were obliged to submit to terms. A treaty was agreed upon; and poor Cameron hurried himself to Pensacola. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE The treaty was held in the spring following, at a place in the Holston called Long Island, under joint authority of Virginia and North Carolina. Peace was mutually promised and Robertson was appointed agent, to reside at some central place in the Cherokee Nation, in behalf of the two associated states. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 IN EAST TENNESSEE Only a paragraph more will be added to this article, the design being simply to trace the progress of the settlement till it acquired rank and permanence. Footnote Fisk was in error in this matter. It was Evan Shelby, father of Isaac Shelby, who led this expedition. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------016CEFF098A5C65E5503135B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thought, FWIW, that I would forward this to the list and let others make the appropriate judgements. Janet was trying to assist with the on-going questions surrounding Wm Coats of Rowan Co. NC, c. 1778. Regards to all, -- Larry D. Hamilton Coats P.O. Box 823 Aspermont, TX 79502 --------------016CEFF098A5C65E5503135B Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from Janbannan@aol.com by imo-r05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v27.12.) id n.28.809e9e4 (4266) for <larcoa@aspermont.esc14.net>; Fri, 14 Jul 2000 20:26:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Janbannan@aol.com Message-ID: <28.809e9e4.26a109aa@aol.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 20:26:18 EDT Subject: Re: [A-REV] Re: NC Regulators To: larcoa@aspermont.esc14.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 109 X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 I noted an Elijah Cote and his wife Nellie Davis - Tennessee Cousins indicates they came to McMinn County from Jefferson County Tennessee. It states he was the son of Charles C. Cote who was born in North Carolina in 1776, and died in McMinn County. There is also a listing in "Tennesseans in Washington County before 1800", which shows a Benjamin "Coat" deed records, book 6, page 496 microfilm no. 196 and a Richard "Coats" deed records, book 6, page 496, microfilm no. 196. Another listing is for Israel "Cote", Deed, book 8, page 113, microfilm no. 197 My relatives moved from Virginia to Rowan County to Washington Co., TN (which was also North Carolina and Virginia) depending upon which year you study. Often, I have found records in all three areas relating to the same people, although they had never moved. Best Regards, Janet --------------016CEFF098A5C65E5503135B--

Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 THE NAME TENNESSEE The first historical mention of Tennessee was the mention by Sir Alexander Cumming of “Tennessee,” or “Tenassee,” as the ancient capitol of the Cherokees. It was located a few miles above the mouth of the Tellico on the Little Tennessee River. In 1730 Sir Alexander Cumming had been sent by Great Britain to meet the chiefs of all the Cherokee towns at Nequassee, near the present town of Franklin in North Carolina. According to Ramsey, pages 46 and 47: Footnote Moytoy of Telliquo, probably the modern Tellico. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 THE NAME TENNESSEE “Sir Alexander * * * informed them by whose authority he was sent, and demanded of them to acknowledge themselves the subjects of his sovereign, King George, and to promise obedience to his authority. Upon which the chiefs, falling on their knees, solemnly promised obedience and fidelity calling upon all that was terrible to fall upon them if they violated their promise. Sir Alexander, then, by their unanimous consent, nominated Moytoy1 commander and chief of the Cherokee nation. The crown was brought from Tenassee, their chief town, which with five eagle tails and four scalps of their enemies, Moytoy presented to Sir Alexander, requesting him, on his arrival at Britain, to lay them at his majesty's feet.” Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 THE NAME TENNESSEE >From this source and not from any supposed resemblance to a “big spoon,” or a “big bend,” was derived the name Tennessee, afterwards applied to the Tennessee River and to the state. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 CONDITION OF TENNESSEE FOUND BY EARLY EXPLORERS Six chiefs accompanied Sir Alexander to Great Britain, were admitted to the royal presence, were well treated, promised obedience to the government of that country and made a treaty with it of “friendship, alliance and commerce.” The object of Great Britain was twofold: to alienate the Indians from Spain and France, and to facilitate the intercourse of the traders with them. In consequence of this treaty and of the good mutual disposition engendered, a condition of peace and friendship was maintained for many years between the Colonists and the Cherokees. Indeed, these amicable relations were disturbed only when the hunters and explorers by ignoring the rights of the Indians aroused their suspicion and stimulated their resentment. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 CONDITION OF TENNESSEE FOUND BY EARLY EXPLORERS On page 77 of his Annals, Ramsey says: Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 CONDITION OF TENNESSEE FOUND BY EARLY EXPLORERS page 52 “At the time of its first exploration, Tennessee was a vast and almost unoccupied wilderness—a solitude over which an Indian hunter seldom roamed, and to which no tribe put in a distinct and well defined claim. For this reason, and on account of the mildness of its climate, and the rich pasturage [p.52] furnished by its varied ranges of plain and mountain, Tennessee, in common with Kentucky, had become an extensive park, of which the beasts of the forest held undisturbed possession. Into these wild recesses, savage daring did not often venture to penetrate. Equidistant from the settled territories of the southern and northern Indian tribes, it remained, by common consent, uninhabited by either, and little explored. The approach of civilization, from several directions, began to abridge the territories of surrounding Indian nations; and the margin of this great terra incognita was occasionally visited by parties of savages in pursuit of game, and as places of retreat from the encroachments of a superior race. In these respects, the value of the country began to be appreciated as hunting grounds, and as affording immunity from the molestations of civilized man. Vague and uncertain claims to several portions of the territory were asserted by as many several tribes; but no part of the present Tennessee was held by the actual and permanent occupancy of the Indians, except that section embraced by the segment of a circle, of which Tennessee River is the periphery, from the point where it intersects the North Carolina line to that where this stream enters the State of Alabama. This was settled by the Cherokees. All of Tennessee, besides this, was uninhabited, though a portion of it was claimed or occupied as hunting grounds by the Shawnees, the Chickasaws, the Choctaws and the Cherokees.” Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 CONDITION OF TENNESSEE FOUND BY EARLY EXPLORERS Tennessee was, indeed, a virgin land, clad in nature's richest verdure, preserved for countless ages as the chosen hunting ground of the red men. During these years in which the land was unoccupied by man, game of all kinds multiplied until this section teemed with buffalo, deer, bear, elk, wolves, panthers, and small game and birds of almost infinite variety. The differences in topography were matched by wide latitude in lavish vegetation—giant forests, impenetrable canebrakes and thickets, grape jungles and, here and there, wild-pea vines, so thickly matted and so over-running the undergrowth as to impede travel on foot or on horse-back. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 CONDITION OF TENNESSEE FOUND BY EARLY EXPLORERS And not only was game abundant, but also fruits and berries in season in prodigal profusion, as Hon. Albert V. Goodpasture says in his “Indian Wars and Warriors of the Old Southwest,” in the Tennessee Historical Magazine for March, 1918: Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 CONDITION OF TENNESSEE FOUND BY EARLY EXPLORERS “From the summit of almost any hill in the Tennessee mountains one might have beheld a vast expanse of green meadows and strawberry fields, the meandering river gliding through them, saluting in its turnings and swellings, green, turfy knolls, embellished with parterres of blooming flowers and ripening fruit. There the young warriors stalked the flocks of wild turkeys strolling through the meads, and chased the herds of deer prancing and bounding over the hills; and there the young maidens gathered the rich, fragrant strawberries, and in a gay and frolicsome humor, chased their companions and stained their lips and cheeks with the red, ripe fruit; or, reclining on the banks of the beautiful mountain stream, their fair forms half concealed in the shadow of the blooming and fragrant bowers of magnolia, azalea, perfumed calycanthus, and sweet yellow jessamin, listlessly toyed in its cool, fleeting waters.” Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 CONDITION OF TENNESSEE FOUND BY EARLY EXPLORERS Of this land Richard Henderson said: Footnote The Conquest of the Old Southwest, p. 7. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 CONDITION OF TENNESSEE FOUND BY EARLY EXPLORERS page 53 “The country might invite a prince from his palace, merely for the pleasure of contemplating its beauty and excellence; but only add the rapturous ideas of property, and what allurements can the world offer for the loss of so glorious a prospect?”2 [p.53] Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 CONDITION OF TENNESSEE FOUND BY EARLY EXPLORERS A RIFLEMAN OF THE OLD DAYS ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 THE CUMBERLAND SETTLEMENT In 1778, the first settlement of about a dozen families located near Bledsoe's Lick, now Castalian Springs, in Sumner County. Near this settlement Richard Hogan, Spencer and Holliday planted corn in the same year. “About the same time a number of French traders advanced up the Cumberland River as far as the ‘Bluff,’ where they erected a trading post and a few log cabins.” Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 ORGANIZATION OF STATE MILITIA In 1799 Smith County, named for Gen. Daniel Smith, was carved out of Sumner County, and Wilson County and Williamson County were also created. Legislative acts were passed “to prevent the malicious killing of slaves,” “to suppress excessive gaming,” “concerning divorces,” and “to provide for the election of electors for President and Vice President by a committee of three citizens in each county.” The first camp meeting in Tennessee (possibly the first camp meeting in the United States), was held at Cane Ridge, in Sumner County. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 SMITH COUNTY Smith County was erected in 1799 from a part of Sumner County and was named in honor of Gen. Daniel Smith, a pioneer surveyor, secretary of the Southwest Territory and United States senator succeeding Andrew Jackson. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 SMITH COUNTY page 872 The early settlers were mostly from North Carolina and Virginia, some of them via East Tennessee. They raised cotton, corn, tobacco and hemp. Wm. Walton was the first settler, having located, probably in 1787, on what was afterwards the site of Carthage. Other early settlers were: Daniel Burford, Richard Alexander, Peter Turney, Wm. Saunders, Tilman Dixon, Micajah Duke, [p.872] Wm. McDonald, Wm. Goodall, Armstead Flippin, Jas. Hodges, Geo. T. Wright, Arthur S. Hogan, the Gordons, Smiths and Fites. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 SMITH COUNTY On December 16, 1799, the first session of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions was held at the house of Tilman Dixon on the site of Dixon Springs. The following named magistrates were present and qualified: Garrett Fitzgerald, chairman; Wm. Alexander, Jas. Gwinn, Tilman Dixon, Thos. Harrison, Jas. Hibbetts, William Walton and Peter Turney. The last named was the father of Hopkins L. Turney and grandfather of Governor Peter Turney. The oath was administered by Moses Fisk, who was appointed clerk, pro tem. Amos Lacey was chosen constable. During its first years this court had its meetings sometimes at the house of Major Dixon and sometimes at Wm. Saunders', then ****at Fort Blount, then at Colonel Walton's. But in 1804, the county site was established at the place where Carthage now stands, which was laid out on the land of Col. Wm. Walton, who built the road, called after him, the Walton Road, from the junction of the Caney Fork and the Cumberland across the mountain, along which road he erected houses for the entertainment of travelers. The courthouse was completed in 1805, and in March, 1806, the court was held in it. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 SMITH COUNTY The Circuit Court held its first session, it is thought, in 1810, with Judge N. W. Williams, presiding. The Chancery Court held its first term in May, 1825, and was presided over by Judge John Catron, chief justice of the state, 1831-1835, and then member of the United States Supreme Court. Among the prominent members of its bar were: Robert L. Caruthers, elected governor in 1863, and his brother, Abraham Caruthers; Wm. B. Campbell, governor, 1851-1853; Wm. Cullom, Samuel M. Fite, James B. Moore, Jordan Stokes, John D. Goodall, Andrew McClain, A. A. Swope, E. L. Gardenhire, and Sam Turney. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 SMITH COUNTY Smith County furnished for the War of 1812, two companies whose captains were respectively, Robertson and James Walton; four companies for the war with Mexico, commanded by Capts. William Walton, L. P. McMurry, Don Allison, and John D. Goodall; and twelve companies for the Confederate Army. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 SMITH COUNTY Pioneer ministers were: David P. Timberlake, David Halliburton, John Page, Jesse Moreland, and John Maffit. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 SMITH COUNTY Important educational institutions were the Geneva Academy and the Female Academy. Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1 STEWART COUNTY Statistics of Smith County: Population of 1920, 17,134. Assessed valuation of taxable property, 1923, $13,652,578. Area, 368 square miles. Number of farms, 2,908. Railway mileage, twenty-seven. Drained by the Cumberland and its tributary, the Caney Fork. Surface hilly and well covered with timber. Staple products are corn, wheat, oats, tobacco and hay. It is one of the best live stock counties in the state. Carthage, the county seat, is on the Cumberland River and the terminus of a branch of the Tennessee Central. It has a population of 920, has good schools and churches, a weekly newspaper, one bank, manufacturing and mercantile establishments. Large shipments of to****cco are made from Carthage. Dixon Springs is another prosperous town in the county. Scholastic population of county, 6,832; high schools, two; elementary schools, seventy-two. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi All: Ancestry.com has this site free for 10 days. It shows marriages in NJ from 1684 to 1850. These were the Coats/Coates results that came up. The URL is: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4480.htm Given Name Surname Given Name Spouse Surname Spouse Marriage Date County State EDMUND SHAW FRANCES S. COATS 07/10/1839 Gloucester NJ CHARLES MILLER DEBORAH COATS 30/03/1822 Hunterdon NJ JOHN SUYDAM SUSAN COATS 27/02/1817 Hunterdon NJ JOSEPH FIELD MERCY COATS 27/06/1807 Hunterdon NJ MANUEL OPDYCKE AMY COATS 19/05/1849 Hunterdon NJ WILLIAM COATS ANN HIBLER 8 Jul 1804 SUSS NJ WILLIAM COATS JENNY HOUSE 25 Oct 1804 SUSS NJ JOHN WEBB MILICENT COATES 11/06/1779 Gloucester NJ PETER ANTEN SARAH COATES 15 May 1804 SUSS NJ JACOB COATES HANNAH CANFIELD 18 Jan 1823 SUSS NJ JOSEPH COATES SARAH HUMES 3 Apr 1824 SUSS NJ ABRAHAM SHEELER EMILY COATES 21 Mar 1829 SUSS NJ

Hello, Does anyone have information on a John H. Coates . He is living in Wilkinson County , Ms. In 1834 I show him selling land and buying land. He lives in the same range as Austin Marion Coates and Benjamin Rawlins who is married to Elizabeth "Betsy " Coates whose land ajoins Austin Coates Property. Robbie

Just in case...<g>...there is a place that is going to have all, yep that's all the census records i.e. images on the net this fall...hmmm, I can't find my bookmark for it but it was something Quest or Quest something... Anyone else got a url for it? Char ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

FYI...Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: Western <miguel.centellas@wmich.edu> To: <coats@lawyer4u.comm> Subject: coates question Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:10:57 -0400 Greetings, I am a member of the Coates family (my mother's surname). I'm trying to find some geneological information on that side of my family. This is a special project for my grandfather, Harold E. Coates (Saginaw, MI), who is hosting a family reunion in a few months. More specifically, we are searching for information on his great-grandfather, William Coates (perhaps also spelled Choates), who died in Mt. Clemens, MI (Macomb County). We are having a very difficult time finding information on the Coates family tree from our point of reference (Saginaw). It also doesn't help that my grandfather never really knew much about his family tree, and now he is older and has no parents, etc. to help him w/ information. Any help you can provide would be most useful to us. Thank you. Regards, -- Miguel Centellas Department of Political Science 3303 Friedman Hall Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5012 (616) 387-7558 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Well, why not...we have an abundance of everyone else...<g>... Anyone have a Hugh E. Coates in their line in WVA...as you recall Huff on the 1850 census was listed as Hugh Coats...so now I'm wondering if he might have been in WVA during the civil war, he shows up in Johnson County MO in 1870 and shortly thereafter goes to OK...but he doesn't appear on any MO census records between 1850 and 1870... And in case you've all not noticed yet...Ancestry.com has an index to the Civil War Pensions...with images...you know those index cards we have for the Revolution...well these are the same thing but for the civil war...now, it says pensions so there might be other records for just military service...I haven't seen Marshall S. Coats on any of the lists yet.... The application number and unit number is needed to order the military file from the National Archive in DC...apparently they don't have a digital copy of form 80 on their web site...so you have to order those first...which can be done via email.... These are nice records at ancestry.... Anyone that doesn't have access to ancestry let me know...but would like info.... Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: Duroblan@aol.com To: coats@hotmail.com Subject: ANOTHER AUSTIN COATES Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 20:24:05 EDT Char, I found a new Austin Coates, living in Mississippi and can't figure out who he would belong to. This makes 3 in Mississippi. Austin Marion Coates Married Margaret Coon Austin Murphy Coates married Lucinda Dismuke and Austin Coates (home steadying in 1883) That is all we need another one. I am sending a copy of the Land deed. Thank You, Robbie ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

FYI...Char ***************** From: "Jeff G. Bedenbaugh" <jjbede@bellsouth.net> To: <meyerma@webtv.net> Subject: Various Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 17:19:39 -0400 Hello Mary Alice, Just a few remarks pertaining to things in your recent correspondences. The Dunker settlement was on Palmetto Branch (now known as Kinard's Branch). While the meetinghouse has long since disappeared, the cemetery is located on Fire Tower Road, very near the intersection with St. Luke's Church Road, and is now known as the Chapman - Summers Cemetery. Joseph Summers of VA was the leader of the group, and his son-in-law Giles Chapman began preaching in 1782. This congregation later became Universalists. Some family names listed are: Chapman, Summers, Lynch, Prather, and Martin. The Quakers settled, before 1762, near the road (now Dennis Dairy Road) from Newberry to Mendenhall's (later Langford's) Mill. Among the first to settle were William Coate, Samuel Kelly, John Furnas, David Jenkins, Benjamin & William Pearson, and Robert Evans. There is a marker by the road where the cemetery is located, but the last time I was by there, the woods were very overgrown. The A. R. P. had its roots in Scotland. In 1733 The ASSOCIATE Presbytery was organized to form a more Protestant and democratic church. In 1743 the REFORMED Presbytery was formed by a group known as Covenanters, because they supported the Scottish National Covenant of 1638 which refused to acknowledge the ruling monarch of Britain as the head of the church. (They maintained that the Bible clearly states that Christ is the head of the church). These principles were eventually accepted by the Church of Scotland, but only after the seceders had left the church and many had been driven from Scotland to northern Ireland, where they were not exactly welcomed. Many eagerly jumped at the chance to come to America in the mid - 1700's, entering mainly in PA, NY, and SC. The two groups of seceders united in this country to form the A. R. P. in 1782. Oh, I live more S/E of Bush River. I am located on Lake Murray on what was called locally "Richardson's Branch". It flowed into the Saluda River just west of Buffalo Creek. I have exchanged a few e mails with Dallas Phelps, but we were unable to determine if Andrew Moore really was headed for Texas or some other destination. Jeff Bedenbaugh ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi Yvette...thank you for your quick response... I'm looking for the Council Minutes which normally contain the land warrants etc...Pope in his history referes to them as the *Journal of the Council etc...I'm assuming that since this is the colonial period for SC that "His Majesty's Council Journals" would be the official name for them... I'd like the the minutes for the time period of January 1, 1766 through December 31, 1766... My address is: Charlotte Coats-Siercks 12341 Lampson Ave Garden Grove, CA 92840 Thanking you in advance for all your help... Charlotte ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Lebby, Yvette" <Lebby@SCDAH.STATE.SC.US> To: "'coats@hotmail.com'" <coats@hotmail.com> Subject: SC State Archives Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 19:42:27 -0400 Dear Ms. Coats-Siercks Thank you for interest in South Carolina History. This message is in reply to your recent inquiry concerning "Council Minutes." I believe that you are requesting copies of the "His Majesty's Council Journals." This department holds Council Journals from 1721-1774. The Council Journals are arranged chronologically by date. If you are interested in receiving copies of the Council Journals please advise me of the specific date(s) that you would like copies of and I will generate an invoice detailing the cost to receive copies. Please remember to include your name and mailing address on all correspondence to the SC State Archives. If I can be of further assistance please feel free to contact me. Best wishes on your research project. Sincerely, Yvette M. Lebby Reference Archivist South Carolina State Archives ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

---- Begin Included Message ---- From: coats<coats@familysearch.org> Sent: 10 Jul 2000 08:48:29 -0500 To: coats<coats@familysearch.org> Subject: Bartholomew I  am searching for the children of Bartholomew Coats from Stonington Ct. about 1765. thanks ---- End Included Message ---- Sent by Law Mail

This is Rev William Coats son William 1st m to Martha (Patsy) Tracey Coats ----Original Message Follows---- The url is ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/henry/bios/cbio/coats.txt COATS BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== COATS, Jasper L. - b: 1828 Cooper Co, MO source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 664 residence: Shawnee Jasper L. Coats, farmer and stock raiser, section 3, was born in Cooper County, Missouri, February 2, 1828, his parents being William and Martha (Tracey) Coats, natives of Tennessee. He was the seventh of a family of nine children, and when six years old, his father removed to Callaway County, where he grew to manhood, receiving his education in common schools. At the age of eighteen years he began working at the blacksmith trade in Fulton, which he followed two years. In 1848 he came to Henry County, Missouri, and worked at his trade one year in Calhoun. In 1849 he went to California, but returned to Henry County in 1850, and engaged in farming. He now owns a landed estate of 315 acres, well improved with a good house, outbuildings and an orchard, besides a supply of water. In 1865, he enlisted in the Union service, but was mustered out in! six months, after which he was with the Enrolled Missouri Militia, until the close of the war. In 1861 he was appointed sheriff of Henry County, and held the office for about one year. He is a member of the Christian Church. April 11, 1854). Mr. Coats was married to Miss Sallie Freeman, a native of Henry County, Missouri. She died September 28, 1862, leaving two children: James W. and Lizzie. He was again married March 30, 1845, to Mrs. Eliza Foster, a daughter of James Patrick. They have three children: Marsh, Sallie, and George. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purpos! es other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ==================================================================== ==== COATES Mailing List ==== ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

The following file was recently uplaoded to the RootsWeb Archives. The url is ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/henry/bios/cbio/coats.txt COATS BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== COATS, Jasper L. - b: 1828 Cooper Co, MO source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 664 residence: Shawnee Jasper L. Coats, farmer and stock raiser, section 3, was born in Cooper County, Missouri, February 2, 1828, his parents being William and Martha (Tracey) Coats, natives of Tennessee. He was the seventh of a family of nine children, and when six years old, his father removed to Callaway County, where he grew to manhood, receiving his education in common schools. At the age of eighteen years he began working at the blacksmith trade in Fulton, which he followed two years. In 1848 he came to Henry County, Missouri, and worked at his trade one year in Calhoun. In 1849 he went to California, but returned to Henry County in 1850, and engaged in farming. He now owns a landed estate of 315 acres, well improved with a good house, outbuildings and an orchard, besides a supply of water. In 1865, he enlisted in the Union service, but was mustered out in six months, after which he was with the Enrolled Missouri Militia, until the close of the war. In 1861 he was appointed sheriff of Henry County, and held the office for about one year. He is a member of the Christian Church. April 11, 1854). Mr. Coats was married to Miss Sallie Freeman, a native of Henry County, Missouri. She died September 28, 1862, leaving two children: James W. and Lizzie. He was again married March 30, 1845, to Mrs. Eliza Foster, a daughter of James Patrick. They have three children: Marsh, Sallie, and George. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================

FYI....Char ***************************** > Here's what Paschal (HISTORY OF NC BAPTISTS) says: "Mr. Marshall in > 1766 preached at the house of one named Samuel Newman in the Bush River > section. A few years later he assisted in the organization of a church > at this place and in he ordinaion of one who was afterwards its > minister, Rev. Thomas Norris. About the same time, November 7, 1771, he > assisted Mulky in the ordination of the Rev. Jacob Gibson as pastor of > the Little River church" (p. 388). Also: "At Bush River in the same > section, Marshall, as we have seen, had begun praching about the year > 1766; in June 1772 the converts were constituted into a church by > Marshall and Mulky. The first minister was Rev. Samuel Newton, who, > according to Edwards, was 'called and baptized in North Carolina,' but > was ordained as pastor of this church in August, 1771, at which time he > took charge of the church. He was already a man of some age and died > the following November. Upon the death of Newton he was succeeded by > Rev. Thomas Norris, another North Carolinian from near Bath but baptized > at Congaree" (pp. 391-392). > Now let's talk about Morgan Edwards. I think we should get better > acquainted with his work (maybe, what do you think?). George W. Paschal > (HISTORY OF NC BAPTISTS) states: "The Baptist historian, Morgan > Edwards, who traveled in North Carolina in 1771-72, left a manuscript > history of the Baptists in North Carolina since the first settlement, > which he supposed to have been in 1695....In some way Edwards had been > misled as to the date of the settlement, which was full forty years > before, but it is evident that he had been told and believed that some > of the first settlers were Baptists, and that there had been some > Baptists among the inhabitants in all the years befre the establishment > of the first Baptist church in 1727. This is just what we have been led > to expect by the accounts of the persecutions of Baptists in England and > in many of the American colonies from the time of the settlement for the > next half century" (pp. 123-124). In a footnote on pp. 123-l24, Paschal > states: "Edwards was a native of Wales and had come to Philadelphia in > 1761 as pastor of the Baptist church in that city. In 1770 he resigned > his pastorate and devoted his time during the next two years in > gathering materials for a history of the Baptists of all America, > traveling through the colonies and gathering such information as he > could from church books and such other documents. This information he > carefully and neatly set down in notebooks, one for each colony, most of > which are now to be found in the library of the American Baptist > Historical Society at Chester, Pennsylvania. In 1877, Mr. J. C. > Birdsong copied the notebook for NC for the NC State Library; this has > been reproduced in several copies, two of which are in the Wake Forest > College Library. But later Mr. Edwards expanded his notebooks into a > fuller account, making a volume for each State, which he called > MATERIALS, etc. The volume for Pennsylvania was published in 1770; that > for New Jersey [HELLO, TEDDY!] in 1794. THE OTHERS REMAIN UNPUBLISHED. > The volumes for Mayland,Virginia, North Carlina, South Carolina are now > [1930?] in the possession of Mr. A. G. Furman of Greenville, South > Carolina. In 1877 a copy of all was made by a Mr. Clopton. This copy > is now in the library of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at > Louisville, Ky. The volume for NC has been published in the NORTH > CAROLINA HISTORICAL REVIEW for July, 1900, with notes by G. W. Paschal. > Typed copies of the other volumes are to be found in the Library of Wake > Forest College." > I like footnotes! Here are 2 more: "This statement of Edwards' led > Benedict [HISTORY OF THE BAPTISTS in 2 volumes] into the error of > supposing that 1695 was the year in which Baptists were first found in > the Province, whereas Edwards was only trying to date the settlement. > Benedict''s error has been continued by other writers on Baptist > history" > (p. 124). AND: > "IN 1682 there were migrations of 'respectable Dissenters,' including > many Baptists, from Somersetshire to South Carolna; in 1693 another > group, 'mostly Baptists,' under the patronage of Lord Cardross, came to > the Port Royal section of that Province. Newman, BAPTIST HISTORY IN THE > UNITED STATES, 222f. Baptists began to come in considerable numbers to > PA almost as soon as it was opened to colonization in 1682. The period > in which persecutuion was severest in England contnued only until 1688, > but during those years had come many Baptists, among them the celebrated > church of Welsh Baptiss in 1686, some of whom later moving to South > Carolina [HELLO, VALERIA!] gave their name to he Welsh Neck District" > (p. 124 Paschal who cites Spencer's EARLY BAPTISTS OF PHILADELPHIA pp. > 17-38). > Now look back to Paschal's quote above which came from p. 388. In a > footnote on p. 388 Paschal states: "The informatin on which these > statements are based is found in Morgan Edwards' SOUTH CAROLINA > BAPTISTS. It may be said tha Morgan Edwards does not always agree with > himself. His finished work, MATERIALS TOWARDS A HISTORY OF THE BAPTISTS > of the several Provinces was based upon notebooks he made on the spot in > his travels. In his notebok on the S. C. Baptists, he has this to say > in an appended note: 'Daniel Marshall with he remains of he Abbott's > Creek removed to Beaver Creek near Broad River in 1766. Their names > Daniel Marshall and wife, James Finley and wife, James Martin, Mary > Tubs.' But in his notebook account of Stephens' Creek [Baptist] church > he says that the meeting house was erected at Stephens' Creek in 1766. > It is probable in this instance that his corrected statement is nearer > the truth." ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Janet Coats has sent me copies of the Poplar Springs Baptist Church of Laurens County SC, these are the Coate, Coates, Coats entries from here...they are at: http://www.rootsquest.com/~coatsfar/south.html These are large files...2-4mb Thank you Janet.... Char ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

---- Begin Included Message ---- From: HFAGLEY@aol.com Sent: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 02:29:51 EDT To: charlotte.coats@coatsarchive.zzn.com Subject: Found Web site-NJ Thomas Page Thomas Page settled Bethel,sw Oh farm adj mine,in 1805; Sold in 1817 to Pres Grant's grandfather,John Simpson. Page started tannery 15 miles south at Pt Pleasant,Oh and hired Jesse Root Grant,who 1821,m Hannah Simpson. 1822,US GRANT born at tannery. Tom Page m ---- Coats in Burlington Co,NJ. ---- End Included Message ---- Get your Free E-mail at http://CoatsArchive.zzn.com ____________________________________________________________ Get your own Web-Based E-mail Service at http://www.zzn.com

Here is some information I found when looking at the Toombstone project for the Virginia area, these are all the Coates listed for all places in Virginia on the project. Hope it helps someone Here is what I have found. I had taken note of all the Coates I found in case they relate to my family (when I find my Edward Coates) Gloucester Friends Church - 1 mile from Achilles Post Office Virginia, Kings Creek Road - Inscriptions Read on 20 June 1994 Walter Lee Coates Jan 6 1881 - July 14 1933 Sadie Walker Coates Mother of JT & Teeny 1921 - 1947 Marcus T Coates Beloved Father 1916 - 1992 Gloucester Point - directly behind Church on Haynes Road at Gloucester Point Virginia COATES Oscar C 1909 - 1958 Olera A 1910 - 1973 Calvin D Coates 1925 - 1992 Decatur C Coates 22 Matrch 1977 - 31 July 1965 Daisy M Coates May 10 1885 - July 19 1960 Joseph Lemuel Coates Tec 4 US Army World War II Jan 27, 1919 - Dec 20 1987 COATES In memory of our son Herman who died serving his country 1905 - 1942 Groves Memorial Cemetery from US 17, beside Groves Memorial Presbyterian Church on Glass Road a short distance from Glass Post Office inscriptions read on 10 June 1994 COATES Kate B 1874 -1961 Robert L 1972 - 1948 COATES Pearl B Mar 7 1899 - Apr 24 1973 William M Mar 19 1896 - July 23 1961 Robbie Coates, April 30 1899 - September 9 1963 COATES Bettie C 1904 - 1958 Willie H 1900 - 1971 Calvin W Coates April 22 1939 - May 9 1956 Mary E Coates May 1 1905 (That was all the information it had) Finley Coates October 7 1905 (That was all the information it had) Edgar C Coates 1882 - 1962 Frances Coates July 4, 1878 - October 28 1954 Thomas Wayne Coates Virginia Pfc US ARMY Viet Nam Dec 21 1949 - June 18 1971 The measure of a man is one who gives without remembering and takes with forgetting Wayne was this type of man Benne Coates Alabama Pfc US Army 1265 Engr C Bn World War II Feb 22 1925 - October 7 1966 COATES Charlie Sr 1923 - 1981 Edith W 1926 - Barbara Jean Coates Oct 6 1945 July 22 1954 COATES Sally 1934 - Samiie Virginia SI USNR WWII Dec 31 1924 - Jun 29, 1969 Shirley J 1956 - 1969 Roswell Memorial Garden - 1.1 mile from US 17 on Providence Road - Inscriptions read between June and July 1994 Stanley J Coates 1906 - 1975 Joseph Earl Coates 4 Oct 1908 - 4 Dec 1985 Carrie Louise Coates 26 Jan 1909 - 10 July 1993 Tonya Renea Coates 14 Aug 1975 - 22 June 1977 Samuel Coates 1902 -1971 Ethal Bell Coates 1902 - 1988 COATES Joel 1914 - 1974 Ellen Mae 1917 - Robert Edward Coates 31 Jan 1953 - 1 July 1972 Thomas Michael Coates 5 Nov 1954 - 16 Feb 1969 Robert Edster Coates 22 July 1931 - 19 March 1987 E. Edward Coates 1931 - 1992 Kevin Ray Coates 7 Jan 1965 - 9 May 1992 Ross W Coates 1911 - 1984 US Army WWII COATES Samuel D 1944 - 1992 Joyce V 1947 - HALIFAX Coates Family Cemetery - South on Route 501 out of Brookneal turn left on route 626, turn right 646 at Rabat turn left 811 turn right first dirt driveway down end near barns near small area of trees Nannie E Coates 5/15/1833 - 4/20/1904 C B Coates 1/22/1867 - 2/13/1935 Hubert T Coates 2/11/1920 - 2/7/55 (Actual birthdate 1921) Walter Coates 6/28/1897 - 9/1/1954 Nannie K - wife of TL Coates 10/23/1884 - 3/10/1924 Evelyn Coates 7/17/1864 - 6/11/1920 Harry Linwood Coates (WWII) 5/2/19 - 10/4/57 Martha Rosa Jones Coates - no Stone Childrey Cemetery - 5 miles from Halifax Mary Ann Coates 1965 - 1947 Johnie Robert Coates 9/12/1895 - 11/12/1950 Nannie Ella Coates 8/26/1865 - 3/8/1939 John Robert Coates 7/15/1891 - 4/23/1942 COATES Olive Palmer 9/3/1890 - 4/29/1961 married 1/27/1913 Thomas E Sr 4/11/1891 - 12/12/1957 John F Coates 5/19/1904 - 2/2/1962 Thelbert Coates (Cant read dates on headstone) RAPPAHANNOCK Coates Cemetery East of State Route 231 and 601 Coates Ella B July 11, 1864 - Jan 1 1929 Coates Frederick I April 1 1868 - 23 July 190? Gone but not forgotten Coates James O Nov 16 1855 - Feb 10, 1911 He was a loving husband and a kind father Coates John H May 18, 1872 - Jan 29 1910 Coates L W Jan 13, 1891 - July 1 1892 Coates Nancy Jan 15 1831 - Jan 4 1908 (on same stone as R C COATES) Coates R C Feb 10 1829 - Oct 26 1897 (on same stone as Nancy Coates) Coates Virginia A Oct 25 1870 - April 18 1927. AND THAT IS ALL FOR NOW HOPE IT HELPS SOMEONE -----Original Message----- From: * Charlotte [mailto:coats@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, 3 July 2000 17:08 To: Belinda.Hazzledine@arh.com.au Subject: Re: [COATES-L] Edward Coates I wouldn't mind having them we have another Coates researcher that's looking in that area...a bit earlier than you but she's off the list for awhile...so I might send them to her as well...thanks...Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Hazzledine, Belinda" <Belinda.Hazzledine@arh.com.au> To: COATES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [COATES-L] Edward Coates Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 16:54:49 +1000 I have just finished searching the Rootswebb Toombstone Transcription Project in Virginia looking for Coates. I found Coates in the following places - Gloucester - Halifax - Rappahannock. I did not find my Edward Coates (well the one lead that I have). The only lead that I have is what I have posted before an Edward Coates born 1917 in the RASC, maybe from Radford and may have dies in 1983. Any ideas on what else to do or where else to look? Belinda PS I have taken down names and places etc of all the Coates that I found in Virginia from the project if anyone wants them. ARTHUR ROBINSON & HEDDERWICKS This email and any attachments are intended solely for the named addressee. They are confidential and may be subject to legal or other professional privilege. This email and any attachments are also subject to copyright. They may be copied or distributed by the addressee only with the consent of the copyright owner. Otherwise, no part of them may be copied, adapted, transmitted or distributed without the written consent of the copyright owner. If you have received this email in error, please let us know by reply email or phone and delete all copies from your computer system. 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Thank you to everyone who has given me helpful tip bits to try and find my grandfather. I will give you an update of where I am up to (if you are interested, if not deleted the message) What I know Edward Coates born 1917 and a Sgt in the RASC. I know that he was not in the Canadian forces (I have a letter saying this). The British Defence force (I can't remember what they are called exactly) are looking at their records to see if they have a record of an Edward Coates. Looking in the Social Security Death Index he could be Edward Coates born 28/10/17 d November 1983, Radford Virginia. As someone suggested to me I have contacted our State Library in Melbourne Australia who have a huge genealogy section. They do not have any USA newspapers. If someone happens to be looking in the papers around November 1983 for the Radford area in Virginia, please keep your eye out for a death notice for an Edward Coates. If anyone needs anything researching in Australia I am happy to see what I can do. Thanks for listening to me ramble again. Belinda ARTHUR ROBINSON & HEDDERWICKS This email and any attachments are intended solely for the named addressee. They are confidential and may be subject to legal or other professional privilege. This email and any attachments are also subject to copyright. They may be copied or distributed by the addressee only with the consent of the copyright owner. Otherwise, no part of them may be copied, adapted, transmitted or distributed without the written consent of the copyright owner. If you have received this email in error, please let us know by reply email or phone and delete all copies from your computer system. It is the recipient's responsibility to check this email and any attachments for viruses. Any confidentiality, privilege, or copyright is not waived or lost because this email has been sent to you by mistake.

Sorry... http://www.ancestry.com This is a free data base at Ancestry.com til 7/10/00 I believe... Most interesting...but although the data came from some gene research project, it appears to be taken from old genealogies etc...they say they have documentation for it...but I'm not so sure...at any rate they caution to use it only as a clue suggestor...<g>.... Char ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com