-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GRIFFIN] Griffins of SC Resent-Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:02:41 -0600 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 11:02:33 EDT From: [email protected] Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Madamkitty wrote to ask for information for Bluford A Griffin. I have some information about Bulford F Griffin. In the Annals of Newberry by John Belton O'Neall and John A Chapman Bulford F Griffin was the brother of General John K Griffin I believe that was K for King.John K Griffin was a Deacon in the Bush River Baptist Church and served as Clerk in the Church. He was followed by his brother Bulford F Griffin received as a member in the Bush River Baptist Church on 12 Nov 1831 on the 6th of Aug 1841 he succeeded his deceased brother as Clerk.and is now in the discharge of his duties. They memtion Mill Creek now Cross Roads Church proceeded from Bush River Church.. Also a member was Charles Griffin b 23 June 1763 he died 09 Aug 1820 Rev Soldier and joined Bush River Baptist Church 9th July 1803. Another entry.. Bluford F Griffin (father of the late Bluford Griffin of Newberry) died and left widow Agnes. His first wife was the mother of his children. Most of the quotes of the Book were from wills. Most of the Griffins owned property and left wills. There is a good amount of information on Newberry CO SC and Old Pendleton Dist SC. The name Bulford is uncommon and could be handed down since father and son named that in early & mid 1800's. Bettye V Knight ==== GRIFFIN Mailing List ==== PLEASE remember to change the subject line when the subject changes.... ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

----Original Message Follows---- From: "Kathy Hardin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Coats, Sarah Elizabeth b. ? Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 07:38:30 -0500 I am searching for information on a Sarah Elizabeth Coats that married Nathaniel Maples in Pike Co. Georgia. I think she later married William Jefferson Cook. I would like to know who her parents are and if Henry Hoyet Coats is her father. Thank you very much. Kathy Roberts Hardin

5 CONT Wilson COATS 5 CONT Father Male W W 77 TN 5 CONT Fa: SC Mo: VA and then again, this looks like Lem's father Wilson son of Rev Will and Nancy Baker and this shows his father born in South Carolina, that would be Rev Will and his mother born in Virginia, that would be Nancy Baker....so this really would confirm that John Baker may very well be Nancy's father rather than Sylvester Baker...and I must say, at this point that sure makes more sense...:) Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Curt Rowe" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [COATES-L] Lemuel A. Coats Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 10:18:37 -0700 Found another 1880 census record for Lemuel A. Coats (son of Wilson, son of Rev. William). 2 DATE 1880 2 PLAC Green Valley, Contra Costa, California 2 SOUR @[email protected] 3 PAGE FHL Film 1254064; National Archives Film T9-0064; Page 616D 3 DATA 4 TEXT Extract: 1880 United States Census 5 CONT Census Place: Green Valley, Contra Costa, California 5 CONT Source: FHL Film 1254064; National Archives Film T9-0064; Page 616D 5 CONT Household: 5 CONT Rel Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace 5 CONT Lemuel A. COATS 5 CONT Self Male M W 43 MO 5 CONT Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN 5 CONT Sarah L. COATS 5 CONT Wife Female M W 31 MO 5 CONT Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: MO 5 CONT Frank COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 12 OR 5 CONT Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Edna COATS 5 CONT Dau Female S W 6 CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Charles COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 4 CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT John COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 2 CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Cordelia COATS 5 CONT Dau Female S W 3M CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Wilson COATS 5 CONT Father Male W W 77 TN 5 CONT Fa: SC Mo: VA 5 CONT Mary BASYE 5 CONT Other Female W W 55 MO 5 CONT Fa: TN Mo: MO ==== COATES Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send the command "unsubscribe" to [email protected] (if in mail mode) or [email protected] (if in digest mode.)

Thanks for this Curt...it appears that J.R.'s wife Susan's mother was born in Virginia...not Rev Will's wife Nancy... Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Curt Rowe" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [COATES-L] John Russel Coats Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 10:14:47 -0700 I found an 1880 census record that confirms my assumptions as to his children as well as a couple more. 2 DATE 1880 2 PLAC Sycamore, Contra Costa, California 2 SOUR @[email protected] 3 PAGE FHL Film 1254064; National Archives Film T9-0064; Page 609B 3 DATA 4 TEXT Extract: 1880 United States Census 5 CONT Census Place: Sycamore, Contra Costa, California 5 CONT Source: FHL Film 1254064; National Archives Film T9-0064; Page 609B 5 CONT Household: 5 CONT Rel Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace 5 CONT J. R. COATS 5 CONT Self Male M W 47 MO 5 CONT Occ: Butcher Fa: TN Mo: TN 5 CONT Susan COATS 5 CONT Wife Female M W 30 MO 5 CONT Occ: House Keeper Fa: TN Mo: VA 5 CONT Etta COATS 5 CONT Dau Female S W 13 CA 5 CONT Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Russell COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 11 CA 5 CONT Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Fannie COATS 5 CONT Dau Female S W 9 CA 5 CONT Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Eddie COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 7 CA 5 CONT Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Willie COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 4 CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Roy COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 2 CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Samuel LYLE 5 CONT Other Male S W 17 IA 5 CONT Occ: Laborer Fa: IA Mo: IA Cousin Francis has pictures of most if not all of them that her mother and father got from the family. She also has a Zoe and Grover who are described as siblings. John and Susan had a least one child after the census. Perhaps they had two more. I'll add all this to my site soon. Curt Rowe ==== COATES Mailing List ==== Coates, Coate, Coats Digital Archive: http://www.rootsquest.com/~coatsfar

Found another 1880 census record for Lemuel A. Coats (son of Wilson, son of Rev. William). 2 DATE 1880 2 PLAC Green Valley, Contra Costa, California 2 SOUR @[email protected] 3 PAGE FHL Film 1254064; National Archives Film T9-0064; Page 616D 3 DATA 4 TEXT Extract: 1880 United States Census 5 CONT Census Place: Green Valley, Contra Costa, California 5 CONT Source: FHL Film 1254064; National Archives Film T9-0064; Page 616D 5 CONT Household: 5 CONT Rel Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace 5 CONT Lemuel A. COATS 5 CONT Self Male M W 43 MO 5 CONT Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN 5 CONT Sarah L. COATS 5 CONT Wife Female M W 31 MO 5 CONT Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: MO 5 CONT Frank COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 12 OR 5 CONT Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Edna COATS 5 CONT Dau Female S W 6 CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Charles COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 4 CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT John COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 2 CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Cordelia COATS 5 CONT Dau Female S W 3M CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Wilson COATS 5 CONT Father Male W W 77 TN 5 CONT Fa: SC Mo: VA 5 CONT Mary BASYE 5 CONT Other Female W W 55 MO 5 CONT Fa: TN Mo: MO

I found an 1880 census record that confirms my assumptions as to his children as well as a couple more. 2 DATE 1880 2 PLAC Sycamore, Contra Costa, California 2 SOUR @[email protected] 3 PAGE FHL Film 1254064; National Archives Film T9-0064; Page 609B 3 DATA 4 TEXT Extract: 1880 United States Census 5 CONT Census Place: Sycamore, Contra Costa, California 5 CONT Source: FHL Film 1254064; National Archives Film T9-0064; Page 609B 5 CONT Household: 5 CONT Rel Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace 5 CONT J. R. COATS 5 CONT Self Male M W 47 MO 5 CONT Occ: Butcher Fa: TN Mo: TN 5 CONT Susan COATS 5 CONT Wife Female M W 30 MO 5 CONT Occ: House Keeper Fa: TN Mo: VA 5 CONT Etta COATS 5 CONT Dau Female S W 13 CA 5 CONT Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Russell COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 11 CA 5 CONT Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Fannie COATS 5 CONT Dau Female S W 9 CA 5 CONT Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Eddie COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 7 CA 5 CONT Occ: At School Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Willie COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 4 CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Roy COATS 5 CONT Son Male S W 2 CA 5 CONT Fa: MO Mo: MO 5 CONT Samuel LYLE 5 CONT Other Male S W 17 IA 5 CONT Occ: Laborer Fa: IA Mo: IA Cousin Francis has pictures of most if not all of them that her mother and father got from the family. She also has a Zoe and Grover who are described as siblings. John and Susan had a least one child after the census. Perhaps they had two more. I'll add all this to my site soon. Curt Rowe

Please could our American cousins remember that when posting to the list not to use initials for their states. I understand that it is faster and quicker for the people reading it and typing it from America but not for the many people who are not Americans. I am not intending to be rude or offensive in anyway whatsoever, but I have long thought this and have just read a whole email with many intitials for states. I Thank You Veronica

Just testing... Char

Well, that is interesting...I didn't know that....:) But a birth place of VA for Nancy Baker, Rev Will's wife, would be in line with John Baker, who was born in Stafford County VA and who we believe is the father of Nancy...according to John Baker's Rev Pension file, he went from VA to SC if I recall, then on to Logan County KY, then TN first stop in Bedford County TN then Wilson County TN where he died in 1844...he was 96 years old when he died and gave his declaration for his pension...I am beginning to think that some of his time frames are off however, I'm not finding him in Bedford County TN until about 1815...but I've not put all the deeds together for him yet... Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Curt Rowe" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [COATES-L] Rev. William Coats Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 17:40:20 -0800 This may not be new information, but just in case: The 1880 census record for Wilson Coats, son of Rev. William, lists William's birthplace as South Carolina and William's wife and Virginia. Curt Rowe ==== COATES Mailing List ==== Find out where your Coate/s family fits. Join the Coats/Coates/Coate DNA Project, http://www.rootsquest.com/~coatsfar/coatsarchive/dna.htm

This may not be new information, but just in case: The 1880 census record for Wilson Coats, son of Rev. William, lists William's birthplace as South Carolina and William's wife and Virginia. Curt Rowe

I sent this to the list once but I didn't get it back so I'm not sure it went out. Sorry if this is a duplicate. Have the list servers gotten smart enough not to send a copy of the email back to its originator? _____ From: Curt Rowe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 6:14 PM To: Coats List (Coats List); [email protected]; Marcia Sonnenberg ([email protected]) Subject: FW: Lookup I received a small gold mine of information from Anita Crabtree who is the site administrator for Lake County California. Here's my working theory on how they might fit together. COATS, John Russell b 04 May 1833 Calloway County, MO. (from a bible rec) d 5 Nov 1904 Lake County, CA (from obit) m PRESTON, Susan b 16 Sep 1849, AL (below) d 15 Sep 1927 San Francisco, CA (below) Russell Wilson b 1869 Contra Costa County, CA Fannie Amanda b 14 Oct 1870 d 17 Jan 1883 (from below given parents were J. R. and S. C. Coats) Edmund L. b 18 Jan 1873 Contra Costa County d 23 Oct 1926 Chico, CA (dates from below) William Preston b 1876 d 4 Mar 1933 San Francisco Susan Mabel b 1 Jun 1880 d 23 Jan ? (from below given parents were J. R?. and S. C. Coats) I'm assuming John Russell Coats lived with his parents or in the vicinity until he moved to Lake County (the voting record puts him there in 1882) thus the Contra Costa County birth locations. Frances Edmonson recently posted to the list (via Charlotte) mentioning John Russell attending School in Contra Costa County or a least that's how I remember it. In Bethel Sims (another surname as middle name) Coats journal he mentions Uncle Jack (John) visiting him. In the next entry he says that Ed and Russell bought mustangs. Bethel consistently gave last names to unrelated people. Given there were an Ed and Russell Coats in Lake County with ages that would fit as John Russell's children and the journal entries I'm listing them as sons. Russell Wilson Coats middle name is a strong clue given his grandfather was Wilson Coats. I still need to firm this up. Hopefully, I can find a will for John Russell. Lake County is only about 60-70 miles away For William Preston Coats, the middle name is a strong clue. He's also the right age to be a son and lived in the same county. Arthur Wilson Coats b 1851 is too old to be a son of Susan Preston b 1849. He could have been a son of a previous wife of John Russell as J. R. was 18 in 1851. It's pretty tenuous as 18 was pretty young to marry in those days. Wilson as a middle name might be a clue. On the negative side, Arthur Wilson was born in MO. I think J. R. had moved to California by that time. Maybe he's a cousin. Etta Coats b 1865 could have been a daughter by a previous marriage to J. R. or possibly the daughter of Susan Preston if she gave birth at the age of 16. Susan would have been 20 or 21 when Russell Wilson Coats was born. That covers everyone except William Henry Coats of PA and William Wilson Coats of WI who are too old and are from the wrong states to fit very well. I may of missed a few details. It's been a good genealogy hunting day especially considering Anita was kind enough to do most of the work for me. Curt Rowe _____ From: Anita Crabtree [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 6:18 AM To: Curt Rowe Subject: RE: Lookup Hi Curt, I looked at my Lake Co. Genealogy Death files list, and it says that he is buried in Middletown Cemetey, Lot 115. He died of pneumonia. There are also other COATS buried in Middletown, although I don't have Lot numbers, so don't know if they connect: COATS, Fannie Amanda; born 14 Oct 1870; died 17 Jan 1883; Parents J. R. & S. C. Coats COATS, Kitty Clye; died 23 Nov 1919 in Oakland, age 45 yrs; Spouse-Ed Coats (Ed Coats died 23 Oct 1926 in Chico; age 53 y 9 m 5 dys; buried in Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport; Spouse-Clydia) COATS, Susan Mable; born 01 Jun 1880; died 23 Jan (no year); parents J. K.(?) & S. C. Coats (probably taken from a tombstone that they couldn't read clearly) COATS, Susan Preston; born 16 Sep 1849, AL; died 15 Sep 1927 in San Francisco; Spouse: J. R. Coats Also, in our Death Records, I found: COATS, William Preston; died 04 Mar 1933 in San Francisco; buried in Cypress Lawn. Spouse: Maud Shreve. In the Lake Co. Marriage Index, I found: COATS, Arthur W., age 34, b. MO; married Clara B. COATS, age 29, b. IA on 04 May 1887 (Bk. 2, pg 338) COATS, Edmund L., age 28, b. CA; married Clydia PARSON, age 25, b. IA, on 25 Dec 1901 (Bk. 4, pg 116) COATS, Etta, age 19, b. CA; married William L. LYNN, age 25, b. WI, on 14 Oct 1885 (Bk.2, pg 249) COATS, William P., age 22, b. CA; married Maud SHREVE, age 19, b. CA, on 03 Nov 1898 (Bk.3, pg 418) In the Great Register (to vote), the following signed (and I am including all spellings): COATES, William Henry, age 49, b. PA; registered in Bartlett Springs precinct on 03 Nov 1884 COATES, William Wilson, age 49, b. WI; registered in Gravelly Valley prct. on 13 Jul 1888 COATS, Arthur Wilson, age 35, b. MO; registered in Bachelor Valley prct. on 11 Sep 1886 COATS, John R., age 48, b. MO; registered in Middletown prct. on 31 Mar 1882 COATS, Russell Wilson, age 21, b. CA; registered in Middletown prct. on 02 Apr 1890 Many times you can tell when someone arrived in the county by the date they registered to vote. Too bad the requirement for signing the Great Register didn't start until 1867. Hope some of this information will help you. Anita

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I received a small gold mine of information from Anita Crabtree who is the site administrator for Lake County California. Here's my working theory on how they might fit together. COATS, John Russell b 04 May 1833 Calloway County, MO. (from a bible rec) d 5 Nov 1904 Lake County, CA (from obit) m PRESTON, Susan b 16 Sep 1849, AL (below) d 15 Sep 1927 San Francisco, CA (below) Russell Wilson b 1869 Contra Costa County, CA Fannie Amanda b 14 Oct 1870 d 17 Jan 1883 (from below given parents were J. R. and S. C. Coats) Edmund L. b 18 Jan 1873 Contra Costa County d 23 Oct 1926 Chico, CA (dates from below) William Preston b 1876 d 4 Mar 1933 San Francisco Susan Mabel b 1 Jun 1880 d 23 Jan ? (from below given parents were J. R?. and S. C. Coats) I'm assuming John Russell Coats lived with his parents or in the vicinity until he moved to Lake County (the voting record puts him there in 1882) thus the Contra Costa County birth locations. Frances Edmonson recently posted to the list (via Charlotte) mentioning John Russell attending School in Contra Costa County or a least that's how I remember it. In Bethel Sims (another surname as middle name) Coats journal he mentions Uncle Jack (John) visiting him. In the next entry he says that Ed and Russell bought mustangs. Bethel consistently gave last names to unrelated people. Given there were an Ed and Russell Coats in Lake County with ages that would fit as John Russell's children and the journal entries I'm listing them as sons. Russell Wilson Coats middle name is a strong clue given his grandfather was Wilson Coats. I still need to firm this up. Hopefully, I can find a will for John Russell. Lake County is only about 60-70 miles away For William Preston Coats, the middle name is a strong clue. He's also the right age to be a son and lived in the same county. Arthur Wilson Coats b 1851 is too old to be a son of Susan Preston b 1849. He could have been a son of a previous wife of John Russell as J. R. was 18 in 1851. It's pretty tenuous as 18 was pretty young to marry in those days. Wilson as a middle name might be a clue. On the negative side, Arthur Wilson was born in MO. I think J. R. had moved to California by that time. Maybe he's a cousin. Etta Coats b 1865 could have been a daughter by a previous marriage to J. R. or possibly the daughter of Susan Preston if she gave birth at the age of 16. Susan would have been 20 or 21 when Russell Wilson Coats was born. That covers everyone except William Henry Coats of PA and William Wilson Coats of WI who are too old and are from the wrong states to fit very well. I may of missed a few details. It's been a good genealogy hunting day especially considering Anita was kind enough to do most of the work for me. Curt Rowe _____ From: Anita Crabtree [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 6:18 AM To: Curt Rowe Subject: RE: Lookup Hi Curt, I looked at my Lake Co. Genealogy Death files list, and it says that he is buried in Middletown Cemetey, Lot 115. He died of pneumonia. There are also other COATS buried in Middletown, although I don't have Lot numbers, so don't know if they connect: COATS, Fannie Amanda; born 14 Oct 1870; died 17 Jan 1883; Parents J. R. & S. C. Coats COATS, Kitty Clye; died 23 Nov 1919 in Oakland, age 45 yrs; Spouse-Ed Coats (Ed Coats died 23 Oct 1926 in Chico; age 53 y 9 m 5 dys; buried in Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport; Spouse-Clydia) COATS, Susan Mable; born 01 Jun 1880; died 23 Jan (no year); parents J. K.(?) & S. C. Coats (probably taken from a tombstone that they couldn't read clearly) COATS, Susan Preston; born 16 Sep 1849, AL; died 15 Sep 1927 in San Francisco; Spouse: J. R. Coats Also, in our Death Records, I found: COATS, William Preston; died 04 Mar 1933 in San Francisco; buried in Cypress Lawn. Spouse: Maud Shreve. In the Lake Co. Marriage Index, I found: COATS, Arthur W., age 34, b. MO; married Clara B. COATS, age 29, b. IA on 04 May 1887 (Bk. 2, pg 338) COATS, Edmund L., age 28, b. CA; married Clydia PARSON, age 25, b. IA, on 25 Dec 1901 (Bk. 4, pg 116) COATS, Etta, age 19, b. CA; married William L. LYNN, age 25, b. WI, on 14 Oct 1885 (Bk.2, pg 249) COATS, William P., age 22, b. CA; married Maud SHREVE, age 19, b. CA, on 03 Nov 1898 (Bk.3, pg 418) In the Great Register (to vote), the following signed (and I am including all spellings): COATES, William Henry, age 49, b. PA; registered in Bartlett Springs precinct on 03 Nov 1884 COATES, William Wilson, age 49, b. WI; registered in Gravelly Valley prct. on 13 Jul 1888 COATS, Arthur Wilson, age 35, b. MO; registered in Bachelor Valley prct. on 11 Sep 1886 COATS, John R., age 48, b. MO; registered in Middletown prct. on 31 Mar 1882 COATS, Russell Wilson, age 21, b. CA; registered in Middletown prct. on 02 Apr 1890 Many times you can tell when someone arrived in the county by the date they registered to vote. Too bad the requirement for signing the Great Register didn't start until 1867. Hope some of this information will help you. Anita

Recently discovered these items and thought I would post them, hoping that perhaps someone could elaborate on them. I suspect that the Ralph Coates cited at the end is identical with the Ralph Coates who was Clerk of the Council in Albemarle Dist(Pasquotank)in the 1680s. From: SURRY COUNTY RECORDS SURRY COUNTY VIRGINIA, 1652-1684 by Davis. p. 16 "Page 61. Mar. 31, 1655. Capt. Geo. Jordan petitions to the Grand Assembly in regard to reports concerning his marriage with Eliza. Coates...and declares that it may be just lawful. Edw. Hill, speaker. Cha. Norwood, Clk of Assembly, Rec. 20 Apr 1655." "Page 62. At a Quarter Court held at James Cittye the 26th of Mar. 1655. Present: Rich. Bennett, Esq. Gov: Coll. Wm. Clairborne: Coll. Thomas Pettus. Coll BRidge: Freeman Esqs. Mr. Edward Diggs. Coll. Wm Tayler. Capt. George Jordan produced certain papers to prove his case that sd Eliza: Coates was formerly married to Daniel Coates...that sd Daniel Coates deceased on 13 April last in Ireland, wherefore it is now lawful for sd Eliza: to marry who she pleased...The Court did conceive that the last is so and that the marriage to Geo. Jordan is Judged Both by Civil and Common law of England and so Certified. Rec. 20 April 1655. p. 11 "Page 37. Edward Sanderson testified that when he came to Virginia, and meeting with his brother, Montagne Sanderson, the Latter being an associate and acquaintance of Mr. Daniel Coates, found that Mrs. Daniel Coates was married to Richard Esell..."(Note: not specified, but I would think that this entry was also for 1655). Note: I ran out of time before I could get the last entry verbatim, but essentially it is this: On p. 74 of the same book, there is an entry for a Jury Inquest dated 25 April 1665 which stipulates that the servant boy of Ralph Coates had died and that the Inquest found that he died of natural causes. Again: seems likely to me that this Surry Co. Coates simply moved south in Albemarle Dist. sometime after 1665. Now to my observations: I could find nothing else on-line regarding this Daniel Coates IN Ireland, but it may be that I found him back in England; there is an IGI christening record pertaining to a Daniel Coates, christened 30 Sept 1623 at St. Mary in the South Bailey,Durham, Co. Durham. His father is listed as Thomas Coates. And while I could still be wrong about the Pasquotank Co. Coates families deriving from Durham via Ireland to NC, I cannot help but recall that Henry Coates of Albemarle Dist. in NC(liv. there c. 1716-18)matches up nicely with some related( but conflicting?) records showing a Henry Coates b.23 Sept 1680, Cockfield, Co. Durham and a Henry Coates b.c. 1684 at Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland. In the case of each Henry, the father is given as Thomas Coates. Moreover, in Ireland, there was a Coates family settled at Kilcock, Co. Kildare, beginning, I think with a Wm Coates, b.c. 1680, d. 1766. From him, the line at Kilcock descends as follows: Thomas>Matthew>Matthew>Arthur>Arthur>William. I am searching for more on this Co. Kildare family, but the going in Ireland is always slow. And, I should also note that there are a number of Ralph Coateses in Co. Durham(along with other familiar Coates names, e.g. Matthew, George, Henry, Thomas, Joseph,etc.etc.)all in the mid 17th Century time-frame. Nothing conclusive yet, but I am still piecing together bits and pieces. If anyone has anything to add regarding these Irish Coates lines, please chime in. Regards to all Larry D.H. Coats

I forgot you can't send attachments. Here it is again in case the first one was unreadable. If any one want a photo copy of the newspaper article, let me know. Curt Rowe This is the obituary for John Russell Coats, son of Wilson Coats, son of Rev. William. Anita Crabtree was very nice to do a lookup for me in Lake County. Hi, I am attaching the copy of the obituary for John Russell Coats, but it was a VERY poor quality on the microfilm. I have cleaned it up as much as I can. I will transcribe it for you here, in case you can't read it. CLEAR LAKE PRESS November 19, 1904 John Russell Coats, an aged and highly respected resident of this vicinity, died at the family home at Quicksilver after an illness of only a few days' duration. Deceased was a native of Missouri, aged 71 years, 6 months and 1 day. He was one of the earliest settlers in this section and one time was an extensive property owner heareabout. Anita

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This from John Staples.... ----Original Message Follows---- From: "John Staples" <[email protected]> To: "Charlotte Coats" <[email protected]> Subject: Emailing: polkbio Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:00:39 -0600 Polk County Missouri Genealogy - Biographies and Obituaries Polk County Missouri Biographies and Obituaries Published by Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889 (unless noted otherwise) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Washington D. COATS HISTORY OF HICKORY, POLK, CEDAR, DADE AND BARTON COUNTIES, MISSOURI 1889, published by Goodspeed, Pgs. 634, 635--Polk County Biographies Section Washington D. Coats, a prominent tiller of the soil of Jackson Township, who resides half a mile from Sharon Station, was born in Henry County, Tenn., September 30, 1825, emigrating to Missouri with his parents in the fall of 1833, and settling in what is now Polk county. He is the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Coats) Coats (cousins), both natives of Tennessee, and born in 17795 and 1800 respectively. They were married about 1819, and afterward moved to West Tennessee, where they remained until 1833, when they settled in what is now Polk County, Mo. He followed farming in that county, and in 1859 took a herd of cattle of about fifty head to California. He died in that State in 1862. The mother died on the old home place June 30, 1870. They were the parents of eight children, four now living. Washington D. Coats attained his growth in Polk County, and was married in that county in 1849, to Miss Matilda Rook, a native of Tennessee, born in 1832, and who came to Missouri with her parents at an early age. After marriage Mr. Coats followed agricultural pursuits until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in Company H, Phelps' Regiment Missouri Infantry Volunteers, and served six months, and was mustered out in May, 1862. During his time of service he was in the battle of Pea Ridge. He enlisted in the Enrolled Militia, Company I, in 1862, serving six months, at which time the company was disbanded. He afterward served four months under Lieut. Roberts at Bolivar. After the war he returned home and engaged in farming. He is post commander of Phil. Sheridan Post No. 398, G. A. R. and is also a member of the Baptist Church. To his marriage were born twelve children: Newton Marion, William Henry, Thomas B., James A.; Rebecca E., now Mrs. Neil; Mary, now Mrs. Patterson; Frantz S., Abraham L., John W., Edward S.; Sarah E., now Mrs. Slatter; and Charley C. Mrs. Coats is also a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Coats is well-read man, and takes great interest in educational matters. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Benjamin W. Coats, was born in Virginia, and died in Tennessee about 1840. His wife died about 1847. The maternal grandfather was probably born in Virginia, and died in Tennessee about 1835, and his wife in 1840. Return To Top of Page --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Tracy's were early settlers in Wilson County TN...hmmm, wonder where their land was...wonder how William and she met...hmmmm....:) http://www.hayesclan.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I827&tree=hayes The Tracy Family While living in Wilson County many of the Garner children matured and married. Polly met and married a Thomas Taylor on Christmas day 1821. In the early 1920's Wiley and our great + grandfather Jeremiah met two young ladies that belonged to another family, the Tracy, that lived on Round Lick Creek. The Tracy family were early settlers of the area coming there 1n the late 1700s. The father of the girls was Evan Tracy. Evan Tracy married Mary Taylor, daughter of Col. Thomas Taylor August 06, 1794 in Davidson County. Tennessee. The Tracy's had at least 10 children, 6 girls and 4 boys. Evan and Mary Taylor Tracy's children; Drucilla Tracy married Nicholas Grandstaff James Tracy married Susan Lawrence Martha "Patsy" Tracy married William Coats Mary Tracy married Hugh Lawson Campbell Nelly Tracy married Wiley Garner Sarah "Sally" Tracy married William Hudson Thomas Tracy married Rutha Hearn Fanny Tracy married Jeremiah Garner (Our gg grandparents) Erasmus Tracy married Derusha Taylor married Judith Hughs David R. Tracy married Sarah Knox In 1823 Nelly Tracy married Wiley Garner and on June 30, 1824 our gg grandparents Fanny Tracy and Jeremiah Garner were married. It appears that Fanny and Jeremiah settled near their parents on Round Lick Creek. On December 28, 1825 Fanny and Jeremiah's first child was born, a Son that they named Albert. The next known child was born in 1830, suggesting that their may have been a still birth or a child that died at an early age or that we have a sibling that we have not recorded. In 1830 the second known child, Evan (named for his grandfather Evan) was born on April 21, 1830. Some time between June of 1831 and February of 1832 many of the Garner Clan migrated to Marion County, Illinois. It appears that Susannah and John's daughter, Leannah Garner, migrated to Missouri where she married Elisha Taylor. It is believed that there probably is a relationship between the various Taylors, but it has not been established yet. It is highly probable that Polly Garner's husband, Thomas Taylor, was brother to our ggg grandmother Mary Taylor Tracy.

FYI.... http://www.wingfield.org/charts/john0005.htm It appears William Coats, jr and Patsy's daughter Mary married a James Wingfield # 429 Mary R. COATS (3288) was born in 1828 at Coats Prairie, Callaway, MO. She died on 8 April 1904 at Sutherland,, MO. She was buried at "Wingfield Farm", Johnson, MO. SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON MARY R. COATS (RN3288): Char

Westmoreland County VA marriage November 4, 1807, William Coats and Franky Carpenter