FYI Others have theorized that Henrietta is the daughter of Leslie Coates and granddaughter of Henry. Have any evidence that sways the scale? Linda Coate On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 4:10 PM, REV C FORDE <spiritsouth@gmail.com> wrote: > The first and last record for Henry Coates of NE GA dates to 1772.  I am > interested in knowing the background of this Henry Coats/Coates who may be > the same as Henry Coates who married Sarah Young of VA. > > There is circumstantial evidence that Henry Coates and Sarah Young had the > following children who resided in Wilkes County, GA until ca. 1815: > > Nathaniel > Lesley or Leslie > Henrietta who married John Bankston > Jane Smiley Coates who married Howell Jarrett > William > James > John > > I know of no living male descendants to become YDNA donors for testing but > if there are any I am happy to pay the fees. > > > -- > The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Forde > 13506 Northshore Drive > Montgomery, Texas 77356 > 713.503.0836 phone > cynthiaforde@gmail.com > spiritsouth@gmail.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

When I get into my files tonite I will look at notes on Leslies death and intestate records. Hemrietta was not mentioned. I have a record of a sheriffs sale showing several Coates plus spouses of henrietta and jane smiley Coates named as defendants. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Linda Coate <lcoate@ancestrees.com> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:02:51 To: <coates@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [COATES] Henry Coates GA FYI Others have theorized that Henrietta is the daughter of Leslie Coates and granddaughter of Henry. Have any evidence that sways the scale? Linda Coate On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 4:10 PM, REV C FORDE <spiritsouth@gmail.com> wrote: > The first and last record for Henry Coates of NE GA dates to 1772.  I am > interested in knowing the background of this Henry Coats/Coates who may be > the same as Henry Coates who married Sarah Young of VA. > > There is circumstantial evidence that Henry Coates and Sarah Young had the > following children who resided in Wilkes County, GA until ca. 1815: > > Nathaniel > Lesley or Leslie > Henrietta who married John Bankston > Jane Smiley Coates who married Howell Jarrett > William > James > John > > I know of no living male descendants to become YDNA donors for testing but > if there are any I am happy to pay the fees. > > > -- > The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Forde > 13506 Northshore Drive > Montgomery, Texas 77356 > 713.503.0836 phone > cynthiaforde@gmail.com > spiritsouth@gmail.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message