Hello, fellow researchers: Here is some of my data. I have three of Marmaduke's lines back into England. Assuming "LittleJohn" is son of Henry and Esther Willson Coate as we believe. 1. Marmaduke "Duke" COATE, (son of "LittleJohn" COATE & Susannah ENNIS), b abt 1789 Newberry Dist., SC, d aft 1860 Grove Hill, Clarke Co, AL. He married (1) Mary Coate b 1816 Edgefield Co. SC., dau of James Coate, purported to be Marmaduke's 1st cousin. Mary born abt 1790 Edgefield Co, SC, d abt 1828 Edgefield Co, SC.. He married (2) Nancy ROTTON abt 1827 Edgefield Co, SC, (possibly dau of John ROTTON and Mary GREEN) b abt 1802 Edgefield Co, SC and d bef 1860 Census, Grove Hill, Clarke Co, AL Children of Marmaduke and Mary: i. Mary Elizabeth Coate, b abt 1819, Edgefield Co, SC; d abt 1862 SC, m 1843 John Toland, b 1813. descendants ii John Scott Coate, b abt 1820--no further data iii William Futch Coate, b abt 1822--no further data iv James Henry Coate, b 1825---no further data v Burrell "Burr" Johnson Coate, b 12 Aug 1827, Newberry, SC; d abt 1910 Clarke Co, AL, m 20 Mar 1856 AL to Mary Caroline Vaughn b 1835 AL descendants data given to me by descendants of Marmaduke and Mary Children of Marmaduke and Nancy: vi. Jim? Coate, b abt 1828, SC---no further data vii Andrew Jackson Coate, b abt 1830, SC---no further data viii Simeon Marmaduke Coate, b 8 Feb 1833, SC; d 4 Jul 1874, AL-m 8 Jan 1857 Jennett C. Cave, b 1838 descendants ix Susan Coate, b abt 1838, SC--no further data x Jesse (Jessay Coates) Lovelace Coate, b 1840 Grove Hill, Clarke Co, AL, d 1879 Rains Co, TX (killed) m Aug 1868 AR to widow Isabel Clampett EVANS Bunyard, b 1840 TN (poss AR), d 1904 South McAlester, Pittsburg Co, OK my ancestors 4 children--2 sons and 2 daughters. Any further additions and corrections welcome. Etta Cooper _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com