I have been through all the land records Curt, for MD and have found no records where any of that land was sold by Charles or his kids other than those deeds I've posted before...my guess is that since we don't know who all his daughters were or who any of them were for that matter that, some may have stayed in MD.... In 1881 or 1887 there is a Henry Coats there involved in land as the trustee of an Episcopal Church in Charles County MD, I've not checked but he might be related to the other group out of Charles County MD as well... There is also in 1777 there is deed in Montgomery County MD between a John Watson and a Samuel Coats of Philladelphia and John Reynell, both of Philadelphia I believe...John Watson's wife's name is Sarah...another deed for this same Samuel Coats dated 1791 to a John Mitchell....without more digging in MD, I don't know if this Samuel might be related or not to the rest of the group...but there doesn't seem at first glance to be any indication in the land records if there is any relationship...but this would all be about the time that the rest of Charles' kids went to South Carolina... and in 1893 there is a deed of a Moses Coats in Charles County MD... -- A shameless plug for my web activities: Support Authentic Cherokee Art - ask for the Artist's Tribal registration number before you buy!! Cherokee Style, Cherokee Heritage and Cherokee Descent all mean non Indian! Indian Arts and Craft Act: http://nativeamericanlawus.blogspot.com Cherokee Basket Weaver's Association: http://www.cherokeebasketweaversassociation.org Cherokee Basketweaving Books: http://www.lulu.com/groups/indianbasketweaving Cherokee Artists Association http://www.cherokeeartistsassociation.org Cherokees of Orange County http://www.cherokeesoforangecounty.org Coats Archive: http://www.coatsarchive.us Pages Through Time http://www.pagesthroughtime.us