Could this be a variation spelling of Cleminson in the US? http://www.coatsarchive.us/pacoatsanaly.htm CLEMSON, JOAN. City of Philadelphia. Widow. September 10, 1727/8. April 23, 1729. E.105. Children: Mary wife of John Harris, William Coates, Thomas Coates, John Coates and George Coates, Mary. Son-in-Law: John Harris. Exec: John Coates. Wit: Samuel Hare, William Prise, John Durborow. I think Mary was probably a Coates as well, she may be named last in the group because she was the youngest but married, not sure of that and could probably be the same Mary who married John Harris.. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "brenden1mom2001" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [Coates_Coate_Coats] My Coates Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:01:33 -0000 I only have 2 coates in my tree both of whom I know nothing about so I thought I would post here what I know. Jane Coates b.? England d. May 1822 Gunnerside England buried Chapel Burial Ground Gunnerside Married Robert Cleminson b.June 14, 1778 Feetham, England On April 13, 1802 Grinton Parish, England. They had the following Children: Elizabeth Cleminson b. April 7, 1809 William Cleminson b. February 18, 1803 Robert Cleminson John Cleminson b. November 6, 1806 George Cleminson b. 1812 James Cleminson b. May 18, 1813 Jane Cleminson b. 1815 Isaiah Cleminson b. September 15, 1817 After Janes death Robert marries Esther Coates on December 22, 1823 in Grinton. They have one child Joseph Robert Cleminson b. October 14, 1824 who is a Methodist minister and later his son is also a Methodist minister. Joseph marries Jane Ann Hetherington b. ca 1835. They have 2 children: John Heatherington Cleminson b. about 1856 Keswick, Cumberland Ester J. Cleminson b. about 1861 Perth Scotland I do not know how or if Jane and Esther are related or who thier parents are. If any one knows more about Jane and Ester Coates I would love to share what I know about the Cleminsons Thanks, Ann

In Joan Coates/Clemson's will there is only one Mary - she is the wife of John Harris and daughter of Joan/Jean/Jane (Joan was likely a Sissom by birth). The executor was her son John Coates. The witnesses appear to be Samuel Hale, William Prise & John Durborow/Durborough. Her last husband was likely James Clemson who died in 1718 as he names wife Joan Clemson and has witnesses - James Lloyd & Mary Harris. Children listed are - his sons John Clemson, James Clemson, Thomas Clemson and daughter Sophia. He names as executors - Henry Pearoe? & son-in-law Loeury? Guest. No documentation but my guess is that Joan Coates & James Clemson may not have had children together but came into the union with children from previous marriages. I have no idea where they met or married but according to their wills they died in Philadelphia, PA. Seems to me I ran across some online PA documentation that a Clemson widow gave up her "rights" to Clemson children but I have no idea if this is the same family. Hope this helps, Susan Charlotte Coats wrote: > Could this be a variation spelling of Cleminson in the US? > > http://www.coatsarchive.us/pacoatsanaly.htm > > > CLEMSON, JOAN. City of Philadelphia. Widow. September 10, 1727/8. > April 23, 1729. E.105. Children: Mary wife of John Harris, William > Coates, Thomas Coates, John Coates and George Coates, Mary. > Son-in-Law: John Harris. Exec: John Coates. Wit: Samuel Hare, > William Prise, John Durborow. I think Mary was probably a Coates as > well, she may be named last in the group because she was the youngest > but married, not sure of that and could probably be the same Mary who > married John Harris.. > > >