It's the same with Marmaduke. What I know is absolutely refuted in the records is still prevalent out there and could be for who knows how long. Linda On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:57 PM, John Coats <jwcoats@htc.net> wrote: > Starting over on James Robert, it's becoming real discouraging to see so > much info that his father was John Coate of Rowan Co. NC. This is > incorrect, as this was John Gentleman Coates. > > We know for a fact that John Gentleman Coates was born 1740 and by DNA > he is related to Marmaduke, a cousin or brother.  His son was James of > Edgefield, who married Elizabeth Scott. We know this because he > inherited some acreage from his dad, John Gent, in Newberry Cty. He sold > this land to his brother, William, as he was already situated in > Edgefield. I thought this was all settled. > > Our James Robert Coatses father is unknown. The only source of record > for this man is a transcribed version of Madison Coatses bible, who was > one of his sons. As far as I know, no one has seen a true copy of this > record, or maybe it is fragile or indeterminable. We know he married > Josephine Elizabeth Webster, but she is listed as Elizabeth on all > censuses. > > This error has been perpetuated for decades, and I hope we can all move > past it.  John Coats > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

It's in written form, so will probably last forever....:) John, we have a James and John out of the William Coats and Frances group that is not fully accounted for as of yet....believed at this point to be brothers...all out of Maryland....sons of Charles and Sophia Coats....and yes, our line of Coats as far as we know were never in NC.... We just need more DNA testors and researchers....:) We'll find them all eventually...just takes time....:) Char On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Linda Coate <lcoate@ancestrees.com> wrote: > It's the same with Marmaduke. What I know is absolutely refuted in > the records is still prevalent out there and could be for who knows > how long. Linda > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:57 PM, John Coats <jwcoats@htc.net> wrote: > > Starting over on James Robert, it's becoming real discouraging to see so > > much info that his father was John Coate of Rowan Co. NC. This is > > incorrect, as this was John Gentleman Coates. > > > > We know for a fact that John Gentleman Coates was born 1740 and by DNA > > he is related to Marmaduke, a cousin or brother. His son was James of > > Edgefield, who married Elizabeth Scott. We know this because he > > inherited some acreage from his dad, John Gent, in Newberry Cty. He sold > > this land to his brother, William, as he was already situated in > > Edgefield. I thought this was all settled. > > > > Our James Robert Coatses father is unknown. The only source of record > > for this man is a transcribed version of Madison Coatses bible, who was > > one of his sons. As far as I know, no one has seen a true copy of this > > record, or maybe it is fragile or indeterminable. We know he married > > Josephine Elizabeth Webster, but she is listed as Elizabeth on all > > censuses. > > > > This error has been perpetuated for decades, and I hope we can all move > > past it. John Coats > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > -- A shameless plug for my web activities: Support Authentic Cherokee Art - look for the Cherokee Authentication tag - that insures they are a tribal citizen Indian Arts and Craft Act: http://nativeamericanlawus.blogspot.com Freedmen vs Cherokee Nation: http://freedmenvscherokeenation.blogspot.com/ Cherokee Basket Weaver's Association: http://cherokeebasketweaversassociation.org/ Cherokee Basket Weaving Books: http://www.lulu.com/groups/indianbasketweaving Cherokee Artists Association http://www.cherokeeartistsassociation.org Coats Archive: http://www.coatsarchive.us Pages Through Time http://www.pagesthroughtime.us