**The following list of Henrietta Coates Bankston's children's names is circumstantial evidence that she descends from Henry Coates and Sarah Leigh Young: *1.* JOHN6 BANKSTON* (P**ETER*5*, L**AWRENCE*4*, A**NDREW*3* B**ANKSON, ** J**R.**, ANDERS **(**BENGTSSON**)*2*, B**ENGT*1*)* was born 11 Aug 1758 in North Carolina, and died 15 Sep 1823 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. He married HENRIETTA COATES Bef. 1785, daughter of HENRY COATES and SARAH YOUNG . She was born 08 Jan 1760 in Probably Virginia, and died 02 Mar 1838 in Dyson-Bankston Cemetery Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Children of JOHN BANKSTON and HENRIETTA COATES are: 2. i. LEVI H.7 BANKSTON, b. Abt. 1779. ii. CECILIA BANKSTON, b. Abt. 1781; d. Abt. 1859; m. W ILLIAM DYSON; b. 19 Mar 1768; d. Oct 1834. iii. HENRY HARRISON BANKSTON, b. Abt. 1783; d. Abt. 1812; m. CELIA LEA. 3. iv. LESLEY BANKSTON, b. Abt. 1785; d. Abt. 1880. v. JOHN YOUNG BANKSTON, b. Abt. 1787; m. ELIZABETH MAYS. 4. vi. PETER YOUNG BANKSTON, b. 15 Jan 1789; d. 18 May 1878. 5. vii. SIMEON COATES BANKSTON, b. 06 May 1791; d. 31 Mar 1877. viii. REBECCA NARCISSUS BANKSTON, b. Abt. 1793; m. THOMASS MITH. 6. ix. HOWELL BANKSTON, b. Abt. 1795; d. 24 Jun 1824. x. JOHN JACQUES BANKSTON, b. 03 Mar 1797; d. Abt. 1870. 7. xi. ELIZA BANKSTON, b. Abt. 1800; d. Abt. 1867. xii. SPENCER M. BANKSTON, b. Abt. 1802; m. LOUISE WATSON. -- The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Forde 13506 Northshore Drive Montgomery, Texas 77356 713.503.0836 phone cynthiaforde@gmail.com spiritsouth@gmail.com