This is very intriguing information that could provide a break-through for Jane Smiley Coats/Coates who married Howell Jarrett in Wilkes County, Georgia. Cynthia On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 1:31 PM, John Coats <jwcoats@htc.net> wrote: > Linda; et. al, I've found the copy of the will of James Coats of > Edgefield, who married Elizabeth Scott. It is hard to read. It mentions > John who may have been his oldest son, and Grace who married a Smiley. > Some years ago, a government agent of some kind who descended from this > man was on the list for a little while, but once he got what he wanted > he hasn't been on since. This line used to be on Ancestry.com, but I > can't find it now. If we find the line from James of Edgefield, we > should be able to prove he was the son of John Gentleman, since his > descendant tested R1b1 the same as Marmaduke. The naming patterns of > these families are different except for all the Jameses and Johns. > > John W. > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Forde 13506 Northshore Drive Montgomery, Texas 77356 713.503.0836 phone cynthiaforde@gmail.com spiritsouth@gmail.com