Rachel Coats Widow of William Coats late of the Northern Liberties - 1769/1773 Without going into a lengthy search project there seems to be some evidence to support the idea that this couple could be Rachel Dubois and William Coats (second marriages?) as offered on several online family trees --- ---------- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gemini&id=I1293 First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA (marriages) - online & in book 2, 23, 1734, Cotes, William and Rachel Duboys 7, 12, 1737, Dubois, Sarah and Henry Wynkoop 3, 7, 1741, Du boyes Rebekah and Henry VanMeter 6, 52, 1737, Duboy, Katherine and Joseph Hopewell 7, 29, 1743, Hopewell, Kath. and William Miller ====================== Grandson Theobald Ent -- "Pennsylvania Births Philadelphia Co. 1644-1765" by John T. Humphrey Ent, Theobald, 25 Jan 1754 Daniel & Rachel (German Reformed Church in Germantown) ENDT, JNO. Theobald. Phila. Co. Saddler. (will abstract) September 4, 1765. November 17, 1767. Wife: Sibbilla. Children: Daniel, John, Theobald and Mary (wife of George Miller). Grandchildren: Daniel and Charles Endt (sons of Daniel). The Overseers of the poor of Germantown. Execs. Sibbilla Endt and son Theobald. Wit: Thos. Rose, Jno. Miller and Jacob Ritter. O.171. note - 13 Aug 1761 Endt, Mary m. George Miller (PA marriage licenses prior to 1790) - ENT, THEOBALD. Germantown. Co. of Phila. (will abstract) January 9, 1794. March 19, 1794. X.50. Wife: Maria Barbara. Children: John, Charles, Mary, Sarah, Sibilla, George. Exec: Charles Ent, Son-in-Law John Satter. Wit: Christian Duy, Peter Deal. =========================== Son in Law Abraham Sahler and grand daughter Rachel Sahler -- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mpapai&id=I003321 "Description: Peikiomen & Skippack Census Abraham von Sahler, miller, 450 acres, 5 children under 21, 3 boundservants, 2 negroes. By the 1776 census he had 929 acres, 1 servant, 2 negroes. In 1793 the real estate of Elizabeth DuBois Sahler (widow of Abraham von Sahler) was divided - a plantation of 338 acres in Perkiomen & Skippack. In 1796 Abraham Jr. (the then eldest son) sold 2 parcels of land for ?350 each: 71 acres, and 47 acres." SAHLER, ABRAHAM. Perkioming, Co. of Phila. Yeoman. (will abstract) April 6, 1778. May 15, 1778. R.65. Wife: Elizabeth. Children: Isaac, Abraham, Elizabeth, Rachel, Catharina,Daniel, John. Sons-in-Law: Robert Pattin, John Gross. Exec: Elizabeth and Abraham Sahler, Francis Gurney. Wit: Frederick Hesser, C---sust[?] Hobner[?]. "Pennsylvania Births Montgomery Co. 1682-1800" by John T. Humphrey Sahler, Rahel 20 Jan 1746 Abraham & Elisabeth (Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trappe in Upper Provindence Twp.) ========================= Grandson Joseph Hope [well?] Granddaughter Sarah Miller http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2884353&id=I250 ===================================== ===================================== Linda J. Coate wrote: > > There was also a Rachel Coats, widow to a William Coats, who left > the following will. We have not been able to account for which Rachel > and William Coats this applies to. In other words, it could be this > William Coats and Rachel Ann Budd. Recorded Will book P, p.408. > Her will is transcribe by me as follows: In the Name of God amen the > Sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven > hundred and Sixty nine I Rachel Coats Widow of William Coats late of > the Northern LIberties deceased being very sick & weak in body but of > pefect mind and memory thanks be given unto God for the same and > calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it isa > appointed for all women ( ) to die do make and ordain this my last > Will and Testatment, that is to say, Principally and first of all I > give & recommend my Sole into the hands of God that gave it and ( ) > Body recommend it to the Earth to be buried in tha Christian like and > decent manner at the direction of my Executors Impr( ) I do order > that in the first place (mony) Just debts & funeral charges be paid > and satisfied. And (reaching) much ( ) ( ) Estate wherewith it > ( ) pleased God to Bless me in this life I give devise & disperse of > the Same ( ) and (f ) following: That is today, In the (f ) > I give and bequethed to my dearly beloved Grandson Theobald Ent along > right ( ) and property of what I have at or near mount hally, but in > case the aforsaid Theobald Ent doth not live to the age of one and > twenty years and die without heirs then the above right and property > shall come to my dearly beloved grand daughter Rachel Sahler and > likewise all my household goods and furniture as bed bedding furniture > and every other Individual thing or article Its my wish that after my > decease my dearly beloved Grandson Joseph Hope will shall have the sum > of twenty pounds ( ) lawful money of (p ) as to be paid > to him out of my estate and likewise my dearly beloved Granddaughter > Sarah Miller to have the like sum of twenty pounds paid to her after > all my just debts and charges be paid and in each there should not be > left so much not to pay them or either of them their twenty pounds > then to pay them both share alike of what there be left and I do > hereby make and ordain my loving friend and Son in Law Abraham Sahler > my sole executor of this my last Will and Testament ratifying and > allowing this and no other to being last Will and Testament In > Witness where of I have here unto set my Hand and Seal the day and > year above written Rachel Coats in her last Willa and Testament in the > presence of Johannes G(rofs) Frederick ( ). Philadelphia May 14th > 1773, Personally appeared Johannes Gross, Frederick Hesser > (Shittlinesen) to the forgoing Will and on Oath did declare that they > saw and heard Rachel Coats the Testatrix therein named Sign Seal and > publish and declare the same Will found as her last Will and > Testatment and that at the Execution thereof she was of Sound diposing > Mind Memory & understanding to the best of their knowldege and > Belief ( )Benjamin ( ) Reg. Genl. Be it remembered that on > the 14th Day of May 1773 The last Will and Tesament of Rachel Coates > deceased in du form of law was proved and probate and Letters > Testimentary thereof are granted To Abraham Sahler Sole Executor in > the said Will named being first duty sworn well and truly to > Administer the said deeds Estate and being ( ) there of into the > Refister GEnerals Office at Philadelphia ( ) before the 14th day of > June next, and ( tive) amount of these Admistration on or > before the 15th day of May 1774 or when the( ) Legally required, Given > (recorder) the Seal of the said Office .... of Benjamin (Chew) Reg. > Genl. (C-2384) > >