Boy, there is a John Coates in 1668 in the Maryland records below. He could be the earliest Coates in the colonies. Does anyone know how these groups of Coates are related? Linda Coate At 07:22 PM 8/8/2004, Susan McIntyre wrote: >Maryland Census >Charles Coats - Frederick Co. / Petitioners / 1751 >Charles Coats - Frederick Co. / All Saints Parish / 1756 >Charles Coats - Frederick Co. / all Saints Parish / 1760 >William Coates - Frederick Co. / All Saints Parish / 1760 >Charles Coats - Montgomery Co. / 1778 >Benjamin Coates - Somerset Co. / Oath of Allegiance / 1778 >Caleb Coates - Somerset Co. / Oath of Allegiance / 1778 >John Coats - Frederick Co. / Frederick Town / 1796 >Samuel Coats - Frederick Co. / Frederick Town / 1796 >========================== >Maryland Quaker Records: Nottingham Monthly Meeting, Cecil Co. Book F >1808-1836 >Warrick Coates of Londonderry Twp., Chester Co. PA >Born 29 Jan 1780 >son of Samuel Coates; Abigail (Thatcher) >2nd wife; east of East Caln Twp., same Co. >died 2 FEb. 1860 >Warrick married 1st Eleanor Pusey, by whom he had several children >Hannah Darlington of Lower Oxford, Chester Co. PA >born 15 Jul 1796 >daughter of George Darlington; Lydia (Barnard) of Pennsbury, Chester Co. >both deceased. >died 10 Nov 1855 >2nd wife; buried at Doe Run Mtg. Londonderry Twp, where her husband was >also buried >married 22 Cot 1846 at house of Warrick Coates (no children fr this 2nd >marriage, says Gilbert Cope). >====================== >Maryland Archives 1658-1783 >Proceedings of the Council of Maryland 1696-1698 >August the 25th 1698 >Then Received of Mr Richard Beard high Sherriffe of Ann Arundell County >these following Arms belonging to the Province of Maryland Vis >-----------for them all which Arms I do hereby obliege my selfe to deliver >to Coll. John Coates of Charles County As Wittness my hand the day and >year aforese\d. Testis E. Baton >------------------------ >Assembly Proceedings 1694-1728 >Acts - Public Record Office London C.O. 5, Vol. 731, Maryland From 1694-1702 >(mentiones) Capt. Jno. Coates >==================== >Western Maryland History - Montgomery Co. >Clean Drinking, patented to John Coats, Oct 1, 1699 for seven hundred >acres. This tract extends down Rock Creek to Jones' Bridge. >Courts and County Officials >indenture was recorded August 12th, and dated July, 1777, from John Watson >to John Reynell and Samule Coats, conveying for 800 pounds two tracts of >land, the first on Sligo Branch part of "Lybyrinth" and containing 240 >acres, and the second tract patented by Lord Baltimore to John Watson, >Aug. 2, 1766, called "Rockingham" and laid out for twelve acres. >===================== >Maryland Calendar of Wills >Bull, Thomas,15th Aug., 1668; >29th Sept., 1668. >To wife (unnamed) and her son John, 1/3 of estate. >Son Thomas Bull, residuary legatee. In event of death of said Thomas, ½ of >his portion to go to child. of wife by former marriage; other ½ to father, >brothers and sisters, all unnamed, of testator. >Brother-in-law Samuel Lucas of Dover and John Marsh of same town, exs. in >behalf of son. >Walter Beane, John Coates and John Bowles, exs. of rest of estate. >Test: Mecdell Hussey, Stephen Tully, Jos. Horton. 1. 325. >MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1 >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Perkins, Robert, Portobacco,Chas. Co.,30th Dec., 1668. >--- --- --- >To Jane, wife of Arch. Wahob, Patrick Forrest, son of testator's wife, and >Richard Corner, personalty. >Wife Anne, execx. and residuary legatee. >Test: Bartho. Coates, Thos. Corker, Clement Theobald. 1. 354. >MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1 >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Coates, Thomas, Portobacco,Chas. Co.,23rd June, 1681; >--- --- --- >Cous. Gilbert Clarke, and hrs., sole legatee. >To cous. Conyers Clarke, sd. estate in event of death of Gilbert afsd. >without issue. >Ex. John Clarke, father of Gilbert afsd. >Test: Ralph Shaw, Cleborne Lemax. 2. 169. >MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1 >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Corker, Thomas,Chas. Co.,17th Nov., 1676; >12th May, 1677. >To Penelope Rigge, Thomas Rigge, George Langham, Benjamin Roger, William >Chandler, Richard Chandler, Clement Theobald and John Theobald, personalty. >Wife Eliza: execx. and residuary legatee of estate, real and personal. >Test: Thos. Coates, Thos. Darcy. 5. 286. >MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1 >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Coates, Leonard,A. A. Co.,20th Mch., 1690; >27th June, 1691. >To John Gibbs, personalty. >To son-in-law (step-son), William Russell, at 21 yrs. of age, and hrs., >residue of estate, real and personal, including plantation on Herring Ok., >which is to pass to Florence Gott, eld. dau. of Robert Gott, in event of >death of sd. William without issue >Exs., Robt. Gott, Rich'd Wells. >Test: Hugh Gill, Jno. Gibbs, Jno. Thompson. 2. 211. >MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 2 >VOLUME II. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Contee, John, Col., gentleman,Chas. Co.,--- --- 1708; >21st Aug., 1708. >To nephew John, son of brother Peter, personalty. >To son-in-law John Coates, 2 parcells of land --, left him by his father, >John Coates. >To mother Grace Contee and sister Agnes Berry, of England, "Effton Hills" >and "Rozebury" in Chas. Co., also to sd. mother, money to purchase rings >for relatives -- in England. >To brother Peter, of Barnstable, England, plantation -- nr. Pope's Creek >and land bought from John Baker. >To neph. Alexander, son of sd. brother Peter, 327 A., part of "Walberton >Manor" at Piscataway, Chas. Co., bought of John and Luke Gardiner, also a >plantation, 100 A., -- in Chas. Co., nr. land of Oliver Burchis and John Noes. >To 3 children-in-law (by marriage with Mrs. Charity Coates, widow of John >Coates), viz., Charity, Charles and William, personalty at majority. >To the ministry, personalty. >Wife Mary and hrs., extx. and residuary legatee of estate, real and >personal, including 1000 A., "Baltimore's Bounty," 1000 A., "Rozer's >Refuge" on Port Tobacco Creek, 2 tracts -- in Chingumuxon, bought of >Edward Ruckwood, 1 tract -- bought from John Speake, and "Buck Range" in >Balto. Co. Personalty to include that also in England and Virginia. >Prooved by Will not signed. >Depositions of Philip Lynes, Francis Searson, John Frasier (Clerk Rector >of Port Tobacco Parish), Col. James Smallwood, Eliza: Berry, spinster, >aged 30 yrs., Alex Contee, gent., aged 17 yrs., John Courts, gent., aged >17 yrs., John Warren, aged 21 yrs. 12. 276. >MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 3 >VOLUME III. > > >Gary, Stephen,Dorchester Co.,27th Oct., 1675; >6th April, 1686. >To son Stephen, personalty. >To wife Clare, extx., "Spoacott" during life, and land in town of West Rue >(alias Purpeham) in Cornwall, Eng. >To 2nd dau. Susannah and young. dau. Clare, ad. plantation at death of >wife afsd. >To eld. dau. Magdalen and 2 daus. afsd., 400 A. on the Ridge in Dorehester >Co., and 300 A. at hd. of Watts' Ck. >To grandchild Stephen Warner at 21 yrs. of age, 100 A., "Cornwall," on >Fishing Ck. >To grandchild Mary Warner, 50 A., "Refuse Neck." >Overseers: Jno. Stevens, of Dorchester Co., Wm. Sharpe and Wm. Stevens of >Talbot Co. >Test: William Thomas, Lewis Even, Sam'l Coats. 4. 202. >MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 2 >VOLUME II. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Hunt, Sarah,Calvert Co.,4th Oct., 1743; >13th Feb., 1743. >To daus. Sarah and Elizabeth and sister Dorcas Coats, personalty. >To son Job, ex., residue of estate. >Test: Elizabeth Hunt (quaker), Thomas Reynolds, Mary Cobrath. 23. 382. >MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 8 > > > > >==== COATES Mailing List ==== >Coates, Coate, Coats Digital Archive: >http://www.rootsquest.com/~coatsfar LINDA COATE, Columbus, Ohio [email protected] www.ancestrees.com