James Coats - will - Edgefield district sons: John Coats - gave him the land from James Scott and Armstead Hall or Hale - James Coats - gives him land on Turky Creek, these show the chain of title as well...devises some slaves as well...daughter Elizabeth - calls for the emancipation of a slave - daugher Hannah - daughter Gracey who married James Smiley (hmm, guess that solves that, it would be her son that was Dan Coats Smiley)- daughter Mary, who married Marmaduke Coats - proved Nov. 7, 1817 - witnesses: Eldred Sinkiey or Jenkiey and John Adams I don't see a signature date right off hand... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com