Hi Ray, (This may interest you as well Laura) We may have a match. I am of the Coates family. My GGG grandfather was Lewis Coates b. 1797 VA m. Parthena Hinds James Coats/Coates. b. August 06, 1829, Grainger Co., Tennesse. s/o Lewis Coates & Parthena Hinds. James married Artelly Frances Walker. It is a possibility that your Marshall born abt. 1816 was related. I have three Nancy Walker's directly related to Artelly Walker. Nancy Walker b. May 1825 d/o. Joseph Walker & Agnes Nancy Clark Nancy Walker b. abt. 1848 d/o Gideon Walker & Pollina Polley (son of Joseph) Nancy Ellen Walker b. Unknown d/o Harrison Walker & Catherine Roby (brother of Gideon, son of Joseph.) I am sure I don't have all of lewis and Parthena's children. You can view the history at: http://home.inreach.com/guppi/coates.html and let me know what you think. Thanks, Louise Kohl **You Wrote** From: Graysoldiers@aol.com Sent: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:15:38 EDT To: charlotte.coats@coatsarchive.zzn.com Subject: Coates line My wife descends from Henry Coate & his first wife, their son Henry who was married to a Hannah ? , they were in the Newberry Dist. of SC, and their son Marshall born abt. 1816 & died abt. 1863, �who married a Nancy Walker. Is this some of your same line? I am: Ray Brown aka Graysoldiers@aol.com