This from the 1836 tax list for Lincoln Co. TN: District 22- Thomas COATE(which is, I'm sure, identical with Thomas Coats/Coots of LCT, b. SC c. 1803 and d. LCT 1874) District 2-John Coates Joseph J. Coats(15 acres in Dist. 2) These last two I am not sure about at all. In fact, I've not encountered a Joseph J. Coats in any of the LCT families, so I am left wondering who the heck he was. Any assessments/opinions? Regards to all, -- Larry D. Hamilton Coats P.O. Box 823 Aspermont, TX 79502