There is also a Coates and Coate list at rootsweb...<g>... Char ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda J. Coate Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 6:39 AM To: COATES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [COATES-L] Sion Coates, d. 1830 Beverly Burton has found a large error in connecting up the Sion Coates. There is evidence that the Sion who died in 1830 is not the progenitor of the Coates who moved to Lauderdale Co., MS, but instead it's Sion L. Coates, b. 1770 of unproven parentage now who was the progenitor of that line. Here's my current take on Sion married to Mary Perry. Name: Sion COATS Parents: Unknown COATS (1720-) Life Range: 1756-1774 - 11 Nov 1830 1756-1774 Birth: Of Kershaw Co., SC. After 1784 Marriage (1): Mary PERRY ( -Bef 1801). ? Child born (1-#1): Betsy COATS ( -After 1830). Died after 1830. ? Child born (1-#2): Jincey COATS ( -After 1830). Died after 1830. ? Child born (1-#3): Rebecca COATS ( -After 1830). Died after Mar 1830. ? Child born (1-#4): Polly COATS ( -After 1830). Died after 1830. After 1790 Child born (1-#5): Mary COATS (After 1790-After 1830). Died after 1830. After 1791 Child born (1-#6): Sarah COATS (After 1791-Abt 1825). Died about 1825 in , , AL, USA. 1805 Child born (1-#7): Sion COATS (1805-After 1830). Died after 1830 of Kershaw Co., SC. 1807 Child born (1-#8): John COATS (1807-1856). Died in 1856 in , Cherokee Co. (now Etowah Co.), AL, USA. 24 Jun 1811 Child born (1-#9): Gideon E. COATS (1811-1884). Died in 1884 in , Cherokee Co. (now Etowah Co.), AL, USA. Marriage (2): Sarah UNKNOWN ( -After 1830). Bef 1830 Child born (2-#1): Josiah COATS (Bef 1830- ). 7 Mar 1830 Will: , Kershaw Co., SC. 11 Nov 1830 Death: Camden, Kershaw Co., SC. 1832 Probate: , Kershaw Co., SC. General Notes: This Sion is often listed as being born in 1742. However, the Sion in Kershaw Co. in the census records through 1820 is consistently given with a birthdate of between 1756 and 1774, making him a generation older than is often stated. This is supported by the fact that he called for the education of his 3 youngest children (like there older siblings) in his will in 1830. If he had been born in 1742, he would be 88 and have youngsters in the house. That's not nearly as likely as if he was in his 60's. He therefore does not fit with the parents, etc, also stated for him. Sion is in the following county court records in Kershaw Co., SC: 1785, purchases land in Camden District; 1790, Belton Vs. Sion Coats; 8/7/1794 Grand Jury; 1795, Witnesses James Perry's Deed; 5/7/1798, Appraiser of Estate of John Dixon; 8/9/1799 Grand Jury. Sion is said to have married two Perry sisters, but according to thorough first hand research by James Fort of Canada, this isn't so. Sarah, sister to Mary Perry, married a Jesse Tillman instead. All that we know for certain at this point is that Sion's first wife was Mary Perry and his second wife was named Sarah with an unknown surname. (C-2398, E) Sion and the Perry's are often connected in the records. Sion was a witness to several wills involving Perrys: James Perry of Kershaw Co., SC, Josiah Pery in 1812, James Perry Jr. and Benj. Perry. (C-1796, 1948, E) Sion is probably the Sion who purchased land in Kershaw Co., SC in 1785. Sion lived near the Present Lancaster, Chester, York county lines in Flattop section on road that runs "from Liberty Hill to Camden". He died in 1830 and his will was probated in 1832. According to Joe Coat's, this Sion didn't necessarily marry the Sarah that is often listed as his 2nd wife. This is because there was a lawsuit about the probate of his estate. After it was settled, Sion, Gideon, Sarah and her infant son Josiah-? all went to Alabama. He is probably the Sion Coats listed in a platt map dated 1826 in Kershaw County bounded by Benjamin and James Long's properties. He left a will which was probated in 1830. He left land to all of his sons and many slaves to most all his sons and daughters. His estate must have been of some substance. His wife was named as Sarah. The named children in his will in the order of naming were sons: Sion, Gideon, John, and daughters: Betsey Coates, Jincey Revell, Mary Coates, Rebecca Coates, and Polly Flanigan. His will does not support the fact that he had a son James even though some have connected him with a son James. He provides for the education of his 3 youngest children to be equivalent to what all the rest of his children have been provided with, but does not state which ones they were. He states in his will that his wife Sarah may take care of "her children" as she sees best. This implies that Sarah might have children by a first marriage to me. (C-2200, 2201) LINDA COATE, P.O. Box 30871, Columbus, Ohio 43230: lcoate@ancestrees.com www.ancestrees.com ==== COATES Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send the command "unsubscribe" to COATES-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or COATES-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.)Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com