Date: 9/28/98 6:13 PM RE: COE, Daniel b. 1700 Sussex County, DE USA Dennis, Yes, Daniel Coe lived for a while in Somerset County, MD, with Avery Morgan. On Jan. 30, 1732, Morgan acted as attorney on Daniel Coe's behalf for land which he owned in Accomack County, VA--his portion of the plantation known as "Coe's Out Neck," first settled by his grandfather Timothy Coe in 1670. Timothy Coe, as you recall, was born in England in 1631 and immigrated to Northampton County, VA, in 1652. In Somerset County, Morgan lived on land known as "Goshen," owned by Captain William Fassitt. Elizabeth Bethard, who "did commit fornication with a certain Daniel Coe," and in June 1736 was found guilty "and to beget then and there a Bastard Child," "Thereupon a certain William Fassitt of Somerset County . . . undertakes for the said Elizabeth Beddard and acknowledges himself indebted unto his Lordship propietary in five pounds Sterling." Daniel Coe's sister Mary married Avery Morgan's brother John. John and Mary (Coe) Morgan owned two farms in Worcester County. The first, known as "Morgan's Industry," was patented in 1758 as a tract of 34 acres. The second, known as "Brush Ridge," a 50-acre tract patented in 1759, was sold to Thomas Evans, March 8, 1770. It is interesting that Daniel Coe Bethard lived in the same area as the Coes in Buckingham Hundred. I wonder if the families ackowledged one-another as relatives. Do you know the identity of the Benjamin Bethard who served with Daniel Coe Bethard in the Sinepuxent Battalion during the Revolution? As I think I previously mentioned, Daniel Coe's son John Coe served as a captain with the battalion and Asa Coe served as an ensign. I've found no record of Avery Coe during the Revolution. I have heard of the Dryden papers, but have had no access to them. Perhaps they may hold record of the Worcester County Coes and Bethards. Please let me know if you find anything of interest. Thanks for your continued interest. Carl