At 09:06 AM 7/10/2005, Dwight Stipes wrote: >See this family line. >1. Joseph8 Coker (John Jr.7, John Sr.6, William5, John4, John3, William2, >Thomas1) was born 1715 in James City, Virginia, and died 1792 in Laurens >County, South Carolina. He married Mary Aldridge 1745 in Virginia. She was >born 1731 in Roanoke, Virginia, and died 1800 in Greene Co., NC.. >One of his sons: >16. John9 Coker (Joseph8, John Jr.7, John Sr.6, William5, John4, John3, >William2, Thomas1) was born Abt. 1778 in Laurens, SC., and died Bet. 1809 >- 1869 in Talledega Co., AL or PA?. He married (1) Nancy "Dicy" Maiden? >Coker 1791-1826. She was born Est. 1751-1778, and died Est. 1803-1869. >He married (2) Annie Ratliff Abt. 1803 in Franklin Co., TN.. She was born >Bef. 1790 in GEORGIA, and died Bet. 1809 - 1880. Dwight, I don't know who wrote this, but in the #16. John9 Coker above, I really have to question the accuracy without documentation. Our Coker Clan (San Antonio) claims the above John9 was the father of John b.ca1789, James b.1797 and Joseph b. 1799. His wife was named Dicey ??. Dicey appears in the 1810 Laurens SC census with 3 males. There were several John Cokers in the early Laurens time-frame. One was married to a Nancy ?? based on her claim of dower rights on property they had sold in the late 1700's. Is Dicey the same as Nancy? It is doubtful since she is said to be living in Jackson Co GA when she came back to argue her case in Laurens. Another John Coker was a Justice of the Peace in Laurens around 1800. We know that John9 was related to Isaac Malcolm Dial by Dial's marriage to two Coker cousins from Joseph8' family. This is proven by a letter written in 1861 by James Laurens Dial, son of Isaac Malcom, to a brother in which he acknowledges the Cokers living in San Antonio (John and Joseph) were his "kin". Joseph8 above did not name his daughters in his will of 1792. There were several researchers in the 1930's who have passed on now that claimed he had about 5. We know of one, Jeanette. I am presenting this in a nutshell without looking up my references, so I apologize if I didn't cover more detail. There just aren't many documents that prove anything after the will of Joseph8 in 1792. Maybe a "novel" is the best way to present it as long as everyone knows it's a novel and not necessarily fact. I still enjoy the search for that one missing document that will clear things up a little bit.