I recently had the chance to spend some time in Morganton. The court records were burned during the War but some have been "reconstituted". I looked through the records they had and some from Rowan county. Burke was made from it in 1777. Hope some of this helps and is not repetative. The "earliest" record I found was an appointment of Susanah Coker as administrator of the estate of Thomas Coker on 17 Jul 1760. Could they be the parents of William and Charles who both ended up in Knoxville? A William Coker recieved 397 acres in 1766. The "last" record I found was of Joseph Coker in 1804. The earliest record I found of him was in 1795, making him born at least 1774. Who is he? The "lost" brother of Charles and William? One of thier sons? Records from Knoxville seem to indicate he belonged to Charles. I suspect the elder Charles and William left the area due to thier "tory" charges. William got 400 acres by the Globe community in 1779 but is was transferred to Charles. They were both involved in lawsuits through 1784, when they "disappear" for awhile. A Charles Coker, Sr appears in a 1799 tax list with another Charles and a William, whom I believe are his sons. Is Sr a son of the "first" Charles or William? Only Joseph appears in the 1800 cencus. The Moores, especially Jesse, had dealings with Charles and Joseph Coker. According to War records, it had to have been Jesse Sr's sister Judith who we believe married Charles, not his daughter. Of note was an estate abstract of Edward Lee which names Jesse Moore as co-administrator. There is a line which reads " hiers 1791-1995: William Coker, Jr, for wife Molly Lee and/or Charles Coker, Jr" Any clues to this? Did Molly marry two Cokers? Please email me direct if further details wanted. Hope this was helpful. Tom