Hi Tom, In respone to your notes: 1. Thomas Coker, Susanah Coker, administrator, 17 July, 1760. What county & state? Thomas doesn't fit "our" naming pattern 2. A William Coker received 397 acres in 1766 Rowan, Surry in now Stokes County, NC. Purchased from Ab Whitworth, wit by Absalom Jordan. Propety is where Ballew Creek flows into Dan River next to county line. Propery was next to Noble Ladd, son of Amos Ladd, who came to NC from Fluvanna Co, VA. Neighbor of John Moore, Charles Hulseys, the Stone Family, Matlocks, Strange & others. Coker sold this land in 1778 to Amos Ladd, son of Noble Ladd. Numerous connections to these neighbors. 3 Joseph Coker of Burke Co, NC. Records indicate a likely date of birth of about 1753. Charles Coker was born about 1751. Charles and Williams dates of birth seem to be close and Joseph is much younger suggesting they may have had different mothers. Charles had a son mentioned in his estate papers born 1793. He is found later in Smith Co along with his brother Warren. The adult Joseph of Burke is likely the same Joseph of Greenville Co, SC. 4 The Tory issue. A complicated issue. We recently had a Presidential election that found the nation equally divided resulting in a great deal of contenous behavior. Ultimately the nation became one again. I recommend the reading of Kings Mountain; It's Men and It's Heroes by Dr Lymon Draper. He explains in his work that it was myth to think that there was unanimous support for the Rev Cause. He goes on to cite instances and locations in SC & NC where there was greater Tory support than Whig. From his work we learn that Burke Co, NC seemed to be equaly divided with each side contributing equal numbers to the battle at King's Mountain. There was post war sentiment to punish those with Tory leanings after the war but cooler heads prevailed. Col McDowell of Burke Co was one of those that spread "oil on the water" in Burke. You will find that Cokers were often at odds, according to court records, with the White, Davenport, Wiseman, and Browning families. They were all kin. James Taylor White was the patriarch. Reuben White, son of JTW, was killed very early in the War by Indians/Torys. The Whites, Davenports, Wisemans and their kin also moved on shortly after 1790 as did the Cokers and their associates. If you check those families that were supportive to the Cokers in the court records you will find they were often indicted as Torys also. Pascal Estes and some of his kinsmen of Burke, indicted as Torys also moved to Greenville Co and lived next door to the Cokers. In the 1790 census of Greenville the Hulseys, Matlocks and Estes are shown on adjoining lines. Charles Coker moved to Knox Co, TN about 1793/1795. There is a misdated Tax record in Burke that makes this issue confusing. The Charles Coker farm is today what is Colonial Village in South Knoxville. The Coker property was within walking distance to neighbor Gov John Sevier's home. Sevier's home is preserved as a landmark and musem today. Sevier was a hero of King's Mountain. Joseph White of Burke Co also came to Knox Co, TN, about the same time as Charles Coker. William Coker moved earlier and held a prominient piece of property there. About 400 acres on a point of land that jutted out into the river. Today the property is occupied by the Univ of Tenn Hospital and is just across the river from the U and downtown Knxoville. The Moores. The abstracts regarding Edward Lee and Judith Moore are a trap. They were poorly abstracted. You have to look at the original documents to interprety them correctly and they still are difficult to understand clearly. Judith Moore, widow of Edward Lee, was the dau of John Moore of Fluvanna Co, VA. Judith with her husband Edward Lee, brother Jesse Moore and brother in law, Abraham Strange, came to Burke Co, NC, from Fluvanna Co, VA, at the same time. Rebuen White, son of JTW, was their local guide who helped find them property. William "Buck" Coker, son of Charles Coker and his first wife married the daughter of Judith Moore and Edward Lee. Her first name is not known. Her sister married Deep Waters. So Judith Moore was step-mother and mother in law to Buck Coker. We suspect that Buck did not leave TN for AR until Judith Moore died about 1813 or 1814. Regards, Stan