I have an ancestor, Francis Coker, who was in Laurens in the the 1790's and early 1800's. I believe he had a son named Silas and one named Francis. Anyone know what relation Francis was to Joseph, if any? On Jun 7, 2005, at 1:18 AM, Bob Battaglia wrote: > At 11:14 PM 6/6/2005, you wrote: > >> Joseph Coker's Will dated 20March1792 Laurens Co. SC. mentions his >> wife, >> Mary and sons Drury, Calvin, Thomas & John (youngest). Mary is >> left the estate >> and her sons are left a horse, cow and calf, etc. >> Why.....because they were >> too young, yet to inherit the plantation. >> > > Well, we are really getting into an area that has no documents that > prove anything. I have been working on the John (youngest son) > thing for 30 years. I have copies of the 1792 will and all the > deeds, etc. Nothing ever puts the final stamp on it. The Coker > researchers of the 1920's and 1930's strongly believed that Joseph > Coker (1792 will) had several daughters who were not named. I have > the names in file, but it's too late tonight to start diggin. > > I believe my Coker line comes down from John (youngest son). His > wife was named Dicey. She shows up on 1810 Laurens census as head > of house with three males who are apparently sons, John, James and > Joseph. John (the youngest son) had died before 1810. The son John > never married and ended up in Texas in 1834. He received bounty > land located seven miles north of downtown San Antonio for fighting > at Battle of Jacinto in 1836 when Santa Anna was defeated. His > brothers James and Joseph arrived in Texas about 1846 with their > families. I descend from Joseph who is buried at our Coker > Cemetery - part of the same bounty land. The other brother, James, > with his family stayed in Cherokee Co TX. When John died a deed > was produced showing he had divided the land evenly between James > and Joseph. > > Why do I claim this John (youngest son) was married to Dicey and > had the three sons? As we know in research Isaac Malcolm Dial > married Coker daughters, one the dau of Drury and it is geting > too late to look up the other, but the dau's were first cousins. > In a letter written by James L. Dial in 1865, (son of Isaac Malcolm > Dial), he refers to the Joseph and John Coker living in the San > Antonio area as his cousins. Dial was living 30 miles outside San > Antonio at the time. > > That's all I can cover tonight - getting late. I will be happy to > discuss this - maybe someone has that document that will solve this > puzzle. > > > > > > ==== COKER Mailing List ==== > Subscription management instructions are posted at http:// > lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/c/coker.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and > friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/ > 2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >