This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Coker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BVJ.2ACIB/1264 Message Board Post: I am very confused by Caleb Coker, b. abt.1700 in either VA or Edgecombe County, NC. First, who was his father? I have found sources listing his parents as William Coker and Mary Cartwright, and others listing them as John Coker and Priscilla Geddings. Second, there's the Mary Spiers/Spears question. Some show her married to Caleb, and some show her married to Caleb's son James. Finally, when was he born? His birthdate is all over the map from 1675 to 1730. If anyone has a firm opinion on these questions, I would love to hear from you. Thanks.