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/an/BVJ.2ACIB/1004.1.1 Message Board Post: please respond to this address [email protected] in regards to the url you posted there is two stories to that claim ones as you have it another says no that he serve side of usa. the other is who is joseph married too from my records he married a milly from other records some one else yest there is court document sshowing milly was brought to court and to prove she had four sons that were from joseph coker. and was granted his pesion. here's where i have problems with him fighting for england if we were becomming usa at the time why would a pension be granted to a traitor per say.? specially when this is around 1776. according to records i got joseph coker died during that fighting that is why pension was granted. this is one of the argument the other is two of his children isaac and abraham each side claims to have dennis coker and claybourne coker as son's. these two names shows up in illinois census which from what i have seen the person is same person not four people but just two differiation of spelling was used i! n census but kids remain same claiborne/ claybourne coker dennis coker but glitch her is claybourne named one son dennis but age does prove that and shows in house hold of claibourne coker. the two brother dennis and claibourne coker were roughly 53 to 55 in 1850 census and claiming georgia as where they were from now granted we have seen josephs name in 3 main state sc , nc and ga. this i can say is possible being revolutionary war was going on. my understanding is joseph father was charles coker and his brothers were william, charles sr. .... now how many women did joseph bed cause i am seeing about 20 and i have seen to records on here showing legal document showing he was on each side of revolutionary war? i have neither document in possesion because i am beginning to wonder if these are true documents... please if you have certified copies let me know. other is your showing william coker as 1720 from what i seen joseph was 1740 and william was born in usa charles sr ! was unknown and joseph was born in england.... this is why people are confused because acestory stemming around 3 brothers yet information is leaking from all sides. fact one says s.c militia now how is it william is with militia and yet joseph fighting for england your evidence but find facts dont match picture painted the other is records i have does not show william as william I only as william. even english records dont show sr jr or I II from what i have read. please explain your information this could clear alot of stuff for those in relation if that is possible. other thing is i have yet to find a census past 1830 that shows wife's name here in usa because back then wifes and slave were counted not given the rights to vote and such if you have secret we dont know about please tell use cause records dont show till 1840 to 1850's that i can see. dont take my remarks wrong but if you have a key please do tell before i go balled on this hehe. i do have records showing claybourn or claibourne coker comming for ga to illinoise even a book that states this but agument starts in the south wonder if ancestors were not related to the macoys hehe. I also know that sc is in conjunction with this with sonoco corporation being charles sr coker your help would be greatly appreciated if you can clarify some things on this. respectfully, gary coker