Looking for information about the COATES and HICKMAN families that came to Wilkinson County, Mississippi in the Early 1800's from Barnwell Orangeburg District, South Carolina. ELIJAH COATS (COATES) b. 1756-1770 (m) ELANOR HICKMAN b. 1766-1777 They had Issue: A.)ELIZABETH 'BETSY' COATES b.July 25, 1790 Barnswell,Orangeburg County South Carolina d.July 02, 1859 Woodville, Wilkinson County,Mississippi (Saturday) 68 years 11 months 7 days Buried Whetstone/Rawlins Cemetery Sam Leake Rd. Wilkinson Co.,Mississippi Married :January 06, 1811 Benjamin Rawlins (according to Benjamins Estate papers they had 8 children) 1)Emily Rawlins b.Abt. 1812 (m) Thomas Wisner 2)Clarrisa Rawlins b. Bet. 1815 - 1816 (m) Archabald McCraine 3)Thomas Hickman Rawlins b. Abt. 1821 (m) 1st Nancy Shropshire 2nd Amy Cupit 3rd Suzan Mariah Sloan 4)Eleanor Caroline Rawlins b.October 27, 1819 (m)Jackson Carroll Whetstone 5)Martha Rawlins b.ca1822 d. Bef. 1847 Was not named in her fathers Probate 6)Jamesy Rawlins b. 1827 (m)Joseph Embree 7)Washington Rawlins b. abt. 1830 d. Bef. 1847 Was not named in his fathers Probate 8)Martin Jackson Rawlins b. 1838 (Martin Murdered a cousin at about age 19 and went on the run . The state Govenor SEAL) In tesimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of state to be affixed at the city of Jackson, the 2nd day of April, A.D. 1851. By the Govenor , JNO I GUION - Acting Govenor - JO BELL, SECRETARY of STATE DESCRIPTION MARTIN RAWLINS is SPARE made-about five foot eight inches high - fair complection - dark hair and eyes - and 19 - 20 years of age. April5,1851 COURT DOCKET : DECEMBER 11,1850 Page 453 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Vs MARTIN RAWLINS INDICTMENT FOR MURDER A TRUE BILL SIGNED - V V KAIGLER - FORMAN OF THE GRAND JURY DECEMBER 12, 1850 - Page 457 ORDERED THAT BENCH WARRENT ISSUE IN THIS CASE TO SHERIFF OF WILKINSON COUNTY UNTURNABLE AT THE NEXT TERM OF TURN OF THIS CONTINUE AND THIS THIS CONT. UNTIL THE NEXT. JUNE 11,1851 Page 501 THIS DAY COME THE SAID STATE BY HIS DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND ON MATERIAL IS ISSUED THAT AN ALIAS BENCH WARRENT ISSUE IN THIS CASE RETURNABLE TO THE NEXT TERM OF THIS CONT. AND THIS CASE CONTINUE. DECEMBER 11, 1851 Page 13 BENCH WARRENT - CONTINUE According to ms. Lee Smith of Alexander he went to Canada B) AUSTIN MARION COATES b.Bet. 1790 - 1792 Barnwell,Orangeburg,South Carolina d.Bet. January 24, 1829 - 1830 Buffalo or Brown's Creek,Wilkinson County, Mississippi Married : Margreet Kuhn (Margaret Coon) d/o John Lewis Coon and Mary Fannon According to Margaret's Estate papers she and Austin had 5 Children. Issue: 1.)Martha Washington Coates b. Ca1816 (m) Joseph Johnson Moss 2.) David Jackson Coates b.October 18, 1818 (according to his Bible records) and d.December 29, 1862 Jackson, Mississippi 1st. S.C.A. Hospital (Monday) 44 years 2 months 11 days (m)1st Lydia Ann Jane Pace 2nd Lucy Young Mason *3)Charles Austin Marion Coates b.Bet. 1820 - 1821 d. Bet. 1857 - 1858 (m) Martha Adeline Thomas May 15, 1846 *4)William Elijah Coates b.1822 d.1869 (m) Martha Adeline Thomas March 28, 1859 **Note: Martha Adeline Thomas married first Charles (he Died and she married William (W.E.Doc) Coates so both of them are my gr. gr. grandfathers . 5) Joseph Pollard Coates b.June 22, 1824 d.February 26, 1859 (m) Desdemona Artemas Neal (O'neal) I believe most of this family was wiped out by Typhoid Fever. C) REBECKA COATES b.ca1796 d. 1885 Mt. Pleasent ,Centreville,Mississippi , Wilkinson Co.,Mississippi 89 years old Married George Jackson April 05, 1841 Wilkinson County, MS They had 9 children: 1)Mary Ann Matilda Jackson b.Abt. 1816 (m) December 19, 1833 Henry McGraw 2)Eleanor Caroline 'Nelly' Jackson ca1818 d. Samuel Kennerly 3) George Washington Jackson b. 1820 (m) April 05, 1841 Syrena M. Pool(e) 4) Elizabeth Jackson b. abt1822 (m) 1st January 03, 1843 James 'Lewis' McCartney 2nd marriage August 08, 1855 William Daniel Tousinau 5) Joseph Jackson b.ca1824 (m) December 13, 1855 Angelina Whitaker 6)Belinda B. Jackson b.1827 (m) January 30, 1849 Austin Lanehart (her Cousin) 7)Rebecca Evaline Jackson b. ca1828 (m) January 15, 1848 Thomas B. Helmer 8) Martha Ann Jackson b.July 01, 1832 d.January 26, 1860 mer Cemetery, Dolorosa Community,North of Wilkinson Co.,Mississippi (m) September 17, 1850 Robert White Helmer * Thomas B. Helmer and Robert White Helmer are brothers s/o George Helmer and Elsie White 9) Emily Jane Jackson b.September 03, 1834 d.January 11, 1882 Solitude Plantation Point Coupee Parish,Louisiana (m)April 12, 1849 Nathaniel Humphreys D) MARY COATES b.ca1799 Barnswell,Orangeburg County South Carolina d. September 08, 1844 Wilkinson Co. ,Mississippi (Sunday) 48 years 5 months 7 days (m) 1819 Jacob L. Lanehart They had 9 children 1.)Marion Lanehart b. 1819 d. 1819 2) Adam Lanehart b.1822 d. Bef. 1847 3) Austin Lanehart b.ca1822 d.August 18, 1850 (m) Belinda B. Jackson (His first cousin) 4) Rebecca Eveline Lanehart b. September 22, 1824 (m) January 19, 1847 William Brown Netterville 5) Hansford Lanehart b. April 29, 1829 d.May 20, 1863 Vicksburg,MS Company D, 38th Division Army of the confederacy (m) Lydia Ann Swayzee 6) William A. Lanehart b. 1831 d. Bef. 1872 (m) Margaret J. Best (I JUST LOST MY DATE FOR THEIR MARRISGE DOES ANYONE HAVE IT?? (I hit the wrong button and wiped it out.) 7)Tereza Lanehart b.ca1826 d. February 07, 1897 (m) October 13, 1846 John Thomas Netterville *William Brown Netterville and John Thomas Netterville are brothers s/o Jeremiah Netterville and Mary Owens Mathis 8) Martha A. Lanehart b.March 18, 1837 d. October 08, 1883 (m) Charles Augustus M. Coon 9) Anthony Wayne Lanehart b.April 25, 1839 d.March 28, 1905 buried Lanehart Cemetery2 Wilkinson County,Ms. (m) December 21, 1879 Addie (Ada) Bell If you have anything to add to this family or correct I would truly appreciate it. Thank you, Robbie Landry