COATES-L Archives

From: "William C. Rowe" <>
Subject: Another Trip to the Sutro Library
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 12:52:47 -0700

Spent some time in the Missouri, Calloway County and South Carolina, Newberry County sections at the Sutro Library.
Here are a few odds and ends:

'A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri'
by William S Bryan and Robert Rose
Bryan Brand and Company, St. Louis, Mo.
1876

page 302

... Mathew Aggee's wife was a daughter of Rev. Williams Coates

page 318

COATS. - Rev. William Coats was born in South Carolina. When grown he removed to Smith county, Tennessee, where he married Nancy Baker, by whom he had - [Sarah Mary,] James, William, John, Wilson, [Anna,] Hiram, Lemuel B., Rachel, Frankie, Tabitha, Mahala, Nancy, and Laodocea. In 1817 Mr. Coats removed with his family to Callaway county, Mo., and settled on the prairie which has since borne his name. There was no minister in that part of the country at that time, and his neighbors appointed him to preach, which duty he performed at stated intervals until his death. He organized most of the Old Baptist Churches in that region. His son James married Polly Callaway, of Tennessee, by whom he had two children - Matthias S. and Laura A. William Coats, Jr., was married first to Patsey Tracy, and second to the widow McLaughlan, whose maiden name was Celia Callaway [Charlotte, this doesn't agree with your web page. See below]. John married Nancy Smith. He was Sheriff of Callaway county for several years, and was a good auctioneer. Wilson married a Miss [Mary] Phillips, and moved to [Contra Costa County] California. Hiram married Permelia Walker, and was afterward killed by lightning. Lemuel B married Elizabeth Maddox. Rachel married Robert Reade [see below], and is now a widow. Frankie married a Mr. McLaughlan. Tabitha married William Callaway. Nancy married Joseph P. Callaway. Laodocea married Daniel Phillips.

page 367

READ - Robert Read married a daughter of Rev. William Coates. No children

from 'Court of Admirlty for the District of South Carolina
National Archives Microfilm M1183 roll1

Coates William A. age 29 from Essex England, occupation Merchant, 21 Sep 1802

This is either an immagration of naturalization record.

South Carolina Marriages 1688 - 1799

Coat, Henry son of Marmaduke Coat, and Mary Hasket 7 Feb 1793, Bush River Monthly Meeting Minutes

Coats, William and Mary Green 17 Nov 1757, St. Phillips Parish Register [Charlotte, didn't you post something about Mary Green?]

Coats, Thomas and Catherine George 7 Mar 1782, St. Phillips Parish Register

South Carolina Marriages 1800 - 1820

Coat, Samuel, son of Marmaduke Coat, and Margaret Coppock, 8 May 1800, Bush River Monthly Meeting Minutes

Coate, Henry Capt. Esqr., and Betsy Long, daughter of Capt. Benjmin Long, Exqr., all of Newberry District, bond dated 27 Jan 1803. Minister's return by Rev. John Boulger, 30 Jan 1803. Newberry Will Book C, pp. 460-462

Coate, James, son of Marmaduke Coate, Newberry Dist., South Caroline, and Mary Miles, 29 Oct 1800, Bush River Monthly Meeting Minutes

Coate, William, son of Marmaduke Coate, Newberry Dist., South Carolina, and Elizabeth Miles, 29 June 1800, Bush River Monthly Meeting Minutes

Coates, Joseph S. and Eliza Scott, 2 Nov 1819; James Haig, Johm M. Righton, trustees; Samuel Yates, J. E. Yates, trustees. Mar Set 8: 84-88

South Carolina Gazette, 25 May 1734 James Mishy Deputy Secretary gives notice to several persons hereafter named a pai or grants of land signed by his Excellency the Governor for them respectively ... William Coat

Newberry County, South Carolina History and Genealogical Annuals

page 14
Newberry County Court House

In 1786 John Coate who owns much of the land on which Newberry is built offered two acres to the county on which to build a court house and othere public buildings.

Newberry County of South Carolina
Minutes of the County Court 1785-1798

page 315
796 Feb term
Judgement confessed according to account by the oaths of the Deputy Sherrif W Coate

forgot to write down what book this was from

Cemetery Markers

Coate Family Graveyard-located near site of old Coate's Meeting House, above Dead Fall-near sit of old Turner's Fort, on Little River, about 6 miles fro Newberry Court House-

In Memory of
Benjamin Mayer, Third,
son of John & Thompson
Coate
Born Dec 18, 1853
Died Dec 15, 1854

Betsy Coate,
wife of Capt. Henry Coate,
Deceased Oct 7, 1806,
Born Oct 29, 1786

In Memory of
William H. Coate
Born Aug 28, 1806,
Died Sept 24, 1806

Thomas Coate,
son of
John & Thompson Coate,
Born June 2, 1843,
Died Sept 3, 1848

(Evidently other graves not marked)

Are there any other S. C. counties I should be looking at?
Linda, I just now noticed Pasquotank Co., NC in your note to me. Maybe next time.

Here's another write up on the Rev. William

From 'History of the State of California and Biographical Record of Coast Counties, California' by J.M. Guinn, A. M., Chapman Publishing Company 1904, page 1356:

His father Wilson, was a son of Rev. William Coats, a native of Tennessee, and for years a pioneer preacher in the Baptist denomination. While farming afforded him a means of livelihood, he considered ministerial work as his life occupation and freely and without hope of recompense gave his services wherever a preacher was needed. On Sunday he preached the Gospel to congregatons of pioneers. During the week he often was called from his plow to speak words of hope to the dying and of consolation to the bereaved. After about seventy useful years his life work came to an end.

Charlotte. Also from

'A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri'
by William S Bryan and Robert Rose
Bryan Brand and Company, St. Louis, Mo.
1876

page 319

CALLAWAY. - Joseph Callaway, of South Carolina, married Polly Barrett, by whom he had - John, Nancy, Joseph, Jr., Polly, Elizabeth, Willaim, Vinson, Cenia [different spelling from above], and Thomas. [ there's more if you're interested]

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