1729 William Coate, of Amwell, Hunterdon County, sold land to William Cornwell on February 20, 1728/29. William Coate had inherited the land from his father, Samuel Coate, deceased. Samuel Coate, of Springfield,Burlington County, had purchased the land from Robert Eaton on April 16, 1722. Samuel Coate bequeathed, in his last will and testament, the land to his three sons John, Henery, and William Coate; that is to say two hundred to John Coate, two hundred to Henery Coate and the remainder to William Coate. [1]
1729 William Coate and Thomas Canby were named in a case in the February term of the court of common pleas in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [2]
1729 William Coate and Thomas Canby were named in a debt issue in the May of the court of common pleas in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [3] [4]
Research Notes:
c 1769 The house of William Coate, located at Green and Front Streets in Philadelphia, had been purchased by General Worrell, and was an inn: "The Jolly Post Boy". [5]
It is difficult to distinguish between this William Coate, son of Samuel Coate and Mary Saunders and William Coate [6], son of Marmaduke Coate and Ann Pole. We are uncertain about which was the spouse of Rebecca Sharp.
1727 William Coate (born 1702) and Rachel Sharpe were married on 3 of month 2. [7] [8]
1744 William Coate (born 1729) and Rachel Ann Budd, of Newberry County, South Carolina, were married in New Jersey. [9] [10]
1749 William Coate (an elder of the Quakers), of Ancocas, died on 17 of month 12, at 47th year of his age. [11] [12]
Marmaduke, son of William Coate and Rachel Ann Budd; m. Mary Coppock, b. 1734 and d. 1833, in 1754. Mary Coppock was a captive of Indians at age of 6 and lived with them until Marmaduke Coate bought her from them for a horse, saddle …
1769 Rachel Coate wrote her will in North Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1826 Rachel Coate wrote her will in Upper Merion Twp, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a widow. The will was dated August 15, 1826 and in probate court on April 14, 1829. The will named four daughters; Rebecca Henderson, Rachel Smith, Hannah Coates, and Emma Coates, grandson Levi Coates at age 21. [13]
DNA [14]
[1] Recorder of Deeds, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, A-37, deed 473, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[2] Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Minutes, item 3130, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[3] Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Minutes, item 3331, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[4] Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Minutes, item 3333, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[5] Captain R. C. Holcomb, "The Old York Road," Papers Read Before the Bucks County Historical Society 5 (1912), 650-716, at 708, [InternetArchive], [GoogleBooks].
[6] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for William Coate, son of Marmaduke Coate and Ann Pole, [JRWolfeGenealogy].
[7] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Burlington Monthly Meeting, Marriages, Births and Deaths, 1677-1765, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[8] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Marriages in Burlington Monthly Meeting (derived from other sources), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[9] Hugh Brogan, Charles Mosley, American Presidential Families (1993), 634, [GoogleBooks].
[10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, [AncestryRecord].
[11] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Burlington Monthly Meeting, Minutes, 1678-1737, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[12] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943, 2-170, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[13] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Will 6-548, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[14] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].