Wright COATS

Abt 1770 - Bef 1808  (< 38 years)

• Name	Wright COATS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	Abt 1770	, , SC, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 5 Dec 1808	, Newberry, SC, USA
  Person ID	I13955	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Big John COATS,   b. Bef 1750   d. 1809, , Newberry, SC, USA (Age > 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel WRIGHT,   b. 10 Nov 1747, , Prince George, MD, USA d. 2 Sep 1790, , , SC, USA (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1768
  Family ID	F3988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary GAUNT,   b. 10 Nov 1772   d. 10 Nov 1848, , Giles, TN, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1789
  Children	1. Susan COATE,   b. Bef 1791   d. Aft 1808 (Age > 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Daniel Polignac COATS,   b. 1792, , , SC, USA d. Aft 1870, Of Nacogdoches, Texas, USA (Age > 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Frederick COATES,   b. Aft 1790   d. Aft 1832 (Age > 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Wright's birth date could easily have been before 1770. He is the only Wright Coats we know of in the area, and he is on one census, 1800's. In it he and his wife are between 26 and 45. They have 2 sons age ten and under, and one daugrom 10-16. According to Daphne they also probably have Mary's sister Rebecca, and mother who had been widowed that year living with them. In the year 1800, Wright Coate (and probably his wife Mary Coate) made purchases of land at Nathan Perry's estate sale in the year 1800. Nathan Perry lived very near the Chandlers and therefore near land belonging to Gentleman John Coates. Wright Coate sold land to his brother, William in 1802 in Newberry Co. The following court record applies to this Wright and several of his brothers as well as a freed slave of his father's named Jesse.LDS Film # 24219 FiledJune 19, 1818 Box 45, No. 1Daniel McMahan Decree -Bill for Injunction Judge W. ThompsonVsJohn O'NeallDaniel McMahan employed Wright Coats and Jesse Coats (a man of color) to carry two loads of cotton to Charleston and to bring back two loads of dry goods. Wright Coats and Jesse Coats did not return to Newberry when expected and Daniel McMahan became apprehensive. He set out to find Wright Coats and Jesse Coats leaving instructions with his clerk Pendleton Pope that if Wright Coats and Jesse Coats returned in his absence, not to pay them. They did return in his absence and Wright Coats received a note from Pendleton Pope for the amount he would be paid after deducting for some goods he took from the store. He said it would be inconvenient for him to return at a later date and that he would send some other person in his place to collect the money. Afterwards Jesse Coats and James Coats applied for the money due to both Wright Coates and Jesse Coats and all money owed was given to him. Jesse Coats and James Coats (brother of Wright Coats) then went to the home of William Lesley in Newberry and gave Wright Coats his portion of the payment. Wright Coates sometime afterwards sued Daniel McMahan for more payment. Daniel McMahan in turn sued Wright Coates but before the trial Wright Coates died leaving John O'Neall as his executor. Daniel McMahan had petitioned the Court to dismiss the Bill because of fraud on the part of William Coates and to have the estate of Wright Coates pay for the Court costs. Wright witnessed the sale of his brother William Coate's land in 1807 and verified that William's wife, Mary, had given her consent to the sale. Wright had his will administered in 1808 or 1809 in Newberry Co., SC with his administrators listed as Mary Coate (wife) and J. O'Neal. His will starts with the words, "In the name of God, Amen" which indicate he was not a Quaker. (C-266, 1403, C-1479, 1942)

  
  

• Sources

  [S390] George Lelend Summer, Sr. A.B., A.M., From Newberry County, SC: Historical and Genealgoical Annals (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., c1980). [S2689] Bill for Injunction by Daniel MacMahon vs. Wright Coats, deceased, Jun 19, 1818. [S433] Coats, Charlotte, Email dated 2000+. [S152] William Medlin, Quaker Families of S.C. & Georgia (1983) (Ben Franklin Press). [S2393] D.J. Rowe to Linda Coate Email dated Dec 20, 1998 (DRowe85608@aol.com). [S2403] "Big" John Coate and Rachel Wright Family Group Sheet prepared Aug. 31, 1966 by Shirley Koogler Palmer at 4935 N. Calle Esquina, Tuscon, AZ 58718-6311.