(BUDD), Rachel ¹

  General Notes:

It is entirely possible that this Rachel Coats was formally Rachel Budd as her husband has a partnership in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1765 with a Budd where he is a property owner selling town lots. She, in otherwords, could be the Rachel Ann Budd referred to in early 19th century 2nd Coate genealogies: Ex: The Old Coate's Genealogy, Letter from Ada Hair Coats and the genealogy by Amanda Helen Pemberton Krell. None of these have proved to be a reliable source though.

Recorded Will book P, p.408. Her will is transcribed by me as follows: In the Name of God amen the Sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty nine I Rachel Coats Widow of William Coats late of the Northern Liberties deceased being very sick & weak in body but of pefect mind and memory thanks be given unto God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it isa appointed for all women ( ) to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testatment, that is to say, Principally and first of all I give & recommend my Sole into the hands of God that gave it and ( ) Body recommend it to the Earth to be buried in tha Christian like and decent manner at the direction of my Executors Impr( ) I do order that in the first place (mony) Just debts & funeral charges be paid and satisfied. And (reaching) much ( ) ( ) Estate wherewith it ( ) pleased God to Bless me in this life I give devise & disperse of the Same ( ) and (f ) following: That is today, In the (f ) I give and bequethed to my dearly beloved Grandson Theobald Ent along right ( ) and property of what I have at or near mount hally, but in case the aforsaid Theobald Ent doth not live to the age of one and twenty years and die without heirs then the above right and property shall come to my dearly beloved grand daughter Rachel Sahler and likewise all my household goods and furniture as bed bedding furniture and every other Individual thing or article Its my wish that after my decease my dearly beloved Grandson Joseph Hopewell shall have the sum of twenty pounds ( ) lawful money of (p ) as to be paid to him out of my estate and likewise my dearly beloved Granddaughter Sarah Miller to have the like sum of twenty pounds paid to her after all my just debts and charges be paid and in each there should not be left so much not to pay them or either of them their twenty pounds then to pay them both share alike of what there be left and I do hereby make and ordain my loving friend and Son in Law Abraham Sahler my sole executor of this my last Will and Testament ratifying and allowing this and no other to being last Will and Testament In Witness where of I have here unto set my Hand and Seal the day and year above written Rachel Coats in her last Willa and Testament in the presence of Johannes G(rofs) Frederick ( ). Philadelphia May 14th 1773, Personally appeared Johannes Gross, Frederick Hesser (Shittlinesen) to the forgoing Will and on Oath did declare that they saw and heard Rachel Coats the Testatrix therein named Sign Seal and publish and declare the same Will found as her last Will and Testatment and that at the Execution thereof she was of Sound diposing Mind Memory & understanding to the best of their knowldege and Belief ( )Benjamin ( ) Reg. Genl. Be it remembered that on the 14th Day of May 1773 The last Will and Tesament of Rachel Coates deceased in du form of law was proved and probate and Letters Testimentary thereof are granted To Abraham Sahler Sole Executor in the said Will named being first duty sworn well and truly to Administer the said deeds Estate and being ( ) there of into the Register Generals Office at Philadelphia ( ) before the 14th day of June next, and ( tive) amount of these Admistration on or before the 15th day of May 1774 or when the( ) Legally required, Given (recorder) the Seal of the said Office .... of Benjamin (Chew) Reg. Genl. (C-2384)

Rachel married Unknown DUBOYS before 1724. (Unknown DUBOYS died before 1734.)

Rachel next married William COATS on Feb 23, 1733/34.¹ (William COATS died in Feb 1765-Oct 1769 in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.)