Family/Spouse: Unknown GIEGER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elijah Coats GIEGER

Benjamin married Martha Elizabeth COATS after 1829. Martha (daughter of Sion L. COATS and Unknown) was born about 1794; died in 1862 in Of Lauderdale, MS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martha was probably married to another gentleman before she married Benjamin Dykes as it appears she brought children to her marriage with Mr. Dykes. She and her husband moved to Mississippi about the same time as Elijah, Austin and Pollard moved there. Her and Benjamin's eldest daughter was named Eleanor Jane (after Elijah's wife's name, Eleanor Hickman?). Eleanor Hickman was Martha's likely Aunt through marriage.

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Sion L. lived in Orangeburgh District, South Carolina. Researcher, Beverly Burton, theorizes that this Sion is the son of Joseph of Orangeburg District, South Carolina. Many others currently have him connected as the son of Sion and Mary Perry Coates of Kershaw Co., SC, but Beverly has with census info determined that Sion and Mary Perry were too young to be the parents of this Sion. Basically, her thinking is as follows: "We know from the 1850 Lauderdale census that he was born in 1770 and that fits with all of the Sions from Orangeburg censuses -- which vary from the Sion from Kershaw censuses. Then, if you go and look back at the Orangeburg 1810 and 1820 censuses, you'll see most of his married children's families -- which he named in his 1854 will -- (are) listed on the same page with him."

Here he is in the 1790 census. Name Lion Cotes Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Lancaster, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - Under 161Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over3Free White Persons - Females3 Number of Slaves1Number of Household Members 8

Here he is in the 1800 census. Name Sion Coates Home in 1800 (City, County, State)Kershaw District, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 441Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 2 Number of Household Members Under 16 2 Number of Household Members Over 25 1 Number of Household Members 3

In the 1810 census, his family is as follows: Name Sion Coats Home in 1810 (City, County, State)Kershaw, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 Free White Persons - Female 2 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1 Numbers of Slaves 6 Number of Household Members Under 16 3 Number of Household Members Over 25 1 Number of Household Members 12.

This is his family in the 1820 census. Name Sion Cotes Home in 1820 (City, County, State)Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina Enumeration Date August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 1 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 4 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 2 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 2 Number of Persons - Engaged in Commerce 2 Free White Persons - Under 16 5 Free White Persons - Over 25 2 Total Free White Persons 10 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other

In the 1840 census, he is between the age of 70-79 and living in Lauderdale, Missippi. Sion Coats Home in 1840 (City, County, State)Lauderdale, Mississippi Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 791Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 191Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 291Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 791Free White Persons - Under 201Free White Persons - 20 thru 491Total Free White Persons4Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves

This land purchase takes place in 1841.Nam eSion Cotes Issue Date 27 Feb 1841 Place Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Land Office Columbus Meridian Choctaw Township 8-NRange 16-ESection 12 Accession Number MS1370__.225 Document Number 27990 Original URL https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx

Here he is in the 1850 census. It appears he is now a widow. Sion Coats[User-submitted-comment]Home in 1840 (City, County, State)Lauderdale, Mississippi Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 791Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 191Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79 1 Free White Persons - Under 20 1 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 1 Total Free White Persons 4 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves

In 1835, he and many of his children moved to Lauderdale Co., MS. Some branches of this family moved to Texas in 1855. (C-2270E)Sion was married at least twice with widow Nancy Foster being his final wife near his death. The mother of his children is unknown at this time. There is another younger Sion that shows up in the 1800 census, which I expect to be a son or nephew of this Sion. He was living in Orange Co., SC in 1800 on page 309 of the census. He was between the ages of 16 and 26 as was his wife. They had 1 son between the ages of 10 and 16 and 3 daughters ages ten and under. (Tables)There is a deed record for Sion Coats in this county that could apply to either of these Sions or to Sion L's son Sion. "Abstracts of Deeds, Mortgages & Recorded in the Registers Office in Orangeburg District S.C. page 2: J. J. Beatie To SION COATS, number of Acres: 121, where -Watermelon Branch, number of slaves - - - 3-5-1818 recorded 3-14-1818." (Source The Carolina Genealogist County Records Orangburg SC )At least 2 correspondents so far have also listed Sion L. with a son named Austin P. Coates.

Sion married Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He lived in Orangeburgh District, SC in 1790 with 1 male over 16, 2 females and was listed under the name of Joseph Coats. He is living next door to his probable father-in-law, John Hickman at the time on the Edisto River. According to the description on the title page of the census, this was in the south part of Orangeburg District, South Carolina.

I've estimated his birth date before the 1750's from his son Sion's birth date of 1770 and his son, Elijah's birth date from before 1766. He appears to have inherited his father's farm in Orangeburgh, but has moved from there to Camden, Kershaw Co., SC by 1792 when the following court records appear, on 2/28/1792 on the Petit Jury and on 3/5/1793 in a suit, Joseph Coats vs. Henry Hudson and on 3/4/1794, Joseph Coats V. James Gunn & Thomas Smyrl.

I believe he is the son of the Joseph who was the minister, because there is indication that he inherited his father Joseph's land upon his death according to Beverly Burton. He also applies for a Revolutionary War pension in 1796 that has receipts in it witnessed by a possible brother, David Coates in 1784. Specifically, he is listed as Mr. Joseph Coates in an extensive bookkeeping record of his financial transactions as they relate to the court and militia records from 1780-1786 in Charleston, South Carolina. Included in these accounts is a David Coates in 1784 who swore to an exchange of supplies consisting of 5 bushels of corn and 10 bushels of oats involving Joseph Coates. Joseph apparently fought in the Revolutionary War as he submitted documents witnessed by "brother" David in 1796 I assume to get a pension. (C-1708, 1952) David is also in the Kershaw County Court minutes from 1792 to 1796. (C-1708) We do not know when Joseph Coats died. He might be the J. Coats in the 1810 census for South Carolina, Orangeburg, Page 130. In this, J. Coats has one son under age 10, he was between 26 and 45, he had 2 daughters under age 10, and a wife age 26-45. He was living next to J. Sellers on one side, J. More and J. Thomas on the other. This however, does not match the age we have him at from his supposed son's birthdates.

There is a possibility that David and Joseph are sons of a William Coate of Charleston, SC instead. The following is a record for a Joseph Coates in Charleston, South Carolina. "Date 1817/11/07Description BROWN, JAMES AND OTHERS, COUNTER-PETITION AND SUPPORTING PAPERS ASKING THAT WILLIAM SMITH, JR. NOT BE ALLOWED TO CLOSE UP OR OBSTRUCT A CERTAIN CREEK IN MAZYCKBORO. (8 PAGES)Names Indexed BROWN, JAMES; SMITH, WILLIAM JR.; ROUSE, WILLIAM; VANDERHORST, R. W.; PARKER, BENJAMIN; PARKER, JOHN; COATES, JOSEPH S.; CONNOR, AMUEL; TOOMER, A. V.; ANCRUM, JAMES H. Locations CHARLESTON/MAZYCKBORO.