1. | Jane COATS was born before 1635 in Of Curry Rivel Parish, Somerset, England (daughter of Henry COATE, of Hambridge and UNKNOWN); died before 1661 in Of Stoughton, Somerset, England. Notes: She was listed of Curry Rivel Parish, Somerset, England when she married John German in 1647. This record was however record in the 1644 book indicating that it occurred in 1644 instead. Both a son from this marriage and a daughter from her second marriage are listed in her father's will, she is likely deceased by the time her father wrote the will. Her first husband would have died quickly after their marriage to literally marry again to her second husband and have son John Counsell in Oct. of 1645. Her first name is listed in her sons, John's and George's christening record. Jane married John GERMAN on 12 Apr 1644 in St. Mary Magdelene, Barwick, Somerset, England. John was born before 1730 in Of Fitchhead, Somerset, England; died about 1644. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:Family/Spouse: John COUNSELL. John was born before 1627; died after 1655 in Of Stoughton, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | ![]() Notes: All historical research led us to believe that our Coate line went back through this Henry to his father Marmaduke. We now have a wonderful YDNA match from a cousin in Australia whom has only 1 point out of 37 DNA points different from us. It proves we descend from this Henry Coate, The Elder, who is the most recent common ancestor we have in common. I am so grateful for this. We finally know for certain after 40 years of research via DNA. How truly wonderful! Henry married UNKNOWN after 1616. died before 1662. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | UNKNOWN died before 1662. Notes: Her name is Jane Batholomew according to Steven T. Ernst on ancestry.com. Her name is Emily Jane according to the Joseph Edge Family Tree. She is the first spouse of Henry Coate according to some trees with his other spouse being Joan Combstork/Comstock. If he also was married to a Joan Combstock that occurred on Apr. 28, 1656 in the Parish of Drayton. No wife is mentioned in Henry's will.
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4. | ![]() Notes: The oldest Coate in Somerset, England according to I.G.I. records is a Robert Cotes, b. abt 1140 in Fairbanks, Somerset, England. His daughter Margaret, was supposedly born in Cotes, Eccelshall, Staffordshire, England suggesting he might have come from Eccelshall. Staffordshire is the county where the oldest Cotes are known to have originated. If these trees are correct, then it's entirely possible that our Marmaduke goes back from Cotes of early Staffordshire, England in the Eccelshell branch. YDNA evidence supports his ancient lines going back to Staffordshire.: The best theory we have for our Coate line is that it descends through this Robert, b 1140. Fairbanks was in Somerset or Shropshire depending upon time frame and is 130 miles from the oldest known Coate's who lived in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Marmaduke married Marie SOMNER on 6 Nov 1575 in Weston Zoyland, Somerset, England. Marie (daughter of Richard? SOMNER) was born about 1562 in Maperton, Somerset, England; died in 1631 in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England; was buried in Currie Rivell, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | ![]() Notes: I finally found the marriage record for this Marmaduke and Marie. In the index, her name is listed as Maxine Flinner, but when you enlarge the original book it's in, it looks like Marie Smner. This clerk left out vowels when not needed phonetically. In this case the S is represented by 2 small f looking letters. It's possible that it is how the clerk wrote Skinner, which is the same name in the soundex search on freereg.org.uk as Somner but the small k would normally be very flowery and was a very simple uncrossed f looking letter in her marriage record. We don't believe the double f letters represent f in this case as there were not translations for fnner or fmner in all of Somerset in freereg.org.uk.
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10. | Richard? SOMNER was born about 1526; died in Dec 1590 in Othery, Somerset, England; was buried on 8 Dec 1590 in Othery, Somerset, England. Notes: It is complete theory that Richard is the father of Marie/Mary. Her christening record and parentage remain to be found. Richard is simply the closest person living to Weston Zoyland where she married Marmaduke of an appropriate age to be her father. Quite a few of his children are listed in the Somerset records, but I have yet to find where a peer Francis and Margaret Somners christening records are either.
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