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Ann never married. She is listed as a youth, dau. of Benjamin Coates who went to Abington Monthly Meeting (Chester Co., PA) on Apr 6, 1780 in the Uwchlan MM records, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (C-1616, 2140)

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Moses willed his son, Benjamin, his plantation (in Charles Town) plus 21 acres purchased from David David when he died in 1761. This is the Benjamin Coates who offered a reward of 3 lbs for John Wilson, age 21, who had "absconded from his bail" as in the PA Gazette on Jun 3, 1762. Benjamin was living in Charles town, Chester Co., PA at the time. (C-1755: #28750, C-1977) According to R.K. Montgomery, this family named Benjamin and Ann Longstreth Coats had children from 1758 till 1802. That would be over a 44 year period. Though possible, this is unlikely. I therefore suspect that the later children are by one of his sons, though this remains to be verified with actual records.

It is probable that some of Benjamin and Ann's children moved to North Carolina. I say this because of their daughter Cicely. She is the only Cicely Coates I have found in this time period, and there was a Cicely Coates who married a William Willis in Rowan Co., NC in 1810 and whose bondsman was Abner Coates (brother or father??). The census records for N.C. include a William and a Benjamin that might be her brothers. This needs checked. Family tradition is that Cicely came from a family with a lot of girls in it and this one would certainly match that tradition.

Benjamin married Ann LONGSTRETH on 22 Sep 1756 in , Montgomery, PA. Ann was born on 3 Nov 1737 in , Chester, PA; died in 1824. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sometime after Ann is widowed, she and two of her children, Susanna and Banjamin had their births verified in the Uwchlan Monthly Meeting Records. All the rest of her family was likely married or moved out at the time. (C-2140)

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In 1731, Moses purchased land at the site of Phoenixville, in Charlestown, and settled there. The name of his wife was Susanna, and among his children were Samuel, Moses, Jr., Benjamin, Jonathan, Aaron, and Elizabeth, married to John Mendenhall." (C-1601)

On Sep 24, 1741, he is likely the Moses who placed an ad in the PA Gazette about a dun colored mare that wandered onto his property at French Creek, Charles Town, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. He was seeking the owner. Again on Jan. 7, 1742 in that same paper, he advertised the runaway of his Irish Servant, Cornelius Cannor and offered a reward of 3 pounds in retrieving him. (Pennsylvania Gazette)

It is also likely that this is the Moses whom received a letter that was still sitting in the Chester Co., PA Post Office dated Aug 9, 1759. (C-1681, 1743, 1809)

His will is transcribed here from Truman's book via an email from Charlotte Coats. #1391 M-99, MOSES COATES of Charletown Apr.14, 1761 - Apr 25, 1761. "Whereas, I Moses Coates of Charlestown township, Chester County and Province of Pennsylvania, being weak in Body, but of Sound and Perfect Memory, do this fourtheenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and sixty-one, make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby disannuling and revoking all former wills by me made whatsoever. Item. I give and bequeath to my Loving wife the sum of six pounds a year during her natural life four pounds thereof to be paid her out of the interest money which is in the hands of Jonathan and Benjmain Coates and the other fourty shillings to be paid her by Benjamin Coates yearly out of his Plantation together with all the household goods that she brought with her and the new white rug and the tea-table and small Brindled cow. Item. I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughters Susanna and Priscilla Mendenhall the sum of fourty pounds each also the sum of twenty pounds to their brother Moses Mendenhall but if any or either of them should die before they come to age to recive the sd money that then their part shall be at ye disposal of their mother and the sd money is to be left on interest until ye death of my wife in order to pay her the aforesd four pounds a years. Item. I give and bequeath unto Elizth Coates daughter of Moses Coates, jur. the sum of twenty pounds to be apid at ye death of my wife. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizth my large Bible. Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Moses my red cow. Item. I give and bequeath all my other household goods to son Benjamin, I also give and bequeth unto my son Benjmain the Plantation I live on according to all the butts and bounds therof with all the improvements and appurtances thereon belonging to him and his heirs forever in fee to hold the same as also that piece or prcell of land lying between the great road and ye mill land which I bought of David Davis containing twenty-one acres and a half to him and his heirs forever. Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Aaron Coates all that piece of land surveyed to him bounded by the land Moses and Jonathan Coates and John Varley containing thirty -five acres to him and his heirs forever in fee. Item. I give and bequeath my wearing apparel to my son Thomas and I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Moses Coates my sole executor to this my land will and testmaent to see that all things be performed and accomplished according to the true intent and meaning thereof. Moses Coates (SL)Signed and seald published and acknowledged to be his last will and testament in the presence of Joseph Griffith, Geo. Sholfield Jonath Coates affd 1761 April 25th Executor affid. Philada 25 April then personally appeared George Sholfield and Jonathan Coates two of the witnesses of the foregoing will and the said George Scholfield on oath and the sd Jonathan Coates on his solumn affirmation according to law did declare they saw and heard Moses Coates the testator therein named sign seal publish and declare the same will for and as his last will and testament and that the doing thereof he was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge. Wm Chrmsted, Regstr." (C-1789, 2150, E-from Will Book M, p. 99 or p. 59)

This branch is possibly related to the Boelah Coates listed in a Philadelphia; Pennsylvania newspaper called the American Weekly Mercury in 1726. He/she lived in New Castle, Kent, or Sussex Counties (which all happen to be in the state of Delaware). He/she was one of a list of business persons accepting Bills of Credit to encourage improvement of business in very difficult times. Most of the list were male names so it's highly likely that Boelah Coates was male.

Moses married Susanna WELDON on 1 Mar 1715 in Cashel, Tipperary, Ire. Susanna (daughter of Samuel WELDON) was born in in Guillaedsane, , Ire; was buried on 30 Nov 1772 in , Chester, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She is listed as a Quaker from the province of Munster, Ireland in the "Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania In Delaware County. Established in 1684."