Notes:

Mathias is living in Northern Liberties in Philadelphia, PA in the 1810 census with his wife, children and a likely mother or mother-in-law. (EL) He went by the nickname of Mattie when he was deeded land by his future father-in-law, Asa Lord. In an 1880 census his daughter Maria says her father was born in Pennsylvania. He was a brickmaker by trade. In many 2nd hand genealogies, Mathias is listed as the brother to David and the son of Stephen Marmaduke Coates. However, an outstanding researcher, Linda Merlino and myself have not been able to find any 1st hand evidence of a Stephen Marmaduke Coates or his wife Polly McNutt in any 1st hand document. Their names are not carried down in this family line and it is a family line that always carries at least one of the parents names also. Because Mathias was a brickmaker in Philadelphia as were many of his descendants, it is theorized that he was descended from the William and Joan Sisom Coats who had 3 sons whom were brickmakers in early Philadelphia by some of his descendants. So far, YDNA is not backing that up. Two testers descended from Mathias are not related to a descendant from Thomas, son of William and Joan Sisom Coates. This is not a certain conclusion until we get more YDNA testers from William and Joan Sisom Coates' sons. None of these testers are related to the Marmaduke and Mary Coate Coppock group proving once and for all that Mathias is not the grandson of Marmaduke and Mary Jane Coppock Coate through an unproven son named Stephen Marmaduke Coate. Via an intensive study of autosomal Dna evidence on Gedmatch, I have now helped cousin, Carol Coates, determine via 4 triangulations between her father and descendants of Marmaduke and Sarah Mathias Coates that he was the daughter of their daughter Mary Coates born the same year her father died. Because his last name is the same as hers, it suggests he was born out of wedlock before she married and had children with a Mr. Swann. We definitely know that he is the son of Mary Coates, d. of Marmaduke and Sarah Mathias Coate. This is a line that is now verified back to the 1500's in Somerset, England via YDNA and more recently in this country by autosomal DNA.

Mathias married Ann LORD about 1797. Ann (daughter of Asa LORD and Mary DOWN) was born about 1782; died on 8 Oct 1819 in Of Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah A. COATS was born on 22 May 1798; died in Aug 1871; was buried in Bordentown Cemetery, Burlington Co., NJ.
2. Asa COATES was born on 28 Apr 1800 in , , NY, Usa?; and died.
3. Maria COATS was born on 28 May 1802; died on 21 Apr 1888 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried about 23 Apr 1888 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
4. Matilda COATES was born on 29 Jun 1804; died on 12 Aug 1806.
5. John Richard COATES was born on 17 Oct 1806 in , Augusta, VA; died on 22 Aug 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
6. Mathias C. COATES, Jr. was born on 27 Nov 1808 in Of Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, PA; died in Jan 1829.
7. Benjamin R. COATES was born on 9 Jan 1811; died on 15 Nov 1814.
8. Edmund Leven Sneed COATS was born on 15 May 1813; died on 23 Jun 1849 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; was buried in Mutual Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.
9. Rebecca Ann Turpin COATES was born on 25 May 1815; died in 1816.

Notes:

This Mary might be the one that married Paine Newman on Aug 23, 1774 in Pennsylvania. (C-1677)

By 4 autosomal triangulations, we now know for certain that she is the mother of Mathias Coats. She later did marry a Mr. Swann.

Notes:

Marmaduke, apparently previous to his marriage, witnessed the marriage of Jacob Garwood, son of John Garwood, to Elloner Oustlon, late servant maid to himself in 1732 along with his brother William. He is listed of Springfield in the county of Burlington at the time. It should be noted that this 1732 date nullifies the possibility that he is the Marmaduke who was the husband of Ann Pole as that Marmaduke died in 1729. (C-2280)

This Marmaduke had two children, John and Mary (C-1p.60,543f) He was the administrator for Samuel Coate's estate when he died in 1735 and is in the records from Jan. 31, 1735 through Feb. 7, 1738 as administrator. This Samuel is his likely brother, although another unaccounted for Samuel of Hunterdon Co., NJ is an administrator for their sister-in-law's Esther's will in 1742. Marmaduke is listed as Yeoman of Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ in his 1738 accounting. (C-1)

His main residence in 1734 was in the bounds of the Chesterfield MM. His will listed him of Mansfield, Burlington, Co., (NJ) and also listed his Kingwood, Bethlehem Twp. Hunterdon Co. land as property up the mountains. (C-1p.60, 1076) He died before his second child was born. (C-1078)

His will and estate inventory follows as provided on Charlotte Coats Sierck's "Coates Family Archives Site". Will of Marmaduke Coate In the Name of God Amen, this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty nine. I Marmaduke Coates of the Township of Mansfield in the County of Burlington the (either West York division or western division) of New Jersey. House Carpenter being at the time weak of body but thanks be to God I am of sound and perfect disposing mind and memory I do hereby and by those present make ordain and list in writing this my Last Will and Testiment in manner and form as follow. The first and principally of all I give and commend my soul unto the hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth to definitely buried at the discretion of my Ex. Hereafter named and in touching the disposing of my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in manner and form as followth. I give and bequeath unto Sarah my well beloved wife all that tract of land purchased of John Gibbs in the twoneship of Mansfield whereon I now sell with all my personal estate thereon (?) also in like manner I give unto Sarah my wife all that tract of land up at the mountain lying in Kingswood in the township of Bethlehem all in the Western Division of New Jersey all which to be possessed and enjoyed by Sarah my wife until my children come to lawful age hereby to enable her to bring up my children. Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Coats (there are two different copies of this will one the actual copy and the other the clerks...John's name is spelled Coats in the will but as Coates in the clerks copy) all this land in the township of Mansfield when at age to be his part and portion all of that tract of land also that tract of up at the mountains aforementioned I give and bequeath unto my other child not now born to be possessed when at age if either child should die before at age or without issue Sarah my wife shall possess its part during her life and after her decease to return to my heirs and for the true performance of every part hereof I do hereby constitute make and ordain my brother John Coats and Sarah my wife to be my sole executors of this my Last Will and Testament utterly disallowing, revoking disallowing all and every other former testaments wills sequoias and executors by me in my will before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to being my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto sat my hand and seal the day and year above written. Marmaduke Coate (seal) ____________________________ Sealed & delivered in the presence of us John Buffin Ann Buffin Joseph Pope_____ John Buffin one of the witnesses to the within written will being duly affirmed according to saw and declares that he was present and saw Marmaduke Coate the testator within named sing and seal the same and heard him publish pronounce and declare the within instrument to be his last will and testament and that at the doing thereof the testator was of sound and perfect mind and memory as far as he knows and as he truly believes and that Anne Buffin and Joseph Pope the other subscribing witnesses were present and subscribed there name and witnesses those to in the presence of the testator. John Buffin affirmed at Burlington this 31st day of May 1749. John Buffin Before Scattergood, Surrogate....

Be it remembered that the Last Will and Testament of Marmaduke Coate as being duly proved as above said probate and Letters Testamentary were granted by this Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq. Governor of the Province of New Jersey unto Sarah Coate one of the Exe in the said will named spe being duly affirmed well and truly to perform the said will and exhibit a true and perfect inventory and render a just accounting when there unto lawfully required. Given under the Prerogative seal of the said province at Burlington this 31st day of May anno Dom. 1749. Sarah Coate Scattergood, Surrogate

Estate of Marmaduke Coate Inventory on the Estate of Marmaduke Coate Burlington Co. 1750 Thomas Levetz and Michael Newbold the appraisers of the within inventory (?) according to law did declare that the good chattels and credits in the said inventory set down and in satisfied wore by therein appraised according to this just and (?) and value after they in their judgment and understanding of that they appraised all things that were brought to their view for appraisement. Before: Scattergood, Surrogate, 2th of December 1750 (could be January) Rebecca Coate the administratrix of the goods chattels rightes and credits of the within name dMarmaduke Coate deceased being duly affirmed and according to law did delcare that the within accointing contains (?) perfect (?) of all and sigular the goods chattels and credits of the said decased (the rest of the next two lines are blurred and bad copy) Affirmed at Burlington on the 5th December 1750 before me, Scattergood, Surrogate

A true and perfect inventory of the (?). The goods chattels (?) and credits of Marmaduke Coate of the township Newhanover in the county of Burlington deceased taken and appraised by us the Luberlins (?) this 31 day of December Anno 1750 To purse and apparel................29# 19S To a horse, Sdel and bridel..............20# To a sliver (?) and a watch............................... 9# 10S To eleven horse Kine..........................111# To eight cattle............................. 16# To Forty seven sheep........................ 19# To swine................................... 3# 15S To hay Swon corn on the ground and corn in the creb.................. 22# 15S To Sears plows and harrs........................... To a apple mill (?) chess press and chvon.............. 2# 4S To livery tools and old iron.......................... 15S To (?) on account amounts to 26# 19S To (?) ............ 2# 5S ______________ 269# 8S 6P signed by Ths. Sarl and Michael Newbold in the year 1750 ________________________

Marmaduke married Sarah MATHIS on 2 Feb 1747 in Ocean Little, , NJ, USA. Sarah was born on 19 Sep 1721 in Egg Harbor, Hunterdon, NJ; died on 17 Apr 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

We have several cousins who descend from different sons of Samuel in our YDNA group to prove our descent from Samuel Coate, b. 1670! See these findings at: http://www.ancestrees.com/henrycoatebabt1595ydnagroup.html

Samuel Coate from Somersetshire, England first appears in Pennsylvania with his father, John Coate in 1685. (C-568) He could be the Samuel Coates who arrived in Maryland in 1682. In 1699, through an instrument in writing, his father gave him 200 acres of land that he had purchased on Mar 13, 1689 from Israel Taylor. Samuel, himself, had purchased 23 more acres from this same Israel Taylor on Nov. 16, 1696. After his father's death, in late 1699 or early 1700, Samuel sold the land he inherited from his father John and settled in Burlington Co., NJ.

One source entitled, "The Samuel Coate Family" says that Samuel settled near his brother, Marmaduke, who came over in 1717 (1713) and settled in Burlington Co. as proved by the will of Ann Coate, widow of Marmaduke. (1929) (C-549d) I believe this brother relationship to be an error as John Coate had a son Samuel but no known son, Marmaduke. It is more likely that Samuel and Marmaduke were cousins and this was the kinship referred to in Ann Coate's will. Another possible way the "Samuel Coate Family" erred in saying he lived near his brother, Marmaduke, is that Samuel did live fairly near his older brother James, who came to Philadelphia. James and his other brother Henry supposedly came over after their father, John and brother Samuel. (C-1542)

He appears often in Quaker records in the Middletown Monthly Meeting of Friends, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania. He signed a testimony against the sale of "rum or other strong liquors to the Indian" on 11/5/1687. He witnessed several marriages: 1) Jeffery Hawkins and Ellen Pierson on 9/21/1687 at the home of the bride, 2) William Smith and Mary Cronasdale on 1/12/1688, and 3) his elder brother James and Mary Watson at the Philadelphia Meeting House on 12/8/1691/92. He was a member of the Grand Jury of the Quarter Sessions Court in Bucks County, PA on 7/13/1693. He was a road juror ordered by the court to help lay out a cart road from Newtown to the ferry house at a session dated 12/1693, the second Wednesday of the month. He declared his intention to marry Mary Sanders on 11/3/1694/5 at the Middletown Meeting. Samuel and Mary also declared their intention to marry at the Falls Meeting on 12/6/1694/5 also. It appears they went to both meeting houses a second time to inform all interested family and friends of their intent to marry on 12/7/1694/5 and 1/6/1694/5 before proceeding to marry. Samuel was on a Petit Jury on 10/9/1696, a Common Pleas Jury on the 10th month, 1697 and a Grand Jury on 7/14/1698 and 1/8/1698/9.

In 1700, after his move to Burlington Co., NJ, there is a Samuel Coate who was listed as one of the men who helped survey and lay out a by-road for accommodating the "back inhabitants" leading into the Kings Road. (C-1668) Since he is the only Samuel I know of living in Burlington Co., NJ in 1702, the following records also likely apply to him. He and Samuel Beard acknowledged to the court that they owed the King forty lbs. which was to be levied on their goods, chattles and tenements on condition that Samuell Coates keep the peace particularly toward Elizabeth White and Elizabeth Brown. These two women had attested to the court that they were afraid he would abuse or ravish them and felt their lives were in danger. The court then ordered Samuel Coates to find security to prove his intention was peaceful. Samuel was also charged with four others of neglecting service on the road in that year. In that same year in court, Samuel was named as one of the new Constables from Burlington. These records were summarized in "The Burlington Court Book, a Record of Quaker Jurisprudence in West New Jersey, 1680-1709", by H. Clay Reed. (C-1673)

On 1/10/1702/3, he submitted the purchase of a deed for 3 acres of land in Newtown, with the deed dated 9/16/1696. He appears to have sold that land plus 19 other acres to Shadrack Walley on that same day, 1/10/1702/3 and then submit it to the courts on 7/8/1703. In 1705 he was named as a Grand Juror in the court records. (C-1673) The Old York Road went from Market St. in Philadelphia through Newtown, Bucks Co., PA to land he later bought in Springfield, Burlington, NJ and in 1722 in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ (at least 400 acres) over the Delaware River. It appears his sons inherited different parts of this land that had then become Bethlehem Twp. which later became Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., NJ and possibly Amwell Co., NJ.

Here are the deed records that belong to him in NJ records:
Coate, Samuel (Grantee) TO: Samuel Coate 10 May 1703 L (WJ) : Folio 337 (SSTSE02
FROM: Joseph English
CONVEYANCE. Burlington County.
OTHERS NAMED:
LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Burlington Coate, Samuel (Grantor) TO: Roger Fort (son-in-law, husband of d. Ann Coate) 11 May 1722 W (WJ) : Folio 339 (SSTSE023)
FROM: Samuel Coate
CONVEYANCE. Springfield, Burlington County.
OTHERS NAMED:
LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Burlington; Springfield Township Coate, Samuel (Named) TO: Roger Fort (added by Linda Coate: Support for Roger Fort being his son in law) 27 Mar 1723 Basse B (Surveys, 207-290) : Folio 264 (SSTSE023)
FROM:
SURVEY. 197 acres. Springfield Township; Burlington County. For Roger Fort. Land purchased of Samuel Coate. Bordering lands of Ananiah Gaunt. [Warrant Date: 13 Aug 1722]. View PDF
OTHERS NAMED: Samuel Coate; Hananiah Gaunt
LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Burlington; Springfield Township

He and his family took a certificate to Buckingham from Burlington on March 6, 1723 (the same year he died). Quaker minutes mention sons John and Henry and in the Women's minutes from Buckingham it mentions Mary Coate and daughter Elizabeth. (C-549c, 995, 1086)

Samuel purchased the land they moved to in 1723 on April 17, 1722: 400 acres of land in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co. from Robert Eaton adjoining John Holcombe's land. (This land is now a part of Mercer Co., NJ.) Samuel Coate was listed as of Springfield, Burlington Co., NJ at the time. He also purchased an additional adjoining 100 acres according to the deed where his son William sells 150 acres of the land in 1728. (I'm suggesting this extra land purchase also included land in what became Bethlehem Twp. (and then Kingwood Twp.) as that is where we can verify his son John's land was. He was a carpenter and appears to have established a ferry service there known as Coate's Ferry on the Delaware River. Opposite him was a service owned by John Wells known as "Wells ferry" on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware. It is interesting to note that this ferry service later became known as Coryell's Crossing (Corryell's Ferry in Lamberton, NJ) and was where Washington crossed the Delaware in the Revolutionary War and is the scene of the famous painting of same. It was approximately 5 miles from what had become Trenton, NJ at the time.

On Aug. 24, 1723, John Bainbridge, Samuel Coate, Thomas Curtis, Joshua Anderson, Andrew Smith, and Nathaniel Leonard, freeholders, received tax money from Capt. Ralph Hunt for the running of the government in Maidenhead, Hopewell, Amwell and Trenton Townships, NJ. I have no further details in his involvement in running the townships than this record in the deeds of NJ. (C-2152)

After Samuel's death in 1723, his land on the hill along Yoark Road went to sons John, Henry, and William. His will was written Nov. 22, 1723 and proved Jan. 8, 1723/24. It lists wife Mary, children: John, Henry, William, Marmaduke, Samuel and Elizabeth. (C-549d, 1078, 1433) In his will, he is referred to as Samuel Coate, Gentleman, of Amwell, Hunterdon Co., NJ. He bequeathed 200 aces to son John, 200 to son Henry and the rest to son William. His Executors were sons, John and Henry. It was witnessed by Jon Holcombe, John Wells, and Benjamin Willcocks. The inventory of his estate dated Dec. 23, 1723 included a clock, the family bible and other books and was made by George Green and John Holcombe In 1728, his son John sold 200 acres of the tract of land he was given by his father, to John Purcell. In 1732, John Coate, of Bethlehem, N.J. (which later became Kingwood Twp., NJ) sold 30 acres more of this land to John Holcombe. It is a home built by this John Holcombe that Washington stayed in twice during the Revolutionary War. (This 1732 deed mentions adjoining posts belonging to William and Henry Coate's lands.) (C-153)

Two Coate names appear in Freeholders lists for New Jersey, that could be his sons. John Coates was a landholder who was selected as the 42nd juror in Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ in 1741 (Vol. 37, pg. 56-Genealogical Mag. of N.J.) and Henry Coates was a land holder in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. (C-294, Vol. 37, p.54)

Son Marmaduke is in Quaker records when he married Sarah Mathis in Little Egg Harbor, 1747. (C-549c)

Son William is still puzzling. He or his uncle account for the William who witnessed a Quaker marriage in Burlington County, NJ. He sold his land, 150 acres, that he inherited from his father, Samuel, on May 21, 1729 to William Cornwell. (C-549d). We do not know how much land he received from his father, as deed records do not tell us the amount that Samuel first purchased. We know it was large enough to encompass 197 acres that went to his son-in-law, Roger Fort, 200 acres to son John, 200 acres to son Henry and all the rest which included at least 150+ plus acres to son William. That could also indicate that William is his oldest living son. It is likely that he still retained some land as his name is mentioned in a deed of sale by his brother in 1732. (C-153) This is possibly the William who moved to what became Newberry County, SC by 1762. (See William's bio on ancestrees for further details as he could also be the William Coats who lived in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, PA by 1734.)

Samuel married Mary SAUNDERS on 6 Jan 1695 in Falls M.M., Bucks, PA, USA. Mary (daughter of John SAUNDERS, * and Mary FARLEY) was born on 24 Jun 1672 in of, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1733 in Falls, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary is mentioned in will of Ann Coate, widow of Marmaduke, of Burlington Co., NJ. in January of 1729/30. (C-253c)

I currently have found 7 triangulations on chromosomes 5 and 22 with descendants of John Sanders m. to Mary Farley via Mary Farley's father, George proving that she descends through the early Massachusetts Sanders and Farley families. They averaged 4.71 cM's and a 27Q value of certainty between all of them when compared to my Uncle's DNA. This is above the average in cM and Q value size for this distance in time because I was able to compare these cousin's DNA with my Uncles.

I also found 3 triangulations through the John Sanders married Mary Clarke of less strength in average cM match size and in average Q values that highly suggest that both of these 2 early Sanders/Saunders families are related to each other.