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Marmaduke lived in Newberry from 1812 to 1828. In 1814, he made 2 land purchases. The first is was on Jan. 29, 1814. "Hardy Fluker (Edgefield Dist) to Marmeduke Coate (Newberry Dist); for $90 sold 200 ac; border: Venable's Crossroads, John Burnet, Cart Road Br, George Rowlan, School House Br, and Leonard Cardin; part of 890 ac survey Jan. 21, 1793 for Leonard Cardin. Witness Henry Coate and Joel Bell. Signed Hardy Fluker. Wit. oath Jun. 17, 1815 (Newberry Dist) Joel Bell to Y. J. Harrington JQ. Rec. Jul. 2, 1819." (now a part of Spartanburg Co., SC) (Pruitt's book.) He purchased land from Henry and Mary Coate in Newberry Village on Oct. 1, 1814. (C-912)

He married, Mary Coate, d. of James and Elizabeth Scott Coate abt. 1816 according to the Annals of Newberry. Collins lists them as cousins, but this is not known to be true if she is the daughter of James and Elizabeth Scott Coates as verified in James Coate's will dated 1817. He was an adjoining land owner in the followin Jan 20, 1819 deed. "William Eastland to Jonathan Davenport, both of Newberry County, for $2500, Quarter Lots Nos. 3 and 4 in Town of Newberry, adjoining Robert Boyce, Marmaduke Coate, Isaac Jones, and the Public Grounds.. /s/ William Eastland. Wit Stephen Shell, Jr., Barzilla Peterson. (Newberry County, SC, Deeds, M315)" By the year 1820, he and Mary had had two children, a boy and a girl. In that year he lived in Newberry Co., SC in the U.S. census records. He was listed at age 26 to 45 and Mary was listed at age 16-26. (C-1570)

He was an administrator of a will for William Coate in 1823 in Newberry. This William's relationship to Marmaduke has not been ascertained but could be quite significant. William had two children of adult age, so he was probably married before 1800 and born before 1780. William's wife, Mary, was his executor. This is likely the William that lived right next to Marmaduke in the 1820 census in Newberry Co., South Carolina. He was older than Marmaduke, as he and his wife were above age 45 at the time, but his youngest children were between the ages of 10 and 16. (C-598b, 1570)

Marmaduke was a surveyor. His detailed surveys of Newberry, Lexington, and Richland in 1820 are in Mill's Atlas. He was hired to survey the state of Alabama which is where he and his family moved to live about 1829. Nicknamed Duke, he was a very personable, humorous man. This led him to make friends with many an idle companion and drink too much. The Annals of Newberry state "No more honest and good-hearted man ever (was) an inhabitant of Newberry." (C-1074)

In the 1850 census, he was listed at age 60 and Nancy was listed as age 68, b. South Carolina. He was living alone in the 1860 U.S. Census for Clarke Co, Alabama. He is missing from futher census records. (C-1438, ) His name is sometimes listed as Livingston Marmaduke Coate. (C-1618) According to Pope's histories, Marmaduke was a Dunker. The Dunker MM was somewhere between Bush River and the town of Newberry on Palmetto Creek.

Marmaduke married Nancy ROTTEN on 29 Jan 1831. Nancy (daughter of John ROTTEN and Mary GREEN) was born in in , Edgefield, SC, USA; died before 1860 in Of Clarke, AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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There are two theories on her parentage. One is that she is the daughter of a John Rotton, but Billie Jones' theory is that she's the daughter of a William and Lydia Loveless Rotton which seems logical as one of their sons has Loveless as a middle name.

Billie Jones theorizes that the following 1880 census record might apply to this Nancy Rotton, if she was married to a Forster before she married Marmaduke and had a daughter Elizabeth with her first husband.1880 Census Place Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi p. 150B [Source FHL Film 1254653 National Archives Film T9-0653] Relation Sex Marr Race Age birth place OccCon FOSTER Self M M W 40 MS Occ Farmer Fa AL Mo ALElizabeth FOSTER Wife F M W 39 AL Occ Keeps House Fa AL Mo ALJoel Dj. FOSTER Son M S W 18 MS Occ Works On Farm Fa AL Mo AL Anna E. FOSTER Dau F S W 14 MS Occ Works On Farm Fa AL Mo ALLucinda A. FOSTER Dau F S W 12 MS Occ Works On Farm Fa AL Mo ALJohn T. FOSTER Son M S W 10 MS Occ Works On Farm Fa AL Mo ALMinnie L. FOSTER Dau F S W 8 MS Occ At Home Fa AL Mo ALJames FOSTER Son M S W 6 MS Occ At Home Fa AL Mo ALWm. Green FOSTER Son M S W 2 MS Occ At Home Fa AL Mo ALNancy COATS Mother F W W 87 SC Occ At Home Fa SC Mo SC

It looks entirely possible, but if true, she did not die before 1860 as other 2nd hand sources have suggested.

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The John who is married to Susannah is called "Little John" in Medlin's "Quaker Families of SC and GA." and in Emma O. Collins Book on Coate history. He died c. 1802 in Edgefield Co., SC and probably had three sons, and six daughters. Two of his children were Captain/Esquire Henry Coate (d.1827) and Marmaduke II. (C-353, 556, p. 85)

He might be the John Coats who leased 232 acres of land on Feb. 7, 1763 in Rowan Co., NC from Robert Thompson. This same John Coats was named Constable in the Haw River District on July 16, 1767 in Rowan Co, North Carolina. He might have been in the process of purchasing land in Craven Co., SC as there is a John that had his platte certified (2nd step in obtaining land) in this same time range on June 6, 1769. (C-940, E)

Here is what we know about him from Summers book. "COATS--John (known as "Little John"), was the original settler on the lands on which the town of Newberry is located. He gave to the town and the county two acres on which to erect a court house and other public buildings, and it is the same where is now the public square and old court House. This grant was made September 8, 1789, seven(?) years after the county was formed, to James Mayson, Philemon Waters, Robert Rutherford, William Caldwell, and Jacob Roberts Brown, who were then the county judges, "a lot of two acres lying on a small hill West of the new dwelling house of John Coates...." John Coate's known wife was named Susanna. He died about 1802. Two sons, Marmaduke and Henry, lived in the village. Henry married Elizabeth Long, daughter of Benjamin Long, and after her death he married her sister, Polly Long.

A John (possibly him) and Marmaduke (brother) are listed in the Jury Lists of South Carolina, 1778-1779, by Morn Lindsay as living in the lower part of Ninety-Six District which was in the fork of the Broad and Saluda Rivers. (C-1492) He was possibly the John Coats who sent a paper condemning his own actions on the 1st month of 1779 in the Bush River Monthly Meeting. Joseph Thompson and Robert Evans were sent to ascertain the sincerity of the apology and report back to a later Monthly Meeting.

He moved from Newberry District to Edgefield District, SC in 1779, both eventually areas in Newberry Co., South Carolina. This probably was on 100 acres of land that John of Scotch Creek purchased in 1779 (Deed book B, p. 255) from Henry Rugheley and 150 acres of land he purchased in that same year that was surveyed for Samuel Chapman. I believe this to be him, because a James Coate (his brother?) witnessed the deed of sale when it was entered in 1793. According to Gary Coats of Portland, Oregon, the area where he lived in Edgefield is now currently Saluda Co., South Carolina. (C-1542)

He is the John Coats often listed in the court minutes for Newberry Co., SC starting in Sep. 1786 as showing the court meeting being held at his home through Sep of 1789. (C-1531, 1541) He and his wife Susannah offered 2 acres of their land to the town in 1786 which was not accepted until 1788 for court meetings. In 1789 the construction of the first courthouse took place and was located in the center of the town of Newberry which John laid out. As such, he was the original proprietor of the town of Newberry and called it's first real estate developer. (C-1489, 2494)

He developed a plan to divide the town into nearly 100 lots of 1/4 acre each with the street widths at what is now a very narrow 33 feet wide. He and son Henry laid off the first village in Newberry but did not live in it. It was not until after his son Henry's death that his land was included in the town. The first settlement was below the present "Old Village Cemetery" and near what was known as "Cedar Spring" where Little John dwelled. The court house was positioned at Coate's shop (blacksmith shop) and the town square was also part of the land he donated. It appears that he also was allowed to run a Tavern at his house and he and wife, Susannah are mentioned as being given court permission for that in the October Term of 1797. (C-930, 1531, 2084)

In "The Annals of Newberry" it states he was a "very skillful mechanic, capable of executing almost anything, as a blacksmith, or as a silversmith. He left many children, two of whom, Henry Coate (Deputy of Sheriff John Speake) and Marmaduke (called Duke) Coate, lived at different times in the village, and had much to do with its prosperity." (C-930)

He was listed as John Cotes Sr., 3 males over 16, 2 under 16, 5 females, 1 slave in the 1790 census for Newberry Co., SC. This fits his known children, plus next door to him was what looks like a newly married John Cotes who is probably his oldest son that we never knew about. I believe this to be true after studying all the land records that involved Gentleman John and his children's spouses in close location to him in the 1790 census. For instance: His daughter Sarah married a Summers. There were 3 Summers families living within a dozen homes of him. He sold land to a Peter Buffington who lives within houses of him. His father, Henry, bought his original land from John Brooks, possible relative to Thomas Brooks who lived within houses of him. Daughter Hannah married a Mills. There are at least 4 Mills families on page 56 of the census also where he is listed. Son Henry married Benj. Long's daughter. Benjamin was on page 57 of the census, the next page. He's within a dozen houses//farms of his brother Marmaduke Coate at the top of page 57. (C-1906)

This John could be the John living next to James Coate when James (his brother?) purchased additional land in 1771. He purchased land from Henry Righley on Feb. 23, 1779 in Newberry County. He was the John who sold 2 acres to a group of neighbors on Sept. 8, 1789. He is listed as an adjoining land owner to Henry Coats when he purchases 57 acres on Scotts Creek in 1793. This is probably his son, Henry, buying his first land. If it's his son, Henry was already married to a Mary. He is listed by name in a 1796 recording of land in the 96th District Plats on the North side of the Saluda River, Book E pl 234. This was 231 acres on Scotts Creek. His only neighbor appears to be Robert Jones. "Little" John Coats apparently bought 33 acres on Jan. 4, 1802 in the 96th District shortly before his death. (C-692) He was called John Coate of Edgefield District when he sold land on two different occasions to Henry Coate (likely son) in the spring of 1801 and 1802. (C-896)

In the administration of his estate dated Dec. 7, 1802, he names wife, Susannah, and son Henry who were his administrators. He lists no other children. Susannah and Henry Coate, Benjamin Long, and Frederick Nance were listed as bondsman. His personal estate was ordered sold on Feb. 3, 1803. Purchasers were Benj. Watson, Capt. Benj. Long, Joseph Howel, William Chapman, William Norwood, George Coyser, Henry Coate, Moses Brooks, Joseph Buffington, Robert Davis, John Harvin, William Hogan, Polly Coate, John Barnz, Juliuz Necholz, and Samuel Abney, (C-598b, 886, 1913b)

A deed in which his land was sold listed the following heirs of this John Coate: Henry Coate, Thomas Dixon, Jesse Summers, Hardy Flucker, (these last three being son-in-laws), William Coate, Marmaduke Coate, Hannah Coate, and Nancy Coate. All named Coates were his children or son-in-laws. (C-1831)

The reader should be aware that this John who married Susannah is sometimes confused with "Big John" Coate who was a blacksmith in Bush River. This "Big" John married Rachel Wright, daughter of John and Rachel Wells Wright, in 1788. His will was written Jan. 3, 1803 and proved on Aug. 7, 1809. (C-253c)

Most descendants believe him to be the son of Henry and Esther Willson. I fully concur. His children have the correct names if he was the son of Henry and Esther Willson Coate. The other Johns in the area of the same age, do not maintain the naming patterns of this family. He lives in the appropriate spots and arrives in SC in a time period that father Henry and brothers Marmaduke and James do. When father Henry dies, Henry does not will or deed out his 200 acres that he purchased in 1765. However, this same parcel of land is sold by Little John in 1792 proving the descent from my point of view. More specifically, Henry Coate purchases 200 acres from John Brooks on July 29, 1765. It was on Scotts Creek with no adjacent families. John Brooks had purchased it on Aug 26,1757. It consisted of some buildings and pasture lands. Then, (Little) John Coate and his wife Susannah sell to Peter Buffington 200 acres on Nov. 14, 1792. The land was on Scotts Creek, and was originally purchased by John Brooks on Sep. 19, 1758 (when transaction was completed). The filing of the deeds clinches it. Henry's purchase of 1765 was not filed until 1792 (years after Henry's death) and is filed directly before this John sells the same property to Peter Buffington according to one set of South Carolina deed records. In a recopied set, Henry's first deed is listed in the 1765 deed book, but it's original placement appears to be filed by probable "son" Little John in 1792.

YDNA evidence is also concurring in our Coates YDNA FTDNA group. Little John's descendants have an 88% likelihood of having a common father with Marmaduke whereas they only have a 56% chance of having the same father as Big John to be their first common ancestor (2009). Even better, when I analyzed the YDNA results at FTDNA in 2018 against all of his cousin matches, this Henry had a 97% chance of being related within 8 generations to Little John. This was way higher than any of his other cousin matches. What this indicates is that if Captain Henry Coate is also the son of Little John, than Little John likely married twice and named his first sons by each of these marriages, Henry. No wonder it took so long to place his first son Henry in the tree. (C-1325, E)

It should be noted that this John, though called Little John in a historical context, was called by various names in the court and deed records depending upon where he lived at the time. Here's a time line of those names: 1779 Deed - John of Scotch Creek (He moved to Edgefield District in 1779 from Scotch Creek which eventually became a part of Newberry Co., SC) 1784 Father's Probate - John of Newberry (Co.) (The town of Newberry was not established until 1789) 1789 Deed of 2 acres for courthouse - John Coates 1801 and 1802 Deeds - John of Edgefield.

Little married Susannah ENNIS before 1769 in Of Newberry, Newberry, SC. Susannah (daughter of Unknown ENNIS and Hannah SPENCER) was born in 1752 in , Hunterdon, NJ, USA; died on 8 Aug 1834 in , Clarke, AL; was buried about 10 Aug 1834 in Old Clarkesville Cemetery, Clarke, AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Susannah is listed as Susan Ennis, the daughter of Joe Bell in his bible. This is accounted for by the fact that Joe Bell's wife, widow Hannah Ennis, had Susan by a previous marriage. (C-1542) Susannah married her second husband sometime after May 28, 1804 as she was still signing her name as Coate in deed records at that point in time. In May of the following year she was signing her name as Dixon.

John married Mary GREEN. Mary was born in 1776; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Henry received 200 acres of his father's land on the hill along Yoark Road in his will written on Nov. 22, 1723. He and Esther Willson declared their first intention to marry on Mar 6, 1731 in the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, NJ. He was supposedly from Buckingham, PA at the time. We now have autosomal DNA matches verifying that I descend from Henry and his wife, Esther Willson. I specifically have found cousins through both Esther Willson's father's and mother's side verifying this line. Isn't DNA wonderful in this field?

A Henry Coat bought 260 acres in 1733 from Robert Willson (brother-in-law). A Henry purchased land in the southwest corner of Readings line in 1735, Hunterdon Co., NJ, north of the Assanpink River (originally the township of Hopewell) from William Biles. A Henry also bought land from Thomas Canby in 1735 which he sold in 1741 to Derrick Hoagland. (C-1,46, 2110) Our Henry was listed as of Amwell Twp. in 1738 when he voted for John Emley and Benjamin Smith in the voting records for Hunterdon Co., NJ. A Jno. Coate was a candidate, but obviously Henry did not vote for him. (C-1824) He is likely the Henry listed as a freeholder who owned at least 50 acres or a house and three acres or more, living in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ in 1741. (C-294)

In 1757 our Henry moved to New Garden MM, Rowan and Guilford Counties, North Carolina from Kingwood MM, NJ. His certificate of removal from Kingswood to New Garden MM, NC is dated 14th, 7mo 1757 and lists himself and sons Marmaduke, James and John. (C-46b) He might be on the list of Taxable Persons in Rowan Co., NC in 1759 along with James and William Coats. That Henry is listed with 2 Poles over age 16 (likely referrring to his 2 youngest sons that were living with.) However, there is an unrelated (by YDNA) set of Coats in Rowan at the time named William, James and Henry who are there by 1755 in the tax records, who moved to Pasqutank Co., NC by 1769 that would account for them instead. Our Henry should not be confused with a Henry purchasing land in this same time period in Virginia who bought 200 acres between 1756-1761. (C-1037, 1498) There were many complaints at New Garden MM against Henry & his sons, James & Marmaduke & sometime before 1764, James & Marmaduke left (without asking for a certificate of removal for which they were disowned). Henry was actually dismissed from New Garden on 7/25/1761. Sons Marmaduke and James were not dismissed until 4/29/1769.(C-1497)

Henry then moved to Newberry, South Carolina. Our Henry purchased 200 acres on July 29, 1765 from John Brooks on Scotch Creek in Berkely Co., SC, a year before William purchased land on Scotts/Scotch Creek just south of the town of Newberry, Berkeley (District)?, S.C. supporting the theory he and William were brothers. Henry's witness when he purchased land included William (brother) and James (son or nephew) Coate. (C-891, 912) This land adjoined Benjamin Pearson of Bush River, Ninety Six District, SC as stated in Benjamin's will on Dec. 10, 1784. He was referred to as the late Henry Coates in this will. Near neighbors were also the late Hugh Creightons and John Brooks. The purchase of 200 acres indicates that there were 3 persons in his household at the time.(C-1699, 1700)

There were several other land transactions, any or all of which could be his purchases. A Henry Coats obtained 150 acres on Dec. 6 1768 and May 16, 1769 in what was then Berkley (now Newberry?), South Carolina. His neighbors were Richard Griffin, Jno Caldwell, John Delany and James Cook. A Henry had land on Mudlick Creek, Craven Co. in 1770 when Ann Hagen purchased land adjoining it. Their neighbors were Richard North , William O'neal, and Anthony Griffin. (C-1411, 1835) (C-1404) Lastly, a Henry obtained 100 acres on May 18, 1773 in Berkley on the waters of the Saludy bounded by vacant land. His son Marmaduke owned land in Berkley. His son "Little John" owned land within 2 miles of brother, Marmaduke. His son, James, could be involved in the following purchases. A James bought 150 acres on Dec. 3, 1771 and 250 acres on May 4, 1772 in Berkley.

Henry's estate is probated in 96 District, South Carolina, June 11, 1784. It was administered by John Coate, Benjamin Pearson, George Powell, and bound to John Thomas Jr. for 2000 pounds in the 96th District. Henry Coate was of Bush River in this record. His inventory was made on Aug. 10, 1784 by Samuel Kelly, Hugh Creighton, and Benjamin Pearson. He had a very small estate inventory and sale. Buyers were Joseph Campbel, one cow and calf, 1 old loom, 1 horse, and 1 trunk; John Man, 1 mare; Henry Coate, 1 mare; John Coate, 1 razor hone?, 1 tract of 200 acrs of land. John Coate, Benjamin Pearson and George Powell put up two thousand pounds sterling to ensure that the estate of Henry Coate, deceased would be distributed properly on June 11, 1784. It is housed at the Abbeville Courthouse, in Abbeville, South Carolina. (Box 21- pack 48 and 487). The original land he purchased from John Brooks in 1765 was in the hands of his son John Coate of Newberry.

John sold it in parts, in 1799 to Henry Coate of Newberry (his son), in 1800 to Frederick Nance, and in 1802 to John McMorris. John was listed as deceased before 1803.

Henry married Esther WILLSON on 3 Jun 1731 in Burlington County, New Jersey, USA. Esther (daughter of Samuel I WILLSON and Hester (Esther) OVERTON) was born on 8 Aug 1711 in Chesterfield Twp., Burlington Co, NJ; died after 1763 in Of Burlington Co., NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her death date is usually listed as 5/6/1736. The information on her death date probably came from the book "The Willson Family, 1672-1959" by Richard Eugene Willson according to Ron Peterson. (C-2110)

However, it has not been able to be verified and could just as easily apply to her mother, Esther instead. The reasons why it likely applies to her mother instead are the following. Her son, Marmaduke was most likely born in 1738 as he would still have been under the age of 21 when he was listed with his father on their move from NJ to NC in 1757. It appears that her husband could have left community because of an uncomfortable situation for all. He never remarried which is extremely unusual for the times. Members of the Newbold family believe that Michael Newbold, b. 1706 in Burlington Co., NJ was married secondly to Henry Coates' wife, Esther Wilson. According to Newbold descendants, the Henry Coate she was married to in the Hunterdon Co., New Jersey area died sometime around 1755. However, my Henry Coate moved to North Carolina with his sons in 1757 (in Quaker Records) around the time that Michael and Esther were believed to be man and wife. Because no marriage record for Michael Newbold and Esther has been found even though Michael often witnessed Quaker marriages in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, I thought it possible that Esther and Michael had a common law marriage. She is called his wife Esther in Michael Newbold's will written by 1763.

We are in any case, descended from the Henry who moves south with sons to Guilford/Rowan Co., NC and Esther Willson. What is now known through DNA evidence is that I have 2 cousins descended from both of Elizabeth's parents. Esther's mother's side also has a match clear back to Major General Robert Overton (b. 1609) and Anne Gardiner with me. (23andMe.com, cousins: Charlotte Buelow and Bonnie Scudder) We likely have these matches clear back into the 1600's because we descend through both Esther and her brother, Gabriel Willson.

Unknown married Hannah SPENCER. Hannah was born about 1734 in , , NC; died on 15 Oct 1815 in , Newberry, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The following is a transcription of Hannah's will provided by Mary Alice Meyer. "1815:...Hannah Gauntt, widow of Israel Gauntt, dec., Eldest daughter; Susannah Coate, which I had by my first husband, 1 pound. Son Jacob Gauntt, house where I now live and 2 acres willed to me by my husband. gdau Patsy Abernathy, 1 cow. ggson Grigsey (Grigsby) Appleton, heifer. Executors James & Jacob Gauntt, sons, Witnesses Sam K. Gauntt, Judith Spillers, Bathsheba Gauntt."