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She is listed as Jeane Coates, sister to Thomas Sisom when Thomas sent for her sons and asked them to come to Pennsylvania in 1693. In her will, she is listed as Joan Clemson, widow and names children Mary, wife of John Harris, William, Thomas, John, and George Coates. Her executor was her son John Coates. She obviously married an unnamed Clemson after her second husband, a Coates, died. (C-1006, E)

Besides Thomas, she might also have had a brother or nephew named John Sisom. He apparently lived near her son William and witnessed a deed contract William made in 1746 selling land to Peter Aldermost through a yearly rental fee for a period of years. The land became Peter's in a deed recorded in Philadelphia in 1767. John's widow, Ann Sisom, testified that he had witnessed the deed back in 1746.

After hunting for Sisom's in every county in England, the name was commonly spelled Sisson instead. The large majority of Sison's lived in Yorkshire, England. The only family I found that had both a son Thomas and daughter Jane Joan (Jana in latin) was in West Riding, Yorkshire, England, the same place where grandson William traveled and married his wife. However, Joan's age is unexpected. She was born in 1734. The likely reason researchers could not find her in England was because she was born earlier than thought and married before she married a Coats.

Her marriage to what we now have documentary evidence for as John Coates would have been her 2nd marriage. She first married Thomas Robinson in July of 1662. He passed 5 months later. Somewhere after she married Thomas Robinson and before she married John Coats, she became a Quaker. John and she (under the name Jean Robinson) married in 1664 in a Quaker Monthly Meeting. He likely died in Yorkshire, England in 1693. She would have brought mostly grown children to the U.S. near the age of 60 sometime in the early 1700's. The Quaker religion was very new when they were drawn to it's radical ideas at the time. Quakers endured great trials in England as they did not believe in paying tithes to the Church of England. They also believed everyone was equal and did not address authority in a way that denoted their superiority.

We now know that John and Joan practiced the Quaker faith in Thirsk and the Church of England religion in Bolton Upon Swale, both in Yorkshire. This fits all the 1st hand records for the ages of their children according to Philadelphia records. The named 3 sons John and 2 daughters Mary indicating that the younger named children had died before renaming a child the same name. Their two locations suggested that they might have had a summer home or at least were of the wealthy class.

Joan\Jane\Jeane married Thomas ROBINSON on 28 Jul 1662 in York, Yorkshire, England. Thomas died on 26 Feb 1663 in Elland, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the church: St. Martin Le Gran

Joan\Jane\Jeane married Johannis COATS\COATES on 8 May 1664 in York M.M., Yorkshire, England. Johannis (son of Johannis COTES and Anna FIRRYMAN) was born about 1635 in Alne, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 1 Nov 1635 in Alne, North Riding, Yorkshire, England; died on 17 Jan 1693 in of Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her name was Joan Robinson at the time of their marriage in a Quaker Monthly Meeting. The birth of all their children except Thomas was recorded in this monthly meeting.

1. Lyddia COATS was born on 8 Feb 1664-1665 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England; and died.
2. John COATES, Sr. was born on 3 Mar 1667 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England; died before 1679 in , Yorkshire, England.
3. Mary COATES was born on 24 Nov 1668 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England; died in 1676 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 3 Jun 1676 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.
4. COATS was born in 1670 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England; and died.
5. Mary COATS was born in 1677 in Bolton upon Swale, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 12 Feb 1677 in Bolton upon Swale, Yorkshire, England; died after 1728 in Of, Philadelphia, PA.
6. John COATS was born in 1679 in Bolton upon Swale, Yorkshire, England; died before 1684 in Yorkshire, England.
7. William COATS, Sr. was born on 21 Feb 1680 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Apr 1749 in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
8. Thomas COATS was born in 1681 in Bolton upon Swale, Yorkshire, England; died in Apr 1772 in Philadelphia Friends Burial Ground, Philadelphia, PA; was buried on 20 Apr 1772 in Friends Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
9. John COATS\COATES was born in 1684 in Bolton upon Swale, Yorkshire, England; died in 1760 in , Philadelphia, PA.
10. George COATES was born on 1 May 1685 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England; died after 31 May 1736 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Family/Spouse: James CLEMSON. James died in in of Lancaster, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Jona DEWES. Jona was born before 1618; died in Oct 1670 in Allerton Mauleverer, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Maria WARDE. Maria (daughter of John WARDE and Mabella) was born about Feb 1578 in Allerton, Allerton Mauleverer, Yorkshire, England; died on 7 Nov 1655 in Allerton Mauleverer, Yorkshire, West Riding, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mabella. Mabella was born before 1557 in of, Allerton Mauleverer, Yorkshire, England; died in Apr 1591 in Hopperton, Allerton Mauleverer, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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I believe her first name was misinterpreted by freereg.org.uk as M'gret. It would have been a difficult one to decifer.