John M. Coats

Bef 1775 - 1830  (> 55 years)

• Name	John M. Coats  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Bef 1775	Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1830	Of Newberry Twp., Miami, OH
  Person ID	I11123	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Big John Coats Coate, (R-M269 - Need Big Y tester to verify parentage),   b. Bef 1747, Burlington, New Jersey, USA d. 1809, Newberry, South Carolina, USA (Age > 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel Wright,   b. 10 Nov 1747, , Prince George, MD, USA d. 2 Sep 1790, , , SC, USA (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1768
  Family ID	F3776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susana Brock   d. Aft 1840, of Newton, Miami County, Ohio, USA
  Marriage	Aft 1788
  Children	1. Henry Coate,   b. Abt 1787   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elizabeth Edine Coate,   b. Abt 1803   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elias B. Coate,   b. 1804, , , OH, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Sarah Coate,   b. 21 Dec 1801, , , SC, USA d. 30 Mar 1885, Franklin Twp., Darke, OH, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Coats,   b. 1796, , , SC, USA d. Abt Sep 1864, , Darke, OH, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Susanna Coate,   b. 10 Aug 1799, Newberry, South Carolina, USA d. 20 Feb 1859, , Cooper, MO (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Lucinda Coate,   b. 3 Jun 1818, Miami, Ohio, USA d. 28 Sep 1876, Weaver Station, Darke, OH (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Rachel Coate,   b. Aft 1792   d. 1855, Miami, Ohio, USA (Age < 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. George L. Coate,   b. 9 Oct 1806, Newberry Twp., Miami, OH, USA d. 13 Mar 1883, Lamars, , IA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Rebecca Coate,   b. Abt 1798, , , South Carolina d. Aft 1818, Of Newberry Twp., Miami, OH (Age > 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Mary Ann "Polly" Coats,   b. Abt 1812, , , OH, USA d. Aft 1870, Of Covington, Newberry Twp., Miami, OH (Age > 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Rhoda Coate,   b. 16 Jan 1811, , , OH, USA d. 22 Aug 1845, , Darke, OH, USA (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  This John is sometimes listed as the son of Gentleman John. No proof exists for this. John and his wife were having children before 1796 when they had son John. Their daughter, Rachel, was born first. They had 12 or 13 children totae last born in 1818. (C-1320, 1630) In the 1800 census, John is possibly listed on page 69 of the Newberry Census. He and his wife were between the ages of 16 and 26. They had 2 sons under age 10 and 3 daughters in the same age range. The youngest they would likely be with 5 children is 21, giving them a birth date range of 1774-1779, with 1774 being the more likely.... or he could be the John Coats of Laurens Co., SC in 1800 with 1 male under 10 [possibly John Jr.?], and one male 26-45 [John himself?]; 4 females under 10 [Rachel, Rebecca, Susan, ?], a female 26-45 [wife-Susan?Brock?] and 1 female over 45[a mother or a mother-in-law?] as Jack Waddell theorizes. He is not in the 1820 Ohio census, and it appears that his son John is living as the head of household with siblings or hired workers and possibly his mother living with him: 1 male 16/26 [himself]; 1 male 10/16; 1 male 16/18; 1 female 10/16; 1 female 16/26; 1 female over 45; 4 in agr. He is in the 1830 census records again at age between 60-70, his wife is between 50-60. They have 2 sons living with them between 20-30 and 2 daughters aged 10-15, and 15-20. They are living next door to their son John, Jr. in Newberry Twp., Miami Co., Ohio. John, Sr. is missing from the 1835 quad census suggesting that he had died or had moved by that time. Every child from George on was born in Ohio. Those previous to him were born in SC according to their census records. Several of the children were listed as members of the Greenville Creek Christian Church in Miami Co. or Darke Co., Ohio. They included George, John, Patsy (Daughter-in-Law), and Lucinda. (C-1958) It is not known with certainty that his wife's name was Susan Brock.

  
  

• Sources

  [S518] Pearson, Steve, Email dated 2002+ from spearson55@chartermi.ne. [S824] Morgan, Richard, Email dated 2005 from Morganscouts@aol.com to Steve Pearson. [S667] Coates, Guy, Email dated 2002 from gcoats@inreach.com. [S72] William Medlin, Quaker Families of S.C. & Georgia (1983) (Ben Franklin Press). [S2872] 1810 Federal Census Population Schedule Newberry Co., SC.