Thomas Coulson

1703 - 1763  (60 years)

• Name	Thomas Coulson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	15 Apr 1703	Hartshorn, Derbyshire, ENG   [8]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Aug 1763	W. Nottingham, Cecil, MD   [8]
  Burial	Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America   [8]
  Person ID	I12317	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Coulston, *,   b. 17 Jul 1663, Hartshorn, Derbyshire, ENG d. 1 Feb 1708, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Margaret Evans, *,   b. Abt 1667, Hartshorn, Derbyshire, ENG d. 1715, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1689
  Family ID	F5238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Wiley,   b. 1699, W. Nottingham, Cecil, MD d. 7 Jun 1775, , Chester, PA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1725	W. Nottingham, Cecil, MD
  Children	1. Elizabeth Coulson,   b. 1739, W. Nottingham, Cecil, MD d. Aft 1761 (Age > 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Coulson,   b. 1735, W. Nottingham, Cecil, MD d. Aft Jan 1761 (Age > 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Isaac Coulson,   b. 1731, W. Nottingham, Cecil, MD d. 1784, , Guilford, NC (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Samuel Coulson,   b. 16 Aug 1729, W. Nottingham, Cecil, MD d. Aft 1761 (Age > 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Joseph Coulson,   b. 15 Aug 1729, W. Nottingham, Cecil, MD d. Aft 23 Jan 1761 (Age > 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. John Coulson,   b. 7 Jan 1737, West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America d. 9 May 1812, West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Sarah Coulson,   b. 1725, W. Nottingham, Cecil, MD d. 1777, , Cecil, MD, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas came with his father to Germantown, PA as an infant. He later moved to West Nottingham, in what is now Cecil Co., MD. He built his home on a grant of 184 acres on Octoraro Creek. The glass and hardware for the home came from Englahe structure was a part of the Coulson family until the year 1900. It was situate on very fertile land and named "Coulson's Old Garden" befitting the naming custom in Maryland at the time. He raised wheat and corn on his plantation. Thomas and his wife Martha were the only Coulson's listed who witnessed the marriage of his sister, Margaret to John Coppock in 1731 at the W. Nottingham MM, Cecil Co., MD. (C-1302) Thomas was buried in the Friends burial ground at West Nottingham. It is the oldest grave still marked in the cemetery with the inscription "T.C. 1763". He died a wealthy man with an estate that included a smithy, carpenter's shop, a richly furnished home, two slaves (one named Joan) and extra land in Little Britain Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania In his will, he names wife, Martha and six sons and two daughters. (C-1339, 2149)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3025] Carney, Todd Forsyth, Genealogy Data WWW Page. [S724] Martin, Jacob, Abstract of Wills of Chester Co., PA, Vol. II, 1758-1777 (Marshallton, PA, c1900). [S3091] James W. Donovan to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated 29 Sep 1995 in possession of L. Dudick. [S31] Barber, Sandy, Aquilla's Orchard. [S32] Bill Robey Jr. to Steve Pearson Email letters dated 1999 C-2129 1999. [S33] Donovan, James W. to Linda Coate Dudick Letter on 8 Sep 1995 from Jamesd@the-college.iwctx.edu In possession of Dudick (C-620). [S34] Ben Foster to Linda Coate E-mail letter dated Oct. 20, 1997 at BFOSTER@YaleVM.CIS.Yale.Edu (C-1339). [S21] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36035181/thomas-coulson