Rachel Coats

Abt 1772 -

• Name	Rachel Coats  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1772	, , SC, USA
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Old Concord Cemetery, Miami, OH
  Person ID	I12753	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	Thomas Wilkinson Furnas,   b. 23 Mar 1768, Bush River, Newberry, SC d. 11 Oct 1846 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1792	, , SC, USA
  Children	1. William Furnas,   b. Bef 1806  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Rachel's husband was disowned from the Quaker Church on Feb 25, 1792 for marrying out of unity. They both moved to Miami Co., Ohio along with her sister, Mary. She and Mary's families are buried next to each other in Old Concord Cemeteryr husband, Thomas W. Furnas, became an Ohio State Legislator. She could be the Rachel Coate buried in Union Cemetery just north of Ludlow Falls, Ohio who is listed as the wife of Wm. Furnas, age 73 years, 6 mo, 11 days who died on Mar. 16, 1847. (C-1935, 1943)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2865] "Big" John Coate and Rachel Wright Family Group Sheet prepared Aug. 31, 1966 by Shirley Koogler Palmer at 4935 N. Calle Esquina, Tuscon, AZ 58718-6311.