Major John Coates

1811 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Major John Coates  [1, 2]
  Birth	5 Aug 1811	Newberry, South Carolina, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I12846	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Captain Henry C. Coates,   b. Abt 1772, Newberry, South Carolina, USA d. 7 Jan 1828, Newberry, South Carolina, USA (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Long,   b. Abt 1784, Newberry, Newberry, SC d. Abt 1887, Of Winter Seat, Edgefield, SC (Age 103 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Jan 1808	Newberry, Newberry, SC   [3]
  Family ID	F4142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jemima Ann Thompson Sims,   b. 1825, Of Newberry, Newberry, SC d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1840	Of Newberry, Newberry, SC
  Children	1. Benjamin Mayer Coates,   b. 18 Dec 1853   d. 15 Jun 1854, Silverstreet, Newberry, SC (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Coates,   b. 2 Jun 1843   d. 3 Sep 1849, Silverstreet, Newberry, SC (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  John was a merchant. He is listed in Medlin's, [UL:Quaker Families:UL]. He was listed as age 38 in the 1850 Clarke Co., AL census. There was a John Coates that along with a Turner was accused of murdering a man named Cox. Coates len and Turner was punished in the stocks. I'm not sure if this incident applies to this John or not. (C-1599, 1784) According to Olivia Holt, this John achieved the rank of Major in the service and died in Sumter Co., AL. Another source said that he moved to Mississippi at one point in his life. (C-2285)

  
  

• Sources

  [S319] George Lelend Summer, Sr. A.B., A.M., From Newberry County, SC: Historical and Genealgoical Annals (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., c1980). [S310] Joan R. Cardon to Linda Coate Package dated July 1998 at 443 N. Hobson Plaza, Mesa, AZ 85203 (C-1599) instead of C-1529 as noted in some places. [S197] Coats, Gary W., Descendants of Marmaduke Coate Database.