Levi Coates

1781 - 1865  (83 years)

• Name	Levi Coates  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	21 Oct 1781	Caln Twp., Chester, PA, USA   [5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Londonderry, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Death	18 May 1865
  Burial	Abt 20 Sep 1865
  Person ID	I13599	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel E. Coates,   b. 13 Sep 1749, East Caln, Chester, PA d. 29 Nov 1818, East Caln Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abigail Thatcher,   b. 2 Apr 1757, Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. Of Caln Twp., Chester, PA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Apr 1779	East Caln Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F4560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Truman,   b. 3 Apr 1791   d. 7 May 1816 (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1809	Sadsbury, , PA   [4, 6]
  Children	1. Phebe Coates,   b. 19 Sep 1815, Londonderry, Chester, PA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Truman,   b. 8 Mar 1811   d. 9 Apr 1893 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. I E.,   b. 8 Mar 1811   d. 9 Apr 1893 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Smith,   b. Abt 1792, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1854 (Age > 63 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1818	Drumore M.M., , PA
  Children	1. Ellen S. Coates,   b. Aft 1818   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Coates,   b. Abt 1822, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Levi was a Quaker minister, farmer, and potter. He is listed as the son of Samuel E. Coates of Caln Twp, PA and Abigail, deceased when he marries Ann Smith after his first wife died. His place of residence is listed as Londonderry Twp.,ter Co., PA when he marries Ann. He had at least one more child with her named Ellen S. Coates. They are listed as the closest relatives and first on the list in the relatives column when his brother Warwick marries at an elderly age in 1846 to Hannah Darlington. (C-1612, E)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1726] Alpheus H. Harlan, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family and Particularly of the Descendants of George and Michael Harlan Who Settled in Chester Co, Pa, 1687, as provided by Charlotte Coats Siercks. (c1912). [S322] G.B.Davis to Coates Discussion Group E-mail letter dated July 29, 1997 at gbd29@pop3.idt.net (C-1612). [S2892] Quaker Marriages of Southern Lancaster Co., PA at http://www.pa-roots.com/~lancaster/church/little/littlebritmariages.html (2001). [S215] Public Member Tree (www.ancestry.com). [S60] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Londonderry, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 764; Page: 139a. [S119] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), A Genealogy of Moses and Susanna Coates Who Settled in Pennsylvania in 1717, and Their Descendants. [S301] John T. Humphrey, Pennsylvania Births, Delaware Co, 1682-1800 (Washington D.C.: Humphrey Publications, 1994). [S25] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;).