Sarah Leek

Abt 1740 - 1836  (96 years)

• Name	Sarah Leek  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	Abt 1740
  Gender	Female
  _MARRIED (I)	N
  Residence	1800	Newberry District, South Carolina   [9]
  Residence	Abt 1836	Newberry, South Carolina   [8]
  Death	6 Aug 1836	Newberry, South Carolina, USA   [8, 12]
  Probate	9 Sep 1837	Newberry, South Carolina, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I14679	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Thomas Coate,   b. 1738, Goathurst, Somerset, England d. of Burlington, NJ
  Marriage	1754	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Children	1. Catherine Coate,   b. Abt 1783, , , SC, USA d. Aft 1836, Of Newberry, SC (Age > 54 years)  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Coate,   b. Abt 1775, , , South Carolina d. Aft 1836, Of Newberry, SC (Age > 62 years)  [Mother: natural]   3. James Coate,   b. Abt 1765   d. Yes, date unknown  [Mother: natural]   4. Ann Coate,   b. Abt 1769, , , South Carolina d. Bef 1799 (Age < 29 years)  [Mother: natural]   5. Sarah Coate,   b. 1775, , , SC, USA d. Abt 1839, , Dallas, AL, USA (Age 64 years)  [Mother: natural]   6. Jesse Coats,   b. 24 Apr 1781, Newberry, South Carolina, USA d. 17 Apr 1855, Mason City, Mason, Illinois, USA (Age 73 years)  [Mother: natural]   7. William Coate,   b. Abt 1779, , , SC, USA d. Abt Apr 1804, Newberry, Newberry, SC, USA (Age 25 years)  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Her surname has been suggested to be Miles, Jones or Williams from the various correspondents I have on this person. (C-2081) Jones is the current theory from Gary W. Coats of Portland, OR. It in part is related to the naming pattern ofr first born son, James, who names his firstborn daughter, Nancy. In her will written in 1836, she refers to herself as being "a very aged and infirm woman". She names daughters Mary, Catherine and Sarah Kendall as well as granddaughter Peggy Coate. In fact, she gives her property and all residue other than her clothing to her granddaughter Peggy and makes her the executrix of her will. Peggy has always been an illusive clue. Any of her grandchildren would be in their 30's or 40's at this point in time. Peggy is obviously also unwed. It it not a common Coate name. The only Peggy Coate known is Peggy the daughter of Notley Coate as so named in Notley's will. If the timing is studied, Thomas and Sarah Ann could be the father of Notley and Notley the father of Peggy. Notley would have to be the eldest son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Coate. At this point in time, this seems like the logical connection for this Notley Coate. (C-266) Here is a transcription of her will provided by Karen Foster Montgomery. "Sarah Ann Coates, wife of Thomas Coates, survived her husband Thomas many years. Her death did not occur until 1837. An abstract of her Will, in which she says she is very aged and infirm, is as follows: Will: SARAH ANN COATE Newberry Dist., S.D. (sic) 8 June 1836 - pr. Sept. 9, 1837. Being very aged and infirm woman make my will . . . . as following: I give all my clothing (except my new cloak) to my daughter Mary Coate, Catharine Coate and Sarah Kendall. Second - my furniture to daughter Sarah Kendall. Grand-daughter Peggy Coate my new Cloak . . . . and son Exec.(signed) Sarah A. X Coate. Wits.: Hugh O'Neall John Sampson Summers Jno. B. O'Neall"

  
  

• Sources

  [S3398] Sarah Ann Coate Will dated Jun 8, 1836. [S648] Montgomery, Karen Foster, Email dated 2011 from rkmontg342@aol.com. [S197] Coats, Gary W., Descendants of Marmaduke Coate Database. [S2700] Fryburg, Gertrude, Gerturde Fryburg Collection. [S430] Karen (Montg....) Coates-L@rootsweb.com E-mail letter dated Dec 1, 1997 at RKMontg342@aol.com (C-1373). [S3399] Thomas Coat Will written Oct. 6, 1799, Will Bk. C, p. 149. [S647] Charlotte Coats-Siercks to Linda Coate as forwarded from Gary Coats of Portland, OR E-mail letter dated Oct. 12, 1998 at coats@hotmail.com (C-1694). [S283] Ancestry.com, South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868; Author: South Caroliniana Library (Columbia, South Carolina). [S235] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1800; Census Place: Newberry District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 50; Page: 72; Image: 142; Family History Library Film: 181425. [S927] Ancestry.com, New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey, U.s., Marriage Records, 1670-1965. [S119] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), The Leek Family of Southern New Jersey; Author: Mack, Helen Leek. [S517] Richard L. Morgan to L. Dudick Email letters dated 1999 at gomorgan@freewwweb.com or 2628 Petworth Ct., Cincinatti, OH C-2081.