Colonel William COATS

1741 - 1802  (60 years)

• Name	Colonel William COATS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	13 May 1741	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Apr 1802	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 5]
  Burial	Coats Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA   [7]
  Person ID	I14912	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William COATS, Sr.   d. 01 Apr 1748/1749, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel DUBOIS,   b. 13 Oct 1689, New Paltz, Ulster, New York, United States d. Bef 14 May 1773, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age < 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F4998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret NORRIS,   b. 23 Feb 1743, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA d. 5 Jan 1828, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1761	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. William Louis COATS,   b. 3 Mar 1782, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. Sep 1783, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas COATS,   b. 14 Aug 1783, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret COATS,   b. 11 Aug 1775   d. Abt Aug 1775, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Harriet COATS,   b. 5 Mar 1779, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jan 1781, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Joseph COATS,   b. 21 Feb 1762, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Jun 1774, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 12 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. William Pitt COATS,   b. 24 Mar 1766, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. Jun 1774, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 8 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Margaret COATS,   b. 23 Sep 1768, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Dec 1769, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Mary COATS,   b. 29 Aug 1772   d. Abt 29 Sep 1772, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. James COATS,   b. Abt 1789, Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Elizabeth COATS,   b. 6 Feb 1764, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Feb 1824, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Sarah COATS,   b. 15 Dec 1776, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jan 1854 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  They had 10 children, one of which whom is probably the Sarah b. Dec. 15, 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (C-1666) This William is thought to be the Col. William Coates who was a Revolutionary War Soldier from Pennsylvania. He was captured by the British. (C-1071) "Aurora, that of May 8th, contains an obituary notice of Colonel William Coats, which speaks of him as an Associate Justice and Colonel of the 88th regiment, mentioning his distinguished revolutionary career, and his personal character in the highest terms. William Coats married Margaret Norris, daughter of Thomas Norris, of Princeton, N.J., and of Philadelphia and left issue, one of his daughters being the grandmother of General George Meade, and numerous other distinguished men and women..." (Charlotte Coats) The best proof we have that he is the son of William Coates and Rachel Dubois, is 3 solid triangulations between one of his possible son James' descendants and the descendants of John and Joan Sisom Coates as well as 8 solid triangulations with descendants of Louis Dubois with one of these specifically narrowed down to Rachel Dubois. Rachel did not name a son in her will. He would have been an adult at the time and well established if he was Colonel William Coates. Colonel William Coates was known to have descended from the brickmaker Coates in 2nd hand histories, but how was not known. This is the theory that fits with a couple year study of autosomal DNA at the time.

  
  

• Sources

  [S435] William Coats and Margaret Norris Family Holy Bible in English Dublin, 1754 owned by Mrs. Alice Lyman but placed for safe keeping in the PA. Historical Society. Info transcribed and sent by Wayne Hendon of Mesquite Texas (C-1867). [S2779] Wendy to Charlotte Coats Siercks Email dated 1999 at wesowc@bestweb.net (C-2188). [S263] Ancestry.com, Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), 1,60541::0. [S2767] Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Family Bible Records, 1581-1917, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Date:2000 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), Genealogical Records; Manuscript Entries of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Taken from Family Bibles 1581-1917, 1,4615::0. [S320] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), 1,60525::0. [S1053] Ancestry.com, U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2016 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: Church Register 1760-1806; Accession Number: V MI46 P477rr v.2, 1,61048::0. [S498] Cresson, Osborn Coates, Email dated 2001 at oscresson@juno.com (This is an excellent summary of the Cotes lineage in England where Cresson has reviewed first hand documents and 10 plus published sources.).