Joseph Coulston, *

1663 - 1708  (44 years)

• Name	Joseph Coulston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	*
  Birth	17 Jul 1663	Hartshorn, Derbyshire, ENG
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Feb 1708	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Abt 2 Feb 1708	Germantown, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  Person ID	I14917	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Capt. Thomas Coulston, *,   b. 9 Dec 1626, St. Peter, Derbyshire, ENG d. 22 Nov 1686, Hartshorn, Derbyshire, ENG (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne Borrow, *,   b. 1 Jan 1634
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Nov 1655	St. Werburgh, Derbyshire, ENG   [9]
  Family ID	F3686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Margaret Evans, *,   b. Abt 1667, Hartshorn, Derbyshire, ENG d. 1715, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1689
  Children	1. Samuel Coulson,   b. Sep 1707, Germantown, Bucks, PA d. 28 Oct 1707, Germantown, Bucks, PA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Samuel Coulson,   b. 1689, England d. Bef 1707 (Age < 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret Coulson, *,   b. Bef 1709, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA, USA d. 3 Mar 1788, Little Britain M.M., Lancaster, PA, USA (Age > 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Thomas Coulson,   b. 15 Apr 1703, Hartshorn, Derbyshire, ENG d. 17 Aug 1763, W. Nottingham, Cecil, MD (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Elizabeth Coulson,   b. 1691, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Although I've seen second hand sources stating that Joseph and family immigrated to Philadelphia, PA in 1704, there is a deed record dated Dec. 2, 1696 where a Joseph Coolsen witnesses the sale of 8 acres of land by Randolph Croxen ofr (Co., PA) toThomas Powell in Chester Co., Pennsylvania I know that the spelling varies, but that spelling was only phonetic in those days. I personally believe that this Joseph is one and the same as our Joseph. (C-2136) At any rate, Joseph received a license to run a tavern or inn on March 28, 1704. He is on record as having sent one of his children to study at school with Pastorius, the founder of Germantown. He paid into the school fund from 1706-1708. Joseph and Margaret's children were Thomas, Margaret, and Samuel. Samuel died at age six weeks. A second son born in 1748 was also named Samuel. Both Margaret and Thomas raised large families, some of whose ancestors intermarried. At the marriage of Margaret Coulson to John Coppock, Joseph and Margaret were listed as Margaret's parents of Germantown, Philadelphia, Province of Penn. Her parents were already deceased at this point in time though the marriage record does not state that. Her parents are, however, missing from the witness list for the wedding as would be expected. (C-467, 2020) He is buried at the old Hood Cemetery in Germantown. Up till 1920, his stone was still visable and was the oldest standing in the cemetery. It's inscription read, "Here lyeth the body of Joseph Coulston, once husband of Margaret Coulston, Son of Capt. Thomas Coulston of Hartshorn in old Derbyshire, England who departed this life the first day of February 1707/8, ages 38 years and 8 months. It is highly likely that this stone was placed there years after his death as Quakers would not have listed a Feb. date, but a month like 12mo 1707. They also did not use gravestones in the 18th century. (C-2020) Charles Coulson Rich, a well known early Mormon Church Leader, is a descendant of this line. (C-620, 1442)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1808] History of West Branch Quarterly Meeting of Society of Friends, West Milton, Ohio 1807-1957. [S3091] James W. Donovan to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated 29 Sep 1995 in possession of L. Dudick. [S386] Ancestral File, Ver. 4.17. [S3029] Michael L. Call, Royal Ancestors of Some American Families. [S31] Barber, Sandy, Aquilla's Orchard. [S32] Bill Robey Jr. to Steve Pearson Email letters dated 1999 C-2129 1999. [S33] Donovan, James W. to Linda Coate Dudick Letter on 8 Sep 1995 from Jamesd@the-college.iwctx.edu In possession of Dudick (C-620). [S34] Ben Foster to Linda Coate E-mail letter dated Oct. 20, 1997 at BFOSTER@YaleVM.CIS.Yale.Edu (C-1339). [S25] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;).