William Coate

1697 - 1786  (89 years)

• Name	William Coate  [1, 2]
  Birth	1697	England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aug 1786	Goathurst, Somerset, England   [2]
  Burial	22 Aug 1786	St. Edward, Goathurst, Somerset, England   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I6384	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Joan Lynham,   b. 10 Dec 1705, North Petherton, Somerset, England d. Aug 1768, Goathurst, Somerset, England (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1725	Taunton, St James, Somerset, England   [1]
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Thomas Coate,   b. 1738, Goathurst, Somerset, England d. of Burlington, NJ  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Walter Coate,   b. Bef 1724, Of North Petherton, Somerset, England d. Nov 1782, North Petherton, Somerset, England (Age > 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. George Coate,   b. Abt 1738, Of North Petherton, Somerset, England d. Jul 1804, North Petherton, Somerset, England (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John Coate,   b. Abt 1740   d. 1796, North Petherton, Somerset, England (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He was given the age of 59 in his burial record estimating his birthdate at about 1727. This might be in error as that would make him only 11 when his son William was born.

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Ancestry.com, Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\tau.ja/2/1/9. [S143] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/277174012/william-coate [S20] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree. [S225] FreeReg (https://www.freereg.org.uk).