Sion L. COATS^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

1770 - Bef 1854  (84 years)

• Name	Sion L. COATS
  Born	1770	, , South Carolina   [8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 13 Nov 1854	, Lauderdale, MS
  Person ID	I6569	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Joseph COATS,   b. Bef 1750,   d. Aft 1820, Of Camden, Kershaw, SC  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Family ID	F7359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy FOSTER,   d. Bef 1850
  Married	25 Oct 1816	, Lauderdale, MS
  Children	1. Tabitha COATS,   b. 1820, , , SC, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Levinia COATS,   b. Abt 1820,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F1828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Unknown
  Children	1. Cynthia COATS,   b. Aft 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah R. COATS,   b. Aft 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary COATS,   b. Aft 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth COATS,   b. Aft 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Levina COATS,   b. Aft 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sion COATS,   b. Abt 1790, Of Orangeburgh, S.C. ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Martha Elizabeth COATS,   b. Abt 1794,   d. 1862, Of Lauderdale, MS  (Age ~ 68 years)   8. William COATS,   b. 1800,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Daniel COATS,   b. 14 Dec 1806, , , SC, USA ,   d. 1862  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F1502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sion L. lived in Orangeburgh District, South Carolina. Researcher, Beverly Burton, theorizes that this Sion is the son of Joseph of Orangeburg District, South Carolina. Many others currently have him connected as the son of Sion and Mary Perry Coates of Kershaw Co., SC, but Beverly has with census info determined that Sion and Mary Perry were too young to be the parents of this Sion. Basically, her thinking is as follows: "We know from the 1850 Lauderdale census that he was born in 1770 and that fits with all of the Sions from Orangeburg censuses -- which vary from the Sion from Kershaw censuses. Then, if you go and look back at the Orangeburg 1810 and 1820 censuses, you'll see most of his married children's families -- which he named in his 1854 will -- (are) listed on the same page with him." Here he is in the 1790 census. Name Lion Cotes Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Lancaster, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - Under 161Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over3Free White Persons - Females3 Number of Slaves1Number of Household Members 8 Here he is in the 1800 census. Name Sion Coates Home in 1800 (City, County, State)Kershaw District, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 441Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 2 Number of Household Members Under 16 2 Number of Household Members Over 25 1 Number of Household Members 3 In the 1810 census, his family is as follows: Name Sion Coats Home in 1810 (City, County, State)Kershaw, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 Free White Persons - Female 2 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1 Numbers of Slaves 6 Number of Household Members Under 16 3 Number of Household Members Over 25 1 Number of Household Members 12. This is his family in the 1820 census. Name Sion Cotes Home in 1820 (City, County, State)Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina Enumeration Date August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 1 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 4 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 2 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 2 Number of Persons - Engaged in Commerce 2 Free White Persons - Under 16 5 Free White Persons - Over 25 2 Total Free White Persons 10 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other In the 1840 census, he is between the age of 70-79 and living in Lauderdale, Missippi. Sion Coats Home in 1840 (City, County, State)Lauderdale, Mississippi Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 791Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 191Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 291Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 791Free White Persons - Under 201Free White Persons - 20 thru 491Total Free White Persons4Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves This land purchase takes place in 1841.Nam eSion Cotes Issue Date 27 Feb 1841 Place Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Land Office Columbus Meridian Choctaw Township 8-NRange 16-ESection 12 Accession Number MS1370__.225 Document Number 27990 Original URL https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Here he is in the 1850 census. It appears he is now a widow. Sion Coats[User-submitted-comment]Home in 1840 (City, County, State)Lauderdale, Mississippi Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 791Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 191Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79 1 Free White Persons - Under 20 1 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 1 Total Free White Persons 4 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves In 1835, he and many of his children moved to Lauderdale Co., MS. Some branches of this family moved to Texas in 1855. (C-2270E)Sion was married at least twice with widow Nancy Foster being his final wife near his death. The mother of his children is unknown at this time. There is another younger Sion that shows up in the 1800 census, which I expect to be a son or nephew of this Sion. He was living in Orange Co., SC in 1800 on page 309 of the census. He was between the ages of 16 and 26 as was his wife. They had 1 son between the ages of 10 and 16 and 3 daughters ages ten and under. (Tables)There is a deed record for Sion Coats in this county that could apply to either of these Sions or to Sion L's son Sion. "Abstracts of Deeds, Mortgages & Recorded in the Registers Office in Orangeburg District S.C. page 2: J. J. Beatie To SION COATS, number of Acres: 121, where -Watermelon Branch, number of slaves - - - 3-5-1818 recorded 3-14-1818." (Source The Carolina Genealogist County Records Orangburg SC )At least 2 correspondents so far have also listed Sion L. with a son named Austin P. Coates.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2023] Landry, Robbie, Landry to Coates-L Discussion group Email, 1999+ at Duroblan@aol.com C-2209. [S1643] Joe Coates to Coates-L Discussion Group E-mail letter dated Nov. 19, 1998 at grampajoec@Lynchburg.net (C-1796). [S1740] 1790 US Population Census Camden Dist., Lancaster Co., South Carolina. [S1755] Ellen Cody to Linda Coate Email dated Mar 1999 at kristin@eagnet.com (C-2051). [S1760] W., Walt, Email at waltw@electrotex.com. [S2141] Landry, Robbie, Email dated 2001+ from Duroblan@directvinternet.com. [S1668] 1800 Federal Population Census, Kershaw Co., SC. [S1690] Burton, Beverly, Email dated 2002 at bzb@alltell.net. [S1158] Robbie Landry to Coates-L Email dated 1999 at genealogy101@bellsouth.net. [S1490] Michael Tucker to Linda Coate Email letters dated 1999 with some additions by Janet Coats at mtucker@cybrtyme.com.