William A. Coate

1635 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William A. Coate  [1, 2]
  Birth	1635	Drayton Parish, Somerset, England   [3]
  Christening	5 Apr 1635	Drayton, Somerset, England   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I9173	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Henrie Cotte,   b. Bef 1615, Of Drayton Parish, Somerset, England d. Of Drayton Parish, Somerset, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Joane Coate,   b. Bef 1620   d. Of Drayton Parish, Somerset, England
  Relationship	natural
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F2454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margarett,   b. Bef 1660, Of Drayton Parish, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1672
  Children	1. Mary Coate,   c. 29 Sep 1678, St. Catherine, Drayton, Somerset, England d. Sep 1681, Drayton Parish, Somerset, England (Age ~ 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Justin Unknown,   b. Bef 1648   d. Aug 1670, Drayton Parish, Somerset, England (Age > 22 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1661
  Children	1. William Coate,   b. 1667, Drayton Parish, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Joane Coate,   b. 1669   d. Yes, date unknown (Age < 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Agnis Coate,   c. 18 Jan 1662, St. Catherine, Drayton, Somerset, England d. May 1663, Drayton Parish, Somerset, England (Age ~ 1 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Henry Coate,   c. 14 Dec 1664, St. Catherine, Drayton, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Children	1. Wa (William A) Coate,   b. 1657   d. Jun 1678, Drayton Parish, Somerset, England (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F7112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He is named William with his 1st and 3rd wives and with wife Justin when son Henry was born and he was called WA Justin and his son WA was born. Here are the possibilities for his parentage.1) Sons of Marmaduke Coate and Phillipe Buffinehe only Drayton family carrying down the name William up to this period in time. From that line, only his son Samuel was of an appropriate age to be William A's father, so I consider this the most likely possibility.2) Richard's son Richard was born in 1603 and could be his father.3) The original John Cotte of Drayton's other sons that made it to adulthood whom were Henry, John and possibly Thomas could be his father. Only Thomas is in the records as having children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S225] FreeReg (https://www.freereg.org.uk). [S1072] Ancestry.com, England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2014 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), 1,9840::0. [S534] Somerset England Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812. [S641] Ancestry.com, Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2016 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\dton/2/1/1, 1,60856::0.