Johne Cotte Coate

1562 - 1621  (59 years)

• Name	Johne Cotte Coate  [1, 2]
  Baptism	Feb 1561	Long Sutton, Somerset, England   [2]
  Birth	1562	Drayton, Somerset, England
  Christening	1 Feb 1562	St. Catherine, Drayton, Somerset, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 16 Oct 1621	Drayton Parish, Somerset, England
  Death	19 Oct 1621	Drayton, Somerset, England
  Burial	19 Oct 1621	Drayton, Somerset, England   [4]
  Person ID	I9720	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Cotte,   b. Bef 1535, of Bridgewater, Somerset, England d. Of Drayton Parish, Somerset, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Mary Cotte,   b. 1594, Drayton Parish, Somerset, England d. Sep 1594, Drayton, Somerset, England (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Tomsin Cotte,   b. 1588, Drayton, Somerset, England d. Sep 1594, Drayton, Somerset, England (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]   3. John Cotte,   b. 1599, , Drayton Parish, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]   4. Anne Cotte,   b. 1585, Drayton, Somerset, England  [Father: natural]   5. Katherine Cotte,   b. 1588, Drayton Parish, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]   6. John Cotte,   b. Bef 1598   d. Bef 1599 (Age < 1 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Thomas Coatt Coate,   b. Bef 1582, Of Drayton Parish, Somerset, England d. Jul 1628, North Petherton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (Age > 46 years)  [Father: natural]   8. Henry Cotte,   b. 1591, Drayton Parish, Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]   9. Henry Cotte,   b. 1582, Drayton, Somerset, England d. Bef 1591, Of Drayton Parish, Somerset, England (Age < 8 years)  [Father: natural]   10. John Cootte,   b. 1580's, Drayton, Somerset, England d. Bef 1600  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F6952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  This Johne had a grandson named Marmaduke which so far has only carried down from the Cotte family in Bridgewater. That could suggest his unknown father was a brother of the early Marmaduke of Bridgewater who moved to Drayton. None of the children whom were christened in this generation had their parents names given in the records. He left a will in Drayton, Somerset, England in 1621: "By the will dated 16th October 1621, John Coate of Drayton gave unto his daughter Marye a legacy, and to his son Henry some household goods, and the rest of his goods and chattels to his wife who was appointed Sole executrix of his will. Will proven at Taunton, Nov 1621." (Park) This is a very early date for records in Somerset and he could easily be a brother or cousin of the Marmaduke of Bridgewater who died in 1624. From christening records we know that he had more children than he named in his will. His will survived the bombings in Taunton, so that suggest he was a man of wealth as his was copied in Canterbury at the time. His will does not suggest that he had land suggesting that he had already dispersed it to his oldest son or other sons before his will was made. Ex. Henry is the oldest verified son by baptismal records yet he is willed no land and Mary is the youngest by the fact she was named Mary after her older sister Mary died in 1594. These incongruities support him having additional children unnamed in the will. Land and court records will be important to clarify this family further. His parents lived in Drayton as that is where he was baptised. Their names were not given. There are two other younger possible relatives in Drayton that are not close enough in age to be his sons. They were Opper Cootte (b. bef. 1575) and Christopher Cote (b. bef 1577) I think it highly likely that John was a brother to Marmaduke (m. to Mary Somner) of Bridgewater and Curry Rivel by age and naming patterns. The children and grandchildren of the earliest Bridgewater Cotte's moved into Curry Rivel, Northrton and Drayton which would be consistent with this pattern. This Johne also had a grandson named Marmaduke which only carries down from the Cotte family in Bridgewater. That generation of Coate's consistently had their name spelled as Cotte in the first hand records also supporting this relationship. This is circumstantial evidence and still needs proved. None of the children whom were christened in this generation had their parents names given in the records. He left a will in Drayton, Somerset, England in 1621: "By the will dated 16th October 1621, John Coate of Drayton gave unto his daughter Marye a legacy, and to his son Henry some household goods, and the rest of his goods and chattels to his wife who was appointed Sole executrix of his will. Will proven at Taunton, Nov 1621." (Park) This is a very early date for records in Somerset and he could easily be a brother or cousin of the Marmaduke of Bridgewater who died in 1624. From christening records we know that he had more children than he named in his will. His will survived the bombings in Taunton, so that tells us he was a man of wealth as his was copied in Canterbury at the time. His will does not suggest that he had land suggesting that he had already dispersed it to his oldest son or other sons before his will was made. Ex. Henry is the oldest verified son by baptismal records yet he is willed no land and Mary is the youngest by the fact she was named Mary after her older sister Mary died in 1594. These incongruities support him having additional children unnamed in the will. Land and court records will be important to clarify this family further. His parents lived in Drayton as that is where he was baptised. Their names were not given. There are two other younger possible relatives in Drayton that are not close enough in age to be his sons. They were Opper Cootte (b. bef. 1575) and Christopher Cote (b. bef 1577)

  
  

• Sources

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