19. | Colonel William COATS (6.Rachel2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 13 May 1741 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Apr 1802 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Coats Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Notes:
They had 10 children, one of which whom is probably the Sarah b. Dec. 15, 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (C-1666) This William is thought to be the Col. William Coates who was a Revolutionary War Soldier from Pennsylvania. He was captured by the British. (C-1071)
"Aurora, that of May 8th, contains an obituary notice of Colonel William Coats, which speaks of him as an Associate Justice and Colonel of the 88th regiment, mentioning his distinguished revolutionary career, and his personal character in the highest terms. William Coats married Margaret Norris, daughter of Thomas Norris, of Princeton, N.J., and of Philadelphia and left issue, one of his daughters being the grandmother of General George Meade, and numerous other distinguished men and women..." (Charlotte Coats)
The best proof we have that he is the son of William Coates and Rachel Dubois, is 3 solid triangulations between one of his possible son James' descendants and the descendants of John and Joan Sisom Coates as well as 8 solid triangulations with descendants of Louis Dubois with one of these specifically narrowed down to Rachel Dubois.
Rachel did not name a son in her will. He would have been an adult at the time and well established if he was Colonel William Coates. Colonel William Coates was known to have descended from the brickmaker Coates in 2nd hand histories, but how was not known. This is the theory that fits with a couple year study of autosomal DNA at the time.
Colonel married Margaret NORRIS on 10 Jan 1761 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret (daughter of Thomas NORRIS and 1st Wife of Thomas Norris) was born on 23 Feb 1743 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA; died on 5 Jan 1828 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Coats Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. Joseph COATS
was born on 21 Feb 1762 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Jun 1774 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 36. Elizabeth COATS
was born on 6 Feb 1764 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Feb 1824 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Coats Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
- 37. William Pitt COATS
was born on 24 Mar 1766 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Jun 1774 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 38. Margaret COATS
was born on 23 Sep 1768 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Dec 1769 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 39. Mary COATS
was born on 29 Aug 1772; died about 29 Sep 1772 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 40. Margaret COATS
was born on 11 Aug 1775; died about Aug 1775 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 41. Sarah COATS
was born on 15 Dec 1776 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was christened on 11 Aug 1782 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Jan 1854.
- 42. Harriet COATS
was born on 5 Mar 1779 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Jan 1781 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 43. William Louis COATS
was born on 3 Mar 1782 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Sep 1783 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 44. Thomas COATS
was born on 14 Aug 1783 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; and died.
- 45. James COATS
was born about 1789 in Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA; and died.
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