Bef 1783 - Yes, date unknown
| 1. | M. D. COATS was born before 1783 in , , SC; and died. Notes: It is theory that M.D. Coats is the son of Big John because M.D. is the ancestor of James Jefferson Coats of Texas. His descendant, James Jefferson is the descendant of Big John by his strongest YDNA match with our group at FTDNA. The only place this M.D. Coats fits is as an actual son of Big John Coats and not as one of his grandsons. Family/Spouse: Mary SCOTT. Mary was born before 1789; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 2. | Samuel Crawford COATS  (1.M.1) was born on 16 Sep 1802 in , Newberry, SC, USA; died on 27 Sep 1874 in , Dallas, TX, USA. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | James A. COATS (2.Samuel2, 1.M.1) was born on 8 Aug 1832 in , , KY, USA; died on 2 Mar 1879 in Mesquite, Dallas, TX, USA. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | James Jefferson COATS (3.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.M.1) was born about 1862 in , , TX; died on 9 Jan 1896 in , , TX, USA. Notes: A descendant of this James Jefferson Coats in our YDNA group at FTDNA has his closest cousin matches to descendants of Big John Coats. This ancestry fits that information but is not proven historically. |
