Marmeduke Coats

Aft 1702 - 1749  (< 45 years)

• Name	Marmeduke Coats  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	Aft 1702	, Hunterdon, NJ
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 May 1749	Mansfield, Burlington, NJ   [8]
  Person ID	I10850	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Coate, *,   b. 11 mo 10 day 1670, Lambrook, Somerset, ENG d. Bef 23 Dec 1723, Amwell Twp., Hunterdon, NJ, USA (Age < 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Sanders, *,   b. 29 Oct 1680, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 1733, Falls, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Jan 1695	Falls M.M., Bucks, PA, USA   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F3076	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Mathis,   b. 19 Sep 1721, Egg Harbor, Hunterdon, NJ d. 17 Apr 1799 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1747	Ocean Little, , NJ, USA
  Children	1. Mary Coats,   b. 26 Sep 1749, Egg Harbor, Hunterdon, NJ d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Coate,   b. 2 Jan 1748, , Atlantic, New Jersey d. 7 May 1777 (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Documents

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• Notes

  Marmaduke, apparently previous to his marriage, witnessed the marriage of Jacob Garwood, son of John Garwood, to Elloner Oustlon, late servant maid to himself in 1732 along with his brother William. He is listed of Springfield in the cof Burlington at the time. It should be noted that this 1732 date nullifies the possibility that he is the Marmaduke who was the husband of Ann Pole as that Marmaduke died in 1729. (C-2280) This Marmaduke had two children, John and Mary (C-1p.60,543f) He was the administrator for Samuel Coate's estate when he died in 1735 and is in the records from Jan. 31, 1735 through Feb. 7, 1738 as administrator. This Samuel is his likely brother, although another unaccounted for Samuel of Hunterdon Co., NJ is an administrator for their sister-in-law's Esther's will in 1742. Marmaduke is listed as Yeoman of Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ in his 1738 accounting. (C-1) His main residence in 1734 was in the bounds of the Chesterfield MM. His will listed him of Mansfield, Burlington, Co., (NJ) and also listed his Kingwood, Bethlehem Twp. Hunterdon Co. land as property up the mountains. (C-1p.60, 1076) He died before his second child was born. (C-1078) His will and estate inventory follows as provided on Charlotte Coats Sierck's "Coates Family Archives Site". Will of Marmaduke Coate In the Name of God Amen, this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty nine. I Marmaduke Coates of the Township of Mansfield in the County of Burlington the (either West York division or western division) of New Jersey. House Carpenter being at the time weak of body but thanks be to God I am of sound and perfect disposing mind and memory I do hereby and by those present make ordain and list in writing this my Last Will and Testiment in manner and form as follow. The first and principally of all I give and commend my soul unto the hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth to definitely buried at the discretion of my Ex. Hereafter named and in touching the disposing of my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in manner and form as followth. I give and bequeath unto Sarah my well beloved wife all that tract of land purchased of John Gibbs in the twoneship of Mansfield whereon I now sell with all my personal estate thereon (?) also in like manner I give unto Sarah my wife all that tract of land up at the mountain lying in Kingswood in the township of Bethlehem all in the Western Division of New Jersey all which to be possessed and enjoyed by Sarah my wife until my children come to lawful age hereby to enable her to bring up my children. Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Coats (there are two different copies of this will one the actual copy and the other the clerks...John's name is spelled Coats in the will but as Coates in the clerks copy) all this land in the township of Mansfield when at age to be his part and portion all of that tract of land also that tract of up at the mountains aforementioned I give and bequeath unto my other child not now born to be possessed when at age if either child should die before at age or without issue Sarah my wife shall possess its part during her life and after her decease to return to my heirs and for the true performance of every part hereof I do hereby constitute make and ordain my brother John Coats and Sarah my wife to be my sole executors of this my Last Will and Testament utterly disallowing, revoking disallowing all and every other former testaments wills sequoias and executors by me in my will before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to being my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto sat my hand and seal the day and year above written. Marmaduke Coate (seal) ____________________________ Sealed & delivered in the presence of us John Buffin Ann Buffin Joseph Pope_____ John Buffin one of the witnesses to the within written will being duly affirmed according to saw and declares that he was present and saw Marmaduke Coate the testator within named sing and seal the same and heard him publish pronounce and declare the within instrument to be his last will and testament and that at the doing thereof the testator was of sound and perfect mind and memory as far as he knows and as he truly believes and that Anne Buffin and Joseph Pope the other subscribing witnesses were present and subscribed there name and witnesses those to in the presence of the testator. John Buffin affirmed at Burlington this 31st day of May 1749. John Buffin Before Scattergood, Surrogate.... Be it remembered that the Last Will and Testament of Marmaduke Coate as being duly proved as above said probate and Letters Testamentary were granted by this Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq. Governor of the Province of New Jersey unto Sarah Coate one of the Exe in the said will named spe being duly affirmed well and truly to perform the said will and exhibit a true and perfect inventory and render a just accounting when there unto lawfully required. Given under the Prerogative seal of the said province at Burlington this 31st day of May anno Dom. 1749. Sarah Coate Scattergood, Surrogate Estate of Marmaduke Coate Inventory on the Estate of Marmaduke Coate Burlington Co. 1750 Thomas Levetz and Michael Newbold the appraisers of the within inventory (?) according to law did declare that the good chattels and credits in the said inventory set down and in satisfied wore by therein appraised according to this just and (?) and value after they in their judgment and understanding of that they appraised all things that were brought to their view for appraisement. Before: Scattergood, Surrogate, 2th of December 1750 (could be January) Rebecca Coate the administratrix of the goods chattels rightes and credits of the within name dMarmaduke Coate deceased being duly affirmed and according to law did delcare that the within accointing contains (?) perfect (?) of all and sigular the goods chattels and credits of the said decased (the rest of the next two lines are blurred and bad copy) Affirmed at Burlington on the 5th December 1750 before me, Scattergood, Surrogate A true and perfect inventory of the (?). The goods chattels (?) and credits of Marmaduke Coate of the township Newhanover in the county of Burlington deceased taken and appraised by us the Luberlins (?) this 31 day of December Anno 1750 To purse and apparel................29# 19S To a horse, Sdel and bridel..............20# To a sliver (?) and a watch............................... 9# 10S To eleven horse Kine..........................111# To eight cattle............................. 16# To Forty seven sheep........................ 19# To swine................................... 3# 15S To hay Swon corn on the ground and corn in the creb.................. 22# 15S To Sears plows and harrs........................... To a apple mill (?) chess press and chvon.............. 2# 4S To livery tools and old iron.......................... 15S To (?) on account amounts to 26# 19S To (?) ............ 2# 5S ______________ 269# 8S 6P signed by Ths. Sarl and Michael Newbold in the year 1750 ________________________

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Collins, Emma Odesa, Coate, Coates, Coats Family History and Genealogy (Lovington, New Mexico: Desert Plains Stationers, c1989). [S51] Burlington Friends Records, New Jersey. [S52] Elizabeth Murphy Cann to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated May 1, 1985 at 2852 So. Webster, Denver, CO. 80227 In L. Dudick's files. [S53] New Jersey Archives Series I, Vol. 23. [S258] Ernest S. Park, Ancestors & Descendants of Marmaduke Coate of South Carolina and Ohio (unpub, c1950, 1960). [S2628] Ancestry.com, Cape May meeting, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). [S111] Ancestry.com, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. [S197] Coats, Gary W., Descendants of Marmaduke Coate Database. [S54] Ancestry.com, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2014 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Record of Commery 1683; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 303, 1,2189::0. [S1067] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2004 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), Source number: 3452.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3, 1,7836::0.