Descendants of Coates

Generation No. 1

1.  THOMAS¹ COATES¹ was born 1680¹, and died 01 Apr 1748¹.  He married (1) MARY SMITH¹ WFT Est. 1692-1722¹, daughter of THOMAS SMITH and PRISCILLA ALLEN.  She was born 1672¹, and died 01 Dec 1732¹.  He married (2) RACHELLE DAVIS¹ 22 Feb 1733/34¹.  She was born WFT Est. 1678-1716¹, and died WFT Est. 1738-1804¹.

Child of THOMAS COATES and MARY SMITH is:

2.                i.    WILLIAM² COATES, b. Nov 1721; d. 24 Jan 1780.

Generation No. 2

2.  WILLIAM² COATES (THOMAS¹)¹ was born Nov 1721¹, and died 24 Jan 1780¹.

More About WILLIAM COATES:

Education: educated at Friends School¹

Elected: Member of Committee of Inspectors, New Libertarians¹

Military service: 1748, 2nd Lieutenant 3rd County Association of the Regiment Militia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania¹

Publishing: 04 Jan 1777, wrote from Bristol an account of battle of Princeton¹

Child of WILLIAM COATES is:

3.                i.    COL. WILLIAM³ COATES II, b. WFT Est. 1735-1750; d. WFT Est. 1768-1834.

Generation No. 3

3.  COL. WILLIAM³ COATES II (WILLIAM², THOMAS¹)¹ was born WFT Est. 1735-1750¹, and died WFT Est. 1768-1834¹.  He married MARGARET NORRIS¹ 10 Jan 1761¹, daughter of THOMAS NORRIS and SARA FITZRANDOLPH.  She was born 23 Feb 1742/43¹, and died 15 Jan 1828¹.

Notes for COL. WILLIAM COATES II:

[Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.]

Member of Tammany Society.  Died in mansion on Front St. Northern Liberties.  Accorded a military funeral.

Elected: 1784, representative in Assembly for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania¹

Individual Note: 1777, signed petition for clemancy for 2 men sentenced for high treason¹

Military service: 30 Jun 1775, Major of 1st Battalion Assoc. of Phila.¹

Occupation: 20 Aug 1788, Magistrate or judge of CommonPles for Northern Liberties¹

Child of WILLIAM COATES and MARGARET NORRIS is:

4.                i.    ELIZABETH⁴ COATES, b. 06 Feb 1764; d. 05 Feb 1824.

Generation No. 4

4.  ELIZABETH⁴ COATES (WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹)¹ was born 06 Feb 1764¹, and died 05 Feb 1824¹.  She married ANTHONY BUTLER¹ 20 Apr 1780 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania¹, son of JAMES BUTLER and PENELOPE.  He was born 1758 in New Jersey¹, and died WFT Est. 1786-1849¹.

More About ANTHONY BUTLER:

Property: 1774, said to have owned 50 ships sailing from Perth Amboy¹

Religion: 1791, had a pew in St Peter's Church, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey¹

Child of ELIZABETH COATES and ANTHONY BUTLER is:

5.                i.    MARGARET COATES⁵ BUTLER, b. 28 Sep 1782, New Jersey; d. 1852.

Generation No. 5

5.  MARGARET COATES⁵ BUTLER (ELIZABETH⁴ COATES, WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹)¹ was born 28 Sep 1782 in New Jersey¹, and died 1852¹.  She married RICHARD WORSAM MEADE¹ 08 Jan 1801¹, son of GEORGE MEADE and HENRIETTA WORSAM.  He was born 23 Jun 1778 in Chester County, Pennsylvania¹, and died 25 Jun 1828 in Washington, District of Columbia¹.

More About MARGARET COATES BUTLER:

Burial: Unknown, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania¹

Child of MARGARET BUTLER and RICHARD MEADE is:

                   i.    RICHARD WORSAM⁶ MEADE II, b. 21 Mar 1807, Cadiz, Spain; d. 16 Apr 1870, Brooklyn, Cattaraugus County, or Brooklyn Borough, Long Island, Kings County, New York.

Endnotes

1.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

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