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Hmmm...this is a recent MO Coats...Charlotte
>From: "Patti Young" <pwrsmurf(a)kanza.net>
>To: <coats(a)lawyer4u.com>
>Subject: searching for charles everett coats
>Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 19:59:20 -0500
>
>I am assiting a family in looking for Lt. Col. Charles Everett Coats
Born
>May 8, 1921 at Leeton Mo. Parents Edward Orlean Coats died 6-16-1966
Annie
>Irene Kirk Coats died 10-19-1961 married 11-9-1912. Two brothers
Edward
>Kirk Coats DOB 12-4-1913 died 1-25-1982. William Orlean Coats DOB
>4-20-1927.Living in Welda Kansas with Joy Tucker. phone # 785-448-6912.
>Charles was stationed at Ft. Totten, Flushing NY 10-19-1961. Last known
>address of Feb 1989 was General Delivery, Liberty St. Post Office, New
York
>New York. Charles was in the 3rd batallion spearhead in 1945. If you
have
>any information regarding charles please advise via e mail to
>pwrsmurf(a)kanza.net or telephone Joy Tucker. Thank you for your time.
By
>the way you have a nice web site.
>
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My grandfather, Crawford Coates, drew a family tree which began with John
Coates and the date 1732. I saw it as a boy, and am not sure if that date
represents his birth or his arrival from England. I was also told that a
large parcel of land was sold/given/leased to Philadelphia which is now
included in Fairmount Park, though later information indicates that our
ancenstral land was even more widespread than that, and that there were
claims against the city regarding that in the 1920's.
I was also told there is a Coates family cemetary in Philadelphia; where is
it?
Actually it is Pasquotank and Perquimas counties located on
the Albemarle Sound in the extreme northeast of NC. The
earliest know (to me anyway) COATS in the state are from here.
An Elizabeth and her son Hiram were quite active in buying and
selling headrights in the 1690s. I wouldn't be surprised to
find that the Johnston County Coats line is connected to them.
Johnston County is about 80 miles SE. I would be real
surprised if the Rowan and/or Guilford Coats lines are
connected to Elizabeth and Hiram. Most migration in the state
moved north-south along the rivers. East to west, while it did
occur occasionally, was unusual.
Buncombe County is in the extreme western part of the state.
Joe Coates is working that line.
I also have a message that tells us of a Mary Coats who came
from Maryland with her husband to Iredell County (next to
Rowan) around 1790 or so. Sorry, don't have her married name
handy.
So, we have COATS/COATE in 5 distinct areas of the state
before 1800 that I am aware of.
Pasquotank and Perquimas
Johnston County
Rowan/Iredell
Guilford(New Garden)
Buncombe
Anyone know of other lines before 1800? Any ideas how they are
or are not connected?
John Coates
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Date: Thursday, May 28, 1998 10:39 PM
Subject: Quakers - 2
>
>Some of the Quaker colonies from Pennsylvania first in
Western North
>Carolina and on Bush River in South Carolina before the
Revolutionary
>War...(Charlotte's note: Linda and John, Western North
Carolina has two
>counties that start with a P, Pasqutok and Pastqusim, not
spelled right,
>there were some Coats' in that area, you know we may get some
real
>surprises as these records get uncovered...Curt Rowe, which
NC county
>did you find that record for Wilson Coats, was that the
French and
>Indian War or some military service? Sorry, just delete these
notes and
>the content is from the source.) The old Quaker Meeting
House on Bush
>River became a central point for meetings.
>
>same source:
>
>p. 435-438
>
>King's creek (A.R.P.) Church Cemetery - lcoated about 12 miles north of
>Newberry Court House - about 100 yards to right of old Whitmire
highway.
>
>(This contains the tombstone inscriptions...there are no Coate, Coates,
>or Coats listed in this cemetery)
>
>Names include:
>
>Dugan
>Erskin
>Brown
>Chambers
>Pearson
>McMorries
>Mars
>Chalmers
>Hall
>Caldwell
>Sims Brown, 1760-1822, was a Scout in the Revolutionary War; put into
>service at the age of fifteen, on Snow Hill near the bridge over King's
>Creek on the Bumcombe Road, by his father, John Brown, the original
>settler of Newberry County.
>Renwick
>Wilson
>Nance
>
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Sorry used the wrong address again...<g> Charlotte
>Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 21:24:20 PDT
>
>source: Newberry County, South Carolina: Historical and Genealogical
>Annals George Leland Summer publisher, Genalogical Publishing Co., Inc.
>
>p. 138
>
>Enoree Baptist Church
>
>Enoree Baptist Church is located near Keitt's Cross Road, about twelve
>miles East of Newberry. It was organized in 1768, and was known at
>first as Bauskett's Church. One of the first pastors was Rev. Jacob
>King. The first church was a log but until their membership grew when
>they built a new church.
>
>The new building was erected in 1822 on the same lot where teh log
>building stood. It was dedicated in the same year by Elders Thomas Ray
>and J. Davis, and a Mr. Alexander. The written records begin in 1832
>when Rev. E. Lindsey was the pastor, who was assisted by Rev. thomas
>Frean and Rev. G.W. Brooks from time to time.
>
>In 1838 Rev. G.W. Brooks became the regular pastor; he served ten
years.
>In 1849 Rev. J.A. Hill took charge as pastor. In 1850, Rev. Brooks
>again was called. There was no regular pastor from 1851 to 1852, but
>Rev. E. Lindsey returned in 1853, then Rev. Brooks again in 1854. In
>1855 and 1856 the Rev. F.C. Jeter served as pastor; and in 1857 the
Rev.
>G.W. Brooks; and in 1858-59 the Rev. W.H. Martin, who assisted the Rev.
>R.P. Vann.
>
>Later, the church building was discarded and in 1859 the present church
>building was erected and the name changed to the Enroee Baptist Chruch.
>It is located a few yards ot the right of the old church site. Rev.
>J.J. Brantley preached teh dedicatory serman in the church in that
year.
>
>In 1860, the Rev. W.D. Mayfield became pastor, assisted by REv.
>Mullinax. ....
>
>A large cemeter is near the church containing many old markers. Also a
>small graveyard is near the site of old Bauskett's Church, called the
>Wadlington graveyard, which adjoins lot of Enoree Church...
>
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This is an interesting source:
The Welcome Claimants proved, disproved and doubtful, with an account of
some of their descendants, by George E. McCracken...Vol. 2 there
apparently is two volumes to this but there is only one in the
library...publisher Genalogical Publishing Co.
These are records from Penn's Colony...
Mary, b. 12 Sept 1834, d. Delaware Co., PA., 22 Aug. 1877; m. 22 March
1865 Dr. Isaac T. Coates of Chester, d. 23 June 1883. Mary was bur. in
Laurel Hill from her mother's residence, 4058 Chestnut St.
Issue: Peter Penn-Gaskell b 26 Feb 1866; Harold Penn-Gaskell, b ca
1870; Charels Morton b Oct. 1872
Joseph, b 23 1st mo. 1699, d. 1741 m 28 2nd mo. 1721 Elizabeth Coates.
On this couple see Thomas Allen Glenn, "Some Colonial Mansions and THose
who lived in them (Philadelphia 1899) 1: 119 f.
Isaac. m. out, Mary Coates, daughter of John Coates, brickmaker, and
widow of _____________ Wright. Isaac's will dated at Kensington, 9 Oct.
1760, was probated 2 March 1761; Mary's will was dated 29 Sept 1786,
probated 26 May 1791.
Tobias Leech, d. March 1727, leaving widow and children...(but not named
here)
(The index shows here a William Coats but the content shows a Samuel
Coats)
Samuel Coats was a witness to the wedding of Mary Croasdale, daughter of
Thomas and Agnes Harthornthwaite Croasdale, she was born in Yorkshire,
30 8th mo. 1669.....delcared intention to marry William Smith of
Middletown Monthly Meeting on 7 6th mo. 1690....This William Smith
appears ot have been the man of that name who came as servant of Phineas
Pemberton on the "Friends' Adventure" though Pemberton himself came on
the "Submission"....
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p. 279
Septimus Coates who departed this life September 13, 1824, in the 72nd
year of his age.
Mary ? Coats who departed this life FEbruary the 28 1700 (? ciphers
doubtful) aged 37 ? year 7 months and 11 ? days
Hannah Coats who departed this life September the 6th 1707 ? in the
fourteenth " year of her age.
Magdalena Coats born August 1 1785 or 1783, died June 16 1868 in her
(stone broken and repaired)
Rachel, consort of Septimus Coates who departed this life March 27th
1840 aged 73 years 2 months and 7 days
p. 280
Lindsay Coats, Esq. who departed this life December 11th A.D. 1799 in
the 55th year of his life, also Rachel Coats consort of Lindsay Coats,
Esq. who departed this life April 2nd A.D. 1829 in the 77th year of her
age.
Hannah consort of John Young & daughter of the late Lindsay Coats, Esq.
who departed this life Jan 7, 1834 in the 37 year of her age.
REbecca Henderson daughter of the late Lindsay and Rachel Coats, died
April 11th 1843, in the 56 year of her age
Rachel Smith daughter of Lindsay Coats died December 1st 1853, in the
66th year of her age.
Emma Coats died July 11, 1882, in the 83 year of her age.
p. 281
Lindsay Coats Dehaven who departed this life November 16 1839 aged 16
years 6 months and 27 days
p. 299
Sherman son of John and Serepta Coates died 1886. (Post 11, G.A.R.)
p. 300
Anna P. daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth K. Coats died July 31 1850 aged
1 year 5 mos and 10 dqays also Mary infant daughter of Samuel &
Elizabeth K. Coats died 1870
Children of Samuel and Elizabeth K. Coats, Lindsay died sept 9, 1885,
aged 14 years; Howard B. died July 19, 1886 aged 1 year; Samuel died
March 23, 1884 aged 11 months.
Lindsay Coats died Feb 16, 1887, aged 83 years
end...
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source: Pennsylvania, Vital Records, from the Pennsylvania Genealogical
Magazine and The Pennsylvania Magazine of Hisotry and Biography, Vol.
III publisher, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
p. 34
Earliest Records of the Burials in Phila, from the Board of Health.
Locality or Parents: Warwick Coats (hus.); decedent: Mrs. Mary Coats;
age: not given; date: Nov. 24, 1807; burial ground: Coats Old Burying
Ground, Northern Liberties
p. 70
Marriages by Matthew Allison, Pastor, Presbyterian Congregations,
Mufflintown and Lost Creek - PA
1854, October 12 - Calvin S. Coates of Mifflintown to Catharine E.
Dasher of Walker.
p. 72
1861, May 28 - William Coates to Agnes Pry, both of Beale Township.
p. 153
Marriages by Rev. Thomas J. Kitts, Pastor, Canton Baptist Church, Salem
County, N.J. 1818-1820; later of Northern Liberties, Philadelia
1836, October 31 - Abraham Coates to Anna S. Keen, of Northern
Liberties.
p. 275
Graveyard inscriptions of Christ Episcopal Church (Old Swedes), upper
Merion Township Montgomery County, PA
Henry P., son of John & Martha Coats, who departed this life April 9,
1847, aged 16 years 4 months and 19 days.
John Coates died January 27, 1857, in the 70th year of his age.
Our Mother, Martha Coats, wife of John Coats, born Jan. 19th 1799, died
Jan. 5th 1881, aged 81 years 11 mos. and 16 days.
(Charlotte's note: Assuming Martha Coats was the above John Coates'
wife, and Henry P. her son, the "Our Mother" would seem to imply that
there are other children....but no other records in this volume confirm
that....)
p. 278
Samuel H. Coats, departed this life December 20th 1856, aged 63 years, 9
months and 5 days.
Margaret wife of Samuel H. Coats born March 13, 1795 departed this life
October 21st 1872 in the 78th year of her age.
Samuel H., son of Samuel & Margaret Coates who died March 4th 1836 aged
2 years 11 months & 4 days
Septimus Coats, son of Samuel and Margaret Coats who departed this life
September the 30th 1823. Aged 10 months and 9 days.
William Holstein son of Samuel H. and Margaret Coates who departed this
life Nove 27th 1832 aged 2 years and 9 months
Priscilla Coats wife of Lindsay Coats died Sept. 9, 1886 aged 84 years.
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hmmm...yes, and that essay said northwestern part of NC, so those
counties I spoke of may not be the ones....it is also possible they were
there a short time before going to SC or they just went straight from PA
to SC...we'll find them...<g> Charlotte
>From: "John Coates" <jdcoates(a)aa.net>
>To: "C. Coats-Siercks" <coats(a)hotmail.com>, <COATES-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>Subject: Re: Quakers - 2 ( NC Coats)
>Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 15:14:32 -0700
>
>Actually it is Pasquotank and Perquimas counties located on
>the Albemarle Sound in the extreme northeast of NC. The
>earliest know (to me anyway) COATS in the state are from here.
>An Elizabeth and her son Hiram were quite active in buying and
>selling headrights in the 1690s. I wouldn't be surprised to
>find that the Johnston County Coats line is connected to them.
>Johnston County is about 80 miles SE. I would be real
>surprised if the Rowan and/or Guilford Coats lines are
>connected to Elizabeth and Hiram. Most migration in the state
>moved north-south along the rivers. East to west, while it did
>occur occasionally, was unusual.
>
>Buncombe County is in the extreme western part of the state.
>Joe Coates is working that line.
>
>I also have a message that tells us of a Mary Coats who came
>from Maryland with her husband to Iredell County (next to
>Rowan) around 1790 or so. Sorry, don't have her married name
>handy.
>
>So, we have COATS/COATE in 5 distinct areas of the state
>before 1800 that I am aware of.
>
> Pasquotank and Perquimas
> Johnston County
> Rowan/Iredell
> Guilford(New Garden)
> Buncombe
>
>Anyone know of other lines before 1800? Any ideas how they are
>or are not connected?
>
>John Coates
>jdcoates(a)aa.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: C. Coats-Siercks <coats(a)hotmail.com>
>To: COATES-L(a)rootsweb.com <COATES-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>Date: Thursday, May 28, 1998 10:39 PM
>Subject: Quakers - 2
>>
>>Some of the Quaker colonies from Pennsylvania first in
>Western North
>>Carolina and on Bush River in South Carolina before the
>Revolutionary
>>War...(Charlotte's note: Linda and John, Western North
>Carolina has two
>>counties that start with a P, Pasqutok and Pastqusim, not
>spelled right,
>>there were some Coats' in that area, you know we may get some
>real
>>surprises as these records get uncovered...Curt Rowe, which
>NC county
>>did you find that record for Wilson Coats, was that the
>French and
>>Indian War or some military service? Sorry, just delete these
>notes and
>>the content is from the source.) The old Quaker Meeting
>House on Bush
>>River became a central point for meetings.
>>
>
>
>
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p. 112
King's Creek A.R.P. Church
This church is located about twelve miles north of Newberry, on or near
King's Creek. The congregation was organized in 1772, first with
Cannon's Creek church, with Rev. John Renwick as pastor. Later, some of
the members withdrew from Cannon's Creek church and started King's Creek
congregation.
The first building of King's Creek was near the old cemetery. The
building was torn down to build a new and larger one on the main highway
leading to Whitmire (the old main highway which has been changed in
recent years).
There are many old markers in the cemtery, including those of early
pioneers and American patriots of the Rev War.
(Charlotte's note: the creeks during this time were usually named for
the first settlers on them...a member of the King family=King's Creek; a
member of the Cannon Family=Cannon's Creek; a member of the Jenkins
family=Jenkins Creek and so on...notice this King's creek area or the
church which is on the north part of King's Creek I believe, closer to
the Enoree is said to be 12 miles from Newberry...I'm wondering if there
was a Coats there before 1762,why is there not a Coats'
creek...hmmmm....)
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It was a Quaker, Benjamin Evans, who invented the screw auger, which was
used for many generations over the country. He sold his rights to
another Quaker, John Edmondson, who had associations over the country.
He sold his rights to another Quaker, John Edmondson, who had associated
with him one Joseph Smith. Smith very soon after gave up his interest
in the business and Edmondson continued it for many years, his place of
operations being near his home on Little River. He sold many screw
augers in other states, and some were shipped to Charleston, thence to
Europe. Sometimes later he sold out his business and he, too, moved to
the Northwest.
When the Friends moved to Ohio, other colonies moved to that state from
Wrightsborough, Georgia, and from Guildford Court House, North Carolina,
about the same time. Apparently they all had some agreement or
understanding in regard to their leaving.
Very few Quakers remained in Newberry but those that remained were
gradually absorbed by other churches of other denominations. One of
those remaining was the late L.J. Jones, who became a lawyer and
commissioner in equity in Newberry and never missed attending a term of
court during fifty years or more of his practice.
Many Quakers descendents of the colony that left Bush River for the
Northwest became distinguished citizens in their respective communities.
Among them may be mentioned Robert Furnas, grand son of Joseph Furnas,
who became governor of Nebrashka. One of the O'Neall family settled in
Indiana (a small town in that state was named Newberry, for their native
town in South Carolina); and the Honorable John H. O'Neall became a
distinguished lawyer and a memer of the United States congress from that
state. Other descendants become noted ministers, physicians, having
taken with them a heritage of strong religious characters.
end of this section....
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There were many supertitions stories about the old church after the
Quakers left, and the deserted building in later years became the scene
for many amusing ghost stories.
On one occasion several young men from town had gone seining in the old
mill poind nearby. It was always considered the best time to take a
drink of whiskey, while standing in the water; hence they drannk freely.
On the way back home one of the young men having drunk too much for his
good, was forced to go to sleep, and wnet into the old Quaker church and
lay down on a bench. After about an hour he was awakened by a loud and
mournful sound under the floor almost directly under him. Of course,
the place was reputed to have ghosts, and when he heard the sounds he
ran out, and ran all the way to town without stopping or slackening his
speed. The next day he related his experience to some others in town;
but the incident was soon explained when it was learned that an older
man who had drunk more than was good for him, on his way ome passing the
church had stopped in to sleep off his tuper, and had cralwed under the
church, going to sleep under the place where theyoung man was sleeping
inside the church.
Another anecdote is related about two of the Quakers before their
removal to Ohio. It seems that one Thomas Hasket while at O'Neall's
Mill on Bush River was standing near, an outdoor fire getting warm, when
David Jones came to the fire. Crossing the mill pond Jones had fallen
into the water, and wishing to be funny he said to Hasket, "Mr. Hasket,
you see I'm a Baptist but I suppose you are a Qaker." "Yes," said
Hasket, I believe in going to the fire this cool morning, but thee
believes in going into the water. Thomas Hasket and his brother, Isaac,
were expert carpenters, and built the Quaker church in 1793.
con't
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The Quakers were not a very superstitious people, much of this having
been attributed to other sections. However, some of it was absorbed
among them, as many old stories would indicate.
An old Revolutionary war story has been related about a young Quaker
girl whose weetheart joined the American forces. After they had become
engaged, rather than seem a slacker, he volunteered along with some
other men for service in the army.
He was reluctant to go and leave her but he would not hold back. He
told her, though, he would return to see her each night at the same time
he had been in the habit of calling on her, whether he was alive or
dead, nothing could keep him away. He returned each night and at the
same time for several months, returning on his horse from his camp,
sometimes being required to ride as far as a hundred miles. Suddenly he
stopped coming, and not having heard from him she became worried, and
finally one day a peculiar feeling came over her that her sweetheart was
killed. One dark night while sitting in her door waiting for him, a
habit she had each night, a dark cloud came up, with much thunder and
lightning, and eventually the rain forced her to go inside and shut the
door. She could not sleep, and about twelve o'clock she heard a horse
galloping; opening the door she caught a glimpse in a flash of lightning
of a large stead on which was a man in a long black cloak under a large
tree. Three times they suddenly appeared in the light made by the
flashes of lightning. There was peculiar light about the apparition;
and no sooner had she seen it than it galloped away. She knew then that
her sweetheart had been killed and had come back to her as he said he
would. On each might at the same time thereafter, she would sit in the
door and watch, each time the dark steed appeared, the rider clothed in
a long black coat. The young lady grew to middle age, her father died,
and she was left alone. She continued to live in the house, and nothing
could induce her to sell her place. The neighbors thought she was
peculiar in hermit life. She grew old, and died in the same house,
never lax in her vigil of sitting at her door at a certan time each
night...
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The site of Judge John Belton O'Neall's home, "Springfield", is just
beyond Neel's dairy, on the left of the highway where are some trees and
a small house. No part of the old home is left, however, it having
burned down many years ago. Samuel Kelly, grandfather of Judge O'Neall,
owned the place originally, and left it to him in his will. A store on
the same place, known as Kelly's Store, was once a place of popular
resort for Friends. Across the road, in the rear of a small house now
standing there, is the old spring which was walled with solid stones.
The Quaker styles of clothes indicated much of their character, habits
and thoroughness. The men wore broad-brimmed hats, with low crowns,
straight-breasted with collars, coate, knee breeches without suspenders
of the plainest colors, held up by large buttons, plainly visible on the
shirts or bodice. The women wore white beavers having mere indentations
for crowns, brims about six inches every way, and secured on the head by
plain white ribbons, passing through loops; or the plain silk bonnets
called hoods, long waisted gowns or petiticoats that spread out in wide
circles, and touching the ground. Their language was "thou" or "thee"
in place of "you".
Their religious customs being very strict, many of their ceremonies were
necessarily elaborate and methodical in church affairs. They considered
it as part of their business life. There were meetings to worship and
meetings for the transactions of business, that were held on certain
days of each month. When entering their church they would sit down
covered, in silence for an hour until the spirit moved some Friend to
speak. The Friend who spoke would uncover himself and then kneel if he
prayed, but the congregation always stood up.
Marriage ceremonies were very strict. A couple that wished to be
married prsented their purpose to a monthly meeting, when a committee
would be appointed to inquire into their fitness for marriage and
ascertain if there were any objections. At the next monthly meeting if
the reports were favorable and the Friends present assent to it, on the
succeeding fifth Thursday the marriage took place. They were married by
taking each others right hand and repeating the whole ceremony. After
the cermony they would sit down, the clerk would read the certificate of
marriage which was then signed by all Friends present.
con't
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The Friends, as the name typifies and represents the real name of the
organization, were from Pennsylvania, the Quaker State, which was given,
first settled by William Penn, a Quaker. The name "Quaker" was given
them in derision by outsiders before they left the old country, a name
which clung to them ever afer. Their early manifestations of religious
ferver were by a form of trembling and quaking of the body in humbleness
in God's house; hence came the name.(Charlotte's note: I never knew
that...notice these first settlers are said to come from PA, Western NC
and then Bush River SC...>
Some of the Quaker colonies from Pennsylvania first in Western North
Carolina and on Bush River in South Carolina before the Revolutionary
War...(Charlotte's note: Linda and John, Western North Carolina has two
counties that start with a P, Pasqutok and Pastqusim, not spelled right,
there were some Coats' in that area, you know we may get some real
surprises as these records get uncovered...Curt Rowe, which NC county
did you find that record for Wilson Coats, was that the French and
Indian War or some military service? Sorry, just delete these notes and
the content is from the source.) The old Quaker Meeting House on Bush
River became a central point for meetings.
About 179, some members living in the neighborhood of Rocky Spring
branch organized the Rocky Spring Meeting, and built there a small
church on two acres of land which was given by Thoomas Pearson, a
well-to-do Quaker. The trustees were Samuel Miles and Samuel Teague
(the later was a small boy during the REvolutionary War, but having seen
his father shot in the back by Tories, joined the American forces as
soon as they would receive him, to take revenge upon them). In 1800
another crowd organized the White Lick Meeting, near a palce called
White Lick, on Little River. John Inman gave six acres in 1800 for a
church and any other buildings they saw fit to erect. Neither of these
churches made any headway and soon discontinued services.
Uniqure in their customs, having staid qualities of character, strict
adherence to their church views, they were nevertheless citizens
possessing much patirotism. Opposed to war they largely remained among
themselves during thepriod of the Revolution, but some of their young
men became American soldiers after the war started. At a later time,
during their monthly meetings their ministers preached against war, and
at one meeting which was held at Wrightsborough, Georgia, in 1803 one
Rev. Zacariah Dicks, an evangelist, predicted a great internecine war
would come in the distant future. He siad that the child was then born
who would see it, and the civil war came fifty eight years later. A few
years after this meeting in Georgia the Quakers sold their lands,
manumitted their negroes, and moved to Ohio, from where many removed to
the state of Indiana and other Northwestern states.
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source: Newberry County, South Carolina: Historical and Genealogical
Annals, by George Leland Summer...this is a continuation and the same
source as the related family files I sent through before...
p. 102
The quakers of Bush River
Their characters and customs, site of old church and cemetery,
aneodotes, superstitions.
About three and a half miles Southwest of Newberry, near Bush River, and
one mile this side of old Langford's Mill (once called Mendenhall's
Mill), can be seen among a patch of small oaks and hickories the old
Quaker cemetery. Here is silvence, ever as a quiet reminder of a once
large community of Friends, and their church which once stood by its
side. Here the members that included many families within a radius of
several miles, as far as Saluda river and Little river, would come on
Sundays, spend the day, and with customary quiet humility and feelings
of strict adherence to their religoin, worship God in their own way.
Tradition is that nearly a thousand Friends are buried in the cemetery,
most of them without markers. The first monument which attracts the
visitor when he enters is the very tall, tapering monument in the family
plot of Rev. Thoomas Frean, who though he married in a Quaker family,
lived among them, became a Methodist minister; and later changing his
views as to his concepts of the Bible became a Baptist, and began
preaching in that denomination. He served several years as pastor of
the Newberry Baptist church...
Some of the large land owners in that community during the early periods
were: Jacob Chandler, Israel Chandler, Timothy Pugh, Isaac Jenkins,
Sr., Isaac Kirk, John Kelly, Samuel Kelly, David Jones, Hugh O'Neall,
Joseph Coppock, and others. Over the graves of some of these are large
markers. The first Quaker settlers also included Wlliam Coate, William
Miles, John Furnas, Robert Evans, David Jenkins, William O'Neall, Enos
Ellemon (?) William Wright, John Embree, Moses Embree, Benjamin and
Joshua Inman and Thomas Pearson.
The cemtery and church included five acres, conveyed by John Embree on
March 26, 1772, to David Jenkins, William Wright, Moses Embree and Enoe
Ellman, as trustees for the Society called Quakers. It appears that at
the time of conveyance a church was already on theland, indicaating that
John Embree gave the use of a plot of land for the church, probably
between 1760 and 1770. The old church, first a log hut, was superceded
in about 1772 with a larger building; and in 1798 a new church was built
a little farther away from the cemetery, about one hundred yards
distance. This last church stood for many years after the late War
between the States, a deserted place after the removal of the Friends to
the Northwest.
(Charlotte's note: well it appears that probably this 1772 was maybe
the third wave of whites in this area...the first settlers were rather
run over by my other line, the Indians...<g>...the first wave of whites
would include that 1760+...this supports the theory that William Coate
was there prior to 1762....hmmmmm....)
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Hmmmm...not sure this made it to the list...<g> Charlotte
>Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 12:52:34 +0000
>From: woodrowk <woodrowk(a)flash.net>
>Reply-To: woodrowk(a)flash.net
>To: "C. Coats-Siercks" <coats(a)hotmail.com>,
COATES-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re: Place locations -1
>
>Hi, Charlotte and Linda,
>
>C. Coats-Siercks wrote:
>
>> Mathew's Bluff - Beaufort District
>> Mathewson's Ferry - Abbeville District
>> Mattasee Swamp - Charleston District
>> Matthew's Hibbins Ferry - Charleston District
>> Matthew's Pt. - Charleston District
>>
>> There is no listing for Mathias or Matthew Creek...that could
indicate
>> that this is a very small creek off of a larger creek or main river
that
>> just isn't listed here...
>>
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>
>
>C. Coats-Siercks wrote:
>
>> Mathew's Bluff - Beaufort District
>> Mathewson's Ferry - Abbeville District
>> Mattasee Swamp - Charleston District
>> Matthew's Hibbins Ferry - Charleston District
>> Matthew's Pt. - Charleston District
>>
>> There is no listing for Mathias or Matthew Creek...that could
indicate
>> that this is a very small creek off of a larger creek or main river
that
>> just isn't listed here...
>>
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>
>
>It's so GREAT to receive all the information you and Linda send out. I
>can't thank you enough. Perhaps you will be interested in what I've
>researched regarding Mathews or Mathias Creek so here is part of it:
>
>You quoted page 247 of SC DEED ABSTRACTS, 1719-1772, by Clara A.
Langley
>which mentioned that 250 a. on Mathews Creek, a branch of Bush River
had
>been sold to JOSEIAH PEMBERTON, planter of Berkley Co. bounded on NW
and NE
>on ROBERT EVANS, NE on John Brooks, dates 5 and 6 Dec. 1771, witnesses:
>John Thomas, JOHN COATE and James Daugherty.
>
>According to P2 431 of DEED BOOK P-2, Newberry Co., S. Car., by Glenda
>(Wood) Bundrick and David E. Sease, a grant of 202 a. had been made to
>ROBERT EVANS on 24 Aug. 1770 on Mathias Branch of Bush River adj. James
>Dobbins, John Myers, JOHN COATE, Benjamin Neal and William Dillon.
>
>Page 1019 of Bush River MM minutes lists ROBERT EVANS AND REBECKAH
(Note:
>nee COPPOCK) plus children. Page 1023 lists ISIAH PEMBERTON, ELIZABETH
and
>children and that ISAIAH died 7-13-1794. (I believe that Isaiah or
Isiah
>both are the same and that the name JOSEIAH was copied wrong by the
person
>who checked on the old deeds since those documents are sometimes very
>difficult to read.
>
>Page 1021 of the Bush River MM minutes states that William Jenkins was
born
>8-17-1755. Page 1033 states that 1789,10,8 David son of David and
Elizabeth
>married Martha Evans. Page 1029 states that Martha, daughter of ROBERT
>(EVANS) dec & REBECCA, Dist. 96, S. C. married David Jenkins.
>
>"Gentleman" JOHN COATE"S LWT proven 6 June 1803 mentions "unto my son
WM
>COATS a plantation or tract of land joining lands of Saml Kelly
beginning at
>MATHIES CR and another tract of land lying on the east side of MATHIES
CR
>beginning on ISAIAH PEMBERTON line and running to Wilk Furnises line
from
>thence on ISAIAH PEMBERTONs line down to MATHIES CR thence up the said
creek
>to the beginning.
>
>This will was written 25 May 1799 although Isaiah died 7-13-1794 but
that
>does not present a problem to me.
>
>Eileen A. Davis and Judith S. Ireton wrote a book on Quakers of Miami
Valley
>(Ohio), copyright 1981, which states on page 43 that MOSES COPPOCK who
>married MARTHA LESTER's eldest daughter, MARY born 1734 married ca 1754
>MARMADUKE COATE, and REBECCA COPPOCK who married ROBERT EVANS.
According to
>page 61, Robert and Rebecca Evans' oldest child was ANN, born 18 Aug.
1763.
>This would have been 7 years before his land grant but hardly out of
the
>question.
>
>Since these people were Quakers except for Gentleman John who probably
had
>been disowned and they are mentioned in the Bush River MM minutes and
the
>Bush River meeting house and old cemetery are fairly near Newberry, I
>believe that Mathias or Matthews Creek is a very small branch off Bush
>River.
>
>from Kathleen, a descendant of Big John Coate (or Coats or Coates) and
>Haworth, Wright and Coppock lines; possibly, Jay.
> C. Coats-Siercks wrote:
>
>> Mathew's Bluff - Beaufort District
>> Mathewson's Ferry - Abbeville District
>> Mattasee Swamp - Charleston District
>> Matthew's Hibbins Ferry - Charleston District
>> Matthew's Pt. - Charleston District
>>
>> There is no listing for Mathias or Matthew Creek...that could
indicate
>> that this is a very small creek off of a larger creek or main river
that
>> just isn't listed here...
>>
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Joe...don't have your email...but thought others on the list might find
this of interest as well....Charlotte...
>Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 10:04:42 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Barbara Russell <brussell(a)oz.net>
>Subject: Re: [CHEROKEE-L] Shehorn
>To: CHEROKEE-L(a)rootsweb.com
>Reply-To: CHEROKEE-L(a)rootsweb.com
>
>The last I checked -- http://www.ancestry.com
> The SSS Index is free -- there are a couple of other places that
also
>have this look-up list.
>Barbara Russell
>At 07:10 AM 5/28/98 PDT, C. Coats-Siercks wrote:
>>Hi Barbara...could you tell me if the SS Index is on the net and if so
>>do you have the url for it...I've had other people ask me about that
but
>>my research is so far back early 1700s I haven't found a need for
>>it...TIA...Charlotte
>>
>>>Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 02:22:39 -0700 (PDT)
>>>From: Barbara Russell <brussell(a)oz.net>
>>>Subject: Re: [CHEROKEE-L] Shehorn
>>>To: CHEROKEE-L(a)rootsweb.com
>>>Reply-To: CHEROKEE-L(a)rootsweb.com
>>>
>>>Check the Soc. Sec. Death index -- 131 Shehorns listed. This doesn't
>>seem to
>>>be a common name.
>>> None listed on Dawes.
>>> Check various genealogy listings for Shehorn -- family tree --
>>>
>>> Do an internet search with the words -- Shehorn, genealogy
>>> try different search engines.
>>> Try http://www.Ancestry.com type in Shehorn.
>>>
>>> Search http://www.anywho.com for Shehorn -- might be your cousins.
>>>
>>> Ancestors have been very cleaver about hiding all traces of NA
>>ancestry --
>>>and who can blame them?? Even today the amount of racism directed
>>toward
>>>Native Americans is disgusting. Can you imagine what it was like 100,
>>200 --
>>>400 years ago?? As many of the Native Roots Genealogy sites tell you
--
>>>follow your instincts and start digging. There are lots of Native
>>>American/Indian sites on the WWW with suggestions about how to
search,
>>where
>>>to look.
>>>
>>> Check census reports, and check Indian census reports.
>>>
>>> Start with what you know and work back.
>>>
>>>Barbara Russell
>>>
>>>At 12:50 AM 5/27/98 -0400, preferred customer wrote:
>>>>Can anyone help find/prove that the Shehorn family is of Native
>>American
>>>>heritage? I only have a few pieces of family lore and legend with a
>>lot
>>>>of loud hot denials about this part of our family. I do not know
where
>>>>to look. I know the migration path goes Va & Md > Nc>SC> Tenn> Ill>
>>Ark>
>>>>Kan & Ok. I believe we begin in Va in the mid 1700's. Most of the
>>later
>>>>Shehorn's are in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
>>>>But where do I begin....it's hard enough to find information on on
the
>>>>"white" trail.
>>>>Thank you for listening
>>>>Charolenne Shehorn
>>>>Lost in Delaware :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Barbara Russell & GYPSY
>>>West of Seattle, Washington, West Coast North America
>>>
>>>
>>
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>Barbara Russell & GYPSY
>West of Seattle, Washington, West Coast North America
>
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sorry...same sources for all this...I have to answer the phone and
rather than let the message sit half finished send it, that's why there
are so many sub parts on this one...
D.L. Wilson sold property to Thomas Lake in year 1854. He died about
1855 to 1860 and his widow, Hannah B., died within the same year. Their
children were: L. Pauline, REbecca, William Onston, De Laancy, George
and Herbert.
David Wilson (son of Francis) married Elizabeth Wilson. They moved to
Anderson County from Newberry County where his wife died in year 1828.
They had a son, Francis A. The father afterwards married Lucretia Dollar
and had a son and a daughter. They moved to Hamilton County Ill in 1832
where his wife died in 1834. Francis A. Wilson married Hedesseh Boyd of
Fayette County, TN. She died in 1879. He married again in 1883 to
Cordelia Boyd.
One John Wilson died about 1783-85 in Abbeville District, leaving a
widow, Catherine, and children, Ann and Jean and a step-daughter, Sarah
Lockhart.
Another John Wilson died about 1797 in Abbeville District, leaving a
widow, Ruth and children: John, James, Jacob and Betsy.
Henry Wilson died about 1808 in Abbeville District. He left a widow,
Bety, and children.
Robert WIlson died 1798 in Abbeville District. Michael Wilson died about
1790-94 in Abbeville District and left a widow Margaret and children:
John, Charles and others.
Charles Wilson died 1811 in Abbeville District and left children:
Jaems, Michael, John, Andrew, Elizabeth and Margaret.
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Thomas Wilson (son of James, Sr.) died left children: James L. William,
Jane (wife of Anthony Greer), Sarah (wife of Abner Hutchinson). Anthony
Greer and wife, Jane and Abner Hutchinson and wife, Sarah, moved to
Chambers County, Ala.
James Wilson died 1812, in Abbeville District. He left widow, Tabitha,
and children, Mary Robinson, Elizabeth McCrackin, James Henry, Nancy and
William.
Rutherford H. Wilson ( of Jasper County, Miss.) was appointed attorney
to represent Thomas and Christina (Dickert) Nelson, of the same county
and state, in the settlement of the estate of Michael Dickert of
Newberry County, year 1853.
Francis Wilson died in 1862 and left widow, Melvina, and children, Emma,
Eliza, and Clementine.
James H. Wilson died October 24, 1874, and left a child, Matilda Eva
(almost eight years old), and widow, Katie E. Wilson. Also, there were
two other children, Maria P. and Lillian G. Wilson.
One James Wilson came from Abbeville County and settled in the Dutch
Fork section of Newberry County where he died about 1850 to 1855. He
left widow, Mary, and children as follows: George F., John W., James M.
Mariliza Jane (wife of Dr. Harrison J. Epting) Mary Narcissa (wife of
Jacob G. Setzler), Nancy (wife of George A. Swyport), Andrew A., Henry
C., Walter B., Willis H., and Pettus C.
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