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Date: 9/30/98 8:57 PM
RE: COE, Samuel b. 1778 Fairfax County, VA, USA
Clark,
Glad to hear from you. Hopefully I can help straighten the mess.
Samuel Coe, born about 1778 in Fairfax County, VA, son of Walter and Mary
Coe, married, presumably in Prince William County, VA, Margaret Elizabeth
"Peggy" Leachman, born about 1780, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth
(Foster) Leachman.
They had twelve children, including Mahala Coe, b. Jan. 13, 1805, and
Alexander Hamilton Coe, b. March 22, 1807. All were born in Wood County,
VA.
First appearing on record in Wood County in 1806, his home was located near
Reedy Creek, an area that became Wirt County in 1848. He, William Wells,
William Petty, John Petty, and John Willson are credited with being the
first white settlers in that area. He also owned land in Prince William
County, VA, which he sold to Rutt Johnson in 1809. In 1830 he operated a
hotel in Elizabeth, VA, later Wirt County seat. He last appears on public
record as a 60~70-year-old male in the 1840 census of Wood County. A
50~60-year-old-female appears with him in the census that year.
As previously mentioned, it would be wise to disregard information in the
papers to which you refer. The material, though helpful in many ways, is
inaccurate.
I hope this is helpful.
Carl Robert Coe
Date: 9/30/98 7:59 PM
RE: COE, John b. 1744 Worcester County, MD USA
Dave,
Thank you for inquirying about John Coe. He was indeed an interesting and
worthy member of the Southern Coe family.
John Coe, born 1744 in Worcester County, MD, was a son of Daniel and
Rebecca (Avery) Coe. The confusion over his mother likely stems from his
father's second marriage to Lydia Hudson.
Captain of the Sinepuxent Battalion, Worcester County Militia, under
Colonel Zadock Purnell, during the American Revolution, John's brother Asa
Coe served as an ensign in the battalion. Obed and John Aydelott, who
attended St. Martin's Episcopal Church at Bishopville, MD, with the Coes,
also served in the battalion. As you pointed out, John's daughter Mary Coe
married Obed Aydelott, Jan. 15, 1785, in Guilford County, NC.
Mentioned in numerous records in Worcester County, John Coe inherited 110
acres of "Coe's Addition" at Bishopville at his father's death in 1779. On
Nov. 16, 1784, he sold his share of the plantation to James Laws for 275
pounds to be paid in gold and silver.
John Coe left St. Martin's Church after converting to Methodism. At the
inception of Old Sound Methodist Episcopal Church at Johnson's Corner,
Sussex County, DE, he was elected one of the founding trustees of the
church. Founded in 1784 by horseback-riding Methodist evangelist Freeborn
Garrettson, the church was honored by a visit from the founder of American
Methodism, Bishop Francis Asbury, Oct. 23, 1787.
John Coe moved from Worcester County to Guilford County, NC, near where his
Uncle Timothy Coe had settled in the 1750s. In 1787 he purchased two tracts
of land from Robert Neely for 150 pounds. Located near the southern
boundary of Guilford County, on the headwaters of Polecat Creek, east of
Deep River, his plantation was near where fellow Marylander Isaac Causey
settled the following year. John Coe continually added to his plantation,
and it eventually contained 671 acres.
He became a pillar in the early Guilford County community. As he had been
before leaving Maryland, he was one of the founding trustees of Pleasant
Garden Methodist Episcopal Church, located ten miles south of Greensboro on
Route 22.
Also as had occurred before leaving Maryland, on Nov. 10, 1798, Bishop
Asbury paid a visit to Pleasant Garden. That night in his journal he wrote:
"We rode from the upper reaches of Rocky River, twenty miles, to Pleasant
Garden. When I came to the meeting house, I had little strength of mind or
body. We lodged at Daniel Sherwood's. My aged brethern and sisters from
Maryland and Delaware rejoiced to see me. . . . "
John Coe died in Guilford County in November 1807. In his will dated Oct.
23, 1807, he named his wife Sarah and his son John Coe Jr. as
executors.Witnesses were Andrew McGee and James Galbreath.
He married in 1767 in Worcester County, MD, Sarah Holton (or Hotton), born
1738, died Oct. 23, 1822, in Guilford County. Her property in 1817
consisted of 206 acres and was valued at $721.
John and Sarah Coe left an enduring legacy. Their son Major Jesse Coe, "a
venerable old gentleman of the old Virginia School, very polite and
dignified in his manners," went on to serve under Andrew Jackson during the
War of 1812. He settled enornmous cotton plantations in Alabama and
Florida, including 4,485-acre Toney Plantation on the Apalachicola River in
Gadsden County, and gave the invocation at the statehouse in Tallahassee at
the induction of Florida statehood, June 23, 1845.
Their son Major Joseph Coe, a friend of President James Knox Polk, served
in both the Alabama and Tennessee State Legislatures.
Their grandson General Levin H. Coe, Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate,
was nominated for Vice President of the United States in 1848. Assassinated
by Joseph Williams in Memphis, TN, June 8, 1850, at the age of 44, his son
Levin H. Coe Jr served under legendary Confederate General Nathan Bedford
Forrest during the Civil War.
Children of John and Sarah (Holton) Coe (i - viii b. in Worcester County,
MD):
i. Mary, b. 1768.
ii. Nancy, b. 1770.
iii. Hannah, b. 1772.
iv. Sarah, b. Aug. 29, 1774.
v. Avery, b. 1777.
vi. Reverend John Jr., b. 1779.
vii. Major Jesse, b. Feb. 4, 1782.
viii. Major Joseph, b. Nov. 11, 1783.
ix. Huldah, b. March 25, 1786, in Guilford County, NC.
I hope this is helpful.
Carl Robert Coe
Cliff,
Timothy Coe III, who was born about 1705 in Sussex County, DE, son of
Timothy and Jemima Coe, moved from Orange County, NC, after 1755 and
settled on the Yadkin River in Rowan County, which was separated from Anson
County in 1753. Frontiersman Daniel Boone--a scion of another Quaker
family--was living in Rowan County during the same period.
First moving to the Yadkin River in 1750, the Boones settled on Bear Creek,
twelve miles south of Shallow Ford. Daniel Boone married there Aug. 14,
1756, Rebecca Bryan, granddaughter of Morgan Bryan, a Quaker of Chester
County, PA, and Rowan County's first white settler in 1748.
In 1760 the Boones were living near the confluence of the Yadkin and South
Yadkin Rivers, in present Davidson County, NC. On March 5, 1770, the court
of Rowan County issued an order for the arrest of Daniel Boone for debts
owed to John Williams and Richard Henderson. Boone's father Squire Boone
died in Rowan County in 1765. His mother Sarah (Morgan) Boone died there
in 1777, at the age of 77. Illoc Boone, brother of Daniel, died in Rowan
County in Oct. 1769. All were buried in Joppa Cemetery, in present Davie
County, where members of the Coe family were also buried.
Another Rowan County settler in 1748 was George Forbush. He established his
residence on the west bank of the Yadkin River, two miles north of Shallow
Ford. The Coes settled in the same area, with much of their land bounded by
Forbush's Creek. The Forbush plantation bordered the plantations of Timothy
Coe's sons John Coe and Timothy Coe IV.
Another early settler in the area was Edward Hughes, who settled east of
Bryan and Forbush on Little Yadkin River. Hughes operated the first ferry
crossing north of the Greenville line. He began operating his ferry in
1753, and established a tavern the same year.
In 1762 the Boone, Hughes, Forbush, Bryan, and Coe families were joined by
Samuel and Lydia (Harrison) Stewart. Stewart, who was born in 1711 in
Sussex County, DE, had been living on Linville Creek, Rockingham County,
VA, prior to his move to the Yadkin. Timothy Coe had located in Rockingham
County after leaving Sussex County, DE, and appears on record there Sept.
4, 1751, when he was named as a receiver in the estate records of James
Crawford. Area tax records for 1753 and 1754 list him as "Timothy Coe, gone
away."
Timothy Coe died in Rowan County in 1762. His estate was administered by
his widow Dinah, April 15, 1763. Surities to 500 pounds were Edward Hughes
and Joseph Harrison. On Aug. 6, 1763, Samuel Stewart presented a note to
the court of Rowan County marked "The Estate of Tim Coe to Saml Stuart _
1762." The note was signed by Stewart and proven before Edward Hughes.
Children:
1. Mary, m. Sept. 1, 1764, in Rowan Co., NC, Isaiah Stewart, b. 1731, son
of Samuel and Lydia (Harrison) Stewart. Stewart's brother John married
Hannah Boone, sister of Daniel Boone. John Stewart died in 1770 on
the Kentucky River--where Frankfort, KY, is now located--while on a
hunting trip with Boone.
2. John Coe, b. before 1750; lived in Surry Co., NC, separated from Rown
County in 1770.
3. Timothy Coe IV, b.c. 1753; served from Rowan County during the American
Revolution and later lived in Surry Co., NC, and Hardin Co., KY.
4. Isaiah Coe, b. 1760 in Rowan Co., NC; lived in Surry Co., NC.
A George Coe is mentioned as constable of Rowan County in 1769, but it is
assumed this was John Coe. The wife of Benjamin Hamine Hudspeth, b. 1756 in
Granville County, NC, d. 1792 in Surry County, NC, son of Giles and
Elizabeth (Bradford) Hudspeth, may have been a Coe daughter. John and
Isaiah Coe married Hudspeth sisters, Elizabeth and Jemima, daughters of
Giles and Elizabeth.
As you might imagine, these Coes now have a host of descendants.
I hope this is helpful.
Carl Robert Coe
I'm searching for information about the origins of John Coe who died in
Guilford County, NC in 1807. He may well be descended from the Daniel
Coe recently mentioned a few days ago.
In 1785 he was in Guilford County, where his daughter Mary married Obed
Aydelott. He died in 1807, in the same county, and at death his wife
was Sarah, and he had daughters Mary Aydelott, Nancy Causey, Hannah
Gamble and Huldah. His sons listed on probate records were Avery,
Joseph and John, Jr. John Jr. apparently married Hannah McMean about 9
Sept 1799.
Information in the LDS library seems to show that John was born 1744 in
Worchester, MD and had parents Daniel Coe and Lydia. Other sources seem
to point to his parents being Daniel Coe with a wife Rebecca Avery,
which would seem to explain the name of his son, also named Avery.
Does anyone have information that would help me get this figured out?
Thanks for any help. Dave Eckberg
Hello All,
I have received some new information on the Coe line and would like to have
your opinion on it. This info was gained from the Polk Co.TN, newspaper Polk
County News. This newspaper is gathering documents and keeping them in a
Family History File. ( Thanks to my cousin Darlene to making this known to me
:-) )
The first bit of information on Coe/Cole from their files seems to have come
from the records of W.M.Harrison family. The record is a type written work
sheet of sorts with hand written notations. This is the info.
1st page:
Newton Coe married Amanda Fox, their children were: (hand written note Dickey
Cemetery in Polk Co., 1st District)
Wesley md Mary Slack
Jennie md Williams Lemons
Newton md Mandy Fleming
Newton Coe married 2nd time to _________ Lemons, their children were:
Callie md William Smith
Tug
William
Newton Coe married 3rd time to Martha Davis (the i is written over a typed
letter) their children were:
Sarah Ann
Lillie
Mattie
Hayes
Rex
Ben
Zeak
Evans
John
************************************************************************
Wesley Coe (son of Newton Coe) married Mary Slack, their children were:
James
Newton
John md ____________ Poteet
Julia md Steve Pinkery
Nannie md Hershal Vaughn
Ida md Andy Cavett
Cora md George Carson
Hester md Fletcher Sloan
Hand written at the bottom of this page is
William Coe B 2-16-1836 D 3-26-1910
Martha Coe B 12-17-1851 D 2-9-1917
Friendship Cemetery, Polk Co., TN
===========================================
2nd Page:
Cole
Joshua Cole and his wife (?) had the following children:
John
Robert
Thomas
***************************************************************************
John Cole (It is not stated but I imagine son of Joshua) married Phoelba (the
e and l here are typed over each other so not sure of the spelling) Gassaway,
and their children were:
Ira
James
Dall
Rass
Joshua
Ollie
Sallie
Hand written at the bottom on this page,
Einsley (difficult to read writing) C. Cole B 6-2-1818 D. 11-22-1901
W. K. Cole B 9-2-1826 D 2-27-1901
Carlock (maybe Curlock) Cemetery
Maraner Cole B 11-19-1826 D 1-25-1899
Liberty Cemetery (Something else is written here but can't read it.)
If you have any further information on these families please let me know.
Terry
Date: 9/28/98 7:51 PM
RE: COE, Andrew Jackson b. 1818 in GA USA
John,
I see that you are at Lamar University. Naaman Woodland, Regents Professor
of History there is a son of Olive Coe from here in Marysville, OH. He
and Governor Bush are cousins. Barbara Bush's g-grandmother was Sarah Coe
from here in Marysville.
We are unsure of Andrew Jackson Coe's ancestry. It is possible that he was
a son of Isaac Coe who lived across the Chattahoochee River in Stewart
County, GA. This Isaac Coe was born about 1765 and is listed in the 1830
census of Gadsden County, FL, with a large family. Gadsden County,
incidently, is also on the Chattahoochee. Andrew Jackson Coe was
postmaster at Columbia, AL, a major port on the Chattahoochee, located
between Stewart County, GA, and Gadsden County, FL. Isaac Coe purchased
land in Stewart County, GA, in 1834.
Those who appear most likely as sons of Isaac Coe are William A. Coe, b.
Jan. 27, 1803, in Georgia; Isaac Monroe Coe, b. Jan. 14, 1811, in Georgia;
and Edward Hampton Coe, b. Feb. 28, 1813, in Georgia. But according to
Isaac Monroe Coe's family bible, he was a son of "Isaac Munroe Coe born
16th day of October 1787."
It is obvious that Isaac Coe was married more than once. In 1830 William
A. Coe, then a man of 27, is listed next door to him in the census. That
same year Isaac is listed with a 30~40-year-old wife, hardly old enough to
be William's mother. There were infants listed in the home that year,
quite a feat for a man listed as 60~70.
I hope this is helpful. We can certainly use more warriors beating the
bushes trying to discover information on Andrew Jackson Coe's forebears.
Carl Robert Coe
Date: 9/28/98 6:23 PM
RE: RE: Andrew J. Coe
Carl,
Thomas Buchanan Coe is my great-grandfather, Maudine Coe is
my grandmother (she married my grandfather Bob Ray Swearingen) and my
father is Thomas John Swearingen. My aunt is Sarah and my uncle is
Michael.
My interest in the Coe family and Andrew J. Coe is that I am trying
to make a family tree and trying to take it back as far as I can. I have
only been able to go as far back as Andrew J. Coe. The only information
that I have is from the 1850 and 1860 Census of Henry County, AL, and
the information from the Mormon CD program that Bill submitted to the
LDS church.
Like I said, I am going to try to take a trip next year to Henry
County, AL and see what I can find.
Bill told me that he feels that Andrew J. Coe's parents may be Isaac
Coe and Rebecca Champion. If this is correct, then he told me that
Isaac's father may be George W. Coe. If this is all correct, then this will
help me in my research.
Let me know if this is correct. I spoke with Bill Coe the other
day.
John
Date: 9/28/98 5:47 PM
RE: COE, Isaac b.c. 1765
Gordon,
Nice to hear from you. Which Gordon Coe are you?
I've been working on this since 1979, determined to pry Coes from whatever
rocks they may have hidden under. I've been somewhat successful. But not
without a lot of effort.
I have traveled the country forcing information from county courthouses,
dusty records and long-forgotten attick trunks. Isaac Coe is one of the
most intriguing characters I've encountered in the last 19 years of
research.
He first shows up on the 1802 tax list of Columbia County, GA, just across
the Savannah River from Edgefield County, SC. From there he published a
runaway slave ad in Nov. 9, 1814, issue of the Milledgeville "Journal,"
stating that he then lived in Wilkinson County, in central Georgia.
He may be the Isaac Coe found in the 1823 and 1824 vital records of
Lawarence County, MS. In 1830 he was living in Gadsden County, FL. The
following December he and others, including his son William A. Coe,
petitioned Congress to have the Ochlockonee and Little Rivers in Florida
widened to expidite the shipment of local sugar crops to market. In 1834 he
bought land in Stewart County, GA. And so on.
>From the 1830 census it is obvious that he had a large family, possibly
seven sons and several daughters. Not all of the family has been positively
identified.
According to contracts offered to his son William A. Coe, who was born Jan.
27, 1803, in Georgia, Isaac Coe was a son of George W. Coe. The contracts
were offered in August and October 1895 by Captain Henry Blackburn, via his
attorney Samuel Blair of St. Louis, MO. Details of the agreements state
that George W. Coe had been in possession of land known as the "King George
Patent of 1714." The documents go on to state that partial title to the
land had passed from George Coe to Isaac Coe, and then to his son William
A. Coe. Blackburn offered the Coes $108,000,000 for their interest in the
patent.
To date, this is the only known document referring to this George W. Coe.
Tremendous efforts have failed to reveal further information on him.
Blackburn's source was reportedly a grant deeding the patent to persons
named Coe, Blackburn, Hopkins, Miller, and Starky.
I would be happy to share additional information with you. From which
branch of the Coe family do you descend?
I will be anxious to hear from you.
Carl Robert Coe
Date: 9/28/98 6:13 PM
RE: COE, Daniel b. 1700 Sussex County, DE USA
Dennis,
Yes, Daniel Coe lived for a while in Somerset County, MD, with Avery
Morgan. On Jan. 30, 1732, Morgan acted as attorney on Daniel Coe's behalf
for land which he owned in Accomack County, VA--his portion of the
plantation known as "Coe's Out Neck," first settled by his grandfather
Timothy Coe in 1670. Timothy Coe, as you recall, was born in England in
1631 and immigrated to Northampton County, VA, in 1652.
In Somerset County, Morgan lived on land known as "Goshen," owned by
Captain William Fassitt. Elizabeth Bethard, who "did commit fornication
with a certain Daniel Coe," and in June 1736 was found guilty "and to beget
then and there a Bastard Child," "Thereupon a certain William Fassitt of
Somerset County . . . undertakes for the said Elizabeth Beddard and
acknowledges himself indebted unto his Lordship propietary in five pounds
Sterling."
Daniel Coe's sister Mary married Avery Morgan's brother John. John and Mary
(Coe) Morgan owned two farms in Worcester County. The first, known as
"Morgan's Industry," was patented in 1758 as a tract of 34 acres. The
second, known as "Brush Ridge," a 50-acre tract patented in 1759, was sold
to Thomas Evans, March 8, 1770.
It is interesting that Daniel Coe Bethard lived in the same area as the
Coes in Buckingham Hundred. I wonder if the families ackowledged
one-another as relatives.
Do you know the identity of the Benjamin Bethard who served with Daniel Coe
Bethard in the Sinepuxent Battalion during the Revolution? As I think I
previously mentioned, Daniel Coe's son John Coe served as a captain with
the battalion and Asa Coe served as an ensign. I've found no record of
Avery Coe during the Revolution.
I have heard of the Dryden papers, but have had no access to them. Perhaps
they may hold record of the Worcester County Coes and Bethards. Please let
me know if you find anything of interest.
Thanks for your continued interest.
Carl
One of the children of Fidelia Edwards Coe while living in Pueblo, CO,
married a Button from Lincoln, Neb; somewhere in the early 1900's. This
other reference to a Button is quite interesting. My genealogy software is
down for a while or I could give more info.
I'd like to follow though when I get a chance.
Thank you
-----Original Message-----
From: Edwin E Wagner <genelea(a)inficad.com>
To: COE-L(a)rootsweb.com <COE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 9:16 PM
Subject: [COE-L] Charles and Eve Wollcott COE
> Anyone reconise this family of COE's, Found this as I work throughmy old
>research. Its ref: to the Button Genealogy.
>Apprecitae anything one might add to it.. I might be able to also add to it
>if anyone interested in it??
>
>Gene.
>
>
>JESSE BUTTON, born Dec. 29, 1871 at Jonesville, Mich.; died Sept. 15, 1964
>at Royal Oak, Mich. He married Dec. 29, 1898 Florence Bunnell, born Nov. 5,
>1875 at Lima, Ind.; died Oct. 20, 1944 at Detroit, Mich.
>Children:
>
>
> Helen Button, born July 10, 1901 at Chicago, Ill. She married Aug. 29,
>1921 at Milan, Mich. Max. W. Coe. born Apr. 30, 1898, son of Charles and
>Eva Wollcott COE. Child:
>
>Charles Jesse COE, born June 27, 1925. He married Sept. 22,
>1950 Jill J. Rilz. They reside at Lake Oswego, Ore. Children:
>
> Jeffrey Alan COE, born Sept. 29, 1952.
>
> Robert Charles COE, born Mar. 6, 1954.
>
> Robert E. Button, born June 8, 1903.
>
>
>
>
>Leatrice (Lea) Wagner
>Edwin E. (Gene) Wagner
>6428 E. Presidio ST
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Anyone reconise this family of COE's, Found this as I work throughmy old
research. Its ref: to the Button Genealogy.
Apprecitae anything one might add to it.. I might be able to also add to it
if anyone interested in it??
Gene.
JESSE BUTTON, born Dec. 29, 1871 at Jonesville, Mich.; died Sept. 15, 1964
at Royal Oak, Mich. He married Dec. 29, 1898 Florence Bunnell, born Nov. 5,
1875 at Lima, Ind.; died Oct. 20, 1944 at Detroit, Mich.
Children:
Helen Button, born July 10, 1901 at Chicago, Ill. She married Aug. 29,
1921 at Milan, Mich. Max. W. Coe. born Apr. 30, 1898, son of Charles and
Eva Wollcott COE. Child:
Charles Jesse COE, born June 27, 1925. He married Sept. 22,
1950 Jill J. Rilz. They reside at Lake Oswego, Ore. Children:
Jeffrey Alan COE, born Sept. 29, 1952.
Robert Charles COE, born Mar. 6, 1954.
Robert E. Button, born June 8, 1903.
Leatrice (Lea) Wagner
Edwin E. (Gene) Wagner
6428 E. Presidio ST
Mesa AZ. 85215
602 981 1253
http://www.inficad.com/~genelea
CARL R COE wrote:
>
> Date: 10/24/98 8:41 AM
>
> RE: Re: COE, Missouri Louisa b. 1808 Hardin Co KY USA
>
> Virginia,
>
> Thank you so much for the Ardrey information. It was very helpful and much
> appreciated.
>
> Missouri Ardrey, as mentioned, was the daughter of James and Martha
> (Hudspeth) Coe of Hardin County, KY, and St. Landry Parish, LA.
Perhaps I'm on a wrong track. I thought the Coe @ rootsweb might open
some doors regrding my Coe ancestry in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk,
England. All I've seen so far is stuff specific to US, and
specifically the southeast. Is this a US research site only?
Robert W. Coe, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Lots of us Coes up here too!
Dear Carl,
I cannot begin to thank you. I was able to call my mother on the phone and
tell her things about her grandfather that she never knew.
Take Care,
Nelson Miller
Dear Nelson Miller,
You inquired about Lilburn Nolen Coe. Perhaps I can be of service.
Lilburn Nolen Coe, born Nov. 18, 1894, in Hopkins County, TX, died Jan. 1,
1983, in Gregg County, TX, was a son of Peter B. Coe and Marguerite Ellen
Harrold. He married Lollie Ellen Petty, who was born Dec. 19, 1895, in
Uphur County, TX, died May 12, 1986, in Longview, TX. A real estate
salesman, he lived most of his life in Upshur County where he was a member
of the First United Methodist Church of Gilmer, Methesda Masonic Lodge No.
142, and was a charter member and president of the Gilmer Rotary Club.
Burial was at Sunset Memorial Park.
Children:
1. Marjorie, b. July 7, 1920.
2. Dorothy, b. Dec. 20, 1923.
Peter B. Coe, born Dec. 14, 1848, in Macon County, AL, died Aug. 11, 1919,
in Gaines County, TX, was a son Isaac Monroe and Eliza Olive (Barrington)
Coe. Lilburn was one of twelve children.
I hope this is helpful. If you feel I can be of further service, please
let us know.
Carl Robert Coe
To whom it may concern,
I am researching my great grandfather L. Nolan Coe. I think his father's
name was Peter Baugh Coe. He was Married to Lollie Petty. If anyone has
any information I would be very greatful. I think he was born in
Winsboro(?) Tx. in the late 1800's. My mother and grandmother both told me
that he had alot of relatives in New Mexico. One of them is George(?) Coe
and his brother who were contemporaries of William Bonnie (Billy the Kid).
I have e-mailed before but I dont know if you have recieved it. I have
also found out that his mother's maiden name was Scott. Thanks again for
the help.
Sincerely,
Nelson Miller
Date: 9/22/98 7:51 PM
RE: COE, Vincent b.c. 1813 Roane Co TN USA
Mary,
Thank you so much for your exhaustive e-mails. You have gone to a lot of
trouble to answer my questions. It is much appreciated!
You have just about everything I have on Stephen Coe and his family. Not
much is known. Like the Caseys, he seemed to move through life without
leaving many ripples. He was obviously poor, and first appears on record in
April 1814 in Roane County, TN, when the county court set aside $20 for his
support. On April 22, 1817, the court appropriated $40 for his care for
two years. Martha Coe was married to Jesse Casey in Roane County, April 4,
1817.
Stephen Coe last appears on record June 5, 1826, in McMinn County, TN, when
the county court appropriated $40 for his maintenance. Elizabeth Coe was
married to Moses Casey in McMinn County, May 27, 1829.
I actually knew little of Elizabeth and Moses Casey's family until I heard
from you. I had not corresponded with a descendant previously. All I knew
was what I found at the courthouse in Athens, TN, and Martha's descendants'
information on Moses as Jesse's cousin.
Vincent Coe is like others of this family. He left little record of his
existence. He appears on only one census record, the 1840 census of Polk
County, TN, as a 20~30-year-old male. I did manage to find record of him
at courthouses in McMinn, Bradley, Meigs, and Polk Counties. He also
owned land in the Hiwassee District of Rhea County, TN. He was dead by
1850.
His wife Sarah is equally mysterious. In fact, her two youngest children,
Henry Brooks Clay Coe, b. July 11, 1852, and James Riley Coe, b. Jan. 1857,
were born years after their fathers' death, reportedly contributed by
patrons of the boarding house she ran in Benton, TN.
Their other children were William Newton Coe, b. Feb. 26, 1836; Jason Coe,
b. 1839; Sarah Coe, b. 1841; Francis Marion Coe, b. 1844; and Caroline C.
Coe, b. July 17, 1848.
Jason, who served as a private with Company I, 43rd Regiment, Tennessee
Volunteer Infantry with Allen M. Coe and Stephen Columbus Coe, sons of
Wesley Allen Coe, was captured during the surrender of Vicksburg, MS, July
4, 1863. He signed an oath of allegiance to the federal government and was
released. Returning home to Tennessee, he and his brother William Newton
Coe, who was serving with Company E, Fifth Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry,
Confederate Army, were captured August 17, 1864, by Yankee raiders near
Cleveland, TN. After two weeks they switched sides and enlisted with
Company A, Fifth Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Rifles, Union Army, September
1, 1864. They served out the war in blue uniforms.
Newt was shot in the back in Brown Town Valley, Walker County, GA, in
April 1865, but managed to survive. He suffered the remainder of his life
from the wound, which penetrated his spinal column and shattered a
vertebrae. He died March 26, 1910, at his farm at Wetmore, TN. Burial was
at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Linsdale, TN.
He was the father of fourteen Coe children.
Jason moved to Randolph County, AR, where he died July 8, 1887. Caroline
C., who married John M. Clayton, also moved to Randolph County. Henry
Brooks Clay Coe, who married June 29, 1874, Mary E. Davis, sister of
William Newton Coe's wife, also moved to Randolph County, AR. Francis, who
served with Company C, 1st Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters, disappeared
during the Civil War.
You mentioned an Indian connection. I doubt that it came from the Coes.
Early members of the East Tennessee Coe family were discribed as being tall
and blond. I have a photograph of Stephen Columbus Coe, born Feb. 19, 1839,
in Bradley County. He was a large, robust man with fair hair and features,
and bald in his later years.
I hope this is helpful.
Carl Robert Coe.
I received it Carl
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Date: 9/21/98 6:07 PM
RE: COE, Stephen b. 1775 in SC USA
Mary,
Thank you soooo much for the wonderfully detailed information. You have
been so kind. This is the first substantive information I have received on
Elizabeth's family from a descendant. You have done a credible job of
sorting out the facts.
According to Hal Helm, a descendant of Martha Coe and Jesse Casey, Martha's
parents as recorded in a family bible were Stephen Coe and Betsy Hart. I
know nothing of Betsy Hart's family other than according to her son Wesley
Allen Coe she was born in South Carolina.
The Caseys and Coes may have traveled from South Carolina to Tennessee
together. According to descendants, Ambler Casey was born in 1791 in
Spartanburg County, SC.
I think you are quite correct to assume that Wesley Allen was a Coe name,
possibly from Stephen's wife's family. At least three of Stephen and
Betsy's children named children Wesley Allen. Daughter Martha had a son
Wesley Allen, b. 1841. Daughter Mary had a son Wesley, b. 1840. Elizabeth
had a son Wesley Allen, b. 1834. Son Wesley Allen, b. 1809, had a son
Allen, b. 1842, and a grandson Wesley Allen, b. April 17, 1859. Son
Vincent had a grandson James Wesley, b. April 11, 1856.
Please keep in mind, however, that the area in which they lived in
Tennessee was a fundamentalist stronghold. Whitfield County, GA, just
across the Georgia state line from where they lived, was named for
Methodist evangelist George Whitfield. Whitfield, who attended Pembroke
College at Oxford, fell in with the brothers Charles and John Wesley,
founders of Methodism, and was instrumental in the early formation and
spread of the sect. There is a monument to Whitfield's memory on the
courthouse lawn in Dalton, where some of the Coes lived. Wesley became a
common given name among early Methodists.
I think the connection may be stronger than this, though. It seems that it
may be a family name. If I were to do further research on the family, I
would certainly look for a Wesley or "West" Hart, as those early Wesley
Coes and Caseys were sometimes called. I would also look for someone listed
as Stephen "Cole," as that is how I found him listed in some of those early
pauper records.
I also wonder if there may not have been some early minister, politician or
luminary in that area named Wesley Allen. I found no one of that name in
the Encyclopedia of Tennessee History and Culture, but it could be a
Georgia or South Carolina name.
The families were evidently poor and must have been part of the unnamed
masses that flooded across the country during those days. Records of them
are going to be rare and difficult to find. The rewards for time well spent
should be equally great.
You note that you found Elizabeth Casey in the 1880 census of Newton
County, AR. In what state does she list her parents' birth? Wesley stated
that both of his parents were born in South Carolina. Records from Martha's
family also attribute South Carolina as their place of birth.
You note the years of birth of Elizabeth's children. Do you know the
birthdates of any of these children? What about your great grandfather
Ambler, b. 1842?
Thank you again for your kindness! If there is further information with
which you think I might be able to assist, please let me know.
Carl Robert Coe
Marysville, OH 43040-9012
Date: 9/21/98 8:43 PM
RE: COE, William A. b. 1842 in Alabama USA
Vonda,
You are a sweetheart!! Thank you so much!
I'm sorry the library did not have the 1890 TX Civil War veterans census.
It is going to answer so many questions.
The William A. Coe you found who enlisted with the Confederate Army at
Columbia, AL, is the person for whom I am looking. His company, regiment
and time of service will be listed in the census. It should verify his
identity.
I have a complete history of the William A. Coe of Henderson County, TX,
who according to the 1880 census was born in the 1842 in Alabama. I think
he was one and the same with the person you found.
William A. Coe, b. about 1842 in Henry County, AL, was a son of Andrew
Jackson and Sidney Ann Coe. Andrew Jackson Coe, b. 1818 in Georgia, was
postmaster at Columbia, AL.
After enlisting in Feb. 1861 with Company E, First Artillery Battalion,
Alabama Volunteers, Confedrate Army, William A. Coe was stationed in
Mobile, AL. On March 31, 1864, he transferred from the First Alabama Heavy
Artillery to Company G, Fourth Regiment, Louisiana Infantry, CSA. Captured
at the Battle of Franklin, TN, Dec. 17, 1864, he was taken to Nashville and
transferred to the military prison at Louisville, KY, where he was received
Dec. 22, 1864. Later transferred to infamous Camp Chase, Columbus, OH, he
was held there until January 1865 when he applied for the oath of
allegiance. He joined the Union Army at Camp Chase and transferred to naval
rendezvous, Chicago, IL, March 20, 1865.
After the war he returned to Henry County, AL, where he was living in 1869.
In 1870 he lived with J.W. Culverhouse at Skipperville, AL, and then
disappears from the face of the earth.
I think he may be the same William A. Coe who sellted in Henderson County,
TX, but the 1890 census record is needed to be certain.
Does anyone out there have access to the 1890 Texas Civil War veterans
census? William A. Coe is listed in vol. 1, p. 76. Any and all assistance
would be much appreciated.
Thank you for your kindness.
Carl Robert Coe