I think we have done quite a bit with Robert Coates for now.    You can see that his family spread out pretty successfully across the country.  Let's turn our attention back to the Thomas Coates family and see if they have been as successful. To jog your memories regarding the Thomas Coats family I am reposting my last post concerning this family:

Welcome back.  We are looking at the family of Thomas Coats Jr.  Note how the spelling has changed from the original.  Thomas Sr and all of his children's birth records appear as Coots.    The second generation all appear with the spelling Coats.  The third generation will take on the current spelling of Coates.
Thomas Coats Jr. was a ship wright.  The following information comes from the 
Grayson family tree- ancestry . com


    Born ca.1661 in Lynn, Essex co., MA[14,18] and died in New Hampshire by 1709; he was 48[19]. Thomas was a Shipwright[20] and lived in Lynn, Essex co., MA until roughly 1695, when he moved to Newbury, Essex co., MA[20]. It is believed that he perhaps later moved to Portsmouth, Rockingham co., NH where he was fined in 170_ for selling without a license. He was also on the Tax Rolls there in 1707[20].


On 29 December 1685, when Thomas was 24, he married Martha GAY/GEE, in Lynn or Newbury, Essex co., MA


Most of the above information is available in the various records located in the county archives of the respective states.  Birth records from Essex county Mass. indicated Thomas and Martha had the following children:
John Coates 1/7/1690 in Lynn, Essex Mass.
Thomas Coates III 7/15/1688 in Lynn Essex Mass
Philip Coates 3/28/1699 in Newbury essex Mass
James Coates 3/28/ 1699 in Newbury essex Mass.
Ada Elizabeth Coates birth date not recorded.

  It is very likely there were other children that did not survive born between 1690 and 1699.  Ada Elizabeth is likely born between those years as well.  Little information appears regarding Ada.  Should more information come to light I will post it at that time.

John Coates married Anne Titcomb 12/8/1725 in Newbury.  The remained in Newbury and had the following children:
 Anne Coates 8/27/1743
David Coates 7/19/1734
David Coates 10/5/1736 (born at Falmouth Mas.)
Elisabeth Coates 12/1/1726
Jonathan Coates 10/5/1730
Martha Coates 9/7/1728
Mary Coates 8/10/1732
Mary Coates 4/23/1739


Thomas Coates III Married?  No information is readily available concerning Tomas III.  If More information comes to light I will post it at that time.
Phillip Coates 3/28/1699 born in Newbury Essex Mass.   I can find no records of Phillip at this time.  If information becomes available I will post it at that time.
James Coates 3/28/1699 born in Newbury married Martha Rhoads of Lynn 9/27/1724.      Martha is the granddaughter of Josiah Rhoads and Elizabeth Coates, daughter of Henry Rhoads and Elizabeth Paul.  Martha was born in Lynn in 1703.  She died in Windham  Connecticut.  They had the following children, all born in Killingly Windham Conn.
James Coates 3/21/1731
Eliphelet (son) Coates 7/25/1734-married Susannah ? 
Hannah Coates 4/25/1737
Mary Coates 7/31/1739
Benjamin Coates 1/17/1744- Married Esther ?
Hezekiah Coates 2/8/1747
Susannah Coates 8/30/1762



From the above we see that some of the family has been lost to history.  More information is likely available at the Massachusetts county archives and historical societies.  For our purposes we are using records available on line for this research.  If you are or suspect you may be connected to this family I encourage you to write to the respective county historians and inquire as to additional records.   
    We will continue our search with the families of John Coates and James Coates

John Coates married Anne Titcomb 12/8/1725 in Newbury.  The remained in Newbury and had the following children:
Anne Coates 8/27/1743-unknown

David Coates 7/19/1734-died in infancy

David Coates 10/5/1736 (born at Falmouth Mas.)-married Mehitable Thirston in Newburyport 6/7/1765.
David was a Captain in the military.  He belonged to the Mason's, joining St, John's lodge in 1781-1787.Davidf and Mehitable had one daughter, Elizabeth Coats  born in Newburyport 9/17/1766.  No other children are recorded in Newbury Mass.

Elisabeth Coates 12/1/1726- married Edward Edwards 2/28/1746 . No further information available at this time.

Jonathan Coates 10/5/1730 married Sarah Beckett of Gloucester Mass. 7/18/1752.  They had the following children;
Abraham Titcomb Coats 11/18/1753
Abraham Titcomb Coats 10/19/1755
Sarah Coats 7/17/1757
David Coats 4/8/1764
Jonathan Coats 11/27/1768
Elizabeth Coats (twin) 11/27/1768
Benjamin Coats  1/20/1771

Martha Coates 9/7/1728 Married Mathew Pettingell 5/27/1752. They had one son, Jacob Pettingell 3/2/1753.  Martha died shortly after this child was born.

Mary Coates 8/10/1732-died in infancy

Mary Coates 4/23/1739- married Daniel Poor 1/29/1761.  They had the following children;David Poor 11/6/1761, David Coats Poor 2/14/1764, Tristram Poor 1/11/1768




James Coates 3/28/1699 born in Newbury married Martha Rhoads of Lynn 9/27/1724.        They had the following children, all born in Killingly Windham Conn.

James Coates 3/21/1731- James appears to have married late in life and left no offspring.

Eliphelet (son) Coates 7/25/1734-married Susannah  Turner on 11/29/1759 .  They had the following children, all born in Killingly Windham Conn.:
Susannah Coats 8/30/1762
Hannah Coats 9/14/1764
Azubah Coats ( daughter) 8/24/1767
Azubah Coats II (daughter) 9/30/1769
Lydia Coats 9/22/1771
Eliphalet Coats 2/19/1774
John coats 3/3/1776
Nancy Coats 7/8/1778
   Eliphalet coats Sr. died 10/16/1818 in Holland Patent Oneida NY.

Hannah Coates 4/25/1737- unknown

Mary Coates 7/31/1739- unknown

Benjamin Coates 1/17/1744- Married Esther ?.  They had the following children;
Esther Coats 3/22/1771
James Coats 1/17/1778
Lydia Coats 9/19/1772
Rachel Coats 5/11/1776
Martha Coats 4/1/1780
Mary Coats 3/19/1783

Hezekiah Coates 2/8/1747, died 5/15/1781

Susannah Coates 8/30/1762- unknown



It looks as though Thomas Coats is not having as much luck propagating as Robert.  Next time we will continue our look at the Thomas Coats family.  Until then, think spring. 

Rufus Coates 1781-1853- married Mercy Rose born 1781-1850 Rufus was a farmer.  In the 1850 census he is listed as living in Stafford, De Kalb, Indiana with wife Mercy age 69, Sylvester Coates born 1824 also a farmer, Mary Ann Coates born 1822, Loretta Coates born 1844, Franklin Coates 1843, Aaron Coates 1838, Jane Coates 1840, Henry Coates 1842, John Coates 1845 and Noyce Coates 1846.  Once can assume the children belong to Sylvester and that Mary Ann is most likely Sylvester’s wife.   Rufus Coates is living next to the Bartlett family where son Noyce Coates is living with his wife Rebecca Coates and their son Cassie coates born 1849.Rufus followed his brothers first to Onondaga county NY, then to Otsego NY, he moved through PA. and Ohio and finally settled in Indiana. Rufus and Mercy had the following children:

Rufus coates Jr. born Conn. 4/2/1798-1/28/1877 Allen Ohio

Baby Girl Coates 1800-1800

Ransom Coates born in Connecticut NY 1790- died 2/10/1886 Buchanan Iowa Ransom married Patience Wilcox 1793 born in New Jersey.  In 1850 Ransom was living in Bradford, Steuben County (Now Schuyler County) New York and working as a clerk.  He and Patience had the following children; Ann Coates 1818, Pamolia Coates 1827, Ursulas Coates 1829, Mary C. Coates 1831, Augustus Coates 1838. All of the children were born in New York.  Military pension records indicate Ransom died in 1886 in Iowa.

Zipporah Coates 1806 born in NY- died Isabella Michigan on 5/29/1827 She married Otis Bartlett born 1802-1897.  They had the following children; Charity Ann Bartlett 1827-1871- married Leverette J. Totten 1823-1871, Laura J. Bartlett 9/25/1829 Trumbull Ohio-1908, Sally Marie Bartlett 1837 in Ohio, Rosewell John Fletcher Coates 2/21/1842 in Indiana-12/20/1908, Harmon Asbury Bartlett 1845 Indiana, Rufus Judson Bartlett 1851-1919

Sarah Coates 12/26/1808-1/30/1864

Joseph A. Coates 1810 born in NY -3/4/1881 in Leroy Minnesota.  Joseph was born in Genesee county NY.  He Married Roxy Anne Speray in Trumbull Ohio on 3/24/1835.   In 1850 Joseph does not appear in the Ohio census but Roxy Ann and their children is living in Indiana with Sylvester Coates and Rufus Coates.  In 1860 Joseph was living in Ohio working as a miller.  In 1862 at the age of 50 he joined the army and served three years in the Civil war. At the time he joined the service Joseph gave his profession as farmer. He was discharged due to disability resulting from “old age and injury”.  By 1870 Joseph had moved his family to Lee, Illinois, and was working as a carpenter.  He continued to work as a carpenter for the rest of his life.  By 1880 Joseph and Roxy has moved to Leroy Minn.  By 1888 Joseph is dead and Roxy is living with son Joseph Coats Jr., his wife and 1 year old child in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Joseph and Roxy  had the following children: Aaron R. Coats 1848, Jane Coats 1840, Henry Coats 1842, John Coats 1854, Noyce Coates 1846, Joseph Coats 1850, Orlando William Coats 1850, Myron Coats 1853, Dela Mary Coats 1856, Adelbert Coats 1857.

George D. Coates 1812- Died in Mercer PA.  George D. Coates settled in Mercer Pa. before 1840 and remained there until his death. He married Ruth ? born 1810 and worked as a farmer his whole life. George and Ruth had the following children; George D. Coats Jr. 1837, Sylvester Coats 1841, Samuel R, Coats 1842, lorry Coats 1844, Hester Coats 1846, Lan Coats 1848, Milton E. Coats 1838-1855, Milton E. Coats 1850, Rufus Coats 1852, Thomas Coats 1855.

Lydia Coates 1814- 1876 died Trumbull Ohio

Daniel W. Coates 1816 in Otsego NY- died 8/23/1881 Colfax Nebraska.  Daniel married Mary? Born approximately 1821 in New York State.  They moved first to PA. where they lived until 1850.  In 1850 Dan and Mary moved their growing family to DeKalb Indiana where they appear in the 1850 and 1860 census.  By 1870 Dan and the family have settled in Colfax Nebraska.  Dan is a farmer.  Dan and Mary have the following children; Charles coats born 1841 PA, Sylvester Coats born 1842, PA, Elmira Coats born 1846 in PA., Hannah Coats born 1846 PA, Aaron Coats born 1848 PA, Allen B. Coats born 1850 Pa.,Rufus Coats born 1851 Indiana, Orin Coats born 1852, Indiana, Hortense Coats born 1865, Illinois.

Elizabeth Coates Born 1820 in PA.- Died 3/31/1875 Newaygo Michigan

Noyce Coates 9/22/1821 Allegany PA. Married 1/11/1848 to Rebecca Culp DeCalb Indiana.  They had three children; Cassius J. Coates born 1749-1916, Worth George Coates 1850-1930, Letita Alice Coates 1855-1860. In 1850 Noyce Rebecca and baby Cassius are living with the Bartlett, (not his sister Zipporah and Otis Bartlett) family next door to Sylvester and Rufus Sr.  He is a farmer.

 

Sylvester Coates born 1824 in Ohio- 1885 died in Indiana. Married Margaret J. Kindle 1/24/1867 In Auglaize Ohio.  Sylvester moved with his family to Indiana and served in the Civil war enlisting in Indiana.   In the 1850 census Sylvester is living in Stafford, De Kalb, Indiana with wife Mercy age 69, Sylvester Coates born 1824 also a farmer, Mary Ann Coates born 1822, Loretta Coates born 1844, Franklin Coates 1843, Aaron Coates 1838, Jane Coates 1840, Henry Coates 1842, John Coates 1845 and Noyce Coates 1846.      Sylvester appears in the 1860 census living in Defiance Ohio working as a physician.  He is 36 years old and living with Theresa age 22, born in Canada, presumably his wife at that time, and children; Loretta age 15 born in Indiana 1845, Frank born in Indiana 1847, Anna Born in Ohio 1856 and Milo born in Ohio 1859.

     He married Margaret Kindle in 1867 and settled down near her parent’s farm and started a farm of their own.  In 1870 Sylvester appears in the census with Margaret, age 29. Milo T. Coates age 11 and William E. Kindle.  Margaret’s parents live next door to them and her brother’s family live on the other side of the parents.

     In the 1880 census Milo T. Coates is living on his own at a neighbor’s farm.  He is still single. Sylvester does not appear in the 1880 census.  William E. Kindle is living in another county in Ohio and living alone working as a farm hand.  As mentioned above, Further investigation is needed to make a positive connection.  I will leave that to the family to determine.