As the generations expand these posts may become more confusing. I apologize for that and will try to keep things as clear as possible. Today we return to the Robert Coates family for a look at the family of Robert Coates III who, as you recall, moved with his Father to Stonington Connecticut. Robert Coates the third married Mary ? In Stonington, New London Conn. in 1706. They had the following children, all born in Stonington, New London, Connecticut:
Bartholomew Coats Born 9/1/1707-died 2/22/1743
Mary Coats born 4/8/1713- Died ?. Mary Married Alexander Patterson on 8/2/1734. (I was unable to find supporting records to verify this . I did find a birth record for an Alexander patterson which indicated he was not born until 8/30/179? Record of this marriage came from a published family history of the Robert Coats Family in New England.)
Obadiah Coats born 3/26/1715-died ?. Married Dorothy Coats 8/4/1741. They had the following children;
Daniel Coats born 4/9/1744
Desire Coats born 2/6/1741
Robert Coats born 12/8/1746
Susannah Coats born 5/4/1717 died- ? Married Nathan Hewitt on 8/3/1731. They had the following children;
Elenor Hewitt born 1/25/1742
Esther Hewitt born 2/17/1743
Bethiah Hewitt born 12/20/1749
Nathan Hewitt born 7/1/1752
Lucy Hewitt born 1/9/1754
Daniel Coats born 10/30/1719 died before 1768.
Martha Coats born 10/28/1721- died ?, Married Joseph Safford of Preston on 1/11/1749. She was widowed in 1768. They had no recorded children.
Victoria Coats born 10/17/1723- died ?, married Isreal Hillard on 4/5/1751. They had the following children;
Abigail Hillard born 3/30/1752
Jonathan Hillard born 2/27/1754
Jonathan Hillard born 2/14/1758
Elizabeth Hillard born 2/21/1761
Delight Hillard born 8/18/1764
David Hillard born 2/17/1767
David Coats born 12/28/1726- Died during the French and Indian wars in Schenectady New York in 1760. His brother Obediah Coats was the administrator named in the will.
Thankful Coats born 2/25/1728. It does not appear that she ever married. She died after 1771.
Timothy Coats born 1730- died 9/2/1758 at Fort Edwards hospital in New York. Timothy served in the French Indian wars, also known as the 7 years war, enlisting in 1758 in the 12th company under Captain John Denison. He was wounded his first year in that war and died in the Fort Edwards Hospital.
These are the children and grandchildren of Thomas Coats the third, son of Robert Coats Jr. all born and raised in Stonington, New London Connecticut. The following are the children and grand children of William Coats, son of Robert Coats Jr, born in Lynn but raised and married in Stonington.
William Coats born 10/23/1689 married in stonington New London Conn. on 6/9/1714 to Hannah Bill of Gorton Connecticut.. They settled in Stonington and raised their children there. William died on 1/23/1776 at the age of 86. His wife Hannah died on 3/13/1769 at the age of 77. They had the following children all born and raised in Stonington:
Experience Coates born 8/17/1718-died 12/30/1743. No further record of Experience is available at this time.
Mary coates born 10/14/1719, died in childhood.
William Coates born 11/30/1721- Died 1785
Katherine Coates Baptized 4/5/1724 -died before 1770. Married Joseph Palmer Jr. on 11/7/1741. They had the following children;
Joseph Palmer Jr. Born 7/24/1742
William Palmer born 1/22/1744
Amos Palmer born 3/11/1745
Phebe Palmer born 4/18/1749
Hannah Palmer born 1751
John Palmer born 7/8/1755 Died 5/22/1814
The following are the children and grandchildren of Joseph Coats born 3/20/1696 died in Wallingford Connecticut in 1772. Joseph was married twice, first in Stonington, to Hopesill Elliot on 11/7/1723,they had no surviving children together, second to 3/31/1728 to Margaret Ramsdill inb Lynn Mass.. Margeret was born 2/18/1707 and died at Wallingford Conn. in 1776. She was the daughter of Jonathan Ramsdill and Anna Chadwell. Joseph was a carpenter in Lynn and lived on the Boston road until 1752 when he moved to Wallingford Conn. Joseph and Margret had the following children, all born in Lynn Mass.;
Phillip Coats born 1729- died after 1776
Mary Coates born 1721- died?
Elizabeth Coats born 17330- died ?
Martha Coats born 1735- died ?
Hazel Coats born 1739 died in Roseboom New York in 1812
Anna Coats born 1745 - died ?. She marreid in Wallingford on 7/28/1768 to Nash Yale Jr.
John Coates born 1747 died after 1818. He applied for a military pension in 1818 and died in Middlefield Mass. on 1/19/1824
That ends the children and grandchildren of Joseph Coates son of Robert Coates Jr. The following are the children and Grandchildren of Caleb Coates, son of Robert Jr. Caleb was born in Lynn Mass on 9/22/1698 and died in Stonington Conn on 10/9/1749 at the age of 50. He married on 12/2/1719 in Stonington to Mary Keys. They had the following children all born in Stonington Conn.;
Christopher Coats born 9/13/1720- died near Galway New york.
Dorothy Coats born 7/2/1722. Dorothy married her cousion, Obediah Coates on 8/4/1741. Their children are listed above.
Amos Coates born 7/14/1724- died before 1768. Amos served in the French Indian wars in the 11th company under Captain Edmund Wells.
Desire Coates Baptized 11/6/1726= died 6/11/1749
Zebulon Coates born 12/30/172?-died 7/20/1763
Joseph Coates born 3/16/1730- died 4/16/1752. Married mary ?. They had no children.
This ends the family of Caleb Coates.
The following are the children and Grandchildren of Hezekiah Coates, son of Robert Coats Jr. born in Lynn Mass on 4/2/1708- died in Stonington Conn. 10/2/1751. Hezekiah Coates married in Stonington on 9/22/1742 to Freelove Frink. Freelove was born 8/4/1719 and was the daughter of Grace Frink. They had the following children all born in Stonington Conn.;
Hezekiah Coates Jr. born 3/7/1743- died 1/6/1750
Bartholomew Coates born 7/11/1744- died in 1795
Experience Coates born 11/201746
Hannah Coates born 9/16/1748-died ?
Abigail Coates born 8/21/1750- died 8/30/1751.
That concludes the Robert Coates Jr. of Stonington Conn. In our next post we will take a look at the French Indian war and start our look at the Charles Coates Family.
Bartholomew Coats Born 9/1/1707-died 2/22/1743
Mary Coats born 4/8/1713- Died ?. Mary Married Alexander Patterson on 8/2/1734. (I was unable to find supporting records to verify this . I did find a birth record for an Alexander patterson which indicated he was not born until 8/30/179? Record of this marriage came from a published family history of the Robert Coats Family in New England.)
Obadiah Coats born 3/26/1715-died ?. Married Dorothy Coats 8/4/1741. They had the following children;
Daniel Coats born 4/9/1744
Desire Coats born 2/6/1741
Robert Coats born 12/8/1746
Susannah Coats born 5/4/1717 died- ? Married Nathan Hewitt on 8/3/1731. They had the following children;
Elenor Hewitt born 1/25/1742
Esther Hewitt born 2/17/1743
Bethiah Hewitt born 12/20/1749
Nathan Hewitt born 7/1/1752
Lucy Hewitt born 1/9/1754
Daniel Coats born 10/30/1719 died before 1768.
Martha Coats born 10/28/1721- died ?, Married Joseph Safford of Preston on 1/11/1749. She was widowed in 1768. They had no recorded children.
Victoria Coats born 10/17/1723- died ?, married Isreal Hillard on 4/5/1751. They had the following children;
Abigail Hillard born 3/30/1752
Jonathan Hillard born 2/27/1754
Jonathan Hillard born 2/14/1758
Elizabeth Hillard born 2/21/1761
Delight Hillard born 8/18/1764
David Hillard born 2/17/1767
David Coats born 12/28/1726- Died during the French and Indian wars in Schenectady New York in 1760. His brother Obediah Coats was the administrator named in the will.
Thankful Coats born 2/25/1728. It does not appear that she ever married. She died after 1771.
Timothy Coats born 1730- died 9/2/1758 at Fort Edwards hospital in New York. Timothy served in the French Indian wars, also known as the 7 years war, enlisting in 1758 in the 12th company under Captain John Denison. He was wounded his first year in that war and died in the Fort Edwards Hospital.
These are the children and grandchildren of Thomas Coats the third, son of Robert Coats Jr. all born and raised in Stonington, New London Connecticut. The following are the children and grand children of William Coats, son of Robert Coats Jr, born in Lynn but raised and married in Stonington.
William Coats born 10/23/1689 married in stonington New London Conn. on 6/9/1714 to Hannah Bill of Gorton Connecticut.. They settled in Stonington and raised their children there. William died on 1/23/1776 at the age of 86. His wife Hannah died on 3/13/1769 at the age of 77. They had the following children all born and raised in Stonington:
Experience Coates born 8/17/1718-died 12/30/1743. No further record of Experience is available at this time.
Mary coates born 10/14/1719, died in childhood.
William Coates born 11/30/1721- Died 1785
Katherine Coates Baptized 4/5/1724 -died before 1770. Married Joseph Palmer Jr. on 11/7/1741. They had the following children;
Joseph Palmer Jr. Born 7/24/1742
William Palmer born 1/22/1744
Amos Palmer born 3/11/1745
Phebe Palmer born 4/18/1749
Hannah Palmer born 1751
John Palmer born 7/8/1755 Died 5/22/1814
The following are the children and grandchildren of Joseph Coats born 3/20/1696 died in Wallingford Connecticut in 1772. Joseph was married twice, first in Stonington, to Hopesill Elliot on 11/7/1723,they had no surviving children together, second to 3/31/1728 to Margaret Ramsdill inb Lynn Mass.. Margeret was born 2/18/1707 and died at Wallingford Conn. in 1776. She was the daughter of Jonathan Ramsdill and Anna Chadwell. Joseph was a carpenter in Lynn and lived on the Boston road until 1752 when he moved to Wallingford Conn. Joseph and Margret had the following children, all born in Lynn Mass.;
Phillip Coats born 1729- died after 1776
Mary Coates born 1721- died?
Elizabeth Coats born 17330- died ?
Martha Coats born 1735- died ?
Hazel Coats born 1739 died in Roseboom New York in 1812
Anna Coats born 1745 - died ?. She marreid in Wallingford on 7/28/1768 to Nash Yale Jr.
John Coates born 1747 died after 1818. He applied for a military pension in 1818 and died in Middlefield Mass. on 1/19/1824
That ends the children and grandchildren of Joseph Coates son of Robert Coates Jr. The following are the children and Grandchildren of Caleb Coates, son of Robert Jr. Caleb was born in Lynn Mass on 9/22/1698 and died in Stonington Conn on 10/9/1749 at the age of 50. He married on 12/2/1719 in Stonington to Mary Keys. They had the following children all born in Stonington Conn.;
Christopher Coats born 9/13/1720- died near Galway New york.
Dorothy Coats born 7/2/1722. Dorothy married her cousion, Obediah Coates on 8/4/1741. Their children are listed above.
Amos Coates born 7/14/1724- died before 1768. Amos served in the French Indian wars in the 11th company under Captain Edmund Wells.
Desire Coates Baptized 11/6/1726= died 6/11/1749
Zebulon Coates born 12/30/172?-died 7/20/1763
Joseph Coates born 3/16/1730- died 4/16/1752. Married mary ?. They had no children.
This ends the family of Caleb Coates.
The following are the children and Grandchildren of Hezekiah Coates, son of Robert Coats Jr. born in Lynn Mass on 4/2/1708- died in Stonington Conn. 10/2/1751. Hezekiah Coates married in Stonington on 9/22/1742 to Freelove Frink. Freelove was born 8/4/1719 and was the daughter of Grace Frink. They had the following children all born in Stonington Conn.;
Hezekiah Coates Jr. born 3/7/1743- died 1/6/1750
Bartholomew Coates born 7/11/1744- died in 1795
Experience Coates born 11/201746
Hannah Coates born 9/16/1748-died ?
Abigail Coates born 8/21/1750- died 8/30/1751.
That concludes the Robert Coates Jr. of Stonington Conn. In our next post we will take a look at the French Indian war and start our look at the Charles Coates Family.