To reduce any further confusion I will focus on each of the families separately going forward. We will look now at the Robert Coates Family and bring them as close to present day as possible. Once we have completed our look at Robert's family we will return to Thomas and Charles to complete our little history of the Coates.
Robert Coats Jr. moved his family to Stonington Conn. His son William Coates had the following children all in Stonington New London Conn.:
William Coates Jr. born 11/31/1724 died in Stonington Conn in 1784. He died penniless. On 9/28/1742 william married Anstrase Gray, daughter of Edward Gray and Elizabeth Peabody. Elizabeth Peabody was said to be descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of the Mayflower. William is thought to have pledged 4,000 pounds sterling silver to the continental Congress to purchase supplies for the army during a critical period in the revolution.
William and Elizabeth had the following children;
Hannah Coates born 1743,
William Coates III born in Lebanon Conn. 4/14/1745- died in Burlington NY 9/7/1821 at the age of 74, Married Zipporah Palmer born in Stonington 3/31/1747-died after 1803, daughter of Joseph Palmer and Zipporah Billings. William served as a drummer in the revolutionary war. William and Zipporah had the following children ;( Billings Coates 5/29/1779- died Springfield NY 2/21/1834, William Coates Jr. 1773 married Susannah? Moved the Hector NY, Aiden Coates 1775 married Jerusha ?, Corey Coates 1777, Palmer Coates 1779, Rufus Coates 1781)
John Coates born Lebanon Conn. 6/15/1749- died before 1790, Married in Stonington Conn 11/29/1770 to Elizabeth Stewart. Elizabeth was born 10/7/1747 to William Stewart Jr. and Elizabeth Stevens. John and Elizabeth had the following children ;(John Coates 3/10/1771- died in Pharsalia NY 1/18/1859, Gilbert Coates 8/11/1773, Elisha Coates 12/12/1775, Betsey Coates 2/5/1777, Sanford Coates 7/6/1779, Hannah Coates 1/5/1782, Anna Coates 6/5/1784)
Anna Coates born Lebanon Conn. 6/15/1749- married 9/25/1774 to William Stewart. Anna and William Stewart had the following children; (William Stewart Jr. 5/10/1775, Anna Stewart 9/24/1777, Phebe Stewart 3/23/1782, Daniel Stewart, Hannah Stewart ),
Edward Coates born Lebanon 10/15/1751- died 12/18/1751,
Thomas Coates born 1752- died in Hyde Park Vermont 10/11/1814, Married in Stonington on 11/12/1775 to Lois Brown. Lois died in Morris town Vermont 8/1844. She married a second time on 2/1/1820 to Jonathan Delano who died 4/16/1835. Thomas Coates served in the revolutionary war in Roxbury Mass and also in Rhode Island.. His children were born in Stonington Conn. In 6/1788 he moved his family to Stephentown NY and later to Vermont. Thomas and Lois had the following children;(Thomas Coates 11/12/1777- died Morristown NY 5/21/1866, Lois Coates 1/1/1780 married an Ellsworth, Polly Coates 1782 married a Noble, Anstes Coates 1784 married in Harland Vermont to Isaac Billings, Hannah Coates 1790 married a Gates, Prentice Coates 1792 married Jane?. Prentice lived in Diana NY from 1850-1865)
Marey Coates born 1754,
Phebe Coates born 1756.
John Coates born at Stonington New London Conn. 7/8/1725- died there 5/22/1811 at age 85. John Married Anna Gray 12/4/1749. Anna was born in Little Compton Rhode Island on 3/14/1731- died in Stonington Conn. 1/10/1806 at age 74, she was the daughter of Edward Gray and Elizabeth Peabody, sister of William Coates Wife Anstras Gray. John and Anna had the following children all born in Stonington Conn.;
Thomas Coates born 10/14/1750 died 2/28/1753,
Edward Coates born 1/15/1753- died 1/28/1840, Married Eunice Brown. Eunice was born 1757 and died 4/27/1817. She was the daughter of Capt. Daniel Brown and his second wife Abigail Crory. Edward served in the revolutionary war in Roxbury and for 3 month outside of NY city in the fall of 1776. Edward and Eunice had the following children all born in Stonington ;(Eunice Coates 10/31/1781- married 1/12/1804 to George Williams, Lucy Coates 6/20/1784- married 9/27/1807 to Amos Williams, Edward Coates Jr. 12/12/1786, Catherine Coates 6/12/1794)
Asahel Coates born 9/8/1755-died in childhood,
Elizabeth Coates born 11/6/1756- died 3/3/1756-died 3/3/1795 married Lemuel Smith on 8/13/1780, they had the following children ( Lemuel Smith Jr. born 6/27/1781, Betsy Smith born 9/28/1783, Rebeccah Smith born 5/6/1786, John Smith born 11/9/1789, Erastus Smith born 8/1/1792),
Rebeccah Coates born 5/28/1759- married Stephen Kinney on 12/13/1786 They had the following children:(Rebeccah Kinney born 5/19/1783, John Kinney born 1/21/1794),
Amos Coates born 10/17/1761- died in Sterling Conn. 1/18/1840, Married at Stonington to Anna Peabody born 7/31/1766- died in Sterling Conn. 9/14/1884, daughter of Samuel Peabody and Abigail Bond. Amos served as a drummer in the evolutionary war. Amos and Anna had the following children, all born in Stonington; (Amos Coates Jr. 5/21/1784, Ramsford Coates 7/*7/1786, Anna Coates 8/16/1788, Rebecca Coates 2/16/1791- marreid at Sterling 12/31/1815 to Archibald Douglas of Voluntown., Elias Coates 4/2/1793 died Colcester 12/6/1855, Silas Coates 4/2/1793 ( twin) died in Edmester NY 1868, Betsey Coates 8/6/1795 died in Sterling 1/2/1877, Lucretia Coates 4/11/1798 married 10/12/1822 to Jabez Chesebrough, Erastus Coates 10/11/1800- died Sterling 4/14/1847, Sally Palmer Coates (twin) 6/19/1803- died 1856, Sophia Breed Coates 6/19/1803 died 1/8/1889, Celesta Coates 11/16/1809 married 11/5/1828 to Benjamin Tuckerman, John Noyes Coates 8/11/1809 died Sterling 8/30/1845, Alfred Washinton Coates 7/18/1813 became a doctor died in Mystic Conn. 10/27/1880)
Rubine Coates born 3/18/1764- married Gilbert Palmer on 3/28/1784 they had the following children ( Polly Palmer 8/10/1786, Gilbert Palmer 7/13/1788, Anna Gilbert 11/28/1790, Phebe Gilbert 6/16/1793, Betsy Gilbert 9/8/1795),
David Coates born 12/17/1766-died 11/2/1853,Married Molly Brown born 8/29/1766- died 3/14/1837 daughter of Christopher Brown and Margaret Holmes. David was a selectman of north Stonington and a Town Rep. in 1812, 1817 and 1833. David and Molly had the following children , all born in Stonington;(David Coates 1/4/1789- died 12/18/1834, Asher Coates 10/26/1790-1/18/1827, Ansel Coates 3/14/1794-1/10/1861, Polly Coates 2/28/1799 died in Rochester NY 3/1850, Clarissa Coates 6/16/1801-died Albion NY 5/14/1893, Lucy Palmer Coates 7/22/1806- died in Albion NY 5/10/1893. Married 2/9/1843 to Austin Wheeler, John Calvin Coates 11/1/1811-10/30/1891)
Oliver Coates born 6/24/1769- died Norwich Conn 7/24/1847 Married Lucy Woodward on 12/27/1795. She died 5/15/1843. Oliver and Lucy had the following children; (Harriet Coates 1/7/1797 married 1/8/1824 Edmund Smith, Matilda Coates 3/12/1800 married in Canterbury 9/9/1822 Lemuel Smith, Giles Kinney Coates born in Preston 7/24/1805 died in Norwich 1891)
Russell Coates, born 10/15/1771- died Norwich 3/31/1853. Married 11/20/1796 to Esther Brown born 11/22/1776-died 2/12/1840. Russell and Esther had the following children;(Lucy Coates 11/12/1790, Philrua Coates 1801 Married in Franklin on 3/31/1822 to David Hartshern, Almira Coates 11/22/1804- died in Darien NY 12/12/1883 married Guerdon Hartsheen., Russell Coates Jr. 1806-4/1878)
Lucretia Coates born 4/3/1774- married Daniel Brown Jr. of Jerusalem NY. They had the following children ;( Alfred Brown 1798, Anna Brown 1805, Mary Brown 1818).
Robert Coates Jr.'s son Joseph Coates had the following children, all born in Essex county Mass.
Philip Coates born 1729 Married in Boston on 12/12/1750 to Ruth Pratt. Philip served in the French and Indian wars in expeditions to Canada and the Maine frontier. Philip and Ruth had the following children; Stephen Coates born in Malden 2/22/1753 married in Lynn Mass 12/3/1777 to Sarah Stone. During the revolution Stephen served at Cambridge, Winter Hill and with General Washington in the Jerseys. He was taken to Philadelphia Pa. ill in November of 1776. There he was quartered with Henry Hallowell and Charles Florence. The three men left the city together in the winter of 1776/1777 and tried to reach Lynn Mass. Mr.’s Florence and Hallowell fell ill along the way. Stephen Coates went on alone, ill and on foot. He eventually made it back to Lynn Mass. Stephen and Ruth Coates had the following children;
Ruth Coates born Lynn mass 8/14/1780- died 9/11/1800,
William Coates born Lynn 4/8/1756. He served as a minute man during the revolution and also in the NY campaign and the retreat across the Jerseys.,
Phillip Coates born Lynn 9/16/1758- Died Chelsea Mass. 10/1810, Phillip died penniless. He was married in Boston 9/9/1784 to Ruth potter born in Lynn 7/19/1765 died in Boston 2/27/1803, daughter of Benjamin Potter and Hannah Brown. Philip married a second time at Chelsea on 4/9/1809 to Mary Wait born 10/15/1769 died 10/22/1844, daughter of Joseph Wait and Mary? Philip fought in the revolutionary war. He and Ruth had the following children, all born in Lynn; (Mehitable Coates called Hittty 3/28/1784- married 3/25/1804 to Ephraim Rhodes, William Coates 1/3/1787 died Chelsea 3/27/1848, Burill Potter Coates (Twin) 2/26/1794-died 12/10/1820, John Brown Coates 2/26/1794-died 10/26/1868, Lois Coates 10/3/1796, Stephen Coates 1798)
Sarah Coates to born Lynn 5/20/1761- Died 4/1832- married in Chelsea Mass on 12/30/1793 to Benjamin Sargent they had the following children;(Lois Sargent 3/15/1795, Baby Boy Sargent 2/6/1802-died 2/6/1802)
Moses Coates born in Lynn Mass 1739- died in Roseboom NY around 6/24/1812. Married in Salisbury Conn. On 2/16/1768 to Mehitable Butler. In 1760 Moses enlisted at Wallingford conn and served in the French Indian wars with the 2nd rgt. raised by the Colony of Conn. Moses also fought in the revolutionary war alongside his brother in law. After his marriage Moses and Mehitable settled in Salisbury Conn until 1795, when they moved to Roseboom NY. On 6/12/1807 he assigned property to his son Salmon Coates for the care of his Daughter Lois Coates and son Moses Coates Jr. This may indicate these two were not able to care for themselves and required a guardian. Moses and Mehitable had the following children all born in Salisbury;
Lucy Coates 5/6/1769,
Joseph Coates in Salisbury Conn.5/3/1771- died Middle filed NY 6/3/1828, Married Elizabeth ? who died 7/8/1841. Joseph and Elizabeth had the following children; (Jerusha Coates 1797 Married Jacob L. Snyder, Jeremiah Coates 1799, Elbert Coates 9/24/1803 died Westford 11/14/1872, Lurana Coates 1805, Daniel Coates 1807, Joseph Coates 1809, Ambrose Coates 1811)
Salmon Coates born in Salisbury 2/11/1773- Died Cherry Valley NY 1/26/1857, Married twice, first to Sarah Marks born 3/25/1779-died 7/15/1821, second marriage to Anne Sherman born 1780. Salmon and Sarah had the following children all born in Roseboom NY; (Royal Coates 1897-died 2/12/1871, Horace Coates 1810 died 9/31/1850, Charles Coates 1807, Norman Coates 1808-married Germaine Boyce of Madison, Sarah Coates 1812-1888) Salmon and Anne had the following children al born in Chelea;(baby girl Coates- died at birth, Salmon Coates Jr. 7/15/1824-9/18/1917)
Betsy Coates 4/26/1775,
Sally Coates 3/28/1777,
Lois Coates 11/29/1779,
Esther Coates 8/3/1783,
Moses Coates Jr. born in Salisbury 2/17/1785 Died Roseboom NY 4/6/1868 Married Amy Marks born near Albany NY- died 7/21/1859, daughter of John Marks and Amy Reynolds. Moses and Amy had the following children born in Roseboom NY; (Stephen Coates 12/1/1807-2/8/1883 never married, Mehitable Coates 11/15/1809-1/31/1883, Harmen Coates 1813-5/6/1867, Amy Coates 1821, Lester Coates 9/16/1823-10/21/1887, Henrietta Coates 1829 married John Holmes 1867)
John Coates born in Lynn Mas 1747 died in Middle field Mass. 1/19/1824. John Died penniless. He married in Wallingford Conn. On 12/7/1768 to Mehitable Way. Mehitable was born in Wallingford on 8/27/1744- died in Middlefield 7/18/1828. She was the daughter of John Way and Hannah Royce. John Coates served in the revolutionary war on the Mass. Line and marched into Canada in 1776. In May 1782 he was sent to West Point with the 1st Mass. Regiment. John Coates moved to Wallingford with his parents in 1752, to Lenox Mass in 1772 and finally settled in Middlefield Mass in 1785. John and Mehitable had the following children;
Lois Coates born in Wallingford 12/2/1769- married Luther Leland of westfield,
Theodore Coates born Wallingford 10/14/1771- died Middlefiled 2/27/1836, married 1/28/1827 to Kesia Crowell who died 4/21/1827. Marreid a second time 1/15/1830 to Phebe Bassett of Stockbridge who died 3/2/1833. Theodore was a sawyer, owning a saw mill on Cole’s bank before 1800. He is said to have been a very large, portly man weighing about 250 pounds. He was called Thody by his friends and acquaintances. He had a large family of very large (portly) children all born in Middlefield to Theodore and Kesia; (Eunice Coates 8/11/1798 married near lebenon NY 10/14/1838 to Robert Johnson Dalton, Amanda Coates 4/14/1800-9/25/1800, Baby Coates 7/10/1801-7/11/1801, Freedom Coates 1/21/1802, Charles Coates 10/16/1804, Levi Lincoln Coates 10/22/1806-8/1836, Laura Keziah Coates 2/11/1809, Nancy Minerva Coates 10/22/1811, Hannah Coates 5/12/1814, Oliver Coates 4/29/1816-7/19/1832, Milton Coates 4/23/1824 )
James Coates born Middle field 10/23/1773- died Martinsburg NY 2/25/1855, Married 1/27/1803 to Polly Spencer born at East Haddam Conn. 8/25/1775-died martinsburgh 9/29/1810, daughter of Brigadier General John Spencer and Susannah White. Married a second time on 3/15/1813 to Nancy Coates born in Dunmerston Vermont 6/3/1788-10/27/1876, daughter of Phineas Coates and Rebecca Ward Gates . James settled in Martinsburgh NY in 1804, settling on West Road beside a roaring brook. The house he built was still standing in 1927. In the war of 1812 James served in Martinsburgh and was discharged at Sackets Harbor in 1814. James and Polly had the following children; (Sedgwick Coates born Middlefield Mass. 10/19/1803-Martinsburgh 10/5/1858, polly Coates born Martinsburgh 1805-2/8/1892 Married Henry Clay Peebles, Mable Coates 3/9/1808- Died Martinton Ill. 2/20/1903- married Chillus D. Peebles) James and Nancy had the following children;( Estelle Coates 1814-1/13/1898-married Edward S. Peebles, James Monroe Coates 12/26/1818-6/13/1910 married 1849 Cornelia Burk of Redfield who died 9/19/1900 they had one child- Franklin Coates 1852-1872, Amos Wayne Coates 1823-married 2/20/1849 Eliza Van Dreison one child Eli N. Coates 1853, Earl Coates 1/20/1826-3/12/1843
John Coates Jr. born Middlefield 3/26/1776, Married Chloe ? who died 4/3/1813. Married a second time in West Springfield 4/15/1815 to Lucy Miller born 1766 daughter of David Miller. John and Chloe had the following children born in Middlefield; ( Almira Coates 11/17/1806, Hiram Coates 3/26/1809-11/21/1827
Mehitable Coates born Middlefield 1/5/1779- died 7/13/1781,
Hannahway Coates born Middlefield 4/8/1781- died martinsburgh NY 8/26/1861- married 1/6/1803 Nathaniel Babcock of westfield,
Electa Coates born Middlefield 1/3/1785,
Chauncy Coates born Middlefield 1/28/1788- died Oswego NY 3/8/1861 married in Middlefield Mass. 12/28/1813 to Mary Pease born 1/10/1790-7/17/1876 daughter of Isreal Pease and Mary Pease. Chauncy moved to Oswego NY in 1814 and settled in Fruit Valley. Chauncy and Mary had the following children all born in Oswego; (Spencer Coates 10/19/1814 married 4/23/1853 Margaret Nickolson Spencer was a resident of Iowa 1877, Lyman Coates 7/31/1816-8/2/1890 married 12/27/1848 Aurora B. Walker born in Syracuse NY 9/21/1825-daughter of Alva Walker and Vesta Whitcomb, sister of Dr. Mary Walker of Civil War fame- (see previous post)Lymann and Aurora had one child Vesta L. Coates 11/4/1851-1920 married Charles W. Fenske, Warren Coates 6/24/181807/21/1899 Married 2/20/1849 Sabrina Wiltsi, Mary E. Coates 11/2/1820-2/19/1872 married 3/25/1849 William Pease.)
Robert Coates Jr. son Caleb Coates had the following children:
Christopher Coates born in Stonington Conn. 9/13/1720- died near Galway NY before 1790, married in Stonington 4/14/1748 to Thankful Pendleton. Thankful was born in Westley Rhode Island 7/14/1725 to James Pendleton and Elizabeth Brown. Thankful died after 1789. Christopher and Thankful had the following children all born in Stonington Mass.;
Benjamin Coates 11/14/1748- died in Pompey NY 12/25/1839,
Zipporah Coates 11/14/1750,
Mary Coates 8/19/1753,
Caleb Coates 9/10/1755- died in Farmington NY after 1828, married Mahetable ?. Caleb fought in the revolutionary war in various locations throughout New England. On 12/6/1786 he leased a farm at East Manor Albany County NY . In 1808 he moved from Farmington. Caleb abd Mehetable had the following children ;( Allen Coates Born in Renns. county NY 1008- Manchester NY 9/16/1880 while on a visit from Kalamazoo Michigan., James Coates born in Conn. 1781- Manchester 1862)
Joseph Coates 11/12/1756- died Richfield NY 3/31/1828, Married 2/1783 to Sarah ? born 7/2/1764-9/1846. Joseph served in the revolutionary war and was sent home as an invalid. He and Sarah had the following children;(Alanson Coates born in Saratoga NY 5/6/1788-Truxton NY 9/19/1865, Sarah Coates 9/14/1790-9/1835- married Seymore Luce, Polly Coates 3/18/1794-12/29/1828, Elizabeth Coates 4/6/1799-Madison Indiana 3/26/1852 married in Elmira NY 2/17/1835 to Hervey Wheeler as a second wife- no children, Electa Coates 2/5/1802 married Joseph Greenleaf, Joseph Coates 6/18/1804-Exeter Ny 2/12/1888)
Desire Coates 1/7/1761,
Zebulon Coates born in Stonington 7/20/1763- died Olcott NY 10/2/1849, married Mary ? who died 11/27/1840. Served on board ship during the revolutionary war, received a pension granted 4/5/1837 and sent to son Joseph Coates in Lockport NY. Following the war Zebulon lived at Ballston Otsego NY, Pompey and Wilson NY and finally settled in Olcott NY. Zebulon and Mary had the following children; (Fredrick Coates 1786-11/8/1835, Joseph Coates 1788, Asa Coates 1/23/1800-7/19/1880)
Christopher Coates Jr. 12/5/1765- died Otselic NY 12/9/1838. Christopher fought in the revolutionary war until 1/1784 when he was discharged. He married but wife’s name is as yet unknown. He moved to Otselic NY and had several children, again the names are unknown at this time save for 1 son, Benjamin, who signed a deposition in Lockport NY requesting Christopher’s pension, indicating he was the last surviving child on 6/15/1839. Benjamin Coates was born 1788- died in Pompey NY 4/4/1876
Amos Coates born in Stonington Conn. 4/7/1724- died before 1768- married in Stonington 1/2/1752 to Beulah Bill. Beulah was born in Lebanon Conn. 4/30/1730 to Ebenezer Bill and Patience Ingraham. Following Amos death she married a second time on 2/4/1768 to Abner Hill.Amos Coates fought in the French Indian war of 1757. He and Beulah had one child; Abigail Coates born Lebenon 3/18/1753.
Robert Coates Jr. son Hezekiah had the following children:
Bartholomew Coates born in Stonington Conn. 7/11/1744- died there in 1795. Married freelove Frink. They had the following children all born in Stonington Conn;
Ambrose Coates 1765- died in Voluntown 10/2/179l married Lucy Partelow. Ambrose and lucy Coates lived in Plainfield NY 1805 and Friendship NY 1828.,
Hezekiah Coates 1767- married Mary Cranall daughter of Amos Crandell and Elizabeth Brown. Mary married a second time to Allen Jones,
Freelove Coates 1769,
Edmond Coates 10/10/1771- died Wellsville Ny 8/4/1830,married 9/17/1791 to Margaret Frasier born 8/20/1769-3/16/1844. Edmond lived in Otsego county NY until he moved to Friendship in 1828. Edmond and Margaret had the following children; (Ruby Coates 1/31/1793-8/11/1835 married 6/4/1809 Joshua Nobles, Spencer Coates 8/2/1794-1/6/1795, Betsey Coates 10/4/1795-6/1/1875 married cousin Samuel Coates who died 5/3/1878, Ruth Coates 4/1/1797-1/5/1798, Edmond Coates Jr. 9/28/1798-10/14/1881 married 9/8/1821 Catherine Burns, Hulda Coates 8/6/1800-6/5/1871 married Samuel Story, Abigail Coates 2/11/1802-4/21/1871 married 3/2/1826 Job Briggs, Joseph Coates 9/4/1804-8/6/1864 married 2/26/1826 Elizabeth Rawson, Benjamin Franklin Coates 9/4/1804-8/29/1881 married 4/4/1841 Lois Whitford of Rodman NY, Hiram Coates 5/26/1806-10/24/1806, Stephen F. Coates 10/23/1807-9/18/1864 married 12/22/1833 Catherine Thomas who died 10/8/1873, Seth Coates 8/16/1809 died in infancy, Nelson P. Coates 12/22/1812, Hannah Coates 3/8/1814-Died Portage Wisconsin 12/29/1881 married 10/2/1835 Minor Wilson)
Patty Coates 1773,
Asahel Coates 1775 Married in Stonington 2/11/1796 to Susan Champlain of Hopkentown, Esther Coates 1779,
Anne Coates 1781,
Grace Coates 1783,
Abigail Coates 1785,
Bartholomew Coates Jr. 1788- died New berlin NY 11/7/1832 ( Bartholomew married, wife unknown and had several children, all unnamed in his will)
Robert Coates Jr. Son Robert III had the following children;
Timothy Coates born in Stonington Conn in 1750- died in Elkland Pa. after 1810 married 1780 to Content Stewart born in Stonington 6/6/1754, daughter of William J. Stewart and Elizabeth Stevens. Timothy fought in the revolutionary war, moving to Otsego County NY during the war and settling in Tioga Pa before 1790. Timothy and Content had the following children;
Fredrick Coates 1781 married? Bless
Timothy Coates 1782-1844 married Lovina Boyce
Harriet Coates 1786-1844 married Amasa Culver
Lintsford Coates 1788 -7/8/1864 married MaryAnn Taylor
Polly Coates 1790 married JamesCarpenter
Betsy Coates 1792 married Robert Jay
Sabra Coates1794-1846 married James Daily
Sarah Elizabeth Coates 1795-1853 died in Brookfield PA Married 1821 Samuel Tubbs. Married a second time to John Mascho
These have been the children and grandchildren of Robert Coates Jr. who moved his family to Stonington Conn. We will return to them a little later to finish up the Connecticut branch of the Robert Coates family.
Robert Coats Jr. moved his family to Stonington Conn. His son William Coates had the following children all in Stonington New London Conn.:
William Coates Jr. born 11/31/1724 died in Stonington Conn in 1784. He died penniless. On 9/28/1742 william married Anstrase Gray, daughter of Edward Gray and Elizabeth Peabody. Elizabeth Peabody was said to be descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of the Mayflower. William is thought to have pledged 4,000 pounds sterling silver to the continental Congress to purchase supplies for the army during a critical period in the revolution.
William and Elizabeth had the following children;
Hannah Coates born 1743,
William Coates III born in Lebanon Conn. 4/14/1745- died in Burlington NY 9/7/1821 at the age of 74, Married Zipporah Palmer born in Stonington 3/31/1747-died after 1803, daughter of Joseph Palmer and Zipporah Billings. William served as a drummer in the revolutionary war. William and Zipporah had the following children ;( Billings Coates 5/29/1779- died Springfield NY 2/21/1834, William Coates Jr. 1773 married Susannah? Moved the Hector NY, Aiden Coates 1775 married Jerusha ?, Corey Coates 1777, Palmer Coates 1779, Rufus Coates 1781)
John Coates born Lebanon Conn. 6/15/1749- died before 1790, Married in Stonington Conn 11/29/1770 to Elizabeth Stewart. Elizabeth was born 10/7/1747 to William Stewart Jr. and Elizabeth Stevens. John and Elizabeth had the following children ;(John Coates 3/10/1771- died in Pharsalia NY 1/18/1859, Gilbert Coates 8/11/1773, Elisha Coates 12/12/1775, Betsey Coates 2/5/1777, Sanford Coates 7/6/1779, Hannah Coates 1/5/1782, Anna Coates 6/5/1784)
Anna Coates born Lebanon Conn. 6/15/1749- married 9/25/1774 to William Stewart. Anna and William Stewart had the following children; (William Stewart Jr. 5/10/1775, Anna Stewart 9/24/1777, Phebe Stewart 3/23/1782, Daniel Stewart, Hannah Stewart ),
Edward Coates born Lebanon 10/15/1751- died 12/18/1751,
Thomas Coates born 1752- died in Hyde Park Vermont 10/11/1814, Married in Stonington on 11/12/1775 to Lois Brown. Lois died in Morris town Vermont 8/1844. She married a second time on 2/1/1820 to Jonathan Delano who died 4/16/1835. Thomas Coates served in the revolutionary war in Roxbury Mass and also in Rhode Island.. His children were born in Stonington Conn. In 6/1788 he moved his family to Stephentown NY and later to Vermont. Thomas and Lois had the following children;(Thomas Coates 11/12/1777- died Morristown NY 5/21/1866, Lois Coates 1/1/1780 married an Ellsworth, Polly Coates 1782 married a Noble, Anstes Coates 1784 married in Harland Vermont to Isaac Billings, Hannah Coates 1790 married a Gates, Prentice Coates 1792 married Jane?. Prentice lived in Diana NY from 1850-1865)
Marey Coates born 1754,
Phebe Coates born 1756.
John Coates born at Stonington New London Conn. 7/8/1725- died there 5/22/1811 at age 85. John Married Anna Gray 12/4/1749. Anna was born in Little Compton Rhode Island on 3/14/1731- died in Stonington Conn. 1/10/1806 at age 74, she was the daughter of Edward Gray and Elizabeth Peabody, sister of William Coates Wife Anstras Gray. John and Anna had the following children all born in Stonington Conn.;
Thomas Coates born 10/14/1750 died 2/28/1753,
Edward Coates born 1/15/1753- died 1/28/1840, Married Eunice Brown. Eunice was born 1757 and died 4/27/1817. She was the daughter of Capt. Daniel Brown and his second wife Abigail Crory. Edward served in the revolutionary war in Roxbury and for 3 month outside of NY city in the fall of 1776. Edward and Eunice had the following children all born in Stonington ;(Eunice Coates 10/31/1781- married 1/12/1804 to George Williams, Lucy Coates 6/20/1784- married 9/27/1807 to Amos Williams, Edward Coates Jr. 12/12/1786, Catherine Coates 6/12/1794)
Asahel Coates born 9/8/1755-died in childhood,
Elizabeth Coates born 11/6/1756- died 3/3/1756-died 3/3/1795 married Lemuel Smith on 8/13/1780, they had the following children ( Lemuel Smith Jr. born 6/27/1781, Betsy Smith born 9/28/1783, Rebeccah Smith born 5/6/1786, John Smith born 11/9/1789, Erastus Smith born 8/1/1792),
Rebeccah Coates born 5/28/1759- married Stephen Kinney on 12/13/1786 They had the following children:(Rebeccah Kinney born 5/19/1783, John Kinney born 1/21/1794),
Amos Coates born 10/17/1761- died in Sterling Conn. 1/18/1840, Married at Stonington to Anna Peabody born 7/31/1766- died in Sterling Conn. 9/14/1884, daughter of Samuel Peabody and Abigail Bond. Amos served as a drummer in the evolutionary war. Amos and Anna had the following children, all born in Stonington; (Amos Coates Jr. 5/21/1784, Ramsford Coates 7/*7/1786, Anna Coates 8/16/1788, Rebecca Coates 2/16/1791- marreid at Sterling 12/31/1815 to Archibald Douglas of Voluntown., Elias Coates 4/2/1793 died Colcester 12/6/1855, Silas Coates 4/2/1793 ( twin) died in Edmester NY 1868, Betsey Coates 8/6/1795 died in Sterling 1/2/1877, Lucretia Coates 4/11/1798 married 10/12/1822 to Jabez Chesebrough, Erastus Coates 10/11/1800- died Sterling 4/14/1847, Sally Palmer Coates (twin) 6/19/1803- died 1856, Sophia Breed Coates 6/19/1803 died 1/8/1889, Celesta Coates 11/16/1809 married 11/5/1828 to Benjamin Tuckerman, John Noyes Coates 8/11/1809 died Sterling 8/30/1845, Alfred Washinton Coates 7/18/1813 became a doctor died in Mystic Conn. 10/27/1880)
Rubine Coates born 3/18/1764- married Gilbert Palmer on 3/28/1784 they had the following children ( Polly Palmer 8/10/1786, Gilbert Palmer 7/13/1788, Anna Gilbert 11/28/1790, Phebe Gilbert 6/16/1793, Betsy Gilbert 9/8/1795),
David Coates born 12/17/1766-died 11/2/1853,Married Molly Brown born 8/29/1766- died 3/14/1837 daughter of Christopher Brown and Margaret Holmes. David was a selectman of north Stonington and a Town Rep. in 1812, 1817 and 1833. David and Molly had the following children , all born in Stonington;(David Coates 1/4/1789- died 12/18/1834, Asher Coates 10/26/1790-1/18/1827, Ansel Coates 3/14/1794-1/10/1861, Polly Coates 2/28/1799 died in Rochester NY 3/1850, Clarissa Coates 6/16/1801-died Albion NY 5/14/1893, Lucy Palmer Coates 7/22/1806- died in Albion NY 5/10/1893. Married 2/9/1843 to Austin Wheeler, John Calvin Coates 11/1/1811-10/30/1891)
Oliver Coates born 6/24/1769- died Norwich Conn 7/24/1847 Married Lucy Woodward on 12/27/1795. She died 5/15/1843. Oliver and Lucy had the following children; (Harriet Coates 1/7/1797 married 1/8/1824 Edmund Smith, Matilda Coates 3/12/1800 married in Canterbury 9/9/1822 Lemuel Smith, Giles Kinney Coates born in Preston 7/24/1805 died in Norwich 1891)
Russell Coates, born 10/15/1771- died Norwich 3/31/1853. Married 11/20/1796 to Esther Brown born 11/22/1776-died 2/12/1840. Russell and Esther had the following children;(Lucy Coates 11/12/1790, Philrua Coates 1801 Married in Franklin on 3/31/1822 to David Hartshern, Almira Coates 11/22/1804- died in Darien NY 12/12/1883 married Guerdon Hartsheen., Russell Coates Jr. 1806-4/1878)
Lucretia Coates born 4/3/1774- married Daniel Brown Jr. of Jerusalem NY. They had the following children ;( Alfred Brown 1798, Anna Brown 1805, Mary Brown 1818).
Robert Coates Jr.'s son Joseph Coates had the following children, all born in Essex county Mass.
Philip Coates born 1729 Married in Boston on 12/12/1750 to Ruth Pratt. Philip served in the French and Indian wars in expeditions to Canada and the Maine frontier. Philip and Ruth had the following children; Stephen Coates born in Malden 2/22/1753 married in Lynn Mass 12/3/1777 to Sarah Stone. During the revolution Stephen served at Cambridge, Winter Hill and with General Washington in the Jerseys. He was taken to Philadelphia Pa. ill in November of 1776. There he was quartered with Henry Hallowell and Charles Florence. The three men left the city together in the winter of 1776/1777 and tried to reach Lynn Mass. Mr.’s Florence and Hallowell fell ill along the way. Stephen Coates went on alone, ill and on foot. He eventually made it back to Lynn Mass. Stephen and Ruth Coates had the following children;
Ruth Coates born Lynn mass 8/14/1780- died 9/11/1800,
William Coates born Lynn 4/8/1756. He served as a minute man during the revolution and also in the NY campaign and the retreat across the Jerseys.,
Phillip Coates born Lynn 9/16/1758- Died Chelsea Mass. 10/1810, Phillip died penniless. He was married in Boston 9/9/1784 to Ruth potter born in Lynn 7/19/1765 died in Boston 2/27/1803, daughter of Benjamin Potter and Hannah Brown. Philip married a second time at Chelsea on 4/9/1809 to Mary Wait born 10/15/1769 died 10/22/1844, daughter of Joseph Wait and Mary? Philip fought in the revolutionary war. He and Ruth had the following children, all born in Lynn; (Mehitable Coates called Hittty 3/28/1784- married 3/25/1804 to Ephraim Rhodes, William Coates 1/3/1787 died Chelsea 3/27/1848, Burill Potter Coates (Twin) 2/26/1794-died 12/10/1820, John Brown Coates 2/26/1794-died 10/26/1868, Lois Coates 10/3/1796, Stephen Coates 1798)
Sarah Coates to born Lynn 5/20/1761- Died 4/1832- married in Chelsea Mass on 12/30/1793 to Benjamin Sargent they had the following children;(Lois Sargent 3/15/1795, Baby Boy Sargent 2/6/1802-died 2/6/1802)
Moses Coates born in Lynn Mass 1739- died in Roseboom NY around 6/24/1812. Married in Salisbury Conn. On 2/16/1768 to Mehitable Butler. In 1760 Moses enlisted at Wallingford conn and served in the French Indian wars with the 2nd rgt. raised by the Colony of Conn. Moses also fought in the revolutionary war alongside his brother in law. After his marriage Moses and Mehitable settled in Salisbury Conn until 1795, when they moved to Roseboom NY. On 6/12/1807 he assigned property to his son Salmon Coates for the care of his Daughter Lois Coates and son Moses Coates Jr. This may indicate these two were not able to care for themselves and required a guardian. Moses and Mehitable had the following children all born in Salisbury;
Lucy Coates 5/6/1769,
Joseph Coates in Salisbury Conn.5/3/1771- died Middle filed NY 6/3/1828, Married Elizabeth ? who died 7/8/1841. Joseph and Elizabeth had the following children; (Jerusha Coates 1797 Married Jacob L. Snyder, Jeremiah Coates 1799, Elbert Coates 9/24/1803 died Westford 11/14/1872, Lurana Coates 1805, Daniel Coates 1807, Joseph Coates 1809, Ambrose Coates 1811)
Salmon Coates born in Salisbury 2/11/1773- Died Cherry Valley NY 1/26/1857, Married twice, first to Sarah Marks born 3/25/1779-died 7/15/1821, second marriage to Anne Sherman born 1780. Salmon and Sarah had the following children all born in Roseboom NY; (Royal Coates 1897-died 2/12/1871, Horace Coates 1810 died 9/31/1850, Charles Coates 1807, Norman Coates 1808-married Germaine Boyce of Madison, Sarah Coates 1812-1888) Salmon and Anne had the following children al born in Chelea;(baby girl Coates- died at birth, Salmon Coates Jr. 7/15/1824-9/18/1917)
Betsy Coates 4/26/1775,
Sally Coates 3/28/1777,
Lois Coates 11/29/1779,
Esther Coates 8/3/1783,
Moses Coates Jr. born in Salisbury 2/17/1785 Died Roseboom NY 4/6/1868 Married Amy Marks born near Albany NY- died 7/21/1859, daughter of John Marks and Amy Reynolds. Moses and Amy had the following children born in Roseboom NY; (Stephen Coates 12/1/1807-2/8/1883 never married, Mehitable Coates 11/15/1809-1/31/1883, Harmen Coates 1813-5/6/1867, Amy Coates 1821, Lester Coates 9/16/1823-10/21/1887, Henrietta Coates 1829 married John Holmes 1867)
John Coates born in Lynn Mas 1747 died in Middle field Mass. 1/19/1824. John Died penniless. He married in Wallingford Conn. On 12/7/1768 to Mehitable Way. Mehitable was born in Wallingford on 8/27/1744- died in Middlefield 7/18/1828. She was the daughter of John Way and Hannah Royce. John Coates served in the revolutionary war on the Mass. Line and marched into Canada in 1776. In May 1782 he was sent to West Point with the 1st Mass. Regiment. John Coates moved to Wallingford with his parents in 1752, to Lenox Mass in 1772 and finally settled in Middlefield Mass in 1785. John and Mehitable had the following children;
Lois Coates born in Wallingford 12/2/1769- married Luther Leland of westfield,
Theodore Coates born Wallingford 10/14/1771- died Middlefiled 2/27/1836, married 1/28/1827 to Kesia Crowell who died 4/21/1827. Marreid a second time 1/15/1830 to Phebe Bassett of Stockbridge who died 3/2/1833. Theodore was a sawyer, owning a saw mill on Cole’s bank before 1800. He is said to have been a very large, portly man weighing about 250 pounds. He was called Thody by his friends and acquaintances. He had a large family of very large (portly) children all born in Middlefield to Theodore and Kesia; (Eunice Coates 8/11/1798 married near lebenon NY 10/14/1838 to Robert Johnson Dalton, Amanda Coates 4/14/1800-9/25/1800, Baby Coates 7/10/1801-7/11/1801, Freedom Coates 1/21/1802, Charles Coates 10/16/1804, Levi Lincoln Coates 10/22/1806-8/1836, Laura Keziah Coates 2/11/1809, Nancy Minerva Coates 10/22/1811, Hannah Coates 5/12/1814, Oliver Coates 4/29/1816-7/19/1832, Milton Coates 4/23/1824 )
James Coates born Middle field 10/23/1773- died Martinsburg NY 2/25/1855, Married 1/27/1803 to Polly Spencer born at East Haddam Conn. 8/25/1775-died martinsburgh 9/29/1810, daughter of Brigadier General John Spencer and Susannah White. Married a second time on 3/15/1813 to Nancy Coates born in Dunmerston Vermont 6/3/1788-10/27/1876, daughter of Phineas Coates and Rebecca Ward Gates . James settled in Martinsburgh NY in 1804, settling on West Road beside a roaring brook. The house he built was still standing in 1927. In the war of 1812 James served in Martinsburgh and was discharged at Sackets Harbor in 1814. James and Polly had the following children; (Sedgwick Coates born Middlefield Mass. 10/19/1803-Martinsburgh 10/5/1858, polly Coates born Martinsburgh 1805-2/8/1892 Married Henry Clay Peebles, Mable Coates 3/9/1808- Died Martinton Ill. 2/20/1903- married Chillus D. Peebles) James and Nancy had the following children;( Estelle Coates 1814-1/13/1898-married Edward S. Peebles, James Monroe Coates 12/26/1818-6/13/1910 married 1849 Cornelia Burk of Redfield who died 9/19/1900 they had one child- Franklin Coates 1852-1872, Amos Wayne Coates 1823-married 2/20/1849 Eliza Van Dreison one child Eli N. Coates 1853, Earl Coates 1/20/1826-3/12/1843
John Coates Jr. born Middlefield 3/26/1776, Married Chloe ? who died 4/3/1813. Married a second time in West Springfield 4/15/1815 to Lucy Miller born 1766 daughter of David Miller. John and Chloe had the following children born in Middlefield; ( Almira Coates 11/17/1806, Hiram Coates 3/26/1809-11/21/1827
Mehitable Coates born Middlefield 1/5/1779- died 7/13/1781,
Hannahway Coates born Middlefield 4/8/1781- died martinsburgh NY 8/26/1861- married 1/6/1803 Nathaniel Babcock of westfield,
Electa Coates born Middlefield 1/3/1785,
Chauncy Coates born Middlefield 1/28/1788- died Oswego NY 3/8/1861 married in Middlefield Mass. 12/28/1813 to Mary Pease born 1/10/1790-7/17/1876 daughter of Isreal Pease and Mary Pease. Chauncy moved to Oswego NY in 1814 and settled in Fruit Valley. Chauncy and Mary had the following children all born in Oswego; (Spencer Coates 10/19/1814 married 4/23/1853 Margaret Nickolson Spencer was a resident of Iowa 1877, Lyman Coates 7/31/1816-8/2/1890 married 12/27/1848 Aurora B. Walker born in Syracuse NY 9/21/1825-daughter of Alva Walker and Vesta Whitcomb, sister of Dr. Mary Walker of Civil War fame- (see previous post)Lymann and Aurora had one child Vesta L. Coates 11/4/1851-1920 married Charles W. Fenske, Warren Coates 6/24/181807/21/1899 Married 2/20/1849 Sabrina Wiltsi, Mary E. Coates 11/2/1820-2/19/1872 married 3/25/1849 William Pease.)
Robert Coates Jr. son Caleb Coates had the following children:
Christopher Coates born in Stonington Conn. 9/13/1720- died near Galway NY before 1790, married in Stonington 4/14/1748 to Thankful Pendleton. Thankful was born in Westley Rhode Island 7/14/1725 to James Pendleton and Elizabeth Brown. Thankful died after 1789. Christopher and Thankful had the following children all born in Stonington Mass.;
Benjamin Coates 11/14/1748- died in Pompey NY 12/25/1839,
Zipporah Coates 11/14/1750,
Mary Coates 8/19/1753,
Caleb Coates 9/10/1755- died in Farmington NY after 1828, married Mahetable ?. Caleb fought in the revolutionary war in various locations throughout New England. On 12/6/1786 he leased a farm at East Manor Albany County NY . In 1808 he moved from Farmington. Caleb abd Mehetable had the following children ;( Allen Coates Born in Renns. county NY 1008- Manchester NY 9/16/1880 while on a visit from Kalamazoo Michigan., James Coates born in Conn. 1781- Manchester 1862)
Joseph Coates 11/12/1756- died Richfield NY 3/31/1828, Married 2/1783 to Sarah ? born 7/2/1764-9/1846. Joseph served in the revolutionary war and was sent home as an invalid. He and Sarah had the following children;(Alanson Coates born in Saratoga NY 5/6/1788-Truxton NY 9/19/1865, Sarah Coates 9/14/1790-9/1835- married Seymore Luce, Polly Coates 3/18/1794-12/29/1828, Elizabeth Coates 4/6/1799-Madison Indiana 3/26/1852 married in Elmira NY 2/17/1835 to Hervey Wheeler as a second wife- no children, Electa Coates 2/5/1802 married Joseph Greenleaf, Joseph Coates 6/18/1804-Exeter Ny 2/12/1888)
Desire Coates 1/7/1761,
Zebulon Coates born in Stonington 7/20/1763- died Olcott NY 10/2/1849, married Mary ? who died 11/27/1840. Served on board ship during the revolutionary war, received a pension granted 4/5/1837 and sent to son Joseph Coates in Lockport NY. Following the war Zebulon lived at Ballston Otsego NY, Pompey and Wilson NY and finally settled in Olcott NY. Zebulon and Mary had the following children; (Fredrick Coates 1786-11/8/1835, Joseph Coates 1788, Asa Coates 1/23/1800-7/19/1880)
Christopher Coates Jr. 12/5/1765- died Otselic NY 12/9/1838. Christopher fought in the revolutionary war until 1/1784 when he was discharged. He married but wife’s name is as yet unknown. He moved to Otselic NY and had several children, again the names are unknown at this time save for 1 son, Benjamin, who signed a deposition in Lockport NY requesting Christopher’s pension, indicating he was the last surviving child on 6/15/1839. Benjamin Coates was born 1788- died in Pompey NY 4/4/1876
Amos Coates born in Stonington Conn. 4/7/1724- died before 1768- married in Stonington 1/2/1752 to Beulah Bill. Beulah was born in Lebanon Conn. 4/30/1730 to Ebenezer Bill and Patience Ingraham. Following Amos death she married a second time on 2/4/1768 to Abner Hill.Amos Coates fought in the French Indian war of 1757. He and Beulah had one child; Abigail Coates born Lebenon 3/18/1753.
Robert Coates Jr. son Hezekiah had the following children:
Bartholomew Coates born in Stonington Conn. 7/11/1744- died there in 1795. Married freelove Frink. They had the following children all born in Stonington Conn;
Ambrose Coates 1765- died in Voluntown 10/2/179l married Lucy Partelow. Ambrose and lucy Coates lived in Plainfield NY 1805 and Friendship NY 1828.,
Hezekiah Coates 1767- married Mary Cranall daughter of Amos Crandell and Elizabeth Brown. Mary married a second time to Allen Jones,
Freelove Coates 1769,
Edmond Coates 10/10/1771- died Wellsville Ny 8/4/1830,married 9/17/1791 to Margaret Frasier born 8/20/1769-3/16/1844. Edmond lived in Otsego county NY until he moved to Friendship in 1828. Edmond and Margaret had the following children; (Ruby Coates 1/31/1793-8/11/1835 married 6/4/1809 Joshua Nobles, Spencer Coates 8/2/1794-1/6/1795, Betsey Coates 10/4/1795-6/1/1875 married cousin Samuel Coates who died 5/3/1878, Ruth Coates 4/1/1797-1/5/1798, Edmond Coates Jr. 9/28/1798-10/14/1881 married 9/8/1821 Catherine Burns, Hulda Coates 8/6/1800-6/5/1871 married Samuel Story, Abigail Coates 2/11/1802-4/21/1871 married 3/2/1826 Job Briggs, Joseph Coates 9/4/1804-8/6/1864 married 2/26/1826 Elizabeth Rawson, Benjamin Franklin Coates 9/4/1804-8/29/1881 married 4/4/1841 Lois Whitford of Rodman NY, Hiram Coates 5/26/1806-10/24/1806, Stephen F. Coates 10/23/1807-9/18/1864 married 12/22/1833 Catherine Thomas who died 10/8/1873, Seth Coates 8/16/1809 died in infancy, Nelson P. Coates 12/22/1812, Hannah Coates 3/8/1814-Died Portage Wisconsin 12/29/1881 married 10/2/1835 Minor Wilson)
Patty Coates 1773,
Asahel Coates 1775 Married in Stonington 2/11/1796 to Susan Champlain of Hopkentown, Esther Coates 1779,
Anne Coates 1781,
Grace Coates 1783,
Abigail Coates 1785,
Bartholomew Coates Jr. 1788- died New berlin NY 11/7/1832 ( Bartholomew married, wife unknown and had several children, all unnamed in his will)
Robert Coates Jr. Son Robert III had the following children;
Timothy Coates born in Stonington Conn in 1750- died in Elkland Pa. after 1810 married 1780 to Content Stewart born in Stonington 6/6/1754, daughter of William J. Stewart and Elizabeth Stevens. Timothy fought in the revolutionary war, moving to Otsego County NY during the war and settling in Tioga Pa before 1790. Timothy and Content had the following children;
Fredrick Coates 1781 married? Bless
Timothy Coates 1782-1844 married Lovina Boyce
Harriet Coates 1786-1844 married Amasa Culver
Lintsford Coates 1788 -7/8/1864 married MaryAnn Taylor
Polly Coates 1790 married JamesCarpenter
Betsy Coates 1792 married Robert Jay
Sabra Coates1794-1846 married James Daily
Sarah Elizabeth Coates 1795-1853 died in Brookfield PA Married 1821 Samuel Tubbs. Married a second time to John Mascho
These have been the children and grandchildren of Robert Coates Jr. who moved his family to Stonington Conn. We will return to them a little later to finish up the Connecticut branch of the Robert Coates family.
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