John COATE^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1699 - Bef 1751  (52 years)

• Name	John COATE  [8, 9, 10, 11]
  Born	8 May 1699	, Bucks, PA   [1, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef Sep 1751	Kingwood, Hunterdon, NJ, USA   [11]
  Person ID	I289	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Samuel COATE, *,   b. 10 Jan 1670, Lambrook, Somerset, ENG ,   d. Bef 23 Dec 1723, Amwell Twp., Hunterdon, NJ, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Mary SAUNDERS,   b. 24 Jun 1672, of, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1733, Falls, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States  (Age 60 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1695	Falls M.M., Bucks, PA, USA   [13, 14]
  Family ID	F6156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown
  Children	1. Thomas COATES,   b. 8th da 1st mo 1717, Kingswood M.M., Hunterdon, NJ ,   d. 1780, Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 63 years)   2. Samuel COATE,   b. Abt 1718, , , NJ ,   d. Abt 1735, Bethlehem, Hunterdon, NJ  (Age ~ 17 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Esther DOUGHTY,   b. 17 Aug 1708, Amwell Twp., Hunterdon, NJ, USA ,   d. Aft 7 Apr 1742, Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA  (Age 33 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1727	Amwell Twp., Hunterdon, NJ, USA   [1, 2, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Jacob COATE,   b. 27 Jul 1728, Bethlehem, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Henry COATE,   b. 30 Aug 1730, , Hunterdon, NJ ,   d. 1787, , , NJ, USA  (Age 56 years)   3. John COATE,   b. 16 Feb 1732, Bethlehem, Hunterdon, NJ, USA ,   d. 25 Apr 1786, Of Burlington Co., NJ  (Age 54 years)   4. Amie Anne COATE,   b. 25 Mar 1735, Bethlehem, Hunterdon, NJ, USA ,   d. 19 Nov 1765, Springfield, Burlington, NJ  (Age 30 years)   5. Samuel COATE,   b. 11th da 11th mo 1737, Bethlehem, Hunterdon, NJ, USA ,   d. Aft 1742  (Age 6 years)   6. Daniel COATE,   b. 29 Aug 1739, Kingwood, Hunterdon, NJ, USA ,   d. 26 Oct 1802, Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, USA  (Age 63 years)   7. William COATE,   b. 1 Nov 1742, Kingwood, Hunterdon, NJ, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  John Coate received the tract of land across from "Wells Ferry" that crossed the Delaware River to the Province of Pennsylvania from his father Samuel in his will. He applied for and received a license from Gov. Burnet to operate a ferry in Amwell township, Hunterdon Co., NJ on his side of the Delaware on Apr 30, 1726. He is listed as owning a hotel at this crossing too. ("Ferry Tracts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey", p.602) In 1728, he sold 200 acres of this tract of land to John Purcell and another 30 acres on Augst 4, 1732. This same tract when resold in 1732 includes a course described as "a post standing by the Kings Road that leads to the ferry over the aforesaid River Delaware to John Wells." (C-1542) By 1732, he was listed as living in Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. (It was Bethlehem Twp. through at least 1741, then Kingwood and is now Franklin Township.) His property was a couple miles from Quakertown, NJ. It is likely that land that Josoph R. Mathews lived on according to "The Jerseyman". He no longer lived on it by 1743. The 1732 deed refers to a post in William Coates and in Henry Coates land (his brothers' land) (C-1499) Both he and Henry were members of Kingwood Friends Quaker Meeting. He voted in the 1738 elections for John Emley and Benj. Smith and was listed as living in Amwell Twp. at that time. He did not vote for a Jno. Coate also running in that election. By 1741, he is listed as a freeholder in Bethlehem Twp. , NJ again. That means that he owned at least 50 acres, cultivated at least 10 of them or if in a burrough, that he owned at least 3 acres and a home. (C-1824) John's death date is probably 1751. John Coate, Sr., Tavern Keeper of Kingwood Twp. left his estate to wife Esther, son Henry and other unnamed children in his will dated May 3, 1751. It was probated on Sept. 3, 1751. It is transcribed here by Charlotte Coats. "John Coate, May 5, 1751, of Kingwood Township, Hunterdon Co., tavern keeper; will of. Wife, Esther. children spoken of, but not by name, except son Henry, who and his mother are made executors. Witnesses-Nathaniel Leforge, James Brooks, John Simcock, sr. Proved Sept 10, 1751; Sept 3, 1751, inventory 368.16.3 pounds, incl. books; a silver spoon; bounds and book debts, 320 pounds; made by John Mullinner and Nathaniel Leforge. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol III, 1751-1760" (C-1p.166, 296, E) Bible records for this family exist in a Bible published in Edinburgh by Alexander Kinciad in the 1770's or 1780s. All the dates in it for this family were written in one hand, years after the dates actually occurred. (C-296) According to one Public Family Tree at ancestrees, John was born in Hempstead, Queens, New York instead. This is not where I've found the family living before at all, but am including it for further study.

  
  

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