"Ancestrees"

Samuel COATE ^{1 2 3 4}

  General Notes:

Samuel sold at least some of the land he inherited from his father to William Cornwall, Esq. of Hopewell Twp, Hunterdon Co., NJ, on Sept 23, 1729, recorded Sep 24, 1729. This is the same man that purchased Samuel's brother, William's land in Feb. of that same year that had also originally belonged to their father, Samuel. (C-2152)

I have seen two death dates for this Samuel. The first I can prove to be incorrect. There is a Samuel that died in 1728 in Yadkin, NC that has been thought by some to be him, but is not. According to Annette Nixon, that Samuel originally owned land called "The Experience" and had children named: John, Samuel, Henry, William and Charity. Charity married a Phineas Runyon in 1792. Of course, Annette stated this Samuel's death date was 1728 in Yadkin, NC and the differences in the dates seem stretched. (C-1456) He absolutely is not the son Samuel of Amwell Twp. proved by a 1729 NJ deed where he is listed as the living son of the late Samuel Coate of Amwell Twp., NJ.

There is an administration on Jan. 28, 1735/6 for a Samuel whose brother, Marmaduke, was his administrator. He was from Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ and listed as a waterman. The inventory was conducted by Joseph Willits and Robert Willson. This fits our Samuel well, since he was the same profession as his father, living in the same township, with a brother Marmaduke. Robert Willson who helped with the inventory would have been the brother to Samuel's sister-in-law, Esther Willson. (C-253c, 1006, 1433) His administration is transcribed herein by Charlotte Coats Siercks. Estate of Samuel Coate M. Coate Adm of S. Coate, Inventory enclosed, Hunterdon Co New Jersey and the Adm acc't enclosed __________________________ Know all men by these presents that we Marmaduke Coate and Joseph Willitts of Bethlehem in the County of Hunterdon in New Jersey say Yeoman are held and firmly bound unto his excellency William Cosby Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Province of New Jersey New York in the sum of forty pounds current lawful money of America, to be paid to his said excellency his Successors or assigns. To the which payment well and truly to be made, we do bind us and every of us, our and every of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, dated the thirty first day of January in the ninth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain annoq; Doml 1735 The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden Marmaduke Coate administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of Samuel Coate late of Bethlehem township in the County of Hunterdon in New Jersey Waterman, deceased, do make or case to be made a true and perfect inventory of all singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands possessio or knowledge of the said Marmaduke Coate or into the hands of any other person or persons, for his use and the fame so made exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the registry of the prerogative court in the secretary's office of the province of New Jersey at or before the seventeenth day of April next ensuing and the same goods chattels and credits of the said deceased at the time of his death or which at any time after shall come to the hands or possession of the said Marmaduke Coate or unto the hands or possession of any other person or persons for his use do well and truly administer according to law, and further do make or case to be made a just and true account of his said administration at or before the thirty first day of January now next ensuing the date hereof ; and all the rest and upon the said administrators account the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge for the time being of the said prerogative court, shall deliver and pay unto such person or persons respectively as the said judge for the time being of the said court, by his decree or sentence, pursuant to the true intent and meaning of an act of Parliament made in the 22d and 23d years of the reign of King Charles the Second entitled An act for settling intestates estates, shall limit and appoint. And if is shall hereafter appear, that any last Will and Testament was made by the said deceased, and the said executor or executors therein named do exhibit the same into the said prerogative court, making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said Marmaduke Coate and deliver the said letters of administration (approbation of such Testament being first hand and made in the said Court) Then this obligation to be void and of none effect or else to remain in full force and verture. Marmaduke Coate Joseph Willitts, his mark Sealed and delivered in the presence of Joseph Moss ______________________________________________ The accompt of Marmaduke Coate of Bethlehem in the County of Hunterdon, yeoman administrator of all and singular the good rights and credits which were of Samuel Coate late of the same place, Waterman deceased as well of (?) for said to (?) of the goods of the said deceased as came to his hands to be administered as of and for his payor. (?) This accomplant chargeth himself Debtor This accomptant chargeth himself with all and singular the goods rights and credits of the said deceased mentioned and specified in an inventory and appraisement thereof made and exhibited into the registry of the prerogative court in the secretary's office of Burlington amounting by the said inventory appears to the sum of 10 - l There is a list of payments made amount them: To John Pursel for last illness and funeral, the appraisers of the estate, to the surrogate of Burlington for letters of administration, to accomptant for his trouble in riding to Burlington which took up (?) days the roads and weather being very bad, Balance of account 10 # 1P I exhibit the above accompant as true in substance in every (?) are (other (?) being accepted) this twenty seventh day of February 1735. Marmaduke Coate, Administrator The above Accompant being just and true and supported by authentic and proper numbers I have passed the same and caused it to be filed the 27 day of February 1735 Arch Home, Reg ________________________________ A true inventory of Samuel Coate deseased estate made by Joseph Willits and Robert Willson. both of the County of Hunterdon on this 28th day of January 1735
Apparel...........................................
10S Cow and calf and bell..............................
15# Mare..............................................
1# 30S Cart wheels....................................
10S Iron wave..................................,,....
1# Nails...........................................
9S 9P Chest and two bags.............................
8S Half a cow hide...............................
3S Wheat and rye .....................................
1# 5S Flax and Flax seed.............................
8S Fallow and beeffe .............................
6S 4P Wooden Wave.....................................
4S Sow ............................................

_______________10# 0S 1P Joseph Willits, his mark Robert Willson Joseph Willitts one of the appraisers of the above inventory being duly afffirmed did delare that the goods and chattels therein specified were by him appraised according to their just and ture respective rates and values in the best of his judgment and understanding and that he appraised all things that were broght ot his view for apprasimenet and that appraiser time Robert Wilson the toerh appraiser was present and in all things considered to the making thereof. Affirmed at Burlington the 31 day of January 1735 before me Joseph Ross, surrogate Marmaduke Coate admin of the goods rights and credits of Sam'l Coate deceased being duly affirmed did delare that the above writing contains a ture and perfect inventory of the godds chattels and credits of the said deceased so far as hath come to his knowledge and possion or to the possion of any other person for his use affirmed at Burlington the 31 day of January 1735 before me, Joseph Ross, Surrogate.

This Samuel might also be the one that is referred to as father in the following Pennsyslvania archives indenture instead: "This Indenture…2 John Henry Coats…and with the consent of his father Samuel Coats…John Humphries, Cordwainer, and his assigns…him the said John Humphries…nine years and seven months… Cordwainer… apparel… nine years and seven months, to teach him to read the Bible, to write and cipher the Rule of Three and at the expiration give him the usual freedom dues and a set of tools…dated 29th of May, in the 23rd
year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second, 1750."

  Noted events in his life were:

• Probate, 1/28/1736, , Hunterdon, NJ, USA. ⁷

• birth2 (conflicting), 3/1/1696, , Hunterdon, NJ. ⁸