Person:John Coats (13)

Farmer in North Newbald in 1823, according to Baines’ Directory. (GenUKI)

On 20 Aug 1829, John (age 48, a weaver), Helen (43), Thomas (19), John (16), Ann (14), Mary (11), Sarah (8) and James (3) arrived in New York on the ship Amelia. (New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850)

Founding members of Methodist church at White Pigeon in 1830, according to the local history.

On 4 Jan 1831, he purchased 168.6 acres in St. Joseph County, at Twp 7-S, R 11-W, section 31, PO Monroe, and two 80 acre plots in section 30. On 4 Jun 1833, he purchased another 80 acres in section 30, now PO White Pigeon Prairie. On 5 Nov 1833, he purchased 80 acres in section 20, and two 40 acre plots in section 17. On 2 Dec 1833, he purchased four plots (40, 80, 160, 40) in sections 9 and 20.

On 2 Dec 1833, Samuel Coats (b. 1800), purchased 80 acres in section 17. There was a Samuel Coats baptized in 1801 in North Newbald parish, with parents old enough to also have been John's parents, but there is no record of a John born around that time in the parish register.

Census

• 1830 St. Joes, MI: John Coats 1[James? u5] , 1m 15-20 [John], 2m 20-30 [Thomas, maybe Samuel?], 1m 40-50 [John] 002[10-15, Sarah+?]1[15-20]001[Ellen, 40-50] {online}
• 1840 St. Joes, MI: 1m 10-15 (James), 1m 50-60, 2f 20-30 (Ann, Mary), 1f 50-60 (p. 277 Florence, next to Henry and Thomas Broadley)

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 .

   Dreisbach, Margaret. Notes on Bingham family line, including unfinished Broadley family manuscript. Includes 1860 and 1870 Bremer County, IA census notes. Part in possession of JPM, part with Bob Dreisbach.

2. ↑ Find A Grave
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105740335.
3. ↑ age 67