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John Gentleman Coker 1641–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1641

Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1720

Death Location: Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia

Father: Thomas Coker

Mother: Elizabeth Bishop

Spouse(s): Margaret Clay

Children(s): William Coker

The story of John Gentleman Coker began in 1641 in Surry, North Carolina, USA. John Gentleman Coker married Margaret Allen Clay, and had children including William Coker. John Gentleman Coker passed away in 1720 in Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of John Gentleman Coker began in 1641 in Surry, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Gentleman Coker married Margaret Allen Clay, and had children including William Coker.
  • John Gentleman Coker passed away in 1720 in Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Coker's Ancestors

Self
John Coker
1641–1720
Birth Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Coker
1610–1655
Mapowder, Dorset, , England
Elizabeth Bishop
1601–1640
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Robert Coker
1561–1624
Mappowder, Dorset, , England,
Amy Moldford
1576–1648
Molton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Coker
1520–1599
Edith Turberville
1518–1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Coker
1474–1572
Elizabeth Beaumont
1478–1523
George Turberville
1492–1547
Lady Mathews
1496–1518

John Coker's Descendants

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John (Gentleman) Coker (18 Jul 1641–17 Jan 1720) m. Margaret (Allen) Clay (1630–12 Sep 1721)
  1. 1. William Coker 1665–1721 m. Margaret Cartwright 1664–1727 m. Jane Bennett 1643–1685 m. Mary (Margaret) Cartwright 1669–1692
    1. 1. Rachel (Elizabeth) Coker 1690–1788 m. Daniel Murfield 1680–1730
      1. 1. Rachel (Elizabeth Lawson) Murfield 1710–1788 m. Arthur (Elias) Slayden 1704–1787
        1. 1. William Slayden 1729–1730
        2. 2. John Slayden 1730–1817
        3. 3. Daniel (Henry) Slayden 1731–1806
        4. 4. William Slayden 1734–1813
        5. 5. Sarah Slayden 1735–1811
        6. 6. Martha Slayden 1738–1821
        7. 7. Benjamin Slayden 1739–1773
        8. 8. Joseph Slayden 1741–1819
        9. 9. Martha Slayden 1756–
        10. 10. Daniel Slayton 1756–1817
        11. 11. Sarah Slayden 1758–
        12. 12. William Slaydon 1755–
        13. 13. James ("Arthur") Slayden 1732–1803
        14. 14. Arthur (Elias) Slayden 1732–1803 m. Rosamond Pugh 1738–1808
      2. 2. William Slayden 1729–1815
      3. 3. Daniel (Henry) Slayden 1731–1806
      4. 4. Arthur Slayden 1732–1803
      5. 5. Sarah Slayden 1735–1811
      6. 6. Martha Slayden 1738–1821
    2. 2. John Coker 1690–1759
    3. 3. Caleb Coker 1685–1748
    4. 4. Joseph Coker 1700–1737
    5. 5. James Coker 1695–
    6. 6. Thomas Coker 1700–
    7. 7. Bryan Coker 1693–1748
    8. 8. Byron Coker 1685–1685
    9. 9. Rachel Coker 1710–1788

John Coker's Timeline

2 Records

1641
18 Jul 1641
Birth of John Gentleman Coker in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA
1720
17 Jan 1720
Age 79
Death of John Gentleman Coker in Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia
Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1641
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 565.014; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8820.431; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of VA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8820.431; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1636; Page Number: 77

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1720
    Event Place: Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia

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