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William Coker 1665–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1665

Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colony

Death Date: 1721

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, British Colony

Father: John Coker

Mother: Margaret Clay

Spouse(s): Margaret Cartwright, Jane Bennett, Mary Cartwright

Children(s): Rachel Coker, John Coker, Caleb Coker, Joseph Coker, James Coker, Thomas Coker, Bryan Coker, Byron Coker, Rachel Coker

In 1665, William Coker entered the world in Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colony, born to John Gentleman Coker And Margaret Allen Clay. William Coker married Jane Bennett, Margaret Cartwright, Mary Margaret Cartwright, and had children including Bryan Coker, Byron Coker, Caleb Coker, James Coker, John Coker, Joseph Coker, Rachel Coker, Rachel Elizabeth Coker, Thomas Coker. William Coker passed away in 1721 in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colony.

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Biography

  • In 1665, William Coker entered the world in Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colony, born to John Gentleman Coker And Margaret Allen Clay.
  • William Coker married Jane Bennett, Margaret Cartwright, Mary Margaret Cartwright, and had children including Bryan Coker, Byron Coker, Caleb Coker, James Coker, John Coker, Joseph Coker, Rachel Coker, Rachel Elizabeth Coker, Thomas Coker.
  • William Coker passed away in 1721 in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Coker's Ancestors

Self
William Coker
1665–1721
Birth Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colony
Parents
John Gentleman Coker
1641–1720
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Allen) Clay
1630–1721
Lawnes Creek Parrish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Coker
1610–1655
Mapowder, Dorset, , England
Elizabeth Bishop
1601–1640
Suffolk, England
William (Allen) Clay
1600–1655
England
Ann Nichols
1589–1660
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Coker
1561–1624
Amy Moldford
1576–1648
Sir Totteridge
1542–1597
Joan Goodwith
1542–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Coker
1520–1599
Edith Turberville
1518–1576

William Coker's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. Martha Slayden 1765–1833
        2. 2. Susannah (Rosamond) Slayden 1782–1834 m. John Jackson 1776– m. Hiram (Lawrence) Bankston 1777–1815 m. William Lee 1795–1842
        3. 3. Daniel Slayton 1756–1817 m. Elizabeth Hendrick 1774–1850 m. Susannah Clement 1754–1817 m. Sarah ("Sally") Isbell 1767–1808
        4. 4. Phebe Sladen 1764–1805 m. John (Edmond Henley) Jr 1765–1824
        5. 5. Arthur Slayton 1775–1862
        6. 6. Elisha Slaton 1779–1833
        7. 7. Willoughby Slayden 1773–1829 m. Milley Robinson –1803 m. Elizabeth Walker 1768–1824
        8. 8. John Slayden 1759–1835
        9. 9. Martha Slayden 1766–1883
        10. 10. Rachel Slayden 1768–
        11. 11. Sarah Slayden 1775–1801
        12. 12. Joseph Slayden 1777–1866
        13. 13. Susannah (Slayton) Slayden 1782–1803
        14. 14. Margaret Slayden 1784–1803
        15. 15. Samuel Slayden 1788–1822
    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

William Coker's Timeline

2 Records

1665
1665
Birth of William Coker in Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colony
Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colony
1721
1721
Age 56
Death of William Coker in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colony
Rowan, North Carolina, British Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colony
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1665; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, British Colony

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