Charles Coker Sr. (abt. 1751 - 1804)

Born about 1751 in Virginia

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Descendants

Died 1804 at about age 53 in Knob Creek, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Charles was born in 1740. He passed away in 1799.^[1]

Our Coker Kin: In abt 1780, Charles & Judith (MOORE) COKER left VA along with Judith's brother, Jesse MOORE who m. Alley JOHNSON, her sister who md Abraham STRANGE, they went to Burke Co and left there abt 1805 when John Moore died. Charles & Judith settled about 12 miles from Mollie, in the Grove Settlement, 5th Co. and abt 1795 they sold the property and moved away. Charles was given a land grant 1770-80 in Caldwell Co., Morgan's 5th Dist. It also mentions James Coker.

1790 NC Burke Co. Census=1 m over 16, 1 m under 16, 2 females

Colonist during Rev. War at Roanoke, VA, to Knoxville, TN after 1783 w/ bro Wm & his family; Were in Burke Co.(now Caldwell Co.) 1785-96 Greenville Co. S.C.,

Ga in 1800 Tn 1801-1814

Ancestor of J.B. Coker and Mrs. Pauline Swanson

Ancestor of Tom Coker, d. date/place; known kids b. NC, William admin. of his estate, to TN in 1795, lived near Knob Creek in Knox Co.

2 August 2020 Findings:
(A) Charles Coker b. 1751 married first wife Sarah V Estes b. 1751 d.1781. Married 1769. They had 4 children: 1) William Buck Coker 1769-1855 2) Leonard Coker 1770-1833 3) Charles Jr. 1771 - 1830 4) Elizabeth b. 26 May 1781 - 26 June 1851 (Mother Sarah may have died during or shortly after giving birth to Elizabeth).

(A) Charles Coker b 1751 married second wife (married in 1782) Judith Moore, widow of Edward Lee. Judith Moore and Edward Lee had at least one daughter, (B) Judith Moore Lee, and at least 2 sons (as they were recorded in the Greenville South Carolina Census - not yet verified).

(B) Judith Moore Lee. This Judith married her stepfather's son (her step brother William Buck Coker b. 1769). There is some debate if her name was Judith or Nancy /Molly/ Dicey Lee. Unable to verify yet but many references are made to Buck marrying his step sister.

(A) Charles Coker b. 1751 and second wife Judith (maiden name Moore). They had 4 children together. They married in 1782. 1) Jane b. 1784 2) Warren b. 1789 3) James b. 1790 4) Joseph b. 13 Apr 1793

FSFTID LCJ6-P77.

Buried 1799 Coker Cemetery, Lake Forest, Knox, Tennessee.

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to James Harris.

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=61188132&pid=872