John
Coker
Sr.
Born about in South Carolina
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Joseph Coker
and Mary Milly (Aldridge) Coker
Brother of
William Coker, John Coker, Calvin Coker, Robert Rayburn Coker, Drury Coker, Thomas Coker, Mary Polly Coker, Jeanette (Coker) Armstrong, Sarah Coker, Honour Coker, Collins Coker, Nancy (Coker) Thompson, Ann Varnelle (Coker) Hellams and Ann Amanda Coker
Husband of
Dicey (Unknown) Coker
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 40
in San Antonio, Bexar, Republic of Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Dec 2013
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Biography
John Coker was born about 1765 in South Carolina, son of Joseph Coker (~1715 - ~1792) and Mary Milly (Aldridge) Coker (1730 - 1800).
John married Dicey Unknown (born about 1765; died in Laurens, South Carolina).
John's other children were:
- John Coker (1789 - 1851)
- Joseph Coker (1798 - 1881).
John died about 1805 aged ~40.
Research Notes
From previously merged profile, unsourced:
He married (1) Princess Betsy Coqua Bell.He married (2) Annie Ratliff on 1780 in Franklin Co., TN.
John COKER was born about 1765 in Laurens Co., SC. He appeared on the census in 1800 in Laurens Co., SC. His wife is listed as Nancy. He appeared on the census in 1810 in Laurens Co., SC. Listed with Dicy. He died on 26 Jul 1847. (68) He was married to Dicey/Nancy DIAL? before 1789.
Children of John Coker and Princess Betsy Coqua Bell are:
- John Coker, b. May 10, 1789, Laurens Co., Sc, d. November 1851, San Antonio, TX.
- James Coker, b. 1797, Laurens Co., Sc, d. 1879, Cherokee Co., TX.
- Joseph Coker, b. August 14, 1798, Lawrence Co., SC, d. March 10, 1881, San Antonio, TX.
- William Coker, b. 1794, d. date unknown.
Sources
- Father Joseph Coker's Will Referring by name to John (as youngest son), mother and most male siblings and dated 7 Mar 1792. Estate records and wills, 1788-1912: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
Catalog: Estate records and wills, 1788-1912 Wills, v. Al 1788-1802 Wills, v. B1 1803-1823 Wills, v. C1-D1 1802-1819
Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Laurens > Wills, 1788-1802, Vol. A1 > image 226 of 354; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
FamilySearch Image: 939L-JD3Z-LB (accessed 25 March 2023)
- See also Familysearch.org. “FamilySearch.org,” 2015. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC7X-GJT.
- United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRH-1V6 : Thu Jul 20 15:30:08 UTC 2023), Entry for John Coker, 1800.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Peggy (Burton) Vestal
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member plvestal
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~1.56%
David Alexander :
23andMe, GEDmatch M541111 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QU4083187 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T524499 [compare], FTDNA kit #249312
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~1.56%
Connie (Babb) Kinyon :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
James Thompson :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Sar (Murphy) Rogers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A155437 [compare], Ancestry member srogers649
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~1.56%
Robert Thompson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A190351 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB8bdb0c3f, Ancestry member RobertT2653
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch B28437 [compare]
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~1.56%
Mark Miller :
MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal JAM0b8b0f38
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~0.78%
Barbara Ellison :
23andMe, GEDmatch M172637 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kay (Kelly) Dvorak :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jay Menchaca :
23andMe, GEDmatch FE2244138 [compare], yourDNAportal JAY4166b1e8
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~0.78%
Marilyn Mitchell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member heavenlyviewfarn
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #V1149
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~0.78%
Chris Ringo :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jane (Day) Siefferman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T136593 [compare], FTDNA kit #802389
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Rejected matches › John Cocker (abt.1752-)
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I recommend merging these to get rid of the Coker 3212 as its not needed and could cause confusion.