James
Coltrane
Born in Rowan, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of William Coltrane
and Rachel (Worthington) Coltrane
Brother of
David Coltrane, Abigail (Coltrane) Thornbury, Jacob Coltrane, Mary (Coltrane) Frazier, William Coltrane, Daniel Coltrane and Rachel (Coltrane) Frazier
Husband of
Anne Nancy (Field) Coltrane
— married
5 Mar 1795 in Ebenezer UMC, Archdale. Randolph County, North Carolina
Husband of
Mary Polly (York) Coltrane
— married
after 1818 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Isaac Coltrane, Lydia (Coltrane) Lowe, Joseph Coltrane, William Coltrane, Rachel (Coltrane) McGee, Nancy (Coltrane) Marsh, Patience (Coltrane) White and Branson Coltrane
Died
at age 67
in Randolph, North Carolina, United States
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Biography
James Coltrane was born on Oct 11 1771 in Rowan County, N.C. This would later be Guilford County due to changes in the boundaries of counties.
He was married to Nancy Ann Fields on March 5 1795. [1]They had the following children:
- Joseph, b 1802
- Patience, b 1814
After her death in 1818, he married his second wife Mary Polly York in 1820.
James Coltrane's death was on May 1, 1839. His burial was at Ebenezer UMC Cemetery, Archdale, Randolph County, N.C. Will probated 1839 in Randolph County, N.C.[2]
- Find-A-Grave Memorial #64741159 James Coltrane
- Find-A-Grave Memorial #23179768 Nancy Ann Fields
- Find-A-Grave Memorial #64741362 Mary Polly York
Name
- Name: James /Coltrane
Birth
- Date: 11 OCT 1771
- Place: Rowan Co, NC
- Date: 11 NOV 1771
- Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
- Date: 01 MAY 1839
- Place: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
- Place: Archdale, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Residence
- Residence:
- Date: 07 APR 1821
- Place: Randolph, North Carolina
- Residence:
- Date: 1830
- Place: Regiment 1, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Marriage
- Marriage 1:
- Date: 05 MAR 1795
- Place: Ebenezer UMC, Archdale. Randolph County, North Carolina
- Marriage 2:
- Date: 1820
- Place: Randolph County, North Carolina
Sources
- North Carolina Marriage Bond-1741-1868,Bond #000054439, March 5 1795, Image 002579, Record 01 093, Bondsman William Armfield.
- Second Marriage-1820 Information from other family trees.
- Will Probate Randolph County 1839. Polly Coltrane listed as widow.
- ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8Y6-KLZ : 14 February 2020), James Coltrane, 1795.
- ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8G-MM5R : 16 March 2018), James Coltrane, 1839; citing Randolph County, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,070,384.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Roy Squires
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H5s, FTDNA kit #833001
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~1.56%
Margaret Ann (Coltrane) Hurt :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Bettie (Hickman) Oldaker :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Elizabeth Coltrane :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #541538
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~1.17%
James Marsh :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jwm2010
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B163111
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~0.78%
Meghan Coltrane :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Janice (Harper) Robertson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A715228 [compare], Ancestry member Janlyr
+
Living DNA
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Jennifer Dicks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A369290 [compare], Ancestry member Jldicks1
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~0.78%
Misty (Gardner) Schulz :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mistyschulz
-
~0.78%
David Oldaker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BQ8497527 [compare], yourDNAportal DAV71c2ee15, Ancestry member doldaker49
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #967953
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch HV6444425 [compare], yourDNAportal DAV71c2ee15
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Elizabeth (Holder) Harris
Did he really live to be 100? Documentation??
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Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Coltrane-77 and Coltrane-16 appear to represent the same person because: Same data - Refer to biography of Coltrane-16 for alternative birth date
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by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
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