James Micajah Coulter (abt. 1670 - abt. 1708)

Born about 1670 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died about 7 Mar 1708 at about age 38 in Irish Sea [uncertain]

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Biography

James Coulter was born in about 1670 at Roucan, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. ^[1] His parents are possibly Nathaniel Coulter and Elizabeth Prettyman.

He married Eleanor Torbett in about 1692.

He died in 1713, ^[2] apparently at sea between Scotland and Ireland, possibly on 8 July or "9/2" 1713.

His widow Eleanor and several of their children immigrated to Lewes, Delaware between 1714 and 1721. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Coulter Family Footprints p. 1
2. ↑ Coulter Family Footprints p. 1
3. ↑ Coulter Family Footprints p. 2

• Barry, Janis. "Coulter Family Footprints" (Knoxville TN: Tennessee Valley Publishing, 2009), pages 1-3. Digital copy: Website: [1]; also: go to book citation on World Cat, which has a link to the digital, downloadable copy.

• Coulter, Orra. Information compiled by her and passed down in her genealogy. All of the information needs to be confirmed, and at some point, I'm bound to get back this far. If you have sources, feel free to add them.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 May 2019, 01:03), entry for James Micijah Coulter(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4Q5-JK8); contributed by various users.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 July 2018, 20:14), entry for James Micijah Coulter(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4Q5-JK8); contributed by various users.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 March 2018, 14:27), entry for James micaiah Coulter(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4Q5-JK8); contributed by various users.

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT1Y-SVS : 2 January 2015), James Coulter in entry for James Coulter, ; citing Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland, reference 2:1615608, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,960.

• Sussex County, Delaware Probate Records, 1680-1800 WILLS, ESTATES & GUARDIAN RECORDS. Record information: Name: Margret Coulter; Other: sons James, John, William, [Eli], David and Cornelius Coulter; daus. Polly and [Eunice] [2]

Research and Misc. Notes

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Unconnected facts: -- MISC (9 MAY 1745) Assisted Comfort's Mother as executor of Comfort's father Jeremiah's will -- Ref Num (Facts Page) Conwell1 AAB

Coulters in Ireland By Julie Sheffer April 21, 2007 at 06:25:27 In reply to: Re: Coulter's in Ireland Janet Ariciu 3/21/07. My Coulter information:

Coulter Village in the Parish of Coulter in Lanarkshire, Scotland. There is up the Coulter Glen the remains of a 9th Century fort of wooden palisades and circular earthen mounds known as "Coo-Castle." "Ku-tir" evolved into "Cultir or Culter," which eventually became "Coulter." Coulter Village was named Culter until this century.

In that part of Scotland, Coulter is still pronounced with the "l" remaining silent -- "C__ter." Lambie, George and Murray discount the idea that Coulter came from the Gaelic/Celtic word "cou", meaning "back-land" or "thin shaped land", because that Celtic form is from a later language that the British Celtic and "Cu-tir" was in existence hundreds of years before the later Celtic/Gaelic language.

In the 12th and 13th centuries when the lowland Scots began adopting surnames after the Norman habit of using placenames, persons from Coulter became known as "John from/of Coulter." For example, the first recorded Coulter was "Richardus de Coulter" or "Richard of Coulter," thus "Richard Coulter," in 1226. Richard Coulter was Sheriff of Lanark at the time. These Coulters from Coulter Village and/or Coulter Parish (Barony in earlier times) spread out in lowland Scotland.

About 1606 many of these Coulters went to northern Ireland with Montgomery and Hamilton under King James 1's "plantations" of Ulster, Ireland. Coulters were among the first to settle in Ireland and came primarily from the counties of Ayr and Lanark. Later, in the late 17th and early 18th centuries many of these Coulters migrated to North America; hence the Scots-Irish (or Ulster Scots) Coulters. Some Scots-Irish Coulters came later in the middle of the 19th Century.

Robert Coulter, His People came from Scotland to Ireland in 1747 when he was 27, then to America in 1760 at age 40, Robert and Mary came with there familys. She was a Stuart and her father was Levi Stuart. He fought for Bonnie prince Charles in 1745-1747, then left Scotland. Robert Coulter Left Scotland 1746-47 after the battle of Culloden. Fought on the side of Bonnie Prince Charles. Seems a price was put on his head, so he left Scotland. (Narrative continues at link) [3]

The BATTLE OF CULLODEN in 1746 meant, quite simply, the end of an era for Scotland. The Battle of Culloden was fought on Drumossie Moor, to the north east of Inverness, on April 16, 1746. Battle of Culloden - BBC (www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/union/trails_union_culloden.shtml)

• Battle of Culloden

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Battle of Culloden (/kəˈlɒdən/, Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Chùil Lodair) was the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745 and part of a religious civil war in Britain. On 16 April 1746, the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart were decisively defeated by loyalist troops commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Battle of Culloden on Wikipedia

• CoulterII Family

I am working on find out what were the names of the Coulter who came to America in the 1700s. The Coulter family owned their own ships. I was told that if the Captain of the ship brought his family aboard. That he did not have to list them with passengers of the his ship. So this means that our Coulter family could have been aboard not have been listed. The only I think that we can find out who was on this list is by look at the first names of the Coulter families in the time frame. The Coulters came from Dumfriesshire about the end of the seventeenth century, and were soon leading merchants.

James Coulter died in 1708, leaving a legacy to the Merchants' House. Michael Coulter was a merchant and Bailie, and died in 1732, doing likewise. John, the proprietor of "The Grove," was a capital citizen, always active in the service of the city, and Lord Provost in 1736. James Coulter, another of the family, was an encourager of art in manufacture, and at his death left a sum of money to found an annual prize for the most artistic production. Lawrence Coulter, or Lawrie Coulter, as he was familiarly called, was known to everyone in Glasgow in his day. He is a prominent figure in one of Kay's prints, published in 1793. [4]

• Note: Not sure if this is the same family but needs research (Jones-43207).

Delaware County NY Genealogy and History Site Welcome Page of the Delaware County NY Genealogy and History Site . . . | . . . Table of Contents Page . . . | . . . Contact Site Manager. Biography of Francis Coulter (1771-1846) Submitted by Ray LaFever, December 10, 2002 Coulter was a major name in the Town of Bovina since the early 1800s. The road on which the founding Coulter ancestor lived still is known as Coulter Brook. Though there are no Coulters currently in Bovina, there are many Coulter descendants there, and those with the Coulter name still live in Delaware County and throughout the United States. This makes it all the more ironic that Francis Coulter, ancestor of many of Bovina's older families, was not born a Coulter. When Francis was christened 3 September 1771 in Roberton, Scotland, he was christened Francis Coltherd. Born on 25 August 1771 in Kelso, Scotland, he was the son of Walter Coltherd and Elizabeth Rae. His parents were married in 1762/63. If Francis had any siblings, no record has turned up of them. [5]

• Lanarkshire

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig, Scots: Lanrikshire) is a historic county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Historically, Lanarkshire was the most populous county in Scotland and, in earlier times, had considerably greater boundaries, including neighbouring Renfrewshire until 1402. In modern times, it is bounded to the north by Stirlingshire and a detached portion of Dunbartonshire, to the northeast by Stirlingshire, West Lothian, to the east by Peeblesshire, to the southeast and south by Dumfriesshire, to the southwest by Dumfriesshire and Ayrshire and to the west by Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Dunbartonshire. [6]

James Micajah (1672) Coulter. Source: #S13290753 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 3

Born 1672 Lanarkshire, Scotland. Source: #S13290753 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 3

Residence United States. Source: #S13290753 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 3

• Fact: MISC (9 MAY 1745) Assisted Comfort's Mother as executor of Comfort's father Jeremiah's will
• Fact: `Ref Num (Facts Page) Conwell1 AAB

• Fact: MISC (9 MAY 1745) Assisted Comfort's Mother as executor of Comfort's father, Jeremiah's will. Update/explanation:James assisted his granddaughter, (Comfort Coulter Conwel's) mother-in-law, Elizabeth Claypoole, with her father, Jeremiah Claypoole's, estate.)

• Fact: `Ref Num (Facts Page) Conwell1 AAB

• James Colter

Scotland Births and Baptisms Name James Colter Gender Male Christening Date 03 Oct 1675 Christening Place , HAMILTON, LANARK, SCOTLAND Birth Date 03 Sep 1675 Father's Name Hary Colter Mother's Name Hellen Lacock Citing this Record "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch [7] : 8 December 2014), James Colter, 03 Sep 1675; citing , reference 2:15L5S02, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,593.

• James Coltherd

Scotland Births and Baptisms Name James Coltherd Gender Male Christening Date 29 Dec 1678 Christening Place EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND Father's Name Walter Coltherd Mother's Name Elizabeth Thomson Citing this Record "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch [8] : 2 January 2015), James Coltherd, ; citing Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:17MKQZL, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,664.

• James Coltherd

Scotland Births and Baptisms Name James Coltherd Gender Male Christening Date 29 Dec 1678 Christening Place EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND Father's Name Walter Coltherd Mother's Name Elizabeth Thomson Citing this Record "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch [9] : 2 January 2015), James Coltherd, 29 Dec 1678; citing EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,664.

• James Micajah /Coulter/

View Tree Sex Male Birth 1675 Ulster, Anatrim, Ireland Birth 1678 in Roukine, Scotland Death 1721 Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States Death 1721 At sea in Ireland PARENTS Father Nathaniel /Coulter/ I Mother Elizabeth /Prettyman/ MARRIAGES (1) Spouse Eleanor /Torbett/ Marriage 1695 SOURCES (1) Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry.com : NOTES (1) Quoted text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=66404998&pid=1046 CITING THIS RECORD "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch [10] : accessed 2018-02-03), entry for James Micajah /Coulter/, submitted by Steven Crowder. SUBMITTED BY (3) 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE Person Count 1,884 Submission ID MMD8-63X.

• Nathaniel /Coulter/ I

View Tree Sex Male Birth 1627 Roucan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK Birth 1627 Roucan, County Dumfries-shire, Scotland Death 1732 ALTERNATE NAMES (1) Nathanial /Coulter/ PARENTS Father Rycharde /Coulter/ Mother Annis /Clace/ SOURCES (1) Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry.com : NOTES (1) Quoted text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=66404998&pid=1085 CITING THIS RECORD "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch [11] : accessed 2018-02-03), entry for Nathaniel /Coulter/ I, submitted by Steven Crowder. SUBMITTED BY (3) 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder ALTERNATE NAMES (1) PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE Person Count 1,884 Submission ID MMD8-63X.

• Rycharde /Coulter/

View Tree Sex Male Birth 1599 Salisbury St. Martin, Wiltshire, England Death 1624 Salisbury St Martin, County Willshire, England Death about 1639 Salisbury St Martin, County Willshire, England PARENTS Father Thomas /Coulter/ Mother Rachel /Harrison/ MARRIAGES (2) Spouse Annis /Clace/ Marriage 1624 Salisbury St Martin, Wiltshire, England Marriage England SOURCES (1) Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry.com : NOTES (1) Quoted text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=66404998&pid=1106 CITING THIS RECORD "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:332T-RN3 : accessed 2018-02-03), entry for Rycharde /Coulter/, submitted by Steven Crowder. SUBMITTED BY (3) 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE Person Count 1,884 Submission ID MMD8-63X.

• Thomas /Coulter/

View Tree Sex Male Birth 1568 Middlesex, London, England Death 27 February 1651 Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England PARENTS Father Thomas /Coulter/ Mother Jane /Anger/ MARRIAGES (1) Marriage 22 November 1632 St Botolph, Bishopsgate, London, England SOURCES (1) Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry.com : NOTES (1) Quoted text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=66404998&pid=1148 CITING THIS RECORD "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:332T-RJF : accessed 2018-02-03), entry for Thomas /Coulter/, submitted by Steven Crowder. SUBMITTED BY (3) 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder 2/14/2014 Steven Crowder PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE Person Count 1,884 Submission ID MMD8-63X.

• Thomas /Coulter/

View Tree Sex Male Birth about 1559 England Death ? England SOURCES (1) Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry.com : NOTES (1) Quoted text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=66404998&pid=1235 CITING THIS RECORD "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:332T-R2D : accessed 2018-02-03), entry for Thomas /Coulter/, submitted by Steven Crowder. PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE Person Count 1,884 Submission ID MMD8-63X.

• Source: S13290753 Repository: #R794346 U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
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