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William Leonard Coker

Male 1798 - 1861  (~ 63 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Leonard Coker was born in Jan 1798 in Bedford Co, Tennessee (son of William "Buck" Coker and Nancy Lee); died on 1 May 1861 in Crooked Creek, Marion Co, Arkansas.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Hudspeth. Sarah was born in 1802 in Lawrence, Lawrence Co, Arkansas; died in 1892 in Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Malinda Mahala Coker was born on 18 Aug 1825 in Indian Nation; died on 18 Jan 1901 in Comanche Co, Texas.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William "Buck" Coker was born in 1769 in Virginia (son of Charles Coker, Sr. (son?) and (1st wife of Charles) Coker); died in 1855 in Lead Hill, Boone Co, Arkansas.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Other-Begin: Oct 1806, Knox Co, Tennessee; Oct 1806 session - admin of land

    Notes:

    Other-Begin:
    from Charles Sr. & Judith Moore Coker group Sheet
    Knox Co. Tennessee Records
    Adm. Settlement Book - Vol O, p. 64:
    1806 Oct Session - William Anderson, guardian of Warren Coker and Joseph Coker,,,,return from estate from William Coker (Buck Coker) , administrator of the land ?
    Several receipts from sale of estate
    Note: The Andersons married one of the Leath daughters, making William Anderson a relative.

    William married Nancy Lee in 1786 in North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Edward Lee and Judith Moore) was born in 1775 in North Carolina; died in 1840 in White River, Marion Co, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nancy Lee was born in 1775 in North Carolina (daughter of Edward Lee and Judith Moore); died in 1840 in White River, Marion Co, Arkansas.
    Children:
    1. Joseph Dempsey Coker was born in 1787 in Burke Co, North Carolina; died in 1862 in Boone, Arkansas.
    2. Sarah Coker was born in 1796 in Buncombe, Haralson Co, Georgia; died in 1850 in Sugarloaf, Marion Co, Arkansas.
    3. 1. William Leonard Coker was born in Jan 1798 in Bedford Co, Tennessee; died on 1 May 1861 in Crooked Creek, Marion Co, Arkansas.
    4. Seaborn Coker, (grandson)
    5. Jane Coker was born in 1805 in Tennessee; died on 19 Nov 1878 in Carroll Co, Arkansas.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles Coker, Sr. (son?) was born in 1751 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia (son of William Coker, (Immigrant) and Mary Denn); died in 1800 in Knox Creek, Knox Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1790, Burke Co, North Caolina
    • Residence: Abt 1795, Knox Co, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Charles Coker left Burke County about 1795 for Knox County, TN. He died there in 1800. His male children by his first marriage left Burke county for Greenville county, SC, in 1791. Leonard would stay in Greenville until
    1811 when he left SC for Alabama. William and Charles joined their father in Knox Co., TN, sometime before 1800.


    Census:
    Charles family is listed with 2 males over 16 and two males under 16 and three females. Charles adult children;
    Charles, William and Leonard live nearby.
    http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COKER/2000-07/0963005057

    Charles Sr. & Judith Moore Coker Group Sheet
    provided by Shirley Shumate via email 5/13/2016
    Charles Coker,Sr. appears on 1790 census for Burke Co, NC. He lived near his brother, William Coker, in Burke County, near Blowing Rock, NC, near the James River. Coker farm was sold to Jesse Moore, brother in law to Charles Coker, who had married Judith Moore Lee, widow of Edward Lee. The Coker
    farm is still owned by the Moore family in 2004, when it was visited by Roy.

    Our Coker Kin: June B. Barekman, 1967, Vol. 1, page 72
    "Charles Coker, b. 1740 married Judith Moore, dau of John Moore and Judith Walker Moore of Flavania Co, VA. In 1780, Charles and Judith Moore Coker left Virginia along with Judith's brother and sister, and they went to Burke Co, NC.

    Charles married (1st wife of Charles) Coker. (1st died about 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  (1st wife of Charles) Coker died about 1781.
    Children:
    1. 2. William "Buck" Coker was born in 1769 in Virginia; died in 1855 in Lead Hill, Boone Co, Arkansas.
    2. Leonard Coker, Sr. was born about 1770; died after 1830 in Jefferson Co, Alabama.
    3. Charles Coker was born about 1771.
    4. Demsey Coker, (son?) was born in 1775 in Burke Co, North Carolina; died in 1850 in Choctaw Co, Alabama.
    5. Elizabeth Coker was born on 26 May 1781.

  3. 6.  Edward Lee died about 1781.

    Notes:

    According to the estate papers of Edward Lee Buck Coker married a dau of Edward and Judith.

    male children of Edward Lee had moved on to Greenville Co, SC and found in the census there (1790)
    http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COKER/2000-07/0963005057

    Edward married Judith Moore. Judith (daughter of John Moore and Judith Walker) was born in 1745 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia; died in 1807 in Knob Creek, Knox Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Judith Moore was born in 1745 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia (daughter of John Moore and Judith Walker); died in 1807 in Knob Creek, Knox Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 3. Nancy Lee was born in 1775 in North Carolina; died in 1840 in White River, Marion Co, Arkansas.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Coker, (Immigrant) was born in 1730 in Norfolk, England; died in 1782 in North Carolina.

    Notes:

    This line of Cokers and some Moores is found in "Cindy's Family Tree" at Ancestry
    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/46483479/person/6642238418

    William married Mary Denn about 1750. Mary was born in 1733 in England; died after 1780 in of, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Denn was born in 1733 in England; died after 1780 in of, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 4. Charles Coker, Sr. (son?) was born in 1751 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia; died in 1800 in Knox Creek, Knox Co, Tennessee.
    2. William Coker was born about 1753 in of, Burke Co, North Carolina; died in 1816 in Knox Co, Tennessee.
    3. Joseph Coker was born about 1755 in of, Burke Co, North Carolina; died after 1800 in of, Greenville Co, South Carolina.

  3. 14.  John Moore was born in 1717 in Spotsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 1 Jan 1795 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia.

    John married Judith Walker in 1742 in Virginia. Judith was born in 1722 in Goochland Co, Virginia; died in 1792 in Fulvanna Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Judith Walker was born in 1722 in Goochland Co, Virginia; died in 1792 in Fulvanna Co, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 7. Judith Moore was born in 1745 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia; died in 1807 in Knob Creek, Knox Co, Tennessee.
    2. Warren Moore
    3. Jesse Moore
    4. (daughter) Moore died after 1780.