VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY
secretary to President Madison, sold the
Rockfish river plantation inherited from his
father and in 1818 moved to the state of
Illinois, taking with him all of his slaves,
but gave them their freedom and settled
them with their families on farms near Ed-
wardsville ; he was appointed by President
Monroe first governor of the territory of
Illinois and was elected its second governor
after the territory became a state ; in 1832 he
moved to Philadelphia, and there married
Sarah L. Roberts ; died in 1868 ; he had three
children, one of them, Robert S., returning
to Virginia, became a captain in the Con-
federate army and fell at Roanoke Island in
1862. 6. Rebecca, married Richard Single-
ton, of South Carolina. 7. Sarah; married
Andrew Stevenson. 8. Mary Eliza, married
Robert Carter. 9. Elizabeth. 10. Emily,
married John Rutherford, of Richmond.
John (3) Coles, second son of John (2) and Rebecca Elizabeth (Tucker) Coles, died at "Estoutville," his country estate, in 1848. He married Selina Skipwith, of Mecklen- burg, and left three sons:- John (4), who lived near Warren, Virginia; Peyton Skip- with, of further mention; Tucker, who re- sided at "Viewmont."
Peyton Skipwith Coles, second son of John (3) and Selina (Skipwith) Coles, was born at the old Coles plantation, "Estout- ville," Albemarle county, Virginia, April i, 1826, died there in June, 1887. He inher- ited "Estoutville" from his father and there resided all his life. He married Julia Isa- etta Coles, his first cousin, daughter of Isaac A. and Julia Strieker (Rankin) Coles. They were the parents of the following children : Peyton Skipwith ; Selina Skip- with, deceased; Isaac A.; Julia Strieker, who married E. L. Mackenzie ; John E. ; Roberts; Edward; William Bedford; Striek- er, of whom further; Henry Aylett; Arthur Newbold. Julia Isaetta Coles was a mater- nal granddaughter of General John C. Strieker, of Maryland, a distinguished offi- cer of the revolution, who also in 1814 suc- cessfully defended Baltimore from attack by the British.
From these distinguished Virginia and Maryland families. Coles, Tuckers, Skip- with and Strieker, springs Dr. Strieker Coles, of the staff of Jefferson College. Phil- adelphia. He was born at "Estoutville," Albemarle county, Virginia, March 13, 1867, son of Peyton Skipwith and Julia Isaetta
(Coles) Coles, and is a descendant in the
fifth American generation of John Coles, of
Enniscorthy, Ireland and Hanover county,
X'irginia, the founder of the American
blanch of the family. He acquired his early
education under home tutors and in a pri-
vate school in Fauquier county, specializing
in the studies bearing upon engineering, his
choice being for that profession. But after
a severe illness that caused the abandonment
of his plans he entered Roanoke College,
there spending two years. He then ma-
triculated at the University of Virginia, but
after one year abandoned classical study
and began a course in the medical depart-
ment of the university. In 1891 he located
in Philadelphia, entering Jefferson Medical
College in the fall of that year. He was
graduated M. D. with the class of 1892 and
during the following year served as resident
physician at Jefferson Hospital. He was
then appointed an assistant in the obstetrical
department of the hospital, assistant in the
same department of the Polyclinic Hospital,
and chief assistant in the out-door depart-
ment for the diseases of children at the
Howard Hospital. In 1898 he was ap-
pointed demonstrator of obstetrics and in
1902 clinical lecturer. During the period
from graduation until 1902. as assistant ob-
stetrician at Jefferson Maternity Hospital,
Dr. Coles assisted in the delivery of nearly
every case brought to the hospital, and ex-
perience that gained him recognized pro-
ficiency and that thoroughly fitted him for
his life work. During this same period he
also acted as assistant to Professor Edward
P. Davis in his private practice. Appointed
assistant professor of Obstetrics at Jefferson
College in 1898, Dr. Coles is assistant ob-
stetrician of the Philadelphia Hospital, is
one of the lecturers of the Training School
for Nurses connected with the latter insti-
tution, visiting physician for Philadelphia
Lying-In-Charity Hospital, and also con-
ducts an extensive private and consultation
practice. In addition to his professional
duties. Dr. Coles has added largely to the
literature of medicine, publishing many
valuable articles in leading medical journals.
These include: "Tubercular Bacilli in Hu-
man Milk," "Posterior Rotation of the Oc-
ciput in Vertex Presentation," "Transverse
Position of the Child, with Prolapse of the
Arm and Impaction," "Report of Three
Cases of Cesarean Section — One Compli-
