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Bennett Coffey 1779–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Rowan, Wilkes, North Carolina

Death Date: 26 Apr 1858

Death Location: Grainger, Tennessee

Father: Benjamin ✔️

Mother: Mary Hayes*

Spouse(s): Sarah Coffey

Children(s):

In 1779, Bennett Coffey entered the world in Rowan, Wilkes, North Carolina, born to Benjamin Coffey And Mary Polly Hayes. Bennett Coffey married Sarah Sally Ferguson Coffey. Bennett Coffey passed away in 1858 in Grainger, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Bennett Coffey entered the world in Rowan, Wilkes, North Carolina, born to Benjamin Coffey And Mary Polly Hayes.
  • Bennett Coffey married Sarah Sally Ferguson Coffey.
  • Bennett Coffey passed away in 1858 in Grainger, Tennessee.

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Bennett Coffey's Ancestors

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Bennett Coffey
1779–1858
Birth Place: Rowan, Wilkes, North Carolina
Parents
Benjamin Coffey ✔️
1747–1834
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary ("Polly") Hayes*
1742–1829
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Coffey) Sr
1700–1775
Essex County, Virginia, United States of America
Jane Graves
1700–1775
George Hayes
1714–1747
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America
Sarah Dyer
1716–1800
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sr
1670–1716
Anne Powell
1672–1744
Hannah Davis
1681–1776
Thomas Hayes
1678–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Coffey
1620–1717
Mary Jolieffee
1620–1670
(Sgt.) GG)
1647–1715

Bennett Coffey's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Bennett Coffey in Rowan, Wilkes, North Carolina
Rowan, Wilkes, North Carolina
1858
26 Apr 1858
Age 79
Death of Bennett Coffey in Grainger, Tennessee
Grainger, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Rowan, Wilkes, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Grainger, Tennessee

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