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Jacob Coffman 1740–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1740

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: March 1796

Death Location: Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

Father: Martin Sr

Mother: Barbara Stauffer

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Coffman

Children(s): Benjamin Sr, Jacob Jr, John Coffman

Jacob Coffman was born in 1740 in Virginia, United States, the child of Martin Kauffman Sr And Barbara Stauffer. Jacob Coffman married Elizabeth Holdman Coffman, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Coffman Sr, Jacob Coffman Jr, John Coffman. Jacob Coffman passed away in 1796 in Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Coffman was born in 1740 in Virginia, United States, the child of Martin Kauffman Sr And Barbara Stauffer.
  • Jacob Coffman married Elizabeth Holdman Coffman, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Coffman Sr, Jacob Coffman Jr, John Coffman.
  • Jacob Coffman passed away in 1796 in Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

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Jacob Coffman's Ancestors

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Jacob Coffman
1740–1796
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Martin Kauffman Sr
1708–1749
Germany
Barbara Stauffer
1718–1765
Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Michael Kauffman
1675–1718
Hessen, Germany
Anna (Kneisley Kauffman) Jacobs
1688–1758
Great-Grandparents
Hans Kauffman
1653–1741
Anthony Kneisley
1657–1733
Magdalena Hempstead
1665–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elsbeth Muller
1628–1665
Robert Hempstead
1638–1675

Jacob Coffman's Descendants

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Jacob Coffman (abt 1740–March 1796) m. Elizabeth (Holdman) Coffman (1744–July 1805)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin Coffman) Sr 1772–1847
  2. 2. Jacob (Coffman) Jr 1774–1838
  3. 3. John Coffman 1779–1844 m. Rachel (Shoemaker) Coffman 1780–1842 m. Hannah (Marie) Shearzen 1779–1845
    1. 1. Jacob Coffman 1819–1893
    2. 2. Catherine (Coffman) Neibert 1813–1894
    3. 3. Hannah (Coffman) Fox 1803–1890

Jacob Coffman's Timeline

4 Records

1740
abt 1740
Birth of Jacob Coffman in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1746
8 January 1746
Age 6
Birth of Jacob Coffman in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
1796
20 April 1796
Age 56
Death of Jacob Coffman in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
1796
March 1796
Age 56
Death of Jacob Coffman in Linville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Linville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 January 1746
    Event Place: Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1740
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 176
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 096 : 1912

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 April 1796
    Event Place: Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1796
    Event Place: Linville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 176
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 096 : 1912

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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