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James Coffin 1640 – 1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1640

Birth Location: Brixton, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 28 Jul 1720

Death Location: Nantucket

Father: Tristram ©

Mother: Dionis Stevens

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The story of James Coffin Honorable Quaker Chief Magistrate of Nantuchet Proprietor in Purchase of Nantucket Immigrant to Mass Husband of Mary Severance ' began in 1640 in Brixton, Devonshire, England. James Coffin Honorable Quaker Chief Magistrate of Nantuchet Proprietor in Purchase of Nantucket Immigrant to Mass Husband of Mary Severance ' passed away in 1720 in Nantucket.

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Biography

  • The story of James Coffin Honorable Quaker Chief Magistrate of Nantuchet Proprietor in Purchase of Nantucket Immigrant to Mass Husband of Mary Severance ' began in 1640 in Brixton, Devonshire, England.
  • James Coffin Honorable Quaker Chief Magistrate of Nantuchet Proprietor in Purchase of Nantucket Immigrant to Mass Husband of Mary Severance ' passed away in 1720 in Nantucket.

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James Coffin's Ancestors

Self
James Coffin
1640 – 1720
Birth Place: Brixton, Devonshire, England
Parents
Tristram Sr. Coffyn of Brixham* ©
1609 – 1681
Butler's Parish, Brixton, Devonshire, England
Dionis Stevens
1610 – 1684
Brixton, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
Peter Coffyn
1580 – 1627
Brixton, South Hams District, Devon, England
Joanna ((Joan) Kember (Thember,) Thumber)
1584 – 1661
Brixton Parish, Brixton, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas COFFIN
1561 – 1603
Joan AVENT
1560 – 1614
Robert (Kymbeare)
1556 – 1612
Anna Moullinge
1560 – 1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Coffin's Timeline

2 Records

1640
12 Aug 1640
Birth of James Coffin Honorable Quaker Chief Magistrate of Nantuchet Proprietor in Purchase of Nantucket Immigrant to Mass Husband of Mary Severance ' in Brixton, Devonshire, England
Brixton, Devonshire, England
1720
28 Jul 1720
Age 80
Death of James Coffin Honorable Quaker Chief Magistrate of Nantuchet Proprietor in Purchase of Nantucket Immigrant to Mass Husband of Mary Severance ' in Nantucket
Nantucket

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1640
    Event Place: Brixton, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1720
    Event Place: Nantucket

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