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James Coffin 1664–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jul 1664

Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, America

Death Date: 1741

Death Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir Coffin

Mother: Mary Cole

Spouse(s): Love Gardner

Children(s): Nathan COFFIN, James Coffin, Judith Coffin, Mary Coffin, Elias Coffin, Elizabeth Coffin, George Coffin, Sarah Coffin, Benoni Coffin, Benjamin Coffin, Elisha Coffin, Peleg Coffin, Francis (COFFIN), Joshua Coffin, Gehogan Coffin, Ruth Coffin, Priscilla Coffin, Abigail Coffin, Richard Coffin

In 1664, James Coffin entered the world in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, America, born to Sir James Coffin And Mary Ann Cole. James Coffin married Love Gardner, and had children including Abigail Coffin, Benjamin Coffin, Benoni Coffin, Elias Coffin, Elisha Coffin, Elizabeth Coffin, Francis Coffin Coffin Coffin, Gehogan Coffin, George Coffin, James Coffin, Joshua Coffin, Judith Coffin, Mary Coffin, Nathan Coffin, Peleg Coffin, Priscilla Coffin, Richard Coffin, Ruth Coffin, Sarah Coffin. James Coffin passed away in 1741 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1664, James Coffin entered the world in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, America, born to Sir James Coffin And Mary Ann Cole.
  • James Coffin married Love Gardner, and had children including Abigail Coffin, Benjamin Coffin, Benoni Coffin, Elias Coffin, Elisha Coffin, Elizabeth Coffin, Francis Coffin Coffin Coffin, Gehogan Coffin, George Coffin, James Coffin, Joshua Coffin, Judith Coffin, Mary Coffin, Nathan Coffin, Peleg Coffin, Priscilla Coffin, Richard Coffin, Ruth Coffin, Sarah Coffin.
  • James Coffin passed away in 1741 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Coffin
1505–1566
Birth Location: Portledge (Alwington), shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Cole
1505–1566
Birth Location: Monkleigh, Torridge District, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Love Gardner
1672–1750
Birth Location: MA
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Children(s)

Nathan COFFIN
1696–1768
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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James Coffin
1713–1784
Birth Location: Nantucket Mass
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Judith Coffin
1700–1788
Birth Location: Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Coffin
1710–1785
Birth Location: Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusett, Massachusetts, USA
MC
Elias Coffin
1702–1773
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
EC
Elizabeth Coffin
1703–1774
Birth Location: –
EC
George Coffin
1693–1727
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Coffin
1695–1739
Birth Location: –
SC
Benoni Coffin
1722–1806
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
BC
Benjamin Coffin
1718–1793
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
BC
Elisha Coffin
1699–1722
Birth Location: –
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Peleg Coffin
1696–
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
PC
Francis (COFFIN)
1706–
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Joshua Coffin
1701–
Birth Location: –
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Gehogan Coffin
–1727
Birth Location: Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusett, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth Coffin
1716–1801
Birth Location: –
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Priscilla Coffin
1708–1792
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
PC
Abigail Coffin
1708–1770
Birth Location: Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusett, Massachusetts, USA
AC
Richard Coffin
1694–1768
Birth Location: Nantucket Island, Dukes County (Present Nantucket County), P, Massachusetts, USA
RC

James Coffin's Ancestors

Self
James Coffin
1664–1741
Birth Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, America
Parents
Sir James Coffin
1505–1566
Portledge (Alwington), shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann) Cole
1505–1566
Monkleigh, Torridge District, Devon, England
Grandparents
Richard Coffin
1496–1555
Portledge (Alwington), Devon, Devonshire, England
Wilmot Chudleigh
1489–1569
Merrifield, Devon, Devonshire, England
John (W) Cole
1470–1543
Slade, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Beatrice) Archdeacon
1476–1564
Slade, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Coffin's Descendants

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James Coffin (09 Jul 1664–1741) m. Love Gardner (1672–10 December 1750)
  1. 1. Nathan COFFIN 1696–1768
    1. 1. Elizabeth Coffin 1740–1836 m. Charles Swain 1744–1833
      1. 1. Sarah (Mourning) Swain** 1780–1850 m. Daniel Lawhorn 1776–1831 m. James (A.) Lawhorn 1776–1831
        1. 1. Daniel (Lawhorn) Jr 1816–1871 m. Melvinia Furgurson 1820–1876
        2. 2. William (H) Lawhorn 1804–1889
        3. 3. Charles (S) Lawhorn 1804–1897
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawhorn 1798–1850
        5. 5. Sarah (D) Lawhorn 1802–1850
        6. 6. James Lawhorn 1807–1875
        7. 7. Sarah Lawhorn 1802–1850
        8. 8. Daniel (Preston) Lawhorn 1815–1871
        9. 9. Charles (Swain) Lawhorn 1816–1897
        10. 10. James Lawhorn 1807–1875
        11. 11. William (Leroy) Lawhorn 1804–1889
        12. 12. Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawhorn 1803–1850
  2. 2. James Coffin 1713–1784
  3. 3. Judith Coffin 1700–1788
  4. 4. Mary Coffin 1710–1785
  5. 5. Elias Coffin 1702–1773
  6. 6. Elizabeth Coffin 1703–1774
  7. 7. George Coffin 1693–1727
  8. 8. Sarah Coffin 1695–1739
  9. 9. Benoni Coffin 1722–1806
  10. 10. Benjamin Coffin 1718–1793
  11. 11. Elisha Coffin 1699–1722
  12. 12. Peleg Coffin 1696–
  13. 13. Francis ((Coffin) Coffin) (COFFIN) 1706–
  14. 14. Joshua Coffin 1701–
  15. 15. Gehogan Coffin –1727
  16. 16. Ruth Coffin 1716–1801
  17. 17. Priscilla Coffin 1708–1792
  18. 18. Abigail Coffin 1708–1770
  19. 19. Richard Coffin 1694–1768

James Coffin's Timeline

12 Records

1664
09 Jul 1664
Birth of James Coffin in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, America
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, America
1672
2 May 1672
Age 8
James Coffin was married in Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1685
1685
Age 21
James Coffin was married in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
1685
16 Nov 1685
Age 21
James Coffin was married in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
1686
1686
Age 22
James Coffin was married
None
1688
1688
Age 24
James Coffin was married in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1691
Bet. 19 May 1691–1692
Age 27
James Coffin was married in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1692
19 Mar 1692
Age 28
James Coffin was married in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, America
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, America
1692
19 Mar 1692
Age 28
James Coffin was married in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
1734
16 Jan 1734
Age 70
James Coffin was married in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
1741
2 Aug 1741
Age 77
Death of James Coffin in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
1741
1741
Age 77
Death of James Coffin
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jul 1664
    Event Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, America
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 May 1672
    Event Place: Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1685
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1686

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bet. 19 May 1691–1692
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1692
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, America

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1692
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1734
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: MA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1741
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 250
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1741
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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