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Margaret Coffin 1501–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Portledge, Devon, England

Death Date: 11 Jan 1560

Death Location: Devonshire, England

Father: James Coffyn

Mother: Ann Chudleigh

Spouse(s): Richard Kniveton

Children(s): Dorothy Kniveton

The story of Margaret Coffin began in 1501 in Portledge, Devon, England. Margaret Coffin married Richard Kniveton, and had children including Dorothy Kniveton. Margaret Coffin passed away in 1560 in Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Coffin began in 1501 in Portledge, Devon, England.
  • Margaret Coffin married Richard Kniveton, and had children including Dorothy Kniveton.
  • Margaret Coffin passed away in 1560 in Devonshire, England.

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Margaret Coffin's Ancestors

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Margaret Coffin
1501–1560
Birth Place: Portledge, Devon, England
Parents
James Robert Coffyn
1475–1566
Portledge Manor at Alwington, Bideford, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Ann (WIlmot) Chudleigh
1488–1569
Merifield, Cornwall, England
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Margaret Coffin's Descendants

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Margaret Coffin (1501–11 Jan 1560) m. Richard Kniveton (1504–1548)
  1. 1. Dorothy Kniveton 1544–1590 m. John (Robert) Thompson 1538–1589 m. John (Robert) Thompson 1538–1589
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothea Amie Thompson , Baroness of) Kempe 1569–1628 m. Sir (Knight Thomas Kempe) VI 1551–1601
      1. 1. Lady (Amy Anne Kempe , Baroness of) Skipwith 1591–1631 m. Sir (Henrici Henry Prestwold Skipwith II, Baron Skipwith Of) Coates 1589–1658
        1. 1. Lady (Diana) Skipwith 1621–1694

Margaret Coffin's Timeline

4 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Margaret Coffin in Bideford, Devon, England
Bideford, Devon, England
1501
1501
Birth of Margaret Coffin in Portledge, Devon, England
Portledge, Devon, England
1504
1504
Age 3
Birth of Margaret Coffin in Portledge Manor, Alwington, Bideford, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Portledge Manor, Alwington, Bideford, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1560
11 Jan 1560
Age 59
Death of Margaret Coffin in Devonshire, England
Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Bideford, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Portledge Manor, Alwington, Bideford, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Portledge, Devon, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1560
    Event Place: Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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