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Mary Polly Coffey 1785 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1785

Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1872

Death Location: Jamestown, Russell Co., Kentucky, USA

Father: Nathaniel Coffey

Mother: Mary Saunders

Spouse(s): Eliazar Coffey

Children(s): William Coffey

In 1785, Mary Polly Coffey entered the world in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, born to Nathaniel "Nathan" Coffey and Mary Ann Saunders. Mary Polly Coffey married Eliazar Coffey, and had children including William Soloman Coffey. Mary Polly Coffey passed away in 1872 in Jamestown, Russell Co., Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Mary Polly Coffey entered the world in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, born to Nathaniel "Nathan" Coffey and Mary Ann Saunders.
  • Mary Polly Coffey married Eliazar Coffey, and had children including William Soloman Coffey.
  • Mary Polly Coffey passed away in 1872 in Jamestown, Russell Co., Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Coffey's Ancestors

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Mary Coffey
1785 – 1872
Birth Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Nathaniel "Nathan" Coffey
1760 – 1823
Anson, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Saunders
1770 – 1838
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Chesley ("Joel") Coffey
1727 – 1789
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
William Sanders
1740 – 1790
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Agnes Clapp
1739 – 1782
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sanders
1713 – 1764
john Clapp
1715 – 1786
Catherine Silvester
1720 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuell Clapp
1673 –
Thomas Silvester)
1700 – 1764
Elizabeth Jackson
1703 – 1748

Mary Coffey's Descendants

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Mary (Polly) Coffey (7 December 1785 – 1872) m. Eliazar Coffey (8 May 1775 – 18 July 1833)
  1. 1. William (Soloman) Coffey (10 Jul 1821 – 14 Aug 1865) m. Martha (Ellen) Johnson (March 1823 – 1900)
    1. 1. James (M) Coffey (17 February 1845 – 20 November 1915)
    2. 2. William (Franklin) Coffey (25 Oct 1849 – 21 Dec 1911) m. Mary (Elizabeth) McQueary (8 December 1853 – 2 April 1909)
      1. 1. Abraham (Redwine) Coffey (25 Jul 1873 – 13 Jan 1923)
      2. 2. John (W) Coffey (abt 1874 – )
      3. 3. James (Daniel) Coffey (20 Feb 1875 – 12 Dec 1956)
      4. 4. Martha (Ann) Coffey (6 Oct 1878 – 15 JUL 1956) m. James (Harvey) Minks (31 DEC 1875 – 24 FEB 1963)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Florence) Minks (19 Sep 1899 – 1975)
        2. 2. William (Harvey) Minks (7 Dec 1900 – 9 Oct 1974)
        3. 3. Bessie (Victoria) Minks (11 Nov 1902 – 23 May 2003)
        4. 4. Josephine (Lee "Josie") Minks (26 JUL 1904 – 24 Feb 1986)
        5. 5. Ollie Minks (08 OCT 1906 – 17 Oct 1982)
        6. 6. Jesse (Homer) Minks (14 Dec 1908 – 4 Aug 1972) m. Mettie (Marie) Trent (7 Dec 1908 – 28 Sep 1992)
        7. 7. Herman Minks (1909 – )
        8. 8. Harvey (Eugene) Minks (01 APR 1911 – 19 Aug 1990)
        9. 9. Abraham ("Abe") Minks (20 Jan 1913 – 4 Aug 1946)
        10. 10. James (Roy) Minks (6 Jan 1915 – 9 Jan 1996)
        11. 11. Mark (N) Minks (3 Jan 1918 – 14 Oct 2000)
        12. 12. Edwin (Morrow) Minks (12 OCT 1919 – 28 December 1992)
        13. 13. Marrow Minks (abt 1920 – 28 December 1992)
        14. 14. Norma (Jean Talmadge) Minks (10 Dec 1922 – 18 Feb 1923)
      5. 5. Malsha (M) Coffey (1879 – )
      6. 6. Ella (Susan) Coffey (20 Mar 1881 – 6 Oct 1931)
      7. 7. Victoria Coffey (Mar 1883 – )
      8. 8. Owen (C) Coffey (4 May 1886 – 17 Dec 1946)
      9. 9. Charles (Harrison) Coffey (16 May 1889 – 24 Feb 1919)
      10. 10. Edgar (Willis) Coffey (30 Jun 1891 – 15 Feb 1959)
      11. 11. Oscar Coffey (30 Sep 1894 – 16 Apr 1964)

Mary Coffey's Timeline

2 Records

1785
7 December 1785
Birth of Mary Polly Coffey in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1872
1872
Age 87
Death of Mary Polly Coffey in Jamestown, Russell Co., Kentucky, USA
Jamestown, Russell Co., Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1785
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Jamestown, Russell Co., Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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