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Peter Coffin 1535–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Portledge, Devon, England

Death Date: 1605

Death Location: Mawgan P., Cornwall, England

Father: James Coffyn

Mother: Mary Cole

Spouse(s): Mary Boscawen

Children(s): Nicholas Coffin

In 1535, Peter Coffin entered the world in Portledge, Devon, England, born to James Coffyn And Mary Cole. Peter Coffin married Mary Boscawen, and had children including Nicholas Coffin. Peter Coffin passed away in 1605 in Mawgan P., Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Peter Coffin entered the world in Portledge, Devon, England, born to James Coffyn And Mary Cole.
  • Peter Coffin married Mary Boscawen, and had children including Nicholas Coffin.
  • Peter Coffin passed away in 1605 in Mawgan P., Cornwall, England.

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Peter Coffin's Ancestors

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Peter Coffin
1535–1605
Birth Place: Portledge, Devon, England
Parents
James Coffyn
1514–1566
Portledge (Alwington), Devon, Devonshire, England
Mary Cole
1516–1579
Devonshire, England
Grandparents
Richard ("Sheriff of Devon") Coffin
1496–1555
Portledge (Alwington), Devon, Devonshire, England
Wilmot Chudleigh
1475–1569
Merifield, Devon, England
John Cole
1494–1525
Slade, Devon, , England
Mary Archdeacon
1498–1564
Slade, Devon, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Coffin's Descendants

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Peter Coffin (1535–1605) m. Mary Boscawen (20 January 1542–4 Sep 1622)
  1. 1. Nicholas Coffin 1561–1613 m. Joan Avent 1560–1619
    1. 1. Peter Coffyn 1580–1628 m. Joan Coffine 1584–1661
      1. 1. Tristram Coffyn 1605–1681 m. Dionis Stevens 1610–1676
        1. 1. John (Tristram) Coffin 1647–1711 m. Deborah Austin 1647–1718

Peter Coffin's Timeline

3 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Peter Coffin in Portledge, Devon, England
Portledge, Devon, England
1602
8 Oct 1602
Age 67
Death of Peter Coffin in Brixton, Devon, England
Brixton, Devon, England
1605
1605
Age 70
Death of Peter Coffin in Brixton, Devon, England
Brixton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Portledge, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1602
    Event Place: Brixton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Brixton, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mawgan P., Cornwall, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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