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Rev. James Edwin Bluford Coffey 1729–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1729

Birth Location: Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Sep 1786

Death Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Father: John (twin)

Mother: Jane Graves

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cleveland

Children(s): Margaret Coffey

Rev. James Edwin Bluford Coffey was born in 1729 in Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Bluford Coffey Sr Twin And Jane Jean Graves. Rev. James Edwin Bluford Coffey married Elizabeth Cleveland, and had children including Margaret Elizabeth Betsy Coffey. Rev. James Edwin Bluford Coffey passed away in 1786 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Rev. James Edwin Bluford Coffey was born in 1729 in Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Bluford Coffey Sr Twin And Jane Jean Graves.
  • Rev. James Edwin Bluford Coffey married Elizabeth Cleveland, and had children including Margaret Elizabeth Betsy Coffey.
  • Rev. James Edwin Bluford Coffey passed away in 1786 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Rev. Coffey's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Coffey
1729–1786
Birth Place: Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Bluford Coffey Sr. (twin)
1700–1774
Essex, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Jane (Jean) Graves
1700–1775
Essex, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Joshua Coffey) Sr.
1670–1716
Elizabeth City, Essex Virginia USA
Anne (Ester) Powell
1684–1744
Old Rappahannock City, Essex Co, Virginia, USA
John (D) Graves
1678–1719
Res, St Anne Parish Essex County, Virginia USA
Hannah (Farnham Stafford) Davis
1681–1779
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John (Irish)
1620–1717
Mary Quaker
1620–1670
James Graves
1650–1725
Jane Mayfield
1665–1725
John Davis
1648–1720
Sarah Watts
1664–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Graves
1630–1691
Jane Maguffey-Davenport
1634–1694
Owen Mayfield
1635–1714
Sarah HARNER
1640–1727
Thomas Davis
1636–1686
Martha Tooke
1644–1710
Thomas Pope
1639–1685
Joyce Meade
1628–1691

Rev. Coffey's Descendants

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Rev. (James Edwin Bluford) Coffey (4 Jul 1729–26 Sep 1786) m. Elizabeth Cleveland (27 Feb 1728–17 Apr 1826)
  1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth "Betsy") Coffey 1751–1816 m. William (Humphrey) Jones 1755–1839 m. Robert Whiteside 1740– m. Vincent (Vinson) Jones 1745–1817
    1. 1. Joel JONES 1787–1877 m. Marion Milton 1790–1844
      1. 1. Francis (Milton) Jones 1830–1865 m. Sarah (J Marsee) (Twin) 1830–1879
        1. 1. John (Milton (Blue Buck) Jones) (Twin) 1853–1925 m. Penelope ("Nefy" Jane) Wyatt 1862–1884
    2. 2. Jahnathan Whiteside 1776–1860

Rev. Coffey's Timeline

2 Records

1729
4 Jul 1729
Birth of Rev. James Edwin Bluford Coffey in Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia, USA
1786
26 Sep 1786
Age 57
Death of Rev. James Edwin Bluford Coffey in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1729
    Event Place: Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1786
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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