Coffin, James

Birth Name Coffin, James
Gramps ID I79307446
Gender male
Age at Death 79 years, 4 months, 20 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E29305] 1640-08-12 Brixton, Devonshire, England  
1
Death [E29306] 1720 Massachussetts  
1

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Coffin, Tristram [I79307448]about 16051681-10-02
Mother Stevens, Dionis [I79307449]
    Brother     Coffin, Peter [I79307587] 1631
    Sister     Coffin, Elizabeth [I79307588] about 1635
         Coffin, James [I79307446] 1640-08-12 1720
    Brother     Coffin, John [I79307589] 1642-10-30
    Sister     Coffin, Deborah [I79307590] 1642-11-16 1642-12-08
    Sister     Coffin, Mary [I79307591] 1644/5-02-20 (Julian)
    Brother     Coffin, John [I79307592] 1647-12-13
    Brother     Coffin, Stephen [I79307593] 1652-05-10
    Half-brother     Coffin, Tristram,2 [I79283916] 1632 Wft 1668-1723

Families

    Family of Coffin, James and Severance, Mary [F35217862]
Married Wife Severance, Mary [I79307447] ( * 1645 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E40655] 1663-12-03 Salisbury, Massachussetts  
1
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Coffin, Deborah [I79307575]
Coffin, Dinah [I79307574]
Coffin, Elizabeth [I79307445]1769-03-30
Coffin, Experience [I79307577]
Coffin, James II [I79307433]1741
Coffin, John [I79307573]
Coffin, Ruth [I79307576]
Coffin, Mary [I79307566]about 1665-04-18
Coffin, Nathaniel [I79307572]1671
Coffin, Enoch [I79307568]1678-03-30
Coffin, Joseph [I79307569]1679/80-02-04 (Julian)
Coffin, Benjamin [I79307570]1683-08-28
Coffin, Jonathan [I79307571]1692-08-28

Narrative

[Egontausch072620.ftw]
Member of the General Court. Fourth of Nine children. Parents brought him
to Massachussetts in 1642. He lived in Nantucket and became the first
representative of Nantucket to the Great and General Court under William
and Mary, in 1691. He held the honor for twenty years. See Life of
Tristram Coffin by Allen Coffin and The Coffin Saga by Will Gardner.

Pedigree

  1. Coffin, Tristram [I79307448]
    1. Stevens, Dionis [I79307449]
      1. Coffin, Peter [I79307587]
      2. Coffin, Elizabeth [I79307588]
      3. Coffin, James
        1. Severance, Mary [I79307447]
          1. Coffin, Deborah [I79307575]
          2. Coffin, Dinah [I79307574]
          3. Coffin, Elizabeth [I79307445]
          4. Coffin, Experience [I79307577]
          5. Coffin, James II [I79307433]
          6. Coffin, John [I79307573]
          7. Coffin, Ruth [I79307576]
          8. Coffin, Mary [I79307566]
          9. Coffin, Nathaniel [I79307572]
          10. Coffin, Enoch [I79307568]
          11. Coffin, Joseph [I79307569]
          12. Coffin, Benjamin [I79307570]
          13. Coffin, Jonathan [I79307571]
      4. Coffin, John [I79307589]
      5. Coffin, Deborah [I79307590]
      6. Coffin, Mary [I79307591]
      7. Coffin, John [I79307592]
      8. Coffin, Stephen [I79307593]
      9. Coffin, Tristram,2 [I79283916]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Egontausch072620.ftw [S31232125]