Tristram COFFIN (chr. 11 Mar 1610, Brixton Parish, Devon, England) m.
Dionis STEVENS
(chr. 4 Mar 1610, Brixton Parish, Devon, England; d. 1692, Nantucket, MA), dt.
Robert STEVENS and Dionis [unknown]; they had: James,
Mary, Peter, Tristram, Elizabeth, John, Deborah, and
Stephen.
Mary COFFIN (b. 20 Feb 1645, Haverhill,
Mass. m. Nathaniel STARBUCK, s.
Edward and Katherine Reynolds.
Peter COFFIN (bapt. 18 Jul 1631, Brixton, England; d. 21 Mar 1715, Exeter, NH) m. Abigail STARBUCK, s. Edward and Katherine Reynolds. He owned land and forests and lumber mills and was said to be the richest of the purchasers of Nantucket. He lived only a short time at Nantucket, most of his life was spent at Dover and Exeter, New Hampshire. He was a representative to the General Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. They had: Abigail, Peter, Jethro, Robert, Edward, Judith, Parnell, Elizabeth, and Eliphalet.
- Abigail COFFIN (b. 20 Oct 1660) m. Daniel Davison, Ipswitch, afterwards of Newbury; m. 16 Dec 1673.
Peter COFFIN (b. 20 Aug 1660) m. Elizabeth STARBUCK, dt. Nathaniel & Mary, 15 Aug 1682
Jethro COFFIN (b. 16 Sep 1663; d. between 29 July 1726 and 10 Aug 1726) m. Mary GARDNER (d. 27 Oct 1767), dt. John & Priscilla Grafton (sister of brother Edward's wife), about 1686; blacksmith
Tristram COFFIN (b. 18 Jan 1665; d. before 1695) m. Deborah Colcord
Robert COFFIN (d. 19 May 1710) m. Joanna Gilman Dyer, dt. John Gilman, widow of Henry Dyer
Edward COFFIN (b. 20 Feb 1668/9) m. Anna GARDNER, dt. John & Priscilla Grafton (sister of brother Jethro's wife)
Judith COFFIN(b. 4 Feb 1672)
Parnell COFFIN (d. in infancy)
Elizabeth COFFIN (b. 27 Jan 1679/80; d. 4 Jul 1720) m. John Gilman (Colonel)of Exeter, New Hampshire
Eliphalet COFFIN (d. single)
Tristram COFFIN, Jr. (b. ca 1632 England; d. 04 Feb 1704) m. Judith Greenleaf Somerby, widow of Henry, dt. Edmund and Sarah, 2 Feb 1704, Newberry, Mass.; successful hatter; besides being a merchant tailor of wide reputation, he filled many positions of trust and honor in Newbury and was very active in the First Church. Tradition says that he built the Tristram Coffin House, now standing in Newbury, at the time of his marriage for him and his bride. If tradition is correct, it refers to the southwesterly portion of that house. They had: Judith, Deborah, Mary, James, John, Lydia, Enoch, Stephen, Peter and Nathaniel. [Children]
Elizabeth COFFIN (b. ab 1634-5, Brixton, England) m. Capt. Stephen Greenleaf, s. Edmund, 13 Nov 1654, Newbury, Massachusetts (2m. Mrs. Esther Swett, widow of Captain Benjamin Swett, 21 Mar 1679); d. 19 Nov 1678, Newbury; they had: Stephen, Sarah, Daniel, Elizabeth, John, Samuel, Tristram, Edmund, Judith, and Mary. [Children]
James COFFIN (b. 12 Aug 1640, Devonshire, England;
d. 28 Jul 1720, Nantucket) m. Mary SEVERANCE,
dt. John SEVERANCE and Abigail [unknown]; they had: Mary,
Dinah, James,
John, Deborah, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Ruth,
Abigail, Experience, Jonathan, and Nathaniel. [Children].
John COFFIN (b. Brixton Parish, England, 1641); d. 20 Oct 1642)
Deborah COFFIN (b. 16 Nov 1642, Haverhill, Massachusetts; d. 08 Dec 1642, in infancy).
John COFFIN, Lieut. (b. 30 Oct 1647, Haverhill, MA; d. 5 Sep 1711, Edgartown, Dukes, MA) m. Deborah AUSTIN(b. abt 1647, OF Edgartown, Dukes, MA; d. 4 Apr 1718, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA), dt. Joseph Austin and Sarah STARBUCK; they had: Lydia, Peter, John, Love, Enoch, Hannah, Samuel. [Children]
Stephen COFFIN (b. 10 May 1652, Newbury; d. 14 Nov 1734); m. Mary BUNKER, dt. George and Jane Godfrey, 1668; he took care of his father and mother as they grew older and succeeded his father in the management of the estate; Stephen and Mary had: Daniel, Dionis, Peter, Stephen, Mehitable, Anna, Hephzibah, and Paul. [Children]
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