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1747 - 1834 (87 years)
1700 - 1775 (74 years)
Birth |
16 Jul 1700 |
Essex |
Died |
Mar 1775 |
Essex Co., Virginia Colony |
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Father |
Edward Coffee, b. Est 1675, Essex County, Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Anne Powell, b. Est 1675, Essex County, Virginia Colony |
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Family |
Jane/Jean Graves, b. Est 1710, Virginia Colony |
Children |
+ | 1. Benjamin Coffey/Coffee, b. 1747, Essex Co., Virginia Colony |
| 2. Thomas Coffey/Coffee, b. 7 Mar 1742, Essex, Virginia Colony |
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Est 1710 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Est 1710 |
Virginia Colony |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
John Coffey/Coffee, b. 16 Jul 1700, Essex |
Children |
+ | 1. Benjamin Coffey/Coffee, b. 1747, Essex Co., Virginia Colony |
| 2. Thomas Coffey/Coffee, b. 7 Mar 1742, Essex, Virginia Colony |
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1742 - 1829 (87 years)
Birth |
1742 |
Amherst County, Virginia Colony |
Died |
1829 |
Hawkins Co., Tennessee |
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Father |
George Hayes, b. 1714, Amherst County, Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Sarah Dyer, b. Est 1723, Essex Co., Virginia Colony |
Married |
1741 |
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Family |
Benjamin Coffey/Coffee, b. 1747, Essex Co., Virginia Colony [2, 3] |
Married |
1773 |
North Carolina |
Children |
+ | 1. John Coffey/Coffee, b. Abt 1776, Rowan Co., North Carolina |
| 2. George Hayes Coffey/Coffee, b. 1 Apr 1782, Rowan Co., North Carolina |
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Abt 1776 - 1845 (~ 69 years)
Birth |
Abt 1776 |
Rowan Co., North Carolina |
Died |
15 Mar 1845 |
Thorn Hill, Grainger Co., Tennessee |
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Father |
Benjamin Coffey/Coffee, b. 1747, Essex Co., Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Mary 'Polly' Hayes, b. 1742, Amherst County, Virginia Colony |
Married |
1773 |
North Carolina |
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Family |
Elizabeth Rucker, b. 6 Jan 1777, Wilkes County, North Carolina |
Married |
1 Mar 1804 |
Wilkes Co., North Carolina |
Children |
+ | 1. Salena Coffey/Coffee, b. 1820, Thornhill, Grainger Co., Tennessee |
| 2. John Jackson Coffey/Coffee, b. 1812, Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee, |
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1782 - 1861 (78 years)
Birth |
1 Apr 1782 |
Rowan Co., North Carolina |
Died |
1861 |
Grainger County, Tennessee |
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Father |
Benjamin Coffey/Coffee, b. 1747, Essex Co., Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Mary 'Polly' Hayes, b. 1742, Amherst County, Virginia Colony |
Married |
1773 |
North Carolina |
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Family |
Margaret L. Rucker, b. 1789, Wilkes Co., North Carolina |
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Name |
Benjamin Coffey/Coffee |
Title |
PATRIOT |
Born |
1747 |
Essex Co., Virginia Colony |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
4 Jan 1834 |
Hawkins Co., Tennessee |
Person ID |
I18024 |
My Reynolds Line |
Last Modified |
18 May 2018 |
DNA Tests |
1 person has linked a DNA test to PATRIOT Benjamin Coffey/Coffee |
Test Type | Taken by | Haplogroup | Test Information |
Y-DNA- |
Diane Carter Giles | I1-12 |
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Family |
Mary 'Polly' Hayes, b. 1742, Amherst County, Virginia Colony , d. 1829, Hawkins Co., Tennessee (Age 87 years) |
Married |
1773 |
North Carolina |
- Children of Benjamin Coffey/coffee and Mary Hayes:
John Coffey (____ - 1846)
William Coffey (____ - 1847)
Bennett Coffey (1779 - 1857)
George Coffey (1782 - 1861)
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Children |
+ | 1. John Coffey/Coffee, b. Abt 1776, Rowan Co., North Carolina , d. 15 Mar 1845, Thorn Hill, Grainger Co., Tennessee (Age ~ 69 years) |
| 2. George Hayes Coffey/Coffee, b. 1 Apr 1782, Rowan Co., North Carolina , d. 1861, Grainger County, Tennessee (Age 78 years) |
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Last Modified |
9 Jul 2019 |
Family ID |
F6559 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- BENJAMIN (S/O JOHN)5 COFFEY (JOHN (S/O EDWARD)4, EDWARD (S/O JOHN SR. )3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1747 in Spotsylvania Co., VA, and died Jan 04, 1834 in Hawkins Co., TN. He married MARY 'POLLY' HAYES Abt. 1775 in Burkes, North Carolina, daughter of JESSE HAYES. Polly was born 1760 in North Carolina, and died in Tennessee.
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Sources |
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40391091.
Benjamin Coffey was a Private in the NC line during the Revolutionary War.
He applied for and then received his pension on September 30, 1833 while living in Hawkins County, TN. He died January 4, 1834 after receiving $113.33.
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84191736.
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40391091
Spouse:
Mary Hayes Coffey (1742 - 1829)
Children:
John Coffey (____ - 1846)
William Coffey (____ - 1847)
Bennett Coffey (1779 - 1857)
George Coffey (1782 - 1861)
BENJAMIN (S/O JOHN)5 COFFEY (JOHN (S/O EDWARD)4, EDWARD (S/O JOHN SR. )3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was
born 1747 in Spotsylvania Co., VA, and died Jan 04, 1834 in Hawkins Co., TN. He married MARY 'POLLY'
HAYES Abt. 1775 in Burkes, North Carolina, daughter of JESSE HAYES. She was born 1760 in North
Carolina, and died in Tennessee.
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Benjamin Coffey was a Private in the NC line during the Revolutionary War.
He applied for and then received his pension on September 30, 1833 while living in Hawkins County, TN. He died January 4, 1834 after receiving
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7664065/thomas-coffey.
Thomas Coffey
Birth 7 Mar 1742
Essex County, Virginia
Death 25 Apr 1825 (aged 83)
Patterson, Caldwell County, North Carolina
Burial: Harpers Chapel Cemetery
Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina
Family Members
Spouses
Elizabeth Margaret Smith Coffey, 1744?1776
(m. 1762)
Sarah Fields Coffey, 1750?1828 (m. 1778)
Children
Elizabeth Coffey Allen, 1765?1852
James Coffey, 1772?1851
Mary Coffey Coffey, 1775?1828
Smith W. Coffey, 1776?1841
Martha Coffey Dowell, 1780?1855
William Coffey, 1782?1839
Reuben A. Coffey, 1785?1854
Elijah Coffey, 1788?1864
Lewis Coffey, 1796?1854
Jesse S. Coffey, 1799?1858
Larkin Coffey, 1800?1881
McCaleb Coffey, 1803?1881
Thomas Coffey was the son of John Coffey and Jane Graves.
According to the Last Will and Testament of John Coffey, Thomas along with his siblings John, Edmond, Winifred, Reuben, Benjamin and Elizabeth inherited their father?s estate after the death of their mother, Jane Graves Coffey. The two eldest sons, James and William inherited five sterling shillings each. Thomas and his brother, Benjamin were the executors of the will which was executed in March of 1775.
According to the book, "Thomas Coffey and His Descendants", Thomas Coffey moved from Virginia to Wilkes County, North Carolina (present day Caldwell County) after his marriage to his second wife, Sarah Fields sometime between 1775 and 1780. He and his family were members of the Yadkin Grove Baptist Church which was built on the Coffey plantation on the east bank of the Yadkin River.
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