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John Coffey/Coffee[1, 2, 3]

Male Abt 1776 - 1845  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name John Coffey/Coffee 
    Born Abt 1776  Rowan Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Mar 1845  Thorn Hill, Grainger Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18023  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2019 

    DNA Tests  1 person has linked a DNA test to John Coffey/Coffee 

    Father Benjamin Coffey/Coffee,   b. 1747, Essex Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1834, Hawkins Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Mary 'Polly' Hayes,   b. 1742, Amherst County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1829, Hawkins Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 1773  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Children of Benjamin Coffey/coffee and Mary Hayes:
      John Coffey (____ - 1846)
      William Coffey (____ - 1847)
      Bennett Coffey (1779 - 1857)
      George Coffey (1782 - 1861)
    Family ID F6559  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Rucker,   b. 6 Jan 1777, Wilkes County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1844, Thorn Hill, Grainger Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 1 Mar 1804  Wilkes Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • John Coffee may have been married more than once; daughter, Salena is shown on FAG as d/o Pollyann with no maiden name shown. Salena names her son, John Coffee Carter; [2nd son, wife's name of father] Or she Elizabeth Rucker, may have been named Mary Elizabeth or Mary Ann Elizabeth Rucker.??
    Children 
    +1. Salena Coffey/Coffee,   b. 1820, Thornhill, Grainger Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1845, Jackson Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     2. John Jackson Coffey/Coffee,   b. 1812, Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee, Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1877  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2017 
    Family ID F6558  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136388968.
      Elizabeth Rucker
      Parents:
      Colby Rucker (1760 - 1852)
      Sarah Robbins Roberts Rucker (1764 - 1844)
      Children:
      Elizabeth Coffey Hayes (1810 - 1883)
      Siblings:
      Elizabeth Rucker Coffey (1787 - ____)
      Margaret L Rucker Coffey (1789 - 1871)*
      Jane ? Rucker Hayes (1802 - 1867)**
      Delphia Caroline Payne Dalton (1832 - 1887)
      John Jackson Coffey (1812 - 1877)


    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5148884.
      Salena's Brother John Jackson Coffey is buried in Merritt Cemetery, Wildie, Rockcastle Co., KY; and his son, John in Grainger Co., TN

    3. [S82] Wikitree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coffey-805.
      John Coffey (1776 - 1845)
      Father of George Coffey, Jesse T Coffey, Ausburn Osborn Coffey, Colby Coffey, Benjamin Coffey, Nancy Coffey, John Jackson Coffey, Elizabeth (Coffey) Hayes, Sarah Lucinda Coffey, Margaret E Coffey, Catherine Coffey and William M Coffey

    4. [S82] Wikitree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coffey-805.
      John Coffey (1776 - 1845)
      Married 1 Mar 1804 in Wilkes Co., NC [Elizabeth Rucker]
      Father of George Coffey, Jesse T Coffey, Ausburn Osborn Coffey, Colby Coffey, Benjamin Coffey, Nancy Coffey, John Jackson Coffey, Elizabeth (Coffey) Hayes, Sarah Lucinda Coffey, Margaret E Coffey, Catherine Coffey and William M Coffey