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Deac. COFFIN Tristram, Jr., Esqr.[1, 2, 3]

Male 1632 - 1704  (72 years)


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  • Name COFFIN Tristram 
    Prefix Deac. 
    Suffix Jr., Esqr. 
    Birth 1 Feb 1632  Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Address:
    Brixton Parish 
    • Coffin Gatherings and Coffin Genealogy says ca 1632. Brixton Parish.
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1642  Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    a merchant tailor 
    _UID F3850D38EB9ED5118A06444553540000ECF5 
    Death 4 Feb 1703/4  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 7, 9, 10] 
    Burial Aft 4 Feb 1703/4  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Address:
    First Parish Burial Ground 
    Deac. Tristram Coffin, Jr., Esqr. gravestone    		 Deac. Tristram Coffin, Jr., Esqr. gravestone
    Notes 
    • Made freeman 29 Apr 1668.
      When Tristram's father left Newbury, Tristram Jr. stayed behind. He was very active in town and church affairs holding a number of positions in town government. In about 1654 Tristram erected the Coffin home on what is now High Street in Newbury. This house, one of the oldest still standing in North America, is now owned by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. And may be visited by the public.
      The Rev. Thomas Parker first settled Newbury in 1635 with a group of about one hundred of his followers. The church in Newbury was led by Rev. Parker for many years and in the 1660's great controversy arose as to its administration and religious practices. Two factions developed in the town and Tristram, throughout was a supporter of Rev. Parker, signing petitions and giving testimony throughout the period.
      On May 14, 1654, Tristram signed petition in defense of Robert Pike who was accused of "intemperate zeal and seditious speech".
      On March 7, 1663, he was appointed a fence viewer.
      On May 29, 1668 Tristram was admitted as freeman.
      In March of 1674, Tristram, among others was appointed to lay out six acres to be used as pasture for the future ministry. This, apparently led to him being appointed lot layer on September 21, 1677.
      In the years, 1669, 1670, 1680, and 1681 he served as a selectman of the town.
      Additionally, on September 29, 1681 he was appointed by General Court as one of three commissioners of small claims.
      On March 1, 1682 Tristram was appointed "standing way warden to see that evry inhabitant do their part on the hye wayes"
      By the year 1683, Tristram was one of the largest sheep owners in Newbury with a herd of 55.
      In 1686 he was a member of the committee that partitioned the balance of the undivided common lands in Newbury.
      On November 21, 1693, having previously been made a Deacon of the church, Tristram, with the other two deacons were chosen as standing overseers of the poor in Newbury and he was made Treasurer for the Poor.
      In 1695, Newbury, having grown substantially was divided into two parishes, Tristram and two others were selected to make the geographical division. This was the beginning of the parish divisions which would result in the break off of Newburyport seventy years later.
      Remaining active in church and town affairs until the end, on October 18, 1700 Tristram was appointed to a committee to procure a new bell for the First Parish Meeting House.
      When Tristram died in 1704 a memorial inscribed as follows was erected in the First Church burial ground in Newbury:
      To the memory of Tristram Coffin, Esq.,
      who having served the first church of
      Newbury in the office of Deacon 20 years
      died Feb, 1703-4 aged 72 years.
      'On earth he pur-chas-ed a good degree,
      Great boldness in the faith and liberty,
      And now possesses immortality.'
      *****************
      Tristram Coffin Jr. was born in England in 1632. He married Judith Somerby of Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1652. Tristram was a weaver and filled many notable positions on the Newbury Town Council. He was named Deacon to the first Parish of Newbury. His house in Newbury is known as the Old Coffin House. Tristram Jr. and his wife Judith's graves are marked in the cemetery of the First Parish of Newbury which is located across the street from the Coffin house. Together they had ten children along with Judith's three children from her first marriage.
    Person ID I11289  Noyes Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2014 

    Father COFFIN Tristram,   b. 1609, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1681, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother STEVENS Dionis,   b. Abt 1610, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1630  [4, 12] 
    • Based on birth of son Tristram.
    Family ID F1925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GREENLEAF Judith,   b. 2 Sep 1625, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1705, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 2 Mar 1652/3  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15] 
    Children 
     1. COFFIN Judith,   b. 4 Dec 1653, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1724, Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. COFFIN Deborah,   b. 10 Nov 1655, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. COFFIN Mary,   b. 12 Nov 1657, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1725, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     4. COFFIN James,   b. 22 Apr 1659, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1736 (Age 76 years)
     5. COFFIN John,   b. 8 Sep 1660, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1677, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)
     6. COFFIN Lydia,   b. 22 Apr 1662, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. COFFIN Enoch,   b. 21 Jan 1664, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1675, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 11 years)
     8. COFFIN Stephen,   b. 18 Aug 1664/5, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1725, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     9. COFFIN Peter,   b. 27 Jul 1667, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1746/7, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     10. Deacon COFFIN Nathaniel,   b. 26 Mar 1669, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1748/9, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F4217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

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  • Photos
    Coffin House    		Coffin House
    The Tristram Coffin House is the oldest structure in the Newbury Historic District. Built in 1654 by one of Newbury's first settlers, Tristram Coffin, the House represents one of the outstanding examples of First Period architecture in New England.

    The House was continuously occupied by the Coffin family from 1654. The seven succeeding generations of occupants participated actively in the socio-economic, political and educational life of the town. The Coffin House has a number of outstanding features including the original kitchen, a rare 18th-19th century built-in dresser, 18th century chamber with plaster of clay and straw with exposed boards, a buttery with pine woodwork preserved in its original state, and a collection of Coffin family furniture.

  • Sources 
    1. [S47] CD-NEHG Register, Vol. 24, Apr 1870, p. 151.

    2. [S106] Internet Online Homepage.
      Bob Bamford - heritage@snet.net © 1997 Heritage Associates

    3. [S539] Book-My Father's Shoes.

    4. [S279] Book-Coffin Gatherings, p.3.

    5. [S284] Book-Coffin Genealogy, p.2.

    6. [S284] Book-Coffin Genealogy, p.3.

    7. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.103.

    8. [S429] Book-Gen Hist of the Clark and Worth Families, p.136, CS71.C6.

    9. [S86] Death-gravestone.
      Bob Bamford - heritage@snet.net © 1997 Heritage Associates

    10. [S47] CD-NEHG Register, 38:300 "The Greenleaf Ancestry" by William S. Appleton.

    11. [S86] Death-gravestone, First Parish Burial Ground; Newbury, MA.

    12. [S1721] Periodical-New England Ancestors, Fall 2008 Vol. 9, no. 4, page 21 "A Tale of Two Women".

    13. [S189] Book-Savage, Vol. 2, p.205.

    14. [S325] Book-Mass. & Maine Families, p.600.

    15. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.183.


  

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