Hon. COFFIN Peter[1]

Male 1631 - 1715  (84 years)


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  • Name COFFIN Peter 
    Prefix Hon. 
    Birth 1631  Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Address:
    Brixton Parish 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1642  Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Residence Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    _UID 05860D38EB9ED5118A06444553540000FF24 
    Death 21 Mar 1714/5  Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Notes 
    • Honorable Peter Coffin was born in England in 1631. He was the first child of Tristram and Dionis. Peter married Abigail Starbuck, daughter of Edward Starbuck. He resided in Dover, New Hampshire for a good portion of his life before moving his family to Nantucket. He later moved his family to Exeter, New Hampshire, where he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire and a member of the Governor's Council. The Coffin's had ten children including their son Jethro whose house is considered the oldest house still standing on Nantucket having been built in 1686.
    Person ID I11308  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  [5, 6
    • Based on birth of son Tristram.
    Family ID F1925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family STARBUCK Dorcas "Abigail"   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Bef 1657  [3, 4, 7
    • Based on birth of first child.
    Children 
     1. COFFIN Tristram,   b. 18 Jul 1665   d. Bef 21 Mar 1714/5 (Age < 49 years)
    Family ID F4225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S539] Book-My Father's Shoes.

    2. [S47] CD-NEHG Register, Vol. 24, Apr 1870, p. 150.

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

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

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

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

    7. [S1721] Periodical-New England Ancestors, Fall 2008 Vol. 9, no. 4, page 23 "A Tale of Two Women".