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Elizabeth Coffin (Ede)

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Wife of Sir James Coffyn, Knight
Mother of Wilmot Coffin; Elizabeth (i) Gere; Elizabeth Wyke and Mary Malet

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About Elizabeth Coffin

  • The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising ..., Volume 1, Pages 1-452 edited by John Lambrick Vivian
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=GmqlIibS95IC&pg=PA721&lpg=PA721&d...
  • Pg.208
    • COFFIN OF PORTHLEDGE.
  • .... etc.
  • Pg.209
  • Richard Coffin of Portlinch in com. Devon, Esq., named in Inq. taken on death of his son James as deceased, d. 24, bur. 25 Dec. 1555 at Alwington.3 Inq. p.m. 2 and 3, Phil. and Mary, pt. 1, No. 26, recites will dated 27 July 1551. = Wilmot, Da. of Sir Richard Chudley by Mary, da. of Sir Nicholas Wadham of Merefield, named in the will of her husband and the Inq. taken on the death of her son James, bur. 13 June, 1569 at Alwington.3 ; ch: Anne, (mar. 1 Feb. 1550-1 at Lamerton4 to Roger Tremayne of Callacombe, remar. John Smith of Tregonacke, co. Cornw.), Christian (named in her father's will, mar. 1 Dec. 1566 at Lamerton4 to Justinian Tolkerne of Cornwall.), Elizabeth (mar. 2 Feb. 1568-9 at Monkleigh5 to Edward Whiddon.), Edward (2 fil. named in his father's will.), William (4 son, named in the Inq. taken on the death of his bro. James.), James (m. Elizabeth Ede), Johanna (named in her father's will, mar. 12 Sept. 1574 at Alwington3 to Richard Tremayne.), Margaret (named in her father's will.), John (m. Mary Cary) Coffin.
    • James Coffin of Marsh, 3 fil., named in his father's will, d. 15, bur. 17 Dec. 1566 at Monkleigh.3 Inq. p.m. 9 Eliz. No. 204, and 30 Eliz. pt. 2, No. 25. = Elizabeth, da. of ... Ede, mar. 5 Feb. 1559-60 at Ashton,6 survived her husband and named in the Inq. taken on his death. ; ch: Elizabeth (4 da. and coh., b. 5 Aug. 1565, aged one year 5 Aug. 1566, mar. John Wyke of Henly, co. Somerset.), Wilmot (3 da. and coh. aged 3 years on 29 Sep. 1566), Elizabeth (2 da. and coh. aged 3 years on 29 Sep. 1566, mar. Thomas Gere.), Mary (1 da. & coh. aged 6 years on 26 Dec. 1566, mar. Arthur Mallett.)
    • John Coffin of Portlinch, fil. et Heres, Esq., aged 19 years on 29 Dec. 1555, d. 28, bur. 30 Mar. 1608 at Alwington.1 Inq. p.m. 7 Jas. pt. 2, No. 93. Will 2 Feb. pro. 28 May 1608, Archd. Ct. of Barnstaple, Exeter. = Mary Da. of Robert Cary of Clovellye. ; ch: Prudence (bap. 2 June 1573 at Alwington,3 mar. to Humphry Berrie of Berrie in Erbor. Esq.), Mary (mar. 23 Oct. 1589 at Alwington3 to John Woollocom of Combe in Devon, Esq.), Johane (bap. 1571, bur. 20 Sept. 1571 at Alwington.3), Willmot (bap. 6 Dec. 1569 at Alwington,3 mar. to William Addington of Harleberie in Essex, Esq. remar. 7 Feb. 1596-7 at Alwington3 to Launcelot Ffarington.), John (m. Grace Berrie), 8Richard (m. 8Elizabeth Loveys) Coffin
      • John Coffin, 2 fil. of Goldworthy in com. Devon, Gent. bapt. 25 June 1576 at Alwington,2 bur. 23 Jan. 1628-9 at Parkham.7 M.I. = Grace, Da. of Richard Berrie of Berried in Erbor, bur. 4 June 1623 at Parkham.7 M. I. ; ch: Jane (bap. 30 Sep. 1618 at Alwington.3), Elizabeth (bap. Dec. 1619 at Alwington.3), Gertrude (bap. 12 Aug. 1621 at Alwington.3), Nicholas (3 fil. æt. 7 annor. 1620, bur. 29 Mar. 1636 at Parkham.7), Giles (2 fil. ætat. about 10, 1620, bur. Nov. 1628 at Parkham.7), Humphry (1 son, bap. 22 May 1603 at Alwington,3 died an infant.), Humphrie (fil. primogenitus, bap. 30 June 1605 at Alwington,3 æt. 15 temp. Visitacois 1620.) Coffin
        • Humphrie Coffin .... etc.
      • 8Richard Coffin of Porthleinch, son and heir, bap. 12 Feb. 1574-5 at Alwington,3 aged 30 years and more at his father's death and exr. of his will, d. 25, bur. 30 July 1617 at Alwington,3 aged 48. M.I. = 8Elizabeth, Da. of Leonard Loveys of Ugber in com. Cornwall, Esq. mar. 10 June 1589 at Alwington,3 named in the will of her sons William, Henry and John, d. 3 May 1651, aged 80. M.I. Alwington. Will 20 May 1649, pro. 5 July 1651, P.C.C. (rey 124). ; ch: 8Mary (m. John Moore), 8Ibbot (m. Hugh Levelis), 8Wilmot (m. Francis Weekes), 8Elizabeth (m. Hugh Fortescue), 8Edward (7 son), 8William (8 son), Katherine (m. William Hockin), 8Christian, 8Julian (m. Richard Gifford) Coffin, B (Pg.210 4Henry (m. Honor Clarke), 4James (5 son), John (m. Elizabeth Hurding), 4Edmond (4 son), 4Leonard (3 son), 4Richard (m. Alice ...) Coffin)
        • .... etc. ______________________
  • Sir James Coffyn
  • Birth: unknown
  • Death: 1566, England
  • 1566 James Coffyn esq Lord of the Manor
  • Born c1540 in Alwington, son of Richard Coffyn and Wilmot Chudleigh of Ashton
  • He married firstly Mary Cole of Knowston by whom he had
    • 1. Peter Tristram b1555 in Alwington,
  • He married secondly Elizabeth Ede by whom he had, ,.
    • 1. Mary b1560 in Marsh near Honiton
    • 2. Elizabeth 'the Older' b1563 in Marsh 3. Wilmot b1563 in Marsh
    • 4. Elizabeth 'the Younger' b1565
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  • Anne Knyvett St Leger (1475 - 1559)*
  • Burial: Monkleigh Cemetery, Bideford, Torridge District, Devon, England
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 73381608
  • From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73381608 ______________