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Samuel Coffin

Also Known As: "King Sam"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Nantucket Island, Dukes County, New York
Death: February 22, 1764 (83)
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Son of Lt. John Coffin and Deborah Coffin
Husband of Miriam Coffin
Father of Deborah Starbuck; Parnal Coffin, died young; John Coffin; Sarah Stanton; David Coffin and 6 others
Brother of Lydia Draper; Peter Coffin; Love Coffin; Enoch Coffin; Joseph Coffin and 5 others

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About Samuel Coffin

Samuel Coffin (son of John Coffin and Deborah Austin) was born December 12, 1680 in Sherbon, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died February 22, 1764 in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He married Miriam Gardner on Abt. 1705 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, daughter of Richard Gardner and Mary Austin.

Notes for Samuel Coffin: Samuel Coffin was called "King Sam". He lived his entire life on Nantucket Island. He and Miriam were Friends (Quakers) having converted in 1704 at the time of revival on the island led by Thomas Story, a well known Quaker minister from England.

More About Samuel Coffin and Miriam Gardner: Marriage: Abt. 1705, Nantucket, Massachusetts.

FIND A GRAVE Birth: Dec. 12, 1680 Nantucket Nantucket County Massachusetts, USA Death: Feb. 22, 1764 Nantucket Nantucket County Massachusetts, USA

According to one source, Samuel was "known as 'King Sam' because he was short and feisty, and was compared to a crowing Bantam rooster trying to be king of the yard. He was a Quaker." Contrubuted by Elaine Coffin Rebori

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Parents:
 John Tristram Coffin (1647 - 1711)
 Deborah Austin Coffin (1647 - 1718)

Spouse:

 Miriam Gardner Coffin (1685 - 1750)

Children:

 William Coffin (1720 - 1803)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

Created by: Karolyn [Kendig] McLain Record added: Mar 20, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 49965251

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Biography

Samuel Coffin (son of John Coffin and Deborah Austin) was born December 12, 1680 in Sherbon, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died February 22,1764 in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He married Miriam Gardner on Abt. 1705 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, daughter of Richard Gardner and Mary Austin.

Samuel Coffin and Miriam Gardner were first cousins. Samuel Coffin was called "King Sam". According to one source, Samuel was "known as 'King Sam' because he was short and feisty, and was compared to a crowing Bantam rooster trying to be king of the yard. He lived his entire life on Nantucket Island. He and Miriam were Friends (Quakers) having converted in 1704 at the time of revival on the island led by Thomas Story, a well known Quaker minister from England.

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<references />* Findagrave memorial Samuel Coffin

  • WikiTree profile Coffin-884 created through the import of Ancestors of PBHowe.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Buck Howe. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Buck and others.
  • Source: S-2009482853 Repository: #R-2009482618 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Onlinepublication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. * Repository: R-2009482618 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com* WikiTree profile Coffin-1163 created through the import of mike_walton_2011.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Mike Walton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mike and others.
  • Source: S2300 Abbreviation: Pedigree Resource File - LDS Title: Pedigree Resource File - LDS Subsequent Source Citation Format: Pedigree Resource File - LDS BIBL Pedigree Resource File - LDS TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Pedigree Resource File - LDS FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Pedigree Resource File - LDS FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Pedigree Resource File - LDS
  • Source: S2878 Abbreviation: The History of Martha's Vineyard Title: Dr. Charles Edward Banks, <i>The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts</i> (:, 1911) Subsequent Source Citation Format: <i>, The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts</i> BIBL Dr. Charles Edward Banks. <i>The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts</i>.:, 1911. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Dr. Charles Edward Banks, <i>The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts</i> (:, 1911) FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE <i>, The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts</i> FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Dr. Charles Edward Banks. <i>The History of Martha's Vineyard, DukesCounty, Massachusetts</i>.:, 1911.
  • "Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the Year 1850," Published by the New England Historic and Genealogical Society, 1925. Vol 3 Page 310.
  • Starbuck, Alexander (1924), Pg 708.
  • "Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the Year 1850," Published by the New England Historic and Genealogical Society, 1925. Vol 1 pg 326.
  • WikiTree profile Coffin-976 created through the import of heinakuu2011-6.ged on Jul 5, 2011 by Johanna Amnelin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Johanna and others.

Notes ===: Note NI1182!SOURCES: 1. History of Nantucket Starbuck page 708-9

: 2. Hinchman p. 217 : 3. N.E. Hist. & Gen. Reg. Vol 24 p. 308

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Samuel Coffin's Timeline

1680
December 12, 1680
Nantucket Island, Dukes County, New York
1708
April 11, 1708
Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts
April 11, 1708
Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts
April 11, 1708
Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1715
April 11, 1715
Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1718
October 25, 1718
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
1720
November 4, 1720
Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
1723
September 29, 1723
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
1724
1724
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States