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Still further on Mr. Coffin writes-"Bardsley in his "Eng- lish Surnames," says "It is to some dealer in earthenware we owe the name of 'Pots,' some worker in metals our "Hammers' some carpenter our 'Coffins,' once synonymous with 'Coffer.' "}
Regarding the name, Lower, in Patronymica Britannica, says-
"This family possessed Alwington Manor, Co Devon, temp William Conqueror and they still (1860) reside at Portledge in that manor. Colvin or Colvinus held lands in chief (probably the same) under Edward the Confessor." There are some of the opinions-take your choice.
In "Nantucket Land and Land Owners," Mr. Worth says- "Tristram Coffin's house lot was a tract of the usual dimensions, bounded on the north by Cappaum Harbor. He called this region Northam or Cappamet. The spot where his house was placed is marked by a stone monument." **
TRISTRAM COFFIN
If any one man may be considered the patriarch of Nantucket, to whom more than to any other person, the descendants of the old Nantucket families may trace a common origin, that man is Tristram Coffin.
#Life of Tristram Coffyn, p. 3.
tIbid, pp. 3-4.
¿Ibid, p. 5
** Ibid, p. 64.
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Allen Coffin Esq. in his "Life of Tristram Coffyn"* traces the family origin in England back to the days of Norman Conquest, the ancient seat of the name in England, now called Portledge, in the Parish of Ilwington, near Bideford, County of Devon, having been granted to Sir Richard Coffyn, Knight, for valuable services rendered to William the Conqueror. Peter Coffyn, the father of Tristram was doubtless born about 1580 and died in 1627 or 1628. He married Joan Thember (or Thumber) and had two sons and four daughters. Tristram was the elder son; his brother, John, died in Plymouth Fort, England, after having been mortally wounded. f
Tristram was born at Brixton, in 1605, and married Dionis Stevens, daughter of Robert Stevens Esq. of Brixton, about 1630. They came to America about twelve years later. Their first set- tlement was at Salisbury and they subsequently removed to Ha- verhill. His name appears as a witness to an Indian deed in Pen- tucket (Haverhill) in November 1642. He removed to Newbury in 1648-9 and thence to Salisbury in 1654-5. In 1644, he was licensed to keep an ordinary, sell wine and keep a ferry on the Newbury side of Carr's Island. In 1653, his wife was presented to the General Court, charged with selling beer at three pence per quart, but as she proved by witnesses that she made it much stronger and gave quid pro quo, she was discharged .;
Tristram returned to Salisbury and there made his plans to be one of the purchasers of Nantucket Island. He died in October 1681 .**
The children of Tristram and Dionistt were:
i Peter, born in England in 1631; married Abigail Star- buck, daughter of Edward and Katharine. Had a brief residence on Nantucket.
ii Tristram, born in England in 1632. Did not remove to Nantucket. Married widow of Henry Somerby.
iii Elizabeth, born in England; married Capt. Steplien Greenleaf, son of Edmund and Sarah. Did not re- move to Nantucket.
*P. 7. Ib. p. 18. The original Tristram always spelled his name Coffyn.
Life of Tristram Coffyn, p. 20.
¿The law required four bushels of malt to the hogshead at a price not to exceed two-pence per ale quart. She proved that she used six bushels.
** Mr. Worth says (Lands and Land Owners, p. 64) "Tristram Cof- fin's house lot was of the usual dimensions, bounded on the north by Cappaum Harbor. He called this region Northam or Cappaumet. The spot where his house was placed is marked by a stone monument." ++Allen Coffin says in the Coffyn Family, page 24, concerning Dionis,-"It is quite remarkable that, while the name of Tristram has been perpetuated through all the generations, and in genealogical researches becomes a source of confusion it occurs so often, the name of Dionis is repeated but once in all the generations down to the present time.
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iv James, born in England August 12, 1640; married (December 3, 1663) Mary Severance, daughter of John and Abigail.
v John, born in England; died in infancy.
vi Deborah, born in Haverhill, November 15, 1642, died December 8, of the same year.
vii Mary, born in Haverhill, February, 20, 1645; married (probably in 1662) Nathaniel Starbuck, son of Ed- ward and Katharine.
viii John, born in Haverhill, October 30, 1647; married Deborah Austin, daughter of Joseph and Sarah.
ix Stephen, born in Newbury, May 11, 1652; married Mary Bunker, daughter of George, senior.
PETER [2] (Tristram [1])
Peter's residence on Nantucket began about the time of King Philip's War. He married Abigail Starbuck, daughter of Edward and Katharine. He is reputed to have been the wealthiest of the First Purchasers. He was chosen a magistrate at Nantucket and occupied an important position in the Town affairs, much to the disturbance of John Gardner, Peter Folger and their sympathizers. In Dover he was made a Freeman in 1666; in 1675 he was com- missioned a Lieutenant in service in King Philip's War; he was a Representative in the General Court in 1672-73 and '79. He moved to Exeter in 1690, was a Justice and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire and an owner of large mill property .* He died at Exeter, March 21, 1715.
The children of Peter and Abigail were:
i Abigail, born October 20, 1657; married (December 16, 1673) Daniel Davidson, of Ipswich, and New- bury.
ii Peter Jr. born August 20, 1660; married (August 15, 1682) Elizabeth Starbuck, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary.
iii Jethro, born September 16, 1663; married ( )
Mary Gardner, daughter of John and Priscilla.
*Allen Coffin says, p. 53, the lumber for his son Jethro's house (known as "the oldest house on Nantucket,") was the product of one of his mills. There is a tradition that Peter was to build the house on land which John Gardner, the bride's father was to furnish. When the time came for the marriage ceremony Peter inquired for a deed of the land He was informed that that little formality had been neg- lected. He said the ceremony could not be performed until that was done. Gardner was obliged to hustle and execute, sign and transfer the deed to the intended couple after which the marriage was per- formed. The building is now owned by the Nantucket Historical As- sociation the recent owner Tristram Coffin Esq. of New York and Poughkeepsie, offering excellent terms and contributing liberally to the purchase price.
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iv Tristram, born January 18, 1665; married Deborah Colcord.
v Robert, born in 1667, married Joanna Dyer of Exeter. . No children.
vi Edward, born February 20, 1669; married Anna Gard- ner, daughter of John and Priscilla.
vii Judith, born February 4, 1672.
viii Parnell, died in infancy.
ix Elizabeth, born January 27, 1680; married (June 5, 1698) Col. John Gilman, of Exeter, N. H.
x Eliphalet. Never married.
JAMES [2] (Tristram [1])
born in England August 12, 1640; married (December 3, 1663) Mary Severance, daughter of John and Abigail of Salisbury. He died in Nantucket July 28, 1720.
Their children were-
i Mary, born in 1665 ;* married-first, Richard Pink- ham of Portsmouth, who died in Nantucket; and second, James Gardner, son of Richard and Sarah. ii James, born probably in Dover, N. H .; married, first, Love Gardner, daughter of Richard and Sarah, and second, (19th, 3 mo. 1692) Ruth Gardner, daughter of John and Priscilla.
iii Nathaniel, born in Dover, 1691; married (August 17, 1692) Demaris Gayer, daughter of William.
iv John, born in Nantucket; married Hope Gardner, daughter of Richard and Sarah.
v Dinah, born in Nantucket; married (November 20, 1690) Nathaniel Starbuck Jr., son of Nathaniel and . Mary.
vi Deborah, born in Nantucket; married (October 10, 1695) George Bunker, son of William and Mary; died October 8, 1767.
vii Ebenezer, born in Nantucket, March 30, 1678; mar- ried (December 12, 1700) Eleanor Barnard, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary.
viii Joseph, born in Nantucket, February 4, 1679; mar- ried Bethiah Macy, daughter of John and Deborah.
*Sylvanus J. Macy in his Genealogy says some of the older children were probably born in Dover, where the father was made a freeman May 31, 1671. Allen Coffin says James filled several im- portant offices in Nantucket, such as Judge of Probate. From him descended the loyalists Gen. John Coffin and Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, also that eminent woman Lucretia (Coffin) Mott. (Page 55).
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ix Elizabeth, born in Nantucket; married-first, Jonathan Bunker, son of William and Mary; second, Thomas Clark; died in Nantucket, March 30, 1769.
x Benjamin, born in Nantucket, August 28, 1683; lost overboard between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. xi Ruth, born in Nantucket; married Joseph Gardner, son of Richard and Mary, died in Nantucket, May 28, 1748.
xii Abigail, born in Nantucket; married Nathaniel Gard- ner, son of Richard and Sarah; died in Nantucket, March 15, 1709 .*
xiii Experience, born in Nantucket; died young.
xiv Jonathan, born in Nantucket, August 28, 1692; mar- ried (24th, 11 mo. 1711) Hephzibah Harker, daugh- ter of Ebenezer.
JOHN [2] (Tristram [1])
born in Haverhill, October 30, 1647; married Deborah Austin, daughter of Joseph and Sarah.
John removed to Edgartown, soon after the death of his father, and from him the Martha's Vineyard Coffins descend. There he was commissioned Lieutenant of Militia. His wife died 4th, 2 mo. 1718. Their children, all of whom were born on Nan- tucket were ---
i Lydia, born June 1, 1669; married-first, John Logan; second, John Draper; third, Thomas Phaxter of Hingham.
ii Peter, born August 5, 1671; married-first, Christian Condy; second, Hope Gardner, daughter of Joseph and Bethiah.
iii John Jr., born February 10, 1673.
iv Love, born April 23, 1676; never married.
v Enoch, born 1678; married Beulah Eddy about 1700; died in Edgartown.
vi Samuel, born married (1705) Miriam Gardner, daughter of Richard and Mary.
vii Hannah, born ; married Benjamin Gardner, son of Richard Jr. and Mary; died January 28, 1768. viii Tristram, born ; married (1714) Mary Bunker, daughter of William.
ix Deborah; born ; married (June 18, 1708) Thomas Macy, son of John and Deborah; died Sep- tember 23, 1760.
* Allen Coffin says, page 56, her interment was the first in Gard- ner's burial ground.
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x Elizabeth, born -: never married. xi Benjamin, born 8 mo. 23d, 1683.
STEPHEN [2] (Tristram [1])
Stephen was about eight years old when his parents removed to Nantucket. He died in Nantucket November 14, 1734. Allen Coffin says .* "For him, to a considerable extent, Tristram re- versed the English law of leaving to the oldest son his lands and estates and gave them to his youngest son. Stephen appears to have remained upon his father's estate, and succeeded to the man- agement of the farm and general business cares, and by agreement was to be helpful to his father and mother in their age." He mar- ried (probably 1668) Mary Bunker, daughter of George and Jane. The children of Stephen and Mary were all born on Nantucket, and were-
i Daniel, born -; lost at sea 4 mo. 1724. )
ii Dionis, born September 21, 1671; married ( Jacob Norton.
iii Peter, born November 14, 1673; married in Boston. iv Stephen Jr., born February 20, 1675; married (21st, 9 mo. 1693) Experience Look.
v Judith, born married first, Peter Folger, son of Eleazer; second Nathaniel Barnard, son of Nathaniel; third, (31st, 6 mo. 1722) Stephen Wilcox. Died at Nantucket December 2, 1760.
vi Susanna, born -; married (January 9, 1700) Peleg Bunker, son of William and Mary; died June 11, 1740.
vii Mehitable, born ; married Armstrong Smith, son of George and Jane.
viii Anna, born ; married Solomon Gardner, son of Richard 2d and Mary; died April 22, 1749.
ix Hephzibah, born ; married Samuel Gard- ner, son of James and Mary.
x Paul, born April 15, 1695; married Mary Allen, daugh- ter of Edward; lost at sea April, 1729.
PETER [3] (Peter [2] Tristram [1])
born August 20, 1660; married (August 15, 1682) Elizabeth Star-
*P. 58. Mr. Coffin's monograph contains much of interest regard- ing the Coffin family which could not be included in a general history.
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ERRATA
Page 703. Jethro Coffin was born Sept. 16, 1663.
Pages 759, 764, and 862. James Gardner, son of James and Rachel (?) married but once and that was to Susanna Gardner, daughter of Nathaniel and Abigail. They were married Sept. 1, 1724. He died in 1776 and she died in 1781.
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buck, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary. He died in Nantucket in 1699; Their children were --
i Abigail, born July 9, 1683; married at Newbury (1701) Jedidiah Fitch.
ii Tristram, born April 26, 1685; died December 13, 1730; married Hannah Brown, daughter of John and
Rachel. No children.
iii Nathaniel, born March 26, 1687.
iv Samuel, born February 26, 1689.
v Barnabas, born February 11, 1690.
vi Eunice, born September 23, 1693; married (29th, 10 mo. 1709) Ebenezer Gardner, son of Nathaniel and Abigail.
vii Jemima, born 19th, 9 mo. 1695; married 29th, 1 mo. 1727) William Swain, son of John and Experience; died March 4, 1770.
JETHRO [3] (Peter [2] Tristram [1])
born September 16, 1683; married Mary Gardner, daughter of John and Priscilla. He died in 1726; she died October 27, 1767. Their children were all born in Nantucket and were.
i Margaret, born June 10, 1689; married-first, Rev. Samuel Terry, of Barrington, Mass .; second, Rev. John Wilson.
ii Priscilla, born December 26, 1691; married (-) John Gardner, son of John and Susanna; died No- vember 23, 1772.
iii John, born April 12, 1694.
iv Josiah, born July 28, 1698; married (October 5, 1720) Elizabeth Coffin, daughter of James and Ruth.
v Abigail, born February 12, 1700; married-first, Na- thaniel Woodbury; second, Eliakim, son of John and Experience Swain. She died July 7, 1782.
vi Robert, born April 21, 1704; married (August 30, 1728) Susanna Coffin, daughter of Jonathan and Hepsabeth.
vii Peter.
viii Edward.
JAMES [3] (James [2] Tristram [1]) married-first, Love Gardner, daughter of Richard; second, (May
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19, 1692) Ruth, daughter of John and Priscilla Gardner; he died on Nantucket August 2, 1741. They had one son-
i Benoni.
By his second wife, Ruth, he had-
ii George, born April 22, 1693; died August 1727. Prob- ably married (November 4, 1717) Ruth Swain.
iii Sarah, born March 9, 1695; married (8th, 8 mo. 1711) Jeremiah Gardner, son of John and Susannah. She died December 1, 1739.
iv Nathan, born November 13, 1696; died December 4, 1768.
v Elisha, born Aug 10, 1699; died 1722; married (April 3, 1721) Dinah Bunker, daughter of Peleg and Su- sanna.
vi Joshua, born September 16, 1701; died in 1722.
vii Elizabeth, born October 27, 1703; married Josiah Coffin, son of Jethro and Mary; she died in 1774.
viii Priscilla, born June 3, 1708; married (18th, 9 mo. 1723) Abel Gardner, son of Nathaniel and Abigail: died April 27, 1792.
ix Mary, born July 29, 1710; married (February 13, 1725- 6) John Bunker, son of George and Deborah; died July 19, 1785.
x James, born June 10, 1713; died April 11, 1784.
xi Ruth, born June 17, 1716; married Cromwell Coffin, son of Ebenezer and Eleanor; died September 30, .1801.
xii Benjamin, born November 16, 1718; married-first, (March 22, 1738-9) Rebecca Coffin, daughter of -
and second, (3d, 4 mo. 1766) Hannah Bunker, daughter of Jabez and Hannah.
NATHANIEL [3] (James [2] Tristram [1]
was born in 1671 and died October 29, 1721. He married (October 17, 1692) Damaris Gayer, daughter of Wil- liam and Damaris, who was born October 24, 1673, and died Sep- tember 6, 1764. Their children were:
i Dorcas, born July 22, 1693; married John Soley of Charlestown; died May 8, 1778.
ii Christian, born April 8, 1695; married-first, John Edwards; second, Timothy Williamson.
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iii Lydia, born May 16, 1697; married (16th, 7 mo. 1714) Joseph Chase, son of Isaac and Mary.
iv William, born December 1, 1699; married (September 3, 1722, Anne Holmes, of Boston .*
v Charles, born 1st 1 mo. 1702; married Mary Barrett. vi Benjamin, born 3d, 4mo. 1705; married-first (5th, 2 mo., 1726) Jedidah Hussey, daughter of Batchelor and Abigail; second, (29th, 4 mo. 1762) Deborah Macy, daughter of Thomas and Deborah.
vii Gayer, born May 24, 1709; married Rebecca Parker. viii Nathaniel, born July , 1711; married Mary Sheffield of Newport; died June 10, 1800.
ix Catharine, born June 15, 1715; married (January 8, 1735-6) Bethuel Gardner, son of Joseph and Ruth.
JOHN [3] (James [2] Tristram [1])
He died July 1, 1747; she died October 12, 1750. His wife was Hope the daughter of Richard and Sarah Gardner. Their child- ren were :--
i Richard, born 12th 6 mo. 1694; married (-) Ruth Bunker, daughter of John and Hope.
ii Peleg, born Nov. 16, 1696.
iii Judith, born 8th 5 mo. 1700; married (28th 2 mo 1719- 20) Ebenezer Gardner son of Nathaniel and Abigail; died December 24, 1788
iv Elias, born 18th 6 mo. 1702; married (January 15, 1728-9) Love Coffin, daughter of Ebenezer and · Eleanor.t
v Francis, born Nov. 13, 1706; married (November 2, 17- 27) Theodate Gorham.
vi Abigail, born October 21. 1708, died 1770; married (November 20 1728) Zaccheus Folger, son of John and Mary.
EBENEZER [3] (James [2] Tristram [1]) Ebenezer the fourth son of James senior married (December
* Nathaniel son of William was the father of Admiral Sir Isaac Cof- fin of the English Navy and of General John Coffin of the English Army. The line of descent was Tristram (1) James (2) Nathaniel (3) William (4) Nathaniel (5)
+One of a multitude of cases of intermarriage-their fathers were brothers.
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12. 1700) Eleanor Barnard, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary; he died October 17, 1730; she died 1769, aged 90 years.
Their children were:
i Oliver, born 30th 8 mo. 1701.
ii Prince, born 19th 6 mo. 1703; married Mercy Skiffe.
iii Love, born 17th 7 mo. 1705; married Elias Coffin, son of John and Hope.
iv Cromwell,* born 1st 9 mo. 1709; married (November 25, 1731) Ruth Coffin, daughter of James Jr and Ruth. Died at Rhode Island April 5, 1783.
v Jane, born 14th 4 mo. 1712; married-first William Bunker, son of Peleg and Susannah; second, Jona- than Ramsdell.
vi Alexander, born 20th 12 mo. 1713; married (January 12 1737-38) Judith Bunker, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth; died in the West Indies April 1741.1 vii Valentine, born December 21, 1716.
viii Joseph, born November 19, 1719; married (January 8, 1740-41) Judith Coffin, daughter of Elisha and Dinah.
Kimball, born ; died in Virginia. 1782. ix Benjamin, born January 27 1725-6; died young.
JOSEPH [3] (James, [2] Tristram [1])
Joseph was born February 4, 1680; he married Bethiah Macy, daughter of John and Deborah, born April 8, 1681. He died 14th 7 mo. 1719; she died June 6, 1738. Their children were :-
i Micah, born July 6, 1705; married (September 23, 1726) Dorcas Coleman daughter of
ii Eunice, born 2d 9 mo. 1707; married (November 1726) Andrew Newel.
iii Zaccheus, born 11th 1 mo. 1710; married (4th. 9 mo. 1731) Mary Pinkham, daughter of Shubael and Abigail.
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iv Hezekiah, born 4th. 8 mo. 1712; died November 15, 1768; married (3d 1mo. 1742) Lydia Folger daugh- ter of Jethro and Mary.
*There was a daughter, Hannah, born 20th, 7 mo. 1707; died 2d 8 mo. 1708.
+The Friends' Records name a child of Alexander and Judith- Ebenezer, who married (1st. 3 mo. 1759) Mary Cartwright, daughter of Hazadiah and Abigail.
įMicah and Dorcas had a son Thomas who married (29th 1 mo 1756) Abigail Russell, daughter of John and Ruth.
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v Jedidah, born 4th 12 mo. 1715; married-first (4th 12 mo. 1733-4) John Hussey, son of Bachelor and Abi- gail; second (15th 2 mo. 1759) Robert Gardner, son of Benjamin and Hannah.
vi Miriam, born 2d 12 mo. 1717; married (26th 10 mo. 1737) Joseph Chase, son of Isaac and Mary.
vii Mary, born February 9, 1720; married (February 24. 1736-7) Isaac Chase.
JONATHAN [3] (James, [2] Tristram [1])
born August 28. 1692, married (24th 11mo. 1711) Hepzabeth Harker, daughter of Ebenezer and Patience. He died February 5, 1773; she died December 30, 1773. Their children were:
i Susanna, born December 30, 1712; married (August 30 1728) Robert Coffin son of Jethro and Mary.
ii Ephraim, born February 18, 1714;
iii Henry, born March 23, 1716; married Mary Woodbury.
iv Daniel, born February 22, 1718.
v Anna, born March 5, 1720; married (July 24. 1740) Paul son of Nathaniel and Ann Paddack; died July 10. 1802.
vi Jonathan, born May 24, 1723; married (June 2 1743) Priscilla Coffin daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth. vii James, born ; married Jemima Swain daugh- ter of
viii Joshua, born married Beulah Gardner daughter of Peter; lost at sea 1780.
ix Hepzabeth, born ; married (December 25, 1740) Peleg Coffin son of Bartlett and Judith; died May 28, 1785 .*
x Mary born : married (August 11. 1743) Christopher Hussey son of Silvanus and Hepzabeth.
PETER [3] (John [2] Tristram [1])
born August 5, 1671; died August 27. 1749; married first Christ- ian Conde, and second, Hope Gardner, daughter of Joseph and Bethiah. She died March 21, 1750. Their children were:
*The above is from Sylvanus J. Macy's Genealogy. The Probate Records recording the will of Jonathan in March 1773 mention his "deceased daughter Hephzabeth."
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i Bartlett, born married (January 1, 1718-9)
Judith Bunker, daughter of Peleg and Susanna.
ii Lydia, born November 23, 1697; died May 7. 1763; married (March 14, 1717) Samuel Long son of Rob- ert and Sarah.
iii Abner, born ( Phebe Butler,
); married ( )
iv Tristram, born married (8th 1 mo. 1743-
44) Jemima Barnard daughter of Ebenezer and Mary.
v Robert, born died September 29, 1791;
married (17th 11 mo. 1744) Jemima Gardner daughter of Samuel and Patience.
vi Peter, born November 3, 1729; married (13th 10 mo. 1750) Priscilla Coleman, daughter of Elihu and Jemima; died at New Garden, N. C. 1817.
vii Margaret, born ; married -first (Novem- ber 18, 1725) John Davis; second, Daniel Bunker, son of George and Deborah. , married (October 11, 1731) John Matthews.
viii Jerusha, born
ix Hannah, born ; died February 1797; mar- ried (15th 10 mo. 1743) Abishai Barnard, son of Benjamin and Judith.
x Joseph born probably about 1740. is not mentioned in the settlement of his father's estate and probably died young.
ENOCH [3] (John [2] Tristram [1])
was born in Nantucket in 1678. He married Beulah Eddy of Mar- thas Vineyard and removed there, where all their children were born. Their fourth child, Abigail, married Grafton Gardner, son of George and Eunice of Nantucket; and Deborah, the seventh, mar- ried, for her first husband, Tristram Gardner son of Ebenezer and Eunice.
SAMUEL [3] (John [2] Tristram [1]) married (1705) Miriam Gardner, daughter of Richard and Mary. He died February 22. 1764 ;* she died September 17. 1750. Their children were :-
*The Friends' Records say 1763.
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i Deborah* born June 4, 1708; died 1789; married (10th 12 mo 1729) Tristram, Starbuck son of Nathaniel Jr and Dinah.
ii John; born June 4, 1708; married (4th 10 mo. 1740) Kezia Folger, daughter of Daniel and Abigail.
i Libni, born ; died February 6. 1732.
ii Parnel born ; died October 26. 1727; married Robert Coffin, son of Jethro and Mary.
iii Sarah, born ; died 11th 4 mo 1750; mar- ried first, (14th 12 mo. 1733-34) Samuel Stanton, son of John and Elizabeth; second (31st 11mo 1744) James Pinkham son of Richard and Mary.
iv David, born October 25, 1718; married (4th 12 mo. 1741) Ruth Coleman, daughter of Elihu and Jemi- ma .¡ He died 7th 6 mo. 1804.
v William, born 1720; married (4th 10 mo.
1740) Priscilla Paddock, daughter of Nathaniel and Anna. Removed from the Island in 1773.
vi Miriam, born September 29, 1723; married (13th 11mo. 1742) Richard Pinkham, son of Shubael and Abi- gail. Removed from the Island June 1779. vii Mary, born 1724; died October 28, 1777; married (5th 11 mo. 1743) William Barnard, son of Ebenezer and Mary.
viii Priscilla, born 21st 12 mo 1730) died 2d 2 mo 1801; married (February 9, 1748) Christopher Coleman son of Solomon and Deliverance.
TRISTRAM, [3] (John [2] Tristram [1])
married (29th 2 mo. 1714) Mary Bunker, daughter of William and Mary, who died January 29, 1763. Their children were-
i David, born 1718; married (29th. 8 mo 1757) Abigail Folger, daughter of Jonathan and Margaret. ii Samuel, born 1720; married (6th 7 mo 1744) Elizabeth Gardner, daughter of Jonathan and Patience. iii Tristram, born 1722; married-first (7th 1 mo. 1744- 45) Hephzibah Coffin, daughter of Zephaniah and Miriam; second (29th. 9 mo. 1750), Elizabeth Star- buck, daughter of Paul and Ann.
" According to Macy, Deborah and John were twins. The Friends' Records also name as the oldest child a daughter, Parnel.
"David seems to have married thrice times; the second time (3d. 1 mo. 1765) to Christian Allen, daughter of Edward and Catharine Heath, widow of Ebenezer Allen, the third time (5th. 1 mo. 1775) to Elizabeth Clasby, daughter of William and Abiel.
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