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TOBIAS PLEADWELL, WILLIAM EDMUNDSON, CHRISTOPHER RAPER, AND OTHERS.
Note by the transcriber : The original of the foregoing is in the handwriting of William Edmundson, as appears by his signature thereto. It is now in possession of Mary Mifflin, of Harford County, Maryland, who is in her 79th year, and is great-grand-Daughter of Nicholas Newland by her own account.
The name of Newland has either been misspelled by Wm. Edmundson or changed in America-being now spelled Newlin.
12th mo. 1820.
Some inquiry has been made as to the present ownership of the document, but without success.
(GILBERT COPE.)
Nicholas Newlin, we find, was a "man firm in the performance of what he believed to be his duty." He purchased five hundred acres of land in Concord, where he built a mill, and kept his twenty horses and pack of hounds which he brought with him to America. William Penn named the settlement in which our ancestor built his home "Concord," for though there were many disputes between the few English settlers and the Indians, as the boundaries of the English claims were not always accurately defined, there was harmony among the settlers them- selves. It is said that in one of the disagreements with the Indians, Nicholas appealed to Penn, who, after careful investigation, found his claims justified, but persuaded him to yield the point at issue to conciliate the Indians, in recompense whereof, the great proprietor gave Nicholas a grant of about seven thousand acres of land, approximately ten miles farther west, which he called Newlin Town- ship, the name it bears today. Another account credits the purchase of this land to Nathaniel, the son of Nicholas. Our pioneer served the county as justice of the
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court, and held meetings at his house as early as 1687. He was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania from 1685 to 1687. The dream of an established home for his wife and children in this new land was never realized by Nicholas Newlin, but he left two sons in America to carry out his ambition. He married Elizabeth Paggott, who died in 1717. Children :
1. John.
2. Nathaniel, of whom further.
3. Elizabeth; married Mr. Burton.
4. Rachel; married Mr. Jackson.
(Stockard: "History of Alamance, North Carolina," p. 138. Gilbert Cope: "Genealogy of Dunwoody and Hood Families," pp. 129-32. "The Rockville Republican," August 27, 1925.)
(II) NATHANIEL NEWLIN, son of Nicholas and Elizabeth ( Paggott ) Newlin, was born in England in 1665; "Netus Nathaniel Nulen anno 1665, desem 18d; 3h ; 21 ; P. M." He died in May, 1729. He was a prominent man both in the community and the Society of Friends. For a number of years he was a member of the Pro- vincial Assembly, a Commissioner of Property for the Penns, Justice of the County Court, and a trustee of the Loan Office of the Province. His wife also was an active Friend and a reading of the early history of Chester, Pennsylvania, can rarely be made without many references to the Newlin family. Nathaniel had many disputes with the Indians who lived on the land surrounding Newlin town- ship regarding certain dams built on property belonging to him. In August, 1725, he was summoned to answer this complaint before the House, but failed to answer the summons, wherefore the sergeant-of-arms called him. The Crum Creek Indians expressed uneasiness over the uncertainty of their settlement around the Newlin Township and told the House that they only wanted their ground laid out definitely. Nathaniel finally made up with the Indians and was frequently appointed commis- sioner with Caleb Pussey to settle other disputes with the Indians, and to fix the price upon patent lands. His estates were divided among his children. It is recorded that Nathaniel Newlin purchased a tract of over seven thousand acres of land on the Brandywine, now known as Newlin Township, but another account states that his father, Nicholas, received it as a gift. Nathaniel Newlin married (first), April 17, 1685, Mary Mendenhall, of Wiltshire, England. At that time he was less than twenty years of age. He married (second), 2 month, 17, 1729, Mary Fincher, at that time a "young woman," who died in July, 1730. Children of first marriage :
I. Jemina, born February 9, 1685-86; married, in 1712, Richard Eavenson.
2. Elizabeth, born March 3, 1687-88; married, in 1713, Ellis Lewis. d. 1723.
3. Nicholas, born May 19, 1689; married, in 1715, Edith Pyle, daughter of Nicholas and Abigail Pyle; no issue. ?
4. Nathaniel, of whom further.
5. John, born February 28, 1690-91, died before February 10, 1753; married, about April, 17II, Mary Woodward.
6. Kezia, born February 22, 1695-96; married William Baily.
7. Mary, born April 12, 1699; married, in 1724, Richard Clayton.
(Gilbert Cope: "Genealogy of Dunwoody and Hood Families," pp. 129-32. "The Rock- ville Republican," August 13, 1925. "Records of Concord Monthly Meetings." Lewis Wood- ward: "Genealogy of the Woodward Family of Chester County, Pennsylvania," p. 23.)
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(III) NATHANIEL NEWLIN, son of Nathaniel and Mary ( Mendenhall) New- lin, was born March 19, 1690, and died in (1711. He married, in 1711, Jane Wood- ward. (Woodward II.) They had a daughter :
Feb. 1731-32,
I. Rachel, of whom further.
(Ibid.)
(IV) RACHEL NEWLIN, daughter of Nathaniel and Jane (Woodward) New- lin, was born in 1711 and died 6-29-1805. She married William Walter. (Wal- ter II.)
(Family records).
(The Woodward Line).
The family name of Woodward takes its derivation from the occupation of "The woodward," in early times a forest officer who looked after wood and vert ; a "Wodewarde, or walkere, in a wode for kepynge, lucarius," according to "Promp- torium Parvulorum." As early as the thirteenth century we find representatives of this family in England, the name Roger le Woodward appearing at the time of Henry III and Edward I, Aylward le Woodward in the Hundred Rolls of County Essex in 1273, and Johannes Woodeward in Yorkshire about the same time. Many of the family were Friends and as such, in 1670, one Henry died in prison under persecution in England. Possibly of the same religious faith were the Wood- wards, Richard, Robert, and Elizabeth, undoubtedly brothers and sisters, who appeared in Pennsylvania about 1687.
It is probable that the Woodward line herein described takes its origin from Woodward of Dean in the County of Gloucester, since its place of settlement in America was Thornbury, Pennsylvania, named for Thornbury, in Gloucestershire.
(Bardsley : "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames." L. Woodward: "Genealogy of the Woodward Family," pp. 6-7. Futhey and Cope: "History of Chester County, Penn- sylvania," p. 205. "National Cyclopedia of American Biography," Index Vol., p. 532.)
(I) RICHARD WOODWARD was born about 1636, and died the 10 mo., 7 da., 1706, aged about seventy. He purchased a large tract of land in Thornbury Town- ship, Chester County, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1687, and settled there. He appears to have served on jury 1691-92, and was constable June 22, 1693. On March 13, 1694, a Richard Woodward was constable for Upper Providence Township. A tract of land (two hundred and fifty acres) in Middletown is on record under the name in 1695-96. Richard Woodward, one hundred and thirty acres of the Thorn- bury tract, and to his son, Edward, one hundred acres. Doubtless, at this time he removed to Middletown, where he was made supervisor on March II, 1700-01. Again he served on the grand jury and in 1706 he was chosen as overseer of the poor. There is a possibility that some of the above records of later date may refer to his son, Richard. In faith Richard Woodward was a Friend. He married Jane. Children :
I. Richard.
2. Martha, born in 1677, died December 13, 1775, aged ninety-eight; married, about 1696, Joseph Barker.
3. William, died the 9 mo., 17 da., 1705; doubtless unmarried.
4. Thomas, died between 1740 and 1747; married, 1704, Rachel Martin.
5. Edward, died in Newton, 1754; married (first), 3 mo., 24 da., 1705, Abigail Edge; (second), 3 mo., 23 da., 1722, Alice (Smedley) Allen; (fourth), 4 mo., 15, 1743. Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, widow.
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6. Jane, of whom further.
7. Mary, born in Thornbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania, about 1689, died II mo., 24 da., 1790, aged one hundred and one years; married John Newlin.
8. Sarah, died before 1721; married, in 1714, Robert Chamberlin.
9. Joseph, died 9 mo., 28 da., 1715, in Goshen; married, 1712, Elizabeth Mercer. She married (second), William Vestal and removed to North Carolina.
(G. Cope: "Dunwoody and Hood Families," pp. 139-41.)
(II) JANE WOODWARD, daughter of Richard and Jane Woodward, died about 1737. She married Nathaniel Newlin. (Newlin III.)
(Ibid.)
(The Hosier Line).
In the seventeenth century the hosiers of London were those tailors who sold ready made clothes, but the original hosier was he who encased the "nether man" in leather. As early as 1300 a Philip le Hosier was on record in England.
(Lower: "Patronymica Britannica." Bardsley: "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.")
(I) GILES HOSIER was born in England and died in America on January 10. 1805. He came to America quite early. He married, probably in Nantucket, June 3, 1768, Elizabeth Mitchell. (Mitchell IV.) They had a daughter :
I. Elizabeth, of whom further.
(L. S. Hinchman: "Early Settlers of Nantucket," pp. 112, 216.)
(II) ELIZABETH HOSIER, daughter of Giles and Elizabeth ( Mitchell) Hosier, was born at Newport, Rhode Island, March 14, 1770. She was a minister of the Society of Friends and visited every known meeting in the world. She married Caleb Coggeshall. (Coggeshall VI.)
(Ibid., pp. 216, 220.)
(The Mitchell Line).
In most cases this surname is derived from Michael, a very popular baptismal name in many countries. In some cases it may have originated from the Anglo- Saxon mycel, meaning great.
(Lower: "Patronymica Britannica.")
(I) RICHARD MITCHELL, the earliest known ancestor of the family, lived at Brixton, or Bricktown, Isle of Wight. He married Mary Wood, and had :
I. Richard, of whom further.
(L. S. Hinchman: "Early Settlers of Nantucket," p. 141.)
(II) RICHARD MITCHELL, son of Richard and Mary (Wood) Mitchell, was born in 1686 and died September 24, 1722. He came to Rhode Island in 1708. In his youth he was a member of the Church of England and for a time was in the Royal Navy, but after coming to America, joined the Society of Friends. It was said of him that he was "blessed with a good understanding and sound judgment." He married, in 1708, Elizabeth Tripp. (Tripp III.) Children :
I. Richard, born 7-4-1710; married Mary Starbuck.
2. James, of whom further.
(Ibid. George L. Randall: "Tripp Genealogy," pp. 7-8.)
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(III) JAMES MITCHELL, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Tripp) Mitchell, was born 4-20-1715, and died October 5, 1799. He married, 1-2-1738, Ann Folger, born II-6-1720, died August 6, 1777, daughter of Jethro and Mary (Starbuck) Folger. (See Starbuck III, list of children.) Children :
I. Elizabeth, of whom further.
2. Hepzibah, born January 4, 1750, died June 21, 1834; married David Buffum.
(L. S. Hinchman: "Early Settlers of Nantucket," pp. 192, 217. J. N. Arnold: "Vital Record of Rhode Island," Vol. VII, pp. 112, 113, 192. Rhode Island Friends' records.)
(IV) ELIZABETH MITCHELL, daughter of James and Ann (Folger) Mitchell, was born 5-9-1746, and died in 1826-27. She married Giles Hosier. (Hosier I.)
(L. S. Hinchman: "Early Settlers of Nantucket," p. 112.)
(The Tripp Line).
Tripp is an English family name derived from an early personal name. The baptismal form was "the son of Tripp." The name is on record as early as 1273, when it was recorded in the Hundred Rolls of various counties. Examples of this are : William Trip in Cambridgeshire, Gilbert Trip in Wiltshire, and Robert Trippe in Bedfordshire.
(Bardsley: "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.")
(I) JOHN TRIPP was born in England in 1610 and died in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, his will being proved October 28, 1678. Randall's "Tripp Genealogy" states that he was the son of John and Isabel ( Moses) Tripp, of Lincolnshire, and was born in Northumberland County. John Tripp was admitted an inhabitant of Aquidneck, soon after called Rhode Island, in 1638, where he held many offices, being deputy in the years 1648, 1654-55, 1658, 1661-64, 1666-69, 1672, and com- missioner in 1655. He was assistant in 1670 and 1673-75, and was member of the town council many years. John Tripp settled in Portsmouth and was a carpenter. He left lands in Portsmouth, and in Dartmouth, Narragansett, and Westerly to his children, his wife being executrix. John Tripp married Mary Paine, who died February 12, 1687, the daughter of Anthony and Rose (Weeden) Paine. Chil- dren, born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island :
I. John, born about 1640; married Susanna Anthony.
2. Peleg, born about 1642; married Mary Sisson.
3. Joseph, born about 1644; married Mehitable Fish.
4. Mary, born about 1646; married (first) Gersham Wodell; (second) Jonathan Gatchell.
5. Elizabeth, born about 1648; married Zuriel Hall.
6. Alice, born about 1650; married William Hall.
7. Isabel, born about 1651; married Samson Sherman.
8. Abiel, born about 1653; married Deliverance Hall.
9. James, of whom further.
IO. Martha, born about 1658; married Samuel Sherman.
(J. O. Anstin : "Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island," pp. 208-09.)
(II) JAMES TRIPP, son of John and Mary (Paine) Tripp, was born at Ports- mouth, Rhode Island, in 1656, and died in 1730. James Tripp married (first), January 19, 1681-82, Mercy Lawton, the marriage being performed by George Lawton. He married (second) Lydia. He married (third), August 12, 1702, Elizabeth Cudworth. Children (of which marriage not certain) :
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I. John, born November 8, 1685.
2. Elizabeth, of whom further.
3. Robert, born May 15, 1691.
4. James, born July 17, 1694.
5. Mary, born January 9, 1700.
6. Francis (Frances), born June 3, 1705.
7. Lydia, born April 30, 1707.
8. Thankful, born March 8, 1708-09.
9. Stephen, born September 30, 1710.
10. Isabel, born December 31, 1713.
II. Israel, born March 22, 1716.
(Ibid. J. N. Arnold: "Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850." Vol. IV, Portsmouth, p. 45. "Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to 1850," Vol. I, pp. 279, 284; Vol. II, pp. 5, 508. Caroline E. Robinson : "The Hazard Family of Rhode Island," p. 6. Mary Stevens Ghastin: "Genealogy of the Tripp and Stevens Family from the Landing of the Mayflower," p. 3. George L. Randall: "Tripp Genealogy," p. 7.)
(III) ELIZABETH TRIPP, daughter of James Tripp, was born at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, November 21, 1687. She married Richard Mitchell. ( Mitchell II.) (Ibid.)
(The Starbuck Line.)
The surname Starbuck, according to Lower, quoting Ferguson partially, is derived from the Old Norse, with the following explanation: "In the Old Norse, 'bokki' means vir grandis, corpore et animo. Hence 'Storbocki,' from 'Stor, great, vir, imperious.' The name means, literally, 'great man or leader,' and is first found in English records in the poll tax for the West Riding of Yorkshire, in the year 1379."
(Lower: "Patronymica Britannica.")
(I) EDWARD STARBUCK, immigrant and founder, was born in 1604, and died February 4, 1690-91. He came to America about 1635, from Derbyshire, Eng- land, bringing with him his wife, Catharine. He settled in Dover, New Hamp- shire, where he is first mentioned, June 30, 1643, when he received a grant of forty acres of land on each side of the Fresh River at Cutchechoe, and also one plot of marsh above Cutchechoe Great Marsh, "that the brook that runs out of the river runs through first discovered by Richard Walderne, Edward Colcord, Edward Starbuck, and William Furber." ) He received other grants of land at different times, including one of marsh in Great Bay in 1643, one of the mill privilege at Cutchechoe Second Falls (with Thomas Wiggins), and one of timber to "accomo- date" in 1650, and various others. He was of the foremost settlers of Dover, a representative of the town in 1643 and 1646, and undoubtedly would have lived comfortably there until his death, honored and respected by his fellow-townsmen, had he not embraced the Baptist faith. He was the owner of extensive properties, and was in all probability a man of substance as to possessions, as tradition says he was in body. Despite this he fell into disrepute for daring to differ in faith from the intolerant Puritans of his day. In "Provincial Papers of the New Hamp- shire Historical Society," we find the following :
October 18, 1648-The Court being informed of great misdemeanor committed by Edward Starbuck of Dover with profession of Anabaptism for which he is to be proceeded against at the next Court of Assistants if evidence can be prepared by that time & it being very farre for witnesses to traville to Boston at that season of the year. It is therefore ordered by this Court that the Secretary shall give commission to Capt. Thomas Wiggan & Mr. Edw. Smyth
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to send for such persons as they shall have notice of which are able to testify in the sd. cause & to take their testimony uppon oath & certifie the same to the secretary as soon as may be therein, if the cause shall so require.
It is not to be wondered at that Edward Starbuck was quite ready to leave Dover, despite his advanced age, and his interests in and around the town. He was fifty-five years of age when he joined Thomas Macy in his voyage from Salisbury to Nantucket. They arrived at Nantucket in the autumn of 1659, and remained during the winter at the outskirts of the island, removing later to a more central location, now called Cambridge. In the spring of 1660 Edward Starbuck returned to Dover for his family, all of whom returned with him except his daughters, Sarah Austin and Abigail Coffin. On his return to Nantucket he at once became active in official affairs and was at one time magistrate.
Edward Starbuck married Catharine Reynolds, a woman of Welsh parentage. Children, most of whom were born in England :
I. Sarah; married (first), William Story; (second) Joseph Austin, and (third) Hum- phrey Varney.
2. Nathaniel, of whom further.
-3. Dorcas; married William Gayer, of Nantucket; died about 1696.
4. Abigail; married Peter Coffin, son of Tristram, of Dover.
5. Esther ; married Humphrey Varney, as first wife.
6. Jethro, killed by accident, May 27, 1663.
(L. S. Hinchman: "Early Settlers in Nantucket," pp. 19-23. "Nantucket, Massachusetts, Vital Records, to 1850," Vol. V, p. 542.)
(II) NATHANIEL STARBUCK, son of Edward and Catharine (Reynolds) Star- buck, was born in Dover, New Hampshire, February 20, 1645 (some records say in England, 1636), and died at Nantucket, Massachusetts, August 6, 1719. He was the only son who lived to perpetuate the name. He was a wealthy landowner and a man of no mean abilities, yet he seems to have been eclipsed by the excep- tional brilliancy of his wife, Mary (Coffin) Starbuck.
Nathaniel Starbuck married, in 1662, Mary Coffin. (Coffin IVb.) Children, born in Nantucket, Massachusetts :
I. Mary, born March 30, 1663, the first white child born in Nantucket; married James Gardner.
2. Elizabeth, born September 9, 1665; married (first) her cousin, Peter Coffin, Jr., and (second) Nathaniel Barnard, Jr.
3. Nathaniel, of whom further.
4. Jethro, born December 14, 1671, died October 12, 1770; married, December 6, 1694. his cousin, Dorcas Gayer.
5. Barnabas, born in 1673, died in 1733.
6. Eunice, born April 11, 1674; married George Gardner.
7. Priscilla, born 24th, 8th month, 1676; married John Coleman.
8. Hepzibah, born April 21, 1680; married Thomas Hathaway, of Dartmouth, Mas- sachusetts.
9. Ann, died single.
10. Paul, died unmarried.
(L. S. Hinchman: "Early Settlers of Nantucket," pp. 21, 302-03. "Nantucket, Massa- chusetts, Vital Records.")
(III) NATHANIEL STARBUCK, JR., son of Nathaniel and Mary (Coffin) Star- buck, was born in Nantucket, August 9, 1668, and died 9th, 2 month, 1753, accord- ing to Friends Records ; 29th, IIth month, 1753, according to Isaac Coffin's rec-
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ords. He engaged in the shipping and whaling business, of which Nantucket was at that time famous. His will, dated 1742, and probated in November, 1753, men- tions shipping, fishing and whaling vessels which were given to his wife. His house was given to his son, Tristram, and other real estate to son, Paul. Six daughters were named.
Nathaniel Starbuck, Jr., married, November 20, 1690, Dinah Coffin. (Cof- fin V.) Children :
I. Mary, born December 31, 1692; married, February 1, 1710-1I, Jethro Folger. Their daughter, Ann Folger, married James Mitchell. (Mitchell III.)
2. Paul, born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, 8 mo. 29, 1694, died there 5 mo. 16 or 20, 1759, "aged 64 years, 4 months, 25 days"; married (first), in Nantucket, Novem- ber 26, 1718, Anne Tibbets. He married (second), December 29, 1737, Mrs. Kezia (Folger) Gardner.
3. Priscilla, born October 25, 1696; married 6th. 10th month, 1717, Shubael Coffin.
4. Elizabeth, born November 27, 1698, died April 9, 1770; married, at Nantucket, Novem- ber 12 (12th, 9th month), 1717, George Hussey.
5. Hepzibah, born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, November 8, 1703, Silvanus (Sylvanus) Hussey.
6. Abigail, born August 28, 1704; married (first), 18th, 10 month, 1723, Thomas Howes ; married (second), 17th, 7th month, 1741, John Way.
7. Benjamin, born 16th, 7 month, 1707; married, December 31, 1730, Dinah Coffin, and removed to Hudson.
8. Tristram, of whom further.
9. Ruth, born 24th, 12th month, 1714; married, February 3, 1731-32, John Russell.
10. Ann, born 12th, 9 month, 1716; married, January 10, 1733-34, Peter Barnard.
("Nantucket Historical Association Bulletin," p. 319. "Nantucket, Massachusetts, Vital Records," Vol. II, pp. 491-93, 505-09, 512, 516; Vol. IV, pp. 391, 399-404; Vol. V, p. 546.)
(IV) TRISTRAM STARBUCK, son of Nathaniel and Dinah (Coffin) Starbuck, was born August 18, 1709, and died November 29, 1789. He married, in Octo- ber, 1729, Deborah Coffin. (Coffin VI.) They had :
I. Deborah, of whom further.
(Family records.)
(V) DEBORAH STARBUCK, daughter of Tristram and Deborah (Coffin) Star- buck, was born January 19, 1739. She married Job Coggeshall. (Coggeshall V.) (Ibid.)
(The Coffin Line).
The Coffin or Coffyn family were of Norman origin and once resided at the Chateau of Courtiton about two leagues from Falaise, Normandy. They went to England during or shortly before the invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066 and are mentioned in Domesday Book as possessing land in Devonshire. Their seat in England was Portledge in the parish of Alwington, near Bideford in that county. A deed of 1254 shows that Richard Coffin resided there and it is one of the few estates in England to be owned by the same family from feudal times to the present. In 1881, it was in possession of John Richard Pine Coffin. Although records of the eldest male line holding this manor are shown in the Visitation of Devonshire, the exact connection between them and Tristram Coffin, the American pioneer, has so far not been discovered. The name Tristram is, however, unusual enough to identify him with the Coffin family of the parish of Brixton, Devonshire.
Tristram Coffin, of Butler's, parish of Brixton, Devonshire, made his will November 16, 1601, and it was proved at Totness in the same county in 1602. He
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left legacies to Joan, Anne, and John, children of Nicholas Coffin; Richard and Joan, children of Lionel Coffyn ; Philip Coffyn.and his son, Tristram, and appointed Nicholas, son of Nicholas, his executor. It is probable that Nicholas, Lionel, and Philip were brothers of Tristram, and that Nicholas, mentioned in his will, was the same Nicholas whose will is mentioned below.
(A Coffin: "Life of Tristram Coffyn," pp. 6-8, 17.)
(I) NICHOLAS COFFIN resided in the parish of Brixton in Devonshire. His will was dated September 12, 1613, and proved November 3, 1613. He names his wife, Joan, and their children. Children:
I. Peter, of whom further.
2. Nicholas.
3. Tristram.
4. John, died without issue; will dated January 4, 1628, proved April 3, 1628; appointed his nephew, Tristram Coffin, executor and gave legacies to all of Tristram's sis- ters all under twelve years of age.
5. Anne.
(Ibid., p. 18.)
(II) PETER COFFIN, son of Nicholas Coffin, is mentioned in his father's will. His own will, dated December 1, 1627, and proved March 13, 1628, provided that his wife was to have the use of his property during her life, after which it was to go to son Tristram. A tenement in Butler's Parish called Silferhay was referred to and his children were named. He married Joan Thember, who accompanied her son to America and died at Boston, Massachusetts in May, 1661, aged seventy- seven years. Children :
I. Tristram, of whom further.
2. John, under twenty-one in 1627, mortally wounded at Plymouth Fort, probably sup- porting the royal cause.
3. Joan.
4. Deborah.
5. Eunice, accompanied her brother, Tristram, to America; married William Butler.
6. Mary, accompanied her brother, Tristram, to America; married Alexander Adams. (Ibid.)
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