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Mathew Coffin Sr.

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Mathew Coffin Sr.

Birth
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
22 May 1832 (aged 78)
Salem, Washington County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Salem, Washington County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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13 Feb 1754 date of birth is from the Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. 23 Feb 1754 date of birth is from the book The Coffin Family edited by Louis Coffin 1962 published by the Nantucket Historical Society, page 269. Calculated date of birth from headstone is 22 Feb 1754.

Matthew married Hannah Mendenhall 3 Feb 1774 at Friends New Garden Meeting House, Guilford County, North Carolina.

Mathew Coffin was among the early Quaker settlers to the area and donated the land to build the church and cemetery.Parents: William & Priscilla Paddock Coffin
h/o Hannah Mendenhall 2nd Hannah White Macy
Children: Elizabeth, Hannah, Lydia, James, Priscilla, Marmaduke, Debra & Matthew Coffin.

Contributed by Cindy Coffin:
Matthew Coffin (1754-1832) was a son of William and Priscilla Coffin. He was born in 1754 in Guilford Co NC. He married Hannah Mendenhall (1757-1800) at Springfield MM in Guilford NC. He married second to Hannah (White) Macy (1762-1833) in 1802 at New Garden. Hannah was the widow of David Macy and a daughter of Isaac and Catherine White. In 1817 they removed to Blue River MM in Washington Co IN from Springfield MM. They joined the Hicksites after the Separation of 1827-28. Matthew died in 1832. Hannah died in 1833. They are buried in Blue River Burying Grounds.
13 Feb 1754 date of birth is from the Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. 23 Feb 1754 date of birth is from the book The Coffin Family edited by Louis Coffin 1962 published by the Nantucket Historical Society, page 269. Calculated date of birth from headstone is 22 Feb 1754.

Matthew married Hannah Mendenhall 3 Feb 1774 at Friends New Garden Meeting House, Guilford County, North Carolina.

Mathew Coffin was among the early Quaker settlers to the area and donated the land to build the church and cemetery.Parents: William & Priscilla Paddock Coffin
h/o Hannah Mendenhall 2nd Hannah White Macy
Children: Elizabeth, Hannah, Lydia, James, Priscilla, Marmaduke, Debra & Matthew Coffin.

Contributed by Cindy Coffin:
Matthew Coffin (1754-1832) was a son of William and Priscilla Coffin. He was born in 1754 in Guilford Co NC. He married Hannah Mendenhall (1757-1800) at Springfield MM in Guilford NC. He married second to Hannah (White) Macy (1762-1833) in 1802 at New Garden. Hannah was the widow of David Macy and a daughter of Isaac and Catherine White. In 1817 they removed to Blue River MM in Washington Co IN from Springfield MM. They joined the Hicksites after the Separation of 1827-28. Matthew died in 1832. Hannah died in 1833. They are buried in Blue River Burying Grounds.

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Mathew Coffin, Died 22 of 5 Mo. 1832, Aged 78 Yrs. 3 Mos. 9 Ds.



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  • Maintained by: mhj
  • Originally Created by: Barbara
  • Added: Jun 19, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53885954/mathew-coffin: accessed ), memorial page for Mathew Coffin Sr. (13 Feb 1754–22 May 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53885954, citing Hicksite Church Cemetery, Salem, Washington County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by mhj (contributor 47163930).