Nathaniel Coffin was born 26 March 1669 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts to Tristram Coffin (1633-1704) and Judith Kimberly Greenleaf (1625-1705) and died 20 February 1749 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Brocklebank (1668-1750) 29 March 1693 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Biography
Nathaniel Coffin, tenth and youngest child of Tristram (2) and Judith (Greenleaf) Coffin, was born in Newbury, March 22. 1669. He resided in the house erected by his father, which was still standing a few years ago.
Marriage and Family
He married Sarah, widow of Henry Dole, whose name before marriage was Sarah Brocklebank, of Rowley. They had eight children: John. Enoch, Apphia, Samuel Brockelbank, Joseph, Jane, Edmund and Moses.
5. II. Nathaniel Coffin, b, at Newbury 26 March, 1669 ; m. 29 March, 1693, Sarah, daughter of Samuel Brocklebank of Rowley, widow of Henry Dole of Newbury; was Town Clerk, Deacon, Representative, and Councillor 1730; d. 20 February, 1749 ; she d. 20 April, 1750.
Children, b. at Newbury :
- John, b. 1 January, 1694. 14
- Enoch, b. 7 February, 1696. 15
- Apphia, b. 9 June, 1698 ; d. 8 October, 1715. iv. Brocklebank Samuel, b. 24 August, 1700 ; A.B., Harvard College, 1718 ; Rev., d. 14 June, 1727. V. Joseph, b. 30 December, 1702. 16
- Jane, b. 5 August, 1705 ; m. 2 November, 1727, John "Webster of Newbury; d. 19 May. 1783.
- Edmund Coffin (1708-1789) b. 19 March, 1708. 17
- Moses, b. 2 June, 1711. 18
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Coffin (1694-1762) | 1 January 1694 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | 30 September 1762 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | Judith Greenleaf (1692-1772) |
| Enoch Coffin (1696-1728) | |||
| Baby Coffin (1697-1697) | |||
| Apphia Coffin (1698-1715) | |||
| Samuel Coffin (1700-1727) | |||
| Joseph Coffin (1702-1773) | |||
| Jane Coffin (1705-1783) | |||
| Edmund Coffin (1708-1789) | 19 March 1708 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | 29 January 1789 Kittery, York County, Maine | Shuah Bartlett (1715-1803) |
| Moses Coffin (1711-1793) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Judith Coffin (1653-1724) | |||
| Deborah Coffin (1655-1723) | |||
| Mary Coffin (1657-1725) | |||
| Eliphalet Coffin (1659-1735) | |||
| James Coffin (1659-1736) | 22 April 1659 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | 4 March 1736 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | Florence Hooke (1659-1712) |
| John Coffin (1660-1677) | |||
| Lydia Coffin (1662-1719) | |||
| Enoch Coffin (1663-1675) | |||
| Stephen Coffin (1665-1725) | 18 August 1665 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | 31 August 1725 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | Sarah Atkinson (1665-1724) |
| Peter Coffin (1667-1746) | |||
| Nathaniel Coffin (1669-1749) | 26 March 1669 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | 20 February 1749 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | Sarah Brocklebank (1668-1750) |
Vital Records
Newbury Gravestone
- Location : First Parish Burying Ground - Newbury, Massachusetts
References
- Genealogy of the Early Generations of the Coffin Family of New England - 1870 work by Silvanus Jenkins Macy (Author), Nathaniel Wheeler Coffin (Author), William S. Appleton (Author) - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
- Coffin Family of Boston - Boston Brahmin
- Nathaniel Coffin - diaambiguation
- Coffin in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Nathaniel Coffin at Find A Grave #126993335
- Gatherings toward a genealogy of the Coffin family. by Appleton, William S. Published 1896 page 11
- Nathaniel Coffin - GENI
- COFFIN GATHERINGS: Five Generations of Descendants of Tristram Coffin of Newbury and Nantucket, By W. S. Appleton. Boston: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1896, p 5. [An outgrowth of the anniversary meeting of the Coffin family at Nantucket in 1881.]
- See Vital Records of Newbury MA.