Peter Coffee

Descendants of Peter COFFEE

First Generation

1. Peter COFFEE was born about 1705 in (probably) Virginia. He died in 1771 in Prince Edward Co., VA.1

The Will of Peter Coffee is recorded in Prince Edward County, VA, in Will Book 1, 1754-1785, pages 88 and 89:

In the name of God Amen this thirty first Day of January one thousand seven hundred & seventy one. I Peter Coffee of the County of Prince Edward & Parish of St. Patrick being in a very sick and low Condition but of perfect mind and memory Blessed be God for his mercies toward me and Calling to mind the uncertainty of this Transitory life and that all flesh must yield unto Death whenever it shall please God to call Do make ordain constitute & appoint this my last will and Testament in manner and form following. And first I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God my saviour and Redeamer nothing doubting but what I shall receive the same again with joy & gladneys by the mighty power of God at the Resurrection and my body I commit to the earth from whence it was taken to be buried in a decent Christian like manner at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named as touching my worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God far above my deserts to bestow upon me I do give and dispose of the same in manner and form following.

Item I will that all those Debts which I in justice own to any person or persons whatever be paid as soon as conveniently they can after my Decease by my Executors.

Item I do lend until my Beloved wife Susanna Coffee The land and plantation whereon I now live together with the several stock of Horses Cattle Hogs and sheep now belonging to me and all other moveable Effects during her widow-hood as well manageing of the same but in case that she should prove careless or waistfull of the said Effects to then my Executor hereafter named to dispose of the Effects they shall think proper the Legates hereafter mentioned.

Item I give to my won William Coffee one hundred and fifty acres of land lying on Vaughans Creek in the County aforesaid to be laid off agreeable with the course now begun & to run for complement & being the same tract he has already obtained deed for only with some additional alterations.

Item I give to my son Peter Coffee Five Shillings Sterling

Item I give to my son Joshua Coffee Five Shillings Sterling

Item I give to my daughter Cathrina Thomas Five Shillings sterling

Item I give to my Daughter Mary Kendal Five Shillings Sterling

Item I give to my daughter Hannah Weakley Ten Pounds at my Daughter Bettie's death.

Item I give to my Daughter Lydia Coffee fifteen pounds current money at my Daughter Betties death

Item I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Coffee the land & plantation whereon I now live at her Mothers Decease During her natural life and at her Decease to be sold and all my Legacies paid there with both these before mentioned & those I shall hereafter mention and if there is anything remaining after the sale of the said land and Movables at my wife's & Daughters decease such sum over to be equally divided amongst all my Grandchildren then living. And I do appoint my wife & son William Coffee to be executor and Executrix of this my will ratifying this and none else to be my last will and Testament utterly disannulling all other wills and Bequests by me heretofore made ____

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared by the said Peter Coffee

Peter Coffee (seal)

as his last will and Testament in Presence of us

Thomas Brooks James Weakley her Hannah X Weakley mark

At a Court held for Prince Edward County September 16th 1771. This last will and Testament of Peter Coffee deceased was presented in hand and proved by Thomas Brooks & James Weakley and Ordered to be Recorded. On the Motion of Susannah Coffee and William Coffee the Executors therein named who gave bond and took the Oath required by Law. Certificate for obtaining a probate thereof in due form granted them.

Teste. ? Watkins JC

Peter Coffee was probably born in Virginia, although some sources list his place of birth as the British Isles. He was probably born about 1705, as he was old enough to transact business in 1730. There were at least two Peter Coffees in the vicinity. One Peter Coffee, a convict, landed in Virginia, in October 1730. He was transported on the ship "Forward". A few months after this time, Peter Coffee, in King George County, Virginia, on 2nd April 1731, listed on the County Court Orders, was being bound for his appearance at court, for abusing his servant woman, Jane Lewis. In Feb. 1830, Peter Coffey was security for an action of debt. Peter died in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1771, as his will was probated September 16, 1771. Susannah died circa 1795/96. She is shown on the 1790 Federal Census as head of household. She was shown on the Prince Edward County tax lists until 1796, when the taxes were charged to "Susannah Coffee's estate." Peter and Susannah had at least eleven children.

Peter COFFEE and Susannah MATTHEWS were married.2 Susannah MATTHEWS3 died in 1795/96 in Prince Edward Co., VA. Peter COFFEE and Susannah MATTHEWS had the following children:

2 i. William COFFEE, born about 1740, (probably) King George Co., VA; married Mary MCALLISTER (?); died in 1798/99.
ii. James COFFEE was born on February 27, 1740/41. He died before 1771.
iii. Lydia COFFEE was born on January 25, 1742.

She was still living and unmarried when her father made his will in 1771.

iv. Frances COFFEE died on January 5, 1741.
v. Benjamin COFFEE was born on October 9, 1743. He died before 1771.

Not mentioned in his father's 1771 will.

3 vi. Joshua COFFEE, born on January 26, 1745, Prince Edward Co., VA; married Elizabeth GRAVES, on June 2, 1767, Hanover Co., VA; died on September 8, 1797, Rockingham Co., NC.

4 vii. Mary COFFEE, married James KENDALL, on February 27, 1745, Overwharton Parish, Old Stafford County, Virginia.

5 viii. Peter COFFEE Jr., born before 1750; married Sarah SMITH, on November 14, 1773, Granville Co., NC.

6 ix. Hannah COFFEE, married James WEAKLEY; died in 1814, Montgomery Co., TN.

x. A birthdate for Cathrina COFFEE is not yet known.

Still alive in 1771 as she was mentioned in her father's will.

xi. A birthdate for Elizabeth (Betty) COFFEE is not yet known.

She was still living and unmarried at the time of her father's will in 1771.


Second Generation

2. William COFFEE (Peter-1) was born about 1740 in (probably) King George Co., VA. He died in 1798/99.

He made his will in May 1798.

William COFFEE and Mary MCALLISTER (?) were married. A birthdate for Mary MCALLISTER (?) is not yet known. William COFFEE and Mary MCALLISTER (?) had the following children:

7 i. Abner COFFEE, born on December 24, 1768, Prince Edward Co., VA; married Christiana KELLEY, on July 20, 1791, Prince Edward Co., VA; died between 1836 and 38, Campbell Co., VA.

ii. Dise COFFEE was born on November 13, 1770.

8 iii. David COFFEE, born on February 6, 1775, Bedford Co., VA; married Sytha MEADOWS, on November 4, 1801, Prince Edward Co., VA; died in 1822, Smith Co.,TN.

iv. Eady COFFEE was born on August 26, 1778.
v. Tildy COFFEE was born on February 12, 1780.
vi. Agnes COFFEE was born on November 29, 1782.
vii. Pleasant B. COFFEE was born on March 22, 1785.
9 viii. Joshua M. COFFEE, born on September 29, 1789, Buckingham Co., VA; married Jane (Jinnie) TROUSDALE, on January 10, 1810; died on October 3, 1842.

3. Joshua COFFEE (Peter-1) was born on January 26, 1745 in Prince Edward Co., VA. He died on September 8, 1797 in Rockingham Co., NC. Joshua Coffee's will is dated August 1, 1797, and was found in Guilford Co., NC. In it he mentions his son John Coffee, Mrs. Harris, his son-in-law, Polly (Mary) Harris, his daughter, and his wife, Elizabeth. Rockingham and Guilford are adjacent counties in North Carolina.

Joshua served from North Carolina, as Captain of Mounted Gunners in the Granville Regiment of Militia. He entered service in 1780, and for nine months saw service in the South. At the close of the Revolution he moved to Rockingham County, NC.

Joshua COFFEE and Elizabeth GRAVES were married on June 2, 1767 in Hanover Co., VA. Or, August 11, 1767, depending on source.

They moved to Granville Co., NC in 1775.

Elizabeth GRAVES was born on January 28, 1751. She died about 1804. Joshua COFFEE and Elizabeth GRAVES had the following children:

i. William COFFEE was born in September 1768. He died before 1797.
William was not mentioned in his father's 1797 will.
10 ii. Thomas Graves COFFEE, born on September 4, 1769, Prince Edward Co., VA; married Mary KNIGHT, on July 10, 1787, Amelia Co., VA; died in 1846, Lauderdale Co., AL.
iii. Elijah COFFEE was born on October 15, 1770.

Presumed death prior to 1797 because he was not mentioned in his father's will.

11 iv. John COFFEE, born on June 2, 1772, North Carolina; married Mary DONELSON, on October 3, 1809; died on July 7, 1833, Florence, Lauderdale Co., AL. 12

v. Mary COFFEE, born on August 1, 1774; married Simpson HARRIS.

4. A birthdate for Mary COFFEE (Peter-1) is not yet known.

Mary COFFEE and James KENDALL were married on February 27, 1745 in Overwharton Parish, Old Stafford County, Virginia.

Mary and James had at least four children, but probably had more. Moses and Aaron are probably theirs, but unproven.

Part of this family is said to have migrated to Ohio, and is is said that Mary was the second wife of James, his first wife being Mary (or Julia) Graves.

A birthdate for James KENDALL is not yet known.

The surname is sometimes found spelled Kendal, and Kendall.

Mary COFFEE and James KENDALL had the following children:

i. Jessee KENDALL was born on June 19, 1747. He died in 1750.
ii. John KENDALL was born on February 26, 1749.
iii. Jessee KENDALL was born in 1752 in Overwharton Parish, Old Stafford County, Virginia.
iv. Bailey KENDALL was born in 1755.
v. A birthdate for Moses KENDALL is not yet known.

Not a proven son of Mary and James, but quite possibly was.

vi. A birthdate for Aaron KENDALL is not yet known.

Not a proven son of Mary and James, but quite possibly was.

5. Peter COFFEE Jr. (Peter-1) was born before 1750.

Peter's birth year is often given as 1750 but that is probably in error. His father transferred land to him in 1755. It is not likely that he would have transferred land to a 5-yr old child.

Peter was a member of Capt. Ben Casey's Co., 12th VA Regt during the American Revolution.

Peter COFFEE Jr. and Sarah SMITH were married on November 14, 1773 in Granville Co., NC.
The family was in Georgia prior to Sep. 23, 1789 when the "State of Georgia was debtor to Peter Coffee, 1 pound, 10 shillings." (See Wilson, Caroline Price: Annals of Georgia, Vol. 1, p181) They probably moved from VA to GA around 1780 where they settled in Hancock Co.

A birthdate for Sarah SMITH (daughter of Guy SMITH) is not yet known. Peter COFFEE Jr. and Sarah SMITH had the following children:

13 i. Sarah COFFEE, born on October 21, 1774; married William HARRIS, on August 25, 1803, Hancock Co., GA; died on November 23, 1807.
14 ii. Elizabeth COFFEE, born on December 26, 1775; married Charles DANIELL; died in 1832.
15 iii. Nancy COFFEE, born on August 23, 1778; married Abram HEARD.
16 iv. Susannah COFFEE, born on August 30, 1780; married T. RANDALL.
17 v. John E. COFFEE, born on December 3, 1782; married Ann Penelope BRYAN, on December 20, 1808, Tatnall Co., GA; died on September 25, 1836, Jacksonville, Telfair Co., GA.
vi. Joshua COFFEE was born on December 27, 1786 in Darien, McIntosh Co., GA.
vii. Mary COFFEE was born on March 5, 1789.
viii. Cynthia COFFEE was born on February 5, 1791. 18
ix. Martha (Patsy) COFFEE, born on May 9, 1793; married George HEARD.

6. Hannah COFFEE (Peter-1) died in 1814 in Montgomery Co., TN.

Hannah COFFEE and James WEAKLEY were married. A birthdate for James WEAKLEY is not yet known. Hannah COFFEE and James WEAKLEY had the following children:

19 i. Susannah WEAKLEY, born Tennessee; married Nelson MCDOWELL, in 1789.
20 ii. William WEAKLEY, married Madeline BURTON, in 1789; died in 1816.
21 iii. Joshua WEAKLEY, married Mary MORRISON; died on February 28, 1824, Montgomery Co., TN.
iv. A birthdate for David WEAKLEY is not yet known.
v. Joseph WEAKLEY died in 1838 in Tennessee.
vi. Benjamin WEAKLEY died in Montgomery Co., TN.
vii. John WEAKLEY died in Tennessee. 22
viii. Unknown WEAKLEY, married David JONES; died Robertson Co., TN.

Sources
1. The Descendants of Peter and Susannah Matthews Coffee of Prince Edward County, VA, Eleanor Colson (EleanorCol@aol.com) online [http://members.aol.com/eleanorcol/CoffeeGen1.html], accessed Feb. 12, 2005. 2. This book is a compilation of the descendants of Peter Coffee by Gene Brewington (dec'd) and privately published. The book contains much more descendant information than contained in this genealogy. No attempt has been made in this presentation to confirm any of the sources or comments presented by the book. All census records have been checked and confirmed by the preparer of this family record, and some historical records have been checked to confirm some of the data pertaining to the two Gen. Coffee's and some of the Willcox men mentioned herein. None of this data should be considered accurate unless confirmed by the person considering its use. 3. The Descendants of Peter and Susannah Matthews Coffee of Prince Edward County, VA, online [http://members.aol.com/eleanorcol/CoffeeGen1.html]. This website provided Susannah's surname.

Two Generals John Coffee

I do not know a lot about the Peter Coffee line. There are a number of current researchers, but I have not seen any definitive work that they have produced. The following information comes from what few files I have on this family. Some of it comes from my recollection of various books that I have read concerning Andrew Jackson and the 1814 Battle of New Orleans.

From time to time a question will appear in one of the many forums that I visit, questioning whether or not there were two Generals John Coffee. There were, and they were Peter's grandsons.

Peter's son Joshua [Jan. 26, 1745-Sep. 8, 1797] married Elizabeth Graves, she probably of the same Graves line into which Edward Coffey married. They had at least five children with number four, John [Jun. 2, 1772-Jul. 7, 1833] becoming a friend, business partner and General who served under Andrew Jackson.

John raised a regiment of volunteers to help Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans in Dec., 1814. After that battle he was promoted from Colonel to Major General, and in 1817 was appointed Surveyor-General of Alabama. He moved to Huntsville in that state and in 1819 moved to Florence in Lauderdale Co. He died at the family home, "Hickory Hill" north of Florence. His wife Mary Donelson, as I seem to recall, was a niece of Rachel Jackson.

Peter Coffee, Jr., the eighth child of Peter and Susannah, married Sarah Smith Nov. 14, 1773 in Granville Co., NC. They had at least nine children, with number five, John E. becoming the second General Coffee.

This General Coffee married Ann Penelope Bryan [Sep. 23, 1784-Dec. 12, 1865]. A history of Dodge Co., GA1 relates that General Coffee, a native of Virginia, was among the first settlers in Telfair Co., GA. He fought in the War of 1812-1815, and represented Telfair Co. in the state legislature. He was also elected three times to the US Congress from Georgia, with the third term [1836] coming before his death had been reported.

Please write to me if you can add to or correct any of this information.


1 History of Dodge County [GA], Cobb, Addiie Davis : Atlanta, Foote & Davies Co., 1932, pgs 271

Athan and Mary McGuire Coffey

Athan was a son of Smith and Hannah Boone Coffey. In all census records from 1850 to 1880 he is recorded as Athan Coffee. He married Mary McGuire, c1840 in North Carolina. He is thought to have been born Jan. 27, 1820 in North Carolina, but his death date and place is unknown.

Mary was born c1821 in Tennessee, although in later census records she reported that she was born in Georgia. Athan also reported Georgia as his place of birth in some census records. Mary's death date and place is also unknown.

Mary and Athan had at least 10 children:

- William Harvey, born 1842
- Michael Smith, born 1843
- Susan Caroline, born 1845
- Josiah B., born 1849
- Mary E., born c1851
- Sarah J., born c1853
- Athan N., born 1858
- Hannah V., born c1859
- Nichols L., born c1863
- Emma S., born c1866

I would appreciate hearing from anyone researching Athan and his descendants.

Coffee in the US Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880

The following items are identified by column headings: Name (Surname, Given); Place of Death (Township, County, State); Census Year; Estimated Birth Year; Place of Birth; Race; Gender; Age. A double comma indicates a field was omitted for that person.

Coffee,, La Grange, Troup, GA, 1850, c1827, Georgia, Black, Male, 23
Coffee, ,Blandville, Ballard, KY, 1860,,KY, Black, Female, 2 days
Coffee,, Gloucester, Essex, MA, 1880, c1850, MA,, Male, 30
Coffee, Abigail, Wassee, Pulaski, VA, 1870, c1787, VA, White, Female, 83
Coffee, Ann, Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, MA, 1860, c1823, Ireland,,Female, 27
Coffee, Betsy, New Orleans Ward 1, Orleans, LA; 1870, c1854, MS, White, Female, 16
Coffee, Bettie E., New Orleans, Orleans, LA; 1870,, Texas, White, Female, 6 mos
Coffee, Bridget, Templeton, Worcester, MA, 1870, c1840, Ireland, White, Female, 30
Coffee, Bridget M., Not Stated, Essex, NJ, 1880,, US, White, Female, 6 mos
Coffee, Catharine, Townsend, Middlesex, MA, 1860, c1822, Ireland,,Female, 38
Coffee, Charlotte J., East Division, Pike, IL, 1850,,IL,,Female, 2 mos
Coffee, Clark, Militia Dist. 69, Pulaski, GA, 1850, c1848, GA,,Male, 2
Coffee, Curcilla , Militia Dist. 85, Union, GA, 1850, c1822,,,Female, 28
Coffee, Daniel, Orange Ward 1, Essex, NJ, 1880, c1870, NY, White, Male, 10
Coffee, David, 68 Dist, Wythe, VA, 1860, c1805, VA, Black, Male, 55
Coffee, Dora, Georgetown, WA, DC, 1870, c1853, DC, Black, Frmale, 17
Coffee, Duleena P.D.S., Cobbs, Ballard, KY, 1860, c1832, MO,,Female, 28
Coffee, Eliza A., Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, NC, 1870, c1809, NC, Mulatto, Female, 61
Coffee, Elizabeth, Dist. 10, Clay, TN, 1880, c1852, TN, White, Female, 28
Coffee, Ellen, Jersy City Ward 5, Hudson, NJ, 1870, c1790, Ireland, White, Female, 80
Coffee, Elvira C., TS8, Saline, IL, 1870, c1864, IL, White, Female, 6
Coffee, Emly, Dug Road and Townsend, Pickens, GA, 1880, c1864, GA, White, Female, 16
Coffee, Emma, Greenland, Ontonagon, MI, 1860,,MI,, Female, 5 mos
Coffee, Frances, 160 Census Diviscose, Maury, TN, 1880, c1858, TN, Black Female, 22
Coffee, Frank, Auburn, Crawford, OH, 1860,, OH,, Male, 9 mos
Coffee, Frank, Dist. 10, Fayette, TN, 1880, c1873, TN, White, Male, 7
Coffee, Hannah, Boston Ward 8, Suffolk, MA, 1860, c1858, MA,, Female, 2
Coffee, Heyekiah , Georgetown, WA, DC, 1870,, DC, Black, Male, 6 mos
Coffee, Hiram, TS8, Saline, IL, 1870, c1867, IL, White, Male, 3
Coffee, Infant, Mil. Dist. 85, Union, GA, 1850,, GA,, Female,,
Coffee, J. W., Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana Terr., 1870, c1840, MS, White, Male, 30
Coffee, James H., Newburyport Ward 2, Essex, MA, 1880, c1857, MA, White, Male, 23
Coffee, Jane, Not Stated, Fayette, GA, 1870, c1859, GA, Black, Female, 11
Coffee, Jerry, Jackson, Madison, TN; 1880, c1848, TN, White, Male, 32
Coffee, Jimmey , New Orleans, Orleans, LA; 1880,, LA, White, Male, 5 mos
Coffee, Jno., Paterson, Passaic, NJ, 1880, c1864, Ireland, White, Male, 16
Coffee, John, New Orleans Ward 3, Orleans, LA, 1850, c1821, Ireland,, Male, 29
Coffee, John, New Orleans Ward 5, Orleans, LA, 1860,, New Orleans,, Male, 9 mos
Coffee, John, Lawrence Ward 2, Essex, MA, 1880,, MA, White, Male, 2 mos
Coffee, John, Boston, Suffix, MA, 1850, c1818, Ireland,, Male, 32
Coffee, John, Dist. 17, Henderson, TN, 1850, c1778, TN,, Male, 72
Coffee, John B., Rockland, Plymouth, MA; 1880,, MA,, Male, 1 mos
Coffee, John J., Lawrence, Essex, MA, 1880,, MA,, Male, 1 mos
Coffee, Jos. E., Keyport, Monmouth, NJ, 1870, c1804, PA, White, Male, 66
Coffee, Julia, Fall River, Bristol, MA, 1880, c1857, MA, White, Female, 23
Coffee, Lemuel, Dist. 2, Bedford, TN, 1860, c1790, NC, White, Male, 70
Coffee, Lizza, Hadley, Hampshire, MA, 1880, c1879, Hadley, White, Female, 1
Coffee, M., Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS Terr., 1860, c1858, IL,, Male, 2
Coffee, M.C., Pcts. 3 and 4, Titus, TX, 1880, c1857, TX, White Female, 23
Coffee, M.C., Pcts. 3 and 4, Titus, TX, 1880,, TX, White, Female, 10 mos
Coffee, Manerva, Dist. 1, Washington, TN, 1860, c1829, NC,, Female, 31
Coffee, Margaret, New Orleans, Orleans, LA, 1880, c1816, Ireland, White, Female, 64
Coffee, Margaret, Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, MA, 1860, c1855, MA,, Female, 5
Coffee, Mary, Georgetown, WA, DC, 1870, c1850, DC, Black, Frmale, 20
Coffee, Mary, Dist. 2, Green, KY, 1860, c1823, TN,, Female, 37
Coffee, Mary, Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, 1860, c1810, Ireland,, Female, 50
Coffee, Mary, Newburyport Ward 2, Essex, MA, 1880, c1862, MA, White, Female, 18
Coffee, Mary, Newton Ward 2, Middlesex, MA, 1880, c1862, MA, White, Female, 18
Coffee, Mary, Quincy, Norfolk, MA, 1880, c1792, Ireland,, Female, 88
Coffee, Mary, Brockton, Plymouth, MA, 1880, c1874, MA,, Female, 6
Coffee, Mary, Boston, Suffolk, MA, 1850, c1800, Ireland,, Female, 50
Coffee, Mary, Not Stated, Union, NJ, 1880, c1804, Ireland, White, Female, 76
Coffee, Mary, Perry, Columbiana, OH, 1860, c1775, PA,, Female, 85
Coffee, Mary, Dist. 8, 9, and 10, Grainger, TN; 1860,, TN, Black, Female, 6 mos
Coffee, Mary E., Charlestown, Middlesex, MA, 1850, c1770, Ireland,, Female, 80
Coffee, Mattie Gay, 24 Dist., Maury, TN, 1880, c1878, Maury Co., Black, Female, 2
Coffee, Michael, Fall River, Bristol, MA, 1860,, MA,, Male, 9 mos
Coffee, Michel, Ward 2, Natchitoches, LA, 1870, c1818, Ireland, White, Male, 52
Coffee, No Name, 160 Census Diviscose, Maury, TN, 1880,, TN, Black, Female, 1 mos
Coffee, Olivia, Colerain, Hamilton, OH, 1860, c1852, OH, Mulatto, Female, 8
Coffee, Pat, New Orleans, Ward 3, Orleans, LA, 1860, c1821, Ireland,, Male, 39
Coffee, S. E., Dists. 8, 9 and 10, Grainger, TN, 1860,, TN,, Female, 2 mos
Coffee, Sally, Mendon, Worcester, MA, 1850, c1795, MA, Black, Female, 55
Coffee, Samuel M., TS7, Saline, IL, 1870, c1867, IL, White, Male, 3
Coffee, Stephen, New Orleans Ward 3, Orleans, LA, 1860, c1836, Ireland,, Male, 24
Coffee, Thomas, Escanaba, Delta, MI, 1880, c1818, Ireland, White, Male, 62
Coffee, Thomas, Escanaba, Delta, MI, 1880, c1855, MI, White, Male, 25
Coffee, Winfield W., Mcleansboro, Hamilton, IL, 1850, c1849, IL,, Male, 1

Coffee/Coffey in Alabama, Part III

From my personal files:

Julia Coffee - born 1868 in AL, died 27 Nov. 1923 in Memphis, TN; daughter of William and Sarah (Sally) L. Fortune Coffee; Sally was daughter of William M. Fortune, born 1798 in SC, and Mary M. Coffee, born 1821 in SC

Sarah Malinda Coffey - married 1874 to Joseph G. Smith; family Bible of Sarah and Joseph lists their children: 1) Robert Franklin 1874-1935, m. Mary Jane Hicks, Maggie Hambrick; 2) Edward Green 1877-1952, married Myrtle Neel, Arbell Boyd; 3) James Watt 1878-1942, married Rose Hendrix; 4) Maud Della 1880-1950, married Joseph Ben Privett; 5) Claudia Stella 1883-1961, married John Henry Gossett; 6) Joseph Lafayette 1886-1953, married Jerusha Parlee Self; 7) Minnie Viola 1888-1947, married James Franklin Yates; 8) Louis Butler 1890-1968, married Josephine Mount; 9) S. Lee 1891-1960, married Violet Farrington, Flora M. (last name unknown); 10) Dock Oliver 1894-1955, married Lillie Pearl Alldredge; 11) Mattie Jane 1895-1969, married James Homer Williams; 12) Margaret Rachel 1897-1899. All children and parents are buried in Blount Co., AL (CCC, Mar. 1998)

The following are from the Southern Claims Commission, set up to pass on claims by Union sympathizers who claimed property losses because of the "War of Seccession":

Webb Coffee - 1875 Lauderdale Co., His claim number 1965 was disallowed
Absalom Coffee - 1875 Jackson Co., his claim number 4816 was allowed
Rice A. Coffey - 1879 Jackson Co., his claim number 4349 was disallowed

The following were found in the 1883 Montgomery, AL City Directory, 1883-1884:

Nancy Coffey - boarder at 124 Clay St.
Frank Coffey - cook at Station House
Gilbert Coffey - carpenter, Centennial Hill
Ida Coffey & Aline E. Coffey - dressmakers, resides at 621 Alabama
Edward Coffey - janitor at City Market
Sandy Coffey - cook at Exchange Hotel

Aminiah Coffey - married Pies Talley May 6, 1891, Jackson Co., AL (CCC, Mar. 1995)

Ida P. Coffey - born 23 Apr. 1894 and died 26 Sep. 1967, married Walter Duvall, born 6 Apr. 1902, died 20 Jul. 1976 in Courtland, AL. Ida's father was Raymond L. Coffey, born 12 Dec. 1872, died 2 Jul. 1919 and was a Baptist minister. He married Fannie Mullinax in Georgia (Jasper Co.?), and later moved to Lawrence Co., AL (CCC, Sep. 1992)

Rice Coffey - Will dated 1896, witnessed by W. A. Gold and W. J. Robinson

John Clayton Coffey - born Nov. 11, 1911 Hillsboro Co.; moved from AL 26 Feb 1963, and died in Dallas, TX 11 Jul. 1992. Married Mary Elizabeth Cornelius 10 Feb. 1934 in Decatur, AL. Two children: 1) Clayton Douglas, born 11 Dec. 1939, AL, married Marjorie Ann Waters, 29 Apr. 1960, died 27 May 1978 in TX; 2) David Anthony, born 1 Dec. 1946 in AL, married Nabuko Koboyashi 1 Sep. 1968 in TX

This ends Alabama file information.

Coffee/Coffey in Alabama, Part I

From my personal files:

John R. Coffey - an officer in the US Army during the Mexican War

John Coffee - married Mary Donelson 3 Oct. 1809 in Lauderdale Co., AL

Chrissa Coffey - married Robert E. Lee, 1814

John Donelson Coffey - born Mar. 15, 1815, married Mary Narcossa Brahan, born May 10, 1817 in Madison Co. John died Sep. 4 1893 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

Richard S. Coffee - married Sarah Fields (Fielder?), Jul. 22, 1819, Madison Co., AL

Prudence J. Coffee - married Thomas W. Crittenden, Apr. 20, 1820, Lauderdale Co., AL

Mary K. Coffee - married Claiborn Mays Jun. 13, 1820, Lauderdale Co., AL

John Coffee - 1821, House of Representatives; Digested Summary and Alphabetical List of Private Claims Which Have Been Presented to the House of Representatives, Vol. 1, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1853

Absalom Coffey - may be son of Nathan Coffee and Mary Saunders; married 1828 Montgomery Co., AL 1)Mary (Jane?) Lusk; 2) Nancy Chadwick

Lucinda P. Coffee - born 1830 (CCC Mar., 1995)

James Alex Coffey, Sr. - born Oct. 21, 1830 in AL, and died Jun. 8, 1907 in Lafayette Co., MS. Married Martha A. Leggett Mar. 28, 1872 in MS. Martha was born Oct. 20, 1848 in Lafayette Co., MS and died Jul. 21, 1924 in Oxford, MS. James Sr's father was Hugh, mother was Margaret Walker

William Saunders Coffey - son of Nathan and Mary Saunders Coffey, father of John Nathan Coffey of Zephyr, TX. William was married to Elizabeth Schuyler, probably in KY and later moved to AL c1830. They left Marthall Co., AL sometime between 1840 and 1845 to settle in what is now Titus Co., TX. John Nathan Coffey was born in Titus Co. Apr. 21, 1847 and died Sep. 13, 1919 in Zephyr, Brown Co., TX (CCC, Dec., 1995)

Evilina Coffee - married Charles Wasley (Wesley?) Flowers who died Mar. 27, 1855 in Jackson Co., AL. Evilina (Lennie) died in 1831. She was a daughter of Abner Coffee. Charles remarried in 1834 to Sarah Elizabeth Watkins. He and Evilina had children: Malissa; Sarah; John Wesley, born 1827; Evaline Delaney, born Nov. 22, 1829; William Bannister, born May 24, 1831.

Minerva Coffee - spouse of Joshua Merritt. Land grants show that land adjoining Meritt was owned by a Thomas Caffey and wife Mary. Nearby were grants for Lindsey, Michael and Charles Coffey.

Mary Coffee - spouse of Thomas Coffee; died in Lauderdale Co., AL in 1832; reported in Nashville Daily Advertiser and Nashville Banner, Mon., Aug. 28, 1832. Probably Mary Knight, wife of Thomas Graves Coffee.

John Coffee - [General] John Coffee died in Florence, AL on Jul. 7, 1833. He was a surveyor and a Colonel with the TN Volunteers in 1812-1813; Brigadier General in TN Mounted, 1813; wounded in battle with Creek Indians in 1814; led Tennesseans at Battle of New Orleans in 1815; US surveyor of public lands, 1817; notice of death appeared inn National Banner & Nashville Daily Advertizer, Thursday, Jul. 11, 1833

John Charles Coffee - died Nov. 14, 1834; reported death in AL of infant son of Mr. Joshua D. Coffee in Nashville Banner and Nashville Whig, Friday, Nov. 14, 1834

Nancy Coffee - married Allen Wilkinson Jul. 23, 1834 in Perry Co., AL

Mary Coffee - died Dec. 11, 1839 in Florence, Lauderdale Co., AL; born Sep. 24, 1812, and married Col. Andrew J. Hutchings, a nephew of Andrew Jackson. Hutchings died Nov. 15, 1841 at age 28

Mansel Coffee - born Sep. 12, 1839 in AL, son of Logan and Mary Ragland Coffee; married Georgia F. Reynolds Jun. 4, 1861 in Lacava Co., TX. Father of Thomas Logan (T. L) Coffee, born 1857 in Columbus, Colorado Co., TX who married Carrie Lamina Straughn of Indiana on Apr. 19, 1885. T. L. and Carrie were parents of Glenn T., born Jul. 16, 1886 in Dodge City, KS. Glenn married Rosa Augusta English on Aug. 20, 1911 in Campbell, Hunt Co., TN. Glenn and Rosa had children Carrie Laverne, born 1913; Eldon Francis, born 1915, and Virgil Glenn, born 1917, died 1988, buried at Grand Prairie, TX. He was a minister of education at the First Baptist church in Grand Prairie.

Andrew J. Coffee - married Apr. 3, 1839 to Elizabeth Hutchings, daughter of Catherine Donelson and Col. Thomas Hutchings.

Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832

Georgia was the only state to distribute land by lottery. The land was allocated from property considered to be "Cherokee Land," and was in the NE part of the state. The Coffee/y information was found in The Cherokee Land Lottery, Containing a Numerical List of the Names of the Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery, compiled by James F. Smith.

Joel Coffee, No. 156, 9th Dist., 1st Section, Cherokee, Rabun Co.



Joel Coffee, No. 208, 9th Dist., 4th Section, Cherokee, Rabun Co.



Jesse S. Coffey, No. 248, 8th Dist., 2nd Section, Cherokee, Barker's residence, Gwinnett Co.



Lewis Coffey, No. 179, 9th Dist., 4th Section, Cherokee, Dyer's residence; granted previous to the first day of January, 1838, Habersham Co.



Edmund Coffey, No. 226, 18th Dist., 1st Section, Cherokee, Barker's residence, Gwinnett Co.




Lewis Coffey, No. 99, 7th Dist., 3rd Section, Cherokee, Barker's residence, Gwinnett Co.

More Data from my Files

The following information is from my files, and was extracted from The History of Gwinnett County Georgia, Vol. II, 1818-1960, authored by James C. Flanigan.

Morris Coffee, listed as a child of J. A. Coffee, no dates mentioned

Edmond Coffey, spouse Sarah (no maiden name), charter members of Suwanee Baptist Church, founded 13 Sep, 1828

William Coffy and wife (no name provided), members of Suwanee Baptist Church, sometime between 1828 and 1835

Gilbert Coffey, sheriff of Gwinnett Co. in 1833

Webster Coffey married L. M. Young, 1846

M. G. Coffee married Z. Guffin, 1865

Zemelia Coffee married F. F. Reynolds, 1872

J. B. Coffee married Mary Womack. J. B. listed as JP in years 1874 and 1878. (This could be John B. Source references "farm known as John B. Coffee place."

Tennie Coffee married W. L. Harris, 1880

Yancy Coffee married C. C. Connor, 1899. Yancy was the bride.

Joshua A. Coffee married Cora Lee Holland, 1900; children were Morris and William

Maurice Coffee, listed as member of 1919 Senior Class of Lawrenceville High School and member of Lawrenceville First Baptist Church