Benjamin COFFIN b. 16 Nov 1718 Nantucket, Massachusetts d. 28 Dec 1793 Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States: Gummer/Maurice/Proude/Keatinge History

1718 - 1793 (75 years)

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Name	Benjamin COFFIN
Birth	16 Nov 1718	Nantucket, Massachusetts
Gender	Male
Reference Number	146408
Reference Number	160210
Reference Number	60
WWW	https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Coffin-275
Death	28 Dec 1793	Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Person ID	I562	Gummer
Last Modified	1 Aug 2024

Father	James COFFIN, Jr., b. 9 May 1664, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 2 Aug 1741, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 77 years)
Mother	Ruth GARDNER, b. 26 Jan 1676, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. 4 Oct 1748, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 72 years)
Marriage	19 May 1692	Nantucket, Massachusetts
Family ID	F110	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Rebecca COFFIN, b. 1721 d. 12 Oct 1764 (Age 43 years)
Marriage	22 Mar 1738	Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Family ID	F448	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	1 Aug 2024

Family 2	Hannah BUNKER, b. 1 Mar 1722 d. 24 Nov 1806 (Age 84 years)
Marriage	3 Apr 1766	Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, New England
Family ID	F449	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	1 Aug 2024

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[[Category:Nantucket, Massachusetts]]
== Biography =={{Nantucket Founders and Descendants Sticker|descendant|Tristram Coffin Sr}}Benjamin Coffin, a son of [[Coffin-75|James Coffin]] and [[Gardner-48|Ruth Gardner]], was born November 16, 1718 in Nantucket, Massachusetts Vital Records of Nantucket Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Volume 1 - Births (A-F), (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1925) pg. 247. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDZ-PQ1 : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Coffin, 16 Nov 1718; citing NANTUCKET,NANTUCKET,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823703 IT 1-2. [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B247.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 247, showing ''Coffin, Benjamin, s. James and Ruth, Nov. 16, 1718. [h. Rebekah (Coffin) PR16; h. Rebecca (d. Bartlett Coffin), h. Hannah (d. Jabez Bunker), s. James and Ruth (Gardner), 16: 1m: PR38]'' [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102068303 History of Nantucket: County, Island and Town, Including Genealogies of First Settlers] by Alexander Starbuck (Boston: C.E. Goodspeed & Co., 1924), p.704.
On March 22, 1738/9, he married Rebecca Coffin, the daughter of Bartlett Coffin and Judith Bunker"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZW-SZZ : 9 February 2018), Benjamin Coffin and Rebecca Coffin, 22 Mar 1738; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0823704 IT 1-2.[http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B321.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 321 showing ''Coffin, Rebecca, d. Bartlet and Judith, Dec.7,1721. [Rebekah, w. Benjamin Coffin; w. Benjamin Coffin (s.James and Ruth), d. Bartlett and Judith (Bunker), 7:[dup. 9:] 12m:]'' , and their children included: #Elisha, born March 21, 1740"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDZ-KRX : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Coffin in entry for Elisha Coffin, 21 Mar 1740; citing NANTUCKET,NANTUCKET,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823703 IT 1-2. [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B261.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 261 showing ''Coffin, Elisha, ch. Benjamin and Rebekah, Mar. 21, 1740. [ch. Benjamin and Rebekah (Coffin) PR16; h. Eunice (d. Andrew Myrick), s. Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin), 21: 3m: PR38]'', who married Eunice, daughter of Andrew Myrick#Rebecca, born February 21, 1741[http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B322.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 322, showing ''Coffin Rebekah, ch. Benjamin and Rebekah, Feb. 21, 1741. [ch. Benjamin and Rebekah (Coffin) PR16; Rebecca, w. George Gardner (s. Grafton and Abigail), d. Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin), 21: 2m:PR38]'', who married George Gardner#Benjamin [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B247.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 247, showing ''Coffin, Benjamin, ch. Benjamin and Rebekah, Sept. 1, 1744. [ch. Benjamin and Rebekah (Coffin) PR16; h. Judith (d. Francis Macy), s.Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin), 1: 9m: PR38]'', who married Judith, daughter of Francis Macy#Lurana, born September 1, 1746[http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B296.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 296, showing ''Coffin, Lurana, ch. Benjamin and Rebekah, Sept. 1, 1746. [ch. Benjamin and Rebekah (Coffin) PR16; Lurania, w. Zebdial Coffin (s. Peleg and Hepsibeth), w. William Ellis [q.v.], d. Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin), 12: 9m: PR38]'', who married Zebediah Coffin, and then married William Ellis.#Susanna, born August 17, 1748"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-LPL : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Coffin in entry for Susanna Coffin, 25 Aug 1748; citing NANTUCKET,NANTUCKET,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823703 IT 1-2.[http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B334.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 334, showing ''Coffin, Susanna, ch. Benjamin and Rebekah, Aug. 25, 1748. [ch. Benjamin and Rebekah (Coffin) PR16; w. Jethro Pinkham (s. Theophilas and Deborah), d. Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin), 25: 8m: [dup. 6: 9m:] PR38], who married Jethro Pinkham.#Seth, born June 25, 1753"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDZ-LRM : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Coffin in entry for Seth Coffin, 25 Jun 1753; citing NANTUCKET,NANTUCKET,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823703 IT 1-2. [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B330.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 330, showing ''Coffin, Seth, ch. Benjamin and Rebekah, June 25, 1753. [ch. Benjamin and Rebekah (Coffin) PR16; h. Lydia (d. Jonathan Myrick), s. Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin) PR38]'', who married Lydia, daughter of Jonathan Myrick#Ruth, born October 15, 1755"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDC-X5V : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Coffin in entry for Ruth Coffin, 15 Oct 1755; citing NANTUCKET,NANTUCKET,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823703 IT 1-2. [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B325.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 325, showing ''Coffin, Ruth, d. Benjamin and Rebekah (Coffin), Oct. 15,1755. PR16 [w. Elijah Coffin (s. David of Martha's Vineyard), d. Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin), 5:[dup. 15:] 10m: PR38]'', who married Elijah, son of David Coffin of Martha's Vineyard#Bartlett, born July 19, 1757"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDZ-LYQ : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Coffin in entry for Bartlet Coffin, 19 Jul 1757; citing NANTUCKET,NANTUCKET,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823703 IT 1-2. [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B246.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 246, showing ''Coffin, Bartlet, s. Benjamin and Rebekah (Coffin), July 19, 1757. PR16 [Bartlett, s. Sarah (d. Richard Coffin), h. Judith (Starbuck) Coffin, s. Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin) PR38]'', who married Judith Starbuck#Eliakim, born April 29, 1761"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDZ-BVB : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Coffin in entry for Eliakim Coffin, 29 Apr 1761; citing NANTUCKET,NANTUCKET,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823703 IT 1-2. [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV1_B260.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket Births, Volume 1, page 260, showing ''Coffin, Eliakim, s. Benjamin and Rebekah (Coffin), Apr. 29, 1761. PR16 [h. Judith (d. William Starbuck and Mary), s. Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin) PR38]'', who married Judith, daughter of William and Mary Starbuck
On April 3, 1766, he married Hannah Bunker, daughter of Jabez and Hannah [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV3_M247.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket - Marriages, Volume 3, page 247, showing ''Coffin, Benjamin, s. James and Ruth dec'd of Sherborn in N., and Hannah Bunker, d. Jabez dec'd and Hannah of Sherborn in N., 3: 4m:"called April," 1766, in sherborn in N. CR4; [Benjamin, s. James and Ruth (Gardner), and Hannah Bunker, d. Jabez and Hannah (Gardner).PR38]''. These records don't show any children.
Benjamin Coffin died in Nantucket on December 28, 1793 at age 75Vital Records of Nantucket Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Volume 5 - Deaths, (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1928) pg. 146. [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV5_D146.shtml Massachusetts Vital Records Project] Nantucket - Deaths, Volume 5, page 146 showing ''Coffin, Benjamin 2d, 28: 12m: 1793. CR4 [h. Rebekah (Coffin). PR16 h. Rebecca (Coffin), h. Hannah (Bunker), s. James and Ruth (Gardner). PR38; a. 75. PR64]
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== Sources ==

See also:* ''Barney Genealogical Record.'' Nantucket Historical Association. [https://genealogy.nha.org/getperson.php?personID=I7970&tree=barney Person ID I7970.]