THIRTEENTH GENERATION
6224. Nicholas Coffin
was born about 1555 in Brixton Parish, Plymouth, co. Devon, England.
(167)(28608)
He died on 12 Sep 1613 in Brixton Parish, Plymouth, co. Devon, England.
(167) COFFIN
This is a landed family of great antiquity and the name originated from the French
adjective, chauve (bald). From the early nickname came the name Chaufin which
eventually became anglicized as Coffin. From English records we find that Edward
Coffin, the Jesuit, was born in Exeter in 1571 and Henry Coffyn lived in county
Somerset in 1327.
The Coffin family of Devonshire, England, originated near Falaise in Normandy,
the birthplace of William the Conqueror. There, the old Chateau of Courtiton
was once the home of the Norman Coffins. According to tradition, Sir Richard
Coffyn, knight, accompanied Duke William to England in 1066 and founded the family
seat at Portledge in the Parish of Alwington, Devon. The family has had many
noted men; one of these, Sir William Coffin, Master of the Horse at the coronation
of Anne Boleyn, was a prominent participator in the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
It is said that he brought about a reform of mortuary fees by threatening to
bury a priest who had declined to read the service over the body of a poor man
in Bideford churchyard until he had received the dead man's cow in payment. As
Sir William nearly carried out his threat, the ensuing disturbance resulted in
the desired reform.
He was married to Johan about 1579.(28609)
6225. Johan
(28610) died in 1614.(21339)
She was buried on 5 Feb 1615 in Brixton Parish, Plymouth, co. Devon, England.
(28611) Children were:
i.
Tristram Coffin.
3112 ii.
Peter Coffin.
iii.
Joan Coffin was born about 1582.(28612)
She died on 27 Dec 1610.(28613)
iv.
John Coffin was born about 1585.(28614)
He died on 4 Jan 1628 in Brixton Parish, Plymouth, co. Devon, England.
(167)(28615)
v.
Nicholas Coffin was born about 1587 in Brixton Parish, Plymouth, co. Devon,
England.(28616) He died after 1628.
(28617)
vi.
Anne Coffin was born about 1590.(28618)