TENTH GENERATION

514. John COFFEY was born on 16 Jul 1700 in Essex County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²³⁶⁾ He died in Jan 1775 in Albemarle County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾ ⁽²³⁷⁾ [Fields2.FTW]

When John Coffey wrote his will in March 1774 he named his children; James, William, John, Edmond, Thomas, Reuben, Benjamin, Winnifred Moran and Betty Fields. When his estate was appraised some nineteen years later, Elizabeth and her "lawful husband Thom. Fields" were named in the report of the appraisers. When Elizabeth's nephew, applied for a pension as a veteran of the American Revolution, Thomas Fields was named as his uncle by marriage.

Several of the Coffey men served in the Continental Amy during the American Revolution. Two of the most interesting were Elizabeth Coffey's close kin. Before he was eighteen years old, the previously mentioned Eli Coffey had served two three-month terms of enlistment as a substitute, first for Thomas Fields and then for his own brother, Ambrose, who was nearsighted. He went into service in behalf of Thomas Fields because Thomas had a "large family dependent on his daily labor for their subsistence". Eli survived the War and became a respected citizen and a responsible member of the Yadkin Grove church.

Another of Elizabeth's relatives was Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, son of her aunt Elizabeth Coffey Cleveland. He was married to Jane GRAVES in 1728 in (probably) Essex County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²³⁸⁾

515. Jane GRAVES was born in 1710 in England.⁽²³⁹⁾ She died in 1792 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Children were:

i. James COFFEY was born on 4 Jul 1729 in Orange or Essex County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁴⁰⁾ He died in Oct 1786 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁴¹⁾
ii. William COFFEY was born in 1731 in Essex County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁴²⁾ He died in 1828 in Nelson County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁴³⁾
iii. John COFFEY was born in 1733 in Essex County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁴⁴⁾ He died between 1781 and 1825.⁽²⁴⁵⁾
iv. Edmond COFFEY was born in 1735 in Essex County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁴⁶⁾ He died on 25 Jul 1808 in Nelson County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾ ⁽²⁴⁷⁾
v. Winifred COFFEY was born in 1739 in Essex County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁴⁸⁾ She died WFT Est. 1767-1833.⁽²⁴⁹⁾
vi. Thomas COFFEY was born on 7 Mar 1741/42 in Essex County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁵⁰⁾ He died in Apr 1825 in Wilkes County, North Carolina (now Caldwell County).⁽²⁵¹⁾
vii. Reuben COFFEY was born in 1744 in Essex or Spottsylvania, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁵²⁾ He died in 1818 in Burke County, North Carolina.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁵³⁾
viii. Benjamin COFFEY was born in 1747 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁵⁴⁾ He died on 4 Jan 1834 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.⁽²³⁵⁾⁽²⁵⁵⁾
257 ix. Elizabeth COFFEY.

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