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Richard Coffin

Richard Coffin

Male Abt 1505 - 1555  (50 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard Coffin was born about 1505 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; died on 24 Dec 1555 in , Alwington, Devonshire, England.

    Richard married Wilmot Chudleigh in 1510 in Of Merifield, Near St Germans, Cornwall, England. Wilmot (daughter of Richard Chudleigh and Maria (Mary) Wadham) was born about 1488 in Of, Merifield, Cornwall, England; was buried on 13 Jun 1569 in , Alwington, Devonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1512 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; died on 28 Mar 1608 in Alwington, Devon, England; was buried on 30 Mar 1608 in , , England.
    2. 3. James Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1514 in Of Portledge, Near Bideford, Devon, Eng; was christened in Portledge, Devonshire, England; died on 15 Dec 1566 in Prob. Monkleigh, , Devonshire, England; was buried on 17 Dec 1566 in Monkleigh, , Devonshire, England.
    3. 4. Anne Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1526 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; died on 1 Mar 1592.
    4. 5. Christian Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1528 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England.
    5. 6. Elizabeth Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1530 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England.
    6. 7. Johanna Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1532 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England.
    7. 8. Margaret Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1534 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England.
    8. 9. John Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Dec 1536 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; was christened in (19-1555); died on 28 Mar 1608 in , Alwington, Devonshire, England; was buried on 30 Mar 1608 in Alwington, , Devon, England.
    9. 10. Edward Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1538 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England.
    10. 11. James Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1540 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; died on 15 Dec 1566; was buried on 17 Dec 1566 in , Monkleigh, Devonshire, England.
    11. 12. William Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1542 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; died after 1567.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1512 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; died on 28 Mar 1608 in Alwington, Devon, England; was buried on 30 Mar 1608 in , , England.

    John married Mary Cary about 1537 in Of, Devonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  James Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born in 1514 in Of Portledge, Near Bideford, Devon, Eng; was christened in Portledge, Devonshire, England; died on 15 Dec 1566 in Prob. Monkleigh, , Devonshire, England; was buried on 17 Dec 1566 in Monkleigh, , Devonshire, England.

    James married Mary Cole in 1534 in Of Portledge, Devonshire, England. Mary was born in 1516 in , Devonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Peter Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1535 in , Portledge, Devonshire, England; died in 1560 in Prob., , Devonshire, England.

  3. 4.  Anne Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1526 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; died on 1 Mar 1592.

    Family/Spouse: Roger Tremayne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: John Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: John Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Christian Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1528 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England.

    Christian married Justinian Tolkarne on 1 Dec 1566. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Christian married Justin Tolkarne on 1 Dec 1566 in Of Portledge, Near Bideford, Devon, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Elizabeth Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1530 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England.

    Elizabeth married Edward WhiddonOf Portledge, Near Bideford, Devon, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Johanna Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1532 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England.

    Johanna married Richard Tremayne on 12 Sep 1574 in Of Portledge, Near Bideford, Devon, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Margaret Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1534 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England.

  8. 9.  John Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born on 29 Dec 1536 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; was christened in (19-1555); died on 28 Mar 1608 in , Alwington, Devonshire, England; was buried on 30 Mar 1608 in Alwington, , Devon, England.

    John married Mary Cary about 1556 in Of Portledge, Near Bideford, Devon, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Mary Cary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Edward Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1538 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England.

  10. 11.  James Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1540 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; died on 15 Dec 1566; was buried on 17 Dec 1566 in , Monkleigh, Devonshire, England.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 12.  William Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born about 1542 in Of, Portledge, Devonshire, England; died after 1567.


Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Peter Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1535 in , Portledge, Devonshire, England; died in 1560 in Prob., , Devonshire, England.

    Peter married Mary Boscawen in 1560 in Of Brixton, Devonshire, England. Mary (daughter of Hugh Boscawen and Phillippa Carminow) was born on 20 Jan 1552 in St Michael, Penkivel, Cornwall, England; was christened on 20 Jan 1552 in St Michael, Penkivel, Cornwall, England; died on 4 Sep 1622 in Pankeville, Nr Brixton, Devonshire, England; was buried in 1622. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Nickolas Coffin (Coffyn)  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1550 in Butler's Parish, Brixton, Devonshire, England; was christened in Butlers Parish, , Devonshire, England; died on 8 Oct 1613 in Butler's, Brixton, Devonshire, England; was buried on 3 Nov 1613 in Plymouth, Brixton, Devon, England.
    2. 15. Nicholas Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1561 in Butlers, Brixton Parish, Devon Co., England; was christened in 1568; died on 3 Nov 1613 in Brixton, Devonshire, England; was buried on 8 Oct 1613 in Brixton, Devonshire, England.
    3. 16. Tristram Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1563 in Of, Brixton, Devonshire, England; died on 16 Oct 1602 in (Will Proved); was buried in Oct 1602.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Nickolas Coffin (Coffyn) Descendancy chart to this point (13.Peter3, 3.James2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1550 in Butler's Parish, Brixton, Devonshire, England; was christened in Butlers Parish, , Devonshire, England; died on 8 Oct 1613 in Butler's, Brixton, Devonshire, England; was buried on 3 Nov 1613 in Plymouth, Brixton, Devon, England.

    Nickolas married Joan Avent in 1583 in , , Devon, England. Joan (daughter of Mr Avent) was born in 1550 in Butler's Parish, , Devonshire, England; was christened in , Brixton, Devonshire, England; died on 5 Feb 1614 in Brixton, Devon, England; was buried on 5 Feb 1614 in Butlers, Brixton, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Eleanor Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1578 in Of, , Devonshire, England.
    2. 18. Peter Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1580 in Prob. Brixton, Devon, England, England; was christened in 1588; died on 13 Mar 1628 in Plymouth, Brixton, Devon, England; was buried in 1627/1628.
    3. 19. Tristram Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1584 in Butler's Parish, Brixton, Devonshire, England.
    4. 20. Joan Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1584 in , Brixton, Devonshire, England; died in Prob. Died Young; was buried on 27 Dec 1610 in Brixton, Plymouth, Devon, England.
    5. 21. John Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1586 in Butler's Parish, Brixton, Devonshire, England; died on 4 Jan 1624 in Brixton, Plymouth, Devon, England; was buried in Jan 1624.
    6. 22. Nicholas Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Of, Brixton, Devonshire, England; died after 1627.
    7. 23. Anne Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1588 in Butlass, Plymouth, Devon, England.
    8. 24. Anne Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Butler's Parish, Brixton, Devonshire, England.
    9. 25. Joan Coffin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1590 in Butler's Parish, Brixton, Devonshire, England.

  2. 15.  Nicholas Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (13.Peter3, 3.James2, 1.Richard1) was born in Nov 1561 in Butlers, Brixton Parish, Devon Co., England; was christened in 1568; died on 3 Nov 1613 in Brixton, Devonshire, England; was buried on 8 Oct 1613 in Brixton, Devonshire, England.

    Nicholas married Joan Coffin, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 16.  Tristram Coffin Descendancy chart to this point (13.Peter3, 3.James2, 1.Richard1) was born in 1563 in Of, Brixton, Devonshire, England; died on 16 Oct 1602 in (Will Proved); was buried in Oct 1602.



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