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The following info is from my files, and not proven by me. Please check other sources.
Peter Coffee and Susannah Matthews had at least 11 children. Two of them, Joshua, born 1745, died 1797, and Peter Jr., (dates not known) had sons named John.
Joshua's son was born Jun 2, 1772 in NC, and died Jul 7, 1883 in Florence, Lauderdale Co., AL. He married Mary Donelson, born Jun. 13, 1793, died Dec. 11, 1871. This is the Gen. John Coffee of TN.
After the 1797 death of his father, John and his mother moved to Davidson Co., TN where she died in 1804. They were in Davidson Co. in April 1798.
John was a life-long friend of Andrew Jackson, and they engaged in many business affairs together. 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.
Peter Jr's son John was born Dec. 3, 1782, and died Sep. 25, 1836 in Jacksonville, Telfair Co., GA. He married Ann Penelope Bryan on Dec. 20, 1808 in Tatnall Co., GA.
Gen. John E. Coffee of Georgia was an Indian fighter, US Congressman and built the Coffee Road, with Thomas Swain, from Jacksonville, Ga. to Tallahassee, Fl. He was the father-in-law of General Mark Willcox. Both men have counties named for them in Georgia - Coffee Co. and Wilcox Co. (note the dropping of one "l" in the name of the county). It is also said that John Willcox, Mark's father, shared in this honor and that the county was also named for him as well.
His will is recorded in the Ordinary's Office, McRae, Telfair Co..
Coffey Co., TN and Coffee Co. in AL is named for the first John, and Coffee Co. in GA is named for the other.
Jack
Visit Coffey Cousins Clearing House at http://snurl.com/lu7
We found our Mary Coffee, Mrs Logan Coffee, buried a few miles from the
other. Mrs Logan (Mary) Coffee is buried in Williams Cemetery. Who is the other
Mary Coffee buried at Chappel Hill?
Kathy Coffee Simmons
Kathy, Oran, Woodson, Mansel, Logan, James & Betsy Coffee
In a message dated 5/10/2005 11:32:33 A.M. Central Standard Time,
honeyjo2(a)comcast.net writes:
Yes, there are two Gen. John Coffee's. One from Tennessee and one from
Georgia. I am related to the one from Tennessee. However, he is a nephew
on my line. My Thomas Graves Coffee and Gen. John Coffee were brothers.
I also descend from Thomas Graves Coffee through his daughter Elizabeth
Woodson Coffee who married Stewart Jackson in 1808 in VA. They moved to
Lauderdale County, Alabama and settled in Center Star. Betty.
Yes, there are two Gen. John Coffee's. One from Tennessee and one from
Georgia. I am related to the one from Tennessee. However, he is a nephew
on my line. My Thomas Graves Coffee and Gen. John Coffee were brothers.
Jo Langwell
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Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:15 AM
Subject: [COFFEE] More than one General John Coffee
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> Were there more than one General John Coffees? I am related to the one
from Georgia. Was there another one in Tennessee? Does anyone know where
in Ireland Peter Coffee came from?
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Were there more than one General John Coffees? I am related to the one from Georgia. Was there another one in Tennessee? Does anyone know where in Ireland Peter Coffee came from?
Carol--
Looks like we are left with just more questions regarding the Demastus
lineage and which "Catherine" belonged to who and married who.
As for your extra little find of Annie Cora Snead (d/o James DeMasters/us
and Nancy Snead), I have nothing. I have no James Demasters/us that married
a Snead but this doesn't necessarily mean I don't have something. I have a
lot of ancestors with spouses that I only have first names or nicknames on.
I did note, however, that I do have a Robert Alexander Fitzgerald who might
possibly fit the bill.
I have a Robert Alexander Fitzgerald, s/o James Fitzgerald and Sallie Snead.
I have no birthdate but am guessing based on other available info that he
was probably born between 1825 and 1830. He married Lucy Ann Coffey, b.
1824, sometime around 1844. Lucy Ann was the d/o Reuben G. and Nancy Giles
Coffey. Both are buried in the Pleas Taylor Cemetery on Tye River in Nelson
County, VA. To my knowledge, there were two children: Alexander Robert b.
10/24/1852 and Susan Massie b. 12/18/1856. It is entirely possible that he
took Annie Cora Snead as his second wife in 1866.
The likelihood of Annie Cora Snead being the daughter of a James
Demasters/us sounds a little thin, based on her last name. It is more
likely she was his step-daughter, in which case one of our James Demastus
ancestors was married to a widow named Nancy Snead. Big question is was she
a Coffey, Campbell, Fitzgerald, Allen or just a mongrel? :-)
Keep me in mind if you run across anything. You've been a big help over the
years in my research on the Coffey family and I don't know what I'd do if
you stopped posting to the websites.
Deb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Harlow" <charlow1(a)ntelos.net>
To: "Deborah Tower" <dbtower(a)cox.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: CAMPBELL-D Alphonso Lee Cambell
> Hi Deb,
> I made the trip on Wed. to both Augusta& Nelson courthouses, I didnot come
> away with the results I had hoped for but did verify a few things.
> In Augusta co. the marriage register shows the marriage of Jessie K.
> DeMasters age 24 SON OF James DeMasters and Margaret Carr, I could not
> find
> a marriage for James and Margaret in either county.
> In Nelson Co. the marriage register shows a marriage for Reuben Lee
> Campbell
> and Catherine DeMasters, there is no parents shown for either party, for
> the
> 1856 marriage of George W. Coffey to Mary Catherine DeMasters, the same
> thing no parents shown for either party. And Nelson Co. does not have
> paper
> copies of marriage licenses/bonds until the early 1860s. However the age
> of
> Mary Catherine is shown as 16 which would coincide with the age of Mary
> age
> 12 in the 1850 census. The other Catherine, d/o John & Mary is age 16 on
> the 1850 census. So many unanswered questions.
> I found something else to throw in this mix inAugusta Co. there is a
> marriage in 1866 for Robert Alexander Fitzgerald to Annie Cora Snead, her
> parents are shown as James DeMasters and Nancy Snead, is this the same
> James
> mentioned above orsomeone else, if it is the same James he must have been
> a
> randy old codger.
> I am sorry my trips did not answer the questions, if anything if produced
> more questions.
> Carol
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deborah Tower" <dbtower(a)cox.net>
> To: "Tammie" <firehawk66(a)juno.com>; <campbell-L(a)rootsweb.com>; "Lilly
> Martin" <malik(a)scs-net.org>; "Carol Harlow" <charlow1(a)ntelos.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 3:04 PM
> Subject: Re: CAMPBELL-D Alphonso Lee Cambell
>
>
>> Tammie--
>>
>> I am not a dedicated Campbell researcher. I am trying to record
> information
>> for the Campbells that tie into my Coffey ancestry. Therefore do not
>> take
>> my info as the gospel truth. Lilly Martin has gotten to be an expert on
> the
>> Campbell family. Another good source for the Nelson/Amherst County area
> is
>> Carol Harlow.
>>
>> Now as to your question--I think I may have something for you. The
> problem
>> is I have two William H. Campbell born 1818 both of who married women
> named
>> Martha Mays on the very same date of February 20, 1847. The first one I
>> gave you was William H. Campbell, s/o George T. and Eady Burcher
> Whitehead.
>> I have no other info on them.
>>
>> The second William H. Campbell married Martha Mays born abt 1825 and they
>> did have a son named Alfonso born about 1829. I don't have any
>> additional
>> information on him but it would appear that this might be the man you are
>> looking for. This William H. Campbell's parents are shown as Cornelius
> and
>> Catherine (Campbell) Campbell.
>>
>> Now to further confuse the matter, it appears that the two William H.
>> Campbells I have are in fact the same man. The problem is that no one
>> can
>> state for a certainty who his parents were--Cornelius & Catherine or
> George
>> T. and Eady.
>>
>> Does any of this help???? Lilly or Carol, can you help her out on this
> one??
>>
>> Deb
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tammie" <firehawk66(a)juno.com>
>> To: <dbtower(a)cox.net>
>> Cc: <CAMPBELL-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 2:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: CAMPBELL-D Alphonso Lee Cambell
>>
>>
>> >
>> > I have an 1850 Census Record for Amherst Co for William H Campbell age
> 32
>> > carpenter living with Martha age 25 and Alforner age 21.
>> >
>> > I have asoc sec application for my great grand father William Edward
>> > Campbell b June 19, 1883, in Nelson Co, listing his father as Alfoncer.
>> > All other records state Alphonso Lee Campbell.
>> >
>> > Does this help narrow the family down any?
>> >
>> > Tammie
>> >
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Thank you for the nice compliment; however, much of the credit for the research goes to a number of different individuals. I just tried to organize it a little.
Glenn
>
> From: BMoss69893(a)aol.com
> Date: 2005/05/02 Mon PM 08:19:52 EDT
> To: COFFEE-L(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: Re: [COFFEE] Re: JOHN COFFEE 1744 PRINCE GEORGES CO, MD
>
>
> In a message dated 5/2/2005 6:11:38 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> Naturalchi(a)aol.com writes:
>
> If I may make so bold, maybe it would be in order to contact Glen Lee,
> <_Click here: Glenn Lee's Family Tree_ (http://members.cox.net/leeyukon/)
> >
> He seems to be the Master genealogist for the Coffee family...
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In a message dated 5/2/2005 6:11:38 P.M. Central Standard Time,
Naturalchi(a)aol.com writes:
If I may make so bold, maybe it would be in order to contact Glen Lee,
<_Click here: Glenn Lee's Family Tree_ (http://members.cox.net/leeyukon/)
>
He seems to be the Master genealogist for the Coffee family...
One of the best web sites on the internet.
If I may make so bold, maybe it would be in order to contact Glen Lee,
<_Click here: Glenn Lee's Family Tree_ (http://members.cox.net/leeyukon/) >
He seems to be the Master genealogist for the Coffee family...
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Linda, can you tell me where to go on the Maryland State Archives....there is so much on there and I couldn't find the right thing. Thanks for your help!!
Lavada "Coffee" Brooks
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Linda, this is probably the John Coffee that came over from Ireland on ship....I will have to research my info....he is about my 8th great-grandfather. I will have to check the dates, and I have never seen the info that you have posted so I don't know what that would mean. I'll have to do some more research on that.
Lavada "Coffee" Brooks