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      ; per Cleveland [1899:2058]: "...stolen by Indians. His mother, mourning for him as dead, named her next child John. But the first John returned hom in several years, and then his name was changed to Ja.¹

     Rev. James Edwin Coffey was born on 4 July 1729 at Essex Co., Virginia, USA.² He married Elizabeth Cleveland, daughter of Alexander (II) Cleveland Jr. and Mary Milly Presley, on 30 August 1750 at Blue Run, Orange Co., Virginia, USA.^1,6

Rev. James Edwin Coffey was buried in September 1786 at Burial details unknown ; From Find a Grave:
Birth     4 Jul 1729, Essex County, Virginia, USA
Death     Sep 1786 (aged 57), Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Bio from contributor #48289323
     The book "A century of Wayne County, Kentucky, 1800-1900", on p. 8 refers to him as Rev. James Coffey, husband of Elizabeth Cleveland, sister of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, who was with Shelby at King's Mountain. Their son Lewis Russell Coffey, a Revolutionary soldier, founded the Family name in Wayne County, KY. He is buried in the Elk Spring Valley Cemetery.
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Suggested edit:
     James is one of the better researched of the known children of John and Jane Graves Coffey. He was referred to as Reverend because he was a Baptist minister in Wilkes Co., NC.
     Many researchers have assumed that James and Elizabeth were married in Orange Co. about 1750, and more specifically Aug. 30, 1750. However, no source has been given for this date, and a record has not been found in Orange Co. marriage records.
     James can be found on the Orange Co. "List of Tithable's" in 1749, but not in 1754 meaning that he and Elizabeth moved soon after their marriage.
     The first deed record found in Albemarle Co. is dated 1758. They bought 124 acres from James' father John, at the head of the middle branch of the Hardware River. (Many early Albemarle Co. records are missing making it impossible to determine the exact date that James settled in Albemarle Co.)
     James did enter land on July 26, 1765 for 262 acres "on the head branches of Meechums River, under the Ragged Mountains." This date is probably much later than actual purchase because James had already moved to Amherst Co. the year prior to that date.
     James made his will on Sep. 13, 1786 and it was proved Oct. 26 in Wilkes Co. All of his children are named except he mentions the "heirs of my son Archelaus." This indicates that Archelaus died prior to Sep. 1786.
     Elizabeth is said to have gone to TN with her son Rice where she died about 1827, at about 100 years of age.
     From Virginia DAR Book; Big Blue Book, 1970, page 469
     James Coffey -- Born 1726 Ireland; Died 1813 Wilkes County, North Carolina; Married 1746, Prince Wm. Co., Va., Elizabeth Cleveland, born 1728, died 1828.
     James Coffey served as a Private under Capt. Alexander Peoples. Five of his sons were Revolutionary soldiers. (Penn. Archives, 5th Series Vol. VI, p. 57). He resided in Pennslvania during the Revolution.
     The accuracy in this version of the DAR biography is questionable.
     Some researchers have mistakenly given James the middle name of Bluford or Edwen or Erwin.
Contributor: Jack Coffee (47752474) • ed.coffey.project@gmail.com
     Suggested edit:
     Hi, could you make a note in the bio section letting everyone know the photo is not of James and Elizabeth? Photos like this one were not possible during their lifetime
     Contributor: Theresa/Thunderbird584 (47100429)
Family Members
Parents
     John Coffey 1700–1775
     Jane "Jean" Graves Coffey 1708–1792
Spouse
     Elizabeth Cleveland Coffey 1727–1827 (m. 1750)
Siblings
     Thomas Coffey 1742–1825
     Reuben Edward Coffey Sr 1744–1818
     Benjamin Coffey 1747–1834
Children
     Elizabeth Coffey Whiteside 1751–1811
     John Reid Coffey 1753–1825
     Archelous Coffey 1755–1783
     Martha "Patsy" Coffey Durham 1756–1826
     James Edwin Coffey Jr 1757–1794
     PVT Reuben Coffey 1759–1842
     Ambrose Coffey 1762–1847
     Elijah Coffey 1763–1847
     Rice Coffey 1766–1853
     Joel Coffey 1770–1826
     Lewis Russell Coffey 1772–1850
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
Created by: Red
Added: May 26, 2016
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 163321350.⁶
Rev. James Edwin Coffey died on 28 September 1786 at Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA, at age 57.⁶
     ; N.B.: per Cleveland [1899:2056]: "m. prob. in Va., Miss Martha COFFEE." Early Colonial Settlers says he m. Elizabeth COFFEY. Cleveland, op cit., also says, "Martha Coffee was not improbably related to Rev. James Coffey, who m. Elizabeth3 Cleveland."
     However, ECS gives Edward COFFEY and Anne POWELL as the parents of this Elizabeth COFFEY (who m. John CLEVELAND), but it does not show a son named James for Edward and Anne. The will of this Edward COFFEY, as transcribed by ECS mentions, "'my six children John Cofey Edward Cofey Marther Cofey Ann Cofey Austes Cofey Elizabeth Cofey' . The name Austes may be Anstes." The will names both a Martha and an Elizabeth, but ECS says that this Martha COFFEY m. a Joshua STAPP (bef 1686-1783). ECS does not mention a Rev. James COFFEY.
     While there is nothing conclusive in ECS to "prove" that the Eliz. who m. John CLEVELAND, the link of the COFFEY wife of John CLEVELAND to the COFFEY husband of Elizabeth CLEVELAND is only speculation. For now, I have severed the sibling relationship between Elizabeth COFFEY and Rev. James COFFEY. Several online websites show the father of Rev. James to have been a John D. Buford(?) Coffey, Sr. and Jane/Jean Graves.

GA Vaut.^7,8,9,10,2 He was a Baptist clergyman.¹

; See attached brief bio of James Coffey from Find A Grave.⁶

; per Cleveland [1899:2058]: "Very probably he was brother to Martha Coffee, wife of John Cleveland."

Rev. James Edwin Coffey left a will on 13 September 1785 at Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA; Image of will from Find a Grave is attached.⁶

     Elizabeth Coffey married Robert Whiteside.²
Elizabeth Coffey was born between 1740 and 1750 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA; Cleveland says b 1740-1750 in NC. FaG says b. 1751 in Albemarle co., VA but also says "appears to have been born about 1750".^1,3
Elizabeth Coffey was buried in 1811 at Burial details unknown ; From Find a Grave:
Birth     1751, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Death     1811 (aged 59–60), Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
     Elizabeth (nee Coffey) Whiteside, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (nee Cleveland) Coffey, appears to have been born about 1750 in Albemarle County, Virginia. She married Robert Whiteside, who was also born in Albemarle County, Virginia.
1810 census Wayne County, Kentucky
     Robert Whiteside 45+
     1 f 45+ [Elizabeth (nee Coffey) Whiteside]
James Coffey
[Father of Elizabeth Coffey who married Robert Whiteside.]
Family Members
Parents
     Rev James Coffey 1729–1786
     Elizabeth Cleveland Coffey 1727–1827
Spouse
     Robert Whiteside 1742–1811
Siblings
     John Reid Coffey 1753–1825
     Archelous Coffey 1755–1783
     Martha "Patsy" Coffey Durham 1756–1826
     James Edwin Coffey Jr 1757–1794
     PVT Reuben Coffey 1759–1842
     Ambrose Coffey 1762–1847
     Elijah Coffey 1763–1847
     Rice Coffey 1766–1853
     Joel Coffey 1770–1826
     Lewis Russell Coffey 1772–1850
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
Created by: Jerry J. Stockton
Added: May 8, 2011
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 69544593.³
Elizabeth Coffey died in 1811 at Wayne Co., Kentucky, USA.³

     Edward Coffey/Coffee was born on 20 October 1670 at Ireland.² He married Anne Ester Powell, daughter of Thomas Powell Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Place, in 1700 at Sittingbourne Parish, Essex Co., Virginia, USA,
;
Her 1st husband.
Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Index, 1655-1900
Name     Edward Coffey
Gender     Male
Marriage Date     1700
Marriage Place     Richmond and Essex, Virginia, USA
Spouse     Ann Powell
Comments     1700, COFFEY, EDWARD Married Anne, daughter of Thomas Powell
Page     page 58
Original data: Wilkerson, Eva Eubank. Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia, 1655-1900. Richmond, VA, USA: Clearfield Co., 1953.^3,2,4,5,6
Edward Coffey/Coffee died between 15 February 1716 and 19 November 1716 at St. Anne's Parish, Essex Co., Virginia, USA; Died between date of will and date of probate thereof.

From Find a Grave:
Birth     unknown, Ireland
Death     1716, Essex County, Virginia, USA
     Edward Coffey is the immigrant ancestor of many of the Coffey families who settled in Virginia and North Carolina, and later throughout the US.
     Despite claims posted across the Internet on innumerable genealogical webpages there is NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE for Edward Coffey's parentage. However, his origins are almost certainly Irish: in the 17th century the family name was anglicized from Ó Cobhthaigh. Edward's date of birth is unknown, but it is likely circa 1670. The young man appears to have emigrated to Virginia in the early 1690s. He may well have left Ireland in the wake of the Jacobite/Williamite War of 1689-90, which resulted in vast devastation and the brutal suppression of the island's Catholic majority.
     Edward arrived as an indentured servant to William Mosely, a wealthy tobacco planter of St. Anne Parish, Essex Co., Va. The length of his indenture is not known but it was likely 5-7 years. He first appears in Virginia records in Mosely's will, dated January 6, 1699/1700. In the will, Mosely gave "unto my servant Ed. Coffe one heifer of 2 yrs. old." This suggests that Edward was highly regarded by his master. Mosely died soon after. Curiously, Edward had to bring suit against the Mosely estate in order to win his freedom. The court ruling, dated September 10, 1700, not only acknowledged his freedom, but also awarded him clothing and corn for planting.
     Earlier in the year, Edward married Ann Powell, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Place Powell of Essex County. The couple had six known children, all named in their father's will: John, Edward, Martha, Annister (Ann), Austin (Austes), and Elizabeth.
     In 1706/07, Edward acquired a 118-acre plantation in St. Anne's Parish. Seven years later, shortly before his demise, he sold the property. There is evidence suggesting that he was in the process of acquiring a 200-acre plantation from Mosely's son and executor. However, it was left to his sons John and Edward to finalize the purchase.
     In the winter of 1715/16, describing himself as "being in bedd with Sickness," Edward drafted his will which he signed on February 14, 1715/16. He died later that year, likely just before his will was proved on November 20, 1716. His widow and six young children were left in a precarious situation. Therefore, it is not surprising that Ann Coffey remarried within months of his death. Her second husband was Robert Dulin[g], by whom she had two additional children, William and Thomas Dulin[g].
[NOTE: Since documentation of the early generations of the Coffey family is annoyingly weak -- and frequently contradictory -- additional WELL-DOCUMENTED information from other researchers is welcome.]
Family Members
Spouse
     Ann Powell Coffey Dulin unknown–1744
Children
     John Coffey 1700–1775
     Martha Elizabeth Coffey Cleveland 1714–1770
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
Maintained by: John W. Coffey
Originally Created by: Carole Conrad
Added: Feb 1, 2015
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 142081568.^2,6,7

His estate was probated on 20 November 1716 at Essex Co., Virginia, USA.⁷

     Reference: From Early Colonial Settlers:
1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 669. Will of Edward Coffey "being in bedd of Sickness". Dated 14 Feb. 1715/16. Prob. 20 Nov. 1716.
To two sons John Cofey and Edward Cofey all land to be div. equally, at 16 years if their mother is dead, otherwise at 18 years.
To daughter Marther Cofey a cow at 16 or her mother's death.
To son John a cow.
To wife Ann Cofey balance of personal property. At her death to be div equally betw. "my six children John Cofey Edward Cofey Marther Cofey Ann Cofey Austes Cofey Elizabeth Cofey" . The name Austes may be Anstes.
Wit: Signed Edward x Coffey
Sam'll Edmondson
Themety Seleven Rec. 20 Nov. 1716.
Bond. 20 Nov. 1716. £100. Sterl. Ann Cofey as extrx of est. of Edward Coffey decd.
Wit: Signed Anne x Coffee
Robert Jones Thomas x Graves
John x Hart
Rec. 20 Nov. 1716.

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1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 362-64.
7 Feb. 1706/7, Mr. Augustine Smith of St Ann's Parish, Essex County, to Edwd. Coffey of same For 2360 pounds of tobacco.. 118 acres part of 2359 acres granted Mr. Augustine Smith by patent 2 May 1705 on the branches of Occupation Swamp .. Thomas Warren's land on the east side of Chickahominy Path corner to Mr. Francis Gouldman ... hill near the head of branch ... corner to Beverley's 'great tract
Augustine Smith
wit: Wm. Woodford J. Woods.
10. March 1706/7. Acknowledged by Augustine Smith. Susanna Smith, wife of Augustine Smith, by Edward Gouldman attorney relinquished her:right of dower.
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1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 311. Lease and Release. 10 and 11 Nov. 1714. Edward Coffey of St. A. par, planter, sells John Barbee of the same par., for 5000 lbs. of "Lawful sweet scented Tobacco", 118 acres, which land Coffee bought of Augustine Smith, and is on branches of Occupation Creek, adj. land of Thomas Warren, on E. side of Chickahamony Path, the land of Coll. Francis Gouldman - "to a corner red oake and white oake corner to Mr Beverley his Great Tract", etc.
Wit: Tho. Ramsey Signed Edward x Coffey
Saml. Stallord
Robert Parker
Ann Coffey, wife to Edward, relinq her dower rights.
Rec. 11 Nov. 1714.
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1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 621. Deed. 16 July 1716. John Moseley, planter, of St. A. Par., sells John Coffee and Edward Coffee, planters, of same Par for 8000 lb. tobo., 200 acres commonly called Moseleys Quarters, in St. A. Par., on E. side of a branch of Occupation, a small branch of Gilsons, adj. land belonging to Mr Matrum Wright and land formerly belonging to Tho. Button.
Wit: Signed John Moseley
Salvator Muscoe
John x Staton
Peter x Holland Rec. 18 July 1716.
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1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 689. Inventory of Est, of Edward Cofey decd. Deo. 4th 1716. Total valuation £45: 10: 9
Signed
Jamee Edmondson Ann x Cofey
Will Taylor
Nich: ffaulooner
Rec. 18th Dec. 1716 at Citation.²

Reference: Coffey 1931 Thomas Coffey & Descendants.⁸ GAV-7. Edward Coffey/Coffee was also known as Edward Joshua Coffey.⁹

Edward Coffey/Coffee left a will on 14 February 1715/16 at Essex Co., Virginia, USA; "p. 669. will of Edward Coffey "being in bedd of sickness".
Dated 14 Feb. 1715/16. Prob. 20 Nov. 1716.
     To two sons John Cofey and Edward Cofey all land to be div. equally, at 16 yeras if their mother is dead, otherwise at 18 years.
     To daughter Marther Cofey a cow at 16 or her mother's death.
     To son John a cow.
     To wife Ann Cofey balance of personal property. At her death to be div. equally betw. "my six children John Cofey, Edward Cofey, Marther Cofey, Ann Cofey, Austes Cofey, elizageth Cofey". The name Auses may be Anstes.
Signed Edward x Coffey
Wit: Sam'll Exmondson, Themety Seleven
Rec. 20 Nov. 1716
Bond. 20 Nov. 1716. L 100. Sterl. Ann Cofey as extrx of est. of Edward Coffey dec.
Signed Anne x Coffee
Wit: robert Jones, Thomas x Graves, John Hart
Rec. 20 Nov. 1716."

Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. II.^7,10

     Mary (?) married William Cleveland, son of Alexander (II) Cleveland Jr. and Mary Milly Presley.¹

     Dorkey/Dorkus Cleveland died after 29 May 1788; per Cleveland [1899:2058]: "...survived her father."¹

     Ann Nancy Harrison was buried at Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery, Fair Play, Oconee Co., South Carolina, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      unknown
     Death:      unknown
     Family links: Spouse: William Cleveland (1761 - 1821)
     Burial: Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery, Fair Play, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
     Created by: dora brown
     Record added: Apr 04, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 127413932.¹ She married William Cleveland, son of Rev. John H. Cleveland and Mary "Mollie" McCann.¹

     Obedience Callaway married Jeremiah Cleveland, son of Rev. John H. Cleveland and Mary "Mollie" McCann.¹
Obedience Callaway was born in 1781.¹
Obedience Callaway was buried in 1831 at Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery, Fair Play, Oconee Co., South Carolina, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1781
     Death:      1831
     Family links: Spouse: Jeremiah Cleveland (1772 - 1827)*
     Children:
      Osborn Callaway Cleveland (1800 - 1891)*
      Susanna Cleveland Isbell (1806 - 1888)*
     Burial: Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery, Fair Play, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
     Created by: Robert Barbi
     Record added: Feb 20, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 65890634.¹
Obedience Callaway died in 1831.¹

     Cinda Franklin married (?) Clarkston.¹

     Lydia Busey was born on 29 July 1798 at Kentucky.^1,2 She married William Lewis Franklin, son of Stephen Franklin and Elizabeth (?), before 1829
; According to their FAG memorials, their first-born child listed, Benjamin, was born 1829.^1,3
Lydia Busey died on 18 May 1883 at age 84.¹
Lydia Busey was buried after 18 May 1883 at Franklin Cemetery, Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Lydia Busey and William Lewis Franklin appeared in the census of 1840 at Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; Lewis is next door to his brother, Benjamin FRANKLIN (line 27).
p. 87, line 28
Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 103; Page: 87; Family History Library Film: 0007823
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.⁴ Lydia Busey was the administrator of William Lewis Franklin's estate on 11 November 1845 at Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; Ancestry.com - Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989
Source Citation: Executor Bonds; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Anderson County); Probate Place: Anderson, Kentucky
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Kentucky County, District and Probate Courts.⁵

Lydia Busey appeared in the census of 9 October 1850 at Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; Lydia is next door to a Susan FRANKLIN with children, but no husband. She is unidentified, but could be a sister-in-law.
p. 233-A, lines 16-21, dwelling 627, family 627
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 190; Page: 233a
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.²

Lydia Busey appeared in the census of 13 June 1860 at Lawrenceburg, Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; The Margret JULIAN in this household is unidentified.
p. 478, lines 18-21, dwelling 615, family 537
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.⁶

Lydia Busey was listed as a resident in Pleasant H. Oliver and Lydia Ann Franklin's household in the census report on 25 July 1870 at District 3, Anderson Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 345-B, lines 17-20, dwelling 605, family 607
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.⁷

     Abner Franklin died; per Cleveland [1899:2080]: "d. unm."¹

      ; per Cleveland [1899:2080]: "...went to Tenn."¹

     Bernard Franklin married Rebecca Moriah Wellborn, daughter of Gen. James B. Wellborn and Rebecca Montgomery.^1,3
Bernard Franklin was born on 11 March 1799 at Surry Co., North Carolina, USA.³
Bernard Franklin died on 3 February 1873 at age 73.³
Bernard Franklin was buried after 3 February 1873 at Early Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Early Grove, Marshall Co., Mississippi, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Rebecca Moriah Wellborn married Bernard Franklin, son of Sen./Gov. Jesse Franklin and Maacah Maria “Meekey” Perkins.^1,4
Rebecca Moriah Wellborn was born on 4 November 1801 at Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA.²
Rebecca Moriah Wellborn died on 6 November 1876 at age 75.^1,2
Rebecca Moriah Wellborn was buried after 6 November 1876 at Early Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Early Grove, Marshall Co., Mississippi, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Gen. James B. Wellborn was born on 29 November 1787 at Randolph Co., North Carolina, USA.² He married Rebecca Montgomery in 1794.³

Gen. James B. Wellborn died on 4 December 1854 at Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA, at age 67.²
Gen. James B. Wellborn was buried after 4 December 1854 at Wellborn Cemetery, Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin married Dr. Benjamin Franklin, son of Jeremiah Franklin and Phebe (?).¹

     Dr. Benjamin Franklin married Elizabeth "Eliza" Franklin, daughter of Sen./Gov. Jesse Franklin and Maacah Maria “Meekey” Perkins.¹

     Sallie Panill Franklin married Jonathan Unthank.³