Coffin Family Genealogy

Coffin Family


                     Generation One

1.  Jacob Coffin; m. Sarah.
     He immigrated on 23 Jun 1686 to Pennsylvania; on ship 'The
Desire.'

     Sarah was buried on 15 Jan 1704/5.
     Known children of Jacob Coffin and Sarah were as follows:
     2.          i. Jacob Coffin, b. circa 1700 at Philadelphia, PA;
                    m. Rachel Rakestraw.
                ii. Howard Coffin; bur. 19 Aug 1706 at Philadelphia,
                    PA.
               iii. Sarah Coffin; bur. 10 Dec 1714.


                     Generation Two

2.  Jacob Coffin (Jacob1); b. circa 1700 at Philadelphia, PA; m.
Rachel Rakestraw, daughter of William Rakestraw and Rebecca, 20 2mo
1727 at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, PA; bur. 26 6mo
1736 at Philadelphia, PA.
     He was a wheelwright.

     Rachel Rakestraw was born circa 1709. She died after 1736.
     Known children of Jacob Coffin and Rachel Rakestraw were as
follows:
     3.          i. Rebecca Coffin, m. Robert Waln.
                ii. Hannah Coffin; m. Isaac Cathrall, son of Edward
                    Cathrall, 17 Oct 1758.


                     Generation Three

3.  Rebecca Coffin (Jacob2, Jacob1); m. Robert Waln, son of Richard
Waln and Ann Heath, 1746; d. 1799.
     She resided at Philadelphia, PA. She left a will on 9 Jan 1797 at
Philadelphia Co., PA; proved 26 Nov 1799.

     Robert Waln was born on 21 Mar 1720/21 at Philadelphia, PA. He
died on 12 Jul 1784 at Philadelphia, PA, at age 63.

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