Coffins in Newport, New York
Susan Perkins of the Herkimer County Historical Society (HCHS) told me that in the late 1970's George Hildebrandt and a helper transcribed many of the tombstones in the various cemeteries in Herkimer County, the results of which are kept at the HCHS. Listed as #93 on his lists is the cemetery currently located behind the Newport First Baptist Church, where many of the members of the Coffin family were buried. Edward and his wife Sybil are interred there, as well as their sons Benjamin, John, Joseph, and Jacob, and their wives, and many of their children and children's families. Edward's son Abraham (& wife Anna) is buried in North Gage Cemetery in Deerfield, Oneida, New york; his son Isaac (& wife Margaret) is buried in Purmort Cemetery in DePeyster, St. Lawrence, New york; and his son Edward (& wife Maria) may be buried in Sandusky County, Ohio.
Nancy Silkey and her husband have photographed the Coffin (and related families) tombstones in the Newport Cemetery, which can be found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mycoffinroots/gravepics.html . The pictures are very clear, and also help to solve a family mystery. A couple of publications state that Edward Coffin was born to John Coffin and Mary Davis in 1762, while others state the he was born to Isaac Coffin and Anna Churchill in 1741. The new image of his gravestone clearly shows that he died in 1824 at age 83, giving a birth year around 1741, a strong indication that he was the son of Isaac and Anna. While losing the connection to the immigrant Tristram Coffin, this does lend credence to the family lore that tells of a Dutch heritage.
While at the cemetery, Nancy met a gentleman there, who happens to also be a descendent of Edward and Sybil Coffin, by the name of Varnum Harris. He descends from Edward's son Benjamin, through his daughter Mary Jane Coffin, who married Varnum's great grandfather Varnum H. Harris around 1850. He kindly gave her his mailing address and phone number, so that I can call him about our family. He is also the brother-in-law of Ira (Ike) Coffin (or Ira's dad, Ira Sr.), a well respected man associated with the The Kuyahoora Valley Foundation (previously the Coffin-Weakley Foundation). A couple of years ago Ira's uncle Randy Coffin was very kind to send me some pictures and his family history chart.
Susan Perkins of the Herkimer County Historical Society (HCHS) told me that in the late 1970's George Hildebrandt and a helper transcribed many of the tombstones in the various cemeteries in Herkimer County, the results of which are kept at the HCHS. Listed as #93 on his lists is the cemetery currently located behind the Newport First Baptist Church, where many of the members of the Coffin family were buried. Edward and his wife Sybil are interred there, as well as their sons Benjamin, John, Joseph, and Jacob, and their wives, and many of their children and children's families. Edward's son Abraham (& wife Anna) is buried in North Gage Cemetery in Deerfield, Oneida, New york; his son Isaac (& wife Margaret) is buried in Purmort Cemetery in DePeyster, St. Lawrence, New york; and his son Edward (& wife Maria) may be buried in Sandusky County, Ohio.
Nancy Silkey and her husband have photographed the Coffin (and related families) tombstones in the Newport Cemetery, which can be found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mycoffinroots/gravepics.html . The pictures are very clear, and also help to solve a family mystery. A couple of publications state that Edward Coffin was born to John Coffin and Mary Davis in 1762, while others state the he was born to Isaac Coffin and Anna Churchill in 1741. The new image of his gravestone clearly shows that he died in 1824 at age 83, giving a birth year around 1741, a strong indication that he was the son of Isaac and Anna. While losing the connection to the immigrant Tristram Coffin, this does lend credence to the family lore that tells of a Dutch heritage.
While at the cemetery, Nancy met a gentleman there, who happens to also be a descendent of Edward and Sybil Coffin, by the name of Varnum Harris. He descends from Edward's son Benjamin, through his daughter Mary Jane Coffin, who married Varnum's great grandfather Varnum H. Harris around 1850. He kindly gave her his mailing address and phone number, so that I can call him about our family. He is also the brother-in-law of Ira (Ike) Coffin (or Ira's dad, Ira Sr.), a well respected man associated with the The Kuyahoora Valley Foundation (previously the Coffin-Weakley Foundation). A couple of years ago Ira's uncle Randy Coffin was very kind to send me some pictures and his family history chart.
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