Tristram COFFIN (chr. 11 Mar 1610, Brixton Parish, Devon, England; d. 2 Oct 1681, Nantucket, MA)
m. Dionis STEVENS (chr.
4 Mar 1610, Brixton Parish, Devon, England; d. 1692, Nantucket, MA), dt.
Robert STEVENS and Dionis [unknown]; they had: James,
Mary, Peter, Tristram, Elizabeth, John, Deborah, and
Stephen. [Children]
Mary COFFIN (b. 20 Feb 1645,
Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. 13 Sep 1717, Nantucket, age 74; converted by Quakers
from Providence, Rhode Island; held first Meeting of Friends in her home
in 1702; m. Nathaniel STARBUCK,
Sr., son of Edward and Katherine Reynolds, 1662 (brother Peter m.
Nathaniel, Sr.'s sister Abigail), married at age 17.
Mary Coffin Starbuck -- a Notable Woman
Became known as "The Great Mary" of Nantucket. She is said to be a
most extrordinary woman who participated in public gatherings, Town
Meetings which were frequently held in her home. For several years
meetings for workshops were held in the "great fore-room" of her home
known as 'Parliament House' situated on what is now known as Island View
farm between the Macy's and the North Head of the Hummock ponds. She was
a Quaker leader and helped establish a Meeting on the island in 1701.
The first Friends Society was formed in 1704 and the first meeting house
was built in 1711. The Nantucket Monthy Meeting was established on May
16, 1780. She was a minister in the Society as were her children and her
grandsons, Elihu COLEMAN
(published one of the earliest protests against
slavery) and Nathaniel Coleman, and her granddaughter, Priscilla BUNKER.
James COFFIN (b. 12 Aug 1640, Devonshire, England;
d. 28 Jul 1720, Nantucket. MA) m. Mary SEVERANCE
(b. abt 1644, Salisbury, Essex, MA; d. 28 Jul 1720, Salisbury, Essex, Mass),
dt. John SEVERANCE and Abigail KIMBALL ?; they had: Mary,
Dinah, James, John, Deborah, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Ruth,
Abigail, Experience, Jonathan, and Nathaniel. [Children].
Dinah COFFIN (b. abt 1674, Nantucket, MA; d. 1 Aug 1750, Nantucket, MA) m. Nathaniel STARBUCK,
Jr., son of Nathaniel, Sr. and Mary COFFIN; 24 years age difference, 20 Nov 1690; 2m.
Abisha FOLGER (b. 27
Sep 1700, Nantucket; d. 22 Jan 1788), 2m. Sarah Mayhew.
Some COFFIN References
Tristram COFFIN (chr. 11 Mar 1610, Brixton Parish, Devon, England; d. 2 Oct 1681, Nantucket, MA)
m. Dionis STEVENS (chr.
4 Mar 1610, Brixton Parish, Devon, England; d. 1692, Nantucket, MA), dt.
Robert STEVENS and Dionis [unknown]; they had: James,
Mary, Peter, Tristram, Elizabeth, John, Deborah, and
Stephen. [Children]
Mary COFFIN (b. 20 Feb 1645,
Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. 13 Sep 1717, Nantucket, age 74; converted by Quakers
from Providence, Rhode Island; held first Meeting of Friends in her home
in 1702; m. Nathaniel STARBUCK,
Sr., son of Edward and Katherine Reynolds, 1662 (brother Peter m.
Nathaniel, Sr.'s sister Abigail), married at age 17.
Became known as "The Great Mary" of Nantucket. She is said to be a most extrordinary woman who participated in public gatherings, Town Meetings which were frequently held in her home. For several years meetings for workshops were held in the "great fore-room" of her home known as 'Parliament House' situated on what is now known as Island View farm between the Macy's and the North Head of the Hummock ponds. She was a Quaker leader and helped establish a Meeting on the island in 1701. The first Friends Society was formed in 1704 and the first meeting house was built in 1711. The Nantucket Monthy Meeting was established on May 16, 1780. She was a minister in the Society as were her children and her grandsons, Elihu COLEMAN (published one of the earliest protests against slavery) and Nathaniel Coleman, and her granddaughter, Priscilla BUNKER.
James COFFIN (b. 12 Aug 1640, Devonshire, England;
d. 28 Jul 1720, Nantucket. MA) m. Mary SEVERANCE
(b. abt 1644, Salisbury, Essex, MA; d. 28 Jul 1720, Salisbury, Essex, Mass),
dt. John SEVERANCE and Abigail KIMBALL ?; they had: Mary,
Dinah, James, John, Deborah, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Ruth,
Abigail, Experience, Jonathan, and Nathaniel. [Children].
Dinah COFFIN (b. abt 1674, Nantucket, MA; d. 1 Aug 1750, Nantucket, MA) m. Nathaniel STARBUCK,
Jr., son of Nathaniel, Sr. and Mary COFFIN; 24 years age difference, 20 Nov 1690; 2m.
Abisha FOLGER (b. 27
Sep 1700, Nantucket; d. 22 Jan 1788), 2m. Sarah Mayhew.
