John
Bluford
"Liddie"
Coffey
Born in Essex County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Coffey Sr.
and Anne Ester (Powell) Dulin
Brother of
Martha (Coffey) Stapp, Annister Ester (Coffey) Chenault, Edward Coffey Jr., Anstes (Coffey) Chenault, Elizabeth (Coffey) Cleveland, William Dulin Sr. [half] and Thomas Dulin [half]
Husband of
Jean (Graves) Coffey
— married
about 1728 in Essex County, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Amy (Coffey) Foley, James Edwin Coffey, William Coffey, John D. Coffey Jr., Edmond Edward Stewart Coffey, Winifred (Coffey) Moran, Thomas B. Coffey Sr, Reuben Coffey, Benjamin Franklin Coffey and Elizabeth (Coffey) Fields
Died
at age 73
in St Annes Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Biography
John Bluford Coffey was born 16 Jul 1700, in Essex County, Virginia. His parents were Edward Joshua Coffey Sr. and Anne Ester Powell. He married Jane Jean Graves in 1728, in Essex County, Virginia. John Bluford Coffey passed away 30 Mar 1775, in St Annes Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia.[1] [2][3][4][5][6]
Name
- John COFFEY
BIRTH
John Coffey was born ca 1700 at Essex County, Virginia Parents:
- Edward Coffey (1670 - 1716)
- Ann Ester "Annister" Powell (1667 - 1744)
- Date: 1690-1700
- Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Family
John married ca 1728 at Essex County, Virginia to Jean/Jane Graves. John Coffey (abt. 1700-abt. 1775) m. Jane Graves, d/o John and Hannah Graves
- Children of John and Jane Graves:
- James Coffey (1729-1786) m. Elizabeth Cleveland (1727-1827) (m. in 1750)
- William Coffey (1731-?) m. Elizabeth Ausborne/Osbourne
- John D. Coffey (1733-?) m. Dorcas Carter
- Edmund Coffey (1735-?) m. Nancy Chenalt
- Winnefred Coffey (abt.1739-?) m. Nicholas Moran
- Thomas Coffey (1742-1825) m. 1) Elizabeth Smith; 2) Sally Fields
- Reuben Coffey (1744-1813) m. Sarah (Sally Scott) (?-1837)
- Benjamin Coffey (1747-1834) m. Mary (Polly) Hayes (abt. 1742-?), d/o :#George Hayes and Sarah Dyer
- Elizabeth Coffey (1749-?) m. Thomas Fields
(Note: John Coffey's widow, Jane Graves Coffey, came to Wilkes County with their children in 1744.)
Occupation
- John was a planter. Tobacco was the cash crop in Virginia.
Deeds
- In 1745, John Coffey and wife, Jane Coffey, of Spotsylvania County sold 100 (of 200) acres of land in Essex County, Parish of St Anne. The other 100 acres was sold in 1747.
- On March 9, 1758, John Coffey sold 124 acres on the Hardware River in Albemarle County to James Coffey for £30.
- John and Jean Coffey sell 139 acres on Hardware River to Robert Baker for £142 13s, 4p.
- 1774, John Coffey agrees with son Benjamin to make improvements of Benjamin Coffey’s property amounting to £35. In return, John and Jane may live there until they die at which time, Benjamin will pay £35 to heirs. [citation needed]
Event
- Civil
- Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Death and Legacy
-
- Age: 85
- 31 Mar 1775, St Ann’s, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
- John Coffey died in 1774 at Albemarle County, Virginia. His will was probated in 1775 at Albemarle County Court.
- Wills estate to wife Jean Coffey until her death, and then divided among Thomas, John, Edmond, Rubin, and Benjamin Coffey, Winifred Moran, and Betty Field.
- Thomas Coffey & Benjamin Coffey executors; Probated at Albemarle Court 1775. [citation needed]
Notes
- Will of Edward Coffey
- John Coffey's Will page 2
- John Coffey's Will
- John Coffey
- James Coffey
Notables
John D. Coffey is the 3th great grandson of Capt. William Powell who immigrated from England and became the commander of the fort at Jamestown. Capt. William Powell is believed to have died on January 24, 1623 in the "Chickhoninies Indian Massacre".
John D. is the 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Confederate soldier Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell "A.P." Hill Jr.. The United States military honored Hill by naming both a fort and a ship after him. Fort A.P. Hill is located in Caroline County, Virginia, about halfway between Richmond and Washington, D.C.. During World War II, the United States Navy named a Liberty Ship the SS A. P. Hill in his honor. In 2020, during the George Floyd protests, there were calls to rename U.S. Army installations named after Confederate soldiers, including Fort A.P. Hill. Source: Wikipedia.
John D. is the 6th cousin 3 times removed of Colonel John Harvie Jr., signer of the Articles of Confederation and the Bill of Rights, and was a guardian of Thomas Jefferson. Colonel John Harvie Jr.'s son, Jacquelin Burwell Harvie married Mary Marshall, daughter of Chief Justice John Marshall.
Captain Benjamin Taliaferro's sister Sallie Taliaferro is married to the brother of Colonel John Harvie Jr.
John D. is the 7th cousin once removed of John Locke, (1632 - 1704), British philosopher, Oxford academic and medical researcher.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke
- https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/?goal=0_c98caf23a9-7183090f8e-75163353&mc_cid=7183090f8e&mc_eid=7dc77fd710
John D. is the third great grandfather of Notable Walter Coffey (1876–1956), seventh president of the University of Minnesota, serving from 1941 to 1945.
John D. is the third great grandfather of George Nelson Coffey (January 17, 1875 − October 4, 1967)m American pedologist.
John was born in 1700. He passed away in 1774. [11]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142081598/john-coffey
- ↑ http://www.coffey.ws/FamilyTree/Docs/COFFEYEdward%28C%29.htm
- ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11488462/person/482626015
- ↑ https://gw.geneanet.org/turner5678?lang=en&iz=19&p=john+d.&n=coffey
- ↑ Source number: 1166.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SAB
- ↑ http://www.coffey.ws/FamilyTree/Docs/COFFEYEdward%28C%29.htm
- ↑ Coffey Family: John Coffey Last accessed Nov 23, 2015]
- ↑ Coffey, Fred "Edward COFFEY, Web accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Civil: Augusta Georgia
- ↑ Millennium File Author: Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Norm Matthews.
- Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
- Source number: 1166.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SAB
- Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Deaths[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
- Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
- Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
Acknowledgements
- Thank you to Kelly Stamper for creating WikiTree profile Coffey-773 through the import of Jackson Stamper Family Tree.ged on May 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kelly and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Grace McChesney
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A111278 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A111278 [compare], Ancestry member glboerner
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B39720
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~1.56%
Jeanine (Coffey) Celentano :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jkcelen2
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
P Epperson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T639506 [compare], FTDNA kit #463363
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~1.17%
Patricia (Parker) Belcher :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tntitanz
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~1.17%
Jennifer Earp :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member earpjen
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~0.78%
J Houser :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Terri (Coffey) Smith :
23andMe, GEDmatch PX7659641 [compare]
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~0.78%
Janet (Ford) Hallstrom :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Ronnie DeWayne Broadfoot :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member krbroadfoot
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~0.78%
Roger Netz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A345614 [compare], Ancestry member netzrog
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~0.78%
Steve Marcum :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A164051 [compare], Ancestry member jsmarcum
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~0.78%
Katherine Hanson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A132212 [compare], Ancestry member Roseydoveluvsjesus
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~0.78%
Charles Dellinger :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cdelli
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Caroline Jordan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MC7216443 [compare], Ancestry member CarolineJordan524
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~0.78%
Cathy (Richardson) McKenzie :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Golfis4n2me
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~0.78%
David Gunter :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DavidGunter1967
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~0.78%
Lucy (Ivey) Norton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #919377
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~0.78%
Robert Norton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T306416 [compare], FTDNA kit #6750
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~0.78%
Elmer Johnson :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch HX6517946 [compare]
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~0.78%
Bruce (Coffey) Bunderson :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch TM7098136 [compare]
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~0.39%
Morgan (Hughes) Frazier :
23andMe, GEDmatch A071368 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A071368 [compare], Ancestry member Archydigger
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~0.39%
Nancy Brogan :
23andMe, GEDmatch ED9238279 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Nancy Wilson :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nonsensely_1
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~0.39%
Richard (Jordan) J :
23andMe, GEDmatch UK7091743 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UC4429921 [compare], Ancestry member jordanrt
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~0.39%
Karen Bell :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jmuzic99
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~0.39%
Anonymous (Schuyler) Campos :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dmc111559223695
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~0.39%
J. Riner :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PQ1502266 [compare], Ancestry member honeybee1885
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~0.39%
Hilda Dulin :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Edward Berry :
23andMe, GEDmatch WN124890C1 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WN124890C1 [compare], Ancestry member eaberry
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~0.39%
Cindy (Strange) Zellman :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Sally Nila Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T278050 [compare], Ancestry member slburkett
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Don Jones :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Aurelia Moore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FQ8026450 [compare]
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~0.39%
S. Walton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A932031 [compare], Ancestry member Leftymama
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~0.39%
Charlotte (Holland) Cartee :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Betty (Miller) Hansen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A119325 [compare], Ancestry member JOANNHANSEN2001
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~0.39%
Jamy (Zuvich) Lambert :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kristendavid49
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~0.39%
Kathy (Freeman) Johnson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member katiesmom86
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~0.39%
Dawn (Burleson) Sims :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Dawnsims1
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~0.39%
Carla (Parker) Grytdal :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AU5807121 [compare], Ancestry member gcgrytdal
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~0.39%
Jimmy Parker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EY1393692 [compare]
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~0.39%
Frank Campbell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member fccampbell_1
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~0.39%
Gary Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member trekker01x
+
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.39%
Sandra Nowak :
AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Elinor (Berry) Hutchinson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member euhutchinson
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~0.39%
Traci (Burleson) Moxley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Larry Jones :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Tricia Morrow :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T054047 [compare], FTDNA kit #671559
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~0.39%
Leslie (Vander Wegen) Thompson :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H953550 [compare]
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Rejected matches › John C Coffey (abt.1620-1717) › Edward Coffey Sr. (abt.1670-bef.1716) › Reuben Coffey (1744-1818) › John Coffey › John Coffey (abt.1854-) › John Lewis Coffey (1828-1910) › John Coffey (1832-1905) › John Francis Coffey › Edmund John Coffey
Featured National Park champion connections: John is 13 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 18 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 14 degrees from George Catlin, 12 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 19 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 14 degrees from George Grinnell, 23 degrees from Anton Kröller, 14 degrees from Stephen Mather, 20 degrees from Kara McKean, 14 degrees from John Muir, 15 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 21 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
2024-04-07 Richard Jordan DNA MATCHES Comparison Jean Graves-719 and John Bluford Coffey-481.txt
Please see the attached graphics for SOME GEDmatch comparisons.
The following are cousins via X-DNA MATCHES:
T278050 Sally Smith Burkett, T054047 Patricia Morrow, A071368 *Archydigger Morgan (Hughes) Frazier, A111278 *GracieB Grace McChesney, and AU5807121 Carla T Parker, are all X-DNA matches for (Me) UC4429921 Richard Jordan.
Please see the attached graphic: 2024-04-09 X-DNA MATCHES Comparison Jean Graves-719 and John Bluford Coffey-481.jpg
NOTE: A071368 *Archydigger Morgan (Hughes) Frazier, AU5807121 Carla T Parker, T054047 Patricia Morrow and (Me) UC4429921 Richard Jordan, are very exact overlapping X-DNA matches. Thus, we probably have a very close common grandmother(s).
I've added you to the trusted list of both family members, plus their descendants, ancestors and siblings. Kelly
IMPORTANT: I used a 3 cM minimum threshold.
NOTE: There are many overlapping DNA segments among the above Kits.
I wish everyone who has DNA credentials listed on the John Bluford Coffey-481 profile would join GEDmatch. GEDmatch is free.
Note: 2024-04-10: I have 38 Coffey surname DNA matches on Ancestry at the 8 cM or greater level. But Ancestry is limited. Ancestry does not allow you to look at DNA segments and look for overlapping segments, etc.
(My Great-great-grandfather's great-great-uncle) B: July 16 1700 D: Mar 31 1774
For those seeking the date and place of death of JANE GRAVES COFFEY, widow of JOHN COFFEY of Albemarle Co., Virginia...there is a crucial document in the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh.Dated 10 January 1793, it was written on behalf of Thomas and Benjamin Coffey, executors for their father John, and addressed the disposition of their father's estate "which was left in the hands of Jane Coffey[,] the wife of the Said[,] who died in the County of Wilkes [North Carolina] in the year 1792."