Born in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Harmon Coffman Sr.
and Mary Ann (Lovell) Coffman
Sister of
Lovell Samuel Coffman, Jacob Maryon Coffman, Elizabeth (Coffman) Legg, William Coffman, Andrew Coffman, Nancy (Coffman) Legg, Mary Ann (Coffman) Meals, David Harmon Coffman Jr, Robert C Coffman, Rebecca (Coffman) Walker and Markham Marshall Coffman
Wife of
John Franklin Meals
— married
31 Aug 1803 in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Meals) Power
Died
at age 79
in Limestone, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2010
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Biography
Sarah "Sallie" Coffman was born on June 4, 1785 [1] in Fauquier, Virginia to David Harmon Coffman and Mary Ann Elizabeth Lovell.
She married John Franklin Meals on Aug. 31, 1803 in Jefferson, Tennessee. [2]
They raised three daughters.
She died on Mar 30, 1865 in Limestone, Alabama and is buried with her husband in Giles, Tennessee in Legg-Coffman Cemetery.[1]
Research Notes
Earlier version of profile included notes : "Sarah Coffman, b. 1780; Va.,d. ca 1832; m. ca 1798 to John Meals.Children: a. Mary Ann Meals m. #1 Jesse Summers and had son Thomas. She married #2 Thomas McCuiston and went to Miss. then to Nacog. County, Texas. Their son James McQuiston m. Sarah E. Powers, a granddaughter of Sarah Legg who m. Robert Tindall."
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 UNSOURCED Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14129179/sarah-meals: accessed 21 November 2022), memorial page for Sarah Coffman Meals (4 Jun 1785–30 Mar 1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #14129179, citing Legg-Coffman Cemetery, Giles County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651) . No grave details are given, but entry includes note : 68 years, 9 months, 26 days old
- ↑ Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, viewed at https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1169/images/VRMUSATN1780_061359-00058 : Marriage licence granted on 31 Aug 1803 in Jefferson, TN, to John Miels and Sallie Coffman.
See also :
- All in Our Family A Family Book of the Bullington, Halbert, Legg,Golden, Vickrey, Brackeen , Eastep and other Related Families
- Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Madison, Alabama; Roll: M653_15; Page: 276; Family History Library Film: 803015
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~3.12%
Emily Coleman
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~1.56%
~6.25%
David Mitchell :
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Mary (Onbey) Burger :
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~1.56%
Gerry Gieger :
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~1.56%
HD Murphy :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Glenda (Burger) Parker :
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~0.78%
E Legg :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
James Quinn :
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M. A. (Gillam) Old
M. A. (Gillam) Old
M. A. (Gillam) Old
Sorry: Sarah Coffman was b. in : Fauquier co. VA and m. 1803 in Jefferson, Tenn.
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by M. A. (Gillam) Old
M. A. (Gillam) Old
I have her birth place as Faqua, Va < [email address removed]
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