John
Coit
Born in New London, New London, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Coit
and Hannah (Gardiner) Coit
Brother of
John Coit [half], Richard Coit [half], Elizabeth Coit [half], Samuel Coit [half], Joseph Coit [half], Mildred (Potter) Emmerson [half], James Potter [half], Hannah Potter [half], Desire Coit and Mehitabel Coit
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Martha (Coit) Peckham
Died about
at about age 51
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jul 2014
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Biography
John Coit, son of John and Hannah Potter Coit, born Oct. 30, 1752, married Mary Mumford, daughter of Richard and Mary Mumford of Newport, R.I., Dec. 21, 1778. She was born June 28, 1753. She died Sept. 26, 1797. His occupation was that of a school teacher.
CHILDREN
- Hannah born, July 26, 1779; died Sept. 18, 1780.
- John “ Aug. 27, 1781; died at sea about 1803.
- Hannah, 2nd “ July 7, 1783; died Sept. 14, 1784.
- Richard M. “ March 11, 1785; m. Mary Hall Lawton.
- Joseph Martin “ Nov. 12, 1786; m. Eunice Gladding.
- Martha Greene “ Sep. 26, 1788; m. Isaac Peckham.
- David Ambrose “ July 30, 1790.
- George Martin “ May 12 1793; m. — 1. Mary Short. 2. Mary Hall Coit. 3. Clarissa Carpenter. 4. Eliza Ann Brown.
- William “ March 7, 1795; died February, 1796.
Sources
- Totten, John R., Christophers Family, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1920) Vol. 51, Page 22.
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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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~0.39%
Barry Atkinson
:
23andMe
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~0.39%
Edwin Emerson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Judi (Moody) Gutowski :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XT1268983 [compare], Ancestry member JudithAnnMoody
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