Dr.
Jacob
Coffman
Born about in Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Martin Kauffman
and Mary (Funkhouser) Kauffman
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Barbara (Maggart) Coffman
— married
3 Jun 1805 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
Husband of
Eva Freeze
— married
23 Mar 1815 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jacob Kaufman II and Mary (Coffman) Fogle
Died about
at about age 48
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Jacob Coffman is a son of Martin Kauffman (aka Coffman) and Mary (Funkhouser) Kauffman. Jacob was married three times. His son, Jacob Coffman, II born 1805, was born to Jacob's first wife, whose name is not known at this time.
- Jacob Coffman, II, born 1805, married Judith Hirt, born 1808
On June 3, 1805, Jacob Coffman married Barbara Maggart, a daughter of Christian Maggart and Mary (Huddle) Maggart. According to this marriage record his father was Samuel. The service was officiated by the Reverend James Huffman. Children of Jacob and Barbara are:
- Mary Coffman, born April 18, 1808, married on February 13, 1827, Henry Gander (June 5, 1806-May 20, 1892)
- Nancy Coffman, born March 26, 1810, died September 18, 1865, married May 7, 1842, to Abraham Hite, who died May 24, 1887
- Barbara Coffman, born November 11, 1811, died January 5, 1900, married January 16, 1837 to Isaac Rothgeb (April 1, 1810-May 11, 1862)
- Frances Coffman, born April 5, 1813, died March 7, 1885, married March 26, 1852, to Christian Kagey (November 13, 180-January 9, 1890)
- Martin David Coffman, born January 15, 1815, died July 4, 1892, married June 15, 1843, Mary Strickler (January 8, 1822-July 21, 1896). Mary is the daughter of Jacob Strickler and Anna Rothgeb Strickler of Page county, Virginia
On May 23, 1815, Jacob married Eva Freeze. The following children are listed as children of Jacob, Sr. however their mother is not identified:
- Sydney Ann Coffman
- Booten Coffman
- Samuel Coffman
- Eliza Jane Coffman
Sources
- Source: S3508 Chancery Suit: Henry Ridenour vs. Heirs of Jacob Coffman, Shenandoah County, Virginia: Index Number 1837-015. Repository: #R182 deed entered into between Henry RIdenour and Dr. Jacob Coffman on 28 April 1832
- Appraisal of the estate of Dr. Jacob Coffman. Shenandoah County Will Book T - p156-158. Repository: #R61
- "A genealogy and history of the Kauffman-Coffman families of North America 1584-1937" by Charles F. Kauffman (1940). Published by the author. Printed by Mennonite Publishing House, Scottdale, PA., Ancestor #F12, page 568 - 570
- Repository: R182 Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index, Richmond, Virginia.
- Repository: R61 Shenandoah County Courthouse, Route 11, Main Street, Woodstock, Virginia
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