Tristram Coffin

Tristram Coffin search

On 26 and 27 September we visited Newbury and Newburyport, Mass. in search of information about Tristram Coffin, Cindy's 9G Grandfather. The results were more than we could have asked for. It seems that if he, and his decendants didn't each have 10 or more children, they really were not trying. Following are a FEW of the items we encountered.

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(27K) As the first of his line to come to America (1642), Tristram brought with him the family coat of arms.

(35K) The library in Newburyport was SPECTACULAR! It is only a few years old. This, the archive room, is staffed by a genealogist several days a week and her help was invaluable.

(31K) Cindy ponders one of the reference books to verify (and correct) information on the chart we had printed out prior to our trip.

(90K) An example of the history of the Coffin, Coffyn, Cophin, Kophin name. It is just such spelling changes that often add "spice" to the study of your family tree.

(60K) The introductory paragraph in one of the MANY books on the Coffin family.

(31K) These people take their history seriously. This is a newsletter of an organization called "The Sons & Daughters of the First Settlers of Newbury". Like the DAR, you must prove your family tree connection to the first settlers before you can join.

(30K) This little bit of new (to us) information may explain why some sources give a year for a person's birth and another source differes by one year. Don't ask about the missing 11 days. We haven't a clue where they were.

(35K) I forgot to document the publication date of this photograph of the Coffin House (1654), but assume it is from the mid-to late 1800s.

(49K) Visiting the actual Coffin House, we note several differences from the previously viewed photograph. Note the missing roof over the door indicated with the arrow.

(57K) Note the roof is also missing over the front door.

(44K) Mary Coffin, Tristram's daughter (and Cindy's 9G Aunt), married Nathaniel Starbuck. Both Mary and Nathaniel played MAJOR roles in the history of Nantucket where they were among the original purchasers of the island.

(30K) A memorial near the original Newbury town green. The inscription reads: "To the men and women who settled in Newbury from 1635 to 1650 and founded its municipal, social, and religious life, this monument is dedicated 1905"

(54K) On the rear of the Newbury monument.

(44K) We visited the site the first settlers landed.

(43K) A view of the water where the first settlers set foot in what was, to be, Newbury. The stone previously shown is on the left.

(38K) Walking on the beach near our motel in Salisbury, we spot a "fixer-upper". Why anybody is performing renovations on this building is beyond us.

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(27K)	As the first of his line to come to America (1642), Tristram brought with him the family coat of arms.
(35K)	The library in Newburyport was SPECTACULAR! It is only a few years old. This, the archive room, is staffed by a genealogist several days a week and her help was invaluable.
(31K)	Cindy ponders one of the reference books to verify (and correct) information on the chart we had printed out prior to our trip.
(90K)	An example of the history of the Coffin, Coffyn, Cophin, Kophin name. It is just such spelling changes that often add "spice" to the study of your family tree.
(60K)	The introductory paragraph in one of the MANY books on the Coffin family.
(31K)	These people take their history seriously. This is a newsletter of an organization called "The Sons & Daughters of the First Settlers of Newbury". Like the DAR, you must prove your family tree connection to the first settlers before you can join.
(30K)	This little bit of new (to us) information may explain why some sources give a year for a person's birth and another source differes by one year. Don't ask about the missing 11 days. We haven't a clue where they were.
(35K)	I forgot to document the publication date of this photograph of the Coffin House (1654), but assume it is from the mid-to late 1800s.
(49K)	Visiting the actual Coffin House, we note several differences from the previously viewed photograph. Note the missing roof over the door indicated with the arrow.
(57K)	Note the roof is also missing over the front door.
(44K)	Mary Coffin, Tristram's daughter (and Cindy's 9G Aunt), married Nathaniel Starbuck. Both Mary and Nathaniel played MAJOR roles in the history of Nantucket where they were among the original purchasers of the island.
(30K)	A memorial near the original Newbury town green. The inscription reads: "To the men and women who settled in Newbury from 1635 to 1650 and founded its municipal, social, and religious life, this monument is dedicated 1905"
(54K)	On the rear of the Newbury monument.
(44K)	We visited the site the first settlers landed.
(43K)	A view of the water where the first settlers set foot in what was, to be, Newbury. The stone previously shown is on the left.
(38K)	Walking on the beach near our motel in Salisbury, we spot a "fixer-upper". Why anybody is performing renovations on this building is beyond us.