Peter COFFEE (Coffie)

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Marriage*14 November 1773 Peter COFFEE (Coffie) married Sarah Smith, daughter of Guy Smith and (__________) (__________), on 14 November 1773 at Granville Co., North Carolina, http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=coffeeec&id=I0133
Another source says he married Sarah Smith 1774 in Prince Edward Co, VA.

He enlisted in Capt. Benjamin Casey's Co, 12th Va Regt, commanded by Col. James Wood. He received a headright grant in Greene Co, GA of 550 acres.

Marriage of Peter COFFY to Sarah Smith. Bond dated 14 Nov 1773. Signed by Peter COFFY and Jos. Alston. [History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746-1800]

20 June 1785, Hancock County, Georgia Deed Book 1794-1802, page 165. William Walker of Wilkes County to Peter COFFEE of same place for the sum of one hundred and twenty-five pounds sterling for a tract of land in Wilkes County and on Ogeechee River and containing two hundred and fifty acres. Wit: Thomas (illegible) and James Kindrick.

01 July 1786, listed as constitutional member of Powelton Baptist Church in Hancock County, Georgia.

1799. Both Peter and Sarah COFFEE listed as members of Powelton Baptist Church, Hancock County, Georgia.

Father: Peter COFFEE , Sr. b: 1695 in Ireland
Mother: Susannah MATHEWS b: BET. 1700 - 1727 in Ireland

Marriage 1 Sarah (Sally) SMITH b: ABT. 1754 in Lunenburg County, Virginia
Married: 14 NOV 1773 in Granville County, North Carolina 1
Children
Elizabeth COFFEE b: 26 DEC 1775 in Prince Edward County, Virginia
Nancy COFFEE b: 23 AUG 1778 in Prince Edward County, Virginia
Susanna COFFEE b: 30 AUG 1780 in Prince Edward County, Virginia
John E. COFFEE b: 3 JAN 1782 in Prince Edward County, Virginia
Sarah (Sally) COFFEE b: 21 OCT 1784 in Prince Edward County, Virginia
Joshua COFFEE b: 27 DEC 1786 in Georgia
Mary (Polly) COFFEE b: 5 MAR 1789
Cynthia COFFEE b: 5 FEB 1791 in Hancock County, Georgia
Martha (Patsy) COFFEE b: 9 MAY 1793 in Hancock County, Georgia

Sources:
Title: History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, NC 1746-1800, Thomas McAdory Owen Page: 76
Text: Bond dated 14 Nov. 1773. Signed by Peter Coffy and Jos. Alston.
 

Family

Sarah Smith
Last Edited23 Mar 2002