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Abt 1747 - 1834 (~ 87 years)
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Name |
Benjamin Coffey |
Born |
Abt. 1747 |
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
4 Jan 1834 |
Hawkins County, Tennessee, U.S.A. |
- Ancestry.com, Family Data Collection, Deaths: "Benjamin Coffee [sic], d. 4 Jan 1834 Hawkins County, TN."
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Person ID |
I44008 |
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Last Modified |
13 Nov 2013 |
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Event Map |
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| Born - Abt. 1747 - Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
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| Died - 4 Jan 1834 - Hawkins County, Tennessee, U.S.A. |
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Documents |
| Benjamin Coffey (1747-1834), Revolutionary War pension
Ancestry.com:
"Revolutionary War Service
1) Benjamin Coffey first served the Revolutionary cause for five months from Burke County, NC in 1776. He volunteered and was sent to the frontier, scouting and helping to build Crider's Fort because of "mischief being done by the Cherokee Indians."
2) He married Polly Hayes and moved over to Wilkes County where in 1780 he volunteered again.
3) Benjamin Coffey was at the Battle of Kings Mountain as were several of his kinfolk. He did not actually do any fighting in this battle. As a result of losing his horse the evening before, he had to join the foot soldiers; the fighting was over by the time the foot soldiers got there. He was sent to guard the prisoners on the march to Moravian Town, whereby he developed "pains in his ankles." He was furloughed home for the duration of the war.
This information was provided by Bennie Coffey Loftin."
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