Peter COFFIN

1631 - 1715  (84 years)

• Name	Peter COFFIN  [1]
  Born	1631	Brixton, Devonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Noteworthy	Chief Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire
  Occupation	Chief Justice of the Superior Court of NH
  Immigrant?	Y
  Buried	Mar 1715	Exeter, Devonshire, England
  Died	21 Mar 1715	Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Person ID	I12008	Main
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Tristram COFFIN,   b. 4 Mar 1605, Brixton, Devonshire, England ,   d. 2 Oct 1681, Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Dionis STEVENS,   b. Abt 1609, Brixton, Devonshire, England ,   d. 6 Nov 1684, Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1630	Brixton, Devonshire, England
  Family ID	F4044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail STARBUCK,   b. Abt 1631, Brixton, Devonshire, England
  Married	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth COFFIN,   b. 27 Jan 1680,   d. 24 Jul 1720, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 40 years)   2. Peter COFFIN,   b. 22 Aug 1660 + 3. Jethro COFFIN,   b. 16 Sep 1663, Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts ,   d. 1726, Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts  (Age 62 years)   4. Tristram COFFIN,   b. 18 Jan 1665   5. Robert COFFIN,   b. 1667 + 6. Abigail COFFIN,   b. 1666, Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts ,   d. Bef 15 Mar 1709, Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts  (Age < 43 years)   7. Edward COFFIN,   b. 20 Feb 1669   8. Judith COFFIN,   b. 4 Feb 1672   9. Parnell COFFIN,   d. ?   10. Eliphalet COFFIN,   d. ?
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F3956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - Mar 1715 - Exeter, Devonshire, England Married - - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Cocheco Massacre Peter Coffin's garrison was quickly overwhelmed by the Indians. Because of his friendly relations with the Indians they did not burn his house, merely looted it. He and his family were taken captive and brought to his son Tristam's garrison. Tristam's home was so well fortified that the Indians had not been able to penetrate it. Kancamagus' men forced him to surrender by holding Peter in front of the gates and threatening to kill him. Tristam's house was not burned, just pillaged. Both Coffin families escaped safely while their captors were busily plundering their homes.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Genealogical Dictionary of, The First Settlers of New England Before 1692, A , Savage, James., Dexter, Orrando Perry., Farmer, John, (Little, Brown and Co, Boston, MA. 1862).