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Seeking records for "Squire Coffey"

Claudia Goodman Apr 30, 2019 6:53 AM

I am looking for Birth & Death documentation for Squire Coffey, son of Smith Coffey and Hannah Boone. I "believe" he was born in Burke, North Carolina about 1803. Some undocumented trees say he died in 1841. His 2nd wife was Ally/Ella Webb and they married on 2 Oct 1828 Burke NC (MC is on Ancestry.com.) They were there until at least the 1830 Census. They had a son named Smith W Coffey b. 15 May 1832 NC. (Not sure where in NC... possibly Burke or Watauga). I have heard there is a Coffey Family Bible floating around somewhere, but have not been able to locate it. I am guessing there was a Probate or Will, but can't locate that either.

Any Help would be GREAT!!

Claudia Goodman

Re: Seeking records for "Squire Coffey"

Rebecca Collier Apr 30, 2019 7:29 AM (in response to Claudia Goodman)

Dear Ms. Goodman,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

Birth and death records were not recorded in North Carolina at the county or state level prior to 1913 [with the exception of the cities or Raleigh (birth records begin 1890) and Wilmington (birth records begin 1904)]. There are cases where delayed birth records were issued by counties going back as far as 1800. Any delayed birth records issued are indexed by the North Carolina State Archives and the originals are kept by each county’s Register of Deeds.

Because of this, you may need to search records different from a traditional birth or death certificate in order to locate specific birth or death details. These records can include: birth, death, cemetery, newspaper, church/family bible, census, and military. This listing from Family Search summarizes some of the vital records available for North Carolina. There is a section at the bottom relevant to substitute records.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!

[Information provided by Elizabeth Burnes, Subject Matter Expert]

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  Henry Rosenberg May 4, 2019 12:17 PM (in response to Rebecca Collier)
  
  Last one.
  Census 1840. I'll stop in case you have these or they are the wrong pewrson. Let me know how these work out for you.
  
  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYZ-WSJ
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    Claudia Goodman May 6, 2019 1:58 PM (in response to Henry Rosenberg)
    
    YES!! It's all him and these are a BIG help!
    I looked on Family Search but didn't find these!
    Anything else you find is Welcome too. I need to figure out a way to prove his Birth now.
    His parents are Smith Coffey and Hannah Boone
    Thank you Oceans!
    Claudia Goodman
    
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Re: Seeking records for "Squire Coffey"

Henry Rosenberg May 4, 2019 12:01 PM (in response to Claudia Goodman)

I found this on familysearch.org. It is a probate file. See if this helps. You may need to register for a free account to access it.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJY-56V?cc=1911121

Hope this helps.
Good luck,
Henry
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Henry Rosenberg May 4, 2019 12:11 PM (in response to Claudia Goodman)

Links for Smith W Coffey from Familysearch.org

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9T3-4FV

Civil War Record of Confederate Soldiers

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKDR-6ZB

Civil War Pension Application

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9GTY-9TZF?i=475&cc=1911763

I don't know if you have these but if not try familysearch.org. That's where I found these.
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Claudia Goodman May 6, 2019 1:37 PM (in response to Claudia Goodman)

Henry Rosenberg- As my Mom would say, THANK YOU Oceans!!!!!! That's him, and very helpful.
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  Henry Rosenberg May 6, 2019 2:02 PM (in response to Claudia Goodman)
  
  Glad to help out. I had done some genealogical research last year for mine and my wife's family. We are Jewish and mostly Eastern European. Very difficult to find much but I was able to find some. It's amazing to see families with longstanding U.S. roots. Good luck in your search.
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Henry Rosenberg May 6, 2019 4:03 PM (in response to Claudia Goodman)

Smith W Coffey(Squire's father) Find a Grave with birth year

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-FV54

Probate for Smith Coffee(father) 1838

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G1KJ-JKK?cc=1911121

Can't find birth info for Squire
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Re: Seeking records for "Squire Coffey"

Alice Lane Apr 19, 2020 3:57 PM (in response to Claudia Goodman)

Hi,
This may be the probate of will that you are looking for of Squire Coffey

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKJM-DJR
Happy Hunting..
Alice
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