Seeking records for "Squire Coffey"

Dear Ms. Goodman,

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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]

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

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.

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