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Kathryn (Rhinehart) Bassett

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Subject: __ ___ ____ George Ludwig (Lewis) COFFINBERRY (KAUFENBAERGER) (Immigrant 1752) (5G Grf)

Birth: __ ___ ____ Stutgart, Wurtemburg, Germany.

Immigratn: 14 Sep 1752 from Rotterdam (last from Cowes) on St Andrew to Philadelphia (Evd 1438).

Deed: __ ___ 1763 Have land grant 282 acres from Lord Fairfax dated 1763, surveyed 1760 (Evd 1101 & 1143).

Note: __ ___ ____ Nicholas Coffinberry who immigrated 1771 is assumed to be a brother.

Sources: __ ___ ____ One of the Georges is on a tax assessment book in 1797 Pendleton Co WV at WVU MS #676, March 17 with actual signature.

Sources: __ ___ ____ Baptist Clergy & sickle maker. Settled in Martinsburg in 1750 where all children born & marr. He changed name by VA Legislature about 1790 (haven't found Legislative proof). Book also says age 108 at death but that makes them too old for logical childbearing in 1750's & 1760's; Genealogy of the Coffinberry Family. Descendants of George Lewis Coffinberry, 1760-1851 (Revolutionary War Soldier) and His Wife, Elizabeth (Little) Coffinberry, Mrs. Beatrice B Scott, , 2nd printing 1952, My Evd # 616.

Religion: __ ___ ____ Family connected with Old Lutheran Church at Martinsville (Evd 1137).

Will: 26 Aug 1812 Berkeley Co., West Virginia; probated 8 Mar 1813 (Evd 1328).

Death: __ Feb 1813 Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.

Burial: __ ___ ____

Father:

Mother:

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Marriage: cir __ ___ 1750 Probably, Germany.

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Spouse: Katrina "Fanny" KIMMEL (5G Grm)

Birth: __ ___ ____ Hanover, Germany.

Source: 26 Aug 1812 Referred to as Fanny in husband's will.

Death: cir __ ___ 1820 Book says age 116 at death but that makes them too old for logical childbearing in 1750's & 1760's; Genealogy of the Coffinberry Family. Descendants of George Lewis Coffinberry, 1760-1851 (Revolutionary War Soldier) and His Wife, Elizabeth (Little) Coffinberry, Scott Evd #616.

Burial: __ ___ ____ Probably Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.

Father:

Mother:

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M Jacob LEWIS aka Jacob Lewis COFFENBERRY (4G Grf)

Birth: 15 Apr 1755 Probably, Berkeley Co., West Virginia; Birth date from pension record #8044 (Evd 1327).

(see his family group sheet)

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F Elizabeth COFFINBERRY (252.2)

Note: __ ___ ____ Husband James is mentioned in brother Jacob's pension as "brotherinlaw."

Source: __ ___ ____ Carolyn Anderson Clark; her husband descended from Elizabeth - see
http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/fallsburg1/index.html
falsburg@clover.net

Birth: __ ___ 1753 Frederick Co., West Virginia.

Marriage: cir __ ___ 1770 James CURTIS (252.2h) (1750-1845); Frederick Co., Virginia.

Sources: __ Feb 1813 In father's will.

Death: __ ___ ____

Burial: __ ___ ____

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M George Lewis COFFINBERRY (252.3)

Birth: 10 Feb 1760 Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.

Marriage: 05 Dec 1786 Elizabeth KLINE-LITTLE (252.3w) (1769- ); Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.

Sources: __ ___ 1790 He was a lawyer elected to Legislature in VA about 1790 & while in that capacity petitioned to change name from Kaufenbaerger to Coffinberry.

Source: 26 Aug 1812 In father's will.

Source: __ ___ ____ His pension file 6726 has a copy of family Bible page with children's birthdates.

Death: __ ___ 1851 Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio.

Burial: __ ___ ____

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F Sallie "Sarah" COFFINBERRY (252.4)

Birth: __ ___ ____

Marriage: __ ___ ____ William MC CASLEN (252.4h)

Death: bef 26 Aug 1812 Mentioned as deceased in father's will (married name spelled McCasland).

Burial: __ ___ ____

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F Mary COFFINBERRY (252.5)

Birth: __ ___ ____

Source: 26 Aug 1812 In father's will (married name is Newan, so another marriage).

Marriage: __ ___ ____ George STRIPPE (252.5h)

Death: __ ___ ____

Burial: __ ___ ____

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F Nancy COFFINBERRY (252.6)

Birth: __ ___ ____

Source: 26 Aug 1812 In father's will (married name spelled Seybert).

Marriage: __ ___ ____ John SIVERT (252.6h)

Death: __ ___ ____

Burial: __ ___ ____

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F Frances "Fanny" COFFINBERRY (252.7)

Birth: __ ___ ____

Marriage: 22 Jun 1784 Frederic STRIPPE (252.7h)

Source: 26 Aug 1812 In father's will (married name spelled Stipp).

Death: __ ___ ____

Burial: __ ___ ____

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F Katherine COFFINBERRY (252.8)

Birth: __ ___ ____

Marriage: __ ___ ____ Henery YOUNG (252.8h) ( -1812)

Residence: 26 Aug 1812 Ohio Co., West Virginia; In father's will (spelled Catherine) and is a widow in Ohio Co WV at that time.

Residence: __ ___ 1814 Jacob LEWIS aka Jacob Lewis COFFENBERRY (4G Grf) (1755-1840); Ohio Co., West Virginia; Jacob Coffenberry & sister Catherine are in Ohio Co WV per Berkely Co deed book 26 pg 221.

Death: __ ___ ____

Burial: __ ___ ____

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I use The Master Genealogist for Windows and printed this on 01 Jun 2000 .