Third Generation

16. Reuben Coffey^49,50,51 was born on 7 March 1742 in Essex Co., VA. Reuben died in Wilkes Co., NC in 1825.^52,53

Reuben has been confused with his nephew Reuben, son of James. The Reuben son of John and Jane married Sally Scott, probably in Albemarle Co. He was not in the Revolutionary War (as far as we know), and moved to Burke Co., NC by 1778. He and Sally were in the Globe community on the St. John's River (now Caldwell Co.) where he died in 1818. Sally died in Oct. 1837.

Children: John; Reuben, b 1772, d 30 Nov 1851, Owen Co. IN, m Naomi Hays, NC.; Joseph, d 1835; Jesse, d 1840; Elizabeth B., b 30 Jul 1776, d 5 Mar 1868, Green Co. IN, m John Green or Thomas Roper (?); Elijah, b 11 Mar 1779, NC, d 3 Sep 1863, Owen Co. IN, m Mary Abby (Polly) Dyer, Ashe Co., NC; James D., b 23 Oct 1786, Globe, Burke Co., d 27 Oct 1868, Owen Co. IN, m. Hannah Alloway Strange, moved to Indiana in 1834; Nancy, b 10 Sep 1788, Globe, Burke Co., NC, d 19 Apr 1866, IN, m1 Durham, m2 Joel Anderson Dyer; William H., b 1789, Globe, Burke Co., d 17 Oct 1844, m. Mary Faulkner; Thomas, d bef 1838; Benjamin, b c1790(?), Globe, d 1843, IN, m 1816 Exa Saphronia Stepp; Jane, m James Webb; Sally, m Samuel Curtis. Source: CCC, Mar. 1994; Jun. 1994; Mar. 1996; Jun. 1996; Betty Ann VanderWegen, E9141 Hwy. 106, Union, WA 98592

Marvin Coffey wrote that the children of Reuben and Sally are not entirely agreed upon.

Reuben and Sarah were married before 1772, probably in Albemarle Co., VA. Sarah "Sally" Scott was born circa 1750 in Albemarle Co., VA.⁵⁴ Sarah died in Burke Co., NC in October 1837.

Reuben Coffey and Sarah "Sally" Scott had the following children:

+105	i.	Jane Coffey.
106	ii.	John Coffey was born circa 1770 in Virginia.
+107	iii.	Reuben Coffey Jr..
+108	iv.	Jesse Coffey.
+109	v.	Elizabeth B. Coffey.
+110	vi.	Elijah Coffey.
111	vii.	Sally Coffey was born circa 1784. Sally is generally included by tradition as a child of Reuben, but a record has not been found to confirm the tradition. In his book, Marvin Coffey indicated that he was not certain that Sally belonged to this family. Marvin is also the source for Sally's marriage to Samuel Curtis. However, in his supplement he wrote that Sally married Nathan Green of Ashe Co., NC and later moved to Jefferson Co., TN.
+112	viii.	Joseph Coffey.
+113	ix.	James D. Coffey.
+114	x.	Nancy Coffey.
+115	xi.	William Henderson Coffey.
+116	xii.	Benjamin Coffey.
117	xiii.	Thomas died circa 1838.