Fifth Generation

268. Henry Bradford Coffey was born on 12 July 1796 in Wilkes Co., NC. He appeared in the census in 1830 in Bedford Co., TN.⁸⁷³ He appeared in the census in 1840 in Bedford Co., TN.⁸⁷⁴ Henry died on 11 April 1864 at the age of 67 in Jackson, Clarke Co., AL and was buried at Cross Cemetery in Jackson Co., AL.^875,876
Rep. from Bedford Co., in the 23d Gen. Assembly was b1796, but no location or exact date is known. Son of Rice and Sally Coffey, natives of Amherst Co., VA. From Biographical Dictionary of Tennessee General Assembly, Vol 1 1796-1861, p156

Source: Tennessee Today 1796 by James L. Douthat, G976.8 D741t

Name appears on an 1822 BEDFORD County, TN petition of William GALBREATH to TN legislature seeking to build a dam across the DUCK River in the town of Shelbyville, TN

Source: Tennessee Genealogical Records by Edythe Rucker Whitley, Gen. Pub. Co., Baltimore, MD 1989

6 Mar 1837, proceeded to sell Negro boy. Boy was bid off by Alfred Campbell and money handed over to Henry 10 Apr.

Source: p14, Chancery Court Records 1837-1845 by Marsh 976.858 M366ch

Deed book HH; Henry B. Coffey, John Taylor, Patsy Cox and Philip Coble mentioned as land owners bordering property sold by Theo. F. Bradford to Gordentia Waite, et al, on west side of Wartrace Fork.

Source: Page 81, Land Deed Genealogy of Bedford Co., TN 1807-1852 by Marsh 976.858 M365

Stokes and Mullins vs Green, Coffey, et al; Inj. Bill, Apr 4. John M. Stokes and James Mullins filed against Henry B. Coffey, R. E. Coffey and W. P. Green, all of Bedford Co. John M. Stokes states he purchased of Henry B. Coffee on 19 Apr 1852 a negro man, Abner, age 44 or 45 years.

Source: Chancery Court Enrollment Book "D", page 99

Henry Bradford Coffey and Sarah Rial Edmondson were married on 6 October 1825. They appeared in the census on 9 November 1850 in Bedford Co., TN.⁸⁷⁷ They^⁸⁷⁷ appeared in the census on 8 January 1860 in Bedford Co., TN.⁸⁷⁸ Sarah Rial Edmondson was born on 3 April 1807 in Halifax Co., VA. Sarah died in Wartrace, Bedford Co., TN on 31 March 1892 and was buried at Coffee Cemetery in Wartrace, Bedford Co., TN in April 1892 .⁸⁷⁹
Middle name was given in Coffey Cousins' Clearinghouse newsletter, June 1994

Henry Bradford Coffey and Sarah Rial Edmondson had the following children:

+1039	i.	Wiley Daniel Coffey.
+1040	ii.	Elizabeth A. Coffey.
1041	iii.	Jane Coffey was born circa 1834.
1042	iv.	Richard E. Coffey was born circa 1836 in Tennessee. He lived with his sister Mary in Bedford Co., TN on 21 June 1900.
+1043	v.	William Edmondson Coffey.
1044	vi.	Elvira Coffey was born circa 1841 in Tennessee.
1045	vii.	Mary Coffey was born circa 1842 in Tennessee. She appeared in the census on 21 June 1900 in Bedford Co., TN.⁸⁸⁰ Mary died in Wartrace, Bedford Co., TN on 1 March 1901 and was buried at Coffee Cemetery in Wartrace, Bedford Co., TN in March 1901 .⁸⁸¹
1046	viii.	Martha Coffey was born circa 1845 in Tennessee.
+1047	ix.	Garland Rice Coffey.
1048	x.	Isham Coffey was born circa 1850 in Tennessee.