Fifth Generation

301. Rev. Dr. Richard Nightingale Coffey^1068,1069 was born on 5 July 1795 in Amherst Co., VA.^1068,1070 Richard died in November 1867 at the age of 72 in Camden Point, Platte Co., MO and was buried at Old Confederate Cemetery in Camden Point, Platte Co., MO.^1071,1072

"Rev. Richard N. Coffey died at Camden Point. He was born in Amherst County, Va., July 5, 1795. He was a son of Osborn Coffey, a soldier of the Revolutionary army, who served at Saratoga and Yorktown. The family came to Kentucky about 1800, and settled near Danville, where Richard N. studied medicine under the distinguished Dr. Ephraim McDowell. He afterwards received a diploma from the University of Pennsylvania. He was under Shelby at the battle of the Thames. He practiced medicine, but his life-work was preaching the gospel of Christ, as a Baptist missionary. He came to Platte in March, 1854. His memory is venerated in the churches of Platte. His wife was Catherine McCormick, daughter of Joseph and Margaret, natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Coffey was born in Lincoln County, Ky., April 9, 1799, and died in Platte September 5, 1875."

Rev. Dr. Richard Nightingale Coffey and Margaret Catherine McCormick were married on 29 May 1820 in Lincoln Co., KY.¹⁰⁷³ They¹⁰⁷³ appeared in the census on 18 August 1850 in Madison Co., KY.¹⁰⁷⁴ They¹⁰⁷⁴ appeared in the census on 26 June 1860 in Platte Co., MO.¹⁰⁷⁵ Margaret Catherine McCormick was born on 9 April 1799 in Lincoln Co., KY.¹⁰⁷⁶ She lived with Thomas Hale in Platte Co., MO on 20 July 1870.¹⁰⁷⁷ Margaret Catherine died on 5 September 1875 at the age of 76 in Platte Co., MO and was buried at Old Confederate Cemetery in Camden Point, Platte Co., MO.¹⁰⁷⁸

Rev. Dr. Richard Nightingale Coffey and Margaret Catherine McCormick had the following children: