FAMILY CONNECTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS NOTES:

My name is Fred Coffey. And I have developed an interest in the genealogy of my family. And IÕm looking for information and comments!

 

There is a version of my family tree on the Web, although as of this writing it is getting a bit out of date:

 

www.coffey.ws/FamilyTree

 

In addition, I have a collection of miscellaneous reports that I have written over time, and which I on occasion refer to others. This is an effort to begin to organize the material, and post in on the Internet, to facilitate future exchanges. If you see anything that you disagree with, or have anything you can add, please send me a note at:

 

FredCoffey@aol.com

 

The following note explains what I've got, discusses how these reports relate to family research, and offers hyperlinks for connection:

 

COFFEY SURNAME DNA PROJECT:

One effort that I am extensively involved with is the Coffey/Coffee Surname Project, which focuses on testing the y-DNA of Coffey males for genealogical studies. Click on the hyperlink for more info.

 

http://www.coffey.ws/FamilyTree/DNA/

 

WALKER CONNECTIONS:

My mother was a Walker. And while I found lots of researchers looking at my Coffey family, I had a more difficult time with the Walkers. But I finally found the patriarch of the family, and am now digging into anything I can find. And IÕve begun getting some help from others as well. That patriarch is Robert Walker, Esquire, who lived in Surry County, North Carolina. And you can find everything I know about him at:

 

http://www.coffey.ws/familytree/familynotes/AboutRobertWalkerEsq.htm

 

Within this reference you will find several additional links to other reports I have written. These include discussion and maps to try to pin down where he lived, expanded discussion of a Walker DNA Project, and links to reports written by others.

 

WALKER DNA:

And VERY recently I have found DNA matches to my Walker family. Read the evolving report on Walker DNA.

 

WALKER/COFFEY CONNECTIONS

SURRY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA:

The above Robert Walker Esquire lived in Surry County.  But in the process of digging for him I found that there were other ancestors of mine living there. There were Walker, Coffey, Huff, Fulk, Arney, and Truitt Families living there. Further, I became interested in the historical aspects of Surry County, since that helped me understand the life and times of Robert Walker:

 

http://www.coffey.ws/familytree/familynotes/A3WalkerCoffeyConnections.htm

 

Let me specifically mention the Coffey connection in the above. Living in Surry County there was one James Coffee/Coffey. Further digging showed he is not a direct ancestor of mine, but he is a distant cousin (He is 1C6R – a first cousin, six times removed). And his story has connections to the above Coffey DNA Project. His story is interesting, and it also adds some bits for those trying to understand life in Surry County – he was a Constable there:

 

http://www.coffey.ws/familytree/familynotes/JamesCoffee.htm

 

Further, I got interested in slavery issues in Surry County, and that developed into:

 

http://www.coffey.ws/familytree/familynotes/A4StoryOfJaneScott.htm

 

COFFEY/CHENAULT CONNECTIONS:

Now, the search for James COFFEE above led to his mother Annister, who was a daughter of Edward COFFEY. And Annister later married a Chenault, and that led to a whole new avenue of research. And thus I offer another report on

 

http://www.coffey.ws/familytree/familynotes/CoffeyChenaultConnections.htm