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Margaret <I>Robbins</I> Coffey

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Margaret Robbins Coffey

Birth
Happy Valley, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Death
26 Apr 1882 (aged 65)
Happy Valley, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Buffalo Cove, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret Robbins Coffey was the fifth of eleven children born to Thomas Robins (1785-1870) and his second wife Mary Morphew (1787/88-after 1850). On January 2, 1836 she married William Coffey (1812-1893), son of William and Mary (Polly) Coffey of the upper Yadkin River Valley, commonly known as Happy Valley. She and William owned a farm in the Buffalo Creek area of the Valley. There they raised eleven children: Elbert (b. 1837), Elijah (b. 1838), Larkin (b. 1840), Bartlett (b. 1842), Cornelius (b. 1844), Elizabeth (b. 1846), Thomas (b. 1849), Mary (b. 1851), Sarah (b. 1853), William M. (b. 1855), and Margaret (b. 1858). All but Sarah survived to adulthood. Elbert and Larkin died in the Civil War. Margaret and her husband joined the Baptist church in 1847 and Margaret was soon ordained a deacon. She died at her home at the age of sixty-five.

Margaret Coffey's burial site is a rustic family cemetery on a ridge above the family farm. It was abandoned and unremembered after the family sold the property following William's death in 1893. The cemetery was rediscovered in 2023 by Dennis Smith on what is now the State-owned Buffalo Cove Game Land. Margaret's marker is the only one inscribed. [The photos were taken by Dennis Smith and posted by Barbara Campbell.]
Margaret Robbins Coffey was the fifth of eleven children born to Thomas Robins (1785-1870) and his second wife Mary Morphew (1787/88-after 1850). On January 2, 1836 she married William Coffey (1812-1893), son of William and Mary (Polly) Coffey of the upper Yadkin River Valley, commonly known as Happy Valley. She and William owned a farm in the Buffalo Creek area of the Valley. There they raised eleven children: Elbert (b. 1837), Elijah (b. 1838), Larkin (b. 1840), Bartlett (b. 1842), Cornelius (b. 1844), Elizabeth (b. 1846), Thomas (b. 1849), Mary (b. 1851), Sarah (b. 1853), William M. (b. 1855), and Margaret (b. 1858). All but Sarah survived to adulthood. Elbert and Larkin died in the Civil War. Margaret and her husband joined the Baptist church in 1847 and Margaret was soon ordained a deacon. She died at her home at the age of sixty-five.

Margaret Coffey's burial site is a rustic family cemetery on a ridge above the family farm. It was abandoned and unremembered after the family sold the property following William's death in 1893. The cemetery was rediscovered in 2023 by Dennis Smith on what is now the State-owned Buffalo Cove Game Land. Margaret's marker is the only one inscribed. [The photos were taken by Dennis Smith and posted by Barbara Campbell.]

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IN MEMORY / OF / [RE]BECCA COFFEY / WIFE / OF / WM COFFEY / DIED APRIL 26, 1882 / THE 66 YEAR OF HUR / AGE

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Though the date of death and age at death accords with the published records for Margaret Robbins, wife of William Coffey, there is no explanation for the use of the name [RE]BECCA COFFEY.

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  • Created by: John W. Coffey
  • Added: Jun 9, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91641271/margaret-coffey: accessed ), memorial page for Margaret Robbins Coffey (7 Sep 1816–26 Apr 1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91641271, citing William Coffey Family Cemetery, Buffalo Cove, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by John W. Coffey (contributor 47365586).