Elizabeth Coffinberry
F, #4037, b. 25 October 1753
| Father* | George Ludwig (Lewis) Coffinberry (Immigrant 1752) b. 1728, d. Feb 1813 |
| Mother* | Maria Veronica Kimmel b. 16 Jan 1726, d. b 23 Jul 1813 |
| Charts | Coffinberry (maternal side) - Closs Kaffenberger |
| Reference | 252.2 |
| Birth* | 25 October 1753 | Elizabeth Coffinberry was born on 25 October 1753 at Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, per baptism (place assumed.) |
| Baptism | 21 April 1754 | She was baptized on 21 April 1754 at Trinity Lutheran, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, Maria Elisabet Caffenberger born: Mar. 9, 1754, bapt: Apr 14, 1754 Parents: Geo. Ludwig Veronica Sponsors: Georg Eberhardt Doring, Joh. Philipp Zinnlaub & Margaret, wife - page 73 of the records.1 |
| Marriage* | circa 1770 | She married James Curtis, son of Job Curtis and Mary Cordery, circa 1770 at Frederick Co., Virginia. |
| (MentionedIn) Will | 26 August 1812 | Elizabeth Coffinberry was mentioned in the will of George Ludwig (Lewis) Coffinberry (Immigrant 1752) on 26 August 1812 at will bk 5 pg 59, Berkeley Co., West Virginia; I George Lewis Coffinberger of the County of Berkley & State of Virginia, being of sound & perfect mind & memory do on this 26th day of Augt 1812 make and ordain this my last will & testament in the manner & form & allowing making void all other former wills heretofore made by me to viz 1st I give and bequeath to my wife Fanny Coffenbarger the sole use and profits of my whole estate both real and personal of whatsoever kind I may own at the time of my death during her natural life. 2nd It is my will & desire that the proceeds of my estate real & personal after the payment of my just debts & all necessary expenses & charges shall be equally divided between my eight daughters and sons herein after named to vis. Mary Newman, Elizabeth Curtus, Nancy Seybert, Fanny Sipp, Sarah McCasland, Catherine Young, Jacob Coffenberger, & George Cofffenberger or their living children to be equally divided between them share & share alike except the part bequeathed Sarah McCaslin her equal part is to be put to interest by my executors and she is only to receive the legal interest thereof during her life & at her death it is to be equally divided between all her living children. 3rd I hereby consititue & appoint my friends Thomas C Smith & Obed Wait the sole executors of this my last will & testament it will be understood that my executors are fully authorized to sell real estae as well as personal & convey in full authority in witness whereof I have herunto set my hand & seal the date and year above written my executor are not to give any security for the performence as executors. Signed sealed published in presence of us the subscribers Witnesses: Jacob Hesse, Richard Gartrel, James Riddle, Conrad Hogmire George L Coffenberger (seal) (SLC film 831253.) |
| Sources* | February 1813 | Source(s): In father's will in February 1813. |
| Note* | 18 January 1833 | Note(s): on 18 January 1833 Elizabeth's husband James is mentioned in her brother Jacob's pension as "brotherinlaw" - which, by itself, proves that Jacob Lewis and Jacob Lewis Coffinberry are the same person. |
| Researcher* | Carolyn Anderson Clark falsburg@clover.net is researching the line of Elizabeth Coffinberry: her husband descended from Elizabeth per http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/fallsburg1/index.html. |
| Relationships | 4th great-grandaunt of Kathryn Ann Rhinehart 2nd great-grandaunt of Estella Mae 'Peggy' Ferrell |
Family | James Curtis b. c 1750, d. 1845 | |
| Marriage* | circa 1770 | She married James Curtis, son of Job Curtis and Mary Cordery, circa 1770 at Frederick Co., Virginia. |
| Child | ||
| Last Edited | 7 Aug 2008 |
Citations
- [S1652] Trinity Lutheran Church Records Lancaster PA Volume 1 1730-1767, Edbra Smith & Frederick Weiser, pg 115.