| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Sixth Generation1185. Nelson Coffey was born circa 1810 in Virginia. He appeared in the census in 1840 in Amherst Co., VA.4662 Nelson died in Virginia circa 1845. 1840 Census, Amherst Co.: 1 male, 5 and under 10; 1 male, 20 and under 30; 2 females under 5; 1 female, 20 and under 30. Nelson Coffey and Rebecca Hamilton4649 were married on 5 February 1833 in Amherst Co., VA.4663,4664 "The ancestry of Nelson and Schylar is not firmly established. Both of these names relate directly to Nelson County geography, and are not traditional “Coffey” names, like the other children's names. They were both born around the time when a portion of Amherst was about to be split off as Nelson County. One district in Nelson County is Schuyler District. On occasions, Schylar's name has been written exactly that way. He and Nelson may be brothers (implied by their actions), but only cousins to John Jack and Billy. They may be descendants of some of Edward the twin Coffey's people, or more likely, “excess” children from one or another neighbor." Rebecca Hamilton, daughter of Robert H. Hamilton and Nancy Jane Rippetoe, was born circa 1816 in Virginia. She appeared in the census on 2 September 1870 in Temperance Twp., Amherst Co., VA.4665 She appeared in the census on 3 June 1880 in Temperance Twp., Amherst Co., VA.4666 Nelson Coffey and Rebecca Hamilton had the following children:
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