| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Fifth Generation298. Patsey Coffey was born circa 1788. Patsey Coffey and George Portman were married on 11 April 1803 in Lincoln Co., KY.1063 George Portman1064,1065 was born circa 1773 in Kentucky. George died in Casey Co., KY on 12 June 1857.1065 "Jesse Coffee Portman was one of the most popular and efficient preachers that ever labored in his part of the State. His great-grandfather, John Portman, sr., emigrated from Pennsylvania to South Carolina, where he raised his family. In old age, he moved to Christian county, Kentucky, where he died, in 1799, aged about 100 years. John Portman jr., a son of this venerable patriarch, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and fought in the battle of Kings Mountain. After the War, he settled on the upper waters of the Green River [today this is, Liberty, seat of Casey Co.] in Kentucky, where he raised two sons, John and George. John moved to Mississippi, where he died about 1855. George married a Miss Coffee, and settled in Casey county, Ky., where he died, June 12, 1857, age 84 years. In this county, his son, Jesse Coffee Portman, was born, Sep. 2, 1805, and was brought up on his father's farm, receiving a fair common school education. Notwithstanding his parents were pious Baptists, Jesse grew up a wicked, profane lad, and continued to indulge in sinful sports and blasphemy till he was 22 years of age. In August, 1827, he professed conversion, and was baptized by Jacob Warriner for the fellowship of Hurricane church in his native county. The following March, he was married to Leannah, daughter of Gen. Christopher Riffe." Patsey Coffey and George Portman had the following children:
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