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Nicholas and his wife brought suit against Tristram Coffin, their nephew, on the grounds that it was their son, not Tristram, who was intended to be the executor John Coffin's will.
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Mary Coffin and her sister Eunice accompanied their mother and their brother Tristram, his wife and family on their emmigration from England on a ship belonging to their friend, Robert Clement. Mary became an ancestor of Calvin Coolidge.
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Widow of Henry Somerby.
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Daniel Avery and Deborah were cousins; his parents were Benjamin Avery and Thankful Avery, also cousins. Daniel was an Ensign in Capt. Gallop's company, in 1776 ("Connecticut Men in the Revolution", p. 452), and was killed at Fort Griswold. His tombstone bears the inscription: "In Memory of Ensign Daniel Avery who nobly Sacrificed his Life in Defence of Fort Griswold & the Liberties of America Sept 6, 1781 in ye 41st year of his Age. His widow and children each received a share of his estate which was divided Oct 2, 1792 (Stonington Wills, 6:463).
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Elihu married Thankful Avery, his cousin, daughter of Benjamin Avery and Thankful Avery, also cousins.
Elihu served in the Revolutionary War in the company of Capt. Abel Spicer in 1775 and was a corporal in Capt. Gallup's militia in 1776 (Connecticut Men in the Revolution, pgs. 78, 452). He was appointed "Lieut. Fireworker" in Major William Ledyard's company of matrosses, October 3, 1777 (Conn. State Record, 1:406).
His estate was divided among his heirs on February 23, 1796.