Q-Rers: My response to a query this week on GenForum -- " a record of Barnabas Coffin owning a section of land in New Farmington, IN in the year 1816. (Quaker-1816)" "Barnabas Coffin, Indiana: There are possibly two laterals from my line of "Barnabas & Phebe (Marshall)Coffin, Nantucket, MA>Guilford Co., NC" for Barnabas is a family name! "1) SON, Barnabas Coffin m. Sarah Wheeler dr of John. (No other information published in "The Coffin Family" edited by Louis Coffin, NHA; page 274. *Nothing more, not even a number; however you might check Quaker Records at New Garden MM and/or at Deep River MM in Guilford Co., NC.)" "2) GRANDSON, Barnabas Coffin s/o Joseph & Hannah (Ballinger) Coffin, md. Miriam Worth dr of David & Eunice 12/29/1829; see "The Coffin Family" page 285 and page 300. Quaker records may be obtained from Deep River MM, Guilford Co., IN and Springfield MM, Wayne Co., IN." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have found this: in "COFFIN FAMILY NEWWSLETTER", August 1997, Volume XIII, No. 3, Whole No 51: "Barnabas Coffin, Jr. and his two wives": Louis Coffin, page 274, had Barnabas, son of Barnabas and Phebe (Marshall) Coffin and his wife Sarah Wheeler but had no birth or dates and no family. It was stated by Editor, David P. Coffin in his article that there was a database of 6-generations; and he went on to write that "Many of our Coffins in the mid-west are descended from the line of William and Priscilla of North Carolina, grandparents of this Barnabas Junior." Others who migrated to Indiana: 1) My own GGG-Grandparents, Himelius & Priscilla (Coffin) Mendenhall as well as 2) Hannah Coffin dr Barnabas & Phebe md. Joseoh C. Hitchcock, who migrated to Indiana, are descendents of Barnabas & Phebe. Thanks for any help :-) Violet Moore Guy