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 BFTiKE-S; rOT,ONI.L fJEXTRY. 699 October, 1787. She </. 14th October, 1798. The oklest son. William Cofpin, of Boston, XewEngUmd, mercliant, senior Wiirden of Trinily, h. 1st Deeembei', 1WI9 ; Hi. ;ii'd Septeml)ci', 1722, Ann, d!in<;hler of Franeis HoLMKS, of Uoston, and Sonth Ciu'olinii, and d. in ,liilv, 1773, leaving issue, I. William, of Boston, merchant, m. Mary, daughter of AsTO.v, and had issue, 1. Thomas Aston, Secrelary of the Provinces, and Controller of Ac- counts of Lower Canada, living unm. in IHOJi. 2. Wdliam, commissary in Upper Canada, living »»;». in 180'i. 3. Ebenezer. of Charlestown, .South Carolina, living 1804, was m. and Imd issue. 4. Franeis, d. s. p. in London befui'c 1804. II. Nathaniel, of whom presently. III. John, of Quebec, m. IsaljcUa, daugh- ter of Child, of Boston, and had sixteen children, of whom, 1. John, of Quebec, living unm. 1804. 2. William, Major in the Somerset- shire Militia, living num. in 1804. 3. Francis, Captain R.N., living 1804, m. and had issue. IV. Ebenezer, d. s. p. before 1804. I. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Amoky, of Boston, merchant, who f?. before 1804, leaving issue by her, who survived him and was living 1804. The second son, NATiiAxiELCoFFlN'jOf Boston.payuia'ter of the customs of that port, /;. 1727, graduate of Harvard College, 1744, received an honorary degree at Yale, 1750 j m. at Boston. 20th March, 1748, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Barnes, merchant, of Boston, and d. in October, 1780, and was buried in New York, having by her (who d. at Bristol about 1783, and was buried there) had issue, I. Nathaniel, provost niar.shal of the ceded islands, and collector of the cus- toms of the island of St. Christoplier, b. at Boston, loth October, 174y, d. iiiiin. before ] 830, and was buried in Loudon. II. William, merchant of New Bruns- wick, d. vnm. before 1804. III. John, of whom presently. iv. Isaac (Sir), Bart., IC.IL,"of the Mag- dalen Islands, in llie Gulf of St. Law- rence, in British North America, which were granted to him for his services during the American war of 1775-83, and in Canada during Lord Dorchester's time. He was b. at Bostoa, 3rd June, 1759. He entered the navy in May, 1773, promoted lieutenant 1778 ; com- mander July, 1781 ; and captain 13th June, 1782. In 178S, owing to a dis- pute with the Admiralty, he entered the service of the Brabant Patriots, but shortly after returned to the British seiTice. He was resident com- missioner in Corsica, in Elba, ami at Lisbon, and at Port Malum, .Minorca, and afterwards at Halifax and Sheer- ness ; promotet.1 rear-admiral April, 1804; viee-adn.iral 2Sth April, 1808; anrl adndral llh June, 1814. He was M.P. for Uchester from 1818 to 1826. He was created a baronet Kith June, 1804 ; he assumed by royal licence dated 15th February, 1811, the addi- tional surname and arms of Queenly, but rehnqui-shed thai name in March, 1813. He )H. March, ISll, Kli/abctli Browne, oidy child and heir of Wil- liam Oreenlt, of Titlcy Court, eo. Hereford, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter and sole heir of John BiioWNE, of Lenithall Earls, co. Here- ford, and d. x. p. 23rd July, 1839, and was buried at Cheltenham. She d. 27th January, 1839. Sir Isaac was s. in the Magdalen Islands by his nephew John Townsend Coffin. V. Jonathan Ferric, of the Inner Temple, London, barrister-at-law, h. at Boston 28th February, 1702, d. num. and buried in Lontlun. I. Anne, m. Phillips Callbeck, altoruey- generalof the i.^land of Si. Jnhn, living his widow in 1804, and had issue. II. Elizabeth, in. Barwell BiiOWN, of Baker Street, Portman Square, living without issue 1804. in. Christian, m. William Harfoed, merchant of Bristol, living without issue ISOt. IV. Katheriue, m. first, Richard Bar- well, of Stansted, Sussex, and had issue. She »(. secondly, 1811. Edward Miller MuNDV, M.P., of Shipley Hall, CO. Derby, and had issue. The third son, Major-Gteneral John Coffin, of New- Brunswick, b-iptised at Holy Trinity Clim-ch, Boston, 1756, served for some time in the uav V, and gained his cammission in rlie array at Bunker's Hill, 1775, was in command of the cavalry of the British force at Kutaw Springs, on the 8th Seplembcr, 1781. and served with great distinction in the b.ittles of the American war. During the disastrous period immediately succeeding he took refuge in Charlestown, where he married, and subse- quently settled at St. John, New Brunswick, and was afterwards Colouel of the New Brunswick Fencibles, and was promoted major general in 1815. He m. in 1781, at St. John's Island, Charlestowu, Ann, daugh- ter of William MATruEWs, of St. Julin's Island, Sjuth Carolina, and d. 12th May, 1838, buried at St. Peter's, Westrield, Neripis, New Bi-uuswick, having by her (who d. 1839, and was buried at Waleot, co. Somerset) had issue, I. Guy Carleton, General, Royal Arlil- lery, bajitiscd at Fredcrickton, New Brunswick, 1785 ; in. fir.st, a daugliter of Walkeu, of the E.l.C Ser- vice ; she d. 1818-51, and was buried in Brussels. He m. secoudly, 1852, at