Tristram Coffin | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Tristram_Coffin_Medal.jpg) 1827 medal depicting Tristram Coffin | |
| Born | Tristram Coffyn 11 March 1609 |
| Died | 2 October 1681 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer and magistrate |
| Known for | Purchase of Nantucket |
Tristram Coffin (or Coffyn)[fn 1] (c. 1609 – 2 October 1681) was an immigrant to Massachusetts from England. In 1659 he led a group of investors that bought Nantucket from Thomas Mayhew for thirty pounds and two beaver hats.[2] He became a prominent citizen of the settlement. A great number of his descendants became prominent in North American society, and many were involved in the later history of Nantucket during and after its heyday as a whaling center.[3] Almost all notable Americans with roots in Nantucket are descended from Tristram Coffin, although Benjamin Franklin was an exception.[4]
- ^ Putman 2008.
- ^ Gardner 1907, p. 1.
- ^ Coffin 1998, p. 33.
- ^ Roberts 1986.
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