General John R Coffee fought in the War of 1812 under the command of Andrew Jackson. He raised the 2nd Regiment of Volunteer Mounted Riflemen, that was made up of primarily Tennessee militiamen and a few Alabamians. On 4 Sep 1814 he was involved in the Andrew Jackson - Benton Brothers duel. He married Mary Donelson daughter of John and Mary (Purnell) Donelson and relative of Andrew Jackson's wife Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson. His father Captain Joshua Coffee is believed to have served in the Revoltionary War.
He was a merchant, a partner in land speculation with Andrew Jackson and worked as a surveyor in Florence, Lauderdale Co., AL. Surveying the boundary line between Alabama and Mississippi.
Coffee Counties Alabama and Tennessee; Coffeeville Mississippi were named after him.
General John R Coffee fought in the War of 1812 under the command of Andrew Jackson. He raised the 2nd Regiment of Volunteer Mounted Riflemen, that was made up of primarily Tennessee militiamen and a few Alabamians. On 4 Sep 1814 he was involved in the Andrew Jackson - Benton Brothers duel. He married Mary Donelson daughter of John and Mary (Purnell) Donelson and relative of Andrew Jackson's wife Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson. His father Captain Joshua Coffee is believed to have served in the Revoltionary War.
He was a merchant, a partner in land speculation with Andrew Jackson and worked as a surveyor in Florence, Lauderdale Co., AL. Surveying the boundary line between Alabama and Mississippi.
Coffee Counties Alabama and Tennessee; Coffeeville Mississippi were named after him.
Family Members
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Mary Donelson Coffee Hutchings
1812–1839
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John Donelson Coffee Sr
1815–1837
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Elizabeth Graves Coffee
1817–1838
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Andrew Jackson Coffee
1819–1891
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Alexander Donelson Coffee
1821–1901
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Rachel Jackson Coffee Dyas
1823–1892
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Catherine Harriett Coffee
1826–1881
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Emily Coffee
1828–1829
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William Donelson Coffee
1830–1902
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Joshua Coffee
1832–1879
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