Peter Coffin (1581-1628)/notable descendants

Notable descendants of English Royalists Peter Coffin (1581-1628) whose family fled from Cromwell to America in 1642.

Family Trees

 * Nathaniel Gorham (1738-1796)/immigrant ancestors

Adams

 * 1)  Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. (1835-1915): ( ABBrooks,  AGorham,  NGorham6, ...) -was a member of the prominent Adams family, and son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr.. He served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was a railroad executive following the war.
 * 2)  Adams, John Quincy II (Brother of Charles F, Jr)- was an American lawyer and politician, the son of Charles Francis Adams and the grandson and namesake of president John Quincy Adams.
 * 3)  Adams, Charles F. III (1866-1954) (Son of John Quincy II) - was the United States Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover and a well-known yachtsman, participating in the famous America's Cup Race.
 * 4)  Adams, Brooks (1848-1927): (Brother of Charles F, Jr.), was an American historian and a critic of capitalism.
 * 5)  Adams, Henry Brooks (1838-1910): (brother of Charles F, Jr.) - was an American journalist, historian, academic and novelist. He is best known for his autobiographical book, The Education of Henry Adams.
 * 6)  Adams, Catherine Lovering (1902-1988) (daughter of Charles F III) married Henry Stugis Morgan, who was an American banker. He was the son of John Pierpont ("Jack") Morgan Jr. and the grandson of renowned banker John Pierpont Morgan, Sr., founder of J.P. Morgan & Co..
 * 7)  Adams, Charles F. IV (1910-1999) (Son of Charles F III) was a U.S. electronics industrialist. He served as the first president of the Raytheon Company.

Brooks

 *  Brooks, Phillips, Bishop (1835-1893): ( MAPhillips, LGorham,  NGorham6, ...) was an American clergyman and author, who briefly served as Bishop of Massachusetts in the Episcopal Church during the early 1890s. He is best known for authoring the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem".
 *  Brooks, Charlotte G (1800-1859): ( AGorham, NGorham6, ...) was the wife of Edward Everett (1794-1865), an American politician and educator from Massachusetts who spoke at Gettysburg with  President Lincoln. Edward served as president of Harvard College.

Everett

 *  Everett, William (1839-1910): ( CGBrooks, AGorham,  NGorham6, ...) was a Harvard professor, master of Adams Academy and US Congressman for 5th Massachusetts District.

Gorham

 * 1)  Gorham, Nathaniel (1738-1796): ( NGorham5,  SGorham4,  JGorham3,  JGorham2,  RGorham) - US Delegate to  Continental Congress and signer of the US Constitution.
 * 2)  Gorham, Benjamin (1775-1855): (Son of Nathaniel) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.