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SirWmCoffyn |
Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour's Master of the Horse
Nov 25 2010, 6:46 PM EST
hi there everyone!i am researching my family background, which involves the king's court for centuries starting with William the Conqueror in 1066. more specifically, i am hunting down information on Sir William Coffyn, who was the Master of the Horse at Anne Boleyn's coronation, and continued as such after Anne's beheading to serve Jane Seymour accordingly. i've added a bit more info about him in my profile. while i realize would have made little sense to include such a peripheral character in the script of The Tudors Series, it is still quite interesting to watch the series after often imagining what life was like for my ancestor in this setting. the reason i am posting here is hoping some other members might have some information, or ability to point me in a good direction, that references Sir William Coffyn - whether anecdotal or not. one curious bit of information i have regarding the royal courts and my ancestors, for almost 200 years every knight appointed to serve the king was named Richard Coffyn. so much for individuality huh? i would be most appreciative for any info you might have. perhaps i have some info you could use, as i've done quite a bit of research. -tristram coffin 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
royalfalcon |
1. RE: Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour's Master of the Horse
Nov 25 2010, 7:09 PM EST
Welcome SirWmCoffin, I thought I recognised the name Coffin in connection with Anne Boleyn and remembered that I had read that Sir William's wife Margaret was at the Tower when Anne was held prisoner there and that she was there in order to spy on Anne.
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SirWmCoffyn |
2. RE: Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour's Master of the Horse
Nov 26 2010, 8:14 PM EST
"Welcome SirWmCoffin, I thought I recognised the name Coffin in connection with Anne Boleyn and remembered that I had read that Sir William's wife Margaret was at the Tower when Anne was held prisoner there and that she was there in order to spy on Anne."yes, i believe the historical reference goes something like this: Wher I was commaunded to charge the gentelwemen that gyf thayre atende apon the Quene, that ys to say, thay shuld have now commynycaseon with hyr in lese (unless") my wyf ware present, and so I dyd hit, notwithstaundyng it canot be: for my lady Bolen and meystrys Cofyn lyes on the Quenes palet, and I and my wyf at the dore with yowt so that they most nedes talke yat be without; but I have every thyng told me by mestrys Cofyn that she thynks met for me to knowe—From the Toure this mo...:.." In a subsequent correspondence with the Secretary, Kingston says,—" the Quene hathe meche desyred to have here in the closet the sacarments, & also hyr Amner (almoner) who she supposeth to be Devet; for won owre she ys determyned to dy, and the next owre meche contrary to that. Yesterday after your departyng I sent for my wyf, & also for mestrys Coffyn to know how she had done that day, they sayd she had bene very mery and made agret dyner, and yet sone after she called for hyr supper, havyng marvell wher I was all day." Do you find this valuable? |
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Shenandoan |
3. RE: Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour's Master of the Horse
Nov 27 2010, 10:00 AM EST
| Post edited: Nov 27 2010, 10:01 AM EST
Unfortunately I don't know anything about Coffin.Only thing I can add, is two worthwhile sources on historical facts. I'm searching for information about Thomas Culpeper and apart from all sites you can find on internet I think googlebooks is a very good source and this one: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/. Could be that this is old news for you, but you never know. Do you find this valuable? |
ravenhair |
4. RE: Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour's Master of the Horse
Nov 27 2010, 7:22 PM EST
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hello there ,I 'm ravenhair,I found this on site: Compliments of my momrichard coffin found : in Genealogy.com Data Collections: 665 matches in World Family TreeTM 230 matches in Family Home Pages 122 matches in Genealogy Library What's This? 110 matches in Historical Records 3 matches in titles you own 12 matches in Family Books & 1850 Census 91 matches in Family & Local Histories 33 matches in U.S. Census 19 matches in International & Passenger Records 18 matches in GenForum Message Boards Matches in Social Security Death Index richard coffin found in other sources: 3 matches in Genealogy Web Sites Other search options: Create and Search a Family Tree for richard coffin List Everyone with Surname "coffin" Summary of Search Results Registration is required to view results. william coffyn found in Genealogy.com Data Collections: 9 matches in International & Passenger Records 8 matches in World Family TreeTM 4 matches in U.S. Census 2 matches in Genealogy Library 2 matches in Historical Records 2 matches in Family Home Pages 2 matches in Family & Local Histories william coffyn found in other sources I hope this helps alot,my mom does genealogy,and this site has alot of great resources. Do you find this valuable? |
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Shenandoan |
5. RE: Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour's Master of the Horse
Nov 28 2010, 6:08 AM EST
Aha, now we know who makes all these difficult questions for the island game .... :-)
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oma415 |
6. RE: Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour's Master of the Horse
Apr 30 2012, 10:54 AM EDT
Hello, Ironically I too am researching our Coffin Family Tree. I was kind of hopping to see Sir William Coffin mentioned as he did away with the Mortuary payments. I had read that the Coffins had married the Boleyn's at some time too. I would love to share info and sources.
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