I am trying to find out how Sue Ayers Coffin fits into the Coffin family tree. She married Dr. Samuel Taylor Evans, a brother to Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans of Great White Fleet fame, and had three sons: Samuel T., Jr., John Coffin, and Robley Dunglison Evans. She states in one letter that her sons were great-grandsons of Dr. Charles Coffin. And in another letter, dated 1881, she writes:

"I had hoped that Charlotte might spend part of the summer at Newport and might chance to meet a very dear Cousin of mine there, Mrs. Inman. Her Husband, John H. Inman, is one of the capitalists of N.J. city and Robley may have met him. We regretted exceedingly that some member of our immediate family could not attend the reunion of the "Coffin Clan" at Nantucket in August. A number of our own Cousins were present, from Knoxville, Little Rock, Walnut Ridge, Sweetwater, and a Cousin of Father's from Miss."

The Charlotte mentioned in the letter is Sue's sister-in-law, Charlotte Taylor Evans, wife of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans. Sue also mentions a brother Jim who died about the time of the abovementioned Coffin reunion (abt. 1881). Dr. Evans and his family lived in Obion County, Tennesse until his death in 1890 (possibly due to yellow fever). I believe that Sue and her sons then moved to Grayson County, Texas. I look forward to hearing from anyone who has information on this family.

Sue Ayer Coffin is the daughter of John McKinney Coffin and Mary King Wilson. She is the wife of Samuel Taylor Evans, son of Samuel Andrew Jackson Evans. She was born in 1844 in Union, Tennessee. I am looking for more information regarding her line as well as Samuel Taylors.

Lindsey:
Thank you for your response to my post. I am a descendant of Samuel Taylor Evans' sister, Anna Maria Evans Hines. I do not have very much information on the Coffin line but I have researched the Evans line pretty extensively with the help of several other Evans researchers. Recently found information seems to indicate that the early Evans ancestors may have lived in Charles County, Maryland. I am currently trying to find a definite link between the Evans in Charles County Maryland and the Evans in Shenandoah County, Virginia (from whom Samuel Taylor Evans and his siblings descend). Basically, Samuel's parents were Samuel Andrew Jackson Evans and Sallie Ann Jackson. Grandparents were Samuel Hiram Evans and his wife, Elizabeth Watkins Somersall, and Richard Jackson and his wife, Jane Donaldson. Samuel Hiram Evans' father is thought to be Samuel Evans, Sr.--wife unknown. Elizabeth Watkins Somersall's parents were John William Somersall and Mary Morgan. Richard Jackson's parents were John Jackson and Ann Wigginton. Jane Donaldson's parents are unknown at this time. The parents of Samuel Evans, Sr. are thought to be John Evans and Elizabeth Gray of Charles County, Maryland.

It looks like Samuel Evans, Sr. moved to Shenandoah County, Virginia, in the early 1780's. Samuel Hiram was born in Newmarket, Shenandoah County, Virginia in 1774. (This is according to Bible Records recently found in his granddaughter's papers at the Smithsonian Institute.) Samuel Hiram married Elizabeth Somersall in Shenandoah County in 1799 and not long afterwards removed to then Culpeper, now Rappahannock County, Virginia. He seemed to be involved in a number of land transactions there. He also ran a tavern and saddlery shop with his eldest son, Harvey, before his death in 1835. Samuel Andrew Jackson Evans is thought to have attended medical school at the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. However, a recent query to the College turned up no record of him. He was born in 1817 and married Sallie Ann Jackson (born 1815) in 1843. After living for a while in Rockingham County, Samuel moved to Floyd County, Virginia and set up practice there as a doctor. He and Sallie had five children: Anna Maria (b. 1844), Robley Dunglison (b. 1846), Samuel Taylor (b. 1847), William Moore (b. 1850), and George Wilson (b. 1854) and who died in infancy.

I will stop here because it is getting late. However, if you are interested in more information, please let me know and I will email it to you. I have all of Samuel Hiram's children if you are interested in them. Or, if there is specific information in which you are interested, let me know and I'll see if I can help you.

Thank you again for your post.

With kind regards,
Susan Bromm

Hey Susan,
I just came across your reply a few years ago about the Evans line. I was curious to see if you have a link to the Evans in Maryland and the Evans line in Virginia. I would love any information that you can give. Thanks so much!
Lindsey

Hi Susan,
I just also want to thank you for the information that you gave. I have really been looking for this line for a long time and you have so much information! Thank you truly! I really appreciate it!
Lindsey

PS. If you have any vital records of Samuel Taylor Evans and Hiram Evans, etc. I would love to see a copy of them. It is such a treasure to learn about family history. Thanks!