Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJohn COIT 
BirthGlamorganshire, Wales432, p 13
Death29 Aug 1659, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts2501, p 275; date only,2606, p 53
Occupationthe first ship-wright of New London2606, p 53
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Individual Notes
• John Coit, the first of the name in America, came over, probably, from Glamorganshire, Wales, between 1630 and 1638. He was in Salem, Mass., where he had a grant of land, in 1638. He removed in 1644 to Gloucester, where he was a selectman in 1648, and his son John’s name also appears there, on the records, at the same time. He received a grant of land in New London, Ct., in 1650.432
• This John Coit had a shipyard on Close Cove, where he worked in company with his son, Joseph Coit. He came from Gloucester, Mass., and had a grant of land in New London, 1650, but died in Gloucester, 29 Aug. 1659.2606, p 53
• This John Coit had a shipyard on Close Cove, where he worked in company with his son, Joseph Coit. He came from Gloucester, Mass., and had a grant of land in New London, 1650, but died in Gloucester, 29 Aug. 1659.2606, p 53
Spouses
Birth1596, England2447, p 167,432, p 14
Memodied aged 80
Death2 Jan 1676, New London, New London, Connecticut2501, p 275; date only,2606, p 53; date only Age: 80
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Marriageabt 1631, England2447, p 167,432, p 14; place only
ChildrenJoseph (1643-1704)