Notable Cousin · via the maternal line
1798-1877 · Quaker abolitionist called the “President of the Underground Railroad”, he and his wife Catharine are credited with helping some three thousand freedom-seekers escape slavery through their Indiana and Ohio homes.
Relationship
Levi Coffin II is the 4th cousin, 7 times removed of John, Perry, and Patrick Long.
Through Tristram Coffin (1609-1681), founder of Nantucket. Levi Coffin descends from the Nantucket/Carolina Coffin line; the family descends through Tristram’s son James Coffin (via his daughter Hannah, parentage resolved 2026-05-30) and the Gardner → Macy → Folger → Perry line.
Tristram Coffin (1609-1681). founder of Nantucket; the shared ancestor. This is the single shared ancestor that connects Levi Coffin II to John, Perry, and Patrick. FamilySearch PID: L8BH-G24.
Both lines descending from the most recent common ancestor, Tristram Coffin. Research-in-Progress markers flag generations not yet enumerated. Click any PID to open the FamilySearch record.
VERIFIED on the shared ancestor Tristram Coffin (L8BH-G24) and the family’s own John-Coffin line to the Perrys. Levi Coffin’s own record is L8PD-B2J. His intermediate Coffin generations come from the Phase-6 walk recomputed at 4th cousin 7× under the FS-verified 12-step depth; per-generation PIDs are not re-enumerated here and none are invented.