This web site is designed to represent those coffman family groups who migrated to, lived in or migrated from Pennsylvania. The easiest way to make a submission is to create a GEDCOM file but PLEASE do NOT send me Entire Family Trees. You can refer to the manual of your preferred Genealogy application for specific instructions but I've included the instructions that I use (For Family Tree Maker 5.0) to give you a general idea of the steps.
1.) First I determine who is the Coffman/Kauffman ancestor who first to immigrate to PA.
2.) Then I count how many generations down the generation that left PA and add one more to include their children.
3.) Next, Display the Family sheet for my individual from step #1
4.) I select "View" and "Descendant Tree"
5.) Then I narrow down the number of generations displayed, by selecting "Contents" and "# of Generations to Show" and enter the number of generations that I calculated in step 2.
6.) The next step is to select "File" and "Copy/Export Individuals in Descendant Tree". Select a path to save the file and change "Save as type" option to GEDCOM(*.GED) found at the bottom of the list (by clicking the tiny triangle on the right end of the option box).
7.) Give your new file a name and click the "Save" button. This will display a window with several more options. If you change the top option from the default "FTM" to "FTW", the other options should as necessary. (GEDCOM version 5.5, Character set ANSI, indent records UNchecked and Abbreviate tags checked) Click the "OK" button. Your GEDCOM file should now be ready and waiting for you in the path that you saved it in.
You can send your GEDCOM file as an attachment to: imacoffman2@yahoo.com In the body of the e-mail message, you can let me know if the family you're sending is a "new" family or if it belongs as part of a family already started. You can also include notes regarding ships they were listed on. I'd also like to know if you'd like to have your name and email address posted as a researcher interested in being contacted by others researching the same family. If you have more information (about the family you are submitting) at your website you and you'd like to see a link from our site to your own Coffman/Kauffman page, you're welcome to include your web address in this email message. You're also encouraged to include any important footnotes regarding possible discrepancies. Sources used, are also appreciated if you'd like to share how you solved any misteries. As our trees begin to merge I expect descrepancies will become more and more apparent and documented sources will be given priority
If for some reason you can not create a GEDCOM file, we'd still like to include your PA Coffman roots but I'm afraid it means a bit more work on both our parts. You can create an ancestor list begining with the first Coffman to immigrate to PA but remember to number the generations as I've done below (in case the indentations are lost in transit). You are welcome to send your list as a text file attachment or just type it within an email message. Once I receive your information, I'll create a GEDCOM file for you and add it to our web site.
The numbers below represent the generation.
An example of a submission:
1. Isaac Kauffman (b. 11 Jan 1685 Homberg Basel Canton, Switz. m. Anna Streit 24 Sep 1706 Erlenbach, Bern, Switz d. dte unknown Bern Twp, Berks co, PA)
2. John Kauffman (b. 15 Sep 1710 Basel Canton, Switz d. unknown)
2. Hans Kauffman (b. 15 Sep 1710 Bern, Switz d. unknown)
2. Barbara Kauffman (b. 1 Apr 1714 Basel Canton, Switz d. unknown PA)
2. Isaac Kauffman (b. 29 May 1718 Vaud Canton, Switz. m. Catherine Yoder d. 1802 PA)
3. Magdalena Kauffman (b.1751 Berks co, PA d. unknown)
3. Jacob Kauffman (b. 24 Oct 1753 Tulphocken Twp, Berks co, PA m. Elizabeth Rupp (*fn1) Abt 1773 Near, Hamberg, PA d. 1 Oct 1824 Juanita co, PA)
3. Barbara Kauffman (b. 1749 Berks co, PA d. unknown)
3. John Kauffman (b. 1755 m. Mary ? d. 1821 Mifflin co, PA)
4. Christian Kauffman (b. 29 Oct 1783 Berks co, PA d. 11 Jul 1852 Mifflin co, PA)
4. Abraham Kauffman (b. 1785-86 Berks co, PA d. unknown)
4. Benjamin Kauffman (b. 1790 Berks co, PA d. unknown)
4. Miss ? (b. 1792 Berks co, PA d. unknown)
4. Miss ? (b. 1794 Berks co, PA d. unknown)
4. John Kauffman (b. 1796-97 Berks co, PA d. unknown)
4. Jacob Kauffman (b. Abt 1798 Berks co, PA d. 1831 Mifflin co,PA)
4. Henry (b. 1801 Berks co, PA d. Mifflin co, PA)
4. Miss ? (b. 1805 Berks co, PA d. unknown)
4. Jonas (b. Abt 1808 Berks co, PA d. unknown)
3. Isaac Kauffman (b. 1757 Berks co, PA m. Barbara ? d. 1839 Mifflin co, PA)
4. Catherine Kauffman (b. Abt 1785 Berks co, PA m. Peter Harshberger d. unknown)
4. Barbara Kauffman (b. Abt 1787 Berks co, PA d. unknown)
4. Joseph Kauffman (b. 11 Aug 1789 Berks co, PA m. Magdalena ? d. 29 Sep 1860 Mifflin co, PA)
5. Isaac Kauffman (b. 10 Aug 1814 PA d. 12 Feb 1894 PA)
4. Elizabeth Kauffman (b. 1782 Berks co, PA m. John Miller d. 1859 Mifflin co, PA) fn1
3. Christian Kauffman (b. 1759 d.1823 upper Berne Twp, Berks co, PA)
3. Stephen Kauffman (b. 1761 d. Bef 1811 Berks co, PA)
2. Stephen Kauffman (b. 1725 Berks co, PA d. 1802 Berks co, PA)
2. Christian Kauffman (b. 1728 Of Wayne co, OH d.23 Feb 1764 Berks co, PA)
2. Jacob Kauffman (b. 1730 Europe d. 1787 Berks co, PA)
Is this a NEW family or a BRANCH of a family already started?
Sources: familysearch.com
Footnotes: (fn1) Elizabeth Rupp may have also been married to Abraham Kurtz
Additional info: ie. Information on what Ships, sailing dates, passenger names, from where to where.
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