Have any surname Coffee (of Ireland) descendants purchased the Coffee family data from the houseofnames.com website?

Question

I ran across a website (houseofnames.com) that has a lot of Coffee family data, with so much information about the surname's roots in Ireland. But it costs hundreds upon hundreds of dollars to buy it all. Has anyone already bought into it, and wouldn't mind sharing some information?

My Coffee ancestors:

Robert Coffee (place/date of birth unknown possibly Ireland in the early 1700s. He had son William Coffee in 1730, possibly in Ireland. Spouse/child's mother unknown. Parents unknown).

William Coffee 1730-1800 place of birth possibly Ireland. Immigrated to colonial USA as adult. Records show presence in Salem, Massachusetts then Chester county, Pennsylvania. Father is Robert Coffee. Mother unknown. Spouse: Catharine Coffee 1728 - 1790.

William Coffee had 3 children: Mary Ann (1750-1830), William John (1760-death date unknown), William (died as infant 1773). It's possible that his first child Mary Ann was from a relationship before he wed Catharine. Children all born in colonial Chester county, Pennsylvania (I think).

Then for some reason William John's children are called Collins (another Irish Surname). So the Coffee surname ends here. I don't know why. Maybe his children were born out of wedlock to a mother with the last name Collins. Maybe they were born in Ireland. His son Charles Collins seemed to have been born in Salem, Mass. or immigrated through Salem from Ireland. Lots of questions.

Comments

I have never heard of the business house of names to be considered a reputable source of information.  Years ago I bought something similar from a similar company and after searching their information found that none of it has sources for their speculation.  

There is no such thing as born in possibly Ireland, unless there is some source, location, etc. speculation is not knowledge.  You might read all you can on the location where you have definate proof of their existence and see what is mentioned about them, their friends and family, perhaps you will find a shipping record?  

There were millions of people in Ireland at that time, many with the same name born at similar dates, Ireland did not require the registration of births, deaths or marriages until the mid 1840's. There maybe some parishes that hold records earlier but it is imperative that you know where they came from in Ireland to pursue them.  

When you find more information please let me know I would love to pursue this with you. I am aware of a Robert Coffey (1869) with a son William Coffey (1841) , who is to have come from County Down, Ireland to Canada, which was the most common way to come over as they were both british territories at that time and the passage was less expensive.

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What I meant is that my ancestor could possibly have been born in Ireland and immigrated to the US. There are sources claiming that both he was born in colonial America AND Ireland. That's why I phrased it that way.

Thank you for the information on Robert and William Coffee. I didn't know about the Canada connection. Good to know.

Answer 1

I have come across the Coffee family name in Sag Harbor, New York. Some were Native American ...  there is a book [[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Confounding_the_Color_Line/0rRLMElNjJEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=sag+Harbor.+coffee+family&pg=PA97&printsec=frontcover]]

Which mentions whalers by the name of Coffee.  Hope this helps.