Micajah Coffin (August 18, 1734 – May 25, 1827) was an American mariner, triangle trader, and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Their youngest son, Zenas Coffin,[3] became Nantucket's wealthiest eighteenth century triangle trade merchants.
[10] Their firm not only conducted trade in eastern United States ports, but also in the West Indies,[10][2] France,[10][2] Nova Scotia,[10][2] Brazil,[2] and England.
[2] Their firm became very wealthy in the triangle trade and laid the foundation for Zenas Coffin's future fortune which he later used to enrich the island.
[2] The records show Micajah was either the owner or had business interests in the following "sloops": Fame, Hepzibah, Woolf, Speedwell, Friendship, and Brothers.