Coff, an African American man residing in colonial North Carolina, was supposedly enslaved by William Franks of Craven County. Coff's name was likely an English version of the Akan name Kofi, which was given to boys born on Fridays. Coff's name indicates he might have been have been born in Africa, or born to African-born parents. In April 1752, Coff was captured in Hyde County, North Carolina as a runaway. Once jailed, Coff stated that his enslaver was William Franks. If William Franks was indeed the name of Coff's enslaver, no further records of a man of that name in Craven County have been located. No further records regarding this individual have been located.