Descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia, 1684-1930 - Single HTML File Format
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SECTION I. FAMILY ORIGINS IN NANSEMOND COUNTY VIRGINIA | |
SECTION II. THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATIONS -
FAMILIES OF THE CHILDREN OF ROBERT, II AND SUSANNA COLEMAN FROM NANSEMOND COUNTY VIRGINIA
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SECTION III. THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATIONS -
FAMILIES OF THE WILLIAM (WILEY) AND JANE COLEMAN FROM NANSEMOND COUNTY VIRGINIA
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Sarah Coleman
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Susannah Coleman
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SECTION IV. FIFTH GENERATION FAMILIES
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Colemans of Fairfield County, South Carolina beginning with
Charles Coleman, Sr., (son of Cadar Coleman and Susanah Stevenson, Cadar son of Robert Coleman, III) and
Ruth Elizabeth Gibson, (daughter of Abraham Gibson),
and the family of Charles and Ruth Gibson Coleman.
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Colemans of Fair Bluff, Columbus County, North Carolina beginning with
Moses Coleman of Edgecombe and Robeson Counties in North Carolina.
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Colemans of Hamilton County, Tennessee beginning with
Charles Coleman, Jr., son of Charles Coleman, Sr from Fairfield County, SC.
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SECTION V. SIXTH GENERATION FAMILIES
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Descendants of Charles Washington Coleman of Hamilton County, Tennessee
and later, Putnam County, TN son of
Charles Coleman, Jr., son of Charles Coleman, Sr from Fairfield County, SC.
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Descendants of Jackson Coleman of Hamilton County, Tennessee son of
Charles Coleman, Jr., son of Charles Coleman, Sr from Fairfield County, SC.
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Descendants of Benjamin Franklin Coleman of Hamilton County, Tennessee son of
Charles Coleman, Jr., son of Charles Coleman, Sr from Fairfield County, SC.
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Descendants of Mary Polly Coleman of Hamilton County, Tennessee daughter of
Charles Coleman, Jr., son of Charles Coleman, Sr from Fairfield County, SC.
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Descendants of Rachel Coleman of Hamilton County, Tennessee daughter of
Charles Coleman, Jr., son of Charles Coleman, Sr from Fairfield County, SC.
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Descendants of Sara Coleman of Hamilton County, Tennessee son of
Charles Coleman, Jr., son of Charles Coleman, Sr from Fairfield County, SC.
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Descendants of Charles Coleman (1744-1824) and Mary Roundtree of Edgecombe County, North Carolina and
later, Greene County, Alabama, and his sons,
John Coleman of Greene County, Alabama and
Wiley Coleman of Bibb County Alabama.
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SECTION VI. SEVENTH GENERATION FAMILIES
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SUBSECTION A. FAMILIES OF THE CHILDREN OF CHARLES WASHINGTON (WASH) COLEMAN, FIRST SON OF CHARLES S. COLEMAN OF N. HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
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SUBSECTION B. FAMILIES OF THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COLEMAN, THIRD SON OF CHARLES S. COLEMAN OF N. HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
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SECTION VII. LATER ADDITIONS TO THIS WORK
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Descendants of Daniel V. Coleman of Tattnall County Georgia, son of
B.V. and E.A. Coleman of Columbus County, NC.
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Descendants of Zilpha Coleman and Henry Pitt, of New Albany, Indiana., dau. of
(4) Robert Coleman, III (1705-1761) and Susanor Unknown of Edgecombe County, NC.
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Descendants of Mary Coleman and Noah Martin, of Putnam County, TN., dau. of
Charles Washington Coleman of Bledsoe and Putnam Counties, TN.
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SECTION VIII. REFERENCE INFORMATION
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Revision 1 Notes - Sept 12, 2002
Since July 28, 2002 until this, there had been almost no update as I was working to get the next revision quite well organized in a somewhat permanent chapter layout and get the direct descendants layed out in a logical order so they could be numbered sequentially. The result is that, today, there are a total of 594 members of the family recorded here. If the marriage of Sarah Coleman, born about 1650 in Ireland who married Francis Roundtree and lived in Nansemond County Virginia is any indication, then a birthplace or origin is now suggested for Robert Coleman of Nansemond County. Since they were contemporaries (born about 1650), they could have been brother and sister. Thus, if Sarah Coleman Roundtree is the brother of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia, then Robert Coleman likely came from, or was born in (at least), the country of Ireland. This in contrast to the legend recorded by Jennie I. Coleman of Fairfield County, South Carolina in the 1800s that the family originated from Wales.
Additions since the last release include:
- More families from north Hamilton County into the outline in Chapter 15.
- New chapters, 16-21, for each of the children of Charles Coleman of North Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- New chapter, 22, on the inhabitants of Bibb and Greene County Alabama who are thought to be descended from Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia. This group descends from a pair of sons of Charles Coleman and Mary Roundtree, who left North Carolina, arrived in Bibb County Alabama, planting son Wiley there, then arrived in Greene County Alabama, planting son John there. Charles and his wife Mary both died in 1824, a year after arriving there.
- New chapters, 23-30, for each of the grandchildren of Charles Coleman, born to his son, Wash, (George Washington Coleman).
- New chapters, 31-40, for each of the grandchildren of Charles Coleman, born to his son, Frank, (Benjamin Franklin Coleman).
- Research notes of interest in the early chapters covering the earliest known descendants and collateral families with whom they married and migrated. These notes are pieces of related information found in searching Rootsweb email list archives and the State Archives Search Engine. Email lists for both surnames and county lists have been combed for information that ties families together by any bits of fact from deeds, wills, or family researcher's queries. Other resources include the family forums of GenForum, U.S. Census and Census indexes, and cemetery transcription projects posted to the Internet.
- A number of appendices for background data tables, U.S. Census data of a given location, or a deed timeline for a given location. Truly, a lot of the research notes added in the early chapters should have been, and should one day become, appendices in this project.
Revision 2 Notes - Sept 15, 2002
- Added links on each page back to the home page or "Site Map"
- Revised App A concerning the appearance of Edgecombe County Colemans in the Halifax County U.S. Census of 1790 rather than Edgecombe County. Still needs verification.
- Fixed the Table of Contents entry for the title of Chapter 3. Robert Coleman, III, not the second (II).
Revision 3 Notes - Sept 23, 2002
- Indexed more of the Fair Bluff, Columbus County, NC descendants from Census and Cemetery records.
Revision 4 Notes - Sept 27, 2002
- Indexed descendants of Chapter 31.
- Added descendants from Chapter 31 into Chapter 15 outline of North Hamilton County, TN Colemans.
- Total descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County now indexed is 700 (2 through 701).
- Chapters 32 through 40 need descendants indexed and Chapter 22 on Greene County Alabama descendants needs lots of analysis and indexing.
Revision 5 Notes - Sept 29, 2002
- Indexed descendants of Chapter 32.
- Corrected index numbers in Chapter 25 to match correct numbers in Chapter 15 outlining Colemans of North Hamilton County, TN.
- Fixed ommission of Chapter 25 from the merged single HTML file version of the book.
- Chapter 14, on Colemans of Fair Bluff, NC updated to remove Anna J. Enzor who married a Coleman from the index of numbered descendants, and to correct Mary K. Coleman's number where she had been assigned a second number.
- Total descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County now indexed is 761 (2 through 762).
- Chapters 34 through 40 need descendants indexed and Chapter 22 on Greene County Alabama descendants needs lots of analysis and indexing.
Revision 6 Notes - Oct 10, 2002
- Finished indexing the last offspring of Lute Coleman in Chapter 33 adding them to the outline in Chapter 15 of Colemans of North Hamilton County Tennessee.
- Indexed the offspring of Millie America Coleman in Chapter 34 adding them to the outline in Chapter 15 of Colemans of North Hamilton County Tennessee.
- Indexed the offspring of Nancy Easter Coleman in Chapter 35 adding them to the outline in Chapter 15 of Colemans of North Hamilton County Tennessee.
- Added the name index of Numbered descendants to the book for the first time. This index was generated automatically using a perl script to process the HTML files that make up the book.
- Total descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County now indexed is 804 (2 through 805).
Revision 7 Notes - Oct 12, 2002
- Changed Indexing to show only the alphabetical list.
- Added links from the index to the first occurence of each person as a:
- Child,
- Adult, and
- Parent.
- Added links from the person's name to the occurence of that name in the index.
- Numerical Index could return if useful in the future.
Revision 8 Notes - Nov 04, 2002
- Added offspring of William Louis Coleman in Chapter 20 on Rachel Coleman adding them to the outline in Chapter 15 of Colemans of North Hamilton County Tennessee.
- Indexed the offspring of Benjamin Franklin Coleman in Chapter 36 adding them to the outline in Chapter 15 of Colemans of North Hamilton County Tennessee.
- Added the numerically sequenced index of Numbered descendants to the table of contents for the first time. This index was generated automatically using a perl script to process the HTML files that make up the book.
- Total descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County now indexed is 881 (2 through 822).
Revision 9 Notes - Nov 11, 2002
- Finished indexing descendants from chapters 38 through 40.
Revision 10 Notes - Jan 12, 2003
After an intense two and a half weeks of incorporating known information into Chapter 22 on the descendants of Charles Coleman and Mary Roundtree in Greene County and Bibb County Alabama and before I was quite ready to move it all online, my hard disk went out Thanksgiving day with my last backup 3 months old. After much effort and a busy holiday/birthday season, the work picks up were last I had it here online. Robert Hook's data from Family Tree Maker Online and personal correspondence has been mostly integrated into the standard format and index numbering system.
Revision 11 Notes - Feb 12, 2003
Completed the incorporation of known information about Chapter 22, the descendants of Charles Coleman and Mary Roundtree in Bibb and Greene Counties of Alabama. Reached the 1000 milestone in indexing descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia. Added spouses to the name index at the end using "S" numbers separate from the descendants numbering sequence.
Revision 12 Notes - Mar 06, 2004
Updated Chapter 27, Descendants of Zachariah Taylor Coleman of Putnam County TN and Woodruff County, AR. Building on information I received via emails from Paul W. Patterson, I then researched Zach's family in the 1900, 1910, and the 1920 U.S. Census. I then found posts on GenForum's Coleman family forum by Carolyn Pfaus, learned more, and then contacted her. She confirmed my suspicion that her Mildred and the child known as Lucy were the same person.
Revision 13 Notes - Mar 08, 2004
Chapter 15. The Colemans of North Hamilton County, TN no longer outlines all known descendants of that area. This caused great difficulty indexing those detailed paragraphs about those descendants. Therefore, a table showing what chapters follow containing information on each of Charles S. Coleman's children, and several of his grandchildren is shown with hyperlinks to take the reader directly to those chapters.
Revision 14 Notes - Jun 10, 2004
Chapter 14. The Colemans of Columbus County, NC was updated to show the family of Harris Coleman and wife Rebecca based on three sources. Lot Caswell Coleman was included in this family based on a posting on Coleman Family Forum by James Lawson stating that Lot was the son of Harris Coleman, b. 1811 and on the fact the two are both living in Tatoms District of Columbus County in the 1880 U.S. Census.
Revision 15 Notes - Apr 29, 2005
So far in 2005 I've slowly made numerous updates but failed to mention them here. So, I'll briefly list the highlights of recent updates:- Chapter 14. The Colemans of Columbus County, NC was updated incorporating will of Alpha Jane Coleman Faulk where she lists heir of brothers Bethel V. Coleman, Amos W. Coleman, Daniel J. Coleman, and sister Tabitha (Bitha) Coleman Godwin. Alpha's will also lists her other sisters as Sarah M. Bigby, W. E. Tart, and Mary C. Coleman. Descendants listed in the will of Warren Jackson Coleman were also incorporated.
- Chapters 8 and 9 on the brothers, Samuel and Sampson Coleman were updated to give abstracts of the deeds and reference the exact page of the deed books where is found the fact they are selling land owned previously by William Coleman and that they are now planters of a particular location in South Carolina.
- Created a merged HTML file of the entire book, a Zip file of same, and an MS Word file of the entire book. This last took a very long time to convert and is currently missing the maps and other images of the original. It also needs to be formatted to show page numbers in the Table of Contents, rather than just the hyperlinks from its HTML predecessor. But this is the first time in about three years or more that the book has been available in Word format!
- The Site Map, index.html, was updated to include the link to the Word file and give the new sizes of the three (HTML, ZIP, and WORD files).
- Added Phil Coleman to list of References and added links to his listing in the references file from Chapter 24 on Thomas Coleman of Hamilton County, TN
- Integrated information about William Louis Coleman and wife Della Clementine Taylor which had been at the bottom of Chapter 20, up into the proper locations where they appear in proper order.
- Fixed Chapter Numbers listed for children of Robert Coleman, II in Chapter 2.
Next Priorities
On the priority list are these items yet left to be done:
- Evaluation and incorporation of any data YOU SEND TO ME.
- Obtain more online U.S. Census data from 1880 for folks in Alabama, as recorded in Chapter 22.
- Obtain more online U.S. Census data from 1880 for folks in Tennessee.
- Obtain more online U.S. Census data from 1880 for folks in NC and SC.
- Obtain U.S. Census data for Colemans in 1900, 1920, and 1930 U.S. Census records in the library.
- Make a thorough study of Colemans in Marion County, SC and related lines through Bertie, Robeson and Columbus Counties of North Carolina.
- Make a thorough study of Stephen Coleman in Fairfield County, SC to determine whether a link to Robert Coleman of Nansemond County, VA can be established.
Revision 16 Notes - May 9, 2007
- Revised indexing method to facilitate extraction of a GEDCOM file showing spouses of descendants with their family. The spouse hyperlinks to/from the index files are broken until I can rework the index files to conform.
- Provided updated descendants report in XML format. Clicking on any person's name should close up all descendants and simplify viewing of one or two branches or comparing a few branches while hiding the rest. Many of the descendants are not included due to incomplete markup of the work with indexing tags, a work in progress.
- Provided new photos of those in the branch from Hamilton County, TN, courtesy of Cy Yarborough, original author of the chapters for those from that location.
Revision 17 Notes - February 20, 2008
- Added Chapter 41 on Daniel V. Coleman of Tattnall and Toombs County, Georgia. Daniel originated from Columbus County, SC. This information developed from a tip by Kim Coleman, Coleman Family DNA project coordinator.
- Updated References file and table of contents
Revision 18 Notes - April 2, 2008
- Added a list of Internet Tools for genealogy researchers.
Revision 19 Notes - April 20, 2008
- Updated Chapter 23 on Elizabeth Coleman of Hamilton County, TN.
- Updated Chapter 19 on Mary Polly Coleman of Hamilton County, TN.
- Updated References file
Revision 20 Notes - May 6, 2008
- Updated sitemap.html to use a new graphic and all new imagemap of hyperlinks. Added link for Varners of Hamilton County, TN and link for Tattnall County, Georgia. Also added links for the Internet Tools page and The Coleman Family by the American Genealogical Research Institute. Used the U.S. Census Bureau's Tigerline Map Server to create images for each state on the sitemap showing county lines, population centers, and bodies of water. Patched together images to complete a mosaic for each state, thickened the state border, reduced the image size and then thickened the state borders again.
- Added U.S. Census data for Colemans in Georgia
- Cleaned up errors in the cascading style sheet (CSS).
- Brought back the information on Stephen Coleman's line through Fairfield, SC and Lincoln County, TN. In January 2003, this information had been misplaced in Chapter 5, where Doris Ragan had suggested it might fit. Later, she said it was likely her Stephen Coleman was from the Halifax Coleman line. I moved it out of Chapter 5 some time later. Now, it is back as Appendix G, Colemans of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Updated the table of contents, numberic and name index files to correspond with this addition of Appendix G.
- Updated this preface file with Rev 17, 18, 19 and 20 notes
- Updated Merge script adding Chapter 41 Colemans of Tattnall County, GA and Appendix G, Colemans of Lincoln County, TN.
- Updated allnanse.htm and allnanse.doc, this complete work in one file, one in HTML, the other in MS Word 97-2003 format.
Revision 21 Notes - May 10, 2008
- Provided U.S. Census records for Colemans in Georgia in 1820, 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. Read the Census pages for 1850 and 60 as indicated by Ancestry or print indexes of Coleman heads of households and recorded names of all relatives in the household.
- The prior update of the sitemap anticipated this delivery, so did not need an update.
Revision 22 Notes - May 15, 2008
- Added names of Bestor Wynne Coleman line as indicated by Kim Coleman, and researched myself.
- Updated Fairbluff Colemans.
Revision 23 Notes - May 21 through 27, 2008
- After giving up on incorporating an XML style sheet with a library of Javascript routines written to do a descendants chart for each chapter, I elected to abandon the XML solution and generate Javascript addendums for each chapter. I implemented a text-searchable descendants chart at the start of each chapter based on my library of Javascript routines and an addendum listing the members of the chapter and their parent index number.
- Made corrections in Chapters 31 and 32 until descendancy chart was correct. Fixed index numbers for those marked as 973 (4 individuals now indexed as 1209-1211 and 973).
- Added descendants of Susan Coleman Starnes in Chapter 30 based on information shared by Opal Starnes Wood, found on a website of Starnes marriages in Tennessee, and found in the U.S. Census.
- Noted that a letter mentioned on COLEMAN-L states Ridgeway, Fairfield Co., SC Colemans moved to Princeton, Dallas County, Arkansas by 1904. I already had Putnam County Colemans moving their from Zach T. Coleman's line.
Revision 24 Notes - June 10, 2008
- Corrected Chapter 6 Moses Coleman of Edgecombe County, NC
- Corrected Chapter 14 Colemans of Fair Bluff, Columbus County, NC.
- Minor editorial corrections around U.S. Census references in Chapter 30 Susan Coleman Starnes
- Added wife and children of James William Harvey who married Minnie Darinda Standefer to Chapter 25 Descendants of Barbara Coleman Harvey of Tennessee
Revision 25 Notes - June 17, 2008
- Added more to Chapter 3 on the Hardy and Aval Coleman Family.
- Added Chapter 42 on descendants of Zilpha Coleman who married Henry Pitt and relocated to Sumner County, Tennessee. Information provided by Joyce Powell, confirmed and expanded via U.S. Census records.
- Total descendants raised from 1232 to 1294 with families with surnames of Pitt, Buzby and English.
Revision 26 Notes - Dec 17, 2008
- Added Chapter 43 about descendants of Mary Coleman, youngest daughter of Charles Washington 'Wash' Coleman, of Bledsoe & Hamilton County, TN and later of Putnam Co, TN. Mary married Noah Martin and began a family in Putnam County, but between 1900 and 1910, the family relocated to Stallard Springs, in Warren County, Kentucky. Information provided by LeAnne von Neumeyer Hull Shanahan, confirmed and expanded via U.S. Census Records and quotes from others online.
- Added Martins raising the total descendants from 1300 to 1350.
Revision 27 Notes - Dec 30, 2008
Updated Chapter 12 Ellen Coleman who married Cornelius JordanRevision 28 Notes - Jan 26, 2009
- Updated Chapter 2 Second Generation of Nansemond Colemans
- Updated Chapter 22 Descendants of Charles Coleman (1744-1824) and Mary Roundtree of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and later, Greene County, Alabama
Revision 29 Notes - Jan 31, 2009
Updated Chapter 14 Colemans of Fair Bluff, Columbus County, NCRevision 30 Notes - Feb 2, 2009
- Updated Chapter 4 Charles Coleman of Edgecombe County, NC
- Updated Appendix A: Collateral Information: Analysis of Colemans in the 1790 U.S. Census, Marriages, and Deeds in Edgecombe and Halifax Counties of North Carolina
Revision 31 Notes - Feb 11, 2009
Updated Chapter 24 Descendants of Thomas Jackson Coleman of Walden's Ridge, TN and Kentucky. Added photos and information about the descendants of Albert Marion Francis Coleman contributed by Mary Margaret Fussell Dykes.Revision 32 Notes - Feb 18, 2009
Updated Chapter 20 Descendants of Rachel Coleman Brown (1822-1893) of Hamilton County, TN and Madison County, AR. Added photos of The William and Della Clementine Taylor Coleman Family, The Agnes and Ira Miller Watt Family, a wedding photo of Floyd Avery Coleman and Elva Mae Watt, and their grocery store. -->PREFACE
This book online is a project to document information I have gathered or received for my line from my first ancestor to arrive in the British Colony known as Virginia Territory, or what would become the United States. The issue of information sources is one which gained importance to me some years ago, though I've known it was important to record my sources in a permanent fashion even from the first. It is important to keep a log book of your efforts since it is difficult to recall the source of information read or heard many days ago, let alone longer periods. However, while I recorded sources when gathering information, I did not take the time to enter that information in my database initially. In this work, I am starting much earlier in the timeline than ever before. I am considerably further in the process of maturing my information (16+ years), and am thinking more in terms of publishing information to others, rather than just indexing it online for myself or, coincidentally, for others.
So, this work should contain square brackets around a surname for every item of information I record here so that the reader and I will know where I got each item. Had it all been fiction, I would never have written so many people of the same name.
I do not kid myself that recording sources assures me or the reader that any of the information recorded here is correct or accurate. We can not know what history failed to record, we can only fail to uncover all the obscure records that may be found from history. Even primary records such as court documents, church registries, and family bibles are not necessarily accurate, especially when it comes to spelling names. With low literacy rates in the 1600s and 1700s, meaning few could even write their own names, it is not surprising that officials of the day had to do their best when attempting to record the spellings of the names they were given orally. Thus, Cader Coleman has been recorded as a member of a jury many times over a one-week period, often several times per day, and every occurence of his name is generally spelled differently than the previous one. So consistency was not a requirement of the court recorder that week!
If a researcher were to trust or accept the accuracy of the primary records, and were to stipulate a requirement of three independent primary sources in order to prove authenticity of a family relationship, such a researcher would find it difficult to ever publish any line extending back much before 1850. Finding even one primary source is problematic due to the number of fires, accidental or in times of war, which destroyed court houses and all the records stored there.
Suffice to say that my work published here does not bar any source, though I rely most on transcriptions of primary sources which I believe and hope to be more accurate than if I were to try to read the manuscript of the period, even as late as the early 1800s. Worse, some of the relationships or existence of persons listed has not been corroborated by any reputable source, but has been given to me word of mouth or email by someone who "saw it on the Internet" without even a URL for a source. While such information is highly in doubt until verified by more reputable sources; it does provide a starting point for your effort, should you take up the cause. When and if you do find reliable evidence in support or denial of information shown here, I hope you will immediately send me the reference and the information, as this is a work in progress that will never be finished.
Therefore, consider the work here as a collection of obscure facts and a possible line, though quite unproven, which is wholy unreliable, at least in some points, but is meant as a starting point for your work and my further efforts. I hope you will join me in a collaborative effort to work this big puzzle by helping me turn over all the pieces.
I am interested in collecting any family descendants of the line from Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia and I believe there are several lines out there which could be connected if those doing the work become interested in pooling resources. This work is quite incomplete in so many areas it hardly bears mentioning a few. However, I'm especially interested in filling in gaps such as:
- descendants of Cader's son, Charles Coleman, Sr.
- descendants of Charles Coleman, Jr., who I believe is the same as the earliest settler of the name Coleman to North Hamilton County Tennessee. There is an exhaustive account of the people in this family written by Cleveland (Cy) Yarborough [Yarborough] based on interviews and on court records of that area. This group is more completely documented in that work. With permission, I have updated that work and made it available to those sharing their lines with me.
- lines through Greene County, Alabama. J.P. Coleman, once governor of Mississippi and author of the work, The Robert Coleman Family from Virginia to Texas, 1652-1965, recorded a great deal about this family and had access to a great deal more saying the sum of it all would fill a book. There are a number of articles and family records to be rediscovered by the present generation which should add considerably to this branch of the family.
- your line, if you are connected to those recorded here.
--- Wes Coleman April 2002, updated June 2005
12/17/2008
Chapter 1 First Generation
A brief note about navigating the work. The names that appear as links in the chapters are links back to the index. The index contains up to three links for each person. Where available there is a link designated by a single letter, C, A, or P, to the first occurence of the person as a child, adult, and parent, respectively. This is particularly useful when the child is not mentioned as an adult until a subsequent chapter.(1) Robert Coleman, I (c1650-c1710) was my earliest known ancestor. In her book The Coleman Family of Mobjack Bay Virginia, Nicol, 1998, p. 43 records the fact another Robert Coleman, of Isle of Wight County, Virginia transported a headright Robert Coleman receiving land 29 Sep 1667 for the fact. Nicol speculates this could have been our Robert Coleman, I of Nansemond County, Virginia. If (1) Robert Coleman, I arrived in 1667 at the age of 17, he would have been born in 1650, but there is no proof of his age at any point in his life. Any assignment of a year of birth or death for him is merely speculation. The purpose is to identify him apart from the many other Robert Colemans of the day, not to mention of his line, for he was first of four in a line. The designation of I, II, III, and IV to identify these four Robert Colemans is again simply my attempt to identify them, not that they were recorded with these numbers. So, if you quote my years or my use of I, II, III, or IV, then you are obligated to point out that these identifiers are for discussion purposes only, not representative of how the men were recorded in any place that has yet been found.
To borrow a page from the diary of Jennie I. Coleman, writing in the early 1800s from her house in Fairfield County South Carolina, the (1) Robert Coleman, I, first in my line to arrive in Virginia, was likely from Wales. [Coleman, J. P., 1965] Other sources record the fact the Coleman name was never associated with gentry. No Coleman lords or ladies were recorded in English history, yet they distinguished themselves frequently in the founding of the Virginia Colony.
The first recorded Coleman to Virginia was Thomas Coleman and his wife who came with the last of the colonists sent by Sir Walter Ralegh (sic) to settle on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina. Previous attempts at a colony further North had failed and this group attempted to settle far enough South to avoid the harshness of the Northern New England winters. The colony was not resupplied the following year due to mounting tensions between King Phillip's Spanish Armada and Queen Elizabeth's England that resulted as privateering by Sir Francis Drake and others licensed by the English crown became an intolerable disturbance in the trade or looting of the Spanish dominion in what is now Mexico. A resupply effort with meager (small) ships failed to leave coastal England due to the threat of invasion of English territorial waters by the Spanish Armada. This failed resupply effort only resulted in privateering off the English coast. It took another two and a half years before a resupply voyage could reach the colony, four years after they had been planted there. What ever happened will remain unknown, but the word "Croatoan" was found carved in a tree. There is speculation the colonists moved inland to settle and assimilate with native tribes of the area, but the tribes they would likely have befriended were soon wiped out by war with other tribes. So, whether lost directly before they could assimilate, or whether wiped out after joining with local tribes, there were never any fair haired natives found to represent their progeny. There are many good references on the colonization of the North American continent by Europeans in general and the English specifically. Some of my favorites are:
- Stick, David, Roanoke Island, The Beginnings of English in America, University of North Carolina Press, 1983. This is an excellent account of the earliest exploration even of Greenland and Iceland by Norsemen and Vikings up through the landing of the first truly permanent colony of Englishmen in Virginia. This very detailed account was written to laymen by a historian who enjoyed familiarity with the historical documents and legends of our ancestral settlement efforts.
- Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson, The Planters of Colonial Virginia, Jefferson Princeton Univ. Press:Princeton, NJ and the Oxford Univ. Press:London, 1922. This thick tome gives a thorough telling of lots of interesting stories occurring throughout the time period from the arrival of the first permanent settlers through the revolutionary war. A more complete retelling of the events in the lives and times of our colonial ancestors in Virginia from 1600s through the 1700s and into the 1800s would be difficult to find. This reference, above all others I have perused, demonstrates the pattern of events that lead to open rebellion in Virginia against the exploitation policies that grew to overburden the colonists particularly about 1650. The retelling of Bacon's Rebellion, the deeds and misdeeds of Berkeley as the governor of the colony duly appointed by the King, the loyalty of the colonists to the King after his ouster back in Britain, and the trouble the colonists receive for their loyalty when he is reinstated are all told in a wonderful narrative that almost reads like a novel in this fine work.
- Rubin, Louis D., Jr., Virginia - A bicentennial History one of a series of books called "States and the Nation" published by W. W. Norton & Company of New York for the American Association for State and Local History of Nashville, TN, 1977. This book is written to young adults and touches on some great stories but leaves out so much of the entertaining detail that will be found in the other references above.
In the group of Englishmen returning to Roanoke four years after the colony was founded, a Robert Coleman is found who drowned trying to get ashore in stormy seas where many men perished. Whether he was revered for his action or whether Robert is just a common name, it remains to be seen. But the facts as are known today show that four different Robert Colemans arrived in the Virginia Colony by 1700. [Nicol, 1998; Coleman, J. P., 1965?] These are commonly referred to by the county in which each settled. Therefore, we refer to Robert of Gloucester County (also known as Mobjack Bay Coleman line), Robert of Charles City County, Robert of Isle of Wight, and lastly, (1) Robert of Nansemond County. Nansemond County is now called Suffolk City County, so when you look at modern maps, be sure to note the new name.
This work is to tell the story of the line of (1) Robert Coleman of Nansemond County.
(1) Robert Coleman of Nansemond may have been brought over to Virginia by Robert Coleman of Isle of Wight. "On 29 Sep 1667, Robert of Isle of Wight was granted 634 acres in Isle of Wight Co. - 300 purchased from Ambrose Bennet and 334 for transporting seven persons, including a Robert Coleman (Pat. Bk. 6, p181). The headright Robert Coleman may be the Nansemond County Robert [Coleman] in the previous paragraph. Nansemond and Isle of Wight bordered each other." [Nicol, 1998, p. 43]
If this is our (1) Robert I of Nansemond, he arrived in 1667 and may have served a five year period of indenture to Robert of Isle of Wight. As a freeman in 1672, he would have been employed in what ever line of work seemed most opportune. After some period of 12 years, he has gained the clout to patent his first tract of land.
Nugent recorded that on 20 Apr 1684, Robert Coleman was granted 530 acres of land and another 400 acres that had belonged to Richard & Miles Lewis since 29 Jan 1667 [Nugent]. Nicol recorded that on 28 Oct 1697, another 450 acres was granted to Robert Coleman. By 1704, according to the Quit Rent Roll which Mississippi Governor, J. P. Coleman viewed in London [Coleman, 1965], and which is available online and in the book The Planters of Colonial Virginia by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker our Robert Coleman was listed as owning 1400 acres. This is all that is known of him.
J.P. Coleman's book, p. 80 reported that the Colemans and Jordans both came together from Nansemond County Virginia to Edgecombe County North Carolina where they were recorded from 1745 to 1800. With that in mind, I noted the presence of Thomas Jordan in Nansemond County. Nugent shows Thomas Jordan patented 550 acres on 22 Oct 1666. Other references show that William Nichols, Hedgepeths, and Pews were some other families from Nansemond County Virginia who passed through Edgecombe County, NC, making it their home for a time. While there were very accurate surveys made with magnetic compass and steel chains, there was economic incentive to under report acreage, since less acreage meant less tax to pay. So while some figures may be rather precise, others may vary by 50%.
Locating Chuckatuck, the town and the creek, in Southeastern Virginia
The above map shows modern day towns around the Chesapeake Bay area in relation to that area where Robert Coleman of Nansemond County, Virginia first patented land in 1684.
The first land granted was west of a reedy salt marsh on a branch of the Chuckatuck. The second was not well described, but was land first patented by those who sold it to Robert, Richard & Miles Lewis. They had patented it on 29 Jan 1667. It was situated adjacent to land of Jeremiah Rutter and John Turner. The third plot was said to lie near Wickham Swamp in Upper Parish adjacent to John & Thomas Milner. The present day Chuckatuck Creek flows SE out of Isle of Wight County toward the town of Chuckatuck where it turns NE to flow into the James River. Chuckatuck is situated South of the James River and closer to the coast than Jamestown. It lies North of the Nansemond River, which drains into the James near where the James River reaches Chesapeake Bay. The area is very low land subject to tidal incursions which keep the soil marshy and salty. It reminds me of the saying, "If you believe that, I've got some swamp land I'd like to sell ya'" Whether Robert's acres were high or low or what the elevations were like in his time are unknown. But these are the clues we have. There are much more detailed maps available online. MapQuest.com is a good source of road maps of this area. Topozone.com was a good source of detailed topographic maps (modern 20th century, not 17th century maps) of this area but lost its free status when it was made a part of Trails.com.
Living near a swamp with no chemicals to fight mosquitos and little known about medicine to fight disease was a most decidedly unhealthy place to settle. This fact was even known to the London Company who stated the fact in their directives about where to settle the Jamestown colonists. I noted with satisfaction that the entire group of Colemans is not found in Nansemond County after the 1704 presence recorded in the Quit Rent Rolls. Apparently the whole group, along with other branches of Colemans, recognized the need to move to a more healthy region, and thus would find a place in Northern Edgecombe County, North Carolina to homestead.
North Carolina Migration Pattern
for descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia.
Nothing is known of the death of Robert Coleman, I, but it is presumed that a 60 year life span would be a long life for this place and time. Based on that assumption and on the assumption he was born around 1650, we arrive at an assigned year of death of 1710. Again, this is more for identifying the man and the approximate time period he lived than it is to assert any actual date of death which remains to be discovered.
It is interesting to note the early connection with the Roundtree family in a note posted to the COLEMAN-L:
Looking for vitals and Parentage of Sarah Coleman b. 1655 in Ireland and died 1723 in Nansemond County, Va. She married Francis Roundtree in 1670 in North Ireland, where Francis was born. They had 12 children. If anyone has any info on Sarah Coleman or her family, please let me know
[Erika in MI, post dated Mon, 30 Jul 2001 00:09:27 EDT with a subject of "Sarah Coleman b. 1655 in Ireland"]And this posting made to ROUNDTREE-L:
Looking for any information that indicates that Frances Rountree (b. 1649) and Sarah Coleman had a daughter Rebecca who married John Lassiter.
[From Russell Daines Hornsby <kkn50@hotmail.com> To: ROUNDTREE-L@rootsweb.com, dated Sun, 22 Apr 2001 21:08:12 -0000 with subject "Frances Rountree & Sarah Coleman"]
June 26, 2008
Chapter 2: Second Generation of Nansemond Colemans
(1) Robert Coleman, I of Nansemond County who patented land first in 1684, is known to have had two sons. He may have had a sister named Sarah who married Francis Roundtree.. There may have been others, but no evidence of that is known to this author. J. P. Coleman recorded this in his book:
Robert Coleman of Nansemond is documentarily well established as the father of William Coleman, who died in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, in 1752, and he was also the father of Robert Coleman, who died in the same County, 1761. The Robert Coleman, later to be described herein, patented land in Edgecombe County in 1756. He was in that part of Edgecombe which later became Halifax County, whereas the descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond lived in an entirely different section of the original Edgecombe, which then covered not only its present area but parts of other present-day counties, Wilson, for example.
(1) Robert Coleman had at least two known children:
(2) 1. Robert Coleman, II, b. 1676, d. 1761 (3) 2. William "Wiley" Coleman, b. c1678, d. 1752
Another researcher has suggested there was a third son, Charles, but I have not studied the evidence for this and leave it here as an item for future investigation.
(2) Robert Coleman, II was born in 1676 [McGarr], in Nansemond County, Virginia. This second Robert in our line, the son of the above (1) Robert Coleman, Ist, (who lived c1650-c1710), died in 1761 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina [Nicol 1998]. I have independently verified that a Robert Coleman of Nansemond County died on 10 Jan 1761 [Williams, 1956] Other facts which are listed below seem to support the notion that this Robert Coleman, II is the one whose death is recorded in 1761, which would have made him 85; quite a long life for the period.
(2) Robert Coleman's wife was Susanna Unknown. Robert II lived in Nansemond County, Virginia at least from Aug 15 1739 through Mar 3 1743 according to court records of land patents or sales of which he is party. However, his son, Moses is recorded as patenting land in 1739 on the North side of the Tar River near what is now Tarboro, NC.
Noting the records of (2) Robert Coleman, II's sons, Charles Coleman and Moses Coleman, owning land along the North side of the Tar River in North Carolina, and noting other references to Deep Creek swamp and others, it is apparent the whole family eventually left Virginia to settle in the area north of Tarboro, NC where the Tar River is joined first by Fishing Creek and then by Deep Creek.
Hand drawn map of Tarboro North Carolina area showing Fishing Creek and Deep Creek and Tar River
(2) Robert Coleman, II and wife Susanna Unknown had these children:
Index Chapter Name Approximated year of birth (4) 3. Robert Coleman, III, b. c1700-1710 based on father's birth year (5) 4. Charles Coleman, b. c1702-1712 based on brother's birth year (6) 5. Stephen Coleman, b. c1704-1714 based on brother's birth year (7) 6. Moses Coleman, I, b. c1706-1716 based on brother's birth year (8) 7. Theophilus Coleman, b. c1708-1718 based on brother's birth year (1351) None Aaron Coleman, b. c1710-1720 based on brother's birth year [Williams, 1956, Abstracts of the wills of Edgecombe County North Carolina 1733-1856] Aaron was added based on a 1763 court record abstract naming him guardian of Charles' orphan, Jonathan, calling Aaron an uncle to Jonathan. [EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NC, Court Minutes of the Pleas & Quarter Sessions -– 1757 – 1784 LDS Microfilm #0370142, Posted to USGenWeb State Archives]
(3) William "Wiley" Coleman, was born about 1678 based on his brother (2) Robert Coleman, II's birth year. The earliest deed I've located involving a Coleman in Edgecombe County involves the sale of land by William Coleman just North of the Tar River. I submit this was the same as (3) William Coleman, though the will fails to mention any other Coleman than William and fails to mention William's origin or how he received the land or from whom or even to whom the land was originally patented. Many of the later deeds do one or more of these things and thus offer some clue or assurance of family lineage.
William's sale of land is found in Edgecombe Deeds, 1732-1741 . In the index to one of the two parts of the microfilm is found a deed from William Coleman to Samuel Lissums dated 11/2/1739 and proved in August Court, 1740. Here William sold land on the North side of the Tar River. A Richard Lissums has signed as a witness but no Colemans signed. Thus, while it is unclear who William Coleman was with respect to origin or where he went, it is possible, perhaps even likely, that this is the William Coleman who came from Nansemond, as the other group in that portion of Edgecombe that became Halifax would be at some distance Northeast of the Tar River.
William died with a will dated 29 Dec 1749, probated Feb. 1752. His will records his wife's first name as Jane, four children, his brother Robert, and witnesses, Moses Coleman, Cornelius Jordan, and Elin Jordan. "Elin" is most likely a misspelling of his daughter, Ellen Coleman, who had married Cornelius Jordan.
(3) William "Wiley" Coleman had these children:
Index Chapter Name Approximated year of birth (9) 8. Samuel Coleman, b. c1704 based on father's birth year (10) 9. Sampson Coleman, b. c1705 based on brother's birth year (11) 10. Sarah Coleman, b. c1706 based on brother's birth year (12) 11. Susannah Coleman, b. c1708 based on sister's birth year (13) 12. Ellen Coleman, b. c1710, d. between 1792 and 1794, Ellen Coleman married Cornelius Jordan, Sr.
As was previously mentioned, the Coleman's of Nansemond County VA traveled with the Jordan Family (more about Jordans in Chapter 12) to make a new home in Edgecombe County, NC.
The fifth child, Ellen, was discovered in Jordan-L archives. The family of Cornelius Jordan and wife, (13) Ellen Coleman are recorded in Chapter 12. A daughter of Ellen Coleman and Cornelius Jordan married Thomas Sanders. Thomas Sanders is mentioned among the Hedgepeths connected with John Coleman by marriage. It is unclear where this John Coleman fits in the tree.
(1351) Aaron Coleman, b. c1690+/-15 was named (in 1763 Court Records of Edgecombe County, NC) as guardian of orphan Jonathan Coleman, son of Charles Coleman, who died in 1761. (See Chapter 4, Charles Coleman of Edgecombe County, NC.)
Chapter 3: Robert Coleman, III and Susanor Unknown of Edgecombe County, NC
(4) Robert Coleman, III, (son of (2) Robert Coleman, II, son of (1) Robert Coleman, I) was born in 1705 in Nansemond County, Virginia [McGarr]. Robert III owned a plantation and his wife was Susanor. Noting the presence of a Robert Coleman in Dobbs County, NC and also in Georgetown County SC, I wonder if either were this (4) Robert Coleman, III.
(4) Robert Coleman, III and wife Susanor had these children named in his will, dated 10 Jan 1761 and probated in March of 1761 [Williams, 1956]:
(14) 1. Robert Coleman, IV, b. c1734 m. 13 Aug 1762, in Edgecombe County, NC to Sarah Story (15) 2. Aaron Coleman, b. c1735, Edgecombe County, NC?. (16) 3. Cadar Coleman b. c1736, Virginia?, m. 5 Apr 1764, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, to Susannah Stephenson d. c1801-1809 in Fairfield County, South Carolina. (17) 4. Stephen Coleman, b. c1737, m. to Esther Unknown, (c1742->3/29/1803). d. 29 Mar 1803, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. (18) 5. Sarah Coleman b. 1738, m. 5 Jan 1763, in North Carolina, to Robert Carlile (later spelled: Carlisle). (19) 6. Josiah Coleman, b. c1742. (20) 7. Susanor Coleman, b. c1745. m. Richard Strother [Powell, 2000] (21) 8. Jaconias Coleman, b. c1748. This daughter's name was sometimes spelled Jachonias (22) 9. Grace Coleman, b. c1751. (23) 10. Sely Coleman, b. c1754. A.k.a. Sela or Celia. (24) 11. Hardy Coleman, b. 1757. (25) 12. Zilpha Coleman, b. c1759. m. Henry Pitt in NC [Powell, 2000]
(14) Robert Coleman, IV was born c1736, married Sarah Story on 08/13/1762, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Sarah was born c1736. Robert made a will dated 5 Oct 1790, probated in 1795 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. His will mentions sister Grace and son. Executors of Robert's will are Jacob Battle, Noah Woodard. Witnesses of Robert's will are Aaron Coleman and Sela Coleman, the brother and sister of the deceased.
There is nothing more known about Sarah Story but there are references to Colemans and Storys in the archives of the rootsweb mail lists for the STORY surname, such as "Abstracts of Edgecombe Co. NC deeds" and "Scotch Irish Colemans from PA mentioned".
(14) Robert Coleman, IV and Sarah Story had these children:
(26) 1. John Coleman, b. c1750-1770, Edgecombe County, NC? A closer approximation of his birth may be 1763. On Dec 16, 1805, John Coleman sold land originally deeded to his father, per Deed Book 11, #734 [Watson, 1969, p. 70] Though it is wild speculation, this may be the John Coleman who on 06/07/1799 married Rebekah Dancy, daughter of Archibald Dancy. [Watson, 1969; Ingmire] Archibald Dancy died before deed dated Feb 24, 1806 [Watson, 1969, p. 66] (27) 2. Martha Coleman, b. c1765 if brother John born 1763. m. John G. Hollon (Holland) Deed Book 23 #453 dated Feb 24, 1844 [Watson, 1969, p. 278]. (28) 3. Elizabeth Coleman, b. c1767 if brother John born 1763. m. 22 Sep 1836 to William Barnes Deed Book 23 #453 dated Feb 24, 1844 [Watson, 1969, p. 278]. William Barnes may be the same that had a wife, Jane C. Wilkins, daughter of Willis Wilkins per Deed Book 23 #477 [Watson, 1969, p. 278]
(16) Cader Coleman and Susannah Stephenson
(16) Cader (Cadar, or Kador) Coleman (Robert III, Robert II, Robert I) was born c1740, in Virginia, married Susannah Stephenson on 04/05/1764, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. I'm guessing Susannah was born c1740. Cadar died between 1800 & 1820 in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Cadar was recorded in Edgecombe County, NC court records from Jan 1763 when he bought land from Arthur Philips, married 15 months later and appears in road building groups and juries until he sold the 447 acre plot he purchased from Philips to Richard Bradley in Jan 1772.
Cader and his wife sold two plots in Fairfield County, SC in 1785, and I presume they had relocated there in or shortly after Jan 1772 upon the sale of their home acreage in North Carolina. On May 28, 1789, Cader records 493 acres in Camden District of South Carolina. In the 1790s, Cader shows on juries in Fairfield County through 1799, but is absent in the local 1829 census.
Below are listed some early deeds of Edgecombe County, NC bearing the name of Cader Coleman. Refer to the Edgecombe County map above for locations referenced in these early deeds. Bodies of water have the same names as they did when these deeds were recorded.
- Deed Book 1, page 332, Kader Coleman planter of
Edgcomb Co to John Fountain Sr. 15 Jun 1762. 16pounds 11 shillings 8 pence
NC. 200 acres on the south side of Swift Creek, joining Mr. Holt,
John Moor.
Wit: William(x)Fountain, Moses(x)Woodard, Robert Coleman. Jun Ct.
1762 . Jas Hall DCC
[Bradley, 1995a, p. 37:
Edgecombe County, North Carolina Deeds Volume I: 1759-1768
Abstracted by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr.1995,
Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464] - Deed Book 1 page 425, William CARLILE planter of
Edgcombe Co to John Bradley of same. 26 Sep 1762 20 pounds VA. 400 acres as
by a deed to sd William Carlile 27 Jul 1761, on the North side of
Swift Creek, joining Amos Cotton.
Wit: Aaron Coleman, John Pully, Kader Coleman.
Sep Ct 1762 Jas Hall CC
[Bradley, 1995a, p. 43] - Deed Book 1 page 448 Arthur PHILLIPS of Edgcombe Co to
Kadar Coleman of same. 9 Dec 1762. 10 pounds VA. 447 acres
which was a deed to Arthur Phillips 3 Nov 1761, between the
Maple Swamp & Moors Swamp, joining Thomas Jones.
Wit: Ethd EXUM, Stephen Coleman. Jan Ct 1763.
Jas Hall CC
[Bradley, 1995a, p. 44] - Deed Book C page 386, Kadar COLEMON of Edgcombe Co
to Robert Colemon of same 7 Jul 1766. 5 pounds proclamation.
100 acres, joining Jno Fountain, Pocoson Branch, Robt Coleman,
Hartwell Phillips. Wit: Aron Coleman, Hardy Colmon.
Jul Ct 1766. Jas HALL CC
[Bradley, 1995a, p. 83] - Deed Book C page 409, Arthur PHILLIPS of Edgcombe Co to
Randolph Hancock. 7 Oct 1766. 20 pounds VA. 400 acres on the North
side of Moors Swamp, joining Water Branch, sd Arthur Phillips, Cadar
Coleman. Wit: Jno. Spell, Nathl Harris, Oct Ct 1766 Jas Hall CC
[Bradley, 1995a, p. 86] - Deed Book D page 510 Kader Coleman of Edgcombe Co to
Richard Bradly of same. 17 Jan 1772. 45 pounds VA. 447 acres which
was a grant to Arthur Phillips 3 Nov 1761,
Between Maple Swamp & Moors Swamp,
joining Maple Meadow, Thomas Jones.
WIT: Jechonias Coleman, George Bryant, Aaron Coleman.
Aug Ct 1772. Jas Hall CC.
[Bradley, 1995b, p. 49:
Edgecombe County, North Carolina Deeds Volume 2: 1768-1778
Abstracted by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr. 1995
Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464]
Cadar's death and will records are not known to this author and may be found someday in Fairfield County, SC, or in Alabama, or in some other place I can not yet imagine.
(16) Cadar Coleman and wife Susannah Stephenson had at least two children:
(29) 1. Charles Coleman, (1137) 2. Robert Coleman,
known to this author. The best documented child of Cadar and Susannah Coleman is Charles Coleman, Sr., whose offspring are documented here in this chapter and the chapter on Fairfield, SC Colemans. Little is known about (1137) Robert Coleman other than he owned land on the Wateree River in Fairfield County, SC which he sold to his brother, Charles Coleman Sr., and then Robert moved back to Virginia. [Coleman, J. P., 1965, pages 374 & 375.] Where (1137) Robert Coleman, son of (16) Cadar Coleman and Susannah Stephenson, settled, whether he married or had any heirs, and what became of him is unknown to this author.(29) Charles Coleman, Sr., b. 1762 Occupation blacksmith, gunsmith, m. before 1787, in SC, Ruth Gibson, daughter of Abraham Gibson. Abraham Gibson had a brother, the Reverend Jacob Gibson, Jr., who was the pastor of a church in Fairfield. "Gibson's Meeting House" was the place built by the pastor and helpers for this church. This location is mentioned in Colonel Winn's notes as he recorded the activity of the South Carolina militia as it fought the Torries while the Continental Army was away and bought time for the revolutionary army. Jacob Gibson, Sr. died in May 1735 in Prince Williams, VA. His wife's name was recorded as Jane. The 1820 Census of Fairfield County, SC records: Gibson, Abraham 2 0 0 0 0 1 - O O 0 1 1 Charles' first wife, Ruth Gibson, died 1825 and he remarried (date unknown) to Elizabeth (Eliza) Unknown, b. 1785. Charles Coleman, Sr. died 6 April 1842, in Alabama.The relationships between Cadar Coleman, son Charles and Charles' first wife, Ruth Gibson are documented by a letter written by Cadar's grandson, James Buchanan Coleman. James was applying for a widow's pension for Elizabeth when he recorded that his father, Charles Coleman, Sr. below, had fought in the Revolution. Acting as executor of his father's estate, James was applying to claim any pension moneys due his widow, Elizabeth. The fact that Charles fought was known to James from family discussions which James recalled hearing of his father Charles and his grandfathers on both sides, Cadar Coleman and Abraham Gibson, telling of their actions in the war.
(29) Charles Coleman, Sr. and his descendants are the subject of Chapter 13, The Colemans of Fairfield County, South Carolina.
Sarah Coleman and Robert Carlile
(18) Sarah Coleman (the daughter of Robert III, Robert II, Robert I) b. 1738, married Robert Carlile on 01/05/1763, in North Carolina. From personal correspondence, Robert Carlile was born 1734, in NC and died 1786 in Edgecombe County, NC [ Yarborough, 2001]. Yarborough notes the DAR Patriot's Book, not as reliable a source as transcripts of legal documents, records Robert as born in 1740, and deceased in 1780.
McGarr found this quote in Glen and Kin: "Robert [Carlile]'s will, proved in Nov 1786, named his wife Sarah as an heir, so she died after that date." [Christopher, 1994, p. 236];
McGarr records Robert Carlile was a Revolutionary soldier from North Carolina. There was also a second Robert Carlisle who died 18 years later and who married Nancy (Bell?). [Carlisle, H. 2004].
Robert Carlile and Sarah Coleman had two girls, Sally and Mary Ann, who were orphaned at the time of Robert's death. Stephen Coleman became guardian on 2 Feb 1790.
Robert Carlile and (18) Sarah Coleman had these children:
(30) 1. Edmund "Edmin" Carlisle, b. 1764, (Edgecombe Co., NC?) (31) 2. Rhoda "Rhodey" Carlisle, b. 1766, Edgecombe Co., NC (32) 3. Susannah Carlisle, b. 1768, Edgecombe Co., NC (33) 4. Simon "Simeon" Carlisle, b. 1772, Edgecombe Co., NC; d. December 01, 1794. (34) 5. Mary Ann Carlisle, b. 1774, Edgecombe Co., NC (35) 6. Sarah "Sally" Carlisle, b 1776, Edgecombe Co., NC (36) 7. Coleman Carlisle, b. August 15, 1770, Caswell, Edgecombe Co., N.C.;
The will of Robert Carlile, spouse of Sarah Coleman, was abstracted from the court records Edgecombe Co., North Carolina. It was dated September 26, 1786 and probated in November Court of 1786. It provides:
Wife & Executrix: Sarah, use of plantation, where I live, all personal property for herself and in raising my children.
Daughters: Susannah, Mary Ann, Sarah, and Rhoda.
Sons: Simon and Edward: lands, houses, orchards.
Son Coleman, 56 acre tract of land whereon Lemon O'Neal now lives, Debt due to me from Richard Strother, and double Britch(breech) gun.
Executor. Robert Digges. Witnesses: Elijah Stallings, John Bell [Carlisle, H. 2004].
A second will, 21 years later, is recorded for the other Robert Carlisle who married Nancy, who apparently was the widow of a Bell. He makes reference to his wife's daughter in the will. It is found in Book E, page 81, Edgecombe County, N.C.; dated September 27, 1808, probated in February Court, 1815. It names his wife and executrix as Nancy, lists daughters Rebecca Jackson, Liddy Carlile, and Nancy Riley; son John, daughter Polly Bellflower; daughter Edeah Sealf; son Clark; son Robert, son Joseph, son Cary, and mentions wife's daughter.
[Carlisle, H. 2004].(18) Sarah Coleman, spouse of Robert Carlisle, left a will also. [Carlisle, H. 2004]
CARLILE, SARAH July 13, 1772, Jan Ct, 1776 - Edgecombe Co., NC Daughters: MILLIE; SARAH BALDWIN and ELIZABETH BRADLEY, my wearing apparel. Son: ROBERT, one cow he now has in his possession. Son: WILLIAM CARLISLE - 20 S Virginia money. Son: WM. BELL; Son & Excr. RICHARD BELL and son JOSEPH BELL, all rest of my estate. Wit: JAS. HILL, WILLIAM MORING, HENRY KEA.
[Carlisle, H. 2004](36) Coleman Carlisle was born August 15, 1770, Caswell, Edgecombe Co., N.C. He died November 18, 1824, in Laurens County, S. C. His first marriage was to Hannah Thompson Glenn on December 24, 1792, daughter of James Glenn and Elizabeth Bowles. Hannah Glenn was born March 14, 1771 in Cumberland County, VA, and died October 24, 1811 in Union County, SC. His second marriage was to Joanna Lewis Brown 4 May 1813. His third marriage was to Sarah Leake 30 May 1822 in Laurens Co. SC. Sarah was born 8 Mar 1783. [Mabry, 1981]
(36) Coleman Carlisle was a Methodist minister in South Carolina serving the Winston-Salem Church as a circuit rider. (36) Coleman Carlisle and wife Hannah Glenn Carlisle had these children:
(37) 1. James Glenn Carlisle, b. 20 Sep 1801 in Union Co, SC d. 9 Oct 1883 in Attala Co, MS (38) 2. Julia Glenn Carlisle (39) 3. Martha Bowker Carlisle, b. 22 Sep 1794 in Union Co, SC d. 23 Aug 1821 in Laurens Co, SC m. Ephraim Tender or Tinder 19 Oct 1819 (40) 4. Lucy Glenn Carlisle, b. 14 Sep 1796 in Union Co, SC d. 30 Nov 1815 m. William Watersby Warwick 26 May 1815. (41) 5. Elizabeth Bowles Carlisle, b. 23 Apr 1799 in Union Co, SC m. John Abel, 19 Dec 1819. (42) 6. Thomas Anderson Carlisle, b. 27 Aug 1803 (43) 7. Gideon Newton Carlisle, b. 26 Apr 1806 (44) 8. Sarah Hill Carlisle, b. 17 Jun 1808 (45) 9. John Dougherty Carlisle, b. 09 Aug 1810
(36) Coleman Carlisle and wife Joanna Brown had these children:
(46) 10. Eliza Lewis Carlisle, b. 09 Feb 1814 (47) 11. Peter Coleman Brown Carlisle, b. 04 Feb 1816 (48) 12. Joanna Lucinda Carlisle, b. 13 Feb 1818 (49) 13. William Henry Carlisle, b. 30 Dec 1819
(37) James Glenn Carlisle married Nancy Hawker Selby 09 Sep 1824, the daughter of Philip Selby and Mary Simmons. Nancy was born 28 Feb 1799 in Laurens Co, SC and died 8 Jul 1884 in Attala Co, MS. James was a Methodist minister in South Carolina, Mississippi, and Alabama. He served as a circuit rider in Mississippi.
(37) James Glenn Carlisle and wife Nancy had these children:
(50) 1. Coleman Philip Carlisle, b. 13 Aug 1825 (51) 2. Hawker Owen Carlisle, b. 30 Dec 1826 (52) 3. James Anderson Carlisle, b. 26 Apr 1828 (53) 4. Benjamin Selby Carlisle, b. 07 Jan 1830 (54) 5. Gideon Westmoreland Carlisle, b. 03 Feb 1832 (55) 6. Mary H. L. Carlisle, b. 23 Jul 1834 in TN (56) 7. Sarah E. Carlisle, b. 12 May 1838 in TN (57) 8. Martha Elizabeth Carlisle, b. 12 May 1838 in TN d. 09 Mar 1926 in MS (58) 9. Roxanna Louise Hull Carlisle, b. 19 Jun 1840 (59) 10. Miriam Carlisle, b. 05 Apr 1842 in AL (60) 11. Nancy S. Carlisle, b. 22 Mar 1844 in AL
(17) Stephen Coleman and Ester Unknown
(17) Stephen Coleman, son of Robert Coleman, III, died 29 Mar 1803 per his will in Edgecombe County, NC. His will named his wife, Esther Unknown. No children were listed in his will.
(20) Susanor Coleman and Richard Strother
(20) Susanor Coleman was born about 1742. She married Richard Strother.
[Powell, 2008b](20) Susanor Coleman and Richard Strother had these children:
(1295) 1. Robert Strother (1296) 2. James Strother (1297) 3. Nancy Strother (1298) 4. Elizabeth Strother (1299) 5. Susanna Strother (1300) 6. Richard Strother
[Powell, 2008b](1297) Nancy Strother married 1st Unknown Hollis married 2nd Unknown Justice
(1298) Elizabeth Strother married Unknown McConnell
(1299) Susanna Strother married her first cousin, John G. Pitt, son of (25) Zilpha Coleman and Henry Pitt. Their descendants are documented in Chapter 42 Descendants of Zilpha Coleman and Henry Pitt, of New Albany, Indiana.
(22) Grace Coleman snd Noah Woodard
(22) Grace Coleman married Noah Woodard per a deed witnessed by Grace and her parents:On March 3, 1743-44, Grace Woodard was a witness with Robert Coleman and Susanna Coleman to a deed between John Sickes and John Hatcher, both of Edgecombe County, for 170 acres on the north side of Tar River adjoining that of William Pope and the south side of Swift Creek, as by patent to Jacob Pope. [From this deed,] Thomas Woodard's family from Nansemond County [included]: Grace, Moses, James, Daniel, Reuben, and Noah Woodard.
[Padgett 2008] The problem with the year reported above is that Grace would not have been born yet. So I need to track down the correct year for this deed. But the names match up beautifully.(24) Hardy Coleman and Aval Unknown
(24) Hardy Coleman was born in 1757. At the age of 74, on August 23, 1832, he appeared before a Judge in Sumner County, TN to claim a pension for service in the Revolutionary War. His name appears at the top of the first page and below it is written "or Colemon, Avey", a reference to his wife, Aval or Avey Coleman. He stated to the judge he returned to make his home in Edgecombe County after the revolution until he moved to Sumner County, where he had made his home for the past 27 or 28 years. He must have relocated around 1804 or 5. He served with Capt. Edward Clinch, Maj. Joseph Clinch, Col. Eaton, and Gen. Ash. He volunteered for 6 months and marched through South Carolina to Georgia serving in the battle of Brier Creek under command of Gen. Ash. Henry Pitt swears to know Hardy Coleman and of his service in the war. Henry is his brother-in-law, husband of Zilpha Coleman, as described below. Also witnessing this document were Josiah Walton and James Brigance.
Following this is an application by Avey Coleman dated 4/25/1851 to claim the benefits of many acts of Congress providing for pensions to the widows of officers and soldiers who served in the war of the revolution. She is listed as 81 years old, placing the year of birth at about 1770. She declared she was married to Hardy on 1/01/1791. She states Hardy died 10/01/1837. She and Hardy were married by Simon Muffin, a Justice of the Peace, in Edgecombe County, NC.
Following the above two records, a third record dated 3/15/1852 shows William Pitt appeared before a justice, 61 years old as of 10/04/1851, and states that his mother was sister of Hardy Coleman, husband of Avey Coleman. 10/04/1791. He says Hardy and Avey Coleman used to live on Town Creek in Edgecombe County, NC about four miles from his parents place. They would ride three on a horse, him behind his mother and a younger sister held in her mother's lap. He states his father moved his family from Edgecombe County to Tennessee in June 1795 or 96, and uncle Hardy brought his family the year after. He mentions Bobby Minor, Elizabeth Minor and Betsy Minor also moved from Edgecombe County, NC to Sumner County, TN.
Today, Town Creek, NC is in Wilson County, meaning in that day, it was in the Southwestern part of Edgecombe County, quite apart from the Northeastern part which became Halifax. Clearly, the children of Robert Coleman, III were spread out all across what was then Edgecombe County, NC.
Next is a corner cut from a family bible record page stating that William Pitt was born 02/04/1791, in conflict with the date given above. I would trust this source over the court record.
[U.S. Revolutionary War Pension Records of West Tennessee dated 8/23/1832, found and added viewing Heritage Quest Online, 7/17/2008]He married Aval Unknown per deed dated 20 Dec 1802.
[Watson, 1969, p. 51]Hardy is listed as the head of his household in Edgecombe County, NC in 1800. Hardy is found in the U.S. Census of Sumner County in 1820. There are other Hardy Coleman's listed in Sumner County U.S. Census in 1850 and 1860.
In the 1850 U.S. Census for Sumner County, District No. ?, dated ?, p 158, house 420, we find another Hardy Coleman, perhaps a son of the one who died 10/01/1837:
Hardy Coleman, 50, Male Maria Coleman, 32, Fem Judy Coleman, 17, Fem Joseph Coleman, 12, Male Nancy Coleman, 6/12, Fem Ava Coleman, 76, Fem Nancy Black, 48, Fem
Also, that year, on page 141, household 417:
Hardy Colman, 46, m Mariah Colman, 46, f Elizabeth Colman, 19, f Joseph Colman, 16, m Hardy Colman, 6/12, m
And in 1850 on page 535, household 332:
Sethe Colman, 47 Penina Shoemake, 57
In the 1860 U.S. Census for Sumner County, District No. 17, dated 07/04/1860, we find:
Hardy Coleman, 54, Male, White, day laborer Mariah Coleman, 30, Fem, White Nancy Coleman, 11, Fem, White Sally Coleman, 9, Fem, White Nancy Coleman, 1, Fem, White Nancy Black,Fem
In the 1870 U.S. Census of Sumner County, only one household of Colemans is indexed. On June 1, 1880, in the 14th District of Sumner County, p 216b, household 19:
Mariah Coleman 45, white female, rents house Nancy Coleman 20, white female Sarah Coleman 16, white female Eliza Coleman 14, white female
In the 1880 U.S. Census of Sumner County, only one household of Colemans is indexed. On June 1, 1880, in the 14th District of Sumner County, p 216b, household 19:
Mariah Coleman 53, white female Eliza Coleman 21, white female, daughter J. C. Hunter 25 ? white male, son-in-law N. V. Hunter 27 or 29 white female, daughter Smith Loya or Toya 58 or 38 or 28 white male, border Elvira Loya or Toya 50 or 30 white female, border
In 1900, only one household with a Coleman is indexed. In the 14th District, date June 8, 1900, page 226B, household 111:
Sallie Walsh, head, white fem b. Dec 1853, age 47 Richard Walsh, son, white, male b. Sept 1889, age 10 Ada M. Walsh, dau, white, fem, b. May 1893, age 7 Allie C. Walsh, dau, white, fem, b. Nov 1895, age 4 Mariah E. Coleman, mother, white, fem, b. May, 1820, age 80, widow
Based on clues above, it is likely the Coleman family line in Sumner County, Tennessee was as shown below, though it remains to be proven that the children shown below were actually theirs. Hardy and Aval were married in 1791, so any Coleman born within 20 years after that date and living in Sumner County is assumed to be theirs. It is apparent everyone but Hardy, son of Hardy and Aval, moved away by 1860, prior to the Civil War, and that Mariah was the only one of the Coleman's to remain in Sumner County.
(24) Hardy Coleman and wife Avey had these children:
(1303) 1. Rebecka Coleman, b c1791 (1304) 2. John Coleman, b c1793 (1305) 3. Thomas Coleman, b c1794 (1306) 4. Anna Coleman, b c1796 (1307) 5. Downing H. Coleman, b c1798 (1308) 6. Hardy Coleman, b. 1800 (1309) 7. Seth Coleman, b. 1803 (1310) 8. Pacicade Coleman, b. c1805 (1311) 9. James Coleman, b. c1807 (1312) 10. Jordan P. Coleman, b. c1809
(1303) Rebecka Coleman married Joseph Christopher on 11/01/1806. Thomas Cocke was recorded as bondsman.
[Sumner County Marriages on rootsweb]No Rebecca or Joseph Christopher were found in Sumner County in the 1850 or 1860 U.S. Census, based on a search using the 1850 Census search on the www.familysearch.org web site and the 1860 U.S. Census search of HeritageQuest Online (HQO). No Joseph Christopher from Tennessee appears in the Revolutionary War records of HQO.
There is a Rebecca Christopher, 70 yrs old in 1850 U.S. Census of Greenville, SC living with Marion and Rebecca Hall. This is interesting because the name Hall appears twice in connection with this family: Patsey Hall, spouse of Downing below; and J.W. Hall official at the wedding of Jordan Coleman, below.
(1304) John Coleman married Nancy Lewis on 08/13/1818. Ansil D. Bugg was recorded as bondsman.
[Sumner County Marriages on rootsweb]John and Nancy do not show up in the U.S. Census nor pension applications for the Revolutionary War as indexed on HQO.
(1305) Thomas Coleman married Eliza Cage on 03/13/1827. G.N. Douglas was recorded as bondsman.
[Sumner County Marriages on rootsweb]Nothing more is known about Thomas Coleman and Eliza Cage.
(1306) Anna Coleman married Anthony Donoho on 07/01/1816. James Stratton was recorded as bondsman and Daniel Latimer, J.P. was officiating.
[Sumner County Marriages on rootsweb](1307) Downing H. Coleman married Patsey Hall on 03/13/1827. James Coleman was recorded as bondsman.
[Sumner County Marriages on rootsweb](1310) Pacicade Coleman married Anderson Busby on 02/08/1825. John Mitchell was recorded as bondsman.
[Sumner County Marriages on rootsweb](1311) James Coleman married Leather Shoemaker on 03/28/1832. Edward Lee was recorded as bondsman and Daniel McAuley, J.P. was officiating.
[Sumner County Marriages on rootsweb](1312) Jordan P. Coleman married Senith Turner on 12/25/1838. J.W. Hall was recorded as officiating.
[Sumner County Marriages on rootsweb]Senith Frances Turner, wife of Jordan Coleman, was born 12/08/1812 in TN, the daughter of Yancy Turner and Mary Dillon. She died 01/13/1858 in TN, buried in Fagg Cemetery, Macon County, TN, where her parents also are buried. [Post #3979 dated 03/16/2001 by Virginia Winn Parker to Coleman family forum of GenForum.]
(25)Zilpha Coleman and Henry Pitt
(25) Zilpha Coleman, born c1759, married Henry Pitt.
(25) Zilpha Coleman and husband Henry Pitt had these children:
(1233) 1. Stephen Pitt, b. c1780 (1234) 2. John G. Pitt, b. 12/17/1782 (1235) 3. William Pitt, b. c1784 (1236) 4. Robert Pitt, b. c1786 (1237) 5. Joseph Pitt, b. c1788 (1238) 6. Catherine Pitt, b. c1790 (1239) 7. Susan Pitt, b. c1792 (1240) 8. May Pitt, b. c1794 (1241) 9. Elizabeth Pitt, b. c1796 [Powell, 2008b]
Chapter 42 Descendants of Zilpha Coleman and Henry Pitt, of New Albany, Indiana. documents this branch of the family, thanks to Joyce Powell.
June 17, 2008
Chapter 4: Charles Coleman of Edgecombe County, NC
(5) Charles Coleman, Sr., son of Robert Coleman, II, is shown in Deed Book OO, p. 43, where reference is made to the fact that land adjacent to that of Charles Coleman was sold on 24 Sep 1759. This land was North of the Tar River[Bradley, p. 3], probably located just North of present day Tarboro, NC located in Edgecombe County, near the border with Halifax County, where Deep Creek and Fishing Creek join the Tar River.
The will of (5) Charles Coleman, Sr. was dated 12 Apr 1761, probated Jun 1761 and records two children: [Williams, Ruth Smith, 1956]
(62) 2. Charles Coleman, Jr., b. c1730, d. 1761, will dated 2 Apr 1761, probated Jun 1761, his dad was Executor of his will, but died the same month. (61) 1. Jonathan Coleman, b. c1750, orphaned upon his dad's death, Uncle Aaron named as his guardian in 1763 per court record abstracts. I wonder whether this could be the husband of Keziah Price, who on 01/04/1763 [Ingmire, 1960, p 14] married Jonathan Coleman.
The will of (62) Charles Coleman, Jr. records three children:
(63) 1. Aaron Coleman, b. c1755 Aaron's will, dated 7/6/1796, probated in February, 1800, tells us he died in 1796, his wife's name was Harde, and there is no mention of any children. Executor is Frederick Philips. Witnesses: Brown Edwards; William Bryant. [Williams, Ruth Smith, 1956] Harde Coleman left a will dated Oct. 18, 1807, probated Nov 1807, Bk D, p. 294. Relation listed are: Nancy Edwards (connection is unknown), Bartholomew Browne (connection unknown), and Patience West Dixon (connection unknown). Executors are Frederick Philips and Demsey Bryan. Witnesses are Richard S. (H?)art and Green Dixon. [Williams, Ruth Smith, 1956] (64) 2. Abigail Coleman, b. c1757 (65) 3. Patience Coleman, b. c1759
[Williams, Ruth Smith, 1956] Birth dates are estimated, based on the date of the will of the father.
Chapter 5: Stephen Coleman of Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Nothing is known about (6) Stephen Coleman, son of Robert Coleman, II. There has been confusion about this Stephen Coleman, his nephew who, per his will in Edgecombe County, NC, died 29 Mar 1803 and was married to Esther, and a Stephen Coleman line through Halifax Co., NC and, later, Limestone County, Alabama, per Doris Jean Elam Ragan, another Coleman researcher.
Chapter 6. Moses Coleman of Edgecombe County, NC
(7) Moses Coleman, son of Robert Coleman, II, is mentioned in Deed Book OO, p. 125, where reference is made to 200 acres of land patented by Moses Coleman on 8 Jun 1739 and sold by Moses to James Barnes on 7 Jan 1743. Thus Moses Coleman owned land from 1739 to 1743 just North of the Tar River [Bradley, 1995, p. 8], probably located just North of present day Tarboro, NC located in Edgecombe County, near the border with Halifax County, where Deep Creek and Fishing Creek join the Tar River.
(7) Moses Coleman left a will dated 2 Mar 1760, probated June 1760 listing his wife Mary and 4 children:
(180) 1. Amos Coleman, (181) 2. John Coleman, (182) 3. Moses Coleman, II, (183) 4. Christian Coleman,
[Williams, Ruth Smith, 1956](182) Moses Coleman, II left a will dated May 25, 1799 probated in Bladen County, NC. His will shows his wife's name was Luraine.
"Lurana" was possibly born a Faulk. [Roper(1998,1999)]
Another source states the Will abstract from Bladen County, dated 1761 gave these children: [Campbell, Wanda S., 1962]
(181) 1. John Coleman (182) 2. Moses Coleman (183) 3. Mary Coleman (180) 4. Amos Coleman
[Kathy, 1998]This suggests possibly the daughter was named "Christian" but went by "Mary", or it may mean two Moses Colemans died one year apart in the two counties, Edgecombe and Bladen. I am thinking it took a year before the death of the landowner, Moses Coleman of Edgecombe, reached his non-resident county court office of Bladen where he also owned land. But this is only a guess.
Edgecombe County Deedbook 14, page 118, deed dated 4 Nov 1811, date recorded Nov. Ct. 1811, Moses Coleman grants to Redmund Curl, a tract of land beginning at a gum in a corner in William Cohoon (dec'd) line then east to a lightwood stump a corner Fredrick Proctor dec'd line then south to a pine a corner (Samuel Moor) line then west to a red oak a corner then south to a pine a corner then west to a maple in a small branch then down the various courses of said branch to beginning, containing 113 acres, signed Moses Coleman (mark), wit. E. Bullock, (?) Walls (?). FHC film 0018891, film is not well focused and hard to read. Abs. 10-28-99.
(7) Moses Coleman, I, b. c1706 (birth year is a speculative estimate based on family relationships) It is believed he married Luraine Faulk and that she was the mother of his children. (182) Moses Coleman, II (Moses I, Robert II, Robert I) b. c1740-50 Edgecombe NC, also lived in Johnson, Bladen, and Columbus Counties of North Carolina. [Roper] d. 1799 (will on file Bladen Co NC) [Roper] His will gives his wife's name as Luraine; Roper gives it as "Lourena (possibly FAULK)". Per his will dated May 25, 1799 [Campbell, Wanda S., 1962], their children were: Sons: (184) 1. John Coleman, b. c1760 [based on brother, Theophilus]. (185) 2. Theophilus Coleman, b. 1761, d. 1845, m. Keziah [Roper, 1999] left a will in Columbus County NC 9 July 1845 Will Book A p23. [Roper, 1999] Descendants given below from wills of Columbus County, NC. (186) 3. Amos Coleman, married Winnifred [Roper, 1999] (187) 4. Phillip Coleman married Sarah Stephens [Roper, 1999] Sarah was daughter of William Stephens who was granted land east of Fair Bluff in 1796. William Stephens was son of Barnabas and Charity Brown Stephens of Bladen County, NC. (188) 5. Moses Coleman, III, b. c1765 [based on year of first marriage - 25] Moses married first c1790 Treasy Cohoon (mother of his children), Treasy was the daughter of William Cohoon, Sr. and his wife, Sarah. Treasy had a brother named (85x) William Cohoon, Jr. John Cohoon sold land in Edgecombe County to William Cohoon, Sr. and was probably related to this Cohoon family as well. Moses married 2nd c1809 Mary Unknown, widow of Simon Cahoon [Roper, 1998] Moses III went to Kentucky [Roper, 1999] (189) 6. Dempsey Coleman, b. c1778, d. 1823, married Keziah Faulk [Roper, 1999] left a will in Columbus County NC May 1823 Will Book A p48 [Roper, 1999] (190) 7. Henry Coleman, b. c1780 Daughters: (191) 8. Lucretia Coleman, b. 1783, d. 1840, married William Hemphill [Roper, 1999] (192) 9. Charity Coleman, married Elijah Worley [Roper, 1999] (193) 10. Polly Coleman Roper adds a daughter Mary, leaving out Polly, suggesting she went by both names at different times in her life: Daughters married surnames include Stephens, Faulk, Hemphill, and possibly Norton, Meares, Worley, and Cahoon. [Roper, 1998]
Powel, 1971 records the family of Moses Coleman of Fair Bluff, North Carolina, as one of the early families settling in the area. He states Moses Coleman came from Edgecombe County. He states:
(182) Moses and Luraine Coleman had these children:(184) 1. John Coleman, (185) 2. Theophilus Coleman, an Infantry private in Rev. War (186) 3. Amos Coleman, (187) 4. Phillip Coleman, (188) 5. Moses Coleman, Jr., (189) 6. Dempsey Coleman, (190) 7. Henry Coleman, (191) 8. Lucretia Coleman, (193) 9. Polly Coleman, (192) 10. Charity Coleman, b. 1797
Chapter 14 Colemans of Fair Bluff, North Carolina covers these lines further as they moved from Robeson County North Carolina to Fair Bluff, Cerro Gordo, Cherry Grove and Porter Swamp areas of Columbus County North Carolina.
Chapter 7. Theophilus Coleman
(8) Theophilus Coleman, son of Robert Coleman, II. - (line of Mike Coleman, of Austin, TX.)
In the mid 1750s, R. Israel (or Israel R.) Florida sold land to Theophilus Coleman by deed recorded on page 488 of the Johnston/Dobbs/Lenoir Counties Grantor Index - Book 4 - 1756 - 1757. per a post by Martha Mewborn Marble, l377 Independence Ave, S.E., Washington, D. C. 20003 to the USGenWeb archives.
Chapter 8: Samuel Coleman of Edgecombe County North Carolina and Craven County South Carolina
(9) Samuel Coleman was estimated to have been born c1702 based on his father's birth year.Samuel and Sampson were listed as planters of Craven County, SC when they sold the land they inherited from their father in Edgecombe County, NC.
Samuel Coleman and Sampson Coleman planters of Craven Co SC to Stephen Cobb of Dobbs Co 40 pounds proclamation, 200 acres which was a patent to William Coleman 20 Apr 1745, on the north side of Great Contenteney Creek. Wit: Cornelius Jordan, John Foulk, Micajah Cohoon. Feb Court 1769, James Hall, Clerk of the Court.
[Bradley, 1995, p. 6 records this from Deed Book C, page 176.] This suggests Samuel and Sampson Coleman were sons of William Coleman, as was recorded in Chapter 3 for (3) William Coleman.The portion of Craven County, SC that became a part of Georgetown County SC is where they are listed in the 1790 U.S. Census. One source stated a Robert Coleman, possibly their cousin, (4) Robert Coleman, was listed in that area at that time, but he is not present in the alphabetized index of heads of households.
From the 1790 U.S. Census for the "Georgetown District, Prince George Parish", we see:
Coleman, Samuel, 2 males older than 18 years, 0 males less than 18 years, 4 free white females, and 1 slave.Edgecombe County North Carolina Deed Book 29, p. 105, dated 17 Aug 1790, records William Hill grants 60 acres formerly belonging to his parents Stephen Hill and Nancy Gaskins to Samuel Coleman. Witnesses - Charles Hammon, James Sanders [Marble, Martha 2001]
A Samuel Coleman is also listed in a marriage in Orange County NC of Levy Coleman to Jean Reddick dated 16 Nov. 1782.
Other references to Colemans of Orange County NC include:
James Coleman married Nancy Ann Unknown in Orange County and had a son, James II born 22 October 1799 [Coleman, Linda]. This family left Orange County NC for Tennessee about 1804 and appears in Knoxville, TN in 1822 when James II marries. Samuel Garrett married Nancy Rux. They had eight children: 1. Annie Garrett 2. Sallie Garrett 3. Judy Garrett 4. Sookey Garrett 5. Stephen Garrett 6. Jimmie Garrett 7. Betsy Rux Garrett 8. Samuel Garrett The children were born around 1780 - 1785. Betsy Rux Garrett, was born in 1784 in Virginia, and died February 14, 1868, in Bushy Fork, Person County, North Carolina. She married Joseph Coleman [Holmes, Cornelia]. The following is from John Fox of Winston-Salem, NC, in a post to NCOrange-L Rootsweb list dated 18 Feb 1999 and with a subject of "Moon's Creek": + Rebecca King married James E. Coleman 10/14/1866, son of James Massey. Born ca. 1831. (1860 Census) ; died before 3 December 1885 when James remarried to Susan Robertson. James was born 19 October 1842; died + Will Coleman Born 25 September 1867; married Minnie Farrington. They moved to Florence, South Carolina. - Myrtle Coleman - Jessie Coleman + John Henry Coleman Born 24 December 1868; died 2 December 1947; married 20 January 1871 Ella Jamica Donaldson - Pansey Coleman - Maude Coleman - Roy "Tot" Coleman + Jim Coleman Born 17 April 1870; died 31 May 1938; married Ola Florence. - Maynard "Monk" Coleman - Fairley Coleman - Ralph Coleman - Woodrow Coleman - Stina Coleman - Mary Alice Coleman - Lucy Coleman - John Coleman - Pearl Coleman - James Ira Coleman + Joe Coleman Born 26 August 1872; died 16 August 1956; married Bell Arnold. - Osia Coleman - Lofton Coleman - Ira Coleman - Eunice Coleman - Euphrazia Coleman - Rebecca Coleman - Jones Coleman - Percy Leonard Coleman - Edgar "Doc" Coleman - Ruth Coleman + Cassie Coleman .Born 20 November 1875; married Bud Allen. - Opal Allen - Effie Allen - Annie Bell Allen - Ernest Allen - Clarence Allen - Jim Allen - Jennie Coleman Died at age four. - Vannie Coleman Married Beulah Wilkerson; moved to Clifftop, West Virginia; had eleven children. [Fox, John, 1999] In addition, it may be worth mentioning references to Samuel Colemans in other parts of North Carolina. In the Craven County, NC, 1790 U.S. Census for the Newburn District, there is one Coleman, Samuel with 1 free white males 16 year upwards and head of family 0 free white males under 16 years 2 free white females and head of family 0 all other free persons 0 slaves Coleman, Thomas 1 free white males 16 year upwards and head of family 2 free white males under 16 years 4 free white females and head of family 0 all other free persons 7 slaves Coleman, James, 1 free white males 16 year upwards and head of family 2 free white males under 16 years 2 free white females and head of family 0 all other free persons 1 slaves
Two hits were found searching State Archives Search Engine for the state of South Carolina using "Samuel Coleman" OR "Coleman, Samuel" and both were found in Feasterville, Fairfield District of South Carolina. Last search date was 5 Jul 2002.
- From SC marriages file found in the State Archive Search Engine for the state of South Carolina,
From File: SCM_96th.TXT, containing 4,192 Marriages from Ninety-Six and Abbeville District SC 1774-1890, we have this Samuel Coleman marriage in SC:
K300 KIDD, Unknown C455 COLEMAN, SAMUEL 1782 or 1882 B - From the Coleman Cemetery near Feasterville, South Carolina in
Fairfield County we have this tombstone inscription:
Coleman, Samuel Stevenson
10 Aug 1854 - 31 Jan 1936
Chapter 9: Sampson Coleman of Edgecombe County North Carolina and Craven and Georgetown Counties South Carolina
(10) Sampson Coleman was estimated to have been born c1704 based on his father's birth year.Samuel and Sampson were listed as planters of Craven County, SC when they sold the land they inherited from their father in Edgecombe County, NC.
Samuel Coleman and Sampson Coleman planters of Craven Co SC to Stephen Cobb of Dobbs Co 40 pounds proclamation, 200 acres which was a patent to William Coleman 20 Apr 1745, on the north side of Great Contenteney Creek. Wit: Cornelius Jordan, John Foulk, Micajah Cohoon. Feb Court 1769, James Hall, Clerk of the Court.
[Bradley, 1995, p. 6 records this from Deed Book C, page 176.] This suggests Samuel and Sampson Coleman were sons of William Coleman, as was recorded in Chapter 3 for (3) William Coleman.The portion of Craven County, SC that became a part of Georgetown District, SC is where they are listed in the 1790 U.S. Census, along with a Robert Coleman, possibly their cousin, (5) Robert Coleman.
From the 1790 U.S. Census for the "Georgetown District, Prince George Parish", we see:
Coleman, Sampson, 2 males older than 18 years, 2 males less than 18 years, 3 free white females, and no slaves.Thus one could speculate that Sampson had 3 sons and 2 daughters living with him in addition to a wife at this time, though it can not be determined from the Census.
Chapter 12: Ellen Coleman and Cornelius Jordan of Edgecombe County North Carolina
The Colemans from Nansemond County Colonial Virginia were reported in J.P. Coleman's book [Coleman, 1965] to have come to Edgecombe County NC with the Jordan's.
Cornelius Jordan, Sr., born c1710, left a will dated 04/08/1792, probated in February Court in 1794 in Edgecombe County North Carolina. (13) Ellen Coleman, also born c1710, was the daughter of (3) William (Wiley) and Jane Coleman of Edgecombe County, NC, as recorded previously in Chapter 2, Second Generation. She married Cornelius Jordan, Sr. (13) Ellen Coleman and Cornelius Jordan had these children:
(194) 1. Cornelius Jordan, Jr. b. c1730+-10 (195) 2. Henry Jordan b. c1733+-10 (196) 3. Levi Jordan b. c1735+-10 (197) 4. Sarah Jordan, b. c1740 Edgecombe County, NC (198) 5. daughter Jordan b. c1742, who married Esham Evins
(194) Cornelius Jordan, Jr. left a will listing his children as:
(199) 1. James Jordan, b. c1757+-20 (200) 2. Josiah Jordan, b. c1759+-20 (201) 3. Thomas Jordan, b. c1762+-20 (202) 4. Cornelius Jordan, III b. c1765+-20 (203) 5. daughter Jordan. b. c1767+-20
[will dated 4 July 1854, Edgecombe County NC, Book G, p. 83.]Deeds of Edgecombe County record a connection between Cornelius Jordan, Thomas Sanders, Moses and William Coleman:
Edgecombe County (Halifax) Deed book 4, page 43, deed date 15 May 1751, recorded in May Court, 1751: Joseph Goodson, Edgecombe County, planter to Cornelius Jordan, county aforesaid, planter for 6 pounds, 5 shillings, VA, a tract beginning at a pine on the north side of the Great Swamp 80 poles. east 155 poles to a pine, south 10 poles, east to a branch, down the branch to the Great Swamp, and up the swamp to the first station, containing 50 acres, it being part of a larger tract formerly patented to Isaac Ricks bearing date 28 Jul 1743, signed Joseph Goodson (mark), wit Moses Coleman, William Coleman (proved), Thomas Sanders, spouse of Sarah Jordan (mark). Abstracted 2-4-06, NCA film C.047.40002, CTC. [USGenWeb North Carolina State Archives, found 12/29/2008]The 1790 U.S. Census recorded the name of the head of household and five numbers: 1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families 2nd # free white males under 16 years 3rd # free white females and head of families 4th # all other free persons 5th # slaves Jordan, Thomas.................................1-5-5-0-3 Jordan, Cornelius..............................1-2-1-0-1 Jordan, Cornelius jr...........................1-4-1-0-0 Jordan, Joshua.................................3-3-4-0-4 Jordan, Joseph.................................1-1-2-0-0The following Jordan marriages were recorded in Edgecombe County:
189. Mares, Hiram Jordan, Polly 12 Nov 1823 182. Jordan, Richard Gay, Elizabeth 9 Mar 1826 177. Jordan, Henry Williams, Milbrey 21 Jun 1828 214. Strickland, Isaac Jordan, Elizabeth 6 Nov 1828 176. Jordan, Gray Baley, Sally 20 Jan 1831 179. Jordan, James Daniel, Tempy 29 Dec 1834 181. Jordan, Josiah D. Barnes, Mary 29 Nov 1836 237. Williford, Blake Jordan, Martha A. 17 Mar 1837 183. Jordan, Thomas Rountree, Mary 6 Feb 1838 180. Jordan, Josiah Jordan, Elizabeth 15 Sep 1840 175. Jordan, Etheldred Buland, Lidia 24 Sep 1840 188. Long, William D. Jordan, Kishy A.E. 1 Jun 1848 174. Jordan, Etheldred Land, Mary 5 Jan 1853 172. Jordan, Andrew Mares, Mary 3 Jun 1858 173. Jordan, Cornelius Smith, Nancy A. 19 Dec 1859 204. Ruffin, Samuel H. Jordan, Martha A. 24 Jan 1861 178. Jordan, Hyman Jones, Louisa 10 Sep 1866
In the 1860 U.S. Census of Edgecombe County, Tarboro, we find:
M653, Roll 896, pg 209, house 294: James and Polly Jordan, ages 43 and 47, respectively. No others in the house. James would have been born c1817, Polly c1813. pg 219, house 469: Cornelius, 23; Agnes, 19; no others in house. pg 220, house 491: Sally, 40; Emily, 23; Ann, 19; James, 15; and Amelia 1. pg 220, house 492: C. H., 23; Nancy A., 18. pg 267, house 1320: Will B., 26; Elvira, 24; Mourning Locust, 13; Mathew Pierce, 26?.
In the 1870 U.S. Census of Edgecombe County, we find:
In M593, Roll 1136, Rocky Mt, pg 112, House 60: Cornelius H. 33; Agnes 28; Dana E 8; Mary A 5; Charley W 2. In Rocky Mt, pg 134, House 46: Emily 36; Martha Ruffin 34; John H Ruffin 8; William Ruffin 5; Mary Ruffin 1; Anna Jordan 11; Sally Jordan 8. In Rocky Mt, pg 111, House 46: Sallie 59; in home of James K and Drusilla Muller, ages 44 & 49; and Bettie Porci 8. In Rocky Mt, pg 112, House 66: William B 36; Levi H Bryan 21; Charles F. Fisher 21; And in Upper Town Creek: James 50; in the house of Charles L La(rch?) 39 and Priscilla La(rch?) 24?, with their kids: William 3 and Charles 1. Also present: Mahala Edwards 22?. And in Tarboro: Joseph C 22In the 1880 U.S. Census for Edgecombe County, NC we find:
Rocky Mount, Series T9, Roll 962, Pg 243, House 109: Andrew I 46 Mary 37 Rocky Mount, Series T9, Roll 962, Pg 238, House 21: Reverdy 8, in house of Andrew Harvey 57 yrs old. Rocky Mount, Series T9, Roll 962, Pg 238, House 22: Emily 41 Annie 21 George Ann 19 Charles D 2 Rocky Mount, Series T9, Roll 962, Pg 238, House 24: William B. Jordan 46, Town Constable, in a house of Aby Edwards 24, with John H. Hunter 52 Rocky Mount, Series T9, Roll 962, Pg 270, House 12: Henry 23 Roxana 23
One or more of Cornelius Jordan's boys had these three children:
(205) 1. Levi Jordan b. c1763 (206) 2. Acy Jordan b. c1765 (207) 3. Thomas Jordan b. c1767 [Watson, Joseph, 1969, p. 51]
Per Watson, p.51, the above were brothers and grandsons of Cornelius Jordan and (13) Ellen Coleman Jordan, either through (196) Levi Jordan (my guess) or one of his brothers, Cornelius or Henry.(197) Sarah Jordan, was born c 1740 in Edgecombe County, NC and died c1816 in Edgecombe County, NC. Sarah married Thomas Sanders. Thomas Sanders was born c1738 in Edgecombe County, NC and died April 1802 in Edgecombe County, NC.
(197) Sarah Jordan Sanders and Thomas Sanders had a son:
(204) 1. Cornelius Sanders, b. 30 Mar 1762, NC d. 1 Mar 1854 in Rutherford County Tennessee. He married Mary Hedgepeth, b. c 1762 NC, d. between 1830 and 1840 in Rutherford County Tennessee.
[Houston Hodges, in post to Jordan-L Discussion List dated 07/08/96]I also found this Jordan-L citation:
[1996,+F, archive file no. 309594023 of the Jordan-L@rootsweb email list]From: HOUSTON_HODGES.parti@ecunet.org To: "Jordan Family discussion list" (JORDAN@rmgate.pop.indiana.edu) Subject: Date: Mon, 8 Jul 96 7:15:05 EDT
Cornelius JORDAN, Sr., b. abt. 1710, d. before 8 APR 1792 Edgecombe Co NC (Will 8 APR 1792; prob Feb. Ct. 1794: grandson Joshua Jordan, Cornelius Jordan, Henry Jordan, Levi Jordan; sons-in-law Thomas Sanders, Isham Evans) married to: Ellen COLEMAN, daughter of William and Jane COLEMAN Sarah JORDAN, b. c1740, Edgecombe Co NC, d. c1816, Edgecombe Co. NC Thomas SANDERS, b. c1738, Edgecombe Co NC, d 04/?/1802, Edgecombe Co. NC Cornelius SANDERS, b. 03/30/1762, d. 03/01/1854 Rutherford Co TN Mary HEDGEPETH, b. c1762 in NC, d. 1830-1840, Rutherford Co TN (she the daughter of John and Elizabeth HEDGEPETH) Houston Hodges, 339 Missy Lane, Huntsville, AL 35802-4531 Internet: Primary houston_hodges@pcusa.org Secondary hhodges@ro.com Fax 205-882-2310
And from 1997 archives of the Jordan-L@rootsweb email list, no. 121152089 we have this Jordan-L citation 3:The following JORDAN marriages are in Marriage Book 'B' of Meriwether Co GA: GROOM BRIDE DATE PAGE COLEMAN, JOHN R JORDAN, POLLY 01 FEB 1847 39 MASSINGILL, GREEN JORDAN, MARY ANN 01 JAN 1854 139 JORDAN, SAMUEL THOMAS, SARAH C 18 SEP 1855 163 MASSINGALE, JOHN L JORDAN, ?? 07 MAY 1865 248 JORDAN, JESSE H WILLIAMS, VIRGINIA C 19 DEC 1865 256
Mention of parentage of Elizabeth Jordan (dau. of Joshua Jordan, incl. 5 generations), the wife of Jesse Coleman was found in JORDAN-L 1998 archives:
A second reference to Elizabeth Jordan (dau. of Joshua Jordan) wife of Jesse Coleman is found at: Jordan-L 1998 archives:Joshua Jordan. His son, Thomas, traveled by wagon train from Edgecombe Co., NC, & ended up in Washington Co., GA. Here are his first 5 generations Gail Ellis Descendants of Joshua Jordan Generation No. 1 1. Joshua Jordan died 1793 in Edgecombe Co., N.C.. He married Edey Flowers daughter of HENRY FLOWERS and NANCY ???. Children of Joshua Jordan and Edey Flowers are: 2. i. Cornelius Jordan , SR., d. 1794, Edgecombe Co., N.C.. ii. Stephen Jordan, d. November 1817; m. SALLY ???. iii. Henry Jordan. iv. Joshua Jordan. v. Jesse Jordan. vi. Edey Jordan, b. May 27, 1755; d. May 28, 1849; m. Jesse Barnes, 1797. vii. Elizabeth Jordan, m. Jesse Coleman. Generation No. 2 2. Cornelius Jordan , SR. (Joshua) died 1794 in Edgecombe Co., N.C.. He married Mary Daniel, daughter of LEMUEL DANIEL. Child of Cornelius Jordan and Mary Daniel is: 3. i. Cornelius Jordan, JR., d. 1791, Edgecombe Co., N.C.. Generation No. 3 3. CORNELIUS3 Jordan , JR. (CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) died 1791 in Edgecombe Co., N.C.. He married MARTHA C. WOODARD, daughter of ELISHA WOODARD. Children of CORNELIUS Jordan and MARTHA WOODARD are: 4. i. THOMAS E.4 Jordan, b. 1766, Edgecombe Co., N.C.; d. 1846, Washington Co. GA. ii. CORNELIUS Jordan. iii. ASA Jordan. iv. LEVI Jordan. 5. v. DAUGHTER Jordan. Generation No. 4 4. THOMAS E.4 Jordan (CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) was born 1766 in Edgecombe Co., N.C., and died 1846 in Washington Co. GA. He married CATHERINE DANIEL Abt. 1796 in Edgecombe Co., N.C.. Children of THOMAS Jordan and CATHERINE DANIEL are: 6. i. WILLIAM DANIEL5 Jordan, b. October 10, 1797, Washington Co. GA; d. January 22, 1851, Washington Co. GA. 7. ii. JAMES Jordan , SR., b. 1799; d. April 8, 1854. 8. iii. CORNELIOUS Jordan, b. 1806; d. 1870. 9. iv. MARY Jordan, b. August 25; d. August 28, 1866. 10. v. EPHARIM D. Jordan, b. 1810; d. 1891. 11. vi. THOMAS Jordan , JR., b. 1812. 12. vii. STEPHEN AUGUSTUS Jordan, b. 1814; d. Bef. 1849, Texas. viii. JOHN Jordan, d. Bef. February 1849; m. 1st Mary Duggan, November 17, 1839; m. 2nd JANE MAYO, February 3, 1848. 13. ix. ROBERT Jordan, d. Bef. 1849. 14. x. ELISHA WOODARD Jordan, b. January 6, 1817; d. July 20, 1881. 5. DAUGHTER4 Jordan (CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1). She married URIAH AMASON. Children of DAUGHTER Jordan and URIAH AMASON are: 15. i. CULLEN5 AMASON, b. Probably N.C.; d. 1700-1799. ii. JOSIAH AMASON, m. ??? CANTER. iii. ELI AMASON. iv. HENRY AMASON. Generation No. 5 6. WILLIAM DANIEL5 Jordan (THOMAS E.4, CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) was born October 10, 1797 in Washington Co. GA, and died January 22, 1851 in Washington Co. GA. m. Pheriba Manning Adams 1817, daughter of HORACE ADAMS and NANCY MANNING. Children of WILLIAM Jordan and PHERIBA ADAMS are: i. ARCHIBALD M.6 Jordan, b. February 14, 1819, Washington Co. GA; d. April 10, 1862, Washington Co. GA; m. PENELOPE ANN WATKINS, January 3, 1844, Washington Co. GA. ii. MARTHA A. Jordan, b. 1820; d. 1871; m. first JOHN GILMORE; m. second LEVIN C. MATHEWS. iii. EPHRAIM JACKSON Jordan, b. 1827; m. MARY W. POPE, April 24, 1853, Washington Co. GA. iv. CATHERINE Jordan, b. Bef. 1833. v. PENELOPE ANN Jordan, b. October 12, 1833; m. (1) ARCHELAUS DUGGAN, November 18, 1851; m. (2) SAFFOLD BARWICK, August 16, 1870. vi. STEPHEN IVEY Jordan, b. December 22, 1836; d. May 3, 1922; m. MARY LUCINDA GILMORE, February 2, 1858. vii. SARAH Jordan, b. 1837; m. THOMAS JACKSON. 7. JAMES5 Jordan , SR. (THOMAS E.4, CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) was born 1799, and died April 8, 1854. He married (1) Mary Price January 12, 1830. He married (2) NANCY W. LORD November 16, 1848. Children of JAMES Jordan and MARY PRICE are: i. WILLIAM6 Jordan, b. 1831. ii. JAMES Jordan. iii. ELISHA W. Jordan, d. May 26, 1863. iv. MARY Jordan, b. 1830. v. MARTHA JANE Jordan, b. 1834. vi. SARAH Jordan, b. 1841. 8. CORNELIOUS5 Jordan (THOMAS E.4, CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) was born 1806, and died 1870. m. 1st MARTHA WARD December 23, 1823 in Putnam Co., GA. He married 2nd HEARTY HAYNES December 12, 1843, daughter of NATHAN HAYNES. Children of CORNELIOUS Jordan and MARTHA WARD are: i. CATHERINE E.6 Jordan, b. 1829; m. MILES TANNER, June 4, 1848. ii. JANE W. Jordan, b. 1831; d. 1893; m. JOHN H. MAY. iii. MARTHA ARENA D. Jordan, b. 1835; m. ROBERT FERRELL, January 6, 1853, Washington Co. GA. iv. ELMIRA Jordan, b. 1838. v. LUNA ANN B. Jordan, b. May 25, 1838; d. March 6, 1901; m. WILLIAM HENRY FULGHUM, November 14, 1864, Washington Co. GA. vi. AMOS A. Jordan, b. January 28, 1840; m. MARCHA A. MAY, August 11, 1864. vii. STEPHEN THOMAS Jordan, b. 1842. Children of CORNELIOUS Jordan and HEARTY HAYNES are: viii. GEORGIA L6 Jordan, b. 1845. ix. NATHAN H. Jordan, b. March 19, 1846; d. October 12, 1905, Davisboro, GA; m. NANCY HOOKS, 1881. x. CORNELIOUS Jordan , JR., b. 1847. xi. SARAH EUNICE Jordan, b. November 23, 1848; d. February 14, 1910, Davisboro, GA; m. SOL. D. WILSON. xii. ARAMINDA Jordan, b. March 29, 1850; d. March 31, 1900. xiii. ROBERTA W. Jordan, b. June 15, 1853; m. WILLIAM NEAVE HARMAN. xiv. ALFRED YEOMAN HAINES Jordan, b. May 19, 1856; d. December 16, 1919, Davisboro, GA; m. NONIE A. TAYLOR. 9. MARY5 Jordan (THOMAS E.4, CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) was born August 25, and died August 28, 1866. She wedded LEWIS KNIGHT January 22, 1829. Children of MARY Jordan and LEWIS KNIGHT are: i. TERESA J.6 KNIGHT, b. November 7, 1829; d. March 27, 1903; m. JOSIAH JONES, December 20, 1849. ii. THOMAS KNIGHT, d. infancy. iii. MARY ANN KNIGHT, b. December 28, 1833; d. June 8, 1902; m. DAVID SIMEON BURNS, January 3, 1869, Washington Co. GA. iv. TEMPIE KNIGHT, d. infancy. v. JOHN KNIGHT. vi. SARAH KNIGHT, m. ??? ROGERS. vii. SYLVANUS KNIGHT. 10. EPHARIM D.5 Jordan (THOMAS E.4, CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) was born 1810, and died 1891. He wedded SALLY SWINT. Children of EPHARIM Jordan and SALLY SWINT are: i. THOMAS JEFFERSON6 Jordan, b. 1835. ii. WILLIAM Jordan, b. 1837. iii. MARY ANN MARSELITE Jordan, b. August 12, 1839, Washington Co. GA; d. November 11, 1889, Cedartown, GA.; m. JOHN HARRIS PITTMAN, January 9, 1860. iv. SARAH EVANGELINE Jordan, b. 1840. v. ELEFAIR Jordan, b. 1842. vi. NANCY C. Jordan, b. Abt. 1844. vii. EDMUND G. L. Jordan, b. 1846. 11. THOMAS5 Jordan , JR. (THOMAS E.4, CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) was born 1812. He married 1st Unknown. He married 2nd MARY MAYO December 28, 1838. He married 3rd ALSY ADAMS October 26, 1840 in Washington Co. GA, daughter of HORACE ADAMS and NANCY MANNING. Children of THOMAS Jordan and ??? are: i. GIDEON LUTHER6 Jordan, b. 1835. ii. MARY ELIZABETH W. Jordan, b. 1830; m. 1st JOHN SPALLDING; m. 2nd JOHN M. DUGGAN, January 18, 1849. Child of THOMAS Jordan and MARY MAYO is: iii. NANCY H.6 Jordan, b. 1840; m. JESSIE J. DUGGAN, April 24, 1858, Washington Co. GA. Children of THOMAS Jordan and ALSY ADAMS are: iv. MORDECAI6 Jordan, b. 1844. v. THOMAS H. Jordan, b. 1847. vi. SELINA Jordan, b. 1850. vii. WILLIAM E. Jordan, b. 1851. viii. MARY C. Jordan, m. ALGEROW G. C. DUGGAN, October 25, 1854, Washington Co. GA. ix. JOHN Jordan. 12. STEPHEN AUGUSTUS5 Jordan (THOMAS E.4, CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) was born 1814, and died Bef. 1849 in Texas. He married ELIZABETH NEWSOME December 21, 1837. Children of STEPHEN Jordan and ELIZABETH NEWSOME are: i. ALBERT6 Jordan. ii. ANN OLIVIA Jordan, b. Abt. 1842, MS; m. JOHN T. LOTT. 13. ROBERT5 Jordan (THOMAS E.4, CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) died Bef. 1849. He wedded EMILY NEWSOME. Children of ROBERT Jordan and EMILY NEWSOME are: i. MIDDLETON6 Jordan, b. 1820; m. SARAH MAY, March 6, 1845, Washington Co. GA. ii. Unknown Jordan, m. BENJAMIN BELL. 14. ELISHA WOODARD5 Jordan (THOMAS E.4, CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) was born January 6, 1817, and died July 20, 1881. He married MARY MANNING GILMORE December 30, 1838 in Washington Co. GA, daughter of JOHN GILMORE and CHLOE DUGGAN. Children of ELISHA Jordan and MARY GILMORE are: i. STEPHEN GILMORE6 Jordan, b. May 11, 1846; d. May 25, 1904; m. SUSAN FOWLER HINES, January 7, 1873. ii. JOHN THOMAS Jordan, b. November 9, 1839; d. March 10, 1895; m. BETTY BROWN ARNOLD. iii. TEXANA Jordan, b. February 18, 1841; d. May 18, 1861; m. JOSEPH B. SMITH, December 24, 1857. iv. SARAH COLUMBIA Jordan, b. December 26, 1842; d. March 5, 1869; m. MARSHALL H. BLAND. v. ETHAN Jordan. 15. CULLEN5 AMASON (DAUGHTER4 Jordan, CORNELIUS3, CORNELIUS2, JOSHUA1) was born in Probably N.C., and died 1700-1799. He married BETSY TAUNTON in Georgia, daughter of HENRY TAUNTON , SR.. Children of CULLEN AMASON and BETSY TAUNTON are: i. LEVI6 AMASON, m. POLLY TAYLOR. ii. URIAH AMASON, m. BETSY TAYLOR. iii. JACKSON AMASON. iv. KIZZIE AMASON, m. ??? MCCULLERS. v. BETSY AMASON, d. Washington Co. GA; m. NEWSOME TAUNTON. vi. SALLY AMASON, m. WILLIAM Jordan. vii. PENNY AMASON, m. JAMES HERRINGTON. viii. MARIAH AMASON, m. ??? BLOODWORTH. ix. BENJAMIN AMASON, d. Washington Co. GA; m. ??? HURST. ________________________
Parentage for Sally Jordan, dau. of Henry and Polly Jordan. Sally married John Coleman. http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/J/Jordan+1999+7051154806+F, Jordan-L@rootsweb citation 620) Joseph B Jordan b Jul 11 1829 Raymond, Cumberland, Me. d Oct 6 1883 Grand Island, Hall, Ne. m c 1834 (This marriage date must be a mistake, he would have been 5 yrs old at time of marriage) lst Lydia M. ? she died Jul 23 1856 m 2nd Elizabeth A. Cobb b c 1830 His father John Jordan ? b ME his mother Thirza Brown ? b ME 2nd wife's parents b ME. Children Chas H b 1855 ME (1860 Cumberland Co., ME Census) Edward D b Apr 1859 ME m Feb 16 1876 Delia A Van Sycle Joseph b 1865 WI Frank W b 1873 England Note: Ceme. Rec. Lot 37 Row 3 Raymond Vitals 1880 Hall Co., NE Census 1860 Cumberland Co. NE Census 21) Joseph Jordan b Aug 15 1870 Lincoln Ne d Dec 5 1948 Omer, Arenac Mi (heart) m Oct 24 1892 East Tawas, Iosco, Mi. burial St Joseph Cem., East Tawas, Mi m Oct 24 1892 East Tawas, Iosco, Mi. Delia Budreau b Apr 12 1873 d Apr 23 1921 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Mi. (surgery) buried St. Joseph Cem., East Tawas, Mi His father Joseph Jordan his mother Catherine Schneider Her father William Budreau her mother Delphine Richway Marriage witnesses - John Schneider and Anna Jordan Children Edna May b Nov 21 1893 Mud Junction, Alcona, Mi. d Jan 13 1964 Tawas City, Iosco,(cancer) Mi burial St Joseph Cem., East Tawas, Mi. m Oct 25 1920 East Tawas Iosco, Mi. Chester M. Carlton Geertrude Marie b Aug 23 1895 Mud Junction, Alcona, Mi. d Jan 12 1934 Flint, Genesse, Mi. (pneumonia) burial East Tawas Iosco m May 25 1914 McIvor, Iosco, Mi Lionel Henry Flintoff Beatrice Nora b Jun 25 1898 Twining, Arenac, Mi. d Oct 26 1970 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Oh,(Cer. Hem.) buried St Thomas Ontario Canada m May 2 1925 Flint, Genesse, Mi. Joseph Angus Runchey Anna Leona b Oct 12 1901 Twining, Arenac, Mi. m Apr 15 1925 Detroit, Wayne, Mi. Ray Kendell Earl Edward b Aug 16 1903 Turner, Arenac, Mi. m Feb 21 1933 East Tawas, Iosco, Mi. Mildred Haslip Leo Richter b May 22 1906 McIvor, Iosco, Mi. d Nov 18 1982 Turner, Arenac, Mi. (Heart attack) m Feb 26 1938 Wayne, Mi. Bernice Sczepanski Lawrence Henry b May 4 1908 McIvor, Iosco, Mi. m Oct 26 1935 Iosco, Mi. Naomi Dedrich Merlin Joseph b Dec 29 1909 McIvor, Iosco, M. d May 29 1960 Bay City, Bay, Mi (stroke) m Aug 4 1934 Omer, Arenac, Mi. Marie L Fortune Irene Delphine b Feb 16 1911 McIvor, Iosco, Mi. d May 29 1966 Tawas City, Iosco, Mi. (cancer) m Oct 14 1933 East Tawas Iosco, Mi. burial Tawas City, Iosco, Mi. William Albert DeLosh Ardith Catherine b Aug 16 1912 McIvor, Iosco, Mi. m Apr 12 1930 Iosco, Mi. Harold Anthony Parent Meda Margaret b Aug 19 1917 McIvor, Iosco, Mi M May 9 1942 Bay City, Bay, Mi. Arthur William Walker 22) Joshoway (Joshua) Jordan b by Nov 1791 Edgecomb Co. N.C. married before 1788 Edith (Edey) Flowers she d bet 1833-1835 Her father Henry Flowers her mother Nancy Unknown Children Cornelius - Sr d 1794 Edgecomb, N.C. Mary Daniel Edith b May 27 1755 d May 28 1849 m 1797 Jesse Barnes Jesse Steven d Nov 1817 m sally Henry Joshaway Elizabeth m Jesse Coleman Notes: Buddy Jordan Sandersville, Georgia Joshaway Jordan's Will Vital Records Edgecomb Co., N.C. Census Records -------------------------------- End of Jordan-D Digest V98 Issue #47 ************************************
Jordan Estate Abstracts [from] Edgecombe Co[unty North Carolina] Pages 186 - 187 land, 3M A on Hominy Swamp. Gr. son: CORNELIUS Jordan, JR., land 150 A on N side Great Swamp, 200 A granted land. HENRY, my manor Plantation with 150 A land and 250 A of my granted land, Gr. son.- LEVI Jordan, 200 A of my granted land joining his father's (CORNELIUS Jordan) land. Sons-in-law: THOMAS SANDERS, ISHAM EVINS. Wit: JOSEPH BARNES, ROBERT.COLEMAN, WILLIAM WHITE. Jordan, CORNELIUS July 4, 1854. Aug. Ct. , 1854. Bk. G. p 83. Son & Exr: JAMES, tract whereon he lives provided he pay his proportionate part of my debts. Son: JOSIAH, tract adjoining son, JAMES, same proviso. Son & Exr: THOMAS, tract whereon I live, same proviso. Son: CORNELIUS, tract where son THOMAS formerly lived, adjoining PATSY VASER, some proviso. All negroes to be sold, proceeds divided between 4 sons. Dau: not named, $4. Wit: WESLEY SWIFT, JESSE MORRIS. Jordan, EDITH Sept. 11, 1833. Nov. Ct. , 1835. Gr. sons-. JOSIAH, 4 negroes; DAVID, 3 negroes; JESSE, 2 negroes. Gt. gr. dau: SARAH DEANS dau. of BARTLEY DEANS, Jr. and wife ELIZABETH, 2 negroes, bed & furn. , 4 chairs. Residue divided between grandchildren. Exr: BARTLEY DEANS. Wit: WILLIAM HAYNES, JOHN GRICE. Jordan, GRAY July 26, 1814. Nov. Ct., 1841. Bk. Ft p 263. Son: GRAY, all my land, Black mare, stock, household furn-iture, farming tools. Wit: JAMES RICKS, ROBERT RICKS, JONATHAN BAILEY. Jordan, HENRY Oct. 7, 1836. Nov. Ct., 1837. Wife: POLLY, 100 A of land, and dwelling house adjoining the Great Swamp, and lands of CORNELIUS, for life or widowhood, 5 ne- groes, horse, bridle, saddle, 2 cows and sow and pigs, 8 hogs, 4 ewes, 8 setting chairs, 2 tables, painted chest, 3 tables, 3 pots, 3 puter basons, 6 puter plates; case of knives and forks; linnen wheel; 2 woollen wheels; provisions for herself and family one year. Daus: RHODA TAYLOR, 3 negroes, painted chest without drawers; ELIZABETH STRICKLIN, 2 negroes, chest with drawers; SALLY COLEMAN, 3 negroes and walnut table. Son & Exr: JOSIAH Jordan, 3 negroes, I Bofat, all land, one Church Bible. Exr,. ISAAC STRICKLIN# JOSIAH Jordan, JOHN COLEMAN. Wit: CORNELIUS Jordan, WILLIAM HAYNES. Jordan, JOSHAWAY Mar. 30, 1791. Nov. Ct., 1791. Bk. 3, p 175. Wife: EBEY, my manner (manor) plantation, life or widowhood; stock, cattle, furniture. Sons. JESSE; STEPHEN. land in Nash County, I negro boy; negro girl, furniture, stock, cattle, sheep, etc., HENRY, horse and saddle, sheep, furniture, gun; JOSHAWAY, furniture, money to buy liorse saddle and 4 cows, sheep, hogs. Daus,. EDEY, furniture, tattle; ELIZABETH Jordan, cattle, silver money to buy furniture. Exr: THOMAS SANDERS, SEN., CHARLES COLEMAN. Wit: JOHN HEDGEPETH,.ARTHUR HEDGEPETH, JETHRO HARRISON. Jordan, JOSHUA Dec. 29, 1840. Aug. Ct., 1842. Bk. F, pp 275, 76, 77. Wife. JULAN, land lying on E side of branch this side LEWIS ELLIS, on lines of JACOB TAYLOR, feather bed and furn., chest, trunk, side board, kitchen furn-iture, pork corn, 2 cows and calves, 6 ewes and lambs, hogs and hat came from MARY BARNES, horse, gig, harness, utensils, cart and wheels, bbl brandy; executor and EDWIN BARNES to buy 2 negroes for wife. Reversion of all property to daughter MARYAN. Exr, LARRY DEW. Wit: EDWIN BARNES, JACOB TAYLOR. Aug. Ct., 1842. LARRY DEW, Adm., Bond $10,000 with BENJAMIN SIMMS, JOSHUA BARNES, Securities. Nov. Ct., 1843. Jury: JEREMIAH BATTS, WILLIAM HEARN, ELIJAH WILLIAMS, JOSEPH KNIGHT, KENNETH THIGPEN, DAVID P. SHALLINGTON, THOMAS EVANS, JAMES C. KNIGHT, JOHN HARRELL, JACOB D. ROBBINS, DIXON RANDALL, WILLIAM SKINNER. Jury found it to be last will and Test. of JOSHUA Jordan. Jordan, JOSIAH (JORDIN) Sept. 30, 1846. Feb. Ct., 1848. Bk. F, p 388. Son: WILLIAM H. Jordan, all property. Should he die before reaching age 21 years, without heir, it shall go to my cousin, DAVID JORDIN. Exr. DAVID JORDIN. Wit: JOHN W. FARMER, JAMES D. BARNES. fax: 910-739-1919 ______________________________
In 1791, Charles Coleman is co-executor of the will of Joshuway Jordan, Jordan-L 1999 archives, Jordan-L@rootsweb citation 7
In Feb. Court 1794, Robert Coleman is a witness to the will of Cornelius Jordan.
Sally Jordan and John Coleman were married on 02/06/1826 per Jordan-L 1999 archives, Jordan-L@rootsweb citation 8
Jordan Marriage Records of Edgecombe Co
GROOMS:GROOM BRIDE DATE Jordan, Andrew MARES, Mary 06/03/1858 Jordan, Cornelius SMITH, Nancy A. 12/19/1859 Jordan, Etheldred LAND, Mary 01/05/1853 Jordan, Etheldred BULAND, Lidia 09/24/1840 Jordan, Gray BALEY, Sally 01/20/1831 Jordan, Henry WILLIAMS, Milbry 06/21/1828 Jordan, Hyman JONES, Louisa 09/10/1866 Jordan, James DANIEL, Tempy 12/29/1834 Jordan, Josiah Jordan, Elizabeth 09/15/1840 Jordan, Josiah D. BARNES, Mary 11/29/1836 Jordan, Richard GAY, Elizabeth 03/09/1826 Jordan, Thomas ROUNTREE, Mary 02/06/1838
BRIDES:Jordan, Elizabeth BEELAND, James 08/17/1842 Jordan, Elizabeth Jordan, Josiah 09/15/1840 Jordan, Elizabeth STRICKLAND, Isaac 11/06/1828 Jordan, Kishy A. E. LONG, William D. 06/01/1848 Jordan, Martha A. RUFFIN, Samuel H. 01/24/1861 Jordan, Martha A. WILLIFORD, Blake 03/17/1837 Jordan, Polly MARES, Hiram 11/12/1823 Jordan, Sally COLEMAN, John 02/06/1826 From Jordan-L 2000 archives, Jordan-L@rootsweb citation 9, we find this linage:
1. Augustus O. Coleman (b. 1838) m. in 1861 to Frances P. Jordan (1844-1913). 2. Benjamin F. Jordan, Jr. (1807-68), m. Elvira Byler (1809-66). 3. Benjamin F. Jordan (b. 1772) m. Elizabeth Johnston in 1800. 4. William Jordan m. in 1769 to Sarah "Sally" Wood (b. 1753). William Jordan (1748-1822) received pay for service as private, 1781, in the Virginia Continental Line. He was born in Virginia; died in Triune, Tenn.
(29) married before 1787, in SC, Colonel Winn's notes as he recorded the activity of the South Carolina militia as it fought the Torries while the Continental Army was away and bought time for the revolutionary army. Jacob Gibson, Sr. died in May 1735 in Prince Williams, VA. His will records his wife's name as Jane. died in 1842 in Alabama, possibly Greene County.
The 1820 Census of Fairfield County, SC records:
Gibson, Abraham 2 0 0 0 0 1 - O O 0 1 1 indicating two males less than 10 years of age and one male over 45, 1 female 26 to 45 and 1 female over 45. If the younger were Ruth, she was born between 1775 and 1784.Charles' first wife, Ruth Gibson, died 1825 and he remarried (date unknown) to (208) Elizabeth (Eliza) Unknown, b. 1785. Charles Coleman, Sr. died 6 April 1842, in Alabama.The will of (29) Charles Coleman, Sr. reads:
Will of Charles Coleman
[Fairfield County, Will Book Volume 3, Page 85, dated August 13, 1836, recording date unknown, but estate settled in 1842, as found on Microfilm at the Clayton Genealogical Library, Houston, TX]
South Carolina
In the Name of God Amen
I Charles Coleman, Senior, of the district of Fairfield and State aforesaid, being imperfect and weak in body, but of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God for the same: Calling to mind the mortality of the body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, to wit, First of all I recommend my body to the earth, to be buried in decent Christian burial, at the discretion of my children and executors herein after mentioned - And as touching such worldly goods and estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, demise and dispose and have given, demised and disposed of the same in the following manner and form, to wit, I give, will and bequeath to (my well beloved daughter,) Harriet M. Leggo, two negro slaves, to wit, Maria and Cricy, and one horse mule (called Jack) to her the said Harriet M. Leggo for her special and, uninterrupted use and benefit during the term of her natural life, and after her death to the lawful begotten heirs of her body, to be freely and uninterruptedly used and enjoyed by her the said Harriet M. Leggo and after her by the lawful begotten heirs of her body forever.
# Item. I give, will and bequeath to (my well beloved son) James B. Coleman, three negro slaves, to wit, Violet, Mashack, and Amanda to him the said James B. Coleman, for his special, uninterrupted use and benefit, during the term of his natural life, and after his death to the lawful begotten heirs of his body, to be freely and uninterruptedly used and enjoyed by him the said James B. Coleman and after him by the lawful begotten, heirs of his body forever.
# Item. I give, will and bequeath to (my well beloved son) George B. Coleman, to wit, one horse mule (called Buck) and one tract of land, containing one hundred and ten acres, more or less, whereon he at present lives, bounded by John Ford and others, to him the said George B. Coleman for his special uninterrupted use and benefit during the term of his natural life and after his death to the lawful begotten heirs of his body, to be freely and uninterruptedly used and enjoyed by him the said George B. Coleman, and after him, by the lawful begotten heirs of his body forever.
# Item. I give, will and bequeath to (my well beloved daughter,) Malinda W. Boyd two negro slaves, to wit, Big Henry and Lena, and one mare mule (Called Gin) to her the said Malinda W. Boyd for her special and uninterrupted use and benefit during the term of her natural life, and after her death to the lawful begotten heirs of her body, to be freely and uninterruptedly used and enjoyed by her the said Malinda W. Boyd, and after her, by the lawful begotten heirs of her body forever.
# Item. I give, will and bequeath to (my well beloved son) Charles S. Coleman three negro slaves and land to wit, Dedny, Big Sinar and Little Sinar and one hundred acres of land more or less of the tract whereon I now live to be divided off as follows, beginning at the hicky [hickory?] - station in the lane (between me and Henry Jones on the side next Winnsborough) thence by a direct line by my house to the spring which we use water out of, thence down the spring branch to the creek, thence down the run of the creek to James Rosborough's line, thence along James & Hugh Rosboroughs lines to David Aikens land, thence along David Aikens line and a small part of Henry Jones' line to the hickory station aforesaid to him the said Charles S. Coleman for his special, uninterrupted use and benefit during the term of his natural life and after his death to the lawful begotten heirs of his body, to be freely and uninterruptedly enjoyed by him the said Charles S. Coleman, and after him by the lawful begotten heirs of his body forever.
# Item. I give, will and bequeath to (my well beloved son) Joseph R. Coleman three negro slaves and forty acres of land more or less to wit, Little Henry, Gelly and George and forty acres of land more or less whereon he now lives to be divided off as follows beginning at a large oak log across the creek, ten or fifteen steps above the lower corner of my new ground, thence by a direct line till it intersects John Tidwell's line (where the road leading from said Tidwell's to my house now crosses Tidwell's line) thence along said Tidwell and William Jones' lines to a small red OK [oak?] corner, thence along William Jones line and James Rosborough's lines to the Wateree creek, thence up the run of said Creek to the place of beginning, to him the said Joseph R. Coleman for his special, uninterrupted use and benefit during the term of his natural life, and after his death to the lawful begotten heirs of his body, to be freely and uninterruptedly used and enjoyed by him the said Joseph R. Coleman, and after him by the lawful begotten heirs of his body forever.
# Item. I give, will and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Judith B. Simpson two negro slaves and one mare mule, to wit, Nelson and Delila (and the mare mule called Sook) to her the said Judith B. Simpson for her special, uninterrupted use and benefit during the term of her natural life, and after her death to the lawful begotten heirs of her body, to be freely and uninterruptedly enjoyed by her the said Judith B. Simpson and after her by the lawful begotten heirs of her body forever.
# Item. I give, will and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Sarah Ann Coleman two negro slaves, one mare and one bed and bed clothing, to wit, Martha and Bill and the sorrel mare (called Caty fisher) and one bed and bed clothing to her the said Sarah Ann Coleman for her special and uninterrupted use and benefit, during the term of her natural life, and after her death to the lawful begotten heirs of her body, to be freely and u ninterruptedly used and enjoyed by her the said Sarah Ann Coleman and after her by the lawful begotten heirs of her body forever.
# Item. I give, will and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Jane B. Coleman two negro slaves, one sorrel horse and one bed and bed clothing, to wit, Sall and Ephraim (one sorrel horse called Pony) and one bed and bed clothing to her the said Jane B. Coleman for her special and uninterrupted use and benefit during the term of her natural life, and after her death to the lawful begotten heirs of her body, to be freely and uninterruptedly used and enjoyed by her the said Jane B. Coleman, and after her, by the lawful begotten heirs of her body forever.
# Item. I give, will and bequeath to my well beloved son John A. I. Coleman two negro slaves, one horse and bed and bed clothing, to wit, Lee and Adaline one dark coloured young horse (called Bill) and one bed and bed clothing to the said John A. I. Coleman for his special and uninterrupted use and benefit during the term of his natural life, and after his death to the lawful begotten heirs of his body, to be freely and uninterruptedly used and enjoyed by him the said John A. I. Coleman, and after him by the lawful begotten heirs of his body forever.
# Item. I give, will and bequeath also to my well beloved son John A. I. Coleman the following described tract of land, to wit, one hundred and thirty five acres of land more or less whereon I now live, bounded by Henry Jones and John Tidwell's lands on the west, South and East and on the North by the lands above willed and bequeathed to Charles S. Coleman and Joseph R. Coleman, to him the said John A. I. Coleman for his special and uninterrupted use and benefit during the term of his natural life and after his death to the lawful begotten heirs of his body, to be freely and uninterruptedly enjoyed and used by him the said John A. I. Coleman and after him by the lawful begotten heirs of his body forever.
# Item. It is my will that all the personal property of which I may be seized and possessed, of every description whatsoever, at the time of my death be divided equally (if it can be agreeably) between Harriet M. Leggo, James B. Coleman, Malinda W. Boyd, Charles S. Coleman, Joseph R. Coleman, Judith B. Simpson, Sarah Ann Coleman, Jane B. Coleman and John A. I. Coleman (that is such as is not other otherwise willed and bequeathed) but if the personal property and effects of which I may be seized and possessed at the time of my death (and which are not above willed and bequeathed) cannot be satisfactorily divided between the aforesaid legaties, then it is my will that the same be sold at the discretion of my executors herein after mention, and that the proceeds of said sale be equally divided between Harriet M. Leggo, James B. Coleman, George B. Coleman, Malinda W. Boyd, Charles S. Coleman, Joseph R. Coleman, Sarah Ann Coleman, Judith B. Simpson, Jane B. Coleman and John A. I. Coleman.
# Item. It is my will that the above bequest should stand and abide unalterable forever (even if tried in law or equity--) therefore it is my will and wish that should any one who may be an heir at law, attempt by bringing a case either in law or equity, to destroy this my last will and testament, that he she or they (as the case may be) be entirely, fully, and forever, barred, cut off and hindered from all interest, profit and share in my estate; and that his, her, or their interest in said estate be taken at the discretion of my executors herein after mentioned and equally divided between the remainder of the ten aforesaid legatees, who shall willingly abide by this my last will and testament.
# Item. It is my will that should any one or more of the ten within named legatees die without leaving lawful, bodily issue, that the bequest herein made, together with its future increase return to my estate and be sold at the discretion of my executors and the proceeds equally divided between the surviving legatees above named between those who may be living of the following ten, Harriet M. Leggo, James B. Coleman, George B. Coleman, Malinda W. Boyd, Charles S. Coleman, Joseph R. Coleman, Judith B. Simpson, Sarah Anne Coleman, Jane B. Coleman and John A. I. Coleman.
# Item. I do hereby constitute, make and ordain Mr. A. M. Leggo, James B. Coleman and Charles S. Coleman, executors of this my last will and testament, And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former testament, will, legacy or bequest by me made, and all other executors by me appointed; ratifying this and no other to be my last will and testament -
In witness here of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this thirteenth day of August Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty six and in the 61st year of the Independence of the United States of America.
updates were then noted:
- page 2d in line nineteenth, (more or less) inserts before signature ------------
- page second, in line the eighteenth (and land) inserted before signed
- page the third (well beloved daughter) inserted before signature -------
- page fifth, line the sixth (divided) inserted before signature ----------
- page sixth, line the fifth (last word in the line marked out ---
- page sixth, line thirteenth (read) living of the following ten &c.) -------
We whose names are hereunto annexed, at the request of Charles Coleman Senior the testator, at his request & in his presence, also in the presence of each other have seen him sign, seal and acknowledge the above to be his last will and testament & by his request have witnessed the same -----
Jacob Sellers Charles Coleman LS Cornelius Brasswell John Hollis William McQuatters James McQuatters Proved (unknown) (unknown) Recorded in book 19 Pages 67 & 68 & 69 & 70 & 71 & 72 Recording date unknown Apt. 76 File 74
(29) Charles Coleman, Sr. and wife Ruth Gibson had these children:
(209) 1. Harriet M. Coleman, m. Unknown Leggo. (210) 2. James B. Coleman, this is Dr. James Buchanan Coleman. (211) 3. George B. Coleman. (212) 4. Malinda W. Coleman, 1st m. Unknown Boyd, 2nd m. John Keith (213) 5. Charles S. Coleman, settled in Bledsoe and later, Hamilton Counties of Tennessee. (214) 6. Joseph R. Coleman. (215) 7. Judith B. Coleman, m. William Simpson (216) 8. Sarah Ann Coleman, m. Thomas L. Simpson (217) 9. Jane B. Coleman, m. John K. Smith (218) 10. John A.I. Coleman.
[Will and other records, recorded by Coleman, J. P., 1965, pages 374 and 5]DAR Lineage Book, Volume 56, National No.55464 records:
(29) Charles Coleman [Sr.] served as armorer in South Carolina militia 178?-81. born in Virginia [questionable] in 1762, died in 1842, in Alabama. Married Elizabeth Gibson. [aka Ruth Gibson] (210) James Buchanan Coleman, married Asenath Davis, born 1815, died December 21, 1890, she was daughter of J. Thomas Davis and Esther Hines, of Longtown, Fairfield County, South Carolina. (210) James Buchanan Coleman and Asenath Davis Coleman had these children: (219) 1. Essie "Esther" Ruth Coleman, married D. N. Durham. (220) 2. James W. Coleman, born December 2, 1844, died June 13, 1899, buried at Aimwell Presbyterian Church, near Ridgeway, South Carolina. Married Elizabeth Cason, born July 13, 1852, died September 28,1924. She is buried by him. (221) 3. Harriett Matilda Coleman, married Henry Allen Coleman, a Confederate surgeon, (who was son of Joseph Ragsdale Coleman and Juliana Banks (Majoribanks). Harriett Matilda Coleman was born October 7, 1842, died November 2, 1926. Dr. Henry Allen Coleman was born March 16, 1837, and died January 6, 1908. (222) 4. Minnie Coleman, married James A. Kennedy.
The above Charles Coleman [Sr.] had a brother, Robert Coleman, and they lived over on the Wateree River. Robert sold land to Charles and returned to Virginia.
(221) Harriett Matilda Coleman and Dr. Henry Allen Coleman had daughter:
(223) 1. Essie "Esther" Ida Coleman, born March 12, 1867, died 21 Nov 1953, who married Henry Lee Coleman. son of George Washington Coleman and Mary Elizabeth Stevenson, of Feasterville, South Carolina. (Henry Lee Coleman was grandson of Henry Jonathan Coleman and Mary Feaster). Essie and Henry Lee Coleman lived at Mandarin, Florida, in the Doctor's old home. Dr. Henry Allen Coleman and Harriett Matilda Coleman also had a son, who died as a child. Essie Coleman (Mrs. Henry Lee Coleman), daughter of Henry Allen Coleman and Harriett Matilda Coleman, writes: "My mother's father bought the John Roseborough place in Ridge- way, bringing his bride, Acsaneth Davis, to it. He built the brick house with the labor of his slaves, about the time the railroad was put through Ridgeway, giving a right-of-way between him and Colonel Davis, who owned the opposite hill. Bricks were made near the spring, and my mother said it was a beautiful sight at night when they were fired."
[Coleman, J. P., 1965]A sketch of Dr. James Buchanan's brick home is recorded in A Fairfield County Sketch Book by Bolick, published in 1963. In it, Bolick writes of a large family the Dr. raised in that home. She writes that the railway proximity made the brick Coleman house a point of access between local folk and the railroad such that the hospitality of the Colemans created a business focal point which grew into the town of Ridgeway. Bolick writes that the Ridgeway Garden Club maintains the Coleman House to this day as an historic land mark. [Bolick, 1963 ]
A Timeline of Fairfield County South Carolina deeds involving persons with the Coleman surname or other related families from 1785 to 1841 was prepared for further investigation. [Direct Index to Deeds of Fairfield County, South Carolina]
U.S. Census Information for Fairfield County, SC Colemans:Coleman Aber NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman Francis NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman George NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman Hezekiah NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman John NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman Joseph NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman Michael NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman Robert NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman Richard NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman William NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman William NA NA Ninety-six NA NA 1790 Coleman Allen NA NA Fairfield 205 10010-10100-00 1800 Coleman David NA NA Fairfield 230 41010-00100-00 1800 Coleman Greif NA NA Fairfield 205 00100-00000-00 1800 Coleman Jesse NA NA Fairfield 235 00100-00000-00 1800 Coleman John NA NA Fairfield 231 20010-20010-00 1800 Coleman Kador NA NA Fairfield 223 10021-10300-00 1800 Coleman Robert NA NA Fairfield 211 10010-10010-00 1800 Coleman Robert NA NA Fairfield 229 20010-10100-00 1800 Coleman Robert Sr. NA NA Fairfield 208 21101-00101-00 1800 Coleman Susannah NA NA Fairfield 203 00110-02201-03 1800 Coleman Thomas NA NA Fairfield 203 10101-31301-00 1800 Coleman Wiley NA NA Fairfield 231 10110-00100-03 1800 Coleman Allen NA NA Fairfield 200 NA 1810 Coleman Charles NA NA Fairfield 185 NA 1810 Coleman David NA NA Fairfield 197 NA 1810 Coleman Fanny NA NA Fairfield 203 NA 1810 Coleman Francis NA NA Fairfield 188 NA 1810 Coleman Jesse NA NA Fairfield 201 NA 1810 Coleman John NA NA Fairfield 201 NA 1810 Coleman John R. NA NA Fairfield 201 NA 1810 Coleman Robert NA NA Fairfield 185 NA 1810 Coleman Robert R. NA NA Fairfield 201 NA 1810 Coleman Solomon NA NA Fairfield 200 NA 1810 Coleman Solomon R. NA NA Fairfield 201 NA 1810 Coleman Stephen NA NA Fairfield 201 NA 1810 Coleman Wiley NA NA Fairfield 188 NA 1810 Coleman William NA NA Fairfield 200 NA 1810 Coleman Abner NA NA Fairfield 147 000100-00100 1820 Coleman Charles NA NA Fairfield 150 120201-32201 1820 Coleman David NA NA Fairfield 147 200110-10100 1820 Coleman David H. NA NA Fairfield 151 000010-10100 1820 Coleman David R. NA NA Fairfield 150 100201-01101 1820 Coleman Elizabeth NA NA Fairfield 147 100000-01010 1820 Coleman Fanney NA NA Fairfield 150 000000-10100 1820 Coleman Francis NA NA Fairfield 150 200010-10010 1820 Coleman Henry J. NA NA Fairfield 147 100010-00100 1820 Coleman John NA NA Fairfield 147 220100-20010 1820 Coleman John P. NA NA Fairfield 150 120001-11101 1820 Coleman Robert NA NA Fairfield 150 000110-00100 1820 Coleman Robert NA NA Fairfield 148 111301-12101 1820 Coleman Robert F. NA NA Fairfield 151 100020-30100 1820 Coleman Robert P. NA NA Fairfield 150 110101-00210 1820 Coleman Solomon P. NA NA Fairfield 142 200010-32010 1820 Coleman Wiley NA NA Fairfield 147 221201-22100 1820 Coleman Wiley F. NA NA Fairfield 147 000010-20100 1820 Coleman William NA NA Fairfield 138 000011-00201 1820 Coleman William NA NA Fairfield 150 100100-20100 1820 Coleman Charles NA NA Fairfield 361 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Charles NA NA Fairfield 262 Fairfield 1830 Coleman David R. NA NA Fairfield 414 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Eleanor NA NA Fairfield 360 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Griffin NA NA Fairfield 410 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Henry NA NA Fairfield 413 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Henry I NA NA Fairfield 407 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Hiram NA NA Fairfield 413 Fairfield 1830 Coleman John M. NA NA Fairfield 367 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Joseph R. NA NA Fairfield 385 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Robert P. NA NA Fairfield 404 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Solomon NA NA Fairfield 413 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Solomon F. NA NA Fairfield 413 Fairfield 1830 Coleman Wiley NA NA Fairfield 412 Fairfield 1830 Coleman William NA NA Fairfield 410 Fairfield 1830 Coleman William NA NA Fairfield 406 Fairfield 1830 Coleman E. NA NA Fairfield 185 NA 1840 Coleman G.d. NA NA Fairfield 188 NA 1840 Coleman G.r. NA NA Fairfield 152 NA 1840 Coleman George NA NA Fairfield 185 NA 1840 Coleman Henry NA NA Fairfield 152 NA 1840 Coleman Isaac NA NA Fairfield 452 NA 1840 Coleman J. NA NA Fairfield 484 NA 1840 Coleman J. 0. NA NA Fairfield 185 NA 1840 Coleman John M. NA NA Fairfield 181 NA 1840 Coleman Joseph NA NA Fairfield 185 NA 1840 Coleman L. R. NA NA Fairfield 152 NA 1840 Coleman R. F. NA NA Fairfield 453 NA 1840 Coleman R. J. NA NA Fairfield 182 NA 1840 Coleman Snlmon NA NA Fairfield 152 NA 1840 Coleman W.v. NA NA Fairfield 153 NA 1840 Coleman Wiley N. NA NA Fairfield 152 NA 1840 Coleman A. E. NA NA Fairfield 230 NA 1850 Coleman B. NA NA Fairfield 217 NA 1850 Coleman D. A. NA NA Fairfield 240 NA 1850 Coleman David NA NA Fairfield 241 NA 1850 Coleman David R. NA NA Fairfield 240 NA 1850 Coleman Elizabeth NA NA Fairfield 241 NA 1850 Coleman H. A. NA NA Fairfield 241 NA 1850 Coleman H. Y. J. W. NA NA Fairfield 240 NA 1850 Coleman Henry J. NA NA Fairfield 242 NA 1850 Coleman Isabella NA NA Fairfield 231 NA 1850 Coleman J. F. NA NA Fairfield 242 NA 1850 Coleman Jackson NA NA Fairfield 274 NA 1850 Coleman John NA NA Fairfield 210 NA 1850 Coleman Jonathan D. NA NA Fairfield 239 NA 1850 Coleman R. C. NA NA Fairfield 242 NA 1850 Coleman Solomon NA NA Fairfield 243 NA 1850 Coleman Wiley L. NA NA Fairfield 236 NA 1850 Coleman Chaney NA NA Fairfield 272 NA 1860 Coleman D. A. NA NA Fairfield 273 NA 1860 Coleman D. R. NA NA Fairfield 273 NA 1860 Coleman Davis A NA NA Fairfield 230 NA 1860 Coleman Dr. W. P. NA NA Fairfield 263 NA 1860 Coleman Edward NA NA Fairfield 272 NA 1860 Coleman Elizabeth NA NA Fairfield 273 NA 1860 Coleman H. A. NA NA Fairfield 272 NA 1860 Coleman H. A. NA NA Fairfield 273 NA 1860 Coleman H. F. NA NA Fairfield 270 NA 1860 Coleman H. F. NA NA Fairfield 273 NA 1860 Coleman J. A. F. NA NA Fairfield 272 NA 1860 Coleman J. B. NA NA Fairfield 230 NA 1860 Coleman J. F. NA NA Fairfield 263 NA 1860 Coleman John NA NA Fairfield 272 NA 1860 Coleman Jonathan D. NA NA Fairfield 273 NA 1860 Coleman R. W. NA NA Fairfield 271 NA 1860 Coleman Robert H. NA NA Fairfield 272 NA 1860 Coleman Sarah NA NA Fairfield 272 NA 1860 Coleman Sol NA NA Fairfield 269 NA 1860 Coleman Abraham 35 SC Fairfield 16 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Alexander 40 SC Fairfield 15 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Alexander 44 SC Fairfield 18 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Alexander 45 SC Fairfield 12 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Alfred 32 SC Fairfield 18 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Amanda 38 SC Fairfield 174 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Andrew 20 SC Fairfield 28 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Ann 45 SC Fairfield 145 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Archibald 75 SC Fairfield 18 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Benjamin 60 SC Fairfield 10 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Cain 61 SC Fairfield 6 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Charles 50 SC Fairfield 65 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Christopher C. 48 SC Fairfield 8 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman David 9 SC Fairfield 5 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman David R. 41 SC Fairfield 16 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Edward 12 SC Fairfield 144 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Elizabeth 60 SC Fairfield 27 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Elvira 32 SC Fairfield 28 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Frances 52 SC Fairfield 152 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman George 25 SC Fairfield 17 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman George W 25 SC Fairfield 16 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Hannah 45 SC Fairfield 139 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Henry 37 SC Fairfield 16 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Henry V. 72 SC Fairfield 10 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Isaac 45 SC Fairfield 188 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman James 24 SC Fairfield 64 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman James 27 SC Fairfield 184 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman James 40 SC Fairfield 128 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman James 48 SC Fairfield 173 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman James 55 SC Fairfield 121 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman James 24 SC Fairfield 155 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman James B. 71 SC Fairfield 153 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Jesse 24 SC Fairfield 23 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman John 30 SC Fairfield 46 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman John 35 SC Fairfield 37 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Jonathan 50 SC Fairfield 11 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Jonathan D 53 SC Fairfield 27 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Joseph 60 SC Fairfield 17 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Levi 40 SC Fairfield 46 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Margaret 23 SC Fairfield 153 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Maria 30 SC Fairfield 11 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Mary 30 SC Fairfield 22 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Mary E. 28 SC Fairfield 163 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Mitchel 25 SC Fairfield 28 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Moses 45 SC Fairfield 8 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Nancy 50 SC Fairfield 11 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Patsey 35 SC Fairfield 46 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Pinkney 25 SC Fairfield 73 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Primus 24 SC Fairfield 6 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Rebecca 30 SC Fairfield 4 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Rebecca 40 SC Fairfield 28 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Reuben 65 SC Fairfield 11 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Richard 22 SC Fairfield 5 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Robert W. 47 SC Fairfield 17 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Samuel 24 SC Fairfield 18 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Sarah 65 SC Fairfield 188 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Sarah 70 SC Fairfield 7 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Sarah E. 44 SC Fairfield 5 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Stephen 34 SC Fairfield 115 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Willis 40 SC Fairfield 17 Winnsboro 1870 Coleman Wyatt H. J. 52 SC Fairfield 8 Winnsboro 1870
And in 1880:
In Township 1, Fairfield Co., SC:Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Jacob COLEMAN Self S Male W 26 SC Farmer SC SC Johnson COLEMAN Brother S Male W 24 SC At School SC SC Mary COLEMAN Sister S Female W 20 SC Keeping House SC SC Township 9 of Fairfield Co., SC:
In a poor house, we find Charles D. Coleman:
In township 13, Fairfield Co., SC:Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Morgan HARGOOD Self M Male W 53 SC Keepr Of Poor House SC SC Sarah E. HARGOOD Wife M Female W 52 SC Keeping House SC SC William A. HARGOOD Son S Male W 20 SC Laborer SC SC Florence S. HARGOOD Dau <Daughter> S Female W 17 SC SC SC Dick M. HARGOOD Son S Male W 14 SC SC SC Ann WAGER Other W Female W 80 SC Pauper SC SC Sallie BOWEN Other S Female W 65 SC Pauper SC SC Martha BOWEN Other S Female W 45 SC Pauper SC SC Lavenia NOOKS Other W Female W 90 SC Pauper SC SC Lucy HEPPER Other W Female W 47 SC Pauper SC SC Mary HARVEY Other S Female W 70 SC Pauper SC SC Harriett HARVEY Other S Female W 65 SC Pauper SC SC Charles D. COLEMAN Other S Male W 74 SC Pauper SC SC John HENNANT Other S Male W 38 SC Pauper SC SC John HARGOOD Other S Male W 23 SC Pauper SC SC Francis BOWEN Other S Male W 50 SC Pauper SC SC Adam WOOD Other S Male W 12 SC Pauper SC SC David CROCKET Other S Male B <Black> 55 SC Pauper SC SC William LAUDEDALE Other S Male 48 SC Pauper SC SC Anthony CATE Other S Male B <Black> 35 SC Pauper SC SC Austin EDMONS Other S Male B 75 SC Pauper SC SC John BROWN Other S Male B 80 SC Pauper SC SC Manirva POWELL Other S Female B 38 SC Pauper SC SC Anthony POWELL Other S Male B 3 SC Pauper SC SC Sarah AIKEN Other S Female B 80 SC Pauper SC SC George CRANE Other S Male B 75 SC Pauper SC SC Edward FILEY Other S Male B 80 SC Pauper SC SC Rezier LEITNER Other S Female B 70 SC Pauper SC SC Isac BROOKS Other S Male B 5 SC Pauper SC SC Elizah BROOKS Other S Male B 4 SC Pauper SC SC Albert BROOKS Other S Male B 2 SC Pauper SC SC Dick MEANS Other S Male B 80 SC Pauper SC SC William COTTON Other S Male W 5 SC Pauper SC SC
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Charles COLEMAN Self M Male W 25 SC Farmer SC SC Alice M. COLEMAN Wife M Female W 22 SC Keeping House SC SC John M. COLEMAN Son S Male W 4 SC SC SC Claudia COLEMAN Dau S Female W 1 SC SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Peter COLEMAN Self M Male B 50 SC Laborer SC SC Martha COLEMAN Wife M Female W 35 SC Laborer SC SC And in Township 7, Fairfield Co., SC:
James W COLEMAN Self M Male W 35 SC Farmer SC SC Lizzie COLEMAN Wife M Female W 25 SC Kpg House SC SC James COLEMAN Son S Male W 10 SC At Home SC SC Joe COLEMAN Son S Male W 8 SC SC SC Lillian COLEMAN Dau S Female W 3 SC SC SC Albert COLEMAN Son S Male W 1 SC SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Dexter E. BONY Self M Male W 26 SC Farmer SC SC Margaret BONY Wife M Female W 30 SC Keeping House SC SC Authur BONY Son S Male W 4 SC SC SC Susan BONY Dau S Female W 2 SC SC SC Minnie COLEMAN Other S Female W 15 SC At School SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Henry JEFFERAS Self M Male W 45 SC Farmer SC SC Eliza JEFFERAS Wife M Female W 43 SC Keeping House SC SC Eliza JEFFERAS Dau S Female W 20 SC SC SC Robert JEFFERAS Son S Male W 18 SC Laborer SC SC Coleman JEFFERAS Son S Male W 16 SC At School SC SC Benjamin JEFFERAS Son S Male W 14 SC At School SC SC Mattie JEFFERAS Dau S Female W 10 SC At School SC SC John JEFFERAS Son S Male W 8 SC At School SC SC Samuel JEFFERAS Son S Male W 5 SC SC SC Savilla COLEMAN Sister S Female W 47 SC SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Henry COLEMAN Self W Male W 62 SC Farmer SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Mack COLEMAN Self M Male W 25 SC Clerk In Store SC SC Anna I. COLEMAN Wife M Female W 24 --- Keeping House --- --- Robert W. COLEMAN Son S Male W 4 --- --- --- Woodward T. COLEMAN Son S Male W 2 --- --- --- Andrew COLEMAN Son S Male W 1 --- --- --- Bunyan CROSBY Other M Male W 31 SC Merchant SC SC Edith KELLY Other S Female W 25 SC Servant SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Elizabeth COLEMAN Self W Female W 72 SC Keeping House SC VA Martha MOBLY Sister S Female W 87 SC VA VA Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Henry COLEMAN Self M Male W 30 SC Farmer SC SC Anna COLEMAN Wife M Female W 22 SC Keeping House SC SC David A. COLEMAN Son S Male W 8M SC SC SC Richard RHODES Other S Male B 14 SC Servant SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace John F. COLEMAN Self M Male W 51 SC Farmer SC SC Julia COLEMAN Wife M Female W 49 SC Keeping House SC SC Jennette COLEMAN Dau <Daughter> S Female W 22 SC SC SC Henry D. COLEMAN Son S Male W 14 SC SC SC Mary F COLEMAN Dau <Daughter> S Female W 11 SC SC SC Chanise L. COLEMAN Dau <Daughter> S Female W 8 SC SC SC Martin BEAM Other S Male W 17 SC Laborer SC SC Robert MCLANE Other S Male W 14 SC Laborer SC SC Frank COLEMAN Nephew S Male W 11 SC SC SC Isabelle COLEMAN Niece S Female W 5 SC SC SC Wade COLEMAN Nephew S Male W 3 SC SC SC David STEVENSON Other S Male B 17 SC Servant SC SC Laura FEASTER Other S Female B 12 SC Servant SC SC Harriett STEVENSON Other W Female B 70 SC Servant SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Nancy COLEMAN Self W Female W 59 SC Keeping House SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace John R. COLEMAN Self S Male W 64 SC Planter SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Ruben COLEMAN Self M Male W 70 SC Farmer SC SC Lucy COLEMAN Wife M Female W 36 NC Keeping House NC NC Louis COLEMAN Son S Male W 14 SC At School SC NC James COLEMAN Son S Male W 12 SC Laborer SC NC Mary COLEMAN Dau S Female W 9 SC SC NC Ida COLEMAN Dau D Female W 7 SC SC NC Sarah COLEMAN Dau S Female W 4 SC SC NC Daisie COLEMAN Dau S Female W 1 SC SC NC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Virgil P. CLAYTON Self M Male W 30 MS Farmer SC SC Fannie M. CLAYTON Wife M Female W 27 SC Keeping House SC SC Daisie L. CLAYTON Dau S Female W 6 SC MS SC Nancy A. COLEMAN Mother W Female W 48 SC SC SC Sarah G. COLEMAN Sister S Female W 19 SC At Home SC SC Mary E. COLEMAN Sister S Female W 17 SC At School SC SC Roland HOWERTON Son S Male W 12 SC At School SC SC Henry CHAPMAN Other S Male B 18 SC Servant SC SC David B. BUSBY Other S Male W 32 SC School Teacher SC SC Albert CLAYTON Other S Male W 20 SC Clerk In Store SC SC Marion COLEMAN Other S Female W 16 SC At School SC SC Hattie H. MURDOCK Other S Female W 16 SC At School SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace David R. FEASTER Self M Male W 47 SC Farmer SC SC Hattie E. FEASTER Wife M Female W 33 SC Keeping House NC SC John R. FEASTER Son S Male W 21 SC Farmer SC SC Edith C. FEASTER Dau S Female W 19 SC At School SC SC Mary P. FEASTER Dau S Female W 17 SC At School SC SC Jacob H. FEASTER Son S Male W 15 SC At School SC SC David R. FEASTER Son S Male W 12 SC At School SC SC James P. FEASTER Son S Male W 7 SC At School SC SC Charles M. FEASTER Son S Male W 7M SC SC SC Preston COLEMAN SSon S Male W 12 SC At School SC SC Feaster P. COLEMAN SSon S Male W 10 SC At School SC SC Jacob D. COLEMAN SSon S Male W 9 SC SC SC Mary E. COLEMAN SDau S Female W 7 SC SC SC Henry J. COLEMAN SSon S Male W 5 SC SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace David COLEMAN Self M Male W 52 SC Farmer SC SC Lizzie M. COLEMAN Wife M Female W 35 SC Keeping House SC SC David R. COLEMAN Son S Male W 17 SC At Home SC SC Robert COLEMAN Son S Male W 15 SC At School SC SC Mary R. COLEMAN Dau S Female W 7 SC At Home SC SC William COLEMAN Son S Male W 4 SC SC SC Eugenia COLEMAN Dau S Female W 2 SC SC SC George COLEMAN Other W Male W 36 SC Farmer SC SC Samuel COLEMAN Other S Male W 10 SC At School SC SC Lee COLEMAN Other S Male W 8 SC SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Samuel S. COLEMAN Self M Male W 26 SC Farmer SC SC Rebecca COLEMAN Wife M Female W 25 SC Keeping House SC SC Kate COLEMAN Dau S Female W 3 SC SC SC Anna COLEMAN Dau S Female W 2 SC SC SC Preston COLEMAN Other S Male B 20 SC Servant SC SC Sicily CROSBY Other W Female B 45 SC Cook SC SC Sarah GLADDEN Mother W Female W 43 SC SC SC Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace John C. FEASTER Self M Male W 53 SC Farmer SC SC Sarah FEASTER Wife M Female W 33 SC Keeping House SC SC Thomas L. FEASTER Son S Male W 1 SC SC SC Jennette COLEMAN Other W Female W 35 SC Farmer SC SC
And in Township 4, Fairfield Co., SC:Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace James LEWIS Self S Male W 30 SC Farmer SC SC Mary LEWIS Mother W Female W 68 SC Keeping House VA VA Rebecca LEWIS Sister S Female W 40 SC Laborer SC SC Fannie LEWIS Sister S Female W 33 SC Laborer SC SC John COLEMAN Other S Male W 17 SC Laborer SC SC
And in Township 8, Fairfield Co., SC:Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Sarah A. COLEMAN Self W Female W 54 SC Keeping House SC SC Hester C. COLEMAN Dau S Female W 28 SC SC SC Chanie I. COLEMAN Dau S Female W 25 SC School Teacher SC SC David R. COLEMAN Son S Male W 23 SC Farmer SC SC William Yongue COLEMAN Son S Male W 20 SC SC SC
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace James W COLEMAN Self M Male W 34 SC SC SC Lizie P COLEMAN Wife M Female W 24 SC Kpg House SC SC Jimmie COLEMAN Son S Male W 9 SC SC SC Joseph COLEMAN Son S Male W 8 SC SC SC Lillian COLEMAN Dau S Female W 4 SC SC SC Albert COLEMAN Son S Male W 1 SC SC SC Coleman's from Ridgeway, Fairfield County, SC had reportedly moved to Princeton, AR by the year 1904. A check of the Dallas County U.S. Census records from 1900 yielded these results from HeritageQuest Online:
Surname Given Name Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year COLEMAN BOB 24 M W SC AR DALLAS PRINCETON TWP 1900 COLEMAN DAVID 29 M W SC AR DALLAS FORDYCE TWP 1900 COLEMAN FEASTER H 31 M W SC AR DALLAS LIBERTY TWP 1900 COLEMAN GODFREY 22 M W AR AR DALLAS HOLLY SPRINGS TWP 1900 COLEMAN NATH G 36 M W MO AR DALLAS FORDYCE TWP 1900 COLEMAN PRESTON 35 M W SC AR DALLAS JACKSON TWP 1900
Surname Given Name Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year COLEMAN BOB 24 M W SC AR DALLAS PRINCETON TWP 1900 COLEMAN DAVID 29 M W SC AR DALLAS FORDYCE TWP 1900 COLEMAN FEASTER H 31 M W SC AR DALLAS LIBERTY TWP 1900 COLEMAN GODFREY 22 M W AR AR DALLAS HOLLY SPRINGS TWP 1900 COLEMAN NATH G 36 M W MO AR DALLAS FORDYCE TWP 1900 COLEMAN PRESTON 35 M W SC AR DALLAS JACKSON TWP 1900
Chapter 14. Colemans of Fair Bluff, Columbus County, NC
Recall from Chapter 6, we had the following family:
(182) Moses Coleman, II (Moses I, Robert II, Robert I) b. c1740 Edgecombe NC, also lived in Johnson, Bladen, and Columbus Counties of North Carolina. [Roper] d. 1799 (will on file Bladen Co NC) [Roper] His will gives his wife's name as Luraine; Roper gives it as "Lourena (possibly FAULK)". Per his will dated May 25, 1799 [Campbell, Wanda S., 1962], their children were: Sons: (184) 1. John Coleman, b. c1760 [based on brother, Theophilus]. (185) 2. Theophilus Coleman, b. 1761, d. 1845, m. Keziah [Roper, 1999] left a will in Columbus County NC 9 July 1845 Will Book A p23. [Roper, 1999] Descendants given below from wills of Columbus County, NC. (186) 3. Amos Coleman, married Winnifred [Roper, 1999] (187) 4. Phillip Coleman, married Sarah Stephens [Roper, 1999] Sarah was daughter of William Stephens who was granted land east of Fair Bluff in 1796. William Stephens was son of Barnabas and Charity Brown Stephens of Bladen County, NC. (188) 5. Moses Coleman, III, b. c1765 [based on year of first marriage - 25] (189) 6. Dempsey Coleman, b. c1778, d. 1823, m. Keziah Faulk [Roper, 1999] left a will in Columbus County NC May 1823 Will Book A p48 [Roper, 1999] (190) 7. Henry Coleman, b. c1780 Daughters: (191) 8. Lucretia Coleman, b. 1783, d. 1840, married William Hemphill [Roper, 1999] (192) 9. Charity Coleman, b. 1797, married Elijah Worley [Roper, 1999] (193) 10. Mary Polly Coleman
Powel, 1971 records the family of Moses Coleman of Fair Bluff, North Carolina, as one of the early families settling in the area. He states Moses Coleman came from Edgecombe County. He states:
(182) Moses and Luraine Coleman had these children:(184) 1. John Coleman (185) 2. Theophilus Coleman, a Infantry private in Rev. War (186) 3. Amos Coleman b. 1771 [1850 Columbus County Census] (187) 4. Phillip Coleman (188) 5. Moses Coleman, Jr. (189) 6. Dempsey Coleman (190) 7. Henry Coleman (191) 8. Lucretia Coleman (193) 9. Polly Coleman (192) 10. Charity Coleman, b. 1797
(185) Theophilus Coleman (Moses II, Moses I, Robert II, Robert I) married Kisiah Unknown. From his pension application we appeared 02/10/1834, a resident of Columbus County, North Carolina, at the age of 72 years, the 2nd day of May 1833. He entered the service as a private for six months in the Bladen Militia, then a resident of Bladen County, NC. He was under Capt. Daniel Shipman in the fall of 1777. His father objected because he was only 16 years old, and thus not able to perform militia duty. The company rendezvoused at Elizabethtown with several other militia companies, under command of Colonel Wade, and marched under command of Gen. Ashe. He recalled Capt. Leggets and Elliots companies. They crossed the Pee Dee River at Port's Ferry and to the lower part of South Carolina to Brier Creek in Georgia, crossing the Savannah River at Augusta.
While camped between the creek and the river, the Americans were surprised and defeated in the early part of the day. He said General Ashe was advised of enemy in the immediate vicinity but took no precaution against attack. They were only able to get off one volley of fire before having to swim the river. They formed up and marched homeward, crossing the Pee Dee again at Port's Ferry. They went through Fayetteville and Cross Creek where they joined up with back country militia under command of Gen. Rutherford. He was stationed there to the end of his term of service. He received a discharge from Gen. Ashe but it had been lost or destroyed. This was common. There were more assignments and terms of service, and Theophilus volunteered to join the Bladen Light Horse Militia.
Theo then stated his birth date as 05/02/1871 and said he was born in Edgecombe County, NC, but came with his father to Columbus County before the revolution, and then to Bladen were he had resided ever since. Joel Stevens and Luke R. Simmons testify to knowing Theo and believing him to be a soldier in the revolution.
From the widow's pension application dated 04/01/1844 we get the following:
Kisiah Coleman appeared before the justice of the peace at age 78 years. Theophilus Coleman was born 05/02/1871 [Page 7.jpg] in Edgecombe County, NC. He lived in Columbus County for a time relocating there before the war. He relocated to Bladen County where he made his home.[Pension Application, Page 7.jpg] In 1786, Theophilus married Kisiah Unknown. Theo died 07/09/1843; Kisiah died 8/17/1850. Theophilus and Kiziah Coleman had these children: 1. Martha Jernigan 2. Elizabeth Coleman 3. Ava Faulk 4. Aly Strickland 5. Sarah Jernigan 6. Kiziah Jernigan 7. Theophilus Coleman 8. Rhoda Coleman 9. Anna Coleman 10. Moses Coleman 11. Mary Hammonds James Hammond, administrator of Kisiah's estate, lived in Horry Dist., SC. Theophilus joined military service in the Fall of 1777 at age 16.
From Will Book A of Columbus County, NC [Williamson] we have the following:
(185) Theophilus Coleman (Moses II, Moses I, Robert II, Robert I) born c1768. Left a will dated 25 Apr 1843 that was probated in the Feb. term of 1844. In his will he has listed the following children: (224) 1. Patty Coleman (Jernegan) (225) 2. Elizabeth Coleman (226) 3. Ava Coleman (Faulk) (227) 4. Aley Coleman (Strickland) [b. 1793] (228) 5. Asa Coleman b. 10/10/1796, d. 10/19/1834 bur. Coleman Cemetery, Cherry Grove, Columbus County, NC [Barfield] (229) 6. Sally Coleman (Jernegan) (230) 7. Keziah Coleman (Jernegan) [Barbara, 2000] (231) 8. Theophilus Coleman, b c1800, (based on wife's approximate birth year). (232) 9. Rhoda Coleman, b. 1806 per 1860 U.S. Census for Columbus Co., NC] (233) 10. Anne Coleman (234) 11. Moses Coleman, b.1808 if same as one found in 1860 U.S. Census for Columbus County, NC. (235) 12. Mary Coleman Executor: Moses Coleman (son?) Witnesses: Absalom Powell and Dempsey Coleman. [Williamson, p. 5 except where noted otherwise.]
(224) Patty Coleman married a Jernegan.
(226) Ava Coleman married a Faulk, possibly Richard.
(227) Aley Coleman was born in 1793. She married William 'Billy' Strickland. He was born in 1794 to Jacob and Charity [Worley] Strickland. William had six brothers and three sisters.
[ Post entitled "William [Billy] Strickland" dated 12/28/2006 to the Strickland message board on boards.ancestry.com Author located info on 01/31/2009](228) Asa Coleman is recorded by Powell, 1971 as born in 10/10/1796, son of Theophilus. Asa Coleman built a home in the country between Fair Bluff and Cherry Grove (SE of Fair Bluff). He married Anna Jane Enzor, daughter of Sommers Enzor. Annie was born 8/5/1803. Asa died at the age of 31 on 10/19/1834. Annie followed almost forty three years later, on 7/3/1887, at the age of 83. There is more on the Enzor Family of Fair Bluff.
(228) Asa Coleman and Anna Jane Enzor Coleman had these children:
(292) 1. Dempsey Coleman, b. 1823 (293) 2. Henry Coleman, b. 1830, gave the lot where Fair Bluff Baptist Church stood in 1971. (may still be there) (294) 3. Carolina Matilda Coleman b. c1820-1840 (295) 4. Sallie Malinda Coleman b. c1820-1840
The above years of birth are based on the 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North CarolinaAsa Coleman and Annie Jane Enzor, his wife, were buried in the Coleman Cemetery in Cherry Grove, Columbus County, NC. Their graves record the dates of their birth and death, as given above. [Powell, 1971]
(292) Dempsey Coleman wife unknown had at least one child:
(1138) 1. Henry Coleman, Jr. b. c1869, Columbus Co, NC, d. Fair Bluff >1930.
[Galloway, 2006](1138) Henry Coleman, Jr. married first Cornia Jenkins in Columbus County, NC. He married second Mortie Unknown in 1903 in Columbus County Henry Coleman, Jr. was born ca. 1869 in Columbus County, NC and died in Fair Bluff, Columbus County, NC after 1930.
[Galloway, 2006](1138) Henry Coleman, Jr. and had these children:
by Cornia Jenkins (1139) 1. Dorsey D. Coleman, b. 1896, died young, (1140) 2. Henry Worth Coleman, b. 1899, (1141) 3. Cornie J. Coleman, b. 1901, by Mortie Unknown (1142) 4. Mary Amanda Coleman, b. 1905, (1143) 5. Dempsey Coleman, b. 11/10/1909, d. 10/13/2002 Fair Bluff, Columbus County, NC.
[Galloway, 2006](292) Dempsey Coleman and (293) Henry Coleman and their wives are also buried in the Coleman Cemetery in Cherry Grove, Columbus County, NC. [Powell, 1971]
(292) Dempsey Coleman is found in the 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina:
household number 0932 (292) Dempsey Coleman 37 1823 M Farmer NC Anna J. Coleman 62 1798 F Sampson Cty, NC (248) Mary K. Coleman 22 1838 F NC Wily[sic] J. Gan[o]us 16 1844 M NC/ Co C, 18th Regt (232) Rhoda Coleman 54 1806 F NC
Seven years later, (292) Dempsey Coleman is listed in the Branson Country Directory for the year 1867-1868 - Columbus County, NC. He is shown as one of five Commissioners for the county. He is listed among the Turpentine Distributors in the list of merchants. He is also listed as a prominent farmer along with another, J M McGougan owning 657 acres; D Coleman owning 1,630 acres; both in Fair Bluff. There is a business listed as Coleman (D) & Co. in Fair Bluff. There is a Coleman & Williamson business listed in Cerro Gordo, NC.
(293) Henry Coleman became known as Henry Coleman, Sr. after his brother Dempsey named a son Henry Coleman, Jr as Coleman researcher David Galloway records:
Henry Coleman, Sr. son of Asa Coleman and Anna Enzor married Mary Lizzie Wallace in Columbus County, NC in 1883. There was no issue from this marriage. In his will he mentions nephew Henry Coleman, Jr. He was the son of Dempsey Coleman and Mary Catherine Coleman. Dempsey Coleman of course was the brother of Henry Coleman, Sr.
[Galloway, 2006](293) Henry Coleman, Sr is likely the same person found in the 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina:
household number 0266 (293) Henry COLEMAN 30 1830 M Merchant NC/ Co C, 20th Regt Giles H. WATSON 23 1837 M Clerk Robeson City, NC, CO C, 20th RegtFrom Jernigan Reunion #2 p. 184 (229) Sarah Coleman, daughter of the (185) Theophilus Coleman above, married Charles Jernigan. Charles Jernigan may have been a son or grandson of Jesse Jernigan who moved from Wayne County NC to Robeson County NC and then on into Horry District in SC.
The children of Charles Jernigan and (229) Sarah Coleman were:
(377) 1. Andrew Jernigan, (378) 2. David Jernigan, (379) 3. Wilson Jernigan, (380) 4. Martha Jernigan, (381) 5. Margaret Avy Jernigan, (382) 6. Willis Jernigan. [Barbara, 2001]
This is supported by a posting from another author giving this information from the 1860 U.S. Census for Columbus County, NC:Charles Jernigan age 67 (373) Sarah Jernigan age 50 (377) 1. Andrew J. Jernigan age 35 (382) 2. Willis Jernigan. age 24 (381) 3. Margaret Jernigan age 25 (380) 4. Martha Tyler age 25 also listed her age in Raleigh Census is 20From Jernigan Reunion #2 p. 183, (230) Kessiah Coleman, daughter of the (185) Theophilus Coleman above, married Elias Jernigan, Sr.. Elias was born c1802. They lived in Horry County, SC.
Elias Jernigan and (230) Kessiah Coleman Jernigan had these children:
(1169) 1. Luvenia Jernigan b. c 1842 m. Tyler (1170) 2. Charity Jernigan b. c 1844 m. Grainger (1171) 3. Samuel Jernigan b. Oct 1847 m. Elizabeth (1172) 4. Alva Jernigan, b. c 1849 m. Louise (1173) 5. Julia Ann Jernigan b. c 1853 (1174) 6. John Q. Jernigan b. c 1855 (1175) 7. Elia Jernigan, Jr., b. c 1857
[Barbara, by way of a post by Dan Fairfax, Fairfax 2000]
(186) Amos and Winnifred Coleman had these children:
(236) 1. Daniel Coleman, b. 1800 (237) 2. Bryant Coleman, b. 1805 (238) 3. Harris Coleman, b. 1811 (239) 4. Viniann Coleman, b. c1812 [based on husband] married Francis Floyd, b. 1812.
Galloway, perhaps noting the proximity to the households of these children in the 1860 U.S. Census, and other records, has suggested another child of this pair was (1144) Travis Coleman, b. 1805.
From Will Book A of Columbus County, NC [Williamson] we have the following on (186) Amos Coleman, son of (182) Moses Coleman:
(186) Amos Coleman, Sr. (Moses II, Moses I, Robert II, Robert I) b 1771 [1850 Columbus Co Census]. left a will dated 24 Aug 1855 probated 14 Feb 1860 where: he left his son (236) Daniel 2 slaves and his son (237) Bryant 2 slaves, though after Bryant's death, these would be divided between heirs of the other two brothers, the other son (238) Harris is mentioned. A daughter, (239) Viniann Floyd, wife of Francis Floyd is mentioned. (There is a will for Francis Floyd dated 16 Dec 1885 that lists (240) Adeline Floyd as wife. It is not known whether this was the same Francis Floyd.) Executor of Amos Coleman, Sr's will (sons?): (236) Daniel Coleman, (238) Harris Coleman Witnesses: Amos' brother, (189) Dempsey Coleman; Henry Faulk, and Coleman Faulk. c.s.c.: Wm Baldwin. [Williamson, p. 15]
The question is where is Amos Coleman, Jr.? How could there be a Sr. without a Jr. listed in Sr.'s will?From Roper, 1999, we have Amos' wife's name was Winnifred. From the 1850 Columbus County Census, we see she was 12 years younger, b. 1783 based on her age recorded in 1850 as 67.
The years of birth for the men above is based on the 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina, the data for which appears later.
(236) Daniel Coleman married Sallie Nickols [Nichols, in Columbus County North Carolina?]. Sallie Nickols Coleman was the daughter of Elias Nichols and Sallie Lewis Nichols. Daniel and Sallie Nickols Coleman had Sallie Coleman, b. 1834. [Walters, 2002]
The 1850 U.S. Census records the family of (236) Daniel Coleman:
household number 653/657: (236) Daniel Coleman, 49 b. c1801 M Farmer 300 NC Sarah (Nichols) Coleman, 51 b. c1799 F NC (241) Tabitha Coleman, 25 b. c1825 F NC (242) Alpha J. Coleman, 23 b. c1827 F NC (243) Bethel V. Coleman, 22 b. c1828 M Laborer NC (244) Elias N. Coleman, 20 b. c1830 M do. NC (245) Amos W. Coleman, 18 b. c1832 M do. NC (246) Sarah M. Coleman, 16 b. c1834 F NC (247) Winnifred Coleman, 14 b. c1836 F NC (248) Mary K. Coleman, 12 b. c1838 F NC (249) Daniel J. Coleman, 8 b. c1842 M NC
(241) Tabitha Coleman married Unknown Godwin.
(241) Tabitha Coleman and Mr. Godwin had these children:
(250) 1. J. A. Godwin, (251) 2. Sarah D. Godwin, (252) 3. Alpha Jane Godwin Parker,
per the will of her sister, Alpha.[Williamson, 1984, p. 36](242) Alpha Jane Coleman married Unknown Faulk for according to her will, dated June 16, 1899, Probated Dec 29, 1904, she was Alpha Jane Faulk and listed the following family:
- brother B. V. Coleman (Bethel V. per 1850 Census recorded above, Burwell Vick Coleman in marriage and other Census years).
- heirs of B.V.: D. V. Coleman, J. S. Coleman & Mrs. W. H. Page,
- brother A. W. Coleman (Amos W. per 1850 Census),
- heirs of A. W.: Jeff Coleman, Gus Coleman, & Lee Coleman,
- brother D. J. Coleman (Daniel J. per 1850 Census),
- heirs of D. J.: Colley Dorsey, Day Coleman, and Frostie Coleman
- sister Bitha Godwin (Tabitha per 1850 Census),
- heirs of Bitha: J. A. Godwin, Sarah D. Godwin, and Alpha Jane Parker,
- sister Sarah M. Bigby,
- sister W. E. Tart,
- sister Mary C. Coleman
(243) Bethel V. Coleman was elsewhere recorded as Burwell Vick Coleman, b. 9/11/1827 in Columbus County, NC. (243) Burwell Vick Coleman married Elizabeth Ann Rozier 1/07/1855 in Robeson County, NC. He died 10/3/1892 in Columbus County, NC.
[Galloway, 2006]
[birth and death dates corroborated by Bible image courtesy of Thuren, Barbara McGill, 2008]Elizabeth was born 08/27/1826 and died 04/06/1898.
[Bible image courtesy of Thuren, Barbara McGill, 2008]Another source gives the marriage of Burwell Vick Coleman on 1/07/1855 in Robeson County stating he married Elizabeth Ann McKolsky. Though the spelling is slightly off, this record is supported by the names of Elizabeth's children born prior to the date of this marriage as recorded in the 1860 U.S. Census with the last name of McKlosky, namely son James McKlosky and daughter S. A. McKlosky. Elizabeth Rozier had first married a Mr. KcKlosky, as will be documented below, thus explaining why her marriage could be recorded by two sources giving her two different last names, maiden & first husband's.
(243) Burwell Vick Coleman and wife Elizabeth Ann McKlosky had these children:
(254) 1. John S. Coleman, b. c1855 (253) 2. Daniel V. Coleman, b. 1858 (255) 3. W. H. Coleman, (1154) 4. Mary E. Coleman, b. c1862 (1155) 5. Mannie Coleman, b. c1864 (1156) 6. M. Nichols Coleman, b. 1865
[U.S. Census Records, Columbus County, NC]Elizabeth A. Rozier first married J.A. McKlosky/McClosky/McKolsky. They had two children:
1. J.R. (lived in Florida) 2. S.A. (lived in Vidalia, Montgomery Co., GA.)[D.V. Coleman Bio on USGenWeb State Archives]B.V. Coleman and Elizabeth Rozier McKlosky Coleman had four children:
1. John S. Coleman, born Nov. 16, 1856; 2. Daniel V. Coleman; 3. Mary E. Coleman, wife of W.H. Page, born 08/27/1861; 4. Nichols R. Coleman, born 03/01/1864, and died 07/14/1888.[D.V. Coleman Bio on USGenWeb State Archives]The family was recorded in the 1860 U.S. Census as:
household number 0979 (243) B[urwell] V. COLEMAN 33 1827 M Farmer NC Elizabeth Coleman 34 1826 F Robeson Cty, NC James R. McKLOSKY 10 1850 M NC S. A. McKLOSKY 7 1853 M NC (254) John S. Coleman 5 1855 M NC (253) D. V. Coleman 2 1858 M NC1870, Page 194b:
(243) B. V. Coleman, 47 Elizabeth Coleman, 48 (254) John Coleman, 15, son (253) Daniel Coleman, 12, son (1155) Mann Coleman, 6, dau (1156) Nicholis Coleman, 5, son1880Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace (243) B. Vick Coleman Self M Male W 51 NC Farmer NC NC Elizabeth Coleman Wife M Female W 52 NC Keeping House NC NC (253) Daniel Coleman Son Male W 21 NC At School NC NC (1156) M. Nichols Coleman Son Male W 14 NC Farm Work NC NC (1154) Mary Coleman Dau Female W 18 NC At Home NC NCAlpha Jane Coleman Faulk listed the heirs of her brother, B. V. Coleman as
(253) 1. D. V. Coleman, (254) 2. J. S. Coleman, (255) 3. W. H. Coleman Page,
[Williamson, 1984, p. 36](245) Amos W. Coleman had these children:
(256) 1. Jeff Coleman, (257) 2. Gus Coleman, (258) 3. Lee Coleman,
as these are listed as his heirs in the will of his sister, Alpha. [Williamson, 1984, p. 36](246)Sarah M. (Sallie) Coleman married Thomas Mortimer Bigbee in Fair Bluff, NC on the 15 Jan 1864 and they moved to Cameron, Texas in 1872. Thomas served in the Civil War.
Walters writes:
Apparently they met during the war since he enlisted in Texas in August 1861 and left the service in 1865. He was in the 5th Texas Cavalry, the Milam County Grays, and Hood's Brigade.
[Civil War Pension Application for Thomas Mortimer Bigbee reported by Walters] [Civil War Widow's Pension Application for Sallie Coleman, widow of Thomas Mortimer Bigbee reported by Walters]Thomas Mortimer Bigbee and Sallie Coleman Bigbee had these children:
(259) 1. Mary Bigbee, b. c1864, m Looney. (260) 2. William Daniel Bigbee, b. 1866, TX; d. unknown (probably in Tx) (261) 3. Kathy Ann Bigbee, b. 1866, Sumner County, Tennessee (262) 4. India Bigbee, b. 1869, Sumner County, Tennessee, d 1958 (263) 5. Ida Mae Bigbee, b. 1875, Cameron, Milam County, Tx, m Hunter
(249) Daniel J. Coleman had these children:
(264) 1. Colley Coleman, (265) 2. Day Coleman, (266) 3. Frostie Coleman,
as these are listed as his heirs in the will of his sister, Alpha. [Williamson, 1984, p. 36]
Hand drawn map of Fair Bluff, Cerro Gordo, and Cherry Grove in Columbus County North Carolina
The locations of interest in the Moses Coleman line and collateral lines of the Nichols, Floyds, and Jernigans are shown in Columbus County, NC and in Horry County, SC in the map above. Note the Nichols-Coleman offspring formed the town of Nichols in Marion County, SC. Floyds Crossroads and Jernigan Crossroads are shown in Horry County, SC. Both families had men who married Coleman women from Columbus County, NC. Others in the line settled between Fair Bluff and Cherry Grove, near Cerro Gordo, and near Porter Swamp. For more details on the locations, see Fair Bluff Deeds Timeline.
Horry County is on the Atlantic sea coast of South Carolina and borders Columbus County North Carolina. We shall see more Coleman descendants, below, in the area of Floyds Township in Horry County, SC (See Averette Floyd's family below).
(239) Vivian Coleman was the first wife of Francis Floyd, who was born in 1812. Francis was related to the Floyds of Robeson County (NW of Fair Bluff). Francis settled in present Hinson's Cross Roads (East of Fair Bluff). [Powell, 1971]
(239) Vivian Coleman and husband Francis Floyd had these children:
(267) 1. Winney Mariah Floyd, m. Unknown Coleman (268) 2. William Floyd (269) 3. Emiline Floyd, m. Edward Wynn Meares Edward son of Alfred and Eliza Nance Meares. (270) 4. Dellah Floyd, m. Val Faulk [Powell, 1971]
Francis Floyd married second Adeline Bullard. They had:
(271) 5. Francis Floyd, Jr. (272) 6. Page Floyd (273) 7. Elisha Floyd (274) 8. Elizabeth Floyd (275) 9. Isabell Floyd (276) 10. Sarah Floyd [Powell, 1971]
(274) Elizabeth Floyd married Augustus Hinson.
[Powell, 1971](275) Isabell Floyd married Calvin Meares.
[Powell, 1971](276) Sarah Floyd married W. K. Rogers.
[Powell, 1971](187) Phillip Coleman and Sarah Green Stevens had:
(277) 1. Louise Coleman, born 1822. (278) 2. Lucy Ann Matilda Coleman (279) 3. Elizabeth Delight Coleman
(277) Louise Coleman married Averette Floyd. Averette was son of James Floyd and Edith Nichols. He was born April 29, 1822 in Horry Co. S.C., and died May 05, 1865 in Maryland during Civil War. It is said that Louise Coleman moved back to Columbus Co. after Averette's death.
(277) Louise Coleman and husband Averette Floyd had the following children:
(280) 1. Mary Elizabeth Floyd, born October 1848, Horry Co. S.C.; died April 27, 1929 in Columbus Co. N.C. (281) 2. Cornelius Floyd, born 1856. (282) 3. Ross Floyd, born 1 Sep 1858, died 11 Aug 1934
(280) Mary Elizabeth Floyd was born October 1848 in Horry Co. S.C., and died April 27, 1929 in Columbus Co. N.C. She married Alfred R. Noble 1868, son of Rufus Noble and Amy Hill. He was born June 1849 in Columbus Co. N.C., and died January 20, 1924 in Columbus Co. N.C. Alfred R. Noble was buried in 1924 at the Boardman Cemetery, N.C Columbus Co. Alfred was in Company E., 36th Regiment, Columbus Co. N.C from 1863 to 1865. Alfred worked in a sawmill.
In a query to the Horry County, SC page of the USGenWeb project, Biba writes that Mary was born in 1850, rather than 1848, and that she was from Floyds Township in Horry County, SC. Thus, Averette Floyd and Louise Coleman apparently raised their family in Floyds Township, Horry County, SC. [Biba, 1999]
(282) Ross Floyd is also known as Christopher Columbus Ross Floyd. The same source gives his mother's name as Aura Louisa Coleman. He married Ida Jane Coleman. Ida Jane Coleman was born 9 May 1860 and died 6 Jan 1939. They had:
(283) 1. Rossie Floyd, b 19 Jan 1898, m. Ervin Ward, Rossie Floyd Ward died 20 JUL 1979. Ervin Ward was born 22 Apr 1895 in Nakima, Columbus County, NC, and died 30 Jan 1959 in Fair Bluff, Columbus Co., NC.
[McGee, 2002](278) Lucy Ann Matilda Coleman married Henry Boswell Howell.
[Biba, 2001](279) Elizabeth Delight Coleman married James Adam Rozier.
[Rozier, 2002](188) Moses Coleman married first c1790 Treasy Cohoon (mother of his children). Treasy was the daughter of William Cohoon, Sr. and his wife, Sarah. Treasy had a brother named William Cohoon, Jr. John Cohoon sold land in Edgecombe County to William Cohoon, Sr. and was probably related to this Cohoon family as well. Moses Coleman married second c1809 Mary Unknown, widow of Simon Cahoon.
> [Roper, 1998]
>Moses Coleman, III went to Kentucky.
[Roper, 1999](188) Moses Coleman who married Treasy Cohoon and Mary, widow of Simon Cohoon, per Estate records for Moses in Christian Co KY indicate he had these children:
with Treasy Cohoon: (284) 1. Charlotte Coleman, b 1797, m Robert Gray (285) 2. Needham Coleman, b c1794, m Mary Tart (286) 3. Elizabeth Coleman, b c1791-3, m Jonathan Cudd (287) 4. Dolley Coleman, b c1800, (288) 5. Phillip Coleman, b c1801, m Elizabeth Gray (289) 6. Nancy Coleman, b c1805, m John George (290) 7. Polly Coleman, b c1790/1. m Ambrose Douthett In an estate record associated with Moses' estate in 1822, Phillip and Nancy were still minors. Needham Coleman named a daughter Teresa Olive after his mother. She was born in 1827. Treasy Cahoon died between 1805 and 1808. Moses remarried Mary, Simon Cahoon's widow. Moses died in 1814. Mary remarried Joseph Taylor in 1824 in Trigg Co KY. Treasy Coleman was named in her father William Cahoon's 1789 will in NC.
[Roper, 2001a and 2001b](189) Dempsey Coleman, b. c1778, d. 1823, m Keziah Faulk [Roper, 1999] and left a will in Columbus County, NC, May 1823 (dated/probated?) Will Book A p48 [Roper, 1999]
Per another source:
Dempsey Coleman was born in 1774, died in 1832 in SC. He married Kisiah. They had a daughter:(291) 1. Zilpha Coleman, b. 5/30/1790 NC, d. 9/7/1846 IND.
[Post #379 dated July 16, 1998 to Coleman Family Forum by Elizabeth](231) Theophilus Coleman married Ada Jernigan. They raised a large family in Columbus County, NC. The U.S. Census records indicate the first two pregnancies both resulted in twin; twins Keziah and Sally were born first about 1827 and twins Mary A. and Aidy C. were born next about 1830. These four were followed by a continuous string of 10 single births.
(231) Theophilus Coleman and wife Ada Jernigan had these children:
(296) Keziah E. Coleman, 23 F, b. c1827 (297) Sally J. (Jane) Coleman, 23 F, b. c1827 (298) Mary A. Coleman, 20 F, b. c1830 (299) Aidy C. Coleman, 20 F, b. c1830 (300) Elizabeth RA Coleman, 16 F, b. c1834 (301) Eli B. Coleman, 18 M Laborer, b. c1832, NC (302) Alfred P. Coleman, 15 M do. b. c1835, NC (303) Kezia D. Coleman, 13 F, b. c1837, NC (304) Jackson M. Coleman, 11 M, b. c1839, NC (305) Lucindia Coleman, 9 F, b. c1841, NC (306) Asa Coleman, 7 M, b. c1843, NC (307) Susannah M. Coleman, 6 F, b. c1844, NC (308) Elisha Coleman, 3 M, b. c1847, NC (309) Nathan Coleman, 2 M, b. c1848, NC
The 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina records the name of his wife as Ava.
This family is found in the 1850 and 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina (year of birth was calculated):House# 591 594 in 1850 U.S. Census: (231) Theophilus Coleman, b. c1802 wife: Aidy (Ada Jernigan) Coleman, b. c1805 (296) Keziah E. Coleman, 23 F, b. c1827 (297) Sally J(ane?) Coleman, 23 F, b. c1827 (298) Mary A. Coleman, 20 F, b. c1830 (299) Aidy C. Coleman, 20 F, b. c1830 (300) Elizabeth RA Coleman, 16 F, b. c1834 (301) Eli B. Coleman, 18 M Laborer, b. c1832, NC (302) Alfred P. Coleman, 15 M do. b. c1835, NC (303) Kezia D. Coleman, 13 F, b. c1837, NC (304) Jackson M. Coleman, 11 M, b. c1839, NC (305) Lucretia Coleman, 9 F, b. c1841, NC (306) Asa Coleman, 7 M, b. c1843, NC (307) Susan(nah?) Coleman, 6 F, b. c1844, NC (308) Elisha Coleman, 3 M, b. c1847, NC (309) Mathew Coleman, 2 M, b. c1848, NC
The same family appears in the 1860 U.S. Census but the ages recorded appear to be only very poor estimates and the names do not all match.
House#0931 in 1860 U.S. Census Index Name Age Birth Sex Occupation Origin (231) Theo. COLEMAN 60 1800 M Farmer NC Ava Coleman 50 1810 F NC (297) 2. Jane Coleman 23 1837 F NC If this is Sally J(ane?), her age is closer to 30. (298) 3. Mary Coleman 20 1840 F NC In 1850 U.S. Census her age was 20, her age here is closer to 30. (310) 4. Caroline Coleman 19 1841 F NC (301) 1. Eli[as] B. Coleman 18 1832 M Student NC/ 2nd Div, 2nd Arty? [18 yrs old in 1850 Census; 28 in war record] (302) 5. [Alfred] Pinckney Coleman 18 1842 M Student NC/ Co C, 20th Regt (304) 6. Jackson [M.] Coleman 17 1843 M Student NC/ 2nd Div, 2nd Arty (305) 7. Cresa Coleman 16 1844 F Student NC [Age 18 in Raleigh Census] Is this Lucinda in 1850 U.S. Census? (306) 8. Asa Coleman 16 1844 M Student NC/ 2nd Div, 2nd Arty [Included in Fam No 936 in Washington Census] (307) 9. Susan Coleman 15 1845 F Student NC (308) 10. Elisha Coleman 13 1847 M Student NC (309) 11. Nathan Coleman 12 1848 M NC Is this Mathew from the 1850 U.S. Census? 12. Colin WORLEY 21 1839 M Laborer NC/ Co C, 20th Regt(238) Harris Coleman married Rebecca Williamson. [Lawson, 2001].
(238) Harris Coleman and wife Rebecca Williamson had these children:
(311) 1. Lot Caswell Coleman b. 1834 (312) 2. Amos R. Coleman b. 1837 (313) 3. Isham Q. Coleman b. 1839 (314) 4. Byron McQueen Coleman b. 1841 (315) 5. Warren Jackson Coleman b. 1845 (316) 6. S. Elmina Coleman b. 1848 (317) 7. King Agrippa Coleman b. 1850 (318) 8. V.A.N.D. Coleman b. 1852 (319) 9. Dempsey M. K. Coleman b. 1854
The above family is recorded in the 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina:
household number 0255 (238) Harris Coleman 49 1811 M Farmer NC Rebecca Coleman 47 1813 F NC (312) Amos R. Coleman 23 1837 M Farmer NC/ Co E, 2nd Artillery (313) Isham Q. Coleman 21 1839 M NC/ Co E, 2nd Artillery (314) B. McQ. Coleman 19 1841 M NC/ Co K, 20th Regt (315) Warren Jackson Coleman 15 1845 M NC/ Co E, 2nd Artillery (316) S. E. Coleman 12 1848 M NC (317) K. A. Coleman 10 1850 M NC (318) V.A.N.D. Coleman 8 1852 M NC (319) D.M.K. Coleman 6 1854 M NCRebecca Williamson was born to Lott Williamson, son of Lewis Williamson. Rebecca was born about 1813 in Columbus County and died 1880 in Columbus County She married Harris Coleman, son of Amos and Winifred Coleman. Harris died after 1870.
[Lewis Williamson Family, a web page, viewed 05/14/2008] The children of Harris and Rebbecca Williamson Coleman were:1. Lot Caswell Coleman 2. Amos R. Coleman was born 1837 in Columbus County and died 10/24/1862, Fort St. Philip, LA. 3. James R. Coleman 4. Isham Q. Coleman was born 1839 in Columbus County. 5. Byron McQueen Coleman 6. Warren Jackson Coleman 7. S. Elmina Coleman 8. King Agrippa Coleman was born 1850 in Columbus County. 9. V. A. D. Coleman was born 1852 in Columbus County. 10. Dempsey M. K. Coleman was born 1854 in Columbus County.
[Lewis Williamson Family, a web page, viewed 05/14/2008](311) Lot Caswell Coleman married Lucinda Williamson 1/18/1859 in Columbus County, NC [Galloway, 2006] In 1880, Lot and his family lived in Tatums District of Columbus County, as did his father, Harris Coleman.
(311) Lot Caswell Coleman and wife Lucinda had these children:
(320) 1. Ann E. Coleman b. 1860 (321) 2. Rebecca J. Coleman b. 1862 (322) 3. Ella M. Coleman b. 1869 (323) 4. Harris M. Coleman b. 1874 (324) 5. Rasberry Mcl. Coleman b. 1876
[1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina and 1880 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina](313) Isham Q. Coleman and wife had at least one child:
(325) 1. Daniel Quince Coleman, Sr. b. 1890 d. 1945
[Bruley, 2004](315) Warren Jackson Coleman married Mary Ellenia Bardin 1/20/1870 in Columbus County, NC.
[Galloway, 2006]A search of the LDS Ancestral File database on April 24, 2007 yielded the families of Warren Jackson Coleman and his daughter, Octavia Coleman Elvington. The LDS Ancestral File gives these dates for Warren and wife Mary:
Warren Jackson Coleman, b. 14 Mar 1845 NC d. 1 Apr 1891 Mary Ellenia Bardin, b. 16 Feb 1854 NC d. 8 May 1935 married 20 Jan 1870 Cerro Gordo, Columbus Co., NC(315) Warren Jackson Coleman and wife Mary Ellenia Bardin had these children:
(1157) 1. William V. Coleman, b. 9 Jan 1871 Cerro Gordo, Columbus Co., NC (330) 2. Octavia Lucretia Coleman, b. 1 Oct 1877 NC d. 18 Apr 1967 Fair Bluff, Columbus Co., NC (326) 3. Valery Eugene Coleman, b. 6 Oct 1872 NC (son) (1158) 4. Lena Jackson Coleman, b. 23 Feb 1891 NC (1159) 5. Mary Rebecca Coleman, b. 25 Apr 1884 NC (1160) 6. Sarah May "Sally" Coleman, b. 24 May 1880 NC (328) 7. Thomas Bardin Coleman, b. 28 Jul 1886 NC (1161) 8. Araminta Lafayette Coleman, b. 23 Aug 1875 NC (son)
[Ancestral File of the Latter Day Saints, found 4/24/2007 using the Family Search online, http://www.familysearch.org/](315) Warren Jackson Coleman left a will in Columbus County, NC dated Feb 19, 1891, probated Mar 7, 1892, wherein he gives the name of his wife as M. E. Coleman, two heirs, V. E. Coleman and T. B. Coleman, and a son, V. E. Coleman. He gives son V. E. Coleman a tract of land northeast of Bird Cage Road. Traveling East from Fair Bluff, one comes to Cerro Gordo first, then to Bird Cage; so I surmise this tract was somewhere East of Fair Bluff. He also leaves a tract of land on the North side of the W C & A Railroad.
Executor: T. E. Bartin (Bardin?)
Witnesses: J. B. Harrelson and C. S. Benton
From Will Book A of Columbus County, NC [Williamson, p. 28]:(326) V. E. Coleman, left a tract of land purchased from (327) J. A. Coleman on the northeast side of Bird Cage Road.
Seeking Warren J. Coleman in the U. S. Census records:
In 1870 I found a Warren J. Coleman, age 24 wed to M. E. Coleman, age 16, in Fair Bluff.(325) Daniel Quince Coleman, Sr. had at least one child:
(329) 1. Daniel Quince Coleman, Jr. b. 1909 d. 1981
[Bruley, 2004]Powell, 1971, documents a descendant of a Harris Coleman, likely that (238) Harris Coleman above, named Octavouis Coleman.
(330) Octavouis Coleman married Mack Elvington, who came to Fair Bluff from Robeson County. He operated the Elm Shade Hotel and a Dry Goods Business in Fair Bluff.
[Powell, 1971]Mack and wife (330) Octavouis Coleman Elvington had these children:
(331) 1. Brice Elvington (332) 2. Leo Elvington (333) 3. Lucille Elvington (334) 4. Eva Elvington (335) 5. Myrtle Elvington (336) 6. Valery Elvington.
[Powell, 1971]Another source records the family as:
Max "D" ELVINGTON, b. 18 Apr 1864 Lakeview Or Marrietta, Marion Co., SC d. 6 Nov 1946 Fair Bluff, Columbus Co., NC m. 3 Sep 1895 Octavia Lucretia COLEMAN, b. 1 Oct 1877 NC d. 18 Apr 1967 Fair Bluff, Columbus Co., NC Sex Name Birth Death M Brice Milo ELVINGTON b. 2 Jan 1898 Fair Bluff, Columbus Co., NC d. 12 Jun 1969 F Eva Mildred ELVINGTON b. 24 May 1900 Fair Bluff, Columbus Co., NC d. 12 Mar 1990 Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC bur. 14 Mar 1990 Wilmington Nat. Cem. Grave 6-558 M Leo Giles ELVINGTON b. 4 Jul 1905 Fair Bluff, Columbus Co., NC d. 12 Jun 1993 Dillon Co., Sc bur. 14 Jun 1993 SC F Mary Lucille ELVINGTON b. 13 Mar 1908 Fair Bluff, Columbus Co., NC d. 16 Dec 1984 Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC F Myrtle Coleman ELVINGTON b. 11 Oct 1910 Fair Bluff, Columbus Co., NC d. 12 Dec 1992 Columbus Co., Nc M Valery Coleman ELVINGTON b. 24 Oct 1913 Fair Bluff, Columbus Co., NC d. 9 May 1992 bur. 11 May 1992[Ancestral File of the Latter Day Saints, found 4/24/2007 using the Family Search online, http://www.familysearch.org/]Powell, 1971, documents the family of (236) Daniel Coleman above.
Powell states (236) Daniel Coleman married Sarah Nicholas and that (337) Bythal Ann Coleman, their daughter, married Curtis Godwin. Curtis Godwin was born to Jarred Godwin, b. 1795 and Charity. Jarred and Charity Godwin had these children:
1. Percy A. Godwin 2. Dennis Godwin 3. Letetia Godwin 4. Dellah Godwin 5. Emmy Godwin 6. Curtis Godwin. Curtis was the spouse of (337) Bythal Ann Coleman
Again, from Will Book A of Columbus County, NC [Williamson, 1984] we have the following on (189) Dempsey Coleman:
(189) Dempsey Coleman (Moses II, Moses I, Robert II, Robert I) left a will dated 5 Mar 1823 probated May 1823 where he gives his wife's name as Kissiah and lists children, a son, five daughters, and a second son as:
(338) 1. Arick Coleman - land bought from Resto Powell, lieing on Thomas Amys (Amos?) Mill Branch. (339) 2. Mary Coleman (340) 3. Zilpha Coleman (341) 4. Cally Coleman (342) 5. Charity Coleman (343) 6. Creasy Coleman (344) 7. Levi R. Coleman Executor: Phillip Coleman and Levi Stephens Executrix: (345) Kissiah Coleman, wife. Witnesses: Archibald McKay and Daniel Coleman c.s.c: Charles Baldwin [Williamson, p. 11]
(190) Henry Coleman married Mary L. Unknown. Again, from Will Book A of Columbus County, NC [Williamson] we have the following on (190) Henry Coleman:
Henry Coleman, Sr., son of Moses II, who was son of Moses I, who was son of Robert II. Henry lived in Fair Bluff, NC and left a will dated 20 Oct 1905, a codicil dated 19 Nov 1910, deceased on or about 3 Nov 1911, and the will probated 8 Nov 1911. His wife, Mary L. Coleman dissents the will claiming her legal rights to the land while she is alive. He lists no relationship but names the following as recipients of his estate: (346) 1. Henry Coleman, Jr., a nephew (347) 2. Henry Gordon Floyd, son of Dr. A. G. Floyd (348) 3. Tifney Barnes, who married Dempsey Barnes (349) 4. Mary V. McDermitt, (350) 5. Sally Page, (351) 6. Susan C. Ayers, who married J. A. Ayers Executor: Henry Coleman, Jr. and Dr. A. G. Floyd Witnesses: B.A. Anderson and A. G. Floyd Codicil gives money for an iron fence around the cemetery of Henry Coleman, Jr. [Williamson, p. 46]
(228) Asa Coleman and Anna Jane Enzor Coleman had:
(292) 1. Dempsey Coleman, b. 1823 (293) 2. Henry Coleman, b. 1827-1830, gave the lot where Fair Bluff Baptist Church stood in 1971. (may still be there) (294) 3. Carolina Matilda Coleman (295) 4. Sallie Malinda ColemanThere is a cemetery record for (293) Henry Coleman who is the son of (228) Asa Coleman. From the cemetery records of the Coleman Cemetery in Cherry Grove, NC we know he and his wife were buried next to his brother Dempsey and Dempsey's wife and their parents, Asa and Annie Coleman.
(293) Henry Coleman, b. c1827, d. 11/3/1911, Aged 84 Years, married Cornie S. Unknown, 12/11/1874-12/30/1900 Both buried at Coleman Cemetery, Cherry Grove, Columbus County, NC [Source: Barfield, Anita and Kay Duncan, 1984, Cemetery records for Cherry Grove, Columbus County, NC, recorded in the USGenWeb State Archives, transcribed by David High from They're Buried in Our Past, Columbus County, NC, 1808-1984 (Vol 2), dated June 1984, by authors Anita Barfield and Kay Duncan](191) 8. Lucretia Coleman was born 1783 and died in 1840. Lucretia married William Hemphill and they had several children.
(191) Lucretia Coleman and husband William Hemphill had these children:
(1128) 1. Ulyses Hemphill b. 11/15/1803 d. 1826 (1129) 2. Andrew Coleman Hemphill b. 12/13/1805 d. 1837 (1130) 3. Elouisa Hemphill b. 09/22/1807 (1131) 4. Cornelius Murphy Hemphill b. 08/11/1810 d. 11/19/1864 (1132) 5. Zeno Jackson Hemphill b. 1813 d. 1852 (1133) 6. Marcus Lafayette Hemphill b. 07/19/1815 d. 1872 (1134) 7. William Augustus Hemphill b. 04/05/1818 d. 05/22/1873 (1135) 8. Ellen A. Hemphill b. 08/18/1820 (1136) 9. Ambrose Barber Hemphill b. 1824 d. 1879 [Tom, Zoe Hemphill, 1994]
Zoe Tom also records
William A. Coleman born 9-29-1779 in Mecklenburg, N.C. Died Jan. 9, 1837, in Bastrop, Texas. He married Lucretia H. Coleman, who was born in 1783 and died 1840.
Tammy Owen records
The family ended up in Bastrop County, TX and were some of the first settlers in the area intermarrying with other first settlers. The area they lived at is called Hemphill Bend off of County Road 969 about 5 miles north of Hwy 71. A lot of the Hemphills are buried at Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop or in the Hemphill Cemetery on the old Hemphill place. There are also some at the Bateman Cemetery.
[Owen, Tammy, Oct 1, 1998]Powell, 1971, records (192) Charity Coleman was born in 1797. She married Elijah Worley, who was born 06/23/1788, to Nicholas Worley and Patience Strong (see below). Elijah and (192) Charity Coleman Worley lived on the road from Fair Bluff to Cherry Grove, then called the Fair Bluff and Pireway Road. Elijah owned much land.
(192) Charity Coleman and husband Elijah Worley had:
(352) 1. Ervin Worley (353) 2. Jackson Worley (354) 3. Coleman Worley (355) 4. Clinton Worley (356) 5. Return Strong Worley (357) 6. Mariah Worley (358) 7. Nancy Worley (359) 8. Dellah Worley (360) 9. Green Worley (361) 10. Orpha Worley (362) 11. Colin Worley (363) 12. Alford Martine (John) Worley (364) 13. Mary Ann Worley [Powell, 1971]
The family that (192) Charity Coleman (above) married into was that of Nicholas Worley and his wife Patience Strong. Thanks to Betty Morgan for pointing out her last name and father and that Patience may have been the widow of McKennie at the time she wed Nicholas Worley.
That Patience was the daughter of Return Strong is hardly in doubt as you see his name sake among Elijah and Charity's children listed above.
From another source archived as a post to the NCBLADEN-L, the family of Elijah Worley was recorded Wed, 15 Mar 2000, with a subject of "Return Strong":
Patience Strong Nicholas Worley, Jr was born about 1755 in Duplin County, NC and died after 1832 in Columbus Co., NC. He wed Patience Strong and they had: 1. Elias Worley b: c1786 in Columbus Co., NC Elias wed Susannah Jernigan b: 1792 in North Carolina m: c1808 d: 1867 2. Jane Worley b: c1790 in Columbus Co., NC Jane wed Aaron Edwards b: c1803 in North Carolina 3. Elijah Worley b: 06/23/1788 in Wake County., NC d: 1867 [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCBLADEN/2000-03/0953123673]Nicholas and Patience settled between Fair Bluff and Cherry Grove (SE of Fair Bluff) before 1800. Their ancestors lived in northeastern North Carolina.
(354) Coleman Worley married Emaline Enzor. She is buried in the Hammond Cemetery near the state line in Horry County, SC. Her grave gives the following dates: born 23 Jan 1836; died 28 Mar 1905. [Britt]
From the 1820 Columbus Co, NC Census we have these records:
Pg Head of House <10 <16 <18 <26 <45 >45 <10 <18 <26 <45 >45 4 F. Coleman 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 3, 4, 3, 1, 0, 0,0,2,1,1 4 A? Coleman 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0,0,2,1
From the 1820 Columbus Co, NC Census we have these records, [Index number added to show where these heads of households fit in the family documented in this book]:
Index Pg Head of House <10 <16 <18 <26 <45 >45 <10 <18 <26 <45 >45 51 Andrew Coleman 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 Andrew is between 26 and 45, born between 1775 and 1794. (185) 52 Theophilus Coleman 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 1 Theophilus was born 1761 and was age 59 years or so in 1820, so he is the one over 45 and has a large number, 11 people total, in his household. (184) 52 John Coleman 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 John was born about 1760, was about 60 years old, and has only 3 people in his house hold, maybe a wife and a son between 18 and 26 years of age. (190) 53 Henry Coleman 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 I imagine Henry was born about 1780 and was about 40, thus he's listed less than 45 and is in a house with only one female, probably his wife, of the same age bracket. (189) 53 Dempsey Coleman 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 3, 2, 0, 1, 0 born about 1778, Dempsey would have been about 42 in 1820, so listed less than 45. With two males and 6 females in the house, he had one of the larger households in 1820. (186) 53 Amos Coleman 1, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 (228) 54 Asa Coleman 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0From the 1850 Columbus Co, NC Census, Series M432, Roll 626 we have these records:
household number 512/515, page 255, Sept 13, 1850: (186) Amos Coleman, 79, b. c1771, M, W, Farmer, 575, NC Winnifred Coleman, 67, b. c1783, F, W, NC household number 513/516, page 255, Sept 13, 1850: (230) Keziah Coleman, 95, b. c1755, F, W, NC Elizabeth Coleman, 60, b. c1790, F, W, NC (232) Rhoda Coleman, 50, b. c1800, F, W, NC (233) Anna Coleman, 45, b. c1805, F, W, NC James Coleman, 17, b. c1833, M, W, NC household number 515/518: Ann J. Coleman, 45, b. c1805, F, W, Farmer, 1000, COLUMBUS COUNTY NC [Annie Jane Enzor Coleman, wife of (228) Asa Coleman.] (292) Dempsey Coleman, 26, b. c1824, M, W, Farmer COLUMBUS COUNTY NC (293) Henry Coleman, 21, b. c1829, M, W, NC (294) C. Matilda Coleman, 17, b. c1833, F, W, NC household number 591 594: (231) Theophilus Coleman, 48 M, Do. b. c1802 wife: Aidy (Ada Jernigan) Coleman, 45 F, b. c1805 (296) Keziah E. Coleman, 23 F, b. c1827 (297) Sally J(ane?) Coleman, 23 F, b. c1827 (298) Mary A. Coleman, 20 F, b. c1830 (299) Aidy C. Coleman, 20 F, b. c1830 (300) Elizabeth R. A. Coleman, 16 F, b. c1834 (301) Eli B. Coleman, 18 M Laborer, b. c1832, NC (302) Alfred P. Coleman, 15 M do. b. c1835, NC (303) Kezia D. Coleman, 13 F, b. c1837, NC (304) Jackson M. Coleman, 11 M, b. c1839, NC (305) Lucretia Coleman, 9 F, b. c1841, NC (306) Asa Coleman, 7 M, b. c1843, NC (307) Susannah M. Coleman, 6 F, b. c1844, NC (308) Elisha Coleman, 3 M, b. c1847, NC (309) Nathan Coleman, 2 M, b. c1848, NC household number 653/657: (236) Daniel Coleman, 49 b. c1801 M Farmer 300 NC Sarah (Nichols) Coleman, 51 b. c1799 F NC (241) Tabitha Coleman, 25 b. c1825 F NC (242) Alpha J. Coleman, 23 b. c1827 F NC (243) Bethel V. Coleman, 22 b. c1828 M Laborer NC (244) Elias N. Coleman, 20 b. c1830 M do. NC (245) Amos W. Coleman, 18 b. c1832 M do. NC (246) Sarah M. Coleman, 16 b. c1834 F NC (247) Winnifred Coleman, 14 b. c1836 F NC (248) Mary K. Coleman, 12 b. c1838 F NC (249) Daniel J. Coleman, 8 b. c1842 M NC household number 657/661: (237) Bryan Coleman, 45 b. c1805 M Farmer NC Sarah A. Coleman, 46 b. c1806 F NC 658/662: Sarah Coleman, 65 b. c1785 F NC [I believe this is the widow of (187) Philip Coleman. If true, this is Sarah Green Stephens Coleman. Sarah's father's name was William. It is possible she named a son after her father, which would explain the family tie-in for her next door neighbors below. - WDC] 659/663: (365) William H. Coleman, 38 b. c1812 M do. 1000 NC Sarah D. Coleman, 25 b. c1825 F NC (366) Harriet W. Coleman, 6 b. c1844 F NC (367) Mary E. Coleman, 5 b. c1845 F NC (368) William NJ. Coleman, 4 b. c1846 F NC (369) Sarah W. Coleman, 1 b. c1849 F NCAnother clue to the identity of the above family is a marriage record found among the marriages records of Robeson County, NC. Recall that Robeson County lies adjacent to Columbus County, not far from Fair Bluff, just to the Northeast of Fair Bluff. There is found the marriage of William H. Coleman to Sarah Rozier on 07/14/1842. This is a pefect fit for the birth years of the children in the above family.
There are two other Coleman marriages listed in Robeson County, NC.
Coleman, Burwell V. and Elizabeth McKolskey (sic) on 01/07/1855. Coleman, Nicholas and Mary Lamb on 02/24/1822.
(234) Moses Coleman is likely the same person found in the 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina:
household number 0776 (234) Moses Coleman 52 1808 M Farmer NC Elizabeth Coleman 50 1810 F NC
(236) Daniel Coleman is likely the same person found in the 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina:
household number 0976 (236) Daniel Coleman 60 1800 M Farmer NC Sarah Coleman 61 1799 F NC (370) Elizabeth Coleman 25 1835 F NC (371) Daniel J. Coleman 18 1842 M NC/ Co E, 2nd Artillery Isaiah Hinson 21 1839 M NC / Co C, 20th Regt(237) Bryant Coleman is likely the same person found in the 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina:
household number 0975 (237) Bryan Coleman 55 1805 M Farmer NC Sarah A. Coleman 55 1805 F NC Ann Shipman 8 1852 F NCLOOSE ENDS
Colemans in the area of Robeson County, NC, Columbus County, NC, and Horry District, SC.
From personal correspondence, I have been given this information about a (372) Theophilus Coleman, who I believe is connected to our Nansemond Colemans:
(372) Theophilus Coleman, born 1779-81, in Nash Co. NC died 1814, in Surry, NC. married to Abigail Robertson, born 5 July 1783, in Sangamon Co. Kentucky died 1865 Abigail's parents were John and Patsy Robertson. (no dates) Abigail married Robert Hamilton after her marriage to Theophilus.
(372) Theophilus Coleman and Abigail Coleman had these children:
(373) 1. Sarah Coleman married Joshua Crowe (374) 2. Elizabeth Coleman married John Purvines or Purviance (375) 3. John Roundtree Coleman (376) 4. Jane Coleman [Tubbs]
(376) Jane Coleman married first George Hamilton. She married second Alexander Purviance.
[Tubbs]This is fascinating when considered alongside the information about Charles Coleman (1744-1824) and his wife Mary Roundtree. They had several children starting just after the birth of Theophilus Coleman above. They had a daughter named Sarah and a son John. If, in addition to their known children, they first had a son Theophilus, it would explain the use of the name Roundtree in John Roundtree Coleman's name.
The 1860 U.S. Census of Columbus County, North Carolina records these Coleman households that I have not yet tied in to our lines:
household number 0486 Q. L. COLEMAN 43 1817 M Farmer NC Rebecca Coleman 43 1817 F SC 1. M. E. Coleman 13 1847 F Student NC 2. W. J. Coleman 10 1850 M Student NC 3. A. M. Coleman 6 1854 F NC 4. D. P. Coleman 4 1856 M NC 5. Sarah E. Coleman 2 1858 F NC household number 0558 J[ohn] CAMBELL 28 1838 M Farmer Robeson Cty, NC/ Co H, [Spelled "Campbell" in military record] 51st Regt Anna Cambell 34 1826 F NC A. J. Cambell 4 1854 M NC John D. Cambell 3 1855 M NC A. Cambell 9/12 1859 M NC Elizabeth SASSER 39 1821 F NC Susan SASSER 45 1815 F NC J[oel] S. COLEMAN 17[15] 1845 M Student NC/ Co H, 18th Regt This next household could be (245) Amos W. Coleman's family with their first child, one year of age. household number 0977 Amos COLEMAN 29 1831 M Farmer NC Elizabeth Coleman 26 1834 F NC Theodosia Coleman 1 1859 F NC E. W. OSBORNE 5 1855 M NC household number 0249 James A. COLEMAN 22 1838 M Farmer NC/ Co E, 2nd Artillery M. M. Coleman 25 1835 F NC Henrietta Coleman 2/12 1860 F NCGalloway, 2006 records the marriage of this couple in Columbus County, NC: James A. Coleman married Winney A. Floyd on 1/13/1859.household number 0276 Sarah COLEMAN 75 1785 F Farmer NC [I believe this is the widow of (187) Philip Coleman.] household number 0941 Travis COLEMAN 55 1805 M Farmer NC Lucy Coleman 50 1810 F NC Daniel [J.] Coleman 28 1832 M Farmer NC/ Co E, 2nd Arty, NC Guilford Coleman 26 1834 M NC/ Co E, 2nd Arty Bryant Coleman 25 1835 M NC/ Co E, 2nd Arty Travis Coleman 20 1840 F[sic] NC/ Co E, 2nd Arty Susan Coleman 18 1842 F NC Evoline Coleman 16 1844 F NC Dempsy Coleman 13 1847 M NC Levi Coleman 11 1849 M NC John [Q.] Coleman 23 1837 M NC/ Co E, 2nd Arty [Was 22 by 5/3/62]Though the exact connection of (1144) Travis Coleman remains to be found, Galloway, 2006, suggested Travis could be the son of (282) Amos Coleman and wife Winnifred.
(1144) Travis Coleman and wife Lucy Unknown had these children:
(1145) 1. Daniel J. Coleman, b. 1832 in NC; Co E, 2nd Arty, NC (1146) 2. Guilford Coleman, b. 1834 in NC; Co E, 2nd Arty (1147) 3. Bryant Coleman, b. 1835 in NC; Co E, 2nd Arty (1148) 4. Travis Coleman, b. 1840 in NC; Co E, 2nd Arty (1149) 5. Susan Coleman, b. 1842 in NC (1150) 6. Evoline Coleman, b. 1844 in NC (1151) 7. Dempsy Coleman, b. 1847 in NC (1152) 8. Levi Coleman, b. 1849 in NC (1153) 9. John Q. Coleman, b. 1837 in NC; Co E, 2nd Arty
(1147) Bryant Coleman married Lucinda Williamson. [Galloway, 2006]
(311) Lot Caswell Coleman, son of Harris Coleman and Rebecca Williamson, married another Lucinda Williamson 01/18/1859 in Columbus County, NC. His brother (315) Warren Jackson Coleman married Mary Ellenia Bardin 01/20/1870 in Columbus County, NC.
Incidentally, though the connection is unknown, Powel, 1971 records a Coleman Nicholas from Edgecombe County settled on Porter Swamp before 1800. Therefore, there was a connection between the two families further back.
Children of Coleman Nicholas were:
1. Elias Nicholas, b. 1770, d. 1852, m. Sarah Lewis of South Carolina Elias had a daughter who married into the Coleman family and moved to 2. Ephrian Nicholas, m. Rebecca Williamson. They moved to Marion County, Mississippi in 1834. 3. Edith Nicholas m. Simon Godwin. 4. Averlite Nicholas. His family settled in South Carolina founding the town of Nicholas, in Marion County, SC.Quite a bit has been recorded on the Nichols/Nickols/Nicholes/Nicholas family on the Rootsweb lists. See information on the Nichols familes of the area in my Nichols file.
Simon Godwin, who married 3. Edith Nichols above, was born 18 Mar 1767 in Johnston County, NC and died 30 Jul 1839 in Horry District, SC [Obit in "The Southern Christian Advocate"] Coleman Nichols married Martha Pierce Godwin. Simon and Edith Godwin had five daughters. [Godwin, Lori & David 1999.]
There are three Coleman Cemetery listings in the Geographic Names Information Service:
Coleman Cemetery NC Columbus cemete 341427N 0785822W Tabor City West Coleman Cemetery NC Brunswick cemete 340230N 0783033W Freeland Coleman Cemetery NC Columbus cemete 340958N 0784021W Nakina
[USGenWeb State Archives Search Engine listing]The following graves are listed for Colemans in the Porter Swamp Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, Columbus County, NC:
W. J. Coleman, 3/14/1845-04/1/1891, s/s as # 274 Mary Barden, w/o W. J. Coleman, 2/16/1854-05/8/1935 Thomas B. Colleman, 7/28/1886-04/1/1924, s/s as #'s 274 & 275 Daniel J. Coleman, Co C, 36 NC State Troop, CSA Vineanne, w/o Daniel Coleman, 3/13/1851-12/9/1929(s/s means in the same spot, adjacent graves indicating family members)
[High, David]The following graves are listed in the Coleman Cemetery, Cherry Grove, Columbus County, NC
01 Mary C., w/o Dempsy Coleman, 4/5/1838-4/9/1901 (292) 02 Dempsy Coleman, 8/15/1825-6/30/1898 03 Annie Jane (Enzor), w/o Asa Coleman, 8/5/1803-7/3/1887 (228) 04 Asa Coleman, 10/10/1796-10/19/1834 (Stone has fallen on the ground) 05 Cornie S., w/o Henry Coleman, 12/11/1874-12/30/1900 (293) 06 Henry Coleman, Died 11/3/1911, Aged 84 Years (born c1827) 07 Grayson Owen White, 7/17/1970-6/22/1982 08 I/s/o M. & L. B. Barnes, b/d 3/10/1895 09 Melanie Ann, d/o Monroe Jr. & Judy Enzor, 12/9/1971-12/10/1971 10 O. D. Enzor, 1/9/1884-11/15/1921 11 Mary Lether, w/o J. D. Jenkins, 5/18/1890-9/22/1912 12 Mary E. Enzor, 4/15/1857-4/4/1937 13 J. Monroe Enzor, 3/12/1855-11/9/1937, s/s as # 12 14 Walter J., s/o J. H. & J. M. Andrews, 3/1/1912-12/18/1913 15 Lois Watts Turbeville, Mother, 11/24/1930 16 Shelton Turbeville, Father, 12/6/1928-9/20/1975, s/s as # 15 17 Daughter, Donna Ruth Turbeville, 12/20/1950-7/25/1972, s/s as #'s 15 & 16 18 Ida Jane Harris, 1880-1930 19 John W. Harris, 1876-19-, s/s as # 18 20 Unmarked[High, Dave 1999, transcribed from the book: "They're Buried in Our Past, Columbus County, NC, 1808-1984 (Vol 2)" dated June, 1984. This cemetery is #102 in the survey. ]The following family is found in Fair Bluff, Columbus County, NC in the 1870 U.S. Census:
[1870 U.S. Census on the HeritageQuest web site.]Page 194: Warren J. Coleman, 24, Marj. S. Coleman, 16,
The following families are found in Columbus County in the 1880 U.S. Census:
In Williams Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880
[Family Search of the 1880 U.S. Census on LDS web site.]Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Irving L. Coleman Self M Male W 61 NC Farmer NC NC Rebecca Coleman Wife M Female W 61 SC Keeping House SC SC Martha J. Coleman Dau S Female W 26 NC NC SC
In Williams Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Daniel P. Coleman Self M Male W 23 NC NC SC Mary A. Coleman Wife M Female W 21 NC Keeping House NC NC
Galloway, 2006 records the marriage of this couple in Columbus County, NC: Daniel P. Coleman married Mary Ann Stephens on 1/23/1879
In Williams Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace W. Henry Coleman Self M Male W 38 NC Farming NC NC Prudance Coleman Wife M Female W 34 NC Keeping House NC NC William A. Coleman Son S Male W 7 NC NC NC Olive E. Coleman Dau S Female W 5 NC NC NC Bethal Mcd. Coleman Son S Male W 3 NC NC NC Pinkney P. Coleman Son S Male W 1 NC NC NC
Galloway, 2006 records the marriage of this couple in Columbus County, NC: William Henry Coleman married Prudence Long on 4/13/1872
In Tatoms Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Joshua Coleman Self M Male B 35 NC Farmer NC NC Rachael Coleman Other M Female B 35 NC Keeping House NC NC
In Tatoms Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace James A. Coleman Self M Male W 43 NC Farmer NC NC Winney M. Coleman Wife M Female W 44 AL Keeping House SC NC Henrietta Coleman Dau S Female W 19 NC Laborer NC NC Analiza Coleman Dau S Female W 17 NC Laborer NC NC John W. Coleman Son S Male W 14 NC Laborer NC NC Frances D. Coleman Dau S Female W 11 NC Laborer NC NC Emma J. Coleman Dau S Female W 9 NC NC NC Edward W. Coleman Son S Male W 7 NC NC NC James Q. Coleman Son S Male W 4 NC NC NC Harris F. Coleman Son S Male W 1 NC NC NC
Galloway, 2006 records the marriage of this couple in Columbus County, NC: James A. Coleman married Winney A. Floyd on 1/13/1859.
In Tatoms Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Rebecca Coleman Self W Female W 66 NC Farming NC NC Janes T. Coleman GDau S Female W 12 NC Laborer NC NC Johnson L. Williamson GSon Male W 16 NC Servant NC NC In Tatoms Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880 Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace (311) Lott C. Coleman Self M Male W 46 NC Farmer NC NC Lucinda Coleman Wife M Female W 44 NC Keeping House NC NC (320) Ann E. Coleman Dau S Female W 20 NC NC NC (321) Rebecca J. Coleman Dau S Female W 18 NC Laborer NC NC (322) Ella M. Coleman Dau S Female W 11 NC Laborer NC NC (323) Harris M. Coleman Son S Male W 6 NC NC NC (324) Rasberry Mcl. Coleman Son S Male W 4 NC NC NC In Tatoms Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880 Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Reuben Coleman Self M Male B 46 NC Farmer NC NC Harriett Coleman Wife M Female B 31 NC Keeping House NC NC Alexander Coleman Son S Male B 13 NC Laborer NC NC Rosy Q. Coleman Dau S Female B 9 NC NC NC Catherine D. Coleman Dau S Female B 7 NC NC NC Celia A. Coleman Dau S Female B 4 NC NC NC James H. Coleman Son S Male B 1 NC NC NC
In Bug Hill Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Wash. Coleman Self M Male B 25 NC Farmer NC NC Easter Coleman Wife M Female B 20 NC Keeping House NC NC Asa Coleman Son S Male B 3 NC NC NC Dorus Coleman Son S Male B 1 NC NC NC Isaac Coleman Father W Male B 70 NC Laborer NC NC Nora GORE SisterL S Female B 30 NC Without Occupation NC NC GORE Nephew S Male B 8M NC NC NC In Bug Hill Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880 Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Elizabeth Coleman Self W Female W 70 NC Keeping House NC NC Jane WARD Niece M Female W 20 NC Without Occupation NC NC Susanna WARD GNiece S Female W 1 NC NC NCIn Lees, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Moses E. Coleman Self M Male W 32 NC Works In Turpentine NC NC Sarah E. Coleman Wife M Female W 27 NC Keeping House NC NC Albert B. Coleman Son S Male W 6 NC NC NC Plema V. Coleman Dau S Female W 3 NC NC NC Mittie E. Coleman Dau S Female W 2 NC NC NC Magnolia Coleman Dau S Female W 1 NC NC NC
Galloway, 2006 records two marriages of Moses E. Coleman in Columbus County, NC:
Moses E. Coleman and Charity Blackman 1/7/1869 (no issue)
Moses E. Coleman and Sarah Elizabeth Ward ca. 1872In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Mima Coleman Self W Female B 60 NC Keeping House AFRICA VA Oliver Coleman Son S Male B 22 NC Works In Cooper Shop NC NC Winnie M. Coleman Dau S Female B 16 NC Housework NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Julia Coleman Self S Female B 22 NC K. House & Farmhand NC NC Della Coleman Dau S Female B 7 NC NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Daniel Coleman Self W Male W 79 NC Farmer & Miller NC NC James BARNES Other M Male W 69 NC Works On Farm NC NC Alice BARNES Other M Female W 54 NC House Keeper NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Daniel J. Coleman Self M Male W 37 NC Farmer NC NC Vina A. Coleman Wife M Female W 29 NC Keeping House NC NC Chellie Coleman Dau S Female W 6 NC NC NC Lonie Coleman Dau S Female W 3 NC NC NC Blanche D. Coleman Dau S Female W 5M NC NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace M. Q. Coleman Self M Male W 38 NC Farmer & Miller NC NC Penelope Coleman Wife M Female W 36 NC Keeping House NC NC Lou Coleman Dau S Female W 8 NC NC NC Sue Coleman Dau S Female W 6 NC NC NC Doctor H. Coleman Son S Male W 6M NC NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Asa Coleman Self W Male W 37 NC Works At Turpentine NC NC B. Mcrae Coleman Son S Male W 9 NC NC NC Doctor F. Coleman Son S Male W 7 NC NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Bryant Coleman Self M Male W 44 NC Farmer NC NC E. Jame Coleman Wife M Female W 44 SC House & Farm Work Lab. SC NC Dockery V. Coleman Son S Male W 12 NC Farm Work NC SC Sallie N. Coleman Dau S Female W 9 NC NC SC N. Eveline Coleman Dau S Female W 5 NC NC SC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Travis Coleman Self M Male W 40 NC Farmer NC NC Polly Coleman Wife M Female W 38 NC House & Farm Work Lab. NC NC Seymour Coleman Son S Male W 10 NC Farm Work NC NC Mcqueen Coleman Son S Male W 8 NC NC NC Bradley Coleman Son S Male W 6 NC NC NC Frances V. Coleman Dau S Female W 2 NC NC NC
Galloway, 2006 records the marriage of the above couple:
In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880:
Travis Coleman, Jr. and Polly Buffkin on 1/12/1868 in Columbus County, NCName Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Guilford Coleman Self W Male W 48 NC Miller NC NC Henrietta Coleman Dau S Female W 13 NC NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Levi Coleman Self M Male W 30 NC Farmer NC NC Martha J. Coleman Wife M Female W 23 NC House & Farm Work Lab. NC NC William J. Coleman Son S Male W 3 NC NC NC Ellen B. Coleman Dau S Female W 1 NC NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Jane Coleman Self W Female W 53 NC Farmer NC NC Lucy A. Coleman Dau S Female W 18 NC House & Farm Work Lab. NC NC Mary G. Coleman Dau S Female W 16 NC House & Farm Work Lab. NC NC Martha B. Coleman Dau S Female W 16 NC House & Farm Work Lab. NC NC John Coleman Son S Male W 13 NC Farm Work NC NC Daniel P. Coleman Son S Male W 5 NC NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Dempsey Coleman Self S Male W 31 NC Works At Turpentine NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Elisha Coleman Self S Male W 33 NC Farmer NC NC Polly Coleman Sister S Female W 50 NC Keeping House NC NC A. Caroline Coleman Sister S Female W 49 NC House & Farm Work Laborer NC NC Lucretia Coleman Sister S Female W 39 NC House & Farm Work Laborer NC NC Alva M. Stricklin Nephew S Male W 14 NC Farm Work NC NC Jackson Coleman Brother S Male W 41 NC Farm & Turp Work NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Dempsey Coleman Self M Male W 56 NC Farmer & Miller NC NC Mary C. Coleman Wife M Female W 42 NC Keeping House NC NC Mary V. Coleman Dau S Female W 15 NC At Home NC NC Loubinia Coleman Dau S Female W 13 NC At Home NC NC Henry Coleman Son S Male W 11 NC Works In Farm NC NC Mary Lancaster Other S Female W 20 NC At Home NC NC Annie J. Coleman Mother W Female W 79 NC At Home NC NC Ellis Granger Other S Male B 9 NC NC SC John W. Boswell Other S Male W 26 NC Works On Farm NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Charity Coleman Self W Female B 80 NC At Home NC NC In Fair Bluff, Township of Columbus County, NC; U.S. Census of 1880: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Isaac Coleman Self M Male B 49 NC Farmer NC NC Sarah Coleman Wife M Female B 35 SC Works On Farm SC SC Amanda Granger SDau S Female B 20 SC Works On Farm SC SC Phillis Granger MotherL M Female B 75 SC At Home SC SC
Chapter 15. Colemans of Hamilton County, Tennessee
Colemans in the area of Walden's Ridge situated at the point where southern Bledsoe, eastern Sequatchie, and northern Hamilton County Tennessee come together were well researched and documented in a rare typed manuscript entitled The Colemans of North Hamilton County, Tennessee, originally authored by Cy Yarborough, and privately published circa 1985 to 1988, updated since 1999 by Wes Coleman. It has been my intent to make this information permanently available on the web, and it is with his permission that it appears here. [Yarborough, Cy, c1985]
CHARLES COLEMAN, FIRST ANCESTOR TO NORTH HAMILT0N COUNTY, TENNESSEE AREA
By permission, the text below is excerpts from a book, The Colemans of North Hamilton County Tennessee by Cy Yarborough.
Editor's notes are my additions based on reports people have given me or I have researched - Wes Coleman(213) Charles S. Coleman, according to all records available, was born in South Carolina. The date of his birth is disputable. In the Bledsoe County Tennessee census of 1830 "Charles Colman" was listed as being between 50 and 60 years of age indicating he was born between 1770 and 1780. This hardly seems likely since his wife is also listed as being between 50 and 60 but they had seven children between the ages of 0 to 20. In the 184O Bledsoe County census Charles Coleman and his wife were listed as being between 40 and 50 years of age. This coincides with the 1850 census which listed Charles Coleman as 57 years old which would put his birth year around 1793.
I do not know when or how Charles Coleman came to Tennessee. An old family legend which I've heard all my life and that has been conveyed to me by other Coleman descendants is that the Coleman's came to this area by floating down the Tennessee River on a flat bottomed boat or raft. This I must emphasize is only legend and it has not been confirmed. It is a fact that in 1818, Charles Coleman was living in Madison County, Alabama, as it has been proven that one if his children was born there in 1818.
The first record of Charles Coleman actually being in the North Hamilton County area is the 1830 Bledsoe County census. There is some reason to believe he had lived in the state of Tennessee prior to this since various census records indicate his two oldest sons were both born in Tennessee.
An affidavit attesting to the service of James Varner, pioneer resident of Soddy, TN, in the war of 1812 was discovered as being signed by Charles Coleman as a witness. Varner is known to have lived in the area around 1812 and he and Coleman obviously served together in the same outfit in the War of 1812. So it is a possibility, if this is our Charles Coleman, he knew Varner since at least 1812-1814, and may have lived near Varner.
Even though he is shown as being in Bledsoe County in 1830 and 1840, this would be in an area that would now be in eastern Sequatchie County as Sequatchie County wasn't formed until 1857 from parts of southern Bledsoe, northern Clarion and western Hamilton Counties. I believe he may have lived in the area of where the Lewis Chapel/Flat Top Mountain communities are now located.
Editor's Note:
Map inserted to depict the area being discussed.
Map of the Lewis Chapel, Flat Top, and Soddy-Daisy area of Tennessee, drawn by the authorThe first record of a land transaction that has been found involving Charles Coleman was in the Hamilton County Entry Taker's book. The entry is recorded as follows:
"Charles Coleman entered 640 acres on 9/20/1831, land on Walden's Ridge beginning on James Bunch's south corner of the place where he now lives, running North and East with said Bunch's line to Cany Branch, thence down Cany Branch and round."
The next land transaction found was also in the Hamilton Country Entry Taker's book:
"On 1/23/1841, Charles Coleman and William Bunch entered 5,000 acres in Hamilton County on Walden's Ridge. Beginning on Southeast top of ridge near Poe's turnpike road on Northeast side thence North to 640 acres of Coleman's along his line to Northwest corner thence to Northwest top of ridge then North to extreme top and headwaters of Sale Creek, then down Sale Crock to Southwest top of ridge, then along Southwest top to include 5,000 acres of unappropriated land."
For reasons I have so far been unable to uncover, three months after Charles Coleman and Bunch first entered the 5,000 acres, Coleman then re-entered the land on 4/26/1841, in his own name only apparently taking sole possession of the property. The property Coleman entered in 1831 was next to a James Bunch's property and the property entered in 1841 was with a William Bunch. I believe this to be the same man or to be two men who were related and undoubtedly a neighbor of Charles Coleman's.
In the 1850 census Charles Coleman is found living in Hamilton County while his three sons were still living in Bledsoe County. This should most likely indicate a change in residence since Sequatchie County had not yet been formed from Bledsoe, Marion and Hamilton Counties. Even though the 5,640 acres of land entered by Coleman were entered in Hamilton County, it is likely that some of the land overlapped into what was then Bledsoe County. In 1849, Charles Coleman traded 320 acres on Walden's Ridge to Col. William Clift for 200 acres on Opposum Creek in the valley between Soddy and Bakewell. This land is supposedly the land Charles Coleman moved onto when he was shown living in Hamilton County in the 1850 census after living in Bledsoe County in the 1830 and 1840 census. It was 50 Acres of this tract that Jackson Coleman received from his father in 1852 (which he later deeded back to his father in 1855). 50 acres that Benjamin Franklin Coleman received from his father in 1859 was reportedly from this same tract of 200 acres. This entire tract was later owned by Charles Coleman's grandson, Lewis Washington (Lute) Coleman and was known as the Lewis Coleman farm until his departure to Texas.
The 1850 Hamilton County census was the last census in which Charles Coleman was found in this area. [Editor WDC: Charles appears in the Census Death Rolls for Hamilton Co. Tennessee showing his death occurred in January 1860.]
Charles Coleman no doubt did some farming throughout his life but census records in 1830 and 1840 list occupation as being in manufacturing and trade. In 1850 his occupation was listed as being a carpenter. I would suspect that being a carpenter could be construed as being in manufacturing and trade.
According to census records available, Charles Coleman had 7 children, 3 sons and 4 daughters. In the 1850 Hamilton County census, which is the only census he appears in where other family members are listed by name, his wife is named Elizabeth Unknown, however the census also indicated she and Charles were married within the year so she is not the mother of his children. The identity of his first wife is not known. The identity of all his 7 children aren't known either but a list as complete as presently possible along with approximate dates of their birth is as shown below.
(213) Charles S. Coleman and his first wife had these children:
(383) 1. Charles Washington Coleman, b. c1815 (384) 2. Jackson Coleman, b. c1817, in TN (385) 3. Benjamin Franklin Coleman, b. 8/24/1818, in AL (386) 4. Mary Polly Coleman (McClure), b. 1820 or 1822, in TN or GA (387) 5. Rachael Coleman (Brown), b. c1823, in TN (388) 6. Sara Coleman, b. c1824, in SC (389) 7. dau. Coleman,
Editor's Note:
As stated above, Charles S. Coleman was the first Coleman ancestor in the Walden's Ridge area situated at the juncture of Bledsoe, Sequatchie, and Hamilton Counties of Tennessee. His descendants are outlined below for those born up to 1930. For web posting, the names of those born after 1930 were removed for the privacy of those who may still be living.Editor's Note:
The following table outlines the descendants of Charles S. Coleman providing links to those chapters that discuss the family of each.Chapter Child Chapter Grandchild ============================================================================================================== 16 Charles Washington Coleman (1816-) 23 Elizabeth Coleman McClure (c1837) 24 Thomas Jackson Coleman 25 Barbara Coleman Harvey 26 Mary E. Coleman Tucker (c1844) 27 Zachary Taylor Coleman 28 Eliza Coleman (c1849) 29 Benjamin Franklin Coleman (c1850) 30 Susan Coleman Starnes (c1852) none Mary Coleman Martin ============================================================================================================== 17 Jackson Coleman (1817-) Nancy J. Coleman (c1839-) Eliza A. Coleman (1841-) Cassy E. Coleman (1848-) Rachel M. Coleman (1850-) ============================================================================================================== 18 Benjamin Franklin Coleman (1818-) 31 Margaret Jane Coleman (1840-) 32 Benjamin Carroll Coleman (1842-) 33 Lewis Washington Coleman (1844-) 34 Millie America Coleman (1846-) 35 Nancy Easter Coleman (1862-) 36 Benjamin Franklin Coleman IV (1869-) 37 Amos Leroy Coleman (1875-) 38 Alameda (Alma) Coleman (1877-) 39 Margaret (Maggie) Coleman (1879-) 40 William Casper Coleman (1882-) ============================================================================================================== 19 Mary Polly Coleman McClure (1820 or 1822-) ============================================================================================================== 20 Rachael Coleman Brown (1823-) ============================================================================================================== 21 Sara Coleman (1824-) ==============================================================================================================
Chapter 16. Descendants of Charles Washington Coleman of Hamilton, and later, Putnam County Tennessee
By permission, the text below is excerpts from a book, The Colemans of North Hamilton County Tennessee by Cy Yarborough.
Editor's notes are my additions based on reports people have given me or I have researched - Wes Coleman(383) Charles Washington Coleman, known as Wash, was born approximately 1815 in Tennessee according to all records available. He was a life-long farmer and began his livelihood in the old section of Bledsoe County, Tennessee which presently lies in Sequatchie County area somewhere between the Lewis Chapel and Flat Top communities.
Hand-drawn map of the Flat Top area of Walden's RidgeWash's father sold him 200 acres of land for $200 on 7 Sep 1842. The land bordered Bord Creek on Walden's Ridge in Bledsoe County (later Sequatchie Co.). The land was part of an original grant to Benjamin Wheeler, Joseph Hoge and Daniel Hoge. He added 700 acres to the 200 acres he bought from his father when in 1850 he purchased the land from Thomas Mansfield for $200 giving him a total of 900 acres.
Wash then sold 100 acres off the 700 acre parcel for $150 to Goodwin Casewell on 19 Aug 1851. Not a bad price since he gave only $200 for the entire 700 acres just a year before.
On 1/10/1855 he then bought an additional 100 acres for $100 from S.J.A. Burg.
This land bordered the N. W. corner of the land Wash already owned. Wash put up 107 acres as collateral for a debt of $111.10 he owed Stewart Rogers on 25 Jul 1858. The terms were that Wash sign a deed of trust to Samual Brown who was to hold the deed to the land for 60 days in which Wash must pay the debt or the land would be put up for public auction. It's assumed that Wash was able to pay off the debt since no record was found of the land being deeded to anyone else from Coleman or Brown.
In 1861, Wash started selling off some of his land. On 30 Jan 1861 he sold 200 acres to J. H. & I. J. Rogers for $200. Just a few days later on 4 Feb 1861 he sold another 100 acres to the Rogers' again for $55. Wash may have been preparing to leave Walden's Ridge by selling the land, for the next time the federal census was taken in 1870 he was living in Putnam County, Tennessee.
It is not known exactly when Wash moved from Walden's Ridge to Putnam County, but it could very well have been in early 1861 after he sold the 300 acres. When he moved to Putnam County he settled in an area called Buffalo Valley located in the extreme southwest corner of the county near the town of Baxter, Tennessee.
Buffalo Valley & West Baxter Area Map from the
Tigerline Map Browser of the U.S. Census Bureau
Baxter & Cookville Area Map from the
Tigerline Map Browser of the U.S. Census Bureau
Wash was married in the mid-1830's to Lucinda Sims. Lucinda was born around 1819 in Kentucky. Available records indicate that both Wash and Lucinda were illiterate. Lucinda died in the mid 1850's and was buried on Flat Top Mountain. Cy had a descendent of Wash Coleman's tell him that Wash remarried after Lucinda died but the last federal census Wash appeared in with a wife living with him was the 1850 census with Lucinda. He may have remarried but if he did it was not for long.
Wash, like many Coleman's that followed him, farmed most of his life but also did some carpentry and in the 1860 census he was listed as being a wagonmaker.
In the 1880 Putnam County census, the last federal census Wash appeared in, Wash was living with his married daughter, Mary Martin. Under the column headed "Maimed, crippled or bedridden" the word "Paralysis" was written in indicating he was in failing health, possibly from a stroke or something that had paralyzed him. Wash died in the early 1880's, the exact date is not known. He is buried in Baxter, Tennessee.
(383) Charles Washington Coleman and Lucinda Sims had children described as:
(394) 1. Elizabeth Coleman (McClure), b. c1837, in Bledsoe County, TN (395) 2. Thomas Jackson Coleman, b. 6/14/1838, in Bledsoe County, TN (396) 3. Barbara Coleman (Harvey), b. 2/01/1842, in Bledsoe County, TN (397) 4. Mary E. Coleman (Tucker), b. c1844, in Bledsoe County, TN (398) 5. Zachary Taylor Coleman, b. 11/?/1847, in Bledsoe County, TN (399) 6. Eliza Coleman, b. c1849, in Bledsoe County, TN (400) 7. Benjamin Franklin Coleman, b. c1850, in Bledsoe County, TN (401) 8. Susan Coleman (Starnes), b. c1852, in Bledsoe County, TN (402) 9. Mary Coleman (Martin), b. 6/?/1856, in TN
It was disturbing to note two of the daughters, Eliza and Mary, seem to appear twice and each duplicated name includes one or both years of birth as approximate years. The conclusion is that there may be an error in the above information. These two, Elizabeth and Mary appeared in the 1860 U.S. Census below.
The 1860 Census listed the family this way with apparent year of birth calculated:
(383) Coleman, Washington age 45, b. 1814-15 (396) Coleman, Barbary age 18, b. 1841-42 (397) Coleman, Mary E. age 16, b. 1843-44 (398) Coleman, Zachareah age 14, b. 1845-46 (399) Coleman, Eliza age 12, b. 1847-48 (400) Coleman, Franklin age 10, b. 1849-50 (401) Coleman, Susan age 8, b. 1851-52
Elizabeth and her husband died in the mid 1860s in an accident that apparently claimed the lives of their twin daughters as well. The rest of their children went to live with their grandparents, Wash and Lucinda. Therefore, Wash and Lucinda were raising children in addition to those listed above.
The family of (394) Elizabeth Coleman and husband John McClure is the subject of Chapter 23.
The family of (395) Thomas Jackson Coleman and his wives, Nancy Gothard and Rhoda Rogers is the subject of Chapter 24.
The family of (396) Barbara and Marion Harvey is the subject of Chapter 25.
The family of (397) Mary E. Coleman and husband William H. Tucker is the subject of Chapter 26.
The family of (398) Zachary Taylor Coleman and his wives, Jane Mitchel and Sarah Jemimah Stewart is the subject of Chapter 27.
The family of (399) Eliza Coleman is the subject of Chapter 28.
The family of (400) Benjamin Franklin Coleman is the subject of Chapter 29.
The family of (401) Susan Coleman and husband Fred Starnes is the subject of Chapter 30.
The family of (402) Mary Coleman and her husband, Noah Martin is the subject of Chapter 43.
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