The Coleman family begins with Robert Coleman (1695) of England and VA. The family moves to Person County, NC around 1800. Here is where the Coleman, Clayton, Bumpass, families converge.
Robert Coleman
The Coleman branch of our tree is a large one in that, it seems these families stayed in close contact for an extended time. Several marriages occurred between the two families, and the families named several children after members of the other family. They did indeed go through Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi together. They to were mostly farmers, however, at least one is recorded as a keeper of an "ordinary". I am not aware of what an "ordinary"is. I hope it was a good thing. The Coleman's came here from England, yet they to fought in the Revolutionary War and ever major conflict this country has engaged in. They to helped build this country into a great republic.
First Generation
1. ROBERT1 COLEMAN* was born in England about 1620. ROBERT* died 1680 in Gloucester Co., VA, at 60 years of age.
He* married ELIZABETH GRIZZEL* in Rappanhannock, Essex, VA, about 1650. ELIZABETH* was born in Rappanhannock, Essex, VA about 1632. ELIZABETH* was the daughter of WILLIAM GRIZZEL*. ROBERT COLEMAN CAME TO VIRGINIA ABOUT 1638.( Also known as Robert Coleman of Mobjack Bay.) HE WAS NAMED AS HEAD RIGHT IN A GRANT TO THOMAS SYMONS, MARCH 2, 1638. PATENT BOOK I, PART II, PAGE 624. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT THOMAS SYMONS, BY GRANT DATED OCTOBER 10, 1642, RECEIVED A TRACT OF LAND IN THAT PART OF THE COLONY WHICH WAS TO BECOME GLOUCESTER COUNTY. PATENT BOOK I, PART II, PAGE 830.
ROBERT WAS BORN IN ENGLAND C1620 AND MARRIED ELIZABETH GRIZZELL, DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM C1655 IN VIRGINIA. ROBERT DIED IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VA. C1680. HIS DESCENDANTS RELOCATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THOSE REMAINING IN VIRGINIA INCLUDED MANY POLITICIANS AND JUDGES IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA. SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS STILL RESIDE IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
ROBERT COLEMAN WAS SETTLED IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN 1658, FOR BY DEED DATED AUGUST 2, 1658, FRANCIS CARPENTER COVEYED A TRACT OF LAND IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY TO ROBERT COLEMAN OF MOBJACK BAY, GLOUCESTER COUNTY. DEED & WILL BOOK I, PAGE 103, WESTMORELAND COUNTY RECORDS.
THEREAFTER HE ACQUIRED BY GRANT A TRACT OF LAND ON BURNT CREEK IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY, ADJOINING LANDS OF DANIEL CLARK, RICHARD FOSTER AND ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT OF HIS OWN. THIS GRANT IS DATED MARCH 18, 1662. PATENT BOOK 5, PAGE 352. BY GRANT DATED MARCH 10, 1672, HE ACQUIRED TWO HUNDRED ACRES MORE ADJOINING CLARK AND OTHERS. PATENT BOOK 6, PAGE 34.
HIS NEIGHBORS AND ADJOINING LANDOWNERS WERE AMONG OTHERS, CAPTAIN LAWRENCE SMITH, DANIEL CLARK, DANIEL LAUGHAM, THOMAS AND JEFFREY GRAVES. SEE PATENT BOOK 5, PAGE 240, PATENT BOOK 6, PAGE 560, PATENT BOOK 7, PAGE 163.
FROM THE LOCATION OF THE LANDS DESCRIBED IN THE VARIOUS GRANTS, THE PROPERTY OF ROBERT COLEMAN CAN BE SAID TO HAVE BEEN SITUATED NEAR "THE GREAT ROAD LEADING TO TINDALL'S POINT" (NOW GLOUCESTER POINT) IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VA. NO ACTIVITY CAN BE FOUND FOR ROBERT AFTER 1680.
THE CHILDREN OF ROBERT COLEMAN AND ELIZABETH GRIZZELL WERE:
1. DANIEL B C1662 GLOUCESTER CO. VA. D BEF JUNE 7, 1722 KING AND QUEEN CO. VA. 2. THOMAS B C1652, D C1680, M REBECCA C1679. 3. ROBERT B C 1652, D AUG 13, 1713, M ANNE SPILSBY BY C 1678. 4. JOHN B C1660, D AFT 1704, M MARGARET. 5. JOSEPH B C1660, D AFT 1704, M AGNES ADELSTON C1680. 6. GRIZZELL B C1652, M BENJAMIN CLEMENT.
THE ABOVE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY DONALD EUGENE COLEMAN DAWSON OF BLUEFIELD, WV.
ROBERT COLEMAN* and ELIZABETH GRIZZEL* had the following family:
2 i. ANN2 COLEMAN.
3 ii. RICHARD COLEMAN.
+ 4 iii. JOSEPH COLEMAN was born about 1650.
+ 5 iv. THOMAS COLEMAN* was born about 1652.
+ 6 v. GRIZZELL COLEMAN was born about 1654.
+ 7 vi. ROBERT COLEMAN [II] was born 1656 and died August 13, 1713.
+ 8 vii. JOHN COLEMAN was born 1660/1667.
+ 9 viii. DANIEL COLEMAN was born 1662 and died June 7, 1722.
Second Generation
4. JOSEPH2 COLEMAN (ROBERT1 COLEMAN*) was born in Hanover, Goochland, Va. about 1650.
He married AGNES ADLESTON. He received a grant of 344 acres in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, October 28, 1697. Pat. Book 9, page 107.Joseph Coleman was charged with 200 acres in Abbingdon Parish, Gloucester County in 1704/5. See records of Colonial Gloucester County, Va., page 87. Polly Cary Mason.
JOSEPH COLEMAN and AGNES ADLESTON had the following family:
10 i. JOHN3 COLEMAN.
11 ii. ADLESTON COLEMAN.
12 iii. WILLIAM COLEMAN.
5. THOMAS2 COLEMAN* (ROBERT*1) was born in Abington, Gloucester County, Virginia about 1652.
He* married REBECCA UNKNOWN* in Abington, Gloucester County, Virginia, abt. 1679. REBECCA* was born in Abington, Gloucester County, Virginia about 1656. Thomas Coleman married Rebecca Unknown circa 1679, for according to the Abbingdon Parish Register, their first child was baptized July 3, 1680. He spent his life in Gloucester County and was listed as a landowner in Abbingdon Parish in the rent rolls of 1704/5. Records of Colonial Gloucester County, part 1, page 87. Polly Cary Mason. The children of Thomas Coleman and Rebecca, his wife, as given in the Abbingdon Parish Register were:
Ann Baptized July 3, 1680; Grizzel April 30, 1682; Rebecca Jan. 20, 1684; Sarah June 6, 1686; Thomas Feb. 7, 1688; Mary Oct. 10, 1689; John Mar. 1699; Robert Feb. 20, 1701
THOMAS COLEMAN* and REBECCA UNKNOWN* had the following family:
13 i. ANN3 COLEMAN was born in Abington, Gloucester County, Virginia July 3, 1680. She married an unknown person.
14 ii. GRISELL COLEMAN was born in Abington, Gloucester County, Virginia April 30, 1682. She married JOHN CHAMBERLAIN 1715.
15 iii. REBECCA COLEMAN was born in Gloucester Co., VA January 20, 1684.
16 iv. SARAH COLEMAN was born in Gloucester Co., VA June 6, 1686.
17 v. THOMAS COLEMAN was born in Gloucester Co., VA February 7, 1688. He married ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.
18 vi. MARY COLEMAN was born in Gloucester Co., VA October 10, 1689.
+ 19 vii. JOHN COLEMAN* was born March 1699.
20 viii. ROBERT COLEMAN was born in Hanover, Goochland, Va. 20 FEB 1701.
6. GRIZZELL2 COLEMAN (ROBERT1 COLEMAN*) was born in Gloucester Co., VA about 1654.
She married BENJAMIN CLEMENTS. Grizzell and Benjamin named two daughters Grizzell. The first died in infancy.
GRIZZELL COLEMAN and BENJAMIN CLEMENTS had the following family:
21 i. ANN3 CLEMENTS.
22 ii. ELIZABETH CLEMENTS.
23 iii. GRIZZELL CLEMENTS.
24 iv. RICHARD CLEMENTS.
25 v. GRIZZELL CLEMENTS.
26 vi. BENJAMIN CLEMENTS Jr..
27 vii. THOMAS CLEMENTS.
7. ROBERT2 COLEMAN [II] (ROBERT1 COLEMAN*) was born in Abington, Gloucester County, Virginia 1656. ROBERT died August 13, 1713 in So.Farnham Par., Essex, VA, at 57 years of age.
He married ANN SPILSBE in Gloucester Co., VA, 1678. ANN was the daughter of JOHN SPILSBE. She married JOHN HUNTER. ANN died 1717 in Essex County, VA. Left Will in Essex county, VA EXCERPT FROM COLEMAN WORLD, ISSUE NO. 864.
SHE WITNESSED A DEED ON MAY 2, 1676 FROM EDWARD GRAY TO WILLIAM SMITH (ORDERS WILLS AND DEED BOOK 1672-1676, PG 136.) IN 1700, ORDER OF ESSEX CO. COURT, ROBERT COLEMAN OF THAT COUNTY WAS ENTITLED TO 1150 ACRES OF LAND FOR TRANSPORTING 23 PERSONS TO THE COLONY. AMONG THOSE TRANSPORTED WAS ANNE SPILSBE. (DEED AND WILL BOOK 10, PG 45, ESSEX CO., VA). From simple book: Genealogies of Virginia Families - Volume 1 -
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Some Notes on the Coleman Family of Caroline County, VA ; by George H. S. King.
Robert Coleman settled in that portion of Rappahannock County, which later became Essex County where he was justice of the peace 1703, 1708, and 1709. He was sheriff of the county in 1710 and 1712. His will was admitted to probate before the Essex Court 13 August 1713. Will Book 13 page 439. Essex County Records. In his will he names his children. As follows: This Robert Coleman was also referred to as Robert of Mobjack Bay.
Thomas (m) Sarah Unknown Robert (m) Mary Clayton Elizabeth (m) Daniel Brown Edward (m) Ann Reeves Ann (m) William Covington Grizzell (m) John Chamberlain Spilsbe (m) Mary Crow
There is little, if any doubt that he married Ann Spilsby circa 1678 in Gloucester County after living in New Kent County settled in that part of Rappahannock County which became Essex County in 1688. Ann married second John Hunter and died in Essex leaving a will proved in 1717.
Robert Coleman born 1656 as evidenced by his depositions given in 1712. See Deed and Will book 13, page 76. Essex County, VA, records. His first appearance in available records is a signer of the "New Kent Petition" in 1688. 41 VA. mag. of hist. and biog. , page 196, et seq. He was probably living in New Kent County at that time. The records of New Kent County have been destroyed, therefore, nothing further has been ascertained about the life of Robert Coleman until he moved into Old Rappahannock County. By deed dated Jan. 22, 1688, Robert Coleman and Leonard Chamberlain, as joint tenants, acquired a tract of land in Old Rappahannock County. Deed Book 9, page 70 Old Rappahannock County Records. "Essex County Clerk's Office, Virginia". (The records of Old Rappahannock County and Essex County are intact, therefore, from 1688, the year Robert Coleman entered the area, until his death in 1713, much can be determined as to his activities and position in the community of his residence.
He was licensed to keep an ordinary at Hobbs Hole (now Tappahannock) by order entered April 10, 1693. Order book 1, page 176. Essex County Records. He operated this ordinary for the remainder of his life.
Robert Yard of Gloucester County appointed him as his attorney. Orders 1692-1695, page 143. Essex County Records.
From 1704 he was referred to as Captain Robert Coleman. Order Book 3, page 147 and subsequent order books. Essex County records.
He died in Essex County, and his will was admitted to probate August 13, 1713. Will book 13, page 439. Essex County records.
ROBERT COLEMAN [II] and ANN SPILSBE had the following family:
28 i. ANNE3 COLEMAN. She married WILLIAM COVINGTON.
29 ii. EDWARD COLEMAN. He married ANN REEVES in Essex County, VA.
30 iii. ELIZABETH COLEMAN. She married DANIEL BROWN in Virginia, 1714.
31 iv. GRIZZEL COLEMAN. She married twice. She married THOMAS HARDY. She married JOHN CHAMBERLAND.
32 v. THOMAS COLEMAN. THOMAS died 1748 in King & Queen Co., VA. He married SARAH UNKNOWN.
33 vi. SPILSBE COLEMAN. SPILSBE died March 23, 1757. He married MARY CROW. Virginia County Records Spotsylvania County 1721-1800 Will Book B 1749-1759 Page 311
Coleman, Spilsbe, Spotsylvania County, VA. Witness Wm. Davenport....Ex. brother, Thomas Coleman. Leg. brother-in-law William Daniel; brother Robert Coleman; brother John Coleman; brother Richard Coleman. The lease bought of Zachary TAliaferro to be sold and proceeds distributed amongst the poor of the parish. To brother, Thomas Coleman, remainder of estate.
+ 34 vii. ROBERT COLEMAN was born 1680 and died 1748.
8. JOHN2 COLEMAN (ROBERT1 COLEMAN*) was born in Hanover, Goochland, Va. 1660/1667.
He married twice. He married MARGARET UNKNOWN. He married ANN UNKNOWN. James was the son of John and Margaret. Richard was the son of John and Ann.
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John owned land in Petsworth Parish, Goucester County, Va. He is charged in the rent rolls for that Parish 1704/5. Records of Colonial Gloucester County, Va. Page 86. Polly Cary Mason.
He also owned land in King and Queen County, Va. in 1691. 27 Colonial Records of King and Queen County, Va. page 4. Beverly Fleet.
JOHN COLEMAN and ANN UNKNOWN had the following family:
35 i. RICHARD3 COLEMAN. Richard Coleman was Baptized in Abbingdon Parish according to their register.
JOHN COLEMAN and MARGARET UNKNOWN had the following family:
36 ii. JAMES COLEMAN was born in Abbingdon Parish, April 30, 1693. James was baptized on April 30, 1693.
9. DANIEL2 COLEMAN (ROBERT1 COLEMAN*) was born in Of Gloucester, VA 1662. DANIEL died June 7, 1722 in King & Queen Co., VA, at 59 years of age.
He married an unknown person. Daniel Coleman was a landowner and living in King and Queen County, Va., in 1704. See rent rolls of King and Queen county, VA, Colonial Abstracts by Beverly Fleet. The records of King and Queen County and king William county have been destroyed; therefore information concerning the life and activities of Daniel Coleman is fragmentary. It is established that he and Samuel Williams as joint tenants acquired 600 acres of land on Hunting Creek in King William county, October 23, 1703. Pat. book 9, page 549. Then by grant of June 6, 1714, Daniel Coleman and John Madison, as joint tenants, acquired 2000 acres of land in the forks of the Mattaponi River, lying in King and Queen and King William counties. 28 Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Beverly Fleet, page 9. The name of Daniel's wife has not been determined. He died in King and Queen County prior to June 7, 1722, for on that date an affidavit of John Wood was presented in the King William County Court, stating that John Wood had divided the land owned by Daniel Coleman, then deceased, and Samuel Williams. The order recites that the affidavit was presented by Daniel Coleman, son of the deceast Daniel Coleman. 27 Virginia Colonial Abstracts by Beverly Fleet, page 19.
DANIEL COLEMAN had the following family:
+ 37 i. SAMUEL3 COLEMAN.
+ 38 ii. JAMES COLEMAN.
+ 39 iii. DANIEL COLEMAN Jr. died 1769/1770.
Third Generation
19. JOHN3 COLEMAN* (THOMAS*2, ROBERT*1) was born in Hanover, Goochland, Va. March 1699.
He* married GRACE UNKNOWN* in Hanover, Goochland, Va., 1722. GRACE* was born in Virginia <1703>.
JOHN COLEMAN* and GRACE UNKNOWN* had the following family:
+ 40 i. RICHARD4 COLEMAN* was born 1722 and died July 1791.
41 ii. JOSEPH COLEMAN was born in Hanover, Goochland, Va. 1725.
42 iii. JOHN COLEMAN was born in Hanover, Goochland, Va. 1727.
43 iv. JAMES COLEMAN was born in Virginia 1732.
34. ROBERT3 COLEMAN (ROBERT2, ROBERT1 COLEMAN*) was born in Virginia 1680. ROBERT died 1748 in Caroline County, VA, at 68 years of age.
He married MARY CLAYTON in Caroline County, VA, January 26, 1702. MARY was born 1682/86. MARY was the daughter of SAMUEL CLAYTON and SUSANNAH UNKNOWN. MARY died Nov. 1, 1710 at 27 years of age. For more information on Mary Clayton can be found in Boddie Historical Southern Families, Vol VII, page 18; Also Genealogies of Virginia Families page 286. From simple book Virginia Historical and Genealogical Register.
Robert Coleman of Bath. July 9, 1721, September 25, 1721; wife Mary Coleman, son-in-law Christopher Rum els, son, grandson David Dupuies, wife's son Dennis Odier, daughter Elizabeth Isler, granddaughter Mary I ler, daughter Mary White.
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Some Notes on the Coleman Family of Caroline County, VA ; by George H. S. King.
Robert Coleman resided in Drysdale Parish, King and Queen County and by 1745 moved to Caroline County. While a resident of King & Queen he married on 26 January 1702/3 Mary Clayton, daughter of Samuel and Susannah Clayton of Gloucester and King & Queen counties. Robert Coleman was doubtless a man of affairs though the loss of the county records leaves definite facts very scanty. The land office records show he was granted patents for a considerable acreage. The will of Robert Coleman was presented in Caroline County Court 13 May 1748 by Spilsbe Coleman, one of the executors therein named, and was ordered recorded.
ROBERT COLEMAN and MARY CLAYTON had the following family:
+ 44 i. SAMUEL4 COLEMAN was born April 27, 1704 and died 1748.
45 ii. ANN COLEMAN was born February 18, 1707.
46 iii. SUSANNA COLEMAN was born October 24, 1709. This Susanna probably died as an infant. It was not uncommon to give the same name to the next child born of the same gender.
47 iv. SUSANNA COLEMAN was born October 18, 1710.
37. SAMUEL3 COLEMAN (DANIEL2, ROBERT1 COLEMAN*) birth date unknown.
He married ANNE MOURNING CHRISTIAN.
SAMUEL COLEMAN and ANN MOURNING CHRISTIAN had the following family:
48 i. DANIEL4 COLEMAN was born in Goochland County, VA 1738.
38. JAMES3 COLEMAN (DANIEL2, ROBERT1 COLEMAN*) birth date unknown.
He married MARY ELEANOR MADISON in Spotsylvania Co., VA. MARY was born c. 1700. MARY was the daughter of JOHN MADISON II and ISABELLA TODD. MARY died 1751-64 at 51 years of age.
JAMES COLEMAN and MARY ELEANOR MADISON had the following family:
49 i. JAMES4 COLEMAN JR..
50 ii. ELIZABETH COLEMAN. She married THOMAS SCOTT.
51 iii. MARY COLEMAN. She married GEORGE HOLLAND March 21,1757.
+ 52 iv. AMBROSE COLEMAN died 1813.
39. DANIEL3 COLEMAN JR. (DANIEL2, ROBERT1 COLEMAN*) birth date unknown. DANIEL died 1769/1770.
He married PATIENCE ELLIOTT. Patience executed her will July 18, 1771, and it was admitted to probate August 26, 1771. Will book 2, page 41. Cumberland county, Va., records. In addition to her children, she mentions the following grandchildren: William, Daniel, Giulimus and Parmens, sons of her son, Thomas Coleman, Gideon Edwards and Patience Terry Simms and one great-grandson, Elliott G. Coleman. Daniel Coleman appears to have lived in King William County until 1745, for by deed dated May 28, 1745, William Holladay conveyed 400 acres of land in Goochland county to Daniel Coleman of King William county. Deed book 5, page 15, Goochland county, Va. Records. This tract was in that part of Goochland county, which became Cumberland county in 1749. He remained in this county until his death which occurred in late 1769 or early 1770, for his will dated August 29, 1763, was admitted to probate in Cumberland County, Va., January 22, 1770. The executors named in his will were his son Daniel, a grandson, William Coleman, and a son-in-law, Nathan Glen. Will book 2, page 4. Cumberland county, Va. Records. He devised his home place, consisting of 300 acres, to his grandson, William Coleman, and lands, which he owned in Halifax county, Va., to his grandson, Gideon Edwards. The remainder of his property was directed to be divided among his nine children.
DANIEL COLEMAN Jr. and PATIENCE ELLIOTT had the following family:
+ 53 i. DANIEL4 COLEMAN III.
54 ii. THOMAS COLEMAN. He married ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.
55 iii. JAMES COLEMAN.
56 iv. ANN COLEMAN. She married NEHIMIAH GLEN.
57 v. LUCY COLEMAN. She married NATHAN GLEN.
58 vi. MARY COLEMAN. She married MATHEW SIMMS.
59 vii. GRIZZELL COLEMAN. She married WILLIAM EDWARDS.
60 viii. JUDITH COLEMAN. She married UNKNOWN TURNER.
61 ix. SARAH COLEMAN. She married UNKNOWN GUTHURY. |
