John Orphat Coleman (abt. 1723 - abt. 1763)

Born about 1723 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Eunice (Hawes) Coleman — married about 1745 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 15 Feb 1763 at about age 40 in Pine Forest, Spotsylvania, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Will of John Coleman of Spotsylvania. Mar. 17, 1762; Aug. 1, 1763; mentions wife Nicie Coleman; "all my children that I have or shall have" (no names given); ex'ors wife, Richard Coleman, and Samuel Haws. Witnesses: Edward Cason, Benj. Hatter and Caleb Coleman.^{[1] [2]}

A daughter of John and Nicie Coleman is supposed to have been the first wife of Peter Goodwin, 3rd of "Oakley." Her name is not known. ^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

John Coleman Goodwin, s/o Peter & Sarah (Coleman) Goodwin, m. Nancy Graves. Sarah Coleman was the d/o John & Eunice "Nicie" (Hawes) Coleman.

On 13 Oct. 2020, another wife, Isabel (Minor) Coleman was added without any sources, and a second named Spencer Spencer Coleman), was added to this profile, also without any sources to corroborate the adding of these two people. Without sources, they were detached Jan 2023 Dreyer-373 17:52, 28 January 2024 (UTC) ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Spotsylvania, Virginia, Will Book D, pp. 47-48.
2. ↑ "HAWES FAMILY OF CAROLINE CO., VA by Elizabeth Hawes Ryland" Hawes Family
3. ↑ "Mobjackbaycolemans" Mobjackbay Colemans

See Also:

• https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bianco/Resources/hawes.html
• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mobjackbaycolemans/genealogy/b05robert.htm "The Coleman Family of Mobjack Bay Virginia" by Sherrianne Coleman Nicol, 1998, Vol 1, Page 128 (Note: at this date 16 Jan 2023, this site has mostly pages that no longer exists Dreyer-373 17:52, 28 January 2024 (UTC).)
• Guardianship Court Records of John Orphat Coleman & Eunice (Hawes) Coleman Children