Richard Coleman (1714 - 1788)

Born 11 Feb 1714 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Wooten) Coleman — married 1 Jan 1742 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 2 Dec 1788 at age 74 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

In 1742, Richard acquired 200 acres of Spotsylvania Co. land from Philip Sanders \(DB D, p. 159, Spotsylvania Co. Records.). See also DB E, p. 213, Spotsylvania Co. Records.

Richard qualified as Executor of his brother John’s will and was appointed Guardian of John’s son, Samuel.^[1] Richard was a member of the Vestry of Berkley Parish 17 May 1770 (OB 1768-74, p. 98, Spotsylvania Co. Records\). In 1754, he bought 100 acres of Spotsylvania Co. land on the Pamunkey River. On 1 Jun 1761, Richard Coleman and Ann, his wife, sold to James Coleman of Essex Co. 30 lbs. currency, parcel of land said Richard purchased of Richard Couzens as by Deeds, 5 Nov 1754, in Spotsylvania Co. on Pigeon Run. No witnesses. \(DB E, 1751-1761, Spotsylvania Co. VA\)

11 November 1760. Robert Spilsby Coleman & Sarah, his wife of S. Farnham Parish, Essex Co. to Richard Coleman of St. George Parish, Spotsylvania Co. for L300 , 200 acres in St. George Parish, Spotsylvania Co. on Plentiful Run, also 87 acres on Plentiful Run in St. George Parish; also 47 acres in St. George Parish, Spotsylvania Co. Archibald Ritchie, Andrew Crawford, Robinson Dangerfield. June 1 1761 \(DB E, 1751-1761), Crozier, p. 221.

Name

Name: Richard /Coleman/ ∞^[2][3][4][5]

Death

Death:

Date: 02 DEC 1788

Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Death:

Date: 02 DEC 1788

Place: Berkeley, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 02 DEC 1788Array

Residence

Residence:

Place: Virginia, United States^[6]

Residence:

Date: 1779

Place: Spotsylvania County, VA^[7]

Residence:

Place: Virginia, USA^[8]

Residence:

Place: Virginia, USA^[9]

Marriage

Husband: @I2786@

Wife: @I628@

Child: Richard Coleman

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 02 JAN 1703

Place: King and Queen County, Virginia, USA^[10][11]

Research Notes

GENERATION 5

From (2)303 Richard Coleman/Ann Wooten

(2)377 RICHARD COLEMAN d. intestate prior to 3 Dec 1793

\(WB E, p. 1064, Spotsylvania Co. Records\)

m. Frances \(Fanny\) Connor, Caroline Co. VA

See Coleman v. Coleman, File 70, City of Fredericksburg, VA Records for information on this family. Richard, of Spotsylvania Co., died young, beset by ill fortune. He was in poor health, his wife predeceased him, and most of his slaves died from an infectious disease.

(2)378 ROBERT SPILSBE COLEMAN b. ca. 1755

d. prior to 7 May 1818

\(DB V, p. 185, Spotsylvania Co.\)

m. Mary Littlepage (b. 1764)

Mary was a daughter of James Littlepage (b. 14 Jul 1714, d. Nov 1766) and Elizabeth "Betty" Lewis, daughter of Zachary Lewis and Mary Waller. Mary Littlepage had a brother, Lewis born 1762, who was a General during the American Revolution.

Relations between Mary and her mother Betty became strained at the time of her mother’s marriage to her 2nd husband, Waller Holladay. He was 19 years younger than Betty, closer to Mary’s age. Waller resented Betty’s execution of a deed conveying property to her daughter Mary before the marriage of Waller and Betty. Holladay filed suit to set the deed aside since it occurred during his engagement to Betty, and constituted a "constructive fraud on him". The court sustained his case.

The will of Mary’s brother, Lewis Littlepage, was written 21 Jun 1802 in Fredericksburg, VA. His principal heir was their half-brother Waller Holladay, but Lewis also left bequests of thousands of dollars to their other half-siblings. The interesting part of his will read, "It is also my will in case of the death of that shame and plague of our family, Robert Spilsbe Coleman, Waller Holladay shall pay to our unhappy, deluded sister, Mary Coleman, one hundred dollars per annum during her natural life". A clue to General Littlepage’s animosity toward Robert Spilsbe Coleman may be found on page 176 of Gordon A. Cotton’s Carrie Mildren Lee Cotton – Her Kith and Her Kin: General Littlepage had gone to Europe on a government assignment in 1786 and didn’t contact his family for many years. Assuming Lewis was "dead beyond the seas", Robert Spilsbe Coleman and his wife Mary sued to have her father’s estate settled and her brother Lewis’ portion divided among the heirs. When General Littlepage got word of their action, he wrote to Thomas Jefferson that "Mr. Coleman’s conduct is unjustifiable and he may repent it. I will never forgive disrespect to my mother from any one---but such sordid views, such insolent and unmanly proceedings against her, originating from the husband of her child, deserves not only contempt, but punishment".

(2) 379 WILLIAM COLEMAN of Spotsylvania Co. VA

d. before 1824

m. Mary Unknown

From 18th Century Virginia Newspapers, p. 70: "COLEMAN, William of Spotsylvania Co. advertised that his wife, Mary Coleman, absconded on the 28th of Dec last and refused to return home, he will not be answerable for any of her debts." \(VHFFA 4 Mar 96) On Feb 1809, Richard Chiles and Aylett Coleman reported to County Court that William and Mary were both insane and Committees were appointed for them. William filed suit when Mary was taken from him and got her back. \(WB G, p. 398, Spotsylvania Co. Records\) Mary died and William apparently regained his sanity because he subsequently executed several deeds. \(DB U, p. 427, Spotsylvania Co. Records\) By deed of 10 May 1821, he conveyed property to his daughter, Ann W. Coleman, which he had inherited from his deceased son, Stokely Coleman.

(2)380 LUCY COLEMAN m. 20 May 1784 John Chiles (d. 27 Jan 1796)

After John died, Lucy moved from Caroline Co. back to Spotsylvania Co. Lucy was his second wife. By his first wife, Mary Winston, he had Samuel, Lucy and Tarleton Chiles. With Lucy, he had:

Richard Coleman Chiles b. 11 Oct 1785 VA

d. 2 Oct 1853 KY

m. 1810 Sarah "Sally" Johnston,

daughter of Aquila Johnston

John G. Chiles b. 27 Jan 1794

d. 4 Mar 1862 KY

m. 21 Jan 1823 Unknown Morgan

(2)381 MARY COLEMAN

"Molly"

(2)382 ANN COLEMAN m. cousin Farish Coleman (2)386

After Ann died, Farish married second, ca. 1790, Catherine Rogers.

Source for notes is from: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mobjackbaycolemans/genealogy/b05robert.htm

Sources

1. ↑ Spotsylvania, Virginia, Will Book D, pp. 47-48.
2. ↑ Source: #S59
3. ↑ Source: #S180 Object: @M799@
4. ↑ Source: #S169
5. ↑ Source: #S179 Object: @M798@
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7. ↑ Source: #S169
8. ↑ Source: #S180 Object: @M799@
9. ↑ Source: #S179 Object: @M798@
10. ↑ Source: #S11 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1680 Birth place: Marriage date: 1702 Marriage place:
11. ↑ Source: #S11 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1684 Birth place: VA Marriage date: 1702 Marriage place: VA

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