Benjamin Coleman (abt. 1780 - bef. 1880)

Ancestors

Husband of Mahala (Suchy) Coleman — married 31 Dec 1799 in Craven, NC, USA

Descendants

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Biography

In 1820 he was a Hickman County Magistrate. On a branch flowing from the southeast into the Barren Fork of Sugar Creek lived John Coleman, father of ex-County Court Clerk William P. Coleman. Above the mouth of this branch, on the Barren Fork, lived Robinson Coleman, father of Capt. B. F. Coleman, who gave his life for the “lost cause. Eighth District. 259 He was also the father of Capt. John H. Coleman, who taught school for many years in this district, and who died recently in Texas. The father of John and Robin- son Coleman was Benjamin Coleman, who died suddenly while out hunting. He was found on the hillside near his home, sitting by a tree, dead.

• 1820 Census 8 total
• 3 males under 10 (Robinson, Jesse, & ?)
• 1 male under 16 (?)
• 1 male 45 and upwards (Benjamin)
• 1female under 10 (?)
• 1 female under 16 (Anna?)
• 1 female 26 t0 45 (Mahala)

Sources

• <The Sparks Quarterly, Dec. 1990>
• https://archive.org/stream/historyofhickman00spen/historyofhickman00spen_djvu.txt

• History of Hickman County, TN https://books.google.com/books?id=sIE7AQAAMAAJ&q=Wright#v=snippet&q=Wright&f=false

• 1790 NC Will of Thomas Coleman https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GW-ZDTJ
• 1799, NC Marriage Record https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-FD17-N?i=2553&cc=1726957&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AVXTY-KD8
• 1820 TN Hickman County Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB8-FQR?i=14&cc=1803955&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHGC-DTC