Christopher Coleman (abt. 1741 - 1781)

Born about 1741 in Amelia County, Colony of Virginia

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Died 1781 at about age 40 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Christopher Coleman was born about 1741 in Amelia County, Virginia, the son of Robert Coleman and Ann Hinton, one of six children. Christopher was named for his maternal grandfather, Christopher Hinton. About 1759 he married Marguerite "Mary" Marshall in Lunenburg County, Virginia. They had 7 children: Robert b 1760; Prince b 1761; Stephen b 1762; Nancy b 1763; John b 1765 d 1825; Hiram b 1766 d 1846; Richard b 1767. Christopher Coleman died in 1784 in South Carolina.

Christopher Coleman was a Tory. He had a tavern called Christy's Tavern which was made famous in the Book Horseshoe Robinson according to the 1965 book written by James Plemon Coleman who was Gov of the State of Mississippi. He traveled extensively and researched the Coleman Family during his lifetime. He states in his book that Christopher Coleman would spy for the English and that at the end of the war he died in exile having lost everything. He must have believed that the colonists would lose and thus risked all that he had.

NOTES: This is a work in progress - feel free to add to or comment. Lea (Walker) Sullivan 02 Oct 2023.

Sources

• "The Robert Coleman Family From Virginia to Texas 1652- 1965".
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nansemondcolemans/chascity/robtvatxc21.htm
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Mark Phillips.
• See also: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9HWT-1CT

Robert was married a second time in 1740, to Ann Hinton, daughter of Christopher and Margaret Jones Hinton. They first lived in Amelia County, Virginia. They had six children, Christopher, Faithful, Abner, Philip, William, and Mary. Additional details on these children can be found in Chapter 14 of this book.

Christopher Coleman in "Coleman Family History", Web Page (Link to the Record) https://colemanfamilyhistory.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/part-two-e28093-the-direct-antecedents.pdf Describe The Record (Notes) see p.58 Reason This Source Is Attached: birth, marriage, family information and hints for further research

Published Coleman family history. Web Page (Link to the Record) https://colemanfamilyhistory.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/part-three-e28093-families-and-children-1.pdf Describe The Record (Notes) This history documents the lineage of Christopher Coleman, his ancestors and descendants. For specific details on him, including full transcripts of original sources, please see page 173.

Christopher Coleman, Land grant, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, 1766Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WK-M2XW Describe The Record (Notes) Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WK-M2XW Describe The Record (Notes) North Carolina, Land Grant Office, Warrants, Surveys, and Related Documents No. 2229 [image 161] Mecklenburg County, on Mill Creek of the Packlett 200 acres grant no. 384, issued 26 October 1767, entered 15 December 1766 book 23, page 152

Christopher Coleman, Land grant, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, 1767 Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WK-M51H Describe The Record (Notes) North Carolina, Land Grant Office, Warrants, Surveys, and Related Documents No. 2387 [image 568] Mecklenburg County, on Mill Creek joining his own line 200 acres Zachariah Bullock's line, Randolph Hames' line, grant no. 138, issued 28 April 1768, entered 8 June 1767 book 23, page 209 North Carolina, Land Grant Office, Warrants, Surveys, and Related Documents No. 2229 [image 161] Mecklenburg County, on Mill Creek of the Packlett 200 acres grant no. 384, issued 26 October 1767, entered 15 December 1766 book 23, page 152

Christopher Coleman, Memorial, Registration of Land Grant, South Carolina, 1772 Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7S-Z7WB Describe The Record (Notes) [South Carolina Memorials, Registration of Land Grants], volume 11, page 225 [image 436] 200 acres on Mill Creek originally in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina joining Robert Coleman's line, Thomas Draper's corner, Bullock's line originally granted 26 October 1767 by Governor Tryon memorial entered 12 May 1772

Christ'r Coleman, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783" Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-RH8L Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-RH8L : Fri Sep 29 13:47:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Christ'r Coleman, 28 May 1781. Name Christ'r Coleman Military Rank Private Military Regiment Capt Danl Wills Company Pf Berks Co Militia Event Type Military Service Event Date 28 May 1781 Event Place United States Page Number 277 Reference Pennsylvania. Thomas Lynch Montgomery. Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume V : Harrisburg Publishing Company, State Printer, 1906

Christopher Coleman Estate page 2 Where The Record Is Found (Citation) South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 - Abbeville, District 96 Describe The Record (Notes) Estate papers of Christopher Coleman, Abbeville, District 96, South Carolina, October 1784. Includes names of his brothers, Abner Coleman and William Coleman, and his son-in-law, William White