He was a Revolutionary War Veteran, having served in the 6th Virginia Regiment (Sgt. in the VA line) 1777-1780.
"Joseph Coleman, Esq. Sergeant in the 6th VA Regt. having faithfully served 3 years the term of his enlistment is hereby discharged and commissaries are requested to furnish the barer Joseph Coleman with provisions till 3 February 1780. Given at Little York the 12 of January 1780. John Webb, Lt. Col. 5th VA Regt. Fredericktown, State of Maryland. 4 days rations issued at this place, 14, 15, 16 and 17 January 1780. Richard Butler DQM. Issued 4 days provisions. J. Herndon, Alexandria 18 January 1780. Cumberland Court 23 Septemer 1783. The within name Joseph Coleman produced the within certificate and made oath that he lawfully obtained the same and that he nor any person for him has before proved or claimed his right to land for the services therein mentioned. George Carrington, Jr. Clerk." - AL Genealogical Society, Inc. Magazine Vol 3, #1, Jan 1969
Joseph married Scytha "Sithey" Glenn, daughter of Lieut. Nathan and Lucy (Coleman) Glenn on 24 Jan 1782 in Virginia, USA. They had twelve children.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
~0.39%Roy Roper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LN8200584[compare], yourDNAportal ROYae34788b, Ancestry member rroper63
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch SF8940925[compare], yourDNAportal ROYae34788b, FTDNA kit #77542