Robert Coleman, IV

Children of Mary E. CLAYTON and Robert E. COLEMAN are:

x. Robert COLEMAN was born 1721 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and died 1795 in Orange County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth LINDSEY (LINDSAY), daughter of James LINDSEY (LINDSAY) and Sarah DANIEL. She was born 29 MAR 1724 in Caroline County, Virginia, and died ? .

Robert Coleman

• b. 1720 Spotsylvania Co. VA
• d. Will dtd. 3 Aug 1794, admitted to probate 28 Dec 1795 in Orange Co. VA \(WB 3, p.p. 346) Orange Co. Records
• m. Elizabeth Lindsay

x. Robert COLEMAN was born 1721 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and died 1795 in Orange County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth LINDSEY (LINDSAY), daughter of James LINDSEY (LINDSAY) and Sarah DANIEL. She was born 29 MAR 1724 in Caroline County, Virginia, and died ? .

Elizabeth Lindsay was born 29 Mar 1724, the daughter of Colonel James Lindsay (1700-1782) and Sarah Daniel. Elizabeth had brothers Caleb and Reuben Lindsay, among others.

Served in War of 1812 through 1815 as Captain, 8th Regiment, Virginia Militia.

In 1741, Robert was given 440 acres of Spotsylvania Co. land by his father, probably on the occasion of his marriage to Elizabeth Lindsay. \(DB C, p. 155, Spotsylvania Co. Records\) In 1759, Robert bought 2680 acres of Spotsylvania Co. land from the estate of Humphrey Bell. From Spotsylvania Co. DB E, 1751-1761: 4 May 1761: Robert Coleman and Elizabeth, his wife, of Spotsylvania Co. sold to Thomas Poole of same county, 140 lbs. currency, 560 acres. No witnesses. \(From Va County Records, Vol. 1, Spotsylvania Co. 1721-1800, p. 221, edited by William Armstrong Crozier, Baltimore 1978)

Birth date reported variously from 1713 to 1720. One source reported birth location as John, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana.

Sources

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobjackbaycoleman...
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219264249/robert-coleman
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I3599...
• Robert Coleman in the Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 < AncestrySharing >
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219264249/robert-coleman