The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02

OF Spo tsylvanih county, III
that book.
Tho family OF Colonei Daniel Cole
man, OF Caroline county, ID m alto
ecther different one. and he was not
related to Colonel Daniel Coleman. OF
spotsylvania county. subjon n short
authentic account OF the family Of Il
county. vn. This record Is taken prin-
cipally' from two old praYer-books OF
the time or George II. Tie records OF
Colonel Daniel Coleman. of Caroline
county. Va, and OF his father, James
Coleman, tho first emlRfant OF his
family, arc copied IN these prayer
books. These books we're torn and
mutiinted by Ssheridan's raiders during
tho Civil War. But Colonel Daniel
Coleman. OF Caroline county, had often
spoken to members OF his family about
his parents and brothers and sisters.
and most OF the verbal information
given by him WAS preserved.
James Coleman. tho first emigrnntl
OF the family. emigrnted from Great
Britain to tho Colony OF Maryland (npt|
.exnct date OF his emigration Is not
known. /.
This James Coleman tthc en,igrant)
married Mary Roy, Of the we'll known
Maryland family of that surname.
They had six children, three OF whom
died In childhood, and one Of them died
In early YOUTH unmarried.
Only two OF thu children OF James
Coleman (of Maryland) and his wife,
Mary Key lived to be married. viz:
Their eldest aon. wllosc name ana date
OF birth are illeglble in the written
record. and Daniel Coleman, who ap-
pears to have been their youngest child.
The record OF the birth OF Colonel
Daniel Coleman (son OF the otnigrant,
James Coleman) is quite distinct in the
old prayer-book, and Is as follows:
Daniel Coleman. son OF James Cole-
January 2. 1854"
Ono OF the praycr-books above mem
toned was the property OF Colonel
Daniel Coleman, OF Caroline county. and
the entries therein are made by his own
hand.
This book and It's records were much
defaccd by the Federal troops during
the Civil War, but there were people
then living who could supply tho erased
records from their personal knowledge.
Before the American Revolution Colonel
Daniel Coleman and HIS elder brother
both removed from Mary land to Viz
ginla
The elder brother according to Col.
onel Coleman's statement) married. and
settled near williamsburg, Va. Colonel
Coleman often spoke OF his brother,
and this brothers. wife and children. by
name. But tEe!r Christian names are
not remembered by any descendants OF
Colonel Daniel Coleman who are now
living.
This Daniel Coleman. when very
young, married Mary Childs. an Eng
lishwomnn. He then left Maryland and
settled in Caroline county, Va. There
he found people OF his own surname.
with whom lie could never trace any
relationship, and with whom he was on
terms OF friendship.
Colonel Daniel Coleman {of Caro-
line county, was an officer In General
NNashingtons army. He was not killed
during the Revolutionary War but
died after the beginning OF the nine
tenth century. The exact date OF his
death is not known TO the writer.
Colonel Daniel Coleman tof Caroline
county, was twice married: first wife.
Mary Childs, an Englishwoman: second
wife. Elizabeth Cooke. OF Virginia. One
OF the sons OF Daniel Coleman and Mary
Childs was Birbage Coleman, founder
OF concord Academy" Tin Caroline
J,
Its kind at that time In the Southern
States. This academy was continued
by Birbage Coleman's son. Frederick
Coleman, distinguished scholar and
teacher. Frederick Coleman died just
before the outbreak OF the War be-
tween the States. being then member
OF the Virginia Senate. He never mar
ried.
Another son OF Blrbage Coleman
(and grandson OF Colonel Daniel Cole
| man, of Caroline county, was Thomas
Coleman, member OF the Virginia
Legislature This Tho1nas Coleman
married Miss Coleman (not related
| to him), OF Hanover county. Va. Thomas
Coleman died q FEW years after his
marriage, leaving three children. viz.
two sons and daughter. The daugh-
ter married tho late e. We Morris. OF
Hanover county, Va. The sons We're.
1st Lewis NJ. Coleman. distinguished
as the founder OF "Hanover Academy"
and later an professor OF Latin at the
University OF Virginia. and later still
az colonel OF artillery in the Confed-
crate service Colonel Lewis NJ. Cole
IMAM was i11ortally wounded in the bat
/ ties around Fredericksburg In 1882.
The second son OF Thomas Coleman
/ (grahdson Of Colonel Daniel Coleman,
Of Carolina county, WAS the late DR..
Robert r. Coleman. OF Richmond. long
prominent In tho medical profession
Of Virginia.
(. Colonel Daniel Coleman (of. Caroline
county, va,) and his second wife,
Elizabeth Cooke. left two children, viz,
LIST, Ruf1ln Coleman who never mar
ried, and. "a. Judge Daniel Coleman.
( OF Athsns. Ala. This Judge Daniel
Coleman died In 1855. leaving several
children.
Nicholas p. Coleman, member OF Con
gress from Kentucky (n5re than sixty
years ago) was grandson OF Colonel
Daniel Coleman. Of Caroline county.
There are no descendants 9lof Colonel
i Daniel Coleman Who bear his surname
now living in Virginia. There are
many Colemans living IN Virginia who
.Iare not descended from hiln.a
CORRESPONDENT,
i ono. 1920
4 Thompson.
Editor Geneaogic Columns.
il sir,---1n Issue Of 12th inst, on the
Spotswood family. It Is stated that the
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