Free Genealogy Resources of Descendants of Robert Coleman Sr. from AD 1622

Notes

145. Cluverious Coleman

will dated 14 Sep 1799, probate 14 Oct 1799

Cluverious went first to Lunenburg Co. and then Mecklenburg Co.
where he eventually owned 1200 acres of land and 50 slaves. His
acreage was on both sides of the Meherrin River and LatonÕs
Creek, in the north central portion of Mecklenburg Co. that
borders Lunenburg. Cluverious first acquired Lunenburg Co. land
on 7 Apr 1761 from Thomas Brown of Gloucester Co. (DB 7, p. 13
Lunenburg Co. Records) He then began to acquire land in the
area. Cluverious was in business with William Green and
Benjamin Whitehead whose daughter Sarah married James Coleman,
son of Cluverious and Massey.

474. James Madison

4th President of the United States, 1809-1817.

Haynes Lawrence Morgan

Haynes and his sister came to America from Wales as children.
After their parents died, they were raised by an uncle. Haynes
was in the 80th British Regiment under Montague Wilmot. During
the American Revolution, he was on General GreeneÕs staff.
Haynes settled in Pittsylvania Co. on the Banister River below
Riceville. In 1777, he was chosen by the House of Delegates to
command all Virginia infantry from 1776-1779. Haynes also
cleared Thomas Jefferson of a misconduct charge. He and Mary
had: Haynes Morgan, Mary Thompson Morgan, and Elizabeth
Lawrence Morgan.

164. Paul Watlington Captain

Captain, Halifax County Militia 1779-80.

170. Henry Embry Coleman

Henry represented Halifax Co. in the House of Delegates 1789-90.
From Hening Statutes at Large, p. 553, Henry was part of a
committee to determine whether Irvins or Boyds Ferry was more
acceptable as a tobacco inspection warehouse (13 Oct 1792).

" Colonel Henry Embry Coleman (1768-1837) in many respects
followed in his father`s footsteps, holding many of the same
offices. A handsome, cultured, and distinguished gentleman, he
was a wealthy planter with extensive holdings in the county and
was prominent in public affairs. He was one of the early
students at Hampden-Sydney College which had been founded in
1776. He went on to Princeton, according to family tradition
riding horseback accompanied by his Negro body servant. There he
was graduated in 1786 from the College of New Jersey,
predecessor of Princeton University. He represented Halifax
County in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1789 and 1790, when
his father was a state senator. He was appointed to two
commissions for the improvement of navigation of the Dan and
Staunton Rivers, which joined to form the Roanoke. Bateaux
regularly plied on these rivers, transporting tobacco and other
crops to eastern markets. On 13 June 1795, Henry Embry Coleman
married Anne (Nancy) Gordon of Petersburg, daughter of Thomas
Gordon and Margaret Murray. For a number of years he served in
the county militia, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel in
1806. In the War of 1812 he served as commander of the Sixth
Virginia Militia Regiment stationed in Norfolk. Perhaps the most
notable event in his career was his service as juror in the
treason trial of Aaron Burr, held in Richmond in August 1807,
before Chief Justice John Marshall. " (1)
(1) From The Magazine of Albermarle County History - Volume
Forty-Four - 1986.
Albermarle County Historical Society 220
Court Street Charlottesville,
Virginia 22901

174. Richard Coleman Edmonson

Second in command under General Campbell at King's
Mountain(King's Mountain and it's Heroes by Draper).

Sergeant in Virginia Continental Line for 3 years.

Received by John Depriest, assignee of Richard Edmundson, 200
acres due for service as sergeant in VA Cont. Line. (page 250,
"Virginians in the Revolution" by Gwathmey.

James Slaughter Colonel

Col. James Slaughter was born in Culpeper about 1732. Served as
Ensign and Lieutenant in the French and Indian Wars; later
Colonel of Militia. He commanded a regiment at the battle of
Great Bridge, the first battle of the Revolution fought on
Virginia Soil. He was one of the Committe of Safety for
Culpeper, Vestryman, Church Warden, Justice of the Peace, etc.
He married Susan Clayton, daughter of Major Clayton of ÒCatalpaÓ
and Aunt of Major Philip Clayton of the Revolutionary Army, who
was one of the original members of the Society of Cincinnati.