Robert COLEMAN
1622 - 1689 (67 years)
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Name Robert COLEMAN [1, 2, 3, 4] Born 1622 Mango, Essex, England 
[2] Gender Male Arrival 1637 Virginia [1] Residence Culpeper, Virginia [4] Died 1689 Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States Person ID I120 Rofheart-Jones Ancestry.com Current Tree Last Modified 3 Oct 2019
Father Richard COLEMAN, b. 1590, Suffolk, England , d. 1650, Suffolk, England (Age 60 years) Relationship natural Mother Rebecca CLAIBORNE, b. 1593, Suffolk, England , d. 1650, Virginia, United States (Age 57 years) Relationship natural Married 1613 Suffolk, England Family ID F41 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth GRIZZELL, b. 1632, Rappanhannock, Essex, Virginia, United States , d. 1700, Rappahanock, Essex, Virginia, United States (Age 68 years) Married 1650 Rappanhannock, Essex, Virginia Children 1. Elizabeth COLEMAN, b. 1636, Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States , d. 1701, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States (Age 65 years) [natural]2. Joseph COLEMAN, b. 1650, Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia, United States , d. 1704, Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States (Age 54 years) [natural]3. Thomas COLEMAN, b. 1652, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States , d. 1705, King and Queen, Virginia, United States (Age 53 years) [natural]4. Daniel COLEMAN, b. 1662, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States , d. 7 Jun 1722, King and Queen, Virginia, United States (Age 60 years) [natural]5. Richard COLEMAN, b. 1663, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States , d. 1704 (Age 41 years) [natural]6. John COLEMAN, b. 1665, Virginia, United States , d. 5 Oct 1709, Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States (Age 44 years) [natural]7. Warner COLEMAN, b. 1668, d. 1689 (Age 21 years) [natural] 8. Robert COLEMAN, b. 28 Mar 1656, Abingdon Par, Gloucester, Virginia, United States , d. 13 Aug 1713, Age: 57, So Farnham Par, Essex, Virginia, United States (Age 57 years) [natural]Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 Family ID F35 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary SPENCER, b. 1680, Northumberland, Virginia, United States , d. Jun 1721, Virginia, United States (Age 41 years) Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 Family ID F36 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Match with: M.R.G http://dna.ancestry.com/#/tests/7B9F99B4-6752-4A4C-925E-4B0866471B43/matches/2400362977ROBERT COLEMAN, THE IMMIGRANT, OF MOBJACK BAY, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Robert Coleman, born 1620-1625 in England, died after May 1682 in Tindalls Point, Gloucester County, Virginia. Robert married Elizabeth Grizzell-Mott, daughter of William Grizzell, about 1650-1655 in Essex County, Virginia. Elizabeth Grizzell was born 1622-1630 in England. Robert came to America on March 2, 1638 as a headright of Thomas Symons, who received a grant of 250 acres for transporting 5 people from England to America. He landed at Upper Norfolk County in Virginia and eventually settled near Mobjack Bay in Gloucester County, Virginia. He acquired over 700 acres of land. Robert and Elizabeth Coleman had 6 children: Thomas, Robert, Joseph, Grizzell, Daniel and John. No evidence has been found in any Virginia records to indicate the year of Robert Coleman’s birth, but his birth year has traditionally been estimated as ca. 1622. Robert’s name first appeared in the records of the colony on a headright list from Upper Norfolk County on 2 Mar 1638. He was listed as a headright of Thomas Symons. Although the headright list was dated 1638, Robert was probably in the colony at least by 1637. The Coleman brothers made their way to York County before 1645. They may have traveled overland, but more likely went by boat. Virginia was a true wilderness in those days, heavily forested and occupied by Indians and wild animals. Traveling in small parties would have been safe enough by boat. Larger groups of settlers could travel overland with relative safety, depending on their number. York County is likely where the Coleman brothers met and married their wives. Settlers throughout the Virginia colony had crowded into York in anticipation of the eventual opening of Indian lands to the north. Neither Gloucester nor Lancaster counties were open for white settlement until 1649, and all three brothers appear to have been married by that year. York County is also where Robert Coleman became good friends with Thomas Ray, although the strong possibility exists that Thomas Ray was a cousin of the Colemans.Robert Coleman Coleman Anderton Coleman House
Anderton-Coleman House: This was the original Robert Coleman home; it was part of his plantation before the Town of Tappahannock was laid out. The center part is the original with its early American architecture. It still retains the original weatherboarding, windows, and chimneys. The interior shows handsome but simple doors, mantels, and trimming. Many prominent Essex County families have owned and lived in it. The Anderton Family in the 1890s added the southern section and St. Margaret's School added the northern section in the 1970’s. Since 1947 it has been owned by St. Margaret's School and is now used as a senior class dormitory.
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Arrival date: 1637
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