Person:Abraham Coleman (2)

Abraham was born on Long Island January 19, 1770. He moved with his parents Peter Coleman and Abigail ( Jayne) Coleman from New York to Surry County North Carolina shortly before the start of the Revolutionary War. His father Peter had a 200 acre land grant on Forbes Creek in December of 1778. Peter bought land and a mill on Tom's Creek from his father in law Nathaniel Jayne in March of 1784. Abraham was married in 1790 to Elizabeth Parker. Elizabeth was born near Baltimore, Maryland. Abraham and Elizabeth moved to Pike County Kentucky with his siblings between 1804 & 1810. They later moved to Sullivan County Indiana due to a tax delinquency. Abraham died in Parke County Indiana in 1838.

About 1838 grandfather died. He went out to get some kindling a few rods from the house. We missed him and followed his track in the snow and found him laying speechless.He lived a few days and died of paralysis.He had been stricken some years before while crossing a ferry 25 or 30 miles from home. It was some weeks before we heard from him. Finally we brought him home and he recovered. He was a man of great physical strength so also was many of his kindred.

   (From the original writings of Thomas Moore Coleman as written about his grandfather Abraham.)

GGNiece Mary Elizabeth Coleman Married to Lark McCoy of Hatfields & McCoy Feud.

1.   Wyeth, Virginia Tax List
   1793.
2.   Grayson County Virginia Tax List
   1800.
3.   1 - Family Group Records Archives-shows Abraham "of Long Island, Campbell Co., Va" according to family records-
   
   2 - Records of Desc of Abraham Coleman
   
   3 - Grayson Co., Va Will of father, Peter Coleman Sr. [US/CAN FILM 31741]
   
   4 - Father of Abraham Coleman, Peter Coleman Sr was in Orange Co., New York in 1759- receiving guardianship of Youngs Coleman; thereafter next record he and Youngs are in Surry Co., NC in 1789. Obvious movement between Surry Co., NC and Montgomery(Wythe and Grayson) Counties, Virginia continues. Peter supposed to be a wagoneer
   
   5 - Grayson Co., Va Grantor Index
   
   6 - Grayson Co., Va Court Records: film 31753
   
   7 - Grayson Co., Va Land and Deed Records
   
   8 - Information rec'd by mail from Julie Lundquist
   
   9 - DESCENDANTS OF ABRRAHAM COLEMAN AND THEIR NEIGHBORS by Jonathan Coleman
   
   10 - Abraham Coleman was not found in the 1840 Census of Parke Co., Indiana; prob died before census taken that year