From the Revolutionary War Pension Application file of Robert Edward Coleman (1748-1834):
On 19 Dec 1836 Catharine Coleman, 83, applied for a pension stating that in Feb 1774 she was
married at her father’s home in Botetourt County VA by Parson Smith to Robert Coleman. Robert Alexander certified the statement. On 10 Feb 1837 Israel Robinson, 65, stated that his aunt, Catharine Coleman, was married in his father’s house. On 2 Sep 1837 she added that her maiden name was Catharine Robertson (Robinson?), that Parson Smith was an Englishman, and that her oldest son, James Coleman, was then “upwards of sixty two years old.” Sarah Alexander certified Catharine Coleman’s statement. On 24 March 1853 Sarah Alexander assigned power of attorney to obtain any available benefits for the service of her father, Robert E. Coleman.
