III ~ WILLIAM DANIEL GENERATIONS: 1. Robert COLEMAN, SR., b: before 1622, England ~ dc: 1682, Gloucester Co., VA ~ Married ELIZABETH GRIZZELL bc: 1630 1.a. Spilsbe COLEMAN married Mary CROW 1.a.1. Robert Spilsbe COLEMAN, d: before 19 MAY 1761 when Will [dtd: 08 DEC 1760] was probated [Essex County, VA, WB 11, pg 304] ~ Married Sarah WHYTHEDE or Whitehead, d: before 20 DEC 1762 when son-in-law, John RICHARDS, gave bond as her administrator. 2. Robert COLEMAN, JR, b: 1656, Gloucester Co., VA ~ d: 1712 ~ Son of Robert, SR and Elizabeth GRIZZELL ~ Married ANNE SPILSBE, b: 1659 ~ dc: 1716, who after death of Robert married John HUNTER. Before Anne SPILSBE Coleman married her 2nd husband, John HUNTER, a prenuptial agreement was made between the couple and Anne's son, Thomas COLEMAN, on 05 APR 1715, Essex County, which stated that after Anne's death, her estate was to be divided among the children of Robert COLEMAN. 20 MAR 1716/7, John HUNTER sued the children of Robert and Anne COLEMAN with the exception of Thomas and Robert. Named in the lawsuit were "Edward COLEMAN and Mary his wife, Spilsby COLEMAN and Mary his wife, John CHAMBERLAIN and Grizell his wife, Daniel BROWN and Elizabeth his wife, William COVINGTON and Anne his wife, and Miles SHORT and Katherine (sic) his wife". [Catherine SHORT was a witness to the will of Anne SPILSBE Coleman Hunter of 30 NOV 1715 ~ proved 20 AUG 1717]. The lawsuit filed by John HUNTER is evidence that Catherine SHORT was a daughter of Robert Coleman and Ann Spilsbe. If Catherine received her inheritance at the time of her marriage to Miles Short, she would not have been mentioned in either of the wills of her parents. Virginia law allowed her to witness her mother's will, based on the fact she was not a devisee. 3. Robert COLEMAN, III, b: 1682, K&Q County, Virginia ~ dc: 1748, Picadilly, Caroline County, Virginia ~By 1745 had moved to Caroline ~ Married 26 JAN 1702/03, K&Q, to Mary CLAYTON, daughter of Samuel and Susanna CLAYTON of Gloucester and K&Q Counties. 4. Samuel COLEMAN, b: 27 APR 1704 ~ d: 1748 ~ Married Elizabeth WYATT. Will of Samuel probated 10 JUN 1748. [Genealogy of Virgina Families, pg 286] Children of Samuel COLEMAN and Elizabeth WYATT: 4.a.Wyatt COLEMAN, of Culpeper Co ~ b. 1729/30 ~ d. after 1795 ~ m. Sarah LINDSEY, b: 15 JUN 1735 ~ Daughter of James Lindsay and SARAH DANIEL, and sister of Elizabeth Lindsay who married Robert COLEMAN. Wyatt was a dancing instructor. About 1788, he moved to Richmond, and from 1793-95 was "Keeper of the Capitol". 03 AUG 1765, he conveyed a tract of land in Culpeper Co. to his brother-in-law William GREEN [Culpeper County Records, DB E, pg 202] 4.b. Spilsbe COLEMAN ~ NOTE CORRECTION from earlier post [not son of Robert and Mary CLAYTON, but grandson. This Spilsbe, bc: 1725 ~ d: 1757, unmarried and named his brother-in-law as William DANIEL in his Will, was the son of Samuel COLEMAN and Elizabeth WYATT Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800 WILLS WILL BOOK B 1749 ~1759 pg 10 COLEMAN, SPILSBE, Spotsylvania Co., d. Mar. 23, 1757, p. May 3, 1757. Wit. Wm. Davenport, Patterson Pulliam, Isaac Bradburn. Ex. brother, Thomas Coleman. Leg. brother-in-law, William Daniel; brother, Robert Coleman; brother John Coleman; brother, Richard Coleman. The lease bought of Zachary Taliaferro to be sold and proceeds distributed amongst the poor of this parish. To brother, Thomas Coleman, remainder of estate. (Page 311) 4.c Elizabeth COLEMAN, Daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth WYATT ~ Married Captain William DANIEL, DIED 1764, Caroline County, VIRGINIA [not Kentucky]. He and Elizabeth had at least two sons, William Daniel and Thomas Coleman Daniel, because they were executors of their father's will. [Caroline County Records ~ OB 1763-65, pg 325] NOTE: The following is not an original part of the family history, and herein, I believe, is where the problem lies regarding the COLEMAN + DANIEL marriage: "A Supplement to Pamunkey Neighbors, The Daniel Family, by Ruth and Sam Sparacio, lists their children as William, James, Harrison and Tabitha Ann Daniel who married Philip Buchner." 4.d. Robert COLEMAN, b: 1720 Spotsylvania County, VA ~ d: before 28 DEC 1795, Orange County, Virginia when his Will was admitted to probate [dated: 03 AUG 1794] ~ Married Elizabeth LINDSAY, b: 29 MAR 1724 ~ Daughter of Colonel James LINDSEY, b: 1700 ~ d: 1782 and Sarah DANIEL. In 1741, Robert was given 440 acres of Spotsylvania County land by his father, probably on the occasion of his marriage to Elizabeth LINDSAY [Spotsylvania County Records, DB C, pg 155] 1759, Robert bought 2680 acres in Spotsylvania Co. land from the estate of Humphrey BELL. [Spotsylvania Co. DB E, 1751-1761] 04 May 1761, Robert Coleman and Elizabeth, his wife, of Spotsylvania Co. sold to Thomas POOLE of same County, 140 lbs. currency, 560 acres. No witnesses. [Spotsylvania Va County Records, Vol. 1, 1721-1800, pg 221, edited by William Armstrong Crozier, Baltimore 1978] 4.e. John COLEMAN, b: 1723 [according to his son, Hawes, who said his father was 40 years old when he died on 15 FEB 1763 [Spotsylvania County, Will Book D, pg 47] ~ Married Eunice HAWES, b: 1725 ~ d: 08 FEB 1806