In a message dated 05/03/2001 8:06:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tracithompson@hotmail.com writes: Linda, There are some Brantleys in my Halifax deeds but not Benjamin. My books stop at 1824. Traci Thank you so much Traci. And for all the look ups that you do! If you ever need anything in Chesapeake VA, Please let me know. Linda Anderson

Hi, I need a lookup in the 1900 census for Young Roberts and his wife Mary. They had several children. Could you see if it list the birth place for all in Youngs Roberts House. and the birth days or rather how old they are in theat census/? Thanks Paulette Faulkner _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Dear Traci, Thanks so much for the kind offer. If it's not too much trouble, I'm looking for land info for John W. Spivey b. 13 Sept, 1836 and his father Josiah Spivey b.@1800. Also for George A. Savage b. 1846 and his father James H. Savage b@1810. Any will info for any of these would be a big help too. Thanks again!! Audrey Orlando, FL

Audrey, I have some Halifax books besides the marriage one; let me know what you need and I will try to help you. If I can't I'll email you the contact info for the Halifax County Library (they have a good local history collection too.) Traci __________________________________________________________ From: AaronGFett@aol.com Could you recommend some one to contact for Halifax County information? Thank you once again! Audrey ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Traci, I noted your message to Audrey, and was wondering if you had any deedbooks for Halifax, I am looking for information On Benjamin F. Brantley and his wife Sarah F. Gammon they were in Halifax Co and may have lived in the area close to Edgcombe. Thanks Linda Anderson Brantley, Edwards, Sherrod, Slaughter, Landing, Savage and Anderson

CINDY, I guess crazyness runs in the family or short memories,ha ha, I thought your e-mail address was familiar too, just didn't click. as soon as I can I will see what I can dig up. BOBBY ----- Original Message ----- From: <CDVal808@aol.com> To: <NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 9:36 AM Subject: [NCEDGECO] Re: ANDREWS > Hi Bobby, thanks for sending the information. I KNEW your name rang a > bell.....or am I crazy (don't answer that!), didn't I send you a copy of the > Marmaduke ROYAL will? Anyway, it looks like we are some kind of cousins, I > descend through Soloman's brother, James who married Lucy HAYES/HAYS. When > you have time I would appreciate it if you could check your records and get > back with me. Thanks and ttyl. > Cindy Shepard > cdval808@aol.com > >

Hi Bobby, thanks for sending the information. I KNEW your name rang a bell.....or am I crazy (don't answer that!), didn't I send you a copy of the Marmaduke ROYAL will? Anyway, it looks like we are some kind of cousins, I descend through Soloman's brother, James who married Lucy HAYES/HAYS. When you have time I would appreciate it if you could check your records and get back with me. Thanks and ttyl. Cindy Shepard cdval808@aol.com

In a message dated 4/28/01 12:02:47 PM Central Daylight Time, NCEDGECO-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Hi, > > The only information I could find linking a Benjamin Andrews to this area > are some deeds: Thank you very much Traci, I really appreciate it. It sounds like my Benjamin. Prior to Edgecombe he was in VA and by 1780 at the latest he had moved to Louisiana. Thanks for your help and time. Cindy Shepard

I don't see your name here but here goes. my great-great grand parents were ELIJAH B. RAWLS & CAROLINE MARIE JOHNSON. CAROLINE was the daughter of JAMES LYONS JOHNSON & RACHEL N. ANDREWS. RACHEL was the daughter of SOLOMON ANDREWS and CELESTE SARAH CLARK. SOLOMON born circa 1775-76 in NORTH CAROLINA and died between 1807-8 in ST. LANDRY parish, LOUISIANA He was the son of BENJAMIN ANDREWS & MARIE HARGRAVE. MARIE HARGRAVE was the daughter of BENJAMIN HARGRAVE, born circa 1714-15 in SURRY CO.,VIRGINIA and died in MAY 1740 at SOUTH ROANOKE RIVER, HALIFAX county, NORTH CAROLINA. This info. from the Mormon church except the marriage of RACHEL ANDREWS to ELIJAH RAWLS. I haven't had time to check the facts but will look for records from HALIFAX county and EDGECOMBE county as well for info. on these families. in genealogy BOBBY RAWLS brrawls@crcom.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <CDVal808@aol.com> To: <NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 8:06 PM Subject: [NCEDGECO] Benjamin ANDREWS & Mary HARGRAVE > Hi Listers, I am new to this list and wondering if anyone has information on > Benjamin ANDREWS ( ca. 1735 - 1822 ) or his wife Mary HARGRAVE (ca. 1747 - > 1807 ) married about 1758. I have several people who have said they came > from Edgecomb Co., but they have not been able to give me a source where this > information came from. Father of Mary is suppose to be Benjamin HARGRAVE. > Would appreciate any help on this. > >

Wes, Thanks for the compliment! *blush* I had not heard about the record-keeping between Edgecombe and Halifax being a bit confused, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were true. In the introduction to her Abstracts of Deeds: Edgecombe Precinct, Edgecombe County, N.C., 1732-1758, Margaret Hofmann writes: "Edgecombe Precinct, N.C. was formed from Bertie in 1732 and Edgecombe County, N.C. was formed in 1741. Records indicate that Edgecombe court of the early 1730's was probably held from place to place at plantations within Edgecombe. In the late 1730's and early 40's, there seems to have been a courthouse of sorts near what is now Tillery, N.C. By about the mid 1740's the Edgecombe County Courthouse at Enfield, N.C. [in present-day Halifax] was in use. Early in 1759, when Halifax County, N.C. was formed from a part of Edgecombe County and the limit of Halifax County was set, one boundary was and still is Fishing Creek which flows just below Enfield. The Edgecombe County courthouse was then within the new county of Halifax. For this reason deeds in the Halifax County, N.C. public registry prior to 1759 call for land within the huge area that Edgecombe covered in its very early days." And of course, there has been movement between the counties throughout time. The 1918 History of Halifax County says: "Enfield having lost out in the contest for the county seat of Halifax, and losing also, on account of geographical reasons, the court house of Edgecombe, was destined further to lose the distinction of being the seat of the district court of Edgecombe, Northampton, and Granville. As soon as the county of Halifax was organized, the following year the district court was abolished, and the courthouse was purchased from Edgecombe County and moved to Halifax, or such portions of the building as could be used in putting up the new structure...Joseph Montford was elected first clerk of the County Court, and a full quota of officers was installed." So, they apparently at least had someone to keep records. Here's some of the marriages you wanted, from my book (Marriage Records: Halifax County, N.C. 1758-1872 by David Gammon): Coleman: Gilmoor, James W. and Sarah B. Coleman, 21 Dec. 1844 Coleman, James and Susan Lynch, 19 Dec. 1848 Coleman, John and Sarah Menslo, 22 Apr. 1817 Coleman, William S. and Elizabeth Shaw, 30 Jan. 1819 Jordan: Brown, Beverly and Mary Ann Jordan, 21 Apr. 1830 Richardson, Mosses and Temp Jourdan, 28 Oct. 1825 Jordan, Dotson and Susan Winters, 21 Aug. 1848 Jordan, Samuel and Rebecca Seat, 20 May 1826 There are too many Joneses (as usual) and no Cohoon/Cahoons at all. Traci the Librarian _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ From: "Wes Coleman (h)" <wcoleman@pdq.net> Edgecombe County Researchers: I am researching a line of Colemans from Nansemond County Virginia who settled in northern Edgecombe County NC, which became Halifax County in 1758. Unfortunately members of a Coleman line from Amelia County Virginia did the same. Therefore, it may be possible to separate them, or get some clues at least from the people the associated with, i.e., people whose names appeared on their deeds and wills. The Nansemond County line is closely associated with Jordans of the same origin. Some Cohoon (Cahoon) family members appear to have made the relocation about the same time. In the book, "The Robert Coleman Family from Virginia to Texas, 1652-1965", by the late J. P. Coleman, on p. 52 he records: The Robert Coleman, later to be described herein, patented land in Edgecombe County in 1756. He was in that part of Edgecombe which later became Halifax County, whereas the descendants of Robert Cole- man of Nansemond lived in an entirely different section of the original Edgecombe, which then covered not only its present area but parts of other present-day counties, Wilson, for example. Actually, I currently labor under the impression his statement above is incorrect since many, if not all of the Colemans remaining in Halifax County in the first U.S. Census of 1790 were recorded in the many wills of Nansemond County Colemans as recorded in Abstracts of Wills of Edgecombe County North Carolina 1733-1856 by Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin, Dixie Letter Service:Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Copyright 1956. A contributing factor to the confusion is the fact that Halifax County was incorporated by an act of the North Carolina legislature in 1758. But no one in Halifax made a formal move of the record keeping function for something like 20 years. Thus, it was late 1700s or approaching 1800 by the time Halifax County set up and started doing business for itself. The break was not a "clean" one as many continued to do business as usual in the Edgecombe County courts. Thus we continue to see, I believe, records of Halifax families in the Edgecombe court records long after 1758, despite the formation of Halifax at that time. I'd love to hear comment by others on this situation, as all this is new to me, having covered lots of research materials over the past 6 weeks or so. Nevertheless, or should I say, as a result of this situation, on p. 80, J. P. writes: Both the Jordons and the Colemans of Nansemond [County Virginia] were very prominent in Edgecombe County [NC] History from about 1745 to 1800. [Information in brackets I added for clarity here. - Wes] This he writes despite the fact (belief?) that those in Halifax County in 1790 were predominantly (completely?) from the Nansemond County line and continued to be "prominent", i.e., recorded in Court deeds as witnesses and such, well beyond 1800, up to 1850 where the Census records only one household of Colemans. The rest had relocated to such places as South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The Amelia County Coleman line in Halifax County NC were associated with Abraham Jones and Abraham Jones, Jr. who relocated from Amelia County to Halifax County, NC. The connection, a marriage between Susannah Jones and Robert Coleman of Amelia County, is recorded by J. P. Coleman on p. 60 of his book. I record what I know and think so far in this area on a longer article found at: http://freeweb.pdq.net/wcoleman/cole1684.htm I record this all here since these ideas cover a number of families in Edgecombe and later Halifax Counties for future reference. I also hope to learn more of these families from the Halifax marriage book, for the period up to 1850. Any marriages of Colemans, Jordans, Cohoons(Cahoons), and Jones before 1850 would be of interest. You may send me directly or post here those marriages and I would be most grateful. Anyone else with information relating to these families may send to me directly or post here and I will respond as soon as I can. Thanks to all and particularly to Traci, our most helpful librarian! _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Audrey, I can't remember if I've told you this already, but census indexes show a James Savage in Edgecombe in 1840, and a James H. Savage in Nash County. The 1850 index shows two James Savages in Northampton County, VA. I couldn't find any in N.C. (This doesn't account for strange spellings and index errors.) Traci the Librarian _____________________________________________________________________ From: AaronGFett@aol.com Dear Listers, I am trying to find some evidence as to where my great Grandfather George Acrile Savage was born. I know that his parents James H. Savage (d. @1810 said to be of Surry co, Va) and Catherine Barfield married in Tarboro, Edgecomb co in Aug 1834 and George Acrile Savage was born to James and "Kate" on 23 Aug 1846. (also don't have proof of any siblings names). George married Sara E. Phillips 20 Dec 1866 in Enfield, Halifax co, 2nd marr. to catherine Savannah Robbins also in Enfield and he died in Roanoke Rapids 31 May 1916. (George had a cotton farn in Enfield but lost that farm to debtors during a bad drought year. He was also a soldier in the civil war but mustered out of Richmond, Va??) ((one of George and Sara's children, Bettie May Savage married my great grandfather, Stephen Shadrack Spivey who's parents were John W. Spivey and Mary Ann Margaret Soursby. My Spivey's also lived in Halifax and prior to that in Northampton)) All this what county was formed when stuff is quite confusing. Halifax was part of Edgecomb at one tine? Were they both part of Northampton at one time? Any help would be most appreciated! Audrey Orlando, FL ______________________________ Dawn, Great! I'm glad it helped a little. Traci ______________________________________ From: "Dawn Conner Jeppesen" <frwhlngrl@mail1.stofanet.dk> Actually Traci, you are most helpful! At least I have this as fact now. I guess it's a good thing that I like to solve puzzles...lol. Genealogy is in fact a puzzle. Thank you for all the help you provide. Dawn Conner-Jeppesen http://www.geocities.com/frwhlngrl/ ________________________________________________________________ Hi, The only information I could find linking a Benjamin Andrews to this area are some deeds: "John Drew of Edgecombe Co. to Benjamin Andrews of same. 13 Sept. 1761. 46 pounds proclamation. 225 acres which was part of patent to Samuel Peacock 28 Sept. 1743, on the north side of the Great Contenteny Creek, joining Toisnot Swamp, James Farrer. Wit.: Rich'd Grubbs, John Watsman, John Stringer. Sept. Ct. 1761." "Solomon Nettles of Edgecombe co. to Benjamin Andrews of same. 28 Feb. 1769. 50 pounds proclamation. 225 acres which was part of a grant to Zachariah Brown on Sappony Swamp, joining Spring Branch." "Benjamin Andrews to William Hamilton and Company of Dobbs Co. 90 pounds proclamation. 200 acres which was part of a patent to Samuel Peacock..." "Benjamin Andrews [Andrus] of Edgecombe Co. to David Pender of Nansemond Co. Va. 25 Feb. 1773...300 acres which was part of a 500 acre tract purchased from Solomon Nettle...also signed by Mary (X) Andrews [Andrus] who relinquished right of dower." "Benjamin Andrews [Andrus] planter of Edgecombe Co. to Thomas Moral of same. 19 April 1773...200 acres which was part of land sd. Benjamin Andrews purchased from Solomon Nettle..." Before the first one I listed he doesn't show up in the deeds, and he doesn't appear again after the last (1773) one. His name doesn't occur in any of my other books, including wills, estates records, and marriage records. He's not in my N.C. Testator Index (wills), and there's no Benjamin Andrews (of any related spelling) on the N.C. 1790 census. Hope that helps. Traci the Librarian ____________________________________________ From: CDVal808@aol.com Hi Listers, I am new to this list and wondering if anyone has information on Benjamin ANDREWS ( ca. 1735 - 1822 ) or his wife Mary HARGRAVE (ca. 1747 - 1807 ) married about 1758. I have several people who have said they came from Edgecomb Co., but they have not been able to give me a source where this information came from. Father of Mary is suppose to be Benjamin HARGRAVE. Would appreciate any help on this. ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Traci, Thank you so very much! You've been a terrific help. As far as the spellings go, I'm pretty sure my George always spelled it Savage (at least on the rcords I have seen), however, he had a cousin in Surry Co, Va that he served in the Civil War with, one Richard R. Savedge. I have no idea why the 2 spellings but have come across these types of variances in most all my other family lines too. My grandfather Spivey for instance born in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax co, NC in 1907 I noticed on one census, they were listed as Spivy....have also seen Spivie. I believe my Spivey's were always in the Halifax area after moving from Northampton Co, NC but am not sure exactly when that was. Could you recommend some one to contact for Halifax County information? Thank you once again! Audrey

Listowner, Please contact me when you have the time. I have a question about posting a request. Thank you Patti

Dear Listers,  I am looking for possible cousins to share info with: George Acrile SAVAGE b. 1846 d. 1916 (in Roanoake Rapids)  1st marriage to Sara E. PHILLIPS Dec 1866 in Enfield, NC (George was son of James H. Savage who married Catherine "Kate" BARFIELD in Tarboro, Edgecomb co  Aug 1834)  Their children: John A Savage b. Dec 1867  married Annie ?? Nannie B. Savage b. Mar 1870  married Lynn DAUGHTRY Bettie May Savage b. May 1872  married Stephen Shadrack SPIVEY (his ancestry is SPIVEY, SOURSBY, GRANT and LASSITER) George M. Savage  b. Aug 1874  married Ila EURY Mary L. (Mammie) Savage b. Dec 1877  married Robert (Bob) IVEY Sara Floy Savage b. May 1881  married Henry Martin FAISON    George Acrile Savage 2nd Marriage to Catherine Savannah ROBBINS Feb 1887 in Enfield.  Their children: Lottie Mabel Savage b. Aug 1889  married Richard Marion HUDSON Richard Acrol Savage b. Oct 1897  married Rose Annie BRANCH   Their were children from both of George Acrile Savage's marriages who died as infants. I have child info for most of the married children of George Acrile Savage.    This group moved around, some stayed in Halifax, some went to Edgecomb and Northampton, some moved to VA. Audrey Orlando, FL     (also searching Ross, Denton, Watts, MacKey in western NC)  

Dear Listers, I am looking for possible cousins to share info with: George Acrile SAVAGE b. 1846 d. 1916 (in Roanoake Rapids) 1st marriage to Sara E. PHILLIPS Dec 1866 in Enfield, NC (George was son of James H. Savage who married Catherine "Kate" BARFIELD in Tarboro, Edgecomb co Aug 1834) Their children: John A Savage b. Dec 1867 married Annie ?? Nannie B. Savage b. Mar 1870 married Lynn DAUGHTRY Bettie May Savage b. May 1872 married Stephen Shadrack SPIVEY (his ancestry is SPIVEY, SOURSBY, GRANT and LASSITER) George M. Savage b. Aug 1874 married Ila EURY Mary L. (Mammie) Savage b. Dec 1877 married Robert (Bob) IVEY Sara Floy Savage b. May 1881 married Henry Martin FAISON George Acrile Savage 2nd Marriage to Catherine Savannah ROBBINS Feb 1887 in Enfield. Their children: Lottie Mabel Savage b. Aug 1889 married Richard Marion HUDSON Richard Acrol Savage b. Oct 1897 married Rose Annie BRANCH Their were children from both of George Acrile Savage's marriages who died as infants. I have child info for most of the married children of George Acrile Savage. This group moved around, some stayed in Halifax, some went to Edgecomb and Northampton, some moved to VA. Audrey Orlando, FL (also searching Ross, Denton, Watts, MacKey in western NC)

Actually Traci, you are most helpful! At least I have this as fact now. I guess it's a good thing that I like to solve puzzles...lol. Genealogy is in fact a puzzle. Thank you for all the help you provide. Dawn Conner-Jeppesen http://www.geocities.com/frwhlngrl/ > It's not very helpful, but just thought I'd let you know that my Edgecombe > books agree with what you found on the net. I found deeds/estates records > that say Elizabeth married Thomas C. Connor, and that her father was Exum > Little. Of course, I didn't find anything about Noah. That would be too > easy. > Traci the Librarian

Some of the names you have mentioned, I have see quite a bit on the Bertie County list. You might try for information there as well. The two counties are relatively close. Dawn Conner-Jeppesen http://www.geocities.com/frwhlngrl/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <AaronGFett@aol.com> To: <NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 10:37 PM Subject: [NCEDGECO] Halifax-Edgecomb > Dear Listers, I am trying to find some evidence as to where my great > Grandfather George Acrile Savage was born. I know that his parents James H. > Savage (d. @1810 said to be of Surry co, Va) and Catherine Barfield married > in Tarboro, Edgecomb co in Aug 1834 and > George Acrile Savage was born to James and "Kate" on 23 Aug 1846. (also > don't have proof of any siblings names). > George married Sara E. Phillips 20 Dec 1866 in Enfield, Halifax co, 2nd marr. > to catherine Savannah Robbins also in Enfield > and he died in Roanoke Rapids 31 May 1916. > (George had a cotton farn in Enfield but lost that farm to debtors during a > bad drought year. He was also a soldier in the civil war but mustered out of > Richmond, Va??) > ((one of George and Sara's children, Bettie May Savage married my great > grandfather, Stephen Shadrack Spivey who's parents were John W. Spivey and > Mary Ann Margaret Soursby. My Spivey's also lived in Halifax and prior to > that in Northampton)) > All this what county was formed when stuff is quite confusing. Halifax was > part of Edgecomb at one tine? Were they both part of Northampton at one time? > Any help would be most appreciated! > Audrey > Orlando, FL > >

Hi Listers, I am new to this list and wondering if anyone has information on Benjamin ANDREWS ( ca. 1735 - 1822 ) or his wife Mary HARGRAVE (ca. 1747 - 1807 ) married about 1758. I have several people who have said they came from Edgecomb Co., but they have not been able to give me a source where this information came from. Father of Mary is suppose to be Benjamin HARGRAVE. Would appreciate any help on this.

Wes, We communicated about a month ago, but this is my line. Some think that Robert R. Coleman's father was a Francis Coleman. Descendants of Robert R. COLEMAN Generation No. 1 1. ROBERT R.2 COLEMAN (FRANCIS1) (Source: The Robert Coleman Family From Virginia to Texas 1652-1965.) was born Abt. 1715 in Halifax Co. NC or VA, and died 1795 in Fairfield Co., SC. He married FRANCES MATHIS (Source: The Robert Coleman Family From Virginia to Texas 1652-1965.) Bef. 1744, daughter of THOMAS MATHIS and ELIZABETH. She was born Abt. 1728 in Halifax Co. NC, and died Aft. 1764. More About ROBERT R. COLEMAN: Census: 1790, SC Fairfield 1-4-5-0-0- Fact 1: May 01, 1753, Colmans lived in Dinwiddie Co VA Fact 2: November 09, 1756, Receives patent from Lord Granville for 157 acres of land in what is now Halifax Co. NC. Will dated: March 31, 1795 Children of ROBERT COLEMAN and FRANCES MATHIS are: 2. i. FRANCIS3 COLEMAN, b. August 16, 1744, VA; d. August 13, 1825, Washington Co. Alabama. 3. ii. THOMAS COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1745, Halifax Co. NC ?; d. 1821, SC. 4. iii. ROBERT COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1746, Halifax Co. NC; d. September 1809, Fairfield Co. SC. 5. iv. CHARLES COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1748, Halifax Co. NC; d. Aft. December 1787, Fairfield Co. SC. v. CLOEY COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1748 - 1765; d. Unknown. vi. FANNY COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1748 - 1765; d. Unknown. vii. MARY COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1748 - 1765; d. Unknown. viii. NANCY COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1748 - 1765; d. Unknown. ix. SARAH COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1748 - 1765; d. Unknown. x. STEPHEN COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1748 - 1765; d. Unknown. xi. WILLIAM COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1750; d. Unknown; m. NANCY BUTLER; b. Abt. 1755; d. Unknown. xii. SUSANNA COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1753; d. Unknown; m. CHRISTOPHER PRITCHETT; b. Abt. 1740, of Halifax Co. NC; d. Unknown. Generation No. 2 2. FRANCIS3 COLEMAN (ROBERT R.2, FRANCIS1) was born August 16, 1744 in VA, and died August 13, 1825 in Washington Co. Alabama. He married MARGARET DANIEL. She was born December 29, 1750, and died April 17, 1804. Child of FRANCIS COLEMAN and MARGARET DANIEL is: i. VASHTI4 COLEMAN (Source: Blankenstein@prodigy.net.), b. December 19, 1786, GA; d. Unknown, Washington, AL. 3. THOMAS3 COLEMAN (ROBERT R.2, FRANCIS1) (Source: The Robert Coleman Family From Virginia to Texas 1652-1965.) was born Abt. 1745 in Halifax Co. NC ?, and died 1821 in SC. He married SARAH ? PRITCHETT, daughter of UNKNOWN PRITCHETT. She was born Abt. 1745 in of Halifax Co. NC, and died Unknown. More About THOMAS COLEMAN: Census: 1790, SC Fairfield Co. 1-1-6-0-0 Fact 1: June 14, 1766, A subscribing witness to a deed in the Halifax records from Barzilla Hewitt Fact 2: 1770, Land in Halifax deeded from Robert Coleman, Sr. Fact 3: December 07, 1779, Thomas Coleman and his wife, Sarah, sold the 100 acres "whereon the said Thomas Coleman lives. Fact 4: November 29, 1790, William Con conveyed to Thomas Coleman, of Fairfield County, 250 acres of land on the Beaver Creek. Fact 5: March 31, 1795, Witnessed Will of Robert Coleman, Sr. Children of THOMAS COLEMAN and SARAH PRITCHETT are: i. CHARLES4 COLEMAN, b. November 04, 1762, Halifax Co. NC; d. December 27, 1850; m. FANNY MOBLEY, March 08, 1829, Greene Co. AL; b. 1790; d. Unknown. ii. WILLIAM COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1763 - 1780; d. Unknown. iii. JOHN W. COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1763 - 1780; d. Unknown. iv. THOMAS COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1763 - 1780; d. Unknown. v. BENJAMIN COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1763 - 1780; d. Unknown. vi. BETSY COLEMAN, b. Bet. 1763 - 1780; d. Unknown. vii. CHARITY COLEMAN (Source: (1) Aunt Frances' Notes., (2) Crosby Family history by Sara G. McBryde.), b. January 22, 1772, Fairfield Co., SC; d. July 29, 1855, Fairfield Co. SC (Source: Kathy Barnes.); m. STEPHEN P. CROSBY (Source: Crosby Family history by Sara G. McBryde.), 1801; b. November 10, 1782, Chester Co.and Fairfield Co SC; d. March 20, 1856, Fairfield Co. SC. More About CHARITY COLEMAN: Burial: Stephen Crosby Cemetery, Fairfield Co. SC More About STEPHEN P. CROSBY: Burial: Stephen Crosby Cemetery, Fairfield Co. SC Church Membership: 1850, Deacon at Beaver Creek Baptist Church Fact 1: 1814, Listed as a private on a list of Companies which left Chester for Charlestonto fight in the War of 1812 Fact 2: A large Land owner whose house is still standing on a large hill with a beautiful view. Fact 3: 1850, Land valued at $ 6,000 Military: War of 1812 4. ROBERT3 COLEMAN (ROBERT R.2, FRANCIS1) (Source: The Robert Coleman Family From Virginia to Texas 1652-1965.) was born Abt. 1746 in Halifax Co. NC, and died September 1809 in Fairfield Co. SC. He married ELIZABETH ROE. She was born February 20, 1747/48 in of Fairfield Co. SC, and died Aft. 1625 in Feasterville, Fairfield Co. SC. Children of ROBERT COLEMAN and ELIZABETH ROE are: i. DAVID ROE4 COLEMAN (Source: The Robert Coleman Family From Virginia to Texas 1652-1965.), b. May 19, 1765, Halifax Co. NC; d. March 25, 1855, Fairfield Co. SC; m. EDITH BEAM (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.); b. Abt. 1767, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. April 28, 1825. ii. JOHN ROE COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. April 02, 1768, Halifax Co. NC; d. September 04, 1835, Greene Co. AL. iii. ROBERT ROE COLEMAN (Source: The Robert Coleman Family From Virginia to Texas 1652-1965.), b. February 01, 1769, Halifax Co. NC; d. August 12, 1844, Fairfield Co. SC; m. NANCY COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.); b. Abt. 1770, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. Unknown. iv. WILEY ROE COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. October 27, 1771, Halifax Co. NC; d. October 16, 1824, Fairfield Co. SC; m. SARAH RAGSDALE (Source: James Green III JamesWGreen@Juno.Com.); b. 1781, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. Abt. 1820, Fairfield Co. SC. v. ALLEN ROE COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. November 07, 1773, Halifax Co. NC; d. June 21, 1848, Chester Co. NC; m. SARAH COLEMAN; b. Abt. 1774, Fairfield Co. SC; d. May 27, 1839, Fairfield Co. SC. More About ALLEN ROE COLEMAN: Date born 2: November 07, 1773 vi. GRIFFIN ROE COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. May 20, 1775, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. May 20, 1775. vii. WILLIAM ROE COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. March 06, 1776, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. Unknown. viii. SARAH COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. November 08, 1778, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. Unknown. ix. ELIZABETH COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. September 08, 1780, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. Unknown. x. SOLOMAN ROE COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. October 29, 1783, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. Unknown, Greene Co. AL; m. MOURNING COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.); b. Abt. 1785, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. Unknown. xi. FRANCIS ROE COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. July 12, 1786, Fairfield Co. SC; d. January 1839, Greene Co. AL. xii. ZEREBABLE COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. November 28, 1789, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. Unknown. xiii. HENRY JOHATHAN COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. June 22, 1793, Fairfield Co. SC; d. February 03, 1861, Feasterville, Fairfield Co. SC. xiv. ANCIL COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. April 22, 1796, Fairfield Co. SC; d. Unknown. 5. CHARLES3 COLEMAN (ROBERT R.2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1748 in Halifax Co. NC, and died Aft. December 1787 in Fairfield Co. SC. He married POLLY MOBLEY. She was born Abt. 1750, and died Abt. 1788 in Fairfield Co. SC. Children of CHARLES COLEMAN and POLLY MOBLEY are: i. NANCY4 COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.), b. Abt. 1770, of Fairfield Co. SC; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT ROE COLEMAN (Source: The Robert Coleman Family From Virginia to Texas 1652-1965.); b. February 01, 1769, Halifax Co. NC; d. August 12, 1844, Fairfield Co. SC. ii. ISAIAH MOBLEY COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1772, Fairfield Co. SC; d. Abt. 1791. iii. SARAH COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1774, Fairfield Co. SC; d. May 27, 1839, Fairfield Co. SC; m. ALLEN ROE COLEMAN (Source: John Crunk <jcrunk@bellsouth.net>.); b. November 07, 1773, Halifax Co. NC; d. June 21, 1848, Chester Co. NC. More About ALLEN ROE COLEMAN: Date born 2: November 07, 1773 iv. VASHTI COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1776, Fairfield Co. SC; d. Unknown. -- -- Susan C. Johanson Springfield, VA djohanson@mindspring.com Rootsweb sponsor-NEHGS member http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time...

In a message dated 4/25/01 4:50:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jleehunt1@aol.com writes: << However, on the county links page for NC at ncgenweb, there is the formation date for each county, and from which county(ies) it was formed, so you can easily follow it backwards. >> Sorry, I forgot the link!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/county.html