Francis was a close friend of Patrick Henry and the leader of
the revolutionary movement in Caroline Co. Francis was licensed
to keep an Ordinary on 8 Feb 1759 (Caroline Co. Records). On 9
Feb 1769, he appeared before the County Court and was certified
as a fit person to practice law. He was elected to the House of
Burgesses in 1769. Francis was also engaged in a mercantile
business under the name of ÒColeman and JohnstonÓ.
The will of Ambrose Coleman was probated in 1813, Culpeper Co.
VA, but the Will Book in which it was recorded has been lost.
From the will of his brother, James Coleman, it was established
the Ambrose left children, probably:
Judith and Jerimiah lived in Mortonsville, Woolford County,
Kentucky. JudithÕs brother Thomas and his wife Susannah also
settled near Mortonsville Òadjacent to his sister JudithÓ.
Richard was the only child of Farish and Ann Coleman. He and
Elizabeth had no children. Around the time of ElizabethÕs
death, Richard was widely known as a drunkard.
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