Taylor, Hancock and Peacock families
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Descendants of Robert Coleman Sr. from before 1622

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William Wright

Militiaman in Capt. Lewis Yancy' s Company in Culpeper County,
Va. in 1781. SAR#

Kennedy McMillan

Margaret was not yet married at the time her fatherÕs will was
written on 14 Nov 1807. Her death date is from the Harrison
County, Kentucky Records, Book D, p. 176: ÒBody of Margaret
McMillan was taken in the house of Kennedy McMillan in Harrison
County on 22 Oct 1824. An inquest was held and the verdict was
ÔmurderÕÓ. MargaretÕs family always believed that her husband
had one of the negroes murder her, then helped him get away.
From the will of MargaretÕs mother, Mary Ann Hutchinson Coleman,
date 26 Jan 1826 (Harrison Co. Ky Court House, WB B, p. 457)
ÒIt is my will and desire that the 1/6 part of the estate left
to my disposal is hereby given to the children of my daughter
Margaret McMillan, deceased, for their entire benefit and to be
left in the hands of my executors, Edward Coleman and William
Moore, until they become of age. My further will should either
of the above heirs die, his or her portion shall go to the other
children and in case all shall die before they become of age, it
is to return to the heirs of Henry Coleman, deceased.Ó

834. James Coleman

James and Mary moved to Mercer County, Kentucky in 1822. At the
time of his death, he owned a lot of land and about 100 slaves.

Mary ÒMollyÓ Penny

Most of the information for this family comes from the original
Family Register of James Coleman and his wife, Mary Penny
Coleman, who married 15 Feb 1799, in possession of Mrs. T. H.
Coleman of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, copied by Annetta Coleman
Smith.

1964. Robert Edward Coleman

Robert was murdered by slaves.