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Colemans: early 1800s

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Photo courtesy TN 1850s working farm To review the Coleman side of my family tree from a previous post : Joseph (born 1770 - Amelia County, VA)  —-> Daniel (born 1794 - Amelia County, VA)  —-> —-> Joseph C (born 1824 - Rutherford County, TN)   —> —> —> James P (born 1853 - Rutherford County, TN)  —> —> —> —> William L (born 1877 - Rutherford County, TN)   —> —> —> —> —> Walter A (born 1909 - Oklahoma City, OK)  —> —> —> —> —> —> Gleason W (born 1928 - San Antonio, TX) Joseph Coleman I am reasonably certain that Joseph Coleman (born 1770 - Amelia County, VA) is the father of Daniel (born 1794 - Amelia County, VA) my 4x great-grandfather. At the time of his son’s birth, Joseph was 24 years old - so the ages make sense. I am less certain of the identity of Daniel’s mother. Temperance Rogers is an unlikely possibility since she was only 14 years old at the time of Daniel’s birth. In addition, records for Temp