Chapter 9: Sampson Coleman of Lenoir County North Carolina, Craven and Georgetown Counties South Carolina

Descendants of Robert Coleman of Nansemond County Virginia 1684-1930

Chapter 9: Sampson Coleman of Edgecombe County North Carolina and Craven and Georgetown Counties South Carolina

(10) Sampson Coleman was estimated to have been born c1704 based on his father's birth year.

Samuel and Sampson were listed as planters of Craven County, SC when they sold the land they inherited from their father in Edgecombe County, NC.

Samuel Coleman and Sampson Coleman planters of Craven Co SC to Stephen Cobb of Dobbs Co 40 pounds proclamation, 200 acres which was a patent to William Coleman 20 Apr 1745, on the north side of Great Contenteney Creek. Wit: Cornelius Jordan, John Foulk, Micajah Cohoon. Feb Court 1769, James Hall, Clerk of the Court.

[Bradley, 1995, p. 6 records this from Deed Book C, page 176.] This suggests Samuel and Sampson Coleman were sons of William Coleman, as was recorded in Chapter 3 for (3) William Coleman.

The portion of Craven County, SC that became a part of Georgetown District, SC is where they are listed in the 1790 U.S. Census, along with a Robert Coleman, possibly their cousin, (5) Robert Coleman.

From the 1790 U.S. Census for the "Georgetown District, Prince George Parish", we see:

Coleman, Sampson, 2 males older than 18 years,
                  2 males less than 18 years,
                  3 free white females, and no slaves.

Thus one could speculate that Sampson had 3 sons and 2 daughters living with him in addition to a wife at this time, though it can not be determined from the Census.