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- «b»Abner Coleman, Sr. was born circa 1755. He was a Loyalist soldier and served from June 14, 1780, under Capt. Shadrack Lantrey and Maj. Daniel Plummer in the Fair Forest Militia. He was in the battle of Kings Mountain.
Abner evacuated Fort Ninety Six with Lt. Col. John H. Cruger. He probably refugeed to Charleston, S. C., and returned to his house in the Upstate after the death of his sister, Frances.
Prior to April 13, 1782, he deserted to the Patriots. His Loyalist's pay was issued to Mrs. Elizabeth Nixon, for her son, Thomas Nixon, who served in the same regiment.
Abner Coleman and his wife, Susannah (Ann), and his brother, William Coleman, sold land to Nathaniel Gordan in 1788. No records now exist indicating how the brothers received this land. It was probably though their father's will, but the copy of this will has been lost.
Abner Coleman Sr. gave 90 acres of land to his son Hezekiah, on the north side of Mill Creek on September 13, 1811. The deed transaction mentions their son, Abner, Jr.
Hezekiah sold his land to Philip Coleman, son of William, on December 26, 1811. His cousin, Richard, witnessed the transaction. Hezekiah's wife, Elizabeth Belue, relinquished her right of dower. They moved their family to Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Abner Coleman Sr. sold 90 acres to Thomas Little on December 25, 1816. The land was on the north side of Mill Creek and was part of a tract granted to Robert Coleman (Sr.).
He moved his wife and the remainder of his family to Georgia before 1820, to be near his son and died there in 1825.«/b»
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1755 - 1825 (70 years)