Mary "Margaret" Coleman

• Name	Mary "Margaret" Coleman
  Nickname	Margaret
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I18263	My Pedigree
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert Coleman,   b. Abt 1710,   d. Dec 1781, Charleston, Charleston County, SC  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Ann Hinton,   b. Abt 1720,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary (Margaret) Coleman. She married William Meeks, son of John and Elizabeth Mitchell Meeks. He was born in Ireland in 1750. His father died in Ireland in 1765, and his mother, Elizabeth, brought her six children to this country circa 1768. Elizabeth and her son, John, settled in Ninety Six District, later (Laurens District) and William settled in Ninety Six District (later Union District). William was a Loyalist soldier and was with Cunningham in the 1775 encounter at Ninety Six. He kept himself in concealment until Campbell arrived in Georgia. He attempted to join Campbell but was captured. After giving security for his good behavior, and because of his youth, he was allowed to go back to his family. He remained there until Charleston fell to the British. Once again he joined Campbell and served in the militia until the evacuation of Charleston. He served as a wagon master and was in that capacity under Lt. Col. John H. Cruger at the siege of Fort Ninety Six. William Meek and Mary, his wife, refugeed to Charleston, S. C. From there they moved to Rawdon, Nova Scotia. His land was confiscated, and he lost two hundred fifty acres. They left behind two sons and a daughter who became Patriots. The children were probably left with William's mother, Elizabeth, who lived with her son, John. John was a Patriot soldier and fought under General Francis Marion. Col. Thomas Pearson testified that he saw the will of Robert Coleman, Sr. and that he had left his daughter, Mary, 150 acres and two slaves. William received a grant for 500 acres in Nova Scotia but sold 250 acres in October of 1792. William's brother, Samuel, was also a Loyalist, and he and his wife, Leslie, also refugeed to Nova Scotia. They had nine sons. William wrote to his brother, Samuel, and told him that he, Zacharias Gibbs and John Law were sailing to England. They intended to go on to Ireland. The ship left port at Halifax in 1792 or 1793, and was lost at sea. Mary Coleman Meek, wife of William, lived on in Rawdon and died there circa 1824.