'Colman1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Colman (Coleman) of Gornhay, Colman of Tiverton

                               
John Colman of Tiverton, Devon
1. Roger Colman (alias Stalrudge) of Tiverton (d before 30.06.1574)
m. Willmott Prowse of Tiverton (d before 23.05.1605)
  A. Humphry Colman of Tiverton (d 07.06.1625)
  m. Agnes Marshall
  i. William Colman of Tiverton (b c1588, a 1625)
  m. Mary Southcot (dau of Thomas Southcot of Caldwoodleigh)
  ii. Francis Colman of (Gornhay in) Tiverton (d before 04.09.1605/1650)
m. Bridget Crewes
  a. Roger Colman of Gornhay, Tiverton (d c11.1660)
  Vivian identifies Roger's wife as just Elizabeth (d before 03.02.1674-5). This appears to be ...
  m. Elizabeth Drewe (dau of William Drewe of The Grange)
  (1) William Colman (Coleman) of Gornhay (d by 1683)
m1. (c12.1676) Mary Prideaux (dau of Peter Prideaux of Netherton)
  m2. (c10.1680-1) Jane Fortescue (d before 14.11.1683, dau of (Sir Edmund) Fortescue of Fallapit)
  (A) William Colman (Coleman) of Gornhay (d c10.1741)
  Vivian identifies William's wife as just Jane (a 1741). This appears to be ...
m. Jane Seymour (dau of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bart of Berry Pomeroy)
  (i) William Colman of Gornhay (a 1741)
  Vivian ends with this William. We suspect that he was father or uncle of ...
  (a) Francis Colman of Hillersdon
  ((1)) Laura Anne Colman (d 22.10.1852)
m. (17.08.1803) Sir Thomas Joseph Trafford, later De Trafford, 1st Bart of Trafford Park (b 03.1778, d 11.1852)
  ((2)) Jane Seymour Colman (dsp 30.11.1855)
  m. (25.06.1835) Sir William Hotham (b 12.02.1772, Admiral)
  (ii) Jane Coleman (b c1732, d 11.04.1813, only dau) probably of this generation
  m1. Sir John Fleming of Brompton Park, Bart (b c1701, d 1763)
  m2. Edwin Lascelles, Lord of Harewood (bpt 02.1712-3, dsp 1795)
  (B) Jane Colman (d unm before 17.10.1692)
  m3. (03.11.1684) Elizabeth Bogans (dau of William Bogans of Gatcombe)
  (2) Bridget Colman (a 1676)
  m. Peter Atkins
  (3) Sarah Colman
  m. (c06.1677) Richard Newton
  (4)+ other issue - Elizabeth (a 1676), Margaret (d c08.1676)
  b. Lewis Colman of Tiverton (dsp c03.1665-6, 4th son)
m. Dorothy Colley (dsp 1691)
  c. Sara Colman (a 1650)
  m. Robert Hatch
  d.+ other issue (a 1650) - William, Francis, Margaret, Bridget
  iii. Willmott Colman
  m. James Cade of Wilton
  B. Catherine Colman (a 1600)
  m. John Dimon of Tiverton (a 1600)

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Colman of Tiverton', p221)
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