Sally Coleman[1]
circa 1800 - -
Name Sally Coleman Born circa 1800 Louisiana, USA 
Gender Female Died Y Notes - -
.... copied from a book on early Liberty County Land records. This entry was probably recorded about 1839:
"No. 260
..... Luke Bryan Senr being duly sworn deposed and said, that he was acquainted with the decd (Rebecca Holstein Coleman) & family in Louisiana, that she had a daughter by the name of Sally, that said Sally was married in Louisiana to a man by the name of Thomas Nixon, that said Sally was not more than 17 years of age at the time she & her mother left Louisiana in company with J. Martin for Texas.
Witness further deposeth & said that no divorce had been obtained by said Sally from the said Nixon....
... David Choate sworn. Does not know that the decd brought a family with her. Is not certain Mrs. Nixon lived with Mrs. Coleman. Thinks that Mrs. Nixon had been parted from her first husband when she came to the country. Mrs. Nixon (alias Minchy) was a legitimate child of Mrs. Coleman. Mrs. Minchy is 37 or 38 yrs old he thinks, was a cripple & depended on Mrs. Coleman for a support."
Person ID I24849 mykindred Last Modified Feb 6, 2003
Father John Coleman, b. circa 1770, Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Y Mother Rebecca Holston, b. circa 1776, Tennessee, USA , d. 1836 (Age ~ 60 years) Married circa 1793 Notes - Carolyn Whittington wrote FEB 4th 2001: "...the 1826 Atascosito Census taken by the
Spanish while Texas was still part of Mexico, covering Liberty and surrounding counties in southeast Texas is in a book called "Liberty, Liberty County and the Atascosito District" by Miriam Partlow. ...t it lists the full names of all members of the household, adults and children alike, and also gives the maiden names of the married women. Within that census is listed Rebecca Holsten, described as the widow of John Coleman, age 56, owner of 1 slave, born in Tennessee. There is also listed several young women with the maiden name of Coleman (most likely the daughters of Rebecca and John) who were married to other early settlers of the Atascosito District:
(1) Catherine Coleman, 29, born Louisiana, wife of Philip P. Dever,
(2) Mary Coleman, 32, born Louisiana, wife of James Martin
(3) Sally Coleman, 26, born Louisiana, wife of David Minche
(4) Adelia Coleman, 19, born Louisiana, widow of John Yocum
"If I'm not mistaken, Hebert's Records of Southwest Louisiana shows Rebecca as a daughter of Stephen Holstein. One of the children of Catherine was named Henry Holstein Devers, further evidence of the family's connection to the Holstein family. According to Liberty County land records, Rebecca Coleman came to Texas in 1825 and died in 1836. I suspect that the presence of these relatives in Texas was a factor that influenced Melina and her brother William K. Dalton to leave Louisiana and settle specifically in Liberty County. Melina may have found refuge in their households after leaving Elisha.
Family ID F9053 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Thomas Nixon, d. Y Married Louisiana, USA Family ID F15195 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 David Minche, b. circa 1769, North Carolina, USA , d. Y Married 1831 Notes - 1826 Atascosito Census:
David Minche, M, 57, Born North Carolina, From Alabama Farmer/Stockraiser
Sally Coleman, F, 26, Born Louisiana, From Louisiana, wife of David Minche
(no children listed)
Family ID F9054 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S157] Whittington, Carol, email of APR 4, 2002.
- [S157] Whittington, Carol, email of APR 4, 2002.
