John COLEMAN

Father: James COLEMAN
Mother: Patience COBB

Family 1: Reliance PAINE

(1) Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com.

  1. Martha COLEMAN
  2. John COLEMAN
  3. Mary COLEMAN

Family 2: Mary HAMLIN

(1) Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com.

  1. Mary COLEMAN (again)
  2. Thomas COLEMAN
  3. Nathaniel COLEMAN
  4. Zaccheus COLEMAN
  5. Reliance COLEMAN
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                 _Edward COLEMAN___|
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 _James COLEMAN_|
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|               |_Margaret LUMBARD_|
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|--John COLEMAN
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|                                   _Henry COBB_____
|                _James COBB_______|
|               |                  |_Patience HURST_
|_Patience COBB_|
                |                   ________________
                |_Sarah LEWIS______|
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Notes

Updated January 3, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) North America, Family Histories via Ancestry.com: A history of the Cobb family, pt 1-3

"John [COLEMAN, son of James COLEMAN, grandson of Edward COLEMAN, born] ye 26 of Septr 1706... (Barn. V. R. May. Desc IV 221)"

(2) Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable [Mass.] Families Volume I. Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, F.B. & F.P. Goss (the "Patriot Press"), 1888. Pages 175, 196.

Page 175: "Eleazer [COBB]... married Reliance PAINE... He died Sept. 21, 1731 aged 35, and his widow married John COLEMAN Aug. 5, 1736."

Page 196: "John [COLEMAN, son of James COLEMAN and Patience COBB a daughter of James COBB], born 26th Sept. 1706, married Aug. 5, 1736, Reliance, widow of Eleazer COBB. She died June 11, 1742, aged 36, and he married 2d Mary HAMBLIN, Aug. 2, 1743. He resided in the ancient Samuel COBB house till Nov. 20, 1746, when he removed to South Sea. His children were all baptized at the East Church, namely: Martha, June 19, 1737; John, Oct. 29, 1738; Mary, May 11, 1740; Mary again, August 5, 1744; Thomas, November 8, 1747; Nathaniel, Sept. 17, 1749; Zaccheus, Feb. 24, 1750-1; Reliance, April 26, 1752. Nathaniel of this family was insane the latter part of his life. He believed the land had everywhere become soft and miry. He carried a very long cane with a ram's horn on the upper end, and his hat was ornamented with feather of various colors, stuck under the band. Notwithstanding his constant fear of sinking, he was good natured, cheerful, and inoffensive. As he walked thro' the streets, feeling his way, with his left foot always in advance of his right, he would sing these words 'Bacon's got home and brought me a new ram's horn, a new ram's horn, a new ram's horn."

(3) Cobb, Philip L. History of the Cobb Family. Cleveland, Ohio, United States, self-published, 1907. Page 74-76.

"ELZEAR COBB... married Reliance PAINE, b. Jan. 27, 1706, dau. of Joseph and Patience (SPARROW) PAINE (Reg. 22:189). After his death his widow married John COLEMAN, and continued to live on the COBB farm in Barnstable till her death, June 11, 1742"

(4) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Barnstable

- "John COLEMAN and Reliance COB [married] Aug 5 1736"
- "John COLEMAN and Mary HAMLIN Married Aug. 25 1743"

(5) Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 via Ancestry.com: Volume 2

"CHILDREN of John COLEMAN & 1st Reliance (PAINE-5) COBB: (3) [poss. Cobb 1:74-76]": Martha; John; Mary.