1. JOHN2 COLTMAN (JOHN1) was born 1750. He married ELIZABETH VENABLES January 26, 1775 in All Saints, Chepping (High) Wycombe, Bucks., England, daughter of WILLIAM VENABLES and ELIZABETH ???.
Notes for JOHN COLTMAN:
John and Elizabeth had another son named John, b. 1777 d. 1778.
John was noted in the Universal British Directory for Bucks., 1790-1798, as a millwright from Wycombe. He and his sons William and John were listed as wheelers in the Posse Comitatus Feb. 1798. This was a census of able-bodied men ages 15-60 organized by the sheriff of Bucks, in case of Napoleonic invasion. Wheelwrights often doubled as millwrights in the countryside.
Info from Rick Coltman (roc1com@aol.com/www.copycare.com/coltman)
More About ELIZABETH VENABLES:
Christened: February 21, 1745/46, High Wycombe, Bucks., Eng.
Marriage Notes for JOHN COLTMAN and ELIZABETH VENABLES:
Marriage witnessed by William Venables. Both Elizabeth and John signed their own names.
Children of JOHN COLTMAN and ELIZABETH VENABLES are:
