John Coleman

John Coleman was buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey and has a plain white marble tablet on the wall. The inscription reads:

Near this place lyes interred the body of John Coleman Esqr. borne in the parish of Killconnell in the county of Galway and Kingdome of Ireland. He served the Royal Familie viz. King Charles the Second and King James ye Second of blessed memorys with approved fidelity above fifty years, and departed this life a true Christian and loyal subject the second of June 1709 in the 84 year of his age

His first wife died before him and he must have married again as his son John was not born until about 1688 or 89. His will, as of St James parish Westminster, mentioned his daughters Mary, who married Thomas Daly, and Anne (or Ursula), and his sisters Managhan, Helena (or Ellen) and Mary. His executors in Ireland were Denis and James Daly of Galway.

His son John was buried aged 26 on 10th October 1715. On 1st January 1737 Catherine Coleman, presumed to be his widow, was buried near him aged 50.