Discussion: The Colemans were part of the small group of abolitionists who split from the Sodus Presbyterian Church in October 1843.   L.C. Coleman noted in his “Reminiscences” in 1898 that his father received a “colored family” one Sunday morning who had traveled from the Griffth and Elizabeth Cooper home in Williamson to the Cuyler home in Pultneyville, to the home of Mr. (Eli) Clark to the home of Seth Coleman, L.C.’s father. Coleman took them to Sodus Point, where they boarded a schooner for Canada.  

“Squire Edwards,” remembered L.C., “asked my father if he did not know that he was breaking the law." Any answer has been lost to history.

When you look at the map above it shows the location of Freedom Hill and the homes of Eli Clark, Seth Coleman, Jacob Buys, Dr. William Cook and Dr. Levi Gaylord (5 of the 6 members of the Liberty Party). You will notice that they all lived near the lake and within a mile of Freedom Hill which was in a central location.