--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "John Jaris" <johnjaris@earthlink.net> To: <tcaljr@juno.com> Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 23:15:30 -0500 Subject: Re: [CALHOUN] THE CALHOUN'S Message-ID: <000e01bfb3ed$1f7d7540$61b7bfa8@oemcomputer> References: <20000429.112434.-188555.5.tcaljr@juno.com> Dear Tom, Thanks for the information. My family history is on "firm" ground starting with John Calhoun 1764- 1821. He married Martha Walker and had the following children: Warren Walker Calhoun 1793-1859 James Calhoun 1795-1875 Milton Calhoun 1797-1840 Amanda Caroline Calhoun 1800-1880 Anny L. Calhoun 1804- Alexander Calhoun 1805- Elizabeth Calhoun 1807- John Newton Calhoun 1809-1879 (My great grandfather) Sidney Calhoun 1812-1837 Prior to John Calhoun my information is dependent solely on the internet and a few family notes. In a letter written by family historian, Will Newton Calhoun in 1937 to Jesse W. Calhoun he said, "The Calhouns emigrated from Ireland to America, first to New Jersey, then to Pennsylvania. The clan stuck together in Scotland, Ireland and America. They founded a colony near Wthville (sic), Virginia, some time prior to 1755. In that year Braddock was defeated by the French and the Indians became so troublesome that the colony broke up and the Calhouns scattered to all colonies, among them our ancetor, Edom (?) or (Elam)? Calhoun to North Carolina. I am not sure of the name and have only tradition to guide me. He my great great grandfather was appointed to collect supplies for Boston and was killed ay a falling tree during Green's campaign in the revolution. His son was John Calhoon (born October 10, 1764) who maried Martha Walker (born June 25, 1776) and they had the following sons and two daughters." In this letter he says that John's father was named Edom or Elam. Information on the internet in other family histories says the name is Samuel, son of Andrew. But your information is different. Apparently you have done a lot of research. Do you have a suggestion of a reference book that would be useful? Is there any information that you want from me? ----- Original Message ----- From: <tcaljr@juno.com> To: <johnjaris@earthlink.net> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [CALHOUN] THE CALHOUN'S > John, I do not have a Samuel listed as son of Andrew. > > what i have is: > Andrew Colhoun 1700-1789 spouse unknown ---ten children: > dau Colhoun, Andrew, Margaret, Dau Colhoun, Robert, William (and > Elizabeth), John, James, Catherine, Hugh. > children of william and eliz are: > William > Andrew > John (and Margaret) > Elizabeth > Isabell > Ann > James > Mark (and Martha Elizabeth Crow) > > I have no other entries. > > two other sonsof Andrew John and Hugh had sons named Samuel > > Alexander had a son Audley who had a son GEorge who had a son named > Samuel who was born in 1740 died 1833 had 10 children. > > > > On Wed, 26 Apr 2000 20:26:12 -0500 "John Jaris" <johnjaris@earthlink.net> > writes: > > Dear Tom, > > > > I am a decendent of Andrew Calhoun, son of Alexander Calhoun and > > Judith > > Hamilton. Andrew was a brother of James Patrick Calhoun. Andrew was > > born in > > 1700 in Crosh House, County Tyrone, Ireland and died after 1789 in > > Arstraw, > > Ireland. He had at least one child named Samuel born in 1740. At > > some point > > Samuel came to America and according to family history he died in > > Green's > > campaign during the revolution when he was hit by a falling tree. > > His son, > > John Calhoun, was born in 1764 and died in 1812. One of his children > > was > > John Newton Calhoun, my great grandfather. Do you have any > > information on > > Andrew, Samuel or John? > > > > It was good reading your e-mail. If everyone put their information > > out on > > the net it would be helpful. > > > > John Jaris > > Tulsa, Ok. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <tcaljr@juno.com> > > To: <CALHOUN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 8:25 PM > > Subject: [CALHOUN] THE CALHOUN'S > > > > > > > WELL, VALORIE, IT SEEMS AS IF YOU HAVE SCARED US INTO RESPONDING. > > GOOD > > > FOR YOU. > > > > > > My name is Tom Calhoun and I live in Charlotte NC. > > > > > > My family was originally the Colquhoun's and they lived in and > > around > > > Loch Lomond in Scotland. The Father of the Colquhouns was > > Umfridus de > > > Colquhoun ca. 1190-1260 (Umfridus is latin for Humphry)then there > > came a > > > whole bunch of Colquhouns:Robert, Ingelramus, another Humphry, > > Robert, > > > Humphry, John, Malcolm, John, Humphry, John, Humphry, John, > > Alexander and > > > then part of the family decided to move to Ireland in/around 1633 > > > locating in Northern Ireland to the Raphoe/Convoy area in County > > Donegal. > > > They lived here for three generations. Adam, Robert, William and > > > another Alexander. By this time, they have changed the name to > > Colhoon > > > and Calhoon. Again, some decide to move to the New World > > on/about 1731 > > > (After 1727) > > > We know that James Patrick Calhoon and his wife Catherine > > Montgomery > > > Calhoun, their married dau., Mary Catherine Calhoon Noble, James > > Calhoon > > > (mine), Ezekiel, William, and Patrick(a little snotty nosed brat) > > who > > > would later father a vice pres. of U.S. > > > After 5or 6 or more weeks on a three masted ship, Getting sea sick > > and > > > throwing up the entire voyage. (well, I would have) they land in > > Phil. > > > Pa. the city of Brotherly love now. Well, they loaded up the > > "just > > > bought wagon" and headed west and south down the GREAT WAGON ROAD > > to some > > > land on Pa. Md. border where they lived for some time near the > > Potomac > > > River. The father, James Patrick dies, The family packs up and > > moves > > > further south down the Beautiful Shenandoah Valley to Wytheville > > Va. > > > Now, records in the Augusta County shows that there is a Hugh with > > the > > > four surviving brothers. By this time James has married and > > Ezekiel and > > > William are Thinking about it. Incidentally, the names keep > > changing back > > > and forth from Calhoun to Colhoon to Calhoon and so on. > > > There is trouble in the woods. The Indians are Attacking > > settlers and > > > again All of the Calhouns move further South on the Great Wagon > > Road > > > through the beautiful Shenandoah Valley to (winston)Salem, > > Salisbury, > > > Charlotte burgh, Rock Hill, Chester, Newberry and Settle Near the > > > Savannah River In South Carolina in the "long Canes " Settlement > > which is > > > near Mt. CArmel of today. All of the boys are now married except > > Patrick > > > and He is afraid of the Girls. > > > Hugh Calhoun is down here too and we think that he is the brother > > of the > > > original James Patrick who came over on the boat with his wife. > > Well, > > > sir ree! The Cherokee indians go on the warpath on/about Feb 1 > > 1760 and > > > kill about 50 of the settlers as they are fleeing to Fort Moore in > > > Augusta. > > > Killed were the Grandmother, Catherine, her son, James (mine) one > > of > > > Williams daughters and several children were > > > Carried off bythe Cherokee Indians and kept captive for thirteen > > years. > > > Lucky for me, James and his wife Susannah had five Children before > > he was > > > killed otherwise I wouldn't be here. Some time Later, Patrick > > gets > > > married (twice) and one of his sons turned out to be one of them > > there > > > lawyer fellers, got into politics and soon he was a vice > > President. > > > That's about it for now. I can furnish Descendency list right up > > to the > > > present time. > > > > > > Interested in more, Let me know. > > > > > > I have a Problem, I don't know what happened to Susannah, wife of > > James, > > > after the Long Canes Massacre. Where did she go? Where did she > > move? > > > The rest of my family migrated to Ninety Six S.C., Greenwood S.C., > > > Columbia, S.c., Greenville S.C. and finally Charlotte. > > > > > > ______________________________ > > >