Alice, The original Calhouns who moved into the Long Canes Section of SC in/around 1756 consisted of Catherine Montgomery Calhoun (the matriarch), her daughter, Mary Catherine Calhoun Noble, James Calhoun, Ezekiel Calhoun, William Caldwell Calhoun and Patrick Calhoun. All were married at this time except Patrick. On Feb 1 1760 Catherine, her son, James and a Grand daughter were killed during a Cherokee Indian Massacre. (also 25 others) One of her sons, William Caldwell Calhoun (1770-1817)who married Agnes Long (had a Son, Ezekiel who married a Frances Hamilton. I'm not sure if this is yours but it is a "shot in the dark". Tom Calhoun, Charlotte NC On Wed, 03 May 2000 09:53:18 -0700 Valorie Zimmerman <valoriez@aa.net> writes: > This came to me personally, rather than to the list. Please reply > directly to Alice E. Beebe-Blowers - <mailto:ABlowrs@aol.com> and cc > the > list. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Hamiltons and Colquhoun > Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 23:49:57 EDT > From: ABlowrs@aol.com > . > Dear Valorie..., > > May I address you by your first name as I am the elder by a few > years? > > I am looking for the connection between the Hamiltons and the > Colquhouns. My > great grandfather's middle name was Calhoun and I have been > wondering > where > the name came from. His gg grandmother was Mary Hamilton sister of > Andrew, > William, and she married John Byrd who had settled in VA on Jackson > Creek. > He was killed by the Indians as they were trying to get to Fort > Dinwinddie. > Mary and all the children but Sarah were captured. Do you have any > information about them? > > I tried once to send a note to Chester but it came back. I must > have > his > address wrong. > > Any help would be truly appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Alice E. Beebe-Blowers - ABlowrs@aol.com > > > ==== CALHOUN Mailing List ==== > Need help writing *excellent* queries? > Check out <http://www.firstct.com/fv/query.html> > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >