Marie...I was somewhat stunned when I got your e-mail. I have been up against a brick wall for 2 years trying to sort out the Wilsons & Caldwells of Newberry District. Even though I have steadily chipped away & make some progress, I just can't seem to break through. It looks like you have a cemetery book. If yes, where did you get it? Mary Caldwell has been just as elusive as John Wilson for me. I got her last name from the death certificate of her daughter, Sarah Wilson Mount. It may not be correct, but so far, that is all I have to go on as I have been completely unable to locate a marriage record. According to the 1850 Marshall Co., TN census, Mary was born in 1791 in SC. After the most tedious search imaginable, I finally found one Mary Caldwell, daughter of Robert Caldwell, who was born in 1791 in SC. But she married someone named Read. Since I have been unable to find another Mary Caldwell in SC born in 1791, I have been working on a theory that her 1st husband died young & they had no children. Then she married John Wilson probably about 1817-1818, as their 1st child was born in 1819. I'm going to study the information you sent & see what I can put together from it. The probate record was very interesting as I believe I am a cousin to the Spences. The family story is that when John & Mary Wilson left Newberry in 1828, they accompanied 3 widows & their families on the trip to TN. The names were Montgomery, Fleming & Spence. The Wilsons stayed very close to the Montgomery's in TN & I believe they were very close kin. I'm going to try & get to Newberry Co. before the year ends. How was doing research there. THANKS...Don Les & Marie Reasonover wrote: > Hi there! > > I am not sure I can be of help to you....But my husband's Caldwell's were in > Newberry Co. around this time period....This past summer I went to SC and > dug and dug and still can not sort out all those Caldwell's.....But perhaps > these notes from my research can help you some...First it is a true fact > that both families were Associated Reform Presbyterians......Where you find > the Wilsons you find the Caldwells...So the following just might help you > somehow.. > 1. James Caldwell Sr. b 1765 County antrim, Ireland married Elizabeth > Wilson dau of Elder James Wilson...James Wilson Sr. died 12/29/1841 buried > Cannon Creek Cemetery, Newberry Co. SC. > 2. Joseph Caldwell b 1807 died 1888 buried Kings's Creek Cemetery in > Newbsrry Co. m/1 Margaret Wilson. dau of Francis & Sarah Wilson . Francis > Wilson d 1836 in 58th year. Sarah Wilson died 1833 in 45 th year. > 3. Thomas Wilson Caldwell b 5/20/1819 married Martha Caroline dau of > Francis & Sarah Wilson buried Kings's Creek Cemetery > 4. These are marriages that I noted from various records....Since was not > family I was researching did not note the sources. > Caldwell, _______m Drury Wilson 1819 > Caldwell, Elizabeth m _________Wilson 1804 > 5. Hugh Wilson and wife Agnes, Robert Caldwell and wife Elizabeth filed > bill of complaint in the court of equity against Martha Spence, William > Spence, John Spence and Wilson Spence on 4 May 1821 for partition of real > estate of James Spence, dec. et.......One of witnesses was J. R. Wilson. > Hugh Wilson died June 8, 1856 ca 64 years buried Lebanon Methodist Church > Cemetery 5 miles NE of Newberry. > > Do you think that this might be family members you are seeking? > > Oddly enough you mention the three sons ended up in Navarro Co. Texas...I > live in Kaufman County just to the east of Navarro Co. > By the way, I know where Comfort is located...We have a Condo at Canyon Lake > where we stay sometimes when have to take my husband to the Military > Hospital at Lackland AFB in San Antonio. > > If you think I may be on the right track with your Wilson's I can abstract > those with the name from the records of the cemeteries where my Caldwell's > are buried....Cannon Creek Cem. is SE of Newberry.....Head Springs Cem. is > north of Newberry....King Creek Cem. is NE of Newberry....etc. Our > Caldwell went to Union Co. Miss and then part of them came to Kaufman > County. > > Better still, if you think it would be of help to you...I can photo-copy the > abstracts of the cemeteries with Wilson and send you.... > > Marie in Texas marier@USAC.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don & Taxi Breithaupt <wilbreit@a-omega.net> > To: SCNEWBER-L@rootsweb.com <SCNEWBER-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, January 08, 2000 1:37 PM > Subject: [SCNEWBER] Wilsons of Newberry > > >My ggg grandfather, John Wilson was in Newberry Co. in 1820. He was > >married to Mary (we think), Caldwell. They had one son, Samuel b. 1819, > >& twin daughters, Sarah & Jane b. 1824. Living all around him were James > >Wilson, Sr., James Wilson, Jr., Jane Wilson, Sr., Jane Wilson, Jr., Hugh > >Wilson & Frances Wilson. In 1828 John had moved to Farmington, TN. In > >1830 they had a son, William D.J., & in 1834 another son, Thomas J. John > >died in 1838 & Mary after 1850. The three sons ended up in Navarro Co., > >TX. I have been unable to assemble John's family in Newberry Co. Does > >anyone have any infomation on this family...Don Breithaupt, Comfort, TX > > > > > >==== SCNEWBER Mailing List ==== > >< Visit the following Rootsweb sites regarding Newberry Co., SC > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~scnewber/ > >http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/SC/Newberry/ > > > >============================== > >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > >