BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: James Patrick Calhoun was born at "Crosh House" in 1688 [c.f photo, at right], to Alexander Calhoun (b.1662 Tyrone Co., Ireland, d.1716 Ardstraw, Ireland) and his wife, Judith Hamilton. James married in 1713 (Ireland), to Catherine Montgomery. Catherine was born in 1684 at Donegal, Ireland, to Captain, Hugh Montgomery and Jane Hamilton Montgomery. James Patrick Calhoun and wife, Catherine, along with their five children immigrated to America in 1733, settling in Lancaster Co., PA. at "Chestnut Level". James Patrick Calhoun died at Chestnut Level, PA. in 1741. In 1746, Catherine, and the whole family moved to Augusta Co., VA. (now, Wythe Co., VA.), where they lived for 10 years, at "Max Meadows". In 1756, the family made their way to upper SC., to what is now, Abbeville, SC., where they settled in the fork of "Long Cane Creek", and the "Little River". The Indians laid claim to this land, and began to "cause trouble", and the Calhoun family, along with other settlers, grew fearful. They planned to leave the area, and go to Augusta, GA., for their safety. They started-out on their journey, Feb. 1, 1760, and had only been traveling a few hours, when some of their wagons got stuck in a boggy place, near the creek. At this point, about 100 Cherokee Indians, on horseback, launched a surprise attack. Many settlers were killed. Among those killed, were Catherine Montgomery Calhoun and her son, James Calhoun.
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Husband of Catherine Montgomery.
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CHILDREN:
- James Patrick AKA "Patrick" Calhoun (1727-1760)
- Ezekiel Calhoun
- William Calhoun
- Patrick Calhoun
- Mary Calhoun, m. John Noble.
Source [link]: http://archive.org/stream/calhounfamilyofs00lcsall/
calhounfamilyofs00lcsall_djvu.txt
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The Index-Journal (Greenwood, South Carolina) · Sat, Mar 6, 1948
There are conflicting statements as to names and even numbers of the first Calhouns mentioned above as locating in the Long Canes Settlement, in what was later Abbeville County.
The maiden name of the widow who came with her sons is not noted in any of many sketches. The name of her husband who brought the family to America from Donegal, Ireland is said by some members of the family to have been Patrick Calhoun. Two other sources say his name was James.
Col W Pinckney Starke in his sketch of the Calhoun family as an introduction to the volume of the Correspondence of John C Calhoun, published by the American Historical Society in 1899, says his name was James Calhoun.
Col Starke lists four brothers who with their mother and sister, Mrs Noble, came to this part of South Carolina from Virginia by way of the Waxhaws on the Carolina State Border.
However, Col R W Simpson of Pendleton and an intimate friend of Thomas G Clemson, who was a son-in-law of John C Calhoun, in his History of Old Pendleton, says the name of the husband of the "aged widow", Mrs Catherine Calhoun, was Patrick and that he was born in Donegal, Ireland and that he came with his family to Pennsylvania and after a short time there, came on to Albemarle County, Virginia and there Patrick Calhoun Sr died.
(NOTE: The above indicates that (James) Patrick Calhoun Sr died in Albemarle County, Virginia)
Col Simpson says Patrick Calhoun Sr and his wife Catherine Calhoun had 5 sons, instead of the 4 others have named. He gives the names as:
1 – William Calhoun, 2 – Ezekiel Calhoun 3 – John Calhoun 4 – Patrick Calhoun 5 – James Calhoun and Mary Calhoun Noble.
Col Simpson adding the name of John Calhoun to the list of brothers does not mention him further than to list his name among the children who had married, these being
1) William Calhoun who married Agnes Long
2) Ezekiel Calhoun who married Jane Ewing
3) John Calhoun, no mention of marriage
4) James Calhoun killed with his mother and others in the Massacre of Feb 1, 1760
5) Catherine Calhoun who married Alexander Noble
Dr H Von Heist, in his Life of John C Calhoun, says the name of the head of the family who located in 1733 was James Calhoun. The family was Gaelic and were among thousands who left Scotland for the North of Ireland and many later came to America. The Gaelic spelling was "Calquhoun." It has been changed to "Calhoun" for over a century, so far as the spelling goes, in this country.
James, and one of the brothers, was killed with his aged mother and others in the Indian Massacre. The Salley pamphlet makes no mention of the marriage and presumably James Calhoun left no descendants. As there is no mention of John Calhoun, named by Col Simpson as one of the five sons of Mrs Katherine Calhoun, it is presumed that he did not come with the brothers to Long Canes. William Calhoun and the other two brothers were Ezekiel and Patrick Calhoun.
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Husband of Catherine Montgomery.
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CHILDREN:
- James Patrick AKA "Patrick" Calhoun (1727-1760)
- Ezekiel Calhoun
- William Calhoun
- Patrick Calhoun
- Mary Calhoun, m. John Noble.
Source [link]: http://archive.org/stream/calhounfamilyofs00lcsall/
calhounfamilyofs00lcsall_djvu.txt
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The Index-Journal (Greenwood, South Carolina) · Sat, Mar 6, 1948
There are conflicting statements as to names and even numbers of the first Calhouns mentioned above as locating in the Long Canes Settlement, in what was later Abbeville County.
The maiden name of the widow who came with her sons is not noted in any of many sketches. The name of her husband who brought the family to America from Donegal, Ireland is said by some members of the family to have been Patrick Calhoun. Two other sources say his name was James.
Col W Pinckney Starke in his sketch of the Calhoun family as an introduction to the volume of the Correspondence of John C Calhoun, published by the American Historical Society in 1899, says his name was James Calhoun.
Col Starke lists four brothers who with their mother and sister, Mrs Noble, came to this part of South Carolina from Virginia by way of the Waxhaws on the Carolina State Border.
However, Col R W Simpson of Pendleton and an intimate friend of Thomas G Clemson, who was a son-in-law of John C Calhoun, in his History of Old Pendleton, says the name of the husband of the "aged widow", Mrs Catherine Calhoun, was Patrick and that he was born in Donegal, Ireland and that he came with his family to Pennsylvania and after a short time there, came on to Albemarle County, Virginia and there Patrick Calhoun Sr died.
(NOTE: The above indicates that (James) Patrick Calhoun Sr died in Albemarle County, Virginia)
Col Simpson says Patrick Calhoun Sr and his wife Catherine Calhoun had 5 sons, instead of the 4 others have named. He gives the names as:
1 – William Calhoun, 2 – Ezekiel Calhoun 3 – John Calhoun 4 – Patrick Calhoun 5 – James Calhoun and Mary Calhoun Noble.
Col Simpson adding the name of John Calhoun to the list of brothers does not mention him further than to list his name among the children who had married, these being
1) William Calhoun who married Agnes Long
2) Ezekiel Calhoun who married Jane Ewing
3) John Calhoun, no mention of marriage
4) James Calhoun killed with his mother and others in the Massacre of Feb 1, 1760
5) Catherine Calhoun who married Alexander Noble
Dr H Von Heist, in his Life of John C Calhoun, says the name of the head of the family who located in 1733 was James Calhoun. The family was Gaelic and were among thousands who left Scotland for the North of Ireland and many later came to America. The Gaelic spelling was "Calquhoun." It has been changed to "Calhoun" for over a century, so far as the spelling goes, in this country.
James, and one of the brothers, was killed with his aged mother and others in the Indian Massacre. The Salley pamphlet makes no mention of the marriage and presumably James Calhoun left no descendants. As there is no mention of John Calhoun, named by Col Simpson as one of the five sons of Mrs Katherine Calhoun, it is presumed that he did not come with the brothers to Long Canes. William Calhoun and the other two brothers were Ezekiel and Patrick Calhoun.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: James Patrick Calhoun was born at "Crosh House" in 1688 [c.f photo, at right], to Alexander Calhoun (b.1662 Tyrone Co., Ireland, d.1716 Ardstraw, Ireland) and his wife, Judith Hamilton. James married in 1713 (Ireland), to Catherine Montgomery. Catherine was born in 1684 at Donegal, Ireland, to Captain, Hugh Montgomery and Jane Hamilton Montgomery. James Patrick Calhoun and wife, Catherine, along with their five children immigrated to America in 1733, settling in Lancaster Co., PA. at "Chestnut Level". James Patrick Calhoun died at Chestnut Level, PA. in 1741. In 1746, Catherine, and the whole family moved to Augusta Co., VA. (now, Wythe Co., VA.), where they lived for 10 years, at "Max Meadows". In 1756, the family made their way to upper SC., to what is now, Abbeville, SC., where they settled in the fork of "Long Cane Creek", and the "Little River". The Indians laid claim to this land, and began to "cause trouble", and the Calhoun family, along with other settlers, grew fearful. They planned to leave the area, and go to Augusta, GA., for their safety. They started-out on their journey, Feb. 1, 1760, and had only been traveling a few hours, when some of their wagons got stuck in a boggy place, near the creek. At this point, about 100 Cherokee Indians, on horseback, launched a surprise attack. Many settlers were killed. Among those killed, were Catherine Montgomery Calhoun and her son, James Calhoun.
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Husband of Catherine Montgomery.
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CHILDREN:
- James Patrick AKA "Patrick" Calhoun (1727-1760)
- Ezekiel Calhoun
- William Calhoun
- Patrick Calhoun
- Mary Calhoun, m. John Noble.
Source [link]: http://archive.org/stream/calhounfamilyofs00lcsall/
calhounfamilyofs00lcsall_djvu.txt
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The Index-Journal (Greenwood, South Carolina) · Sat, Mar 6, 1948
There are conflicting statements as to names and even numbers of the first Calhouns mentioned above as locating in the Long Canes Settlement, in what was later Abbeville County.
The maiden name of the widow who came with her sons is not noted in any of many sketches. The name of her husband who brought the family to America from Donegal, Ireland is said by some members of the family to have been Patrick Calhoun. Two other sources say his name was James.
Col W Pinckney Starke in his sketch of the Calhoun family as an introduction to the volume of the Correspondence of John C Calhoun, published by the American Historical Society in 1899, says his name was James Calhoun.
Col Starke lists four brothers who with their mother and sister, Mrs Noble, came to this part of South Carolina from Virginia by way of the Waxhaws on the Carolina State Border.
However, Col R W Simpson of Pendleton and an intimate friend of Thomas G Clemson, who was a son-in-law of John C Calhoun, in his History of Old Pendleton, says the name of the husband of the "aged widow", Mrs Catherine Calhoun, was Patrick and that he was born in Donegal, Ireland and that he came with his family to Pennsylvania and after a short time there, came on to Albemarle County, Virginia and there Patrick Calhoun Sr died.
(NOTE: The above indicates that (James) Patrick Calhoun Sr died in Albemarle County, Virginia)
Col Simpson says Patrick Calhoun Sr and his wife Catherine Calhoun had 5 sons, instead of the 4 others have named. He gives the names as:
1 – William Calhoun, 2 – Ezekiel Calhoun 3 – John Calhoun 4 – Patrick Calhoun 5 – James Calhoun and Mary Calhoun Noble.
Col Simpson adding the name of John Calhoun to the list of brothers does not mention him further than to list his name among the children who had married, these being
1) William Calhoun who married Agnes Long
2) Ezekiel Calhoun who married Jane Ewing
3) John Calhoun, no mention of marriage
4) James Calhoun killed with his mother and others in the Massacre of Feb 1, 1760
5) Catherine Calhoun who married Alexander Noble
Dr H Von Heist, in his Life of John C Calhoun, says the name of the head of the family who located in 1733 was James Calhoun. The family was Gaelic and were among thousands who left Scotland for the North of Ireland and many later came to America. The Gaelic spelling was "Calquhoun." It has been changed to "Calhoun" for over a century, so far as the spelling goes, in this country.
James, and one of the brothers, was killed with his aged mother and others in the Indian Massacre. The Salley pamphlet makes no mention of the marriage and presumably James Calhoun left no descendants. As there is no mention of John Calhoun, named by Col Simpson as one of the five sons of Mrs Katherine Calhoun, it is presumed that he did not come with the brothers to Long Canes. William Calhoun and the other two brothers were Ezekiel and Patrick Calhoun.
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Husband of Catherine Montgomery.
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CHILDREN:
- James Patrick AKA "Patrick" Calhoun (1727-1760)
- Ezekiel Calhoun
- William Calhoun
- Patrick Calhoun
- Mary Calhoun, m. John Noble.
Source [link]: http://archive.org/stream/calhounfamilyofs00lcsall/
calhounfamilyofs00lcsall_djvu.txt
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The Index-Journal (Greenwood, South Carolina) · Sat, Mar 6, 1948
There are conflicting statements as to names and even numbers of the first Calhouns mentioned above as locating in the Long Canes Settlement, in what was later Abbeville County.
The maiden name of the widow who came with her sons is not noted in any of many sketches. The name of her husband who brought the family to America from Donegal, Ireland is said by some members of the family to have been Patrick Calhoun. Two other sources say his name was James.
Col W Pinckney Starke in his sketch of the Calhoun family as an introduction to the volume of the Correspondence of John C Calhoun, published by the American Historical Society in 1899, says his name was James Calhoun.
Col Starke lists four brothers who with their mother and sister, Mrs Noble, came to this part of South Carolina from Virginia by way of the Waxhaws on the Carolina State Border.
However, Col R W Simpson of Pendleton and an intimate friend of Thomas G Clemson, who was a son-in-law of John C Calhoun, in his History of Old Pendleton, says the name of the husband of the "aged widow", Mrs Catherine Calhoun, was Patrick and that he was born in Donegal, Ireland and that he came with his family to Pennsylvania and after a short time there, came on to Albemarle County, Virginia and there Patrick Calhoun Sr died.
(NOTE: The above indicates that (James) Patrick Calhoun Sr died in Albemarle County, Virginia)
Col Simpson says Patrick Calhoun Sr and his wife Catherine Calhoun had 5 sons, instead of the 4 others have named. He gives the names as:
1 – William Calhoun, 2 – Ezekiel Calhoun 3 – John Calhoun 4 – Patrick Calhoun 5 – James Calhoun and Mary Calhoun Noble.
Col Simpson adding the name of John Calhoun to the list of brothers does not mention him further than to list his name among the children who had married, these being
1) William Calhoun who married Agnes Long
2) Ezekiel Calhoun who married Jane Ewing
3) John Calhoun, no mention of marriage
4) James Calhoun killed with his mother and others in the Massacre of Feb 1, 1760
5) Catherine Calhoun who married Alexander Noble
Dr H Von Heist, in his Life of John C Calhoun, says the name of the head of the family who located in 1733 was James Calhoun. The family was Gaelic and were among thousands who left Scotland for the North of Ireland and many later came to America. The Gaelic spelling was "Calquhoun." It has been changed to "Calhoun" for over a century, so far as the spelling goes, in this country.
James, and one of the brothers, was killed with his aged mother and others in the Indian Massacre. The Salley pamphlet makes no mention of the marriage and presumably James Calhoun left no descendants. As there is no mention of John Calhoun, named by Col Simpson as one of the five sons of Mrs Katherine Calhoun, it is presumed that he did not come with the brothers to Long Canes. William Calhoun and the other two brothers were Ezekiel and Patrick Calhoun.
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