Martha was born in 1750 at the Caldwell Settlement in Lunenburg County (now Charlotte County), Virginia, the daughter of William Caldwell and Rebecca Walkup. [1][2]
The Caldwell and Calhoun families became acquainted in Virginia, and Martha's brothers John and William studied surveying under Patrick Calhoun, in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. [3][4] When Patrick Calhoun received a commission to survey the South Carolina back-country, John and William went to work for him and surveyed much of what would in 1769 become the Ninety Six District of South Carolina. [5][4] John and William decided to settle in the Ninety Six District, and built their homes 16 miles west of the town of Newberry in what would become Newberry County.
Martha's father died in 1761 at the Caldwell Settlement in Lunenburg County, Virginia and sometime about 1770, John and William returned to Virginia to bring their mother, two brothers, and five sisters to the new homestead in South Carolina.
Martha married on 02 Jun 1770 to Patrick Calhoun, they settled in what would become Abbeville County, and their children were: [6]
Catherine, b. 1775, m. Rev. Doctor Waddell, d. Mar 1796
William, b. Oct 1776, m. Catherine Jenner De Graffenreid, d. 10 Dec 1840
James, b. 1779, m. Sarah Martin, d. 31 Jan 1845
John Caldwell, b. 18 Mar 1782, m. Floride Bonneau, d. 31 Mar 1850
Patrick Jr., b. 03 Feb 1784, m. Nancy Needham De Graffenreid, d. Oct 1840
Martha passed away 15 May 1802 in Abbeville County, South Carolina and is buried there in the Calhoun Cemetery. [7]
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #78255151 for Martha Caldwell Calhoun (1750–15 May 1802), citing Calhoun Cemetery, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Wayne Sears (contributor 47247047) .
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