Martha (Caldwell) Calhoun
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Martha (Caldwell) Calhoun (1750 - 1802)

Martha Calhoun formerly Caldwell
Born in Cub Creek, Lunenburg, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married Jun 1770 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 52 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

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]

  1. Catherine, b. 1775, m. Rev. Doctor Waddell, d. Mar 1796
  2. William, b. Oct 1776, m. Catherine Jenner De Graffenreid, d. 10 Dec 1840
  3. James, b. 1779, m. Sarah Martin, d. 31 Jan 1845
  4. John Caldwell, b. 18 Mar 1782, m. Floride Bonneau, d. 31 Mar 1850
  5. 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]

Sources

  1. History of My Grand Parents and There (sic) Families, by Elizabeth Ann (Caldwell) Higgins, Newberry, South Carolina, Aug 1887.
  2. History of the Brooks Family, Butler Family, Caldwell Family, and Descendants of Margaret Rebecca (Caldwell) Stallworth, by Thomas Arrington Stallworth, Chester, South Carolina: published by the author, 1992.
  3. History of Newberry County, South Carolina, by Thomas H. Pope. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1973
  4. 4.0 4.1 Newberry County, South Carolina: Historical and Genealogical Annals, by George Leland Summer. Newberry, South Carolina: Clearfield, 1950.
  5. The Annals of Newberry, by John Belton O'Neall, LL.D. Charleston, S.C.: S. G. Courtenay and Co., publishers, 1859.
  6. Calhoun Family Profile, Bethel Presbyterian Church, Wallhalla, South Carolina
  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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Profile history:

  • WikiTree profile Caldwell-861 created through the import of 3214733.ged on Sep 17, 2011 by Kim Richey. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kim and others.
  • This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.




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