Joseph Caldwell was born 09 Jan 1657 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland (or possibly Lefford, Ballycogan, Donegal, Ireland) the second child and eldest son of John Caldwell and Mary Holmes. Joseph married Jane McGhia (also spelled McGhie) on 08 Apr 1682 in County Donegal. Jane was the daughter of Alexander McGhia and Jane Milliken. Joseph and Jane had seven children:[1]
John, b. 1683, m. 04 Jan 1704 Margaret Phillips, d. 06 Oct 1750 in Virginia
Elizabeth, b. 1684, m. James Moor(e), d. in Virginia
Margaret, b. 1686, d. in Ireland
Jeanne (Jane), b. 1688, m. Alexander Richey, d. in Virginia
George, b. 1690, m. Jane Phillips (Margaret's sister), d. in Ireland
Catherine, b. 1691, m. John Dudgeon, d. in Virginia
Andrew, b. 1692/3, m. Ann Stuart/Stewart
All Joseph's children except Margaret and George, who died in Ireland, emigrated to America. Most came in 1727 with their son, Captain John Caldwell. [2] Andrew in 1718. Joseph and Jane's son Capt. John Caldwell established the Caldwell settlement at Cub Creek, VA.
Joseph is buried in Ballyloughan, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.[3]
Research Notes
Capt. John's son William had a daughter Margaret Caldwell who married her cousin James Richey, Sr., son of Jeanne Caldwell and Alexander Richey. Joseph is buried in Ballyloughan, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.[3]
Marcia Lodgson gives marriage date as April 8, 1682; Verne Hoffman, Jr. gives death date as Sept. 3, 1730 (both supported by other sources).
From unknown author, copied from now defunct website:
"I believe the Caldwell name originated at a settlement north of Worcester, England around 1300-1400. In the late 1500's to early 1600's, there was a migration north to Ayr, Scotland. There was a second migration in the 1600's from Ayr into Northern Ireland. This migration was more spreading out than moving. I believe they also stayed in close association with one another. The name changed with these movements representing the difference in languages of the times . The Co- variation remained in England proper, the Cau- variations were primarily located i n Scotland and the Ca- variations were in Ireland. The Caldwells seemed to prosper in Scotland and Ireland and spread out quite dramatically in a relatively short period of time. One James Caldwell (an uncle) even bought a castle in 1662 and renamed it Castle Caldwell in Enniskillen, Ireland. In the early 1600's, the first Caldwells began migrating to the New World. The earliest on record that I have found was about 1604 to Boston from Glasgow. In the years, Scotch Caldwells migrated to the northern New England states of Massachusetts and Connecticut and the Irish Caldwells migrated to the Mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Virginia. The Scotch Caldwells began migrating first in the early 1600's and the Irish Caldwells began migrating in the late 1600's. Our direct relatives arrived in Newcastle, Delaware sometime around 1727. The stateside story will be added at a later date as it is much more detailed and is only partially transcribed for this website. This is the GEDcom file that I have put together that starts with John and Margaret (Phillips) Caldwell and goes back to 1304. It is as accurate as one can get researching the web." [4]
WikiTree profile Caldwell-756 created through the import of richey Family Tree.ged on Aug 2, 2011 by Ty Richey. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Ty and others.
This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.
WikiTree profile Caldwell-869 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 on 10 March 2011 through the import of Smith-Hunter.ged.
Source: S03354 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: Note: #NS33543
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
Removed unmatched merge to John Joseph Alexander Caldwell. Dates are different. John Joseph Alexander Caldwell never emigrated to America. Caldwell-359 emigrated and settled in Maryland. He also died around 1717 whereas Caldwell-343 died in Ireland in 1730.
Caldwell-359 and Caldwell-343 are not ready to be merged because: This file was originally a Gedcom file, of which I have no supportive data. Further confirmation of parents I think is warranted.
Caldwell-3780 and Caldwell-343 appear to represent the same person because: The birth and death dates and names are similar. Please reconcile if needed.
Does anyone have a source for Joseph's middle name "Alexander" or the nickname "Richie"? Middle names were not common in the 17th C. and Richie seems incongruous. Is it possible they somehow leaked in from Joseph's daughter Jane's husband's name?
Caldwell-3592 and Caldwell-343 appear to represent the same person because: Same approximate birth, same parents' names, same spouse name, same death year. please merge.