Rev
Alexander
Calhoun
XVIII
aka Colquhoun
Born about in Crosh House, Tyrone, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of William Colhoun
and Catherine (McCausland) Colquhoun
Brother of
William Colhoun Jr.
Husband of
Judith (Hamilton) Colquhoun
— married
1684 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died [date unknown]
in Ardstraw, Tyrone, Ireland
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Biography
This profile is part of the Calhoun Name Study.
The Colquhoun name seems to have been transcribed with many spelling variations, including Colhoun, Calhoun and Colqhoun. Colquhoun is the spelling recorded in the early records.[1]
Alexander, a son of William Colquhoun, was born about 1663 (he was seventeen years of age when he entered college) at County Tyrone, Ireland.[2] He became a student Trinity College, Dublin, June 7, 1680 and received his B.A. degree in 1684.[2] Following his graduation he became curate of the parish of Clogherny, in the Diocese of Armagh.[3]
He married Judith Hamilton,the daughter of Rev James Hamilton[4][1] and there were at least four children from this marriage:
- Major William Colquhoun: b. c1686;[1] m. Patience MacCausland;[1][4] d.s.p. Sep 1756[1][4]
- Alexander Colquhoun:[4] b. 1705/6;[1][5]m. Margaret Hazlitt;[1] d. 7 Nov 1788[1]
- Audley Colquhoun:[4] m. Judith Hamilton[1]
- James Colquhoun: m. Catherine Montgomery;[4][1] d. 1760[1]
Research Notes
The following profiles were originally attached as additional children of Judith and Alexander Colquhoun. The only source provided appears to be an unsourced family tree.[6] Until more reliable sources can be found to substantiate all of these children, their profiles are being at least temporarily detached from Judith and Alexander's profiles. Stevens-17832 20:22, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
- Uncertain Children:
- John Calhoun
- Judith Calhoun
- Hugh Calhoun
- Humphrey Calhoun
- Catherine Calhoun
- Helen Calhoun
- Andrew Calhoun
- Frances Calhoun
- Alice Calhoun
- Margaret Calhoun
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Croslegh, Charles. Descent and Alliances of Croslegh, or Crossle, or Crossley, of Scaitcliffe; and Coddington of Oldbridge; and Evans of Eyton Hall. London: De La More (priv. print) (1904), pp. 191-193.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burtchaell, George Dames, and Thomas Ulick Sadleir.Alumni Dublinenses: A Register of the Students, Graduates, Professors and Provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860). Alex. Thom & Co., Ltd., issued 1935, vol. C, p. 163. "Colhoon, Alexander, Pen. (Mr Simpson), June 7, 1680, aged 17; s. of William; b. Co. Tyrone. B.A. Vern. 1684."
- ↑ Croslegh, Charles. Descent and Alliances of Croslegh, or Crossle, or Crossley, of Scaitcliffe; and Coddington of Oldbridge; and Evans of Eyton Hall. London: De La More (priv. print) (1904), p. 216-217, fn 22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Leslie, James B. Armagh Clergy and Parishes: being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Armagh...' Dundalk: W. Tempest (1911), p. 179 (1700-Alexander Colhoun)
- ↑ Burtchaell, George Dames (ed). Alumni Dublinenses. vol. C, p. 163. "Colhoun, Alexander, Pen. (Mr Balantine, Strabane), Dec 15, 1724, aged 18; s. of Alexander, clericus; b. Co. Tyrone."
- ↑ The Calhoun/Colquhoun Family: Descendants of Adam Colquhoun: Alexander Colquhoun
- See Also:
- Mason, William Shaw. A Statistical Account, or Parochial Survey of Ireland, Drawn Up From the Communications of the Clergy. Dublin: Graisberry and Cambell (1814), p. 115.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114249649/alexander-colhoun: accessed 14 October 2022), memorial page for Rev Alexander Colhoun (22 Jan 1662–22 Jan 1716), Find A Grave: Memorial #114249649, citing Carne Graveyard, Carn, County Donegal, Ireland. [Appears to be unsourced, and does not have headstone photo.]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- William Calhoun
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FGC42483, FTDNA kit #N112723, MitoYDNA ID T11470 [compare] +
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-FGC42486 - Stephen Calhoun :
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- Hank Calhoun :
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- Thomas Calhoun :
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- Daniel Fairchild Calhoun :
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Evelyn (Eadie) Bailey :
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Amanda Eadie :
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Anne Calhoun :
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~0.39%
David Calhoun :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member 1_dcalhoun75
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Gerald Witt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A513101 [compare], Ancestry member GeraldWitt38
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In the book, Notable Southern Families Volume I (1918), by Zella Armstrong (ISBN 0-8063-4725-2) there is a section on Calhoun (page 46). There are two statements about the parentage; ... "Then came Sir James who married Mary Falconer. They had among other children Patrick Calhoun, and he had a son, James Calhoun, who is the Founder of the Family in America"." Of the founding of the family in America, John Ewing Calhoun's brief account is authoritative. He says:" "In 1733 James Calhoun emigrated from the County of Donegal, Ireland, with his wife, Catherine Montgomery." Then it tells of the 1760 Indian Massacre briefly before reiterating the parentage of James. The next page (47) says again, "The father of James, the emigrant, was Patrick Calhoun, whose father was James, and so on alternating with these two names for several generations. (From the Memoirs of John Ewing Calhoun)."
Is "Patrick" the father of James? If this Patrick is the father of James, that could also be the source of James' presumed middle name? Is there a source for this middle name?
I'm no expert, so I'm also wondering if this kind of document is even considered a true source???
Jen, for the Ireland Project
Ireland, Tyrone Co, Crosh House Estate, Newton-Stewart Death 1716
Ireland, Tyrone Co, Ardstraw Aged: 54 years The Calhoun Family Paper traces this family back to Sir Gilbert Colquhoun, Laird of all Colquhoun lands in Scotland, was deposed in 1220 A.D. His lands were forfeited to the Crown, because of his continuous fighting with the other Clans.