Richard Callaway (1717 - 1780)

Born 14 Jun 1717 in Caroline, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Sherwood (Walton) Callaway — married Jul 1745 in Brunswick, Virginia

Husband of Elizabeth (Jones) Callaway — married 1767 in Pittsylvania, Virginia

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1780 at age 62 in Boonesborough, Madison, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Richard Callaway is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-127555
Rank: Colonel

Colonel Richard Callaway served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Richard Callaway is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A018383.

Richard Callaway was born on June 14, 1717, to Joseph Callaway, Sr., (1680-1732) and Catherine Anne Browning Callaway (1680-1735) in Essex, Virginia. His siblings were:

1. Joseph Callaway (1708-1735)
2. John Callaway (1710-1767)
3. Thomas Callaway (1712-1800)
4. William Callaway (1714-1778)
5. Francis Callaway (1716-1791)
6. James C Callaway (1720-1767)
7. Sarah Callaway (1720- )
8. Ann Callaway (1722- )
9. Elizabeth Calloway (1724-1810)

"Probably no single man accomplished more than did Colonel Richard Callaway in laying the foundation that culminated in the admission of Kentucky into the Union on June 1, 1792". ^[1]

Service Description: Colonel, Bedford Co, VA Militia French & Indian War and Revolutionary War, Burgess from Kentucky County to the Virginia House of Burgesses, Participated in the Siege of Broonesborough, Kentucky in 1778, Justice of the Peace, 1777. Trustee Appointed by Gen Assembly. ^[2]

Richard married first about 1745 in Bedford County, Virginia to Frances Walton (1727-1766). Their children were: ^[3]

1. Sarah Callaway (1746-1826)
2. Edward Callaway (1747-1847)
3. George Callaway (1748-1773)
4. Zachariah "Nathaniel" Callaway (1750-circa 1781)
5. Mary Callaway (1752-1829
6. Nancy Anna Callaway (1754-after 1840)
7. Milly Callaway (1756-after 1780)
8. Isham Callaway (1758-before 1790)
9. Elizabeth "Betsy" Callaway (1760-1850). Betsy was kidnapped with her sister, Frances, and Jemima Boone.
10. Caleb Callaway (1762-1829)
11. Frances Callaway (1763-1803). Frances was kidnapped with her sister, Elizabeth.
12. Lydia Callaway (1764- )
13. Theodosia "Doshea" Callaway (1766-1822)

Richard married second about 1767 in Virginia to Elizabeth Jones Hoy, widow of John Hoy. Their children were:

1. Kiziah/Keziah Callaway (1768-1845)
2. Richard Callaway, Jr. (1770-1849)
3. John Callaway (1775-1825)

August 20, 1747, ^[4] Richard Callaway, 244a. On the lower side of Buffaloe Creek.

July 12, 1749, ^[5]A petition was laid before the Council at its meeting 12 July 1749. Richard Callaway was granted 5,000 acres on the North Branch of Otter River in Lunenburg.

Richard was sergeant, lieutenant and major of forces active in the French and Indian Wars. He was appointed one of the trustees of New London and patented lands in Bedford during the period 1762-70.

May 12, 1759, ^[6]Richard Callaway, 204a. On both sides the south fork of Otter River, adjoining William Callaway's lines.

November 23, 1762, ^[7]George Walton [son of Robert Walton] of Lunenburg to John Turnly (Turner?) of Bedford. 15 lbs. for 200 acres in Bedford on the East side of Elk Creek. Bounded by Gibson's corner on Gibson's Branch, Anderson's line, Callaway's line near the mouth of Gibson's Branch. /s/ George Walton. No Witness.

Richard visited North Carolina with a view to locating there. He visited Kentucky several times before settling there in 1775 when he went with Boone and his road markers and assisted in the founding of Boonesboro. He was a member of the Transylvania convention which met at that settlement. Richard returned to Virginia, and in September 1775, moved to Boonesboro with his own and other families. In July, 1776, when his two daughters and Jemima Boone were captured by Indians, he led a company which pursued the marauders, and rescued the prisoners. The next year, he aided in the defense of Boonesboro when it was attacked by Indian savages during a siege in September 1778 following Daniel Boone's capture. Richard was elected burgess to the Virginia Assembly from Kentucky at the first election held in 1777 in Kentucky. He was a justice of the peace and colonel of the county and was appointed to a commission for opening a road over Cumberland Mountain to Kentucky in 1779. On the 8th of March, 1780, while he and several others were engaged about one mile above the settlement in constructing his ferry boat, they were fired upon by a party of Shawanese Indians and Callaway was killed and scalped. Two days later his body was recovered and buried at a spot just back of the fort. Colonel Callaway left a widow (his 2nd wife), and children of both marriages. Callaway County, Kentucky is named for him. ^[8]

Note on Birth Date

Richard Callaway was born June 14, 1717, according to the Richard Callaway Bible. Various other dates of his birth can be found in printed and manuscript mater, but the 1717 date seems to be borne out by the first appearance of Richard Callaway in official records, and the law required that a man be of legal age, or 21 years old, to witness a legal document. So a mathematical deduction brings the conclusion that Richard was born "about 1717".^[9] Lynchburg, Virginia:

Richard was born in 1717. He passed away in 1780. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ This was a quote by R. Alexander Bate A.B., M.D, in an article published in The Filson Club History Quarterly [volume 29, no. 1, January 1955, Louisville, Kentucky].
2. ↑ SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/127555
3. ↑ Richard Callaway Family Bible, published in England in 1762, currently in the possession of Dorothy Hampton, descendant of Colonel Richard Callaway
4. ↑ Brunswick Co, Va - Patents no.26:101 (1747-48)
5. ↑ "The Journals of the Council of Colonial Va.," Vol 5:296-297
6. ↑ Lunenburg Co, Va - Patents 34:222
7. ↑ Bedford Co, Va Deed Bk 2:106, Recorded: 23 Nov 1762
8. ↑ Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches' by Ruth Hairston Early, 1978, p.360-361.
9. ↑ Richard Callaway Family Bible, published in England in 1762, currently in the possession of Dorothy Hampton, descendant of Colonel Richard Callaway [1], and Find A Grave Memorial # 31768650 [2]
10. ↑ Source will be added by Eugene McCarthy by 13 Mar 2019.

• Capture and Rescue of Jemima Boone and the Callaway Girls [3]
• Thread from Message Board: Joseph Callaway's Children [4]
• Early, R. H. Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia, 1782-1926. J.P. Bell Company, 1927.

[5]

• A Boonesborough Romance [6]
• Bradfute Beginnings, Page 89, Ruth Bradfute Heizer, Tennessee Valley Publishing, Knoxville, TN 2001
• The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy Alexander Brown January 1, 1895 Houghton, Mifflin & Company: Children, Death, Marriage, page 295 [7]
• Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
• Family Data Collection - Births, Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.
• Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky.
• Draper, Lyman Copeland. The Life of Daniel Boone.
• Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
• Volume: 256. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
• https://www.angelfire.com/pe/shirleyspage/Baker.html?fbclid=IwAR2zQy2o1rimmjxnaM12ultPec-znsL5ZBr8mJwEYpA7vkb45-CMprSW86o
• Daniel Boone, Col. John Floyd, Col. Richard Callaway, the Jemima Boone and Callaway Daughters Rescue.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Callaway

Photo Source

• FindAGrave.com memorial 31768650 in Fort Boonesborough Cemetery, Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky.

Acknowledgement

• This profile was created created through the import of Cason - Priddy Family Tree.ged on Sep 17, 2011 by Kathy Cason.
• This profile was created by Marie Mills, February 25, 2012.