John F. Caldwell (1715 - 1795)

Born 20 Mar 1715 in Londonderry, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Eleanor (Ewing) Caldwell — married 11 Jun 1739 in Cub Creek, Lunenburg Co, Virginia

Husband of Jane (Kennedy) Caldwell — married 16 Jun 1746 in Cub Creek, Lunenburg Co, Virginia

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1795 at age 80 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

John was born in 1715. He passed away in 1795^[1].

• Married Margaret Eleanor Ewing on Jun 11, 1737 in Lunenburg, Va.
• Married Jane Kennedy on Jun 16, 1746 in Lunenburg, Va.

There appears to be confusion over this John Caldwell, who was the fourth son and fifth child of John Caldwell and Margaret Phillips.

Two accounts say he moved to South Carolina, where he died. ^{[2] [3]} The latter says he was killed by Indians.

A third account says he was buried in Cub Creek Cemetery, Charlotte County, Virginia. ^[4]

A fourth account says he married 1746 in Cub Creek to Jane Kennedy, removed to Maury County, Tennessee, and had: ^[5]

1. Alexander, b. 1747
2. James, b. 1749
3. Anthony, b. 1751, m. Elizabeth Aikens
4. Samuel, b. 1753, m. Harriet Scott
5. Sally, b. 1754
6. William, b. 16 Jul 1756, m. Eleanor Moore
7. Polly, b. 1757, m. James Clemons
8. Hugh, b. 1760, m. Nellie Daugherty

Margaret Blackburn White's research agrees with the latter, with the exception that it was John's son William who probably led the migration to Tennessee, where he married Eleanor Moore of Green County. ^[6]

John was born in Ireland, and immigrated to Virginia prior to his 1746 marriage to Jane Kennedy in Cub Creek, Lunenburg Virginia. Jane died 1780. The had eight children.

John was also married to Margaret Ewing daughter of Samuel Ewing, with whom he had four children.

Sources disagree on some of the details. France give date of birth as 28 Mar 1715, died In what is now known as Maury County Tennessee 30 Oct 1895.

Received "400 acres known as 'Flag Spring,' and 100 acres where my mill stands." Quote from father's will ["Caldwell," by Mrs. John Q. Anderson, p. 28]

Moved to SC. Marcia Logsden notes say he died in Prince Edward County, VA in 1775 or 1786? Truett Lee Smith has place of birth as County Derry; death 1795 in Maury County, TN.

"Uncle John and William's widow and her family moved to south Carolina. Uncle John was killed by the Indians. Our friend, John C. Calhoun, is a grandson of Uncle William." [Elizabeth Venable Gaines, Cub Creek Church . . ." p. 91, quoting from a letter from John Rodgers, of Nashville, Tenn., written 11 May 1825. Rodgers was a grandson of John and Margaret (Phillips) Caldwell.]

"Caldwell Workbook," p. 148 gives place of death as Maury County, TN. "Caldwell Workbook," p. 36, cites "Morton & Their Kin" saying John "died while lieutenant-Governor of Kentucky and was buried in Frankfort, Kentucky, and is honored by a monument at the public expense [He was the son of Robert Caldwell and Mary Logan and grandson of John and Margaret Phillips Caldwell.]" "Caldwell Workbook", p. 36, cites Collin's "History of Kenturcky," vol. II, p. 367, saying "General John Caldwell, born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, moved to Kentucky in 1781."

Caldwell Workbook," p. 148-149, gives several version of who he married and where he went. First entry says he married Mary Ann Davis and went to SC; had sons Joseph of Enoree, SC ("Dare Devil Joe" of the Revolution), and John. France says he married Jane Kennedy, 15 June 1715; died in Maury County, TN 30 Oct. 1795; was a planter at Cub Creek and owned much land; served in French and Indian War; after death of wife in 1780 he moved to Maury, TN and lived with son, William. Children were Alexander, James, Capt. Anthony, Samuel, Sarah, William, Polly, and Hugh. Worth Ray in "Mecklenburg Signers" says he married Eleanor Ewing and Charles Caldwell Chart agrees stating they moved to Lincoln or Gaston Co., NC. Children of John and Ewing are listed as Robert, William, Jane, and Samuel Ewing Caldwell. Andrea say he married Mary Ann Davis and went to SC; settled between the Broad and Saluda Rivers some years before Revolution; one of first settlers of Newberry and was there in 1769; killed at Dutch Ford in 1775. A son and a daughter each married into Worley family.

Research Notes

Conflicting birth information in a merge 2/2024:

• John Caldwell Born 20 Mar 1715 in County Donegal, Ireland
• John F. Caldwell Born 20 Mar 1715 in Londonderry, Ireland

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54724345/john-f-caldwell : accessed 18 April 2022), memorial page for John F. Caldwell (20 Mar 1715–1795), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54724345, citing Cub Creek Cemetery, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Michael Bell (contributor 46911790) .
2. ↑ Letter from John Rodgers to Elias Boudinot Caldwell, written about 1825, and reprinted in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 19, pp. 92-94
3. ↑ Cub Creek Church: Its Place in History, by Rev. W.L. Lingle, D.D., LL.D., p.9.
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 54724345, Created by: Michael Bell, Record added: Jul 09, 2010
5. ↑ Long Ago Tales of Our Family, by David Carver Caldwell & Peggy Anderson Caldwell, published by the authors, printed by Lulu.com, 2008, rev. 2016, pg. 225
6. ↑ Becoming White: My Family’s Experience as Slave Holders—and Why It Still Matters by Margaret Blackburn White, Author House, 19 Mar 2009, pg. 64-65

• findagrave
• RootsWeb: Descendants of William Caldwell, by Carmen J. Finley, 10 Aug 2002
• "Thomas Caldwell (1706-1747) of Cub Creek, Lunenburg County, Virginia," by Carmen J. Finley, National Genealogical Society Quarterly, in press as of March 2006

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Caldwell-865 created through the import of 3214733.ged on Sep 17, 2011 by Kim Richey.
• WikiTree profile Caldwell-909 created through the import of Haden for WikiTree.ged on Oct 10, 2011 by Kay Haden.
• Donna at lands.ab.ca, Donna Mendelsohn, Box 98, Fort Assiniboine, Alberta, Canada TOG 1A0
• Mark David Montgomery Family File