Alexander
Calhoun
aka Cahoon, Colquhoun
Born in Nansemond, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Cahoon
and Mary Ann (Hunter) Cahoon
Brother of
William Cahoone and Robert Cahoon
Husband of
Esther (Hobbs) Calhoun
— married
before 1727 in Nansemond, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
James Irving Calhoun Sr.
Died
at about age 76
in Orange, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Feb 2020
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Biography
Alexander Calhoun has Scottish Ancestors.
Alexander was born in 1700 to Samuel Cahoon and Mary Hunter Cahoon. He passed away in 1776. [1] [needs link for citation]
Alexander Colquhoun [ancestral spelling of surname] was apparently a Lieutenant in the state Militia of Virginia at the age of 57 in 1757. This is the only practical information we have for him. This is a recreation of a state request for medications. [2]
Research Notes
I have searched all of Ancestry, and every other tree. There are plenty of trees with Alexander Cohoon/Colquhoun but not one with any proper citation on him such as a baptism, marriage, or burial. Not even a last will and testament. Then I remembered about a fire I had heard of... did a search and here we are. You can read the short story for yourselves. Fires Plagued Nansemond
After you do, if you know of any information with citations we can use to help us know Alexander Cohoon/Colquhoun better, please add it or contact Linda above. Many thanks for your help!
Sources
- ↑ Name: Alexander Cohoon Father: Samuel Cahoon Mother: Mary Hunter Birth Date: 1700 County: Nansemond State: VA Country: USA Source Information, Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Colonial Records, 1607-1853 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Virginia Colonial Records Project. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/34904:61473?ssrc=pt&tid=163116141&pid=292141572197. Library of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Family Trees offsite:
- https://www.geni.com/people/Alexander-Calhoun-Alexander-Colquhoun/6000000010132345767
- Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (modified 7 Sep 2019), entry Alexander Cahoon (PID https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GSTC-RBJ); contributed by various users.
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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. 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 Alexander:
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. 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 Alexander:
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~0.39%
Debi (Moseley) Matlack
:
23andMe, GEDmatch LP5781595 [compare], yourDNAportal DEBefe1fc2e
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AncestryDNA
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch G262101 [compare], yourDNAportal DEBefe1fc2e
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~0.39%
Dennis Collins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A593491 [compare], Ancestry member dennisc199
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~0.39%
Isabella (Angel) Macy-Angell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BB5255675 [compare], yourDNAportal ISAcce57689, Ancestry member i_macy_angell
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch BB5255675 [compare], yourDNAportal ISAcce57689
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~0.39%
S (Taylor) Odom :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rsodom1984
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~0.39%
William Shaffer :
AncestryDNA
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edited by Cheri Gates
Could you please provide the research your DNA genealogist discovered? If you are indeed a descendant of William Audley Calhoun/Colquhoun, then we are cousins!
All the best,
Linda
https://www.myfamilygenie.com/post/bravogenealogy-kathryn-calhoun-dennis-and-the-tale-of-2-john-c-calhouns
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/276450:48278?tid=163116141&pid=292309575080&hid=1044238010714&_phsrc=ojU4546&_phstart=default