Jane (Ewing) Norris (abt. 1724 - abt. 1766)

Born about 1724 in Ireland

Wife of Ezekiel Calhoun I — married about 1742 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1766 at about age 42 in Long Cane Creek, Abbeville, South Carolina

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Biography

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Mentioned in husband Ezekiel Calhoun's will in 1759. There seems to be a question whether her name is Jean or Jane. In the The Calhoun Family of South Carolina Vol. 7, No. 2 & 3, it is written Jean in Ezekiel's will; however, Jane is written later on in Vol 3. Jane is also the name given to all the Calhoun descendents, suggesting that Jean was a typo in the will.

IMPORTANT: burial in this cemetery is presumed, not proven. --- b.~1731 estimated, (probably) Northern Ireland. d. (probably after) 1761 (probably in SC.) --- Wife of Ezekiel "Calhoun" AKA "Colhoun". --- "In 1756 James, Ezekiel, William and Patrick Calhoun and their sister, Mrs. Mary Noble, widow of John Noble, and their mother, Mrs. Catherine Calhoun, removed to South Carolina, arriving, according to a letter written by John C Calhoun, (a son of Patrick, AKA James Patrick), in February. They settled on Long Cane Creek, Prince William's Parish, Granville." --- HISTORICAL NOTE: Prince William Parish (near Sheldon, Beaufort, SC.) was created in 1745 from the northwest side of St. Helena's Parish, part of Granville (1708-1768) County. Modern equivalents - the original parish covered parts of what are present-day: Beaufort, Hampton, (and a small slice of) Jasper counties, SC. --- CHILDREN: i. John Ewing Calhoun. ii. Patrick Calhoun. iii. Ezekiel Calhoun. iv. Mary Calhoun, m. Carr, (With issue.) v. Rebecca Calhoun, m. March 19, 1765, Andrew Pickens, who subsequently distinguished himself in the Revolution, attaining the rank of brigadier-general of the militia of South Carolina. (With issue.) vi. Catherine Calhoun, m. January 7, 1768, Alexander Noble, son of John and Mary (Calhoun) Noble and her first cousin. (With issue.) vii. Jane Calhoun, m. John Steadman.

--- Ezekiel of South Carolina, b 1720; will proved 25 May 1762, m prior to his arrival in South Carolina, Jean Ewing of New Jersey. --- Note: He named his wife in his will as Executrix. So, she was still alive when he made his will on Sept 3, 1759

Ezekiel Calhoun made his will on Sept 3, 1759, a few months before the Massacre. The will was proved May 25, 1762, a little over two years after the Massacre. He gave his property to his wife and children. Witnesses to his will were Alexander Noble (nephew), John Wilson and Robert Norris. These were undoubtedly residents of the neighborhood and possibly were survivors of the Massacre. Ezekiel Calhoun named his wife (Jane Ewing Calhoun) executrix and brother Patrick Calhoun, executor. His brothers, William Calhoun and James Calhoun were named as overseers. James, however, had been killed in the Massacre shortly after the will was signed. --- The Index-Journal (Greenwood, South Carolina) · Sat, Mar 6, 1948

Patrick Calhoun, his wife, and many other Calhouns are buried in the Family Burying Ground three or four hundred yards away. The site is about nine miles southwest of Abbeville on a top soil road leading by Lebanon Presbyterian Church, and is about four miles beyond the church

Ezekiel and his wife, Jane Ewing Calhoun could be in the Calhoun Cemetery, Abbeville Co, SC.

Ezekiel Calhoun and his wife, Jane Ewing Calhoun had the following children:

1) John Ewing Calhoun was born about 1750; read law in Charleston, admitted to the bar 1793. Member General Assembly and elected United States Senator by the Assembly over Jacob Reed, vote being 75 to 73 in 1801. Married Floride Boinneau Oct 8, 1786 and their children: 1-Benjamin Calhoun, died young 2-Carolina Calhoun, died young 3-Floride Boinneau Calhoun born Feb 15, 1792, married John Caldwell Calhoun, her father’s first cousin 4-James Edward Calhoun 5 – William Sheridan Calhoun 2) Patrick Calhoun 3) Ezekiel Calhoun 4) Mary Calhoun who married ______Carr 5) Rebecca Calhoun who married Gen Andrew Pickens, Mar 19, 1765 6) Catherine Calhoun married Jan 1768, her first cousin, Alexander Noble, son of Mary Calhoun Noble and John Noble. ^[1]

Sources

• Find A Grave for Jane Calhoun

• The Calhoun Family of South Carolina Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr., 1906), pp. 81-98

• The Calhoun Family of South Carolina Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul., 1906), pp. 153-169

Multiple trees on Ancestry.com S614] Notable Southern Families, Armstrong, Zella, (Name: Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattanooga, TN; Date:1922;;), Volume II Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 Also available on ancestry.com also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends

Notable_Southern_Families.pdf Montgomery Section starts on page 241.

See also: Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 / Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume VI Calhoun Family.

2.[S2297] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 481.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number ofPages: 1; Submitter Code: SJP.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 8 February 2019, Jane Ewing in entry for Ezekiel Calhoun, ; citing Military Service, South Carolina, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140775.

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 February 2019), memorial page for Jane Ewing Calhoun (unknown–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #123814460, citing Colhoun Family Cemetery, Clemson, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Robert Kuhmann (contributor 46567652) .

• Numerous Calhoun Family books and articles