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Hugh White (McKillip) McCaleb (abt. 1780 - abt. 1845)

Hugh White McCaleb formerly McKillip
Born about in Stokes County, North Carolina, USAmap
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Husband of — married 13 Aug 1803 in Stokes County, North Carolinamap
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Died about at about age 65 in Fayette County, Alabama, USAmap
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Biography

Hugh (McKillip) McCaleb was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.
Hugh (McKillip) McCaleb was born in Appalachia, in North Carolina.
This profile is part of the McCaleb Name Study.

Hugh White (McKillip) McCaleb, born about 1780. was the son of Andrew W. McKillip and Elizabeth (Lowrey) McKillip of Stokes County, North Carolina. Both his father and his grandfather, Hugh J. McKillip served in the Revolutionary War and are recognized by the Sons of the American Revolution.[1] [2]

Hugh White McCaleb and Elizabeth Holbrook were married on August 13, 1803 in Stokes County, North Carolina.[3] They had seven children of their ten children while they lived in North Carolina.[4] Elizabeth was was the daughter of James Holbrook, one of the Executors of J. Hugh McKillip's will in 1802.

Children:

  1. Virginia Jane "Jennie" McCaleb (1803-1886) m. Robert McKinley Logan (1799-1870)
  2. Lavinia McCaleb (1804-1822) m. David Gibson
  3. John A. McCaleb, (1805-1886) m. Mary Ann Hackworth (1819-1901) NOTE: John A. McCaleb's grave marker and cemetery survey records have his last name spelled McCalab. Cemetery survey records indicate he lived 1798 ? 1886 with a question mark. Grave marker indicates he lived 1798 - 1880. It is believed, and census records indicate, that he most likely lived 1805 - 1886.
  4. Barbara McCaleb (1810-1846) m. Thomas Lauderdale (1810-1855)
  5. J. Andrew McCaleb (1813-1899) m. Leah Catherine McCollum (1821-1885)
  6. James H. McCaleb (1815-1905) m. Phoebe Hollingsworth (1822 - ?)
  7. Hugh White McCaleb Jr. (1819-1899) m. Mahala Richards (1832-1915)
  8. Elizabeth McCaleb (1825-1918) m. Unknown Howell
  9. Alfred Cowan McCaleb (1827-1891) m. Mary Ann McDonald (1830-1880)
  10. William Franklin McCaleb (1830-1910) m. Caroline Ann McDonald (1835-1898)

His grandmother, Isobel (Isabelle White) Lowery, mentioned Hugh White in her will, dated 11 Dec 1809 and probated in 1812.[5] He was also mentioned in his father Andrew's will in 1810.[6]

Hugh White and his young family lived in Stokes County until about 1817, when they moved to Logan County, Kentucky, where Hugh signed a Power of Attorney in the sale of land he inherited from his father to his brother-in-law, Michael Fair in 1818. From there, they moved on to Lauderdale County, Tennessee and by 1825 were living in Morgan County, Alabama. After a few years the family moved to the area that is now Fayette and Marion counties. The 1830 United States Federal Census has Hugh White and his family living in Marion County, Alabama:

1830 United States Federal Census[7]

  • Name: Hugh McCaleb
  • Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Marion, Alabama
  • Males Under 5: 1 (Alfred Cowan McCaleb.)
  • Males 10-14: 2 (J. Andrew and James H. McCaleb)
  • Males 15-19: 1 (Hugh White McCaleb, Jr.)
  • Males 20-29: 1 (John A. McCaleb)
  • Males 50-59: 1 (Hugh White McCaleb)
  • Females 5-9: 1 (Elizabeth McCaleb)
  • Females 40-49: 1 (Elizabeth (Holbrook) McCaleb)

He obtained a land patent in Fayette County in 1834 and spent the rest of his life there.[8][9] Hugh was a farmer and built the first grist mill in Fayette County.[10]

1840 United States Census[11]

  • Name: Hugh Mccoleb
  • Home in 1840 (City, County, State: Fayette, Alabama
  • Males 5-9: 1 (William Franklin McCaleb)
  • Males 10-14: 1 (Alfred Cowan McCaleb)
  • Males 30-39: 1 (John Allery McCaleb)
  • Males 60-69: 1 (Hugh White McCaleb)
  • Females 50-59: 1 (Elizabeth (Holbrook) McCaleb)

Hugh White passed away in 1845. Both Hugh and Elizabeth were laid to rest in the Whitehead Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.[12]

Sources

  1. ↑ https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/243853
  2. ↑ https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/330069
  3. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
    North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #6553898 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Hugh Mc Killip marriage to Elizabeth Holbrook on 20 Aug 1803 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA.
  4. ↑ The Heritage of Fayette County, Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc., Don Mills, Inc., and The Fayette County Heritage Book Committee. First Edition. Hugh White McCaleb (McKillup), submitted by John Byrd McCaleb, written by Jim Herren. LOC #98-72650, ISBN 1-891647-13-X
  5. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
    Wills and Estate Papers (Stokes County, North Carolina), 1775-1971; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Stokes, North Carolina
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #728986 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Issable Lowray probate in 1809.
  6. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
    Wills 1792-1865; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Stokes County); Probate Place: Stokes, North Carolina
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #2367099 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Andrew McKillip probate on 3 Mar 1810.
  7. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1830; Census Place: Marion, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 4; Page: 171; Family History Library Film: 0002331
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1887521 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Hugh McCaleb in Marion, Alabama.
  8. ↑ 1834 Legal Record: "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015"
    Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #2109416 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Name: Hugh McCaleb; Issue Date: 14 Oct 1834; Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA; Land Office: Huntsville; Meridian: Huntsville; Township: 14-S; Range: 11-W; Section: 5; Accession Number: AL1270__.107; Document Number: 5766; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=AL1270__.107&docClass=STA&sid=xky3vnvv.kn3.
  9. ↑ 1838 Legal Record: "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015"
    Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #2188366 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Name: Hugh McCaleb; Issue Date: 10 Sep 1838; Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA; Land Office: Huntsville; Meridian: Huntsville; Township: 14-S; Range: 12-W; Section: 12; Accession Number: AL3550__.410; Document Number: 9140; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=AL3550__.410&docClass=STA&sid=xky3vnvv.kn3.
  10. ↑ McCaleb (McKillop) Family, Volume II, Section I, Katy McCaleb Headley, author. Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, Publisher, 1962.
  11. ↑ US Census, 1840", online database. Census Place: , Fayette, Alabama. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2010.
  12. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #151127356 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Memorial page for Hugh White McCaleb (1780-1845), citing Whitehead Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Michael Gravitt (contributor 48779661).

See also:

  • 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Stokes, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 553; Family History Library Film: 0568147
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #199094 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Hugh McAlup in Stokes, North Carolina.
  • 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Stokes, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 563; Image: 570; Family History Library Film: 337908
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #341543 (accessed 27 October 2022)
    Hugh W Calep in Salisbury, Stokes, North Carolina.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Kirk Hess, who created Hugh White McCaleb's profile on 11 February 2016 and to Jim Reach for adopting the profile 4 Jun 2019. Please click the changes tab above if you would like to see other additions and changes to this profile.





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