Surname Saturday : Caldwell

The CALDWELL surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are likely Scottish, and there is much more research needed.

Stories and history :

Ahnentafel # 933 : Mary Caldwell. Mary's birth date is unknown at this time, though likely in the 1740s in Virginia.  She married in 1765 in Virginia to James Chew (1745-c1783).  James was born 1745 in Virginia.  They raised at least 5 children in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.  James died about 1783.  Mary's death date is unknown at this time.

Ahnentafel # 1866 : Andrew Caldwell (c1720-1758).  Andrew was born circa 1720.  He married Jane (c1720-aft1796).  Andrew was executor of the estate of William Caldwell in 1746 in Frederick County, Virginia, and was involved in numerous land transactions there between 1748 and 1755.  Andrew served in the militia in 1755 from Frederick County, Virginia. They had at least three children.  Andrew died July 4, 1758 in Frederick County, Virginia. Jane died after 1796 in Berkeley County, Virginia.

Related blog posts:

• Andrew Caldwell (c1720-1758) Frederick/Berkeley Cos. VA

DNA : Mom's Cousin Linda

Corresponding recently with mom's DNA match, Linda, with whom I share no DNA.  Linda matches mom on only one segment, chromosome 1, and is predicted to be a 3rd to 6th cousin, according to 23andMe.

When I contacted Linda and shared my family tree at Ancestry, she wrote back and thought that we might be related on the Caldwell line.  Linda sent me a link to her Ancestry tree as well.  Her Caldwell line comes from Andrew Caldwell who died 1759 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Mom's line, however, comes from an Andrew Caldwell who died 1758 in Frederick County, Virginia.  While there might be a connection further back, this did not appear to be where we connected.

Looking at Linda's tree, I discovered that she had a branch that ended with Ruth Hunt (1745-1767) who married Thomas Thornburgh (1743-1788).  Her Ruth Hunt was born 1745 in Loudon County, Virginia and died January 20, 1767 in Rowan County, North Carolina.  This matches up with the Quaker relative of my mother, Ruth Hunt, daughter of Thomas Hunt (1723-1763) and Ann Beals (1720-1790), members of the New Garden MM, Society of Friends.  Ann Beals was the daughter of John Beals (1685-1745) and Sarah Bowater (1689-bef1767), my mother's 7th-great grandparents.

If this is the connection, it would make Linda and mom 8th cousins twice removed.  The DNA recombination might be a bit higher because I noticed that Linda had Osborn relatives as well, and mom has Quaker Osborn ancestors as well.

I've sent Linda some information today and I'm hoping we can continue the discussion to confirm the connections.

On This Day : July 4

1677 - Hannah SEWALL died.  Hannah was the daughter of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.


1713 - Peter CRANDALL born.  Peter was the son of Peter CRANDALL and Susannah TEFFT.


1758 - Andrew CALDWELL died in Frederick County, Virginia.  Andrew was my 8x-great grandfather.


1787 - Robert WRIGHT born.  Robert was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.


1794 - Phoeba MOULTON born.  Phoeba was the daughter of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.


1798 - Sally MOULTON born.  Sally was the daughter of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.


1812 - Isabella PATRICK born.  Isabella was the daughter of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.


1831 - David MIZE died in Pike County, Illinois.  David was the son of Isaac MIZE and Elizabeth ________.  David was Eileen's 5x-great grandfather.


1832 - Heinrich Friedrich KAHRE born.  Heinrich was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1843 - James C. LEE born in Tennessee.  James was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1850 - Margaret Ann MILLS born.  Margaret was the daughter of Aaron MILLS and Catherine FARMER.


1857 - Jane C. PATTERSON born in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio.  Jane was the daughter of James C. PATTERSON and Amanda Cassandra MAXON.


1872 - Magdalena PETRY died in Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska.  Magdalena was the daughter of Stephen PETRY.


1875 - Joseph J. COCKE born.  Joseph was the son of William Jacob COCKE and Hannah Melvina BECKETT.


1875 - Josephine COCKE born.  Josephine was the daughter of William Jacob COCKE and Hannah Melvina BECKETT.


1888 - Elizabeth REEVES died in Wabash County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1895 - Maume Green THACKER born.  Maume was the daughter of Charles A. THACKER and Mary SWAFFORD.


1900 - Jessie Helen SWAFFORD born in Vibbard, Missouri.  Jessie was the daughter of Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD and Bertie Belle MARSH.


1920 - Montgomery GROENENDYKE died in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.  Montgomery was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Barbara BUCK.


1945 - John Reese WRIGHT died in Pike Township, Brown County, Ohio.  John was the son of Samuel Pangburn WRIGHT and Rebecca Ruth HALL.


1985 - Ada Bell AULT died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Ada was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice PATTON.


1993 - Jack Wandell MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Jack was the son of Arthur MILLER and Hallie Marie CHIVLARE.

On This Day : January 4

1636: Samuel HUBBARD married Tacy COOPER in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.  Samuel was the son of James HUBBARD and Naomi COOKE.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1661: Pieter MONFOORT died on Long Island.  Pieter was the son of Jan MONFOORT.  Pieter was my 10x great-grandfather.


1682: Thomas FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1703: John CALDWELL married Margaret PHILLIPS.  John was the son of Joseph CALDWELL and Jane McGHIE.


1723: Hannah SEWALL died in York, Maine.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert FESSENDEN and Mary ________.


1728: William FESSENDEN married Martha BROWN in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  William was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.  Martha was the daughter of Rev. Ichabod BROWN and Martha WOODBURY.  They were my 8x great-grandparents.


1756: Elizabeth WRIGHT married Alexander BROWN in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.


1771: David BEALS born in York County, Pennsylvnia.  David was the son of Isaac BEALS and Hannah JONES.


1786: Prudence WILLIAMS married Levi COFFIN in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Prudence was the daughter of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.


1792: Jacob HARROLD married Mary BALLARD in Surry County, North Carolina.  Jacob was the son of Jonathan HARROLD and Catherine HIATT.


1802: Bostin NOSLER married Sarah KIRK in Montgomery County, Virginia.  Bostin was the son of Bostin NOSLER and Sophia ________.


1807: Susanna CARTER born.  Susanna was the daughter of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.


1808: Hurlbut MOULTON born.  Hurlbut was the son of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.


1808: Thomas CHEW married Mary ATKINSON in New Jersey.  Thomas was the son of Richard CHEW and Susannah MONEY.


1821: Jesse MAXON married Jane NANGLE in Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Jesse was the son of Stephen MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.


1824: Thomas Atkinson CHEW born in New Jersey.  Thomas was the son of Thomas CHEW and Mary ATKINSON.


1830: Misulla P. HATCH born.  Misulla was the daughter of Jethro HATCH and Minerva P. PIERCE.


1850: Clark DAVIS died.  Clark was the son of Joseph DAVIS and Comfort LANGWORTHY.


1851: Joseph James KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1854: Sarah BEALS born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1860: Isaac LEMASTERS married Sarah Ann HESTON in Uniopolis, Auglaize County, Ohio.  Isaac was the son of Isaac LEMASTERS and Hannah Elizabeth COLEMAN.


1870: Nancy A. SWAFFORD married Alfred M. SWAFFORD in Ray County, Missouri.  Nancy was the daughter of John Calvin SWAFFORD and Mary Ellen SHIRLEY.


1872: Ludwig Heinrich Wilhelm RITT born.  Ludwig was the son of Karl Ludwig RITT and Anna Maria Louisa Catherine KAHRE.


1877: Carrie Mae HALEY born in Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio.  Carrie was the daughter of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.


1887: Francis Delmont LYST died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Francis was the son of John LYST and Sarah Wilson LAMBERTSON.


1891: Zaida SNIVELY died in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Zaida was the daughter of Samuel SNIVELY and Mary S. LAMBERTSON.


1908: Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON married Marie WILLIAMS in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Bert was the son of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.


1910: Nehersta Edith PIERCE born in Madison County, Indiana.  Nehersta was the daughter of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.


1921: Ann Eliza CHEW died.  Ann was the daughter of William Tatem CHEW and Lucetta VAN DEXTER.


1931: John A. SWAFFORD died in McMinn County, Tennessee.  John was the son of John A. SWAFFORD and Mary Evaliny TAYLOR.


1964: Alonzo Jacob RHINEHART died in Azusa, California.  Alonzo was the son of William Frederick RHINEHART and Jennie Elizabeth WAMSLEY.


1968: Charles Glendon HUNT married Kathleen STENGER.  Charles was the son of Charles Glendon HUNT and Phyllis Imogene TIPPLE.


1998: Floyd Ray LAMBERTSON died in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Floyd was the son of Clemon Beals LAMBERTSON and June Kirk DAVIS.

Family Milestones: December 19th

My paternal great-grandaunt, Ethel May WEHRLY, was married on this date in 1906 to William SHREEVE.  Ethel was the daughter of William P. and Olive Jane (SMITH) WEHRLY, and the younger sister of my Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.  I do not have dates of birth or death for William.   Ethel died April 12, 1951.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Arana "Rainey" WARDLOW, was born on this date in 1806 in Ohio.  Arana was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (NESBIT) WARDLAW, and the older brother of my Anna WARDLOW.  Arana married on February 12, 1852 in Brown County, Ohio to Mary DENNIS.  Mary was born circa 1815 in Kentucky.  Arana was a farmer in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.  Arana died July 11, 1884 in Brown County, Ohio.  Nothing further is know at this time.


My paternal 6th-great granduncle, Johannes SCHERCH, was born on this date in 1706 in Sumiswald, Canton Bern, Switzerland.  Johannes was the son of Ulrich and Barbara (GRUNDBACHER) SCHURCH, and the younger brother of my Ulrich SCHERCH.  Nothing further is known at this time.


My maternal 6th-great granduncle, Joseph CHEW, was born on this date in 1765 in Virginia.  Joseph was the son of Major James and Mary (CALDWELL) CHEW, and the older brother of my Andrew CHEW.  Joseph married December 2, 1799 in Frederick County, Virginia to Elizabeth THOMAS, the daughter of Sampson THOMAS.  Elizabeth was born June 9, 1772 probably in Pike County, Virginia.  They had 10 children.  Elizabeth died September 11, 1843 in Andersonville, Ross County, Ohio.  Joseph died March 12, 1848 in Andersonville, Ross County, Ohio.

Family Milestones: December 2nd

My maternal 6th-great granduncle, Joseph CHEW, married on this date in 1799 in Frederick County, Virginia to Elizabeth THOMAS.  Joseph was the son of Major James and Mary (CALDWELL) CHEW, and the older brother of my Andrew CHEW.  Joseph was born December 19, 1765 in Virginia.  Elizabeth was born June 9, 1772, probably in Pike County, Virginia, the daughter of Sampson THOMAS. They raised a family of 10 children.  Joseph died March 12, 1848 in Andersonville, Ross County, Ohio, and Elizabeth died September 11, 1843 in Andersonville, Ross County, Ohio.

 

Chews of Ohio and Indiana

Andrew CHEW was my maternal 6th great grandfather. I have him born circa 1770 in Spottsylvania County, Virginia, the son of Major James and Mary (CALDWELL) CHEW. My database has his death in 1827 in Highland County, Ohio, but does not have a source.

I have nothing on his wife, Anna, and find that this post gives an interesting clue - stating that she was living with a sister-in-law in Hamilton County, Indiana at age 83. Hamilton County, Indiana is where some of Andrew's children ended up settling.

Found her in the 1860 census of Hamilton County, Indiana, aged 83 on Footnote.com http://www.footnote.com/image/37990123/

in reference to: Chews of Ohio, IN - Chew - Family History & Genealogy Message Board - rootsweb.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Andrew Caldwell (c1720-1758) Frederick/Berkeley Cos. VA

In sorting through my scans of my old genealogy files, I have discovered information on an ancestor, Andrew CALDWELL (c1720-1758) of old Frederick/Berkeley Cos., VA (now WV) that I had neglected to update into my database. The information comes from a series of emails from 1999 between Jim Brown of Venice, FL and myself. Jim provided a lot of clues and information, and I hope I responded in kind.

Andrew CALDWELL is estimated to be born around 1720 because he shows up on the 1744 taxlist of Frederick County, Virginia. Andrew was named as the executor of the estate of William CALDWELL on 6 August 1746 in Frederick County along with Grace CALDWELL. It is possible that Andrew was the son of William and Grace CALDWELL. The source cited for this information was given as J.E. King, "Frederick Co. VA Wills, Adm. 1961 (1973)".

Andrew was apparently involved in several land transactions in Frederick County, Virginia between 1748 and 1755. Citing Frederick County deed books, Andrew sold lots in the city of Winchester on October 2 & 3, 1750 to Robert LEMON, and later sells him three more lots on June 2 & 3, 1755.

Andrew was listed as a lieutenant in the Frederick County militia on August 20, 1751. Citing the George WASHINGTON papers in the Library of Congress, Andrew was listed on a December 11, 1755 list of voters - where he voted against Colonel Washington.

One of the last transactions in Frederick County shows Andrew purchasing lots 28 & 29 in the City of Winchester from James LEMON on March 4, 1757. Might he be a relative of Robert LEMON, above?

Andrew's will was dated July 17, 1757 in Frederick County and names son Andrew, daughters Mary and Elizabeth and wife Jane. Andrew died July 4, 1758 and was buried in Morgan's Chapel, Norborne Parish, now Bunker Hill.

Known children of Andrew and Jane (________) CALDWELL:
i. Andrew CALDWELL b. bef 1750, d. January 1791 Berkeley County, Virginia; m. Sarah ______
ii. Mary CALDWELL m. James CHEW
iii. Elizabeth CALDWELL

My line is from Mary (CALDWELL) CHEW through their son, Andrew, likely named for his grandfather.

I've added this information to my database and marked it for follow up for future research. Surprised to find that I had so much information on this line hidden in my correspondence files.

Martha Taylor (b. January 17, 1701/02)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandmother, Martha Taylor.

Martha was born January 17, 1701/02 in Virginia (probably Orange Co.), the daughter of James and Martha (Thompson) Taylor. Martha was married circa 1722 to Thomas Chew, son of Larkin and Hannah (Roy) Chew. Thomas was born circa 1700 Virginia and died in 1782.

Martha comes from the Taylor family that includes President Zachary Taylor.

Known children of Thomas and Martha (Taylor) Chew are as follows :
i. Joseph Chew b. 1725 Virginia, d. ca. 1800 Canada m. Grace Deshon
ii. Larkin Chew b. 1727 Virginia, d. 1796 Virginia
iii. Frances Chew b. 1730 Virginia, d. 1784 m. Henry Downs
iv. Hannah Chew b. ca. 1731 Virginia
v. Thomas Chew b. ca. 1733 Virginia
vi. Coleby Chew b. ca. 1735 Virginia, d. 1758 Fort Duquense, PA
vii. Elizabeth Chew b. ca. 1737 Virginia
viii. Alice Chew b. ca. 1739 Virginia, d. 1796 m. Zachary Taylor
ix. Mildred Chew b. ca. 1741 Virginia, m. James Coleman
x. Samuel Chew b. ca. 1743 Virginia, d. March 1778 Connecticut, m. Lucy Miller
xi. James Chew b. 1745 Virginia, d. ca. 1783 Virginia, m. Mary Caldwell

I descend from Thomas and Martha (Taylor) Chew through their son, James, as follows :
Martha Taylor and Thomas Chew
James Chew and Mary Caldwell
Andrew Chew and Ann Barthos
Elizabeth Chew and Nathan C. Beals
John T. Beals and Mary Davis
Nathan Thomas Beals and Elizabeth Caroline Poe
Pearl May Beals and Charles Wilson Lambertson
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)