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First I have some things from Prince Edward and Lunenburg counties which may or may not be
relevant.
From Prince Edward Deed Book 2, page 66b: "Aug. 11, 1761, from
George Caldwell of Bedford County, to Thomas Cunningham of PE, for 27 lbs, 10 shillings, a
tract of land in PE on the brances of Fort Creek, about 270 acres bounded by Henry
Caldwell, Joseph Littlejohn, the dividing line between William Boyd.
Signed George
Caldwell. Wit - none. Recorded August 11, 1761. Isbel, the wife of the said George,
relinquished her right of dower to the conveyed lands.
From PE DB 2, page 196b. Jan 30, 1764, from John Caldwell Sr. of PE,
to David Caldwell of PE, for 5 lbs, a certain tract of land on the branches of
Vaughn's Creek in PE, about 400 acres bounded Thomas Armstrong, Hudson, John Caldwell
Jr. Signed by John Caldwell. Wit - John Caldwell Jr. James Donnell, George Caldwell.
Recorded Mar. 19, 1764. [edwin's note-I suspect this George may not be the Bedford
George Caldwell but I am speculating here. I do not know.]
From the marriages of Lunenburg County, Virginia: "George
Caldwell of Lunenburg county and Isbell Davis, daughter of Joseph Davis, 23 Jan , 1760.
Surety Robert Woods. MB 42. [note: George is shown "of Lunenburg County" but
I think this is the George and Isbell of Bedford and later Mercer county, Ky.
But we
have to be careful here. There is "another George Caldwell in Lunenburg who seems to
be a contemporary of Bedford George.]
From Lunenburg Order Book 8, at a Court held July, 1762. "George
Caldwell granted leave to keep ordinary; Henry Tate, Francis Harwood security.; [note: A
Harwood was one of the original Cubb Creek landowners of the 1745 Brunswick indentures to
the Kennons.]
From Lunenburg Order Book 8, at a Court held Sept. 1762. "George
Caldwell & wife Mary administrators Robert Andrews, deceased, against John Clark &
James Martin, defendants. Petitioners to recover.
From Lunenburg Order Book 8, at a court held October 1762.
"George Caldwell & wife Mary against James Caldwell & James Mitchell,
defendants in debt. (Andrew Rogers, Wm Galloway, Thomas Kersey bail); plaintiffs to
recover. [ Perhaps this "other George Caldwell, married to Mary, is the son of
the James Caldwell who died in 1757. This 2nd George may be the grandson of old Cubb
Creek John, But I am merely guessing. Don't engrave this in granite. Please do not
cite my ramblings as fact. It is just idle chatter and completely unproven.]
Now back to Bedford County:
I already posted the 1757 Bedford Deed for 100 acres, on Little Falling River, of George
Caldwell from William Boyd of Prince Edward county. I have a few more things from the
Bedford records:
From Bedford Deed Book 1. " McDavid, Patrick, Deed from Patrick
McDavid of Bedford County, to Samuel Taylor of Cumberland County, 170 acres lying on both
sides of Little Falling Creek and Samoan's Branch. It adjoins the land of Wm.
Thompson, George Caldwell and George McDavid, being part of two patents Aug 20, 1748.
Witnesses, George Caldwell, Miles Barrott, and George McDavid. Page 222".
[Edwin's note: Again, this area is in now Campbell county, just west of the Charlotte
county line and just above present day Brookneal. This area is loaded with land patents
of the founders of Cubb Creek and their heirs; the McDavids, the Daughterys, the Rodgers,
The Mitchells, and the Caldwells, etc. The above deed is not dated but the next deed down
is recorded in 1759. The mention of the 1748 patents were filed by McDavid in Lunenburg,
before the formation of Bedford. I have seen several Bedford deeds that show the land
being in both Bedford and Charlotte or Lunenburg. Especially parcels on the "Upper
Branches of Turnip Creek". So, several of the Cubb Creek folks had lands that
straddled the old Bedford/Campbell and now Charlotte county lines. Of course, in the
1740's, that imaginary line did not exist.]
From Bedford County, Wills, Inventories, & Accounts by Whitten.
Pages 256-257
I will paraphrase: From the Will of one Benjamin Rawlings,
dated 20 Dec. 1776. "Likewise all the wages that are due me for being a soldier and
my "Riffle Gun" which I desire may be sold and other debts due to me to be
raised and payment to be made to discharge a bond which may be due to Captain George
Caldwell." End quote
From Pages 334-335. Daniel Mitchell, Inventory and Appraisement,
dated 18, Oct. 1775. The Appraisers are shown as : George Caldwell, Abraham Irvin,
John Irvin. [The Irvins (mine) also lived on the the Little Falling River and are
generally known as the "Hat Creek Irvins" because of their involvement with the
old Hat Creek Presbyterian Meetinghouse.]
Some other Caldwells besides George in Campbell county which was cut off from the eastern
half of old Bedford county. I do not know exactly who these Caldwells are or if they may
be related to George.
From Campbell County Deed Book 1. "March 1st, 1782. David
Caldwell of Russell Parish (Campbell county) to John Caldwell of same Parish, 300 lbs for
200 acres on Entry Creek, witnessed by John Mitchell, Stephen Mitchell, Andrew Rogers, and
James Mitchell. [note: Entry Creek is hard up against the Charlotte line and even
closer than the Little Falling River. If I had to guess, these are heirs of the Cubb
Creek folks.]
June 9, 1783, John Caldwell and Dicey Caldwell to James Gates, 150 lbs for 200 acres.
[note: I am not sure where this parcel is. If this is the John of the above Entry Creek
survey, he took a huge loss in just one year. Which is quite possible. This is just after
the War and the land was farmed out, the money was worthless, and inflation was maybe
1000%. That's why all the ordinary folks went south and west.]
In Dec. 1783, there are a couple of deeds to an Alexander and Oliver Caldwell in Campbell
county but they don't seem to "fit" anywhere. I am positive that there are
many, many different and unrelated lines of Caldwells. The Caldwell DNA Project seems to
show that. But I know from reading the Internet that all the Caldwells in the known world
descend from Oliver Cromwell and Cubb Creek John and William The Irvines are the same
way. We all descend from the Great "Lairds" of Scotland and the House of
Bonshaw. In particular, King Duncan II, who was murdered by Macbeth. A friend of mine
descends from William the Conqueror. Ad Nauseum. Yadda, yadda.
This deed may put a kink in my theory that the Prince Edward/ Bedford George Caldwell went
to Mercer county about 1787 wiith my Abraham Irvin.
From page 66 of Campbell county, DB 3, dated June 1791. A deed from Jacob Barner to
John Boughton for 300 acres on Little Falling River. It mentions "old line"
near Chamber's Cabin and the road from Barner's Mill to Ross & Hooks old
store. And then it says "George Caldwell." That's it. No qualifiers.
Nothing that helps define this George's role in this deed. I have never seen the full
patent. Just the abstract. I figure this might be the George of the Pension Application
but he claims he was in Tennessee by this time. Or it might just be the George of Isbell
and that the defining deed lines are simply outdated. Or George and Isbell went to
Kentucky a couple of years later than my Irvins. Who knows? But I am working on it.
Here is an odd one I will throw out there for fun:
From Campbell County Deed Book 3, Recorded in Campbell, June 2, 1791.
"James Gammel of the town of Greenock, county of Renfrow in North Britain (Scotland)
appoint Andrew Donald, merchant in Virginia, to be my true and lawful factor and attorney
in order to recover all debts due me. (I am paraphrasing). Signed at Greenock Jan 19,
1791. Witnesses - Robert Caldwell, James Patten, John Scott. John Scott, carrier between
Glasgow and Greenock swears that he saw the said Gammell sign the letter of attorney in
the presence of witnesses Caldwell and Patten. Signed John Scott, sworn Jan 20, 1791
before James McDowell, Esq. Lord Provost and Magistrate of the City of Glasgow, North
Britain. In the years following the Rev. War, the Scottish Merchants were hard
pressed to collect any debts from the Colonies.
From Campbell DB3. Paraphrasing - A 1793 Deed from James Mitchell and wife Judith nee
Prewitt, 700 acres on Little Falling River to Absalom Watkins of Campbell. James and
Judith are shown as living in Fayette county, Ky. The deed was proven in Lincoln county,
Ky court and oaths were taken by Josias Bullock, Thomas Caldwell, and Archer Dickerson.
Any one missing a Thomas Caldwell?
I may be running out of space but I am definitely running out of time. Later, I will post
some excerpts from the Bedford Court Order Books.
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