Hello Fellow Listers,
I didn't know about my CALDWELL lineage until about a year ago, and was amazed at how
"old" this family is - appearing in the reign of William the Conqueror, 1066-83.
Here is my direct ancestry:
1 William "of Straiton" CALDWELL, Sr. b: Abt. 1577 Straton, Ayreshire, Scotland
d: Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh?, Ireland
+Elizabeth WALLACE b: Abt. 1580 m: 1601 Ayr, Scotland
2 John CALDWELL, Sr. b: 06/06/1603 Preston, Ayr, Scotland d: 02/19/1639-40 Enniskillen,
Fermanagh, Ireland
+Mary SWEETENHAM b: 06/1605 County Donegal, Ireland m: 1627 Londonderry, Derry, Ireland
Father: Anthony SWETENHAM Mother: Elizabeth HOCKENHULL
3 John CALDWELL, Jr. b: Bef. 09/16/1630 Parish of Ballycogan, Co., Donegal, Ireland d:
Bef. 11/18/1692 Parish of Ballycogan, Co., Donegal, Ireland
+Mary HOLMES b: Bef. 06/16/1632 Londonderry, Ireland d: Bef. 05/14/1695 Ballycogan,
Donegal, Ireland m: 06/06/1654 Londonderry, County Derry, Ireland by John Elwin, Mayor
Father: James HOLMES Mother: Jane Scott JENNINGS
4 William M. CALDWELL b: Bef. 04/20/1662 Ballycogan, Donegal, Ireland d: Bef. 10/20/1725
+Elizabeth PORTER b: 1664 Ireland d: 05/1724 Farm in Ballycogan, County Donegal, Ireland
m: 10/02/1697 Ballyoogan, Derry Parish, Ireland Father: John PORTER Mother: Margaret
MEREDITH
5 Samuel CALDWELL b: 07/18/1708 in Scotland or County Donegal, Ireland d: Abt. 1785
Lancaster, PA
+Nancy Elizabeth "Elizabeth Buchanan" BUCHANAN b: 09/12/1710 County Donegal,
Ireland d: 1734 Lancaser Co., PA m: 03/1728-29 County Donegal, Ireland Father: John
BUCHANAN
6 Hugh CALDWELL, Sr. b: 1730 Donegal, Ireland or Lancaster, PA d: Abt. 1800 near
McCall's Ferry, Lancaster Co., PA
+Margary SCOTT b: 1735 County Armagh, Ireland and of Clearfield, Clearfield Co., PA d:
near McCall's Ferry, Lancaster Co., PA m: 06/04/1751 County Armagh, Ireland or
Clearfield, Co., PA Father: William B. SCOTT
7 Hugh CALDWELL, Jr. b: 02/05/1759 Martic Twp, Lancaster Co., PA d: 10/20/1829 Lawrence
Twp., Clearfield Co., PA
+Jane BOYD b: 06/22/1766 County Tyrone, Ireland and of Clearfield Co., PA d: 04/11/1848
Lawrence Twp., Clearfield Co., PA m: 12/20/1783 Martic Twp, Lancaster County, PA Father:
Alexander BOYD Mother: Elizabeth SPEAR
8 Margaret Scott "Margary/Marjory" CALDWELL b: 04/24/1799 Martic Twp, Lancaster
Co., PA d: 08/29/1874 PA
+Abraham "Abram" BLOOM b: 04/13/1795 Hunterdon, NJ d: 09/23/1874 Pike Twp,
Clearfield Co., PA m: 06/19/1817 Clearfield Co., PA Father: William BLOOM, Sr. Mother:
Mary Ann METTLER
9 Samuel C. BLOOM b: 10/01/1819 Pike Twp, Clearfield Co., PA d: 09/01/1868 Pike Twp,
Clearfield Co., PA
+Abigail "Apolona(?) Weiss" WISE b: 07/31/1821 Aaronsburg, Haines Twp., Centre
Co., PA d: 05/18/1857 PA m: Bet. 1841 - 1842 Pike Township, PA Father: Conrad WISE Mother:
Margaret MOTZ
10 Martha Jane BLOOM b: 11/15/1843 New Millport, Clearfield Co., PA d: 10/12/1933 New
Millport, Clearfield Co., PA
+Hosea M. "Earhart" ERHARD b: 04/19/1843 New Millport, Clearfield Co., PA d:
Bet. 06/04/1921 - 1927 New Millport, Clearfield Co., PA m: 12/12/1861 Clearfield Co., PA
Father: Phillip ERHARD Mother: Mary Ann CURRY
11 Richard Alfred ERHARD b: 02/07/1863 New Millport, Clearfield Co., PA d: 02/21/1927
Curwensville, Clearfield, Co., PA
+Effie Elizabeth MAYS b: 12/28/1867 New Millport, Clearfield Co., PA d: 04/25/1956
Curwensville, Clearfield Co., PA m: 02/26/1888 Clearfield Co., PA Father: Isaac Cyrus MAYS
Mother: Sarah Catherine HIGH
12 My grandparents
13 My parents
14 me
Best regards,
Jacquelyn (Erhard) Bean
jebean(a)ccape.net