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Surnames: Caldwell
Classification: Query
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I am helping a friend with her genealogy. She is descended from Margaret Caldwell and
Obadiah B. McFadden of Washington Co., PA. Thanks to the wills posted by Michael Caldwell
on the Washington County GenWeb page, I have learned that Margaret was the daughter of
Joseph Caldwell who died in 1855. He was married to Catherine and had children John,
Margaret McFadden, Joseph, Catherine Gregg, Charles, William and George. (The address for
Michael posted with the will is no longer valid.)
The will of Robert Caldwell who died in 1803 is also posted. He mentions a son Joseph and
I want to verify that the above Joseph is the son of Robert. There are two Joseph
Caldwells in Washington County in the 1810 census.
I have also learned from county histories that Joseph was an innkeeper in Monongahela City
and would like to know if this is the Joseph who died in 1855.
There is also a will for William Caldwell in Washington Co. for 1787 but he only mentions
one son, William, so I don’t see that he would be related to Robert.