I'm starting to think that the Alexander Caldwell line might be connected
to the 3 brothers James, William, and Joseph lines of NE MA/ S NH, although
it was thought that the latter family came over slightly earlier. First
of all, they were all born in the same generation as Alexander.
James' ch (w. Hannah __?): Janet, Margaret, Susanna, Hannah, and James.
William's ch (w. Mary __?): Thomas and James.
Joseph's ch (w. Janet ___?): Janet, John, Alexander, Margaret, and Joseph.
Maybe they just weren't very creative with naming children. But, I find it
awfully coincidental that there would be two different Caldwell families
living right next to each other (adjacent towns) in NH and naming their
children similarly.
Check out my site for my Caldwell database containing as much as I have on
the descendants of the above families. Most of this is from a genealogy
written by Alice L. Priest, a cousin of my g grandmother, who herself
contributed much information.
Hope there's something new here!
-Rich Caldwell
Caldwell/Ingley-Ingell Families Homepage
http://www.asan.com/users/shypuppy