Patricia O'Boyle wrote:
My Sarah CALDWELL was born c 1720 in Delaware. d. 1771 and haven't a
clue on her parentage. Have had this information for many years and
am ready
to persue further research now that this list provides allies!!!!
Sarah CALDWELL
married Joseph SCROGGINS, b. 1715 Snow Hill, Maryland who died
12/21/1770
leaving issue: Robert SCROGGINS b. 1 Jan 1753, d. 1 Aug 1832 who
married Ann CULVER
The only additional information that I have is about the CALDWELL
Castle that you may find interesting.
It had not been inhabited for nearly 100 years (at time of writing of
this information bequeathed to me nearly 20 years ago by a 30 year
researcher). It eventually passed out of the hands of the Caldwell
family and the estate was finally taken over by the Irish Government.
More than half of it was divided between the local farmers in 1912 with
the remainder retained by the Ministry of Agriculture for forestry. It
is claimed that it is the oldest state planted forest in Ireland.
One of the first Sir James Caldwell (titles being passed down to
eldest son through generations) erected the FIDDLE-STONE in memory of a
Denis McCabe who was a fiddler engaged for the entertainment of Sir
James guests on his barge on the lake. Story has it that true to his
Irish fetish, poor Denis partook too freely of the "spirits", fell
overboard and drowned. The FIDDLE-STONE (shaped like a huge 'fiddle')
was originally erected near a point of land close to the mishap.
It reads:
"Beware Ye Fidlers of Ye Fidlers Fate
Not Tempt Ye Deep Lest Ye Repent Too Late
YeEver Have Been Deemed to Water Foes
Then Shun Ye Lake Till It With Whiskey Floes
On Firm Land Only Exercise Your Skill
There You May Play and Drink Your Fill.
D.D.D. J.J.
D.D.D. to tradition may mean Denis Died Drunk and the local humorists
maintain the J.J.
is for John Jameson, a very popular whiskey, not the author as one
might surmise.
Location is described as North Shore of Lake ERNE
Would appreciate hearing anything pertaining to siblings or parents of
Sarah Caldwell.
Patricia Donahue onehare(a)ix.netcom.com or AWQK45A(a)prodigy.com
5802 North 42nd Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85019-1820
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Hi Ruth: In case you didn't see this.
Emmett