WELL, VALORIE, IT SEEMS AS IF YOU HAVE SCARED US INTO RESPONDING. GOOD
FOR YOU.
My name is Tom Calhoun and I live in Charlotte NC.
My family was originally the Colquhoun's and they lived in and around
Loch Lomond in Scotland. The Father of the Colquhouns was Umfridus de
Colquhoun ca. 1190-1260 (Umfridus is latin for Humphry)then there came a
whole bunch of Colquhouns:Robert, Ingelramus, another Humphry, Robert,
Humphry, John, Malcolm, John, Humphry, John, Humphry, John, Alexander and
then part of the family decided to move to Ireland in/around 1633
locating in Northern Ireland to the Raphoe/Convoy area in County Donegal.
They lived here for three generations. Adam, Robert, William and
another Alexander. By this time, they have changed the name to Colhoon
and Calhoon. Again, some decide to move to the New World on/about 1731
(After 1727)
We know that James Patrick Calhoon and his wife Catherine Montgomery
Calhoun, their married dau., Mary Catherine Calhoon Noble, James Calhoon
(mine), Ezekiel, William, and Patrick(a little snotty nosed brat) who
would later father a vice pres. of U.S.
After 5or 6 or more weeks on a three masted ship, Getting sea sick and
throwing up the entire voyage. (well, I would have) they land in Phil.
Pa. the city of Brotherly love now. Well, they loaded up the "just
bought wagon" and headed west and south down the GREAT WAGON ROAD to some
land on Pa. Md. border where they lived for some time near the Potomac
River. The father, James Patrick dies, The family packs up and moves
further south down the Beautiful Shenandoah Valley to Wytheville Va.
Now, records in the Augusta County shows that there is a Hugh with the
four surviving brothers. By this time James has married and Ezekiel and
William are Thinking about it. Incidentally, the names keep changing back
and forth from Calhoun to Colhoon to Calhoon and so on.
There is trouble in the woods. The Indians are Attacking settlers and
again All of the Calhouns move further South on the Great Wagon Road
through the beautiful Shenandoah Valley to (winston)Salem, Salisbury,
Charlotte burgh, Rock Hill, Chester, Newberry and Settle Near the
Savannah River In South Carolina in the "long Canes " Settlement which is
near Mt. CArmel of today. All of the boys are now married except Patrick
and He is afraid of the Girls.
Hugh Calhoun is down here too and we think that he is the brother of the
original James Patrick who came over on the boat with his wife. Well,
sir ree! The Cherokee indians go on the warpath on/about Feb 1 1760 and
kill about 50 of the settlers as they are fleeing to Fort Moore in
Augusta.
Killed were the Grandmother, Catherine, her son, James (mine) one of
Williams daughters and several children were
Carried off bythe Cherokee Indians and kept captive for thirteen years.
Lucky for me, James and his wife Susannah had five Children before he was
killed otherwise I wouldn't be here. Some time Later, Patrick gets
married (twice) and one of his sons turned out to be one of them there
lawyer fellers, got into politics and soon he was a vice President.
That's about it for now. I can furnish Descendency list right up to the
present time.
Interested in more, Let me know.
I have a Problem, I don't know what happened to Susannah, wife of James,
after the Long Canes Massacre. Where did she go? Where did she move?
The rest of my family migrated to Ninety Six S.C., Greenwood S.C.,
Columbia, S.c., Greenville S.C. and finally Charlotte.