Pat, thanks so much for the letter. I am sending you some other
"goodies" from my files. They will come by snail mail. Thanks
again, Tom Calhoun
On Mon, 5 Feb 2001 17:41:24 EST PelfreyRN(a)aol.com writes:
Tom, your Calhouns are mine too. In fact, Patrick's son William
is my
DAR
ancestor and I have documented information back to him. I have a
copy of a
letter written by his daughter Rachel and in it she mentions all the
Calhouns
, including her grandfather Patrick. She married Handy Harris and
through
them came my family line. I was able to obtain several books that
list the
Calhouns, one is "Scotch-Irish Migration to South Carolina, 1772"
(Rev.
William Martin and His Five Shiploads of Settlers) by Jean
Stephenson. I ran
across it in an antique book store. Once at the welcome station
near
Augusta, Ga. I found lots of pamphlets mentioning the Calhouns and
the Long
Cane Massacre. I understand there is still a monument standing at
Troy, SC.
According to some DAR records, William Calhoun, son of Patrick, was
made
Justice of the Peace for Granville County, and subsequently (after
1769) for
Ninety-Six District. (South Carolina Gazette, Oct. 8, 1764).
Records while
serving as JP ( Publications of Southern History Association, Vol.
VIII, pp.
179-195.
When you make your trip to SC. take lots of pictures of places,
especially the monument. Every October they have what's called the
Troy
Reenactment(803-543-3015)Patriots and Tories do battle amid the
sounds of
Cannons and muskets as they reenact the 1780 Battle of Long Cane.
Includes a
Candlelight Tour. Last Weekend before Halloween. ( I just copied
this from a
pamphlet on McCormick County, SC.)
If you see anything regarding William Calhoun and Agnes Long Calhoun
I would
love to see what you find. I intend to make a trip there myself
someday, now
that I have retired.
I know your mail wasn't especially to me, but when I saw the
familiar
names I just had to jump in. Sorry (not really)
Pat Pelfrey, in Flintstone, Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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