I am a descendant of Thomas CALLAWAY Jr., b. 1753 in Halifax Co., Va., d.
1819 in Knox Co., Tenn., through his ninth child, Frances CALLAWAY, b.
1792, Bumcombe Co., N.C., d. 1840, Washington Co., Tex., who married Jesse
BARTLETT.
I would be interested in swapping information with anyone else interested
in this family. I am aware of the chart of the Callaway family published
on pp. 76-80 of vol. 5 of the Callaway Family Journal (1980) and do not
need information there published if correct, but I would like to know of
corrections and additions. I have considerable information on Frances and
Jesse's descendants, which I will be quite happy to make available to
anyone who's interested in it.
I am particularly interested in knowing where Thomas Jr. was living when
Frances was born on 29 Feb 1792. I understand she was born in Buncombe
Co., N.C. but do not have any convincing evidence of her birthplace.
Buncombe was formed just the year before, 1791, and was much larger than it
is now. Was she born in what is now Bumcombe County, or was her birthplace
in a part of Bumcombe that later became part of some other county? Does
anyone know exactly where they were living--on what creek or road, in whose
land grant, etc.?
I also would like to hear anyone's idea on the identity of Thomas Jr.'s
wife. Family records, such as they are, say it was Jude Ann MOFFIT, whom
he married in 1768 in Bedford Co., Va. A family bible confirms by fairly
contemporaneous entry that her name was Jude but does not give the last
name. The name Moffit does not appear in any subsequent generations as a
middle name, at least in the information I have, although this family was
quite prone to make such use of ancestors' names. No one with whom I've
corresponded within the Callaway Family Association can confirm that Moffit
is the correct name.
Here's the basic information I have on the children of Thomas Jr. and Jude:
1. Elijah CALLAWAY
b. 12 Oct 1769, Bedford Co., Va.
m. Mary CUTBIRTH 7 Apr 1789
d. 3 Mar 1847, Ashe Co., N.C.
2. (Daughter) CALLAWAY
b. between 1770 & 1790
3. (Daughter) CALLAWAY
b. between 1770 & 1790
4. John Farrar CALLAWAY
b. 10 Feb 1773, Pittsylvania Co., Va.
m. Sarah HARDIN 25 Jan 1799
d. 29 Oct 1848, Cass Co., Mo.
5. Thomas F. CALLAWAY
b. 16 Mar 1777, Wilkes Co., N.C.
m. Elizabeth RAY ca. 1804
d. 24 Jul 1836, Ashe Co., N.C.
6. Joseph Woodson CALLAWAY
b. 14 Apr 1779, N.C.
m. Nancy HOWARD 24 Feb 1807
d. 28 Oct 832, Monroe Co., Tenn.
7. Shadrack CALLAWAY
b. ca. 1788, N.C.
m. Mary (Polly) COUNCIL
d. ca. Jun 1842, Knox Co., Tenn.
8. James Marshall CALLAWAY
b. 11 Apr 1790
m. Sarah (Sallie) WHITE
d. 25 Nov 1865, Knox Co., Tenn.
9. Frances (Fanna) CALLAWAY
b. 29 Feb 1792, Buncombe Co., N.C.
m. Jesse BARTLETT 7 Sep 1810
d. 20 Sep 1840, Washington Co., Tex.
10. Mary CALLAWAY
b. between 1793 & 1796
m. Benjamin WHITE 26 Nov 1814, Knox Co., Tenn.
11. Rebecca CALLAWAY
b. 9 May 1798
m. Welcome HODGES 16 Feb 1817
d. 31 Dec 1855, Mo.
Roger Bartlett
Austin, Texas
bartlett(a)onr.com