Thomas Callaway "of Cornwall, England" is not the ancestor of any
Callaways in America. First, no one knows that Thomas Callaway came
from Cornwall, England. Second, Thomas Callaway "dyed in this country
with NO HEIRS." His land reverted to the crown and was re-granted to
another person. He had NO children.
The two immigrant Callaway ancestors are:
JOSEPH CALLAWAY of Essex Co, VA. He is the ancestor of those who went
to Bedford Co, VA and some on to western NC, KY, etc.
PETER CALLAWAY of Somerset Co, MD. He is ancestor of those who remained
on the DelMarVA peninsula, those who moved early to NC and then to
Wilkes Co, GA; others who moved to GA later, and a group who moved the
the mid-west states, particularly Indiana & Illinois at early dates.
Later generations of both of these ancestors intermingled during the
western migrations in the US.
Everyone please erase "Thomas Callaway of Charles City Co, VA &
Cornwall, England" from your charts. He is a "fake" ancestor.
Sherrill U. Williams, Genealogist, The Callaway Family Assoc., Inc.
<SherrillUWilliams(a)Prodigy.net>
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From: Greenknees(a)aol.com <Greenknees(a)aol.com>
To: CALLAWAY-L(a)rootsweb.com <CALLAWAY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Sunday, June 27, 1999 9:47 AM
Subject: any callaways
I subscribed in case I can help anyone out there - I have a huge
GEDCOM
of Callaways. Fellow family historians have helped me in my searches
for
other surnames, so I hope to return the favor. My callaways begin
with
Thomas, who came from Cornwall England to Virginia in 1665. His
descendants
settled in Virginia,
Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, and many other places. The source I have
goes to
births around 1900 or so. Anyone need info?