For any descendants of James and Isabella Callison, here are my notes on this
couple. If anyone has anything more, I surely would appreciate them. I
thought it might be beneficial to take each of those males in the earlier
email and compare notes. If this would not be beneficial-- just say so. I am
really hoping to get help duplicating some of work on other lines that I lost
my files for. So here goes with James and Isabella. I won't send anymore for
awhile till everyone has had a chance to add their two cents worth to this
file. All of you from my John and Jane McClure Callison family-- this is your
line. Take care
Marilyn
The birth and Marriage of James is unknown. He is thought to have immigrated
from County Armagh, Ireland but the year is unknown. The James Callison who
married their daughter, Mary, came from County Armagh, Ireland and court
records indicate that the two Callisons were related.
Augusta County, Va court records on March 21, 1806,
This day Robert Collason (son of James) made oath before me a justice of
peace for the above County that he has long been acquainted with James
Callason, they being relatives...Signed John Waugh
No marriage record has been found for James and Isabell in Virginia so they
may have been married in Ireland. The maiden name of Isabell could possibly
be Gillespie simply because so many descendants from different lines utilized
this name as a middle name.
James and Isabelle attended the Presbyterian Church in Virginia which
reinforces their Scotch Irish ancestry
CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH IRISH by Chalkey
Vol. III page 281 Deed Book No. 2 page 541 28 February 28, 1749
William Beverley to William McNabb, 300 acres in Beverley Manor. Corner :
Samuel Downey, Adam Thompson's line; Corner: John Campbell; Corner JAMES
CALLISON; Alexander McFeeter's line: Teste: John Lin, John Linn, Andrew
McClure
Vol. III page 282 Deed Book No. 2 Page 614 28 February 28 1749
William Beverley to JAMES CALLISON, 276 acres in Beverley Manor, corner;
William Ledgerwood. Teste: Nathaniel Davies
Note: I found no sale for this property by James and Isabell. May have been
deeded to the next generation
Page 617 William Beverley to JAMES CALLISON, 230 acres on Nutt's Creek in
Beverley Manor. corner, John Linn; McNabb's Corner; Bigham's line
Note: Sold in 1773 to Caspar Taylor
Vol. III Page 291 Deed Book No 3 page 74 29 November 1750
James Carolile to JAMES CALLISON 275 acres L.C.P. Granted 10th April 1745 by
Beverley. Recorded in Secretary's office; corner Wm. Hamilton; Corner Wm.
Elliott, on the Laurel Hill
Note: Sold in 1778 to James McChesney
Chalkey Vol. III
Page 25 - Abstracts of Wills -page 433
18th June 1752, James Bell's further appraisement. due by James Kirk, Andrew
Foster, JAMES CALLISON, Thomas Armstrong, Daniel McNaire, Andrew Kinkade and
Charles Clendennen
Vol. 1 page 306 Judgements, November 1752
Bell vs CALLISON - James Bell vs James Callison (otherwise lately called James
Callison in the settlement Albemarle County, Va)
RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY VA Chalkey
Page 48 James Callison on grand jury.
AUGUSTA PARISH VESTRY BOOK
Page 154 1755 John Risk and John Shields processioned as follows: vis; For
JAMES CALLISON, etal.
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT WILL BOOK NO. 2.
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
22d August, 1755. Sarah Haw's bond as administratrix of Henry Haws, with
sureties Mathew Patton, JAMES CALLISON
BETHEL AND HER MINISTERS by Herbert S. Turner, DD
Page 24: the first mention of North Mountain in the records of Hanover
Presbytery shows that one member of the congregation had made an issue of
this matter before presbytery.
Samuel Davies Church
August 10, 1756
" A petition from ye session of ye north Mountain congregation in Augusta,
was presented to ye Presbytery, requesting that one of ye members may be sent
thither to moderate in ye session in determining a difference between Mr.
Brown and JAMES CALLISON"
"The minutes of Hanover Presbytery which follow show that Mr. Brown was a
"New Side" minister and pastor of new Providence Church and that he had
refused to baptize one of Mr. Callison's children. Mr. Callison stood his
ground and Mr. Brown was summoned before Presbytery to defend his action"
"James Callison entered a general complaint against the Rev. Mr Brown and the
Presbytery desire him to draw up his complaint more explicitly in order that
it may be judged of at our next and also that the evidence of Samuel Downey,
John Trimble and James Phillips, attend in person on the Presbytery of send
their evidence taken upon oath before a magistrate and that Mr. Brown appear
and make his defence.
This same year 1758, the Synod of Philadelphia and the Synod of new York were
reunited and the whole issue was dropped.
It is possible that James and Isabell may be buried at this church.
VIRGINIA LAND GRANT
Callison, James May 12, 1759 Augusta County 175a. On Jacksons River.
Patents No. 34, 1756-62, p. 358
Note: Sold 1760 to James Bourland
GRANTOR INDEX TO DEEDS Augusta County
21 May 1760 for James Callison grantor to James Bourland grantee
for a bill of sale 30lbs for 175 acres on Jackson's River. teste: James
Ward, James Lockridge- B&S Book 8, Pg 330 Release page 332
Aug.Co Court 22 Sep 1763; Estate of Naphtely GREGORY, dec'd; Account of the
Sale of Estate of Naphtely Gregory at Publick Vendue 10 Sep 1760: (List of
Buyers)
Robt. Armstrong, James Bell, Wm. Bell, Major John Brown, JAMES CALLISON, John
Dean, Joshua Ewings, Wm. Fitzgerrald, Andw. Foster, John Jameson, John
Jardone, Thos. Kirkpatrick, John McClinic, Wm. McClintock, Wm. McCutchen,
Moses More, Richard Morrison, Robert Scott, Saml. Vance, John Warwick, Joseph
Waughup, Michael Weaver, James William, Saml. Young.
By Mary Gregory, his wife
Will Book 3 Augusta County, Virginia
9th July, 1761. Francis Donnally's will--Wife, Sarah (and the child she now
bears); six sons, Samuel, Henry, Francis, William, John, James; daughter,
Mary. Executors, wife, Wm. Ledgerwood, JAMES CALLISON. Teste: John Berryhill,
David Scott, Alex. McFeeters, Archibald Armstrong. Proved. 18th August, 1761,
by McFeeters and Armstrong. Executors qualify, with Thomas Meek and Hugh
Martin. Sarah's mark ( ). Callison's mark ( ). Meek's mark ( ).
Ledgerwood's
mark ( ).
September 16, 1762 in Augusta Co. VA Blackwood vs Callison Know all men and
C. that we, JAMES CALLISON and Richard Morris both of Augusta stand indebted
to Willam Blackwood, and C. and C. 16th September 1762 test Robert Conningham
and Samuel Cloyd.
CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH - IRISH SETTLEMENT IN VIRGINIA By Chalkey Vol. III
Page 485
31 May 1769, James CALLISON (CALLESON) and Isble (Esable) ( ) to Gasper
Taylor, 50 pounds; 230 acres on Nut's Mill Creek, corner John Lynn's land;
McNabb's, Bingham's line. Delivered: Casper Tayler, April 1773
GRANTOR INDEX TO DEEDS AUGUSTA COUNTY VA
June 20, 1769 James and Isabell CALLISON to Gasper Taylor B & S Book 15 Page
408. Release Page 409
RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY VA Chalkey Vol. 1 page 174
Order book No XV August 19, 1773, page 164 Robert Graves, runaway servant of
JAMES CALLISON.
AUGUSTA COUNTY INDEX TO DEEDS
March 17, 1778 GRANTORS: CALLISON, JAMES & Isabella to James McChesney Book
22 page 248 for 150 pounds 275 acres on the waters of little river of calf
pasture, corner William Hamilton to William Elliot to Laurel Hill originally
conveyed to James Callison by Robert Carolite
RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY VA by Chalkey Vol. 2
page 430 JAMES CALLISON tithable 1781. William McPheeters List.
VIRGINIA TAX PAYERS OTHER THAN LISTED IN US CENSUS by Fathergill
1782-1787 Augusta County, JAMES CALLISON
AUGUSTA COUNTY PERSONAL PROPERTY LIST 1787 Census of Va
Tax list A
JAMES CALLISON with Robert age 16-21 (born 1766-1771). James over 21, 7
horses, 13 cattle.
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST 1788
JAMES CALLISON with Robert and James Jr both over age 21
The date of Isabell's death is not known but one of the provisions of James
will was that the property not be sold while she was still living. Some
property was sold in 1809 so is presumed to have died before then.
May 23, 1809 Augusta County, Virginia, Robert and James Callison sell to
George and Jacob Palmer Book 35 page 119.
Note: needs to be checked to see if it is the remaining 276 acres of property
that no record of sale was found in James name.
Will of James Callison
In the name of God Amen, I James Collison Senior of the County and Parish of
Augusta and state of Virginia being sick and weak of body but sound of mind
and perfect in my memory, and calling to mind that it is appointed for all
men once to die do therefore constitute and ordain this to be my last will
and testament and first of all i give my soul to the Almighty who gave it to
me hoping to receive the same again at the general resurrection, through the
Almighty Power, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent
and Christian like manner at the directions of my executors whom I shall
hereafter nominate and appoint and touching such worldly estate as it hath
pleased God to bless me with in this life.
I give and bequeath the same in manner and form following. Viz
1st I allow all my just debts and the necessary funeral expenses to be paid
out of my movable estate
2nd I bequeath to my loving wife Isabella her own riding mare and a good
saddle and bridle and likewise one third of my movable estate that shall not
hereafter be otherwise bequeathed to be at her disposal as she may think
proper with the mansion house and one third of my land during her natural life
3rd I bequeath to my son Robert Callison one third of my land during the life
of my wife Isabella and life of my daughter Dorothy and at the decease of my
wife and daughter Dorothy that he my son Robert shall have and enjoy the full
half of my land to himself his heirs and assigns forever.
like wise, I bequeath to my son James the mare that is called his mare and
a little small horse called Harrey
5th, I bequeath to my grand daughter, Isabella Callison, the daughter of my
son John Callison a mare colt that is named to her
I likewise allow that my wife Isabella and my two sons Robert and James to
portion her off when she marries according to their ability in manner I
have done to my own daughters
6th, I bequeath to my daughter Dorothy my bay mare and I will and bequeath
that my wife Isabella and my two sons Robert and James shall find and procure
for her a good comfortable sustenance and maintenance during her natural life
7th I bequeath my son John Callison the sum of five shillings sterling as his
full share in my estate
To my son William Callison the sum of five shillings sterling as share in my
estate.
To my daughter the sum of five shillings as his full share in my estate.
(written like this)
To my daughter Jane the sum of five shillings sterling as her full share in
my estate
To my daughter Agnes the sum of five shilling sterlings as her full share in
my estate.
To my daughter Mary the sum of five shillings sterling as her full share in
my estates.
To my daughter Eloner the sum of five shilling sterling as her full share in
my estate.
To my daughter Isabella the sum of five shillings sterling as her full share
in my estate
To my daughter Margaret the sum of five shillings sterling as her full share
of my estate
8th I bequeath the residue of my movable estate to my two sons Robert and
James to be equally divided between them, likewise, I will and allow that
they be vested with full power and authority to sell and dispose of the land
and make a conveyance of the same, with the approbation of my wife Isabella.
But against her will and inclination it shall not be sold during her natural
life. and lastly I nominate,ordain, constitute and appoint my well beloved
wife Isabella and my son Robert Callison to be whole and sole Executors to
and of this my last will and testament and further I revoke , disannul and
disallow of all the former wills and testaments heretofore by me made
ratifying and confirming this and this only to be my last will and testament
and it only to be good and valid in law In witness where of I have hereunto
set my have and affixed my seal this fourteenth day of November in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven hundred and in the
twelfth year of the America Independing
Sign Sealed Published and declared in presence of us. H. Cunningham, James
Perry,
Joseph Blair. presented to court Augusta County June 16th 1789.
Will Book 7 Page 158 Augusta County, Virginia