Just looking through some old notes: It is possibly that our James Callison was in
Pennsyvania as early as 1741 and to Augusta Co by 1742. In 1741, there was a letter for
James Callison left at the Post Office (listed in the PA. Gazette) Did his Irish family
write to him but he had already left for Virginia??? In 1742, there is a Sam. Calhison,
listed on militia records for Augusta Co and I am wondering if the original document has
Jam. instead. Hard to read that old writing sometimes. It is the same group of people
listed in 1749 and James Callison is listed. No surprize -- the personal property tax for
Augusta from 1782 up to the time of James death (1789) only documents James and Robert
From tax records for William, I can only document 3 sons for William
-- Joseph, James and Robert and family history of a known son, John -- probably the same
one who was in Gallia Co., Ohio with him and died in the War of 1812. All familiar
CALLISON names except for Joseph -- possibly the father in law of William.
Rena, please refresh my memory of Susanna Callison who married a Flack -- as did Absolom.
In May1793 Greenbrier (John and William were both there), Susannah Callison had an
illigitimate child within the previous 6 months.
A correction on a previous note: Land records of Greenbrier Co 1783, 1785, 1786 have John
Callison with 250 acres instead of the 400 that I mentioned earlier but sold only 200
acres.
The only one of the=2
0Callison trilogy (William, James and John) that William is missing is William and I would
love to tie him (William who married Chapman) into this group in some manner. The younger
William married in Greenbrier Co., VA while the older William was in Ohio but promptly
followed Joseph to Kentucky after his marriage. I don't think that Absolom is a son of
William but seems closely connected also since it looks like Joseph followed him to
Kentucky. Looks like Absolom went there about 1798 or so.
Hmmmmm, what was Joseph doing when William was in Ohio. William is missing 1796 -1801 and
I think that Joseph first showed up in Kentucky in 1801 so he must have been with William
where he was. Obviously NOT in Greenbrier Co. Virginia (no tax records) but POSSIBLY in
Ohio since no tax records were taken until 1801 when William and James show up. I checked
Mason Co., KY and also Kanawha Co., VA and not there either which leads me to the idea
that Ohio is the best possibility.
I see that Moses was in Ross Co before Alexander -- Moses married in Ohio in 1807 and
Alexander did not go there until about 1810. This made me look at the tax record again for
John Sr. in Bath Co -- He had and extra male with him in 1805 and gone in 1806. Was this
possibly Moses who then went to Ohio and if so, WHY did he go to Ohio?
Also in Bath Co in 1803, (listed the same day as the Callisons) was Joseph Boiler who
married
Nancy CALLISON and went to the same county as Moses
I need to find out when he left Bath Co. Was Moses in Virginia and followed a brother in
law and sister to Ohio? And then Alexander followed a few years later. JUST SPECULATION
History of Pottawatamie Co., IA says
" Joseph BOILER, son of the above and grandfather of our subject, was born in
Virginia, married Miss Nancy COLLISON, and reared a family of thirteen children, seven
boys and six girls, who all lived to years of maturity. Mr. BOILER moved to Pike County,
Ohio, about 1800, one of the pioneers of that county, and lived there until his death.
Joseph Boiler and Moses were in the same company in the War of 1812
If anyone has any ideas, discussion, disagreements, confirmations etc etc etc. --- just
jump right in.