Good morning cousins. I ran across this information sent to me by Steve
Calvert some time ago. One of those, put it where I could find it things.
LOL
Steve lives in Washington state and I had the privilege of meeting him a
couple of years ago. This is the same year I met George and his wife, 1997.
This may be of some use to some to other Calvert cousins. I am sending it
exactly as written by Steve.
The Calvert Family Bible
owned origionally by Dudley and Samantha Johnson Calvert
Garrett Calvert & Diana Glass children this way (word for word):
Dudley Calvert married Samantha Johnson
(Reuben)> Richard The Dock married Liggie Calvert
Thomas died in infancy
William married Susan Bain
Elisabeth married Samuel Hahn
(Permelia on census) Amelia married Dr. Jack Lankford
Ann Calvert married Jim Leathers
Ellen Calvert married Mark Thomas
Caroline Calvert married John Thomas
Mary Calvert married Nathaniel Thomas
According to the Calvert bible, Diana Glass Calvert died in 1856, no date
given.
According to "Descendants of The Virginia Calverts" pg. 187, child #10
Thomas Kirkland Calvert was the last born, 1856. Could it have been that
Diana died in childbirth? Her stone is next to Garretts in the Chaplin Fork
Christian Churchyard, but the stone is broken.
I have since discovered that the birth order of Garrett's children are
correct but the first two children were born abt a year later than it says.
src
This is the one I am descended from. src
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Calvert family ledgend has it that a Richard Calvert was called "snip nose
dick" because Indians from the area kidnapped him, and as was their custom
in males, snipped off the front part of his nose. He later escaped and was
tagged with this nickname the rest of his life. As to which Richard this
was, or even if the story is true, is anybody's guess.
I do have a theory however: Thomas died in 1808 abt 48 years of age, quite
young even for back then. Older sons Bennett and Reuben were both over 21
and probably not living with Thomas Calvert at the time. It is possible that
Thomas Calvert was killed by indians while hunting and his son was
kidnapped? Richard was abt 13 years old in 1808 not considered a man as yet.
Men they would have killed -- but a boy, they would have taken to their
camp. Who knows? The reason I've included this here, is because this Richard
came to be know as "Specie Dick" already nicknamed, and with a bad
disposition, this very likely could be one and the same. src
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/p/e/Vicki-K-Spencer/GENE1-0001.html
http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/vspencer/keith.htm
http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/vspencer/byers.htm