Thanks so much for the overview. I understand your frustration, having
spent a few years on the Calvert family. I even spent a week in PWC and,
while I found a few more details, I left pretty much empty handed.
My George (Abt 1723-1802) PWC, spouse unknown, was a shoemaker in Dettingen
Parish near Dumfries. He may, or may not, have been the son of George
Calvert (1696-1771) who m. Constant Barton (maybe). He and his brother John
may have been the sons of George Calvert (Abt 1668-1739) who m. Hannah
Neale, Elizabeth Doyne and Ann Nottley. This George may have been the son
of William Calvert and grandson of Leonard.
Good luck with your search.
Karen Carty
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Subject: [CALVERT] Seeking the ancestors of Isaac Calvert b 1745-1750 -
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Hi,
I noticed this tree as I was doing some Searches. John D. Calvert is the
brother of
my Ancestor, Thomas Clare Calvert Jr b 1808. They are both sons
of Thomas Clare Calvert Sr b 1769 in VA? and Anna Ewing(s). Thomas Sr. is
the son of
Isaac Calvert b 1747-49 locale unk who married Faney Bulet (Sic). It
is
his father that I am seeking. It is possible that Isaac had the following
Brothers: William B 1753, John B 17?? and George 1756 and perhaps a Thomas
Calvert b 1755. The family apparently migrated from PW or another county of
Virginia prior to 1795. We know that Isaac and most of his sons bought land
in Greene County, PA.
Isaac may be the son of Alexander Calvert who married Mary WHeeler in
Coventry
Parish, Somerset County, MD. This is based upon my own research and
is not proven. Three other
family genealogists John Conklin and Alvah Headlee and an outfit out
of
Wetzel WV named Time Travelers(now defunct) looked into the ancestors of
their respective family lines, each arriving at Isaac Calvert But Conklin.
See below.
Many Researchers have attached this Isaac to the Isaac of Various records,
b1735. I
do not believe this to be a valid date and think Isaac was b
1745-1750.
John Conklin who researched his Calvert Lines was b 1889. He departed from
Isaac as
the eldest ancestor, indicating that Thomas Sr was b 1784 and his
father was the William above, b1753. I do not believe this as Thomas Calvert
b 1769 is now well documented with primary and secondary sources as are his
descendents for the most part.
However: Prior to isolating William 1753 as his ancestor Conklin
established the
Father of William as Resin(Reason) b 1722 who married a
Wheaton. In fact I have historically found this Reason and have been unable
to prove his lineage(see Calvert Alias Harrison topic, Below). Reason could
very well be the ancestor of Isaac c1747, William 1753 , George 1761, Thomas
1755 John (unkn so est 1760-65 and other siblings unknown.
Interestingly, though his dates are generally different, he indicates that
Reason's father was John Calvert b 1692 or 1686 in his case who may or may
not be the John who married Elizabeth Harrison and is the Calvert associated
with the Alias Harrison Saga along with one of 2 or three Burr(well)
Harrisons. He indicates the mother of Reason is Margaret Robinson in either
case, the father of John Being George Calvert who married Elizabeth Doyne. I
cannot even come close to providing any illumination on this, though I have
speculated that there are two sets of Calvert orphans or one set of Calvert
and one set of Harrison orphans related to John, perhaps from a brother who
passed and then children by a second wife after Elizabeth(who would indeed
be orphans when john dies in 1739 if the wife had also died). These Calvert
orphans, I speculated, are the ones taken in by Burr Calvert. The elder
Children, Thomas, Burr and one daughter, directly use the signiture Alias
Harrison.
The younger children do not which adds to the confusion because these
elder children would not need a guardian so I believe their usage is related
to inheritance. The Elder Children would have reached majority by the time
Thomas Died. Reason could indeed be one of the second set of Children of
John and with an unknown wife(he would have remarried when Elizabeth died)
then it could be that the wife of this John is indeed Margaret Robinson and
Headlee gave the date as 1717 for the marriage. This may be an indication of
which children are born to Elizabeth Harrison and which to the second wife.
At least it makes sense due to the confusion about the famil(ies)y.
One thing I do know: There is a John Calvert who is the father of a
Benjamin
Calvert b 1887 who married a Minerva wright and is buried in Wright
Family Cemetery near Blacksville WV. This John and Wife are mentioned as the
parents on the tombstone of Benjamin, her name being Margaret. The question
is, is this Margaret a Robinson and is this a mixup or is the mixup with the
Alias Harrisons?
Back to Reason b 1722. Conklin lists the marriage to Harriet Bryan and
indicates
they settle in Frederick Co MD in 1750. They also have FNU
daugther calvert b 1767 who married a John Founer (sic) Fournier? Fonner,
their marriage being in Frederick MD. Son William was supposedly in the Rev
war 1777-8 again in 81. He relocated to Bedford County, PA and Married a
Wheaton.
At any rate, Thomas Clare Calvert Sr had a son, John D b 1804. In News
interview at
Waynesburg PA, he states the Calverts came from Buck's and
Lancaster, England. What that means I am not sure but assuming Counties, the
Buckinghamshire and Lancashire. Otherwise go figure. My family descent also
indicates the family originated in MD along with the Lemasters and other
families moved west into western VA and PA(Greene County). In that same
article, JOHN D says the family first moved to Carmichaels and then south
(Wayne and Perry TWP).
We do have primary and secondary documenation for Isaac and Frances Bulett
Bulet
Bullitt(Fanny) and her tombstone is in old blacksville Cemetery, WV.
If you or anyone else can add anything to this, Let us say that I am
looking for
the ancestor of Isaac Calvert, who may have been Reason and it
could be a John whom I would presume be b sometime after 1720. It may be the
Alexander
I mentioned in the opening who married Mary Wheeler. This ancestor
might
or might not be from England but following what has been stated in secondary
sources, I am using that as a guide.
Regards, David Bell
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