FMoffett wrote:
There was another John CARDWELL (my gggg-grandfather) whose
offspring
moved to
Missouri. He was born about 1756. He is mentioned in a history of
Franklin
County, MO and/or a history of Claiborne County, TN, where he settled.
He was
a soldier in the American Revolution, and was with George Washington
at Valley
Forge, among other places. He was a Continental soldier for at least
part of
the conflict. The National Archives have voluminous pay records for
him.
Greetings,First off, I've been digging in the Claiborne county records
for several years and was very excited by your post. I have a large
amount of info on this family line, including detailed info about the
family of Royal Cardwell that migrated to Missouri (Reuben was just one
of several of the siblings that did). I've never been able to determine
which of the many John Cardwells (several served during the Rev. War)
that the Claiborne County man was. How did you figure this out?
His
son, Rial (Royall?) CARDWELL m. bef. 1815, Anna CLAYPOOL (11
children). The
4th child, Reuben, b. 23 May 1820, m. 31 Oct 1844, Claiborne County,
TN
(Tazewell area) Luretta SANDERS (7 children, 5 b. Claiborne County,
TN; 1 b.
Indiana, "en route to MO," 1 b. Franklin County, MO. Reuben served in
the
Union Army, and died of disentery, 15 Aug 1862, Franklin County, MO.
I have not done detailed research into Reuben, but I find the death date
a shock. There is a Reuben listed in the 1890 census of Missouri Civil
War veterans (along with a couple of sons of Royal Cardwell). This must
be another Reuben Cardwell....... hummmmmmm.
Any idea how this family fits?
I don't think that it fits into the family that is listed in the Bible
record posted yesterday. I've seen a couple of different "possible"
fathers for John Cardwell of Claiborne. Does the Rev. War records give
any clue to which county he enlisted in? Am I correct in stating that he
did not apply for a War pension?
Also, I recall a Le Grand CARDWELL being listed in the census in
Claiborne
County, but do not presently have him in my database.
Please more info... I don't recall seeing this in the records that I've
searched... it could provide more clues to solving the Claiborne County
line(s).
Rial CARDWELL had a son, David, who was Register of Claiborne County.
This is Royal (son of John Cardwell the Rev. War soldier). David would
be the brother of your Reuben. David and most of his children died from
illness during the 1860's. His wife and one daughter lived.
Court records of Claiborne County also had numerous references to
Thomas
CARDWELL, who was suspected of a crime, and who had "run off to North
Carolina, probably to Stokes or Surry County."
BANG!!!!! This one really caught my attention! I've got some early
Claiborne records that link John Cardwell (the Rev. War vet) and ole
Thomas. It appears that my line is traced back to this Thomas.. through
his son William. More on all that later. I would be very interested in
the specifics of these records that mention the crime, etc. I spent
hours in the State Achives in Nashville and in the local county records
digging for info about this Thomas. I must have been looking in the
wrong places or time periods. I do however have several pages of info on
various members of this line. My direct ancestor is Daniel J. Cardwell
born around 1820.... ring any bells?
Also in the Claiborne County
court records, Perrin CARDWELL was mentioned.
I know of two Perrins that lived during that time period. One was the
oldest son of John Cardwell (the Rev. War vet). I have him in Claiborne
County till around 1835 or so.(I'm not using my notes right now... just
memory... oh no). The other is a son or grandson of ole Thomas. That
Perrin was born around 1808 and it is my opinion (and a couple of other
researchers) that ole Thomas lived the last years of his life in this
Perrin's home. Note that this Perrin and Daniel Cardwell both married
Norris girls. One of this Perrin's children moved to Missouri after the
Civil War.... hummm.
This John Cardwell was appointed overseer of construction of the road
to
Cumberland Gap, and his sons were assigned to work on the road.
Evidently they
owned land abutting the road.
Several of the Cardwell men of this time period worked as road hands
during construction of several road projects. I have several records
that give specifics of these projects.
There is a ton of info that we could end up exchanging on this line.
Hope that this get's the ball rolling!
Sincerely,
Rand Cardwell
Knoxville, Tennessee