James CALHOON, * E-BY165188 b. Abt 1729 Crosh House, Newtonstewart, Tyrone, Ireland or Drummolton, Donegal, Ireland d. Jan 1795 Guilford, North Carolina, USA: Our Family History

James CALHOON, * E-BY165188

Abt 1729 - 1795 (66 years)

Name	James CALHOON [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
Suffix	* E-BY165188
Birth	Abt 1729	Crosh House, Newtonstewart, Tyrone, Ireland or Drummolton, Donegal, Ireland [16]
Gender	Male
Residence	1770	Orange, NC?
	He was likely of Orange Co., NC when he signed a couple of petitions for the release of friends whom where Regulators (as in the Regulator Rebellion) on N.C. that basically consisted of Orange Co., NC residents who were objecting to corrupt officials.
Residence	1779	of nearby Rowan Co., NC
	His eldest daughter Ann married in Guilford.
Residence	1782	Guilford, NC
	James Calhoon Sr. is listed of Guilford when he sells land to John Holladay. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998T-K3G8?view=fullText&keywords=James%2CJames%20Calhoon&groupId=TH-1951-37698-2874-66
_MILT	5 Aug 1783	Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States [14]
Residence	9 Sep 1783	, Rowan, NC
	A James Calhoon of Rowan County, delivered a 22 year old male slave named Herckles to Robert Carruthers of Mecklenburg, NC.
_MILT	15 Jan 1784	Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States [13]
Possessions	Aug 1785	Guilford, NC, USA
	https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G983-X8DW?view=fullText&keywords=James%20Calhoun%2CJames%20Calhoon&groupId=TH-1942-37004-8310-25 - Sells land to son Samuel.
Probate	1795	Guilford, North Carolina, USA [17]
Residence	Guilford, North Carolina, USA [15]
Residence	Guilford, North Carolina [17]
Death	Jan 1795	Guilford, North Carolina, USA [2, 11, 16]
Person ID	I10046	Ancestrees
Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

Father	(James) CALHOON, (E-BY165188) He is not the James who died in 1772 in Drumore Lancaster PA fr. that man's will, b. Abt 1694 d. Aft 1740 (Age > 47 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Wife 2 d. Aft 1732, of PA
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F6277	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Mother	Wife 2
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F6825	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jean Jinette JOHNSTON, * (She did not have the same father as her half siblings), b. Bef 1740, , New Kent or Orange, VA d. Bef 10 Jun 1804, , Guilford, North Carolina, USA (Age < 64 years)

Marriage Bef 1753 [3, 8]

Children

	1. Eleanor CALHOUN, b. 1776, , Guilford, NC d. Bef 1795, of Guilford, NC (Age < 18 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. (Unknown) CALHOUN, (1790 census - likely living with brother James - over 16 in 1790 census), b. Abt 1767, Rowan or Orange Co., NC d. Bef 1795, Of Guilford, NC, USA (Age < 27 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Ann CALHOUN, b. 1755 d. 1822, , Ross, OH, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Mary CALHOUN, b. 1778, , Guilford, NC d. Aft 1804, of Guilford, NC (Age > 27 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. John Johnstone CALHOUN, (1790 census with father - over age 16), b. Bef 1776, of Orange County, NC? d. Aft 1850, of Guilford, NC (Age > 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Sarah CALHOUN, b. 1771, Guilford, NC d. 8 Dec 1843, , Gallia, OH, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Nancy CALHOUN, b. 1780, , Guilford, NC d. Aft 1804, of Guilford, NC (Age > 25 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. James CALHOON, Jr. (1810 census - one over 45), b. Bef 1758 d. 1811, Guilford, NC, USA (Age > 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Elizabeth CALHOUN, b. 1770, , Rowan, NC d. Aft 1804 (Age > 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Elsey (Elserman) CALHOUN, b. Abt 1766 d. Aft 1850, , Clinton, IN (Age > 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Robert CALHOON, Sr. BY165188, b. 1765, Guilford, North Carolina, USA d. 19 Apr 1820, Gallia County, Ohio, USA (Age 55 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	12. Samuel CALHOON, b. Bef 1765, of Guilford, NC [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F2311 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 30 Sep 2024

Photos » Slide Show		YDNA
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		Calhoon deeds in Guilford County NC
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		DNA Triangulation
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		James Calhoon land 1779 Guilford County, NC

Notes

James' name in every North Carolina first hand record is spelled James Calhoon. The middle name of Irvine is NOT his. The only reason I sometimes keep it in the tree is to have DNA Thru Lines to give me accurate DNA matches to my cousins. When I list him under his correct name, it only gives me 5 cousin matches and gives his wife Jean Johnston 33 matches. The name Irvine was given by a group that thought they descended from him in Georgia that is NOT a Y-NA match at all.

He is probably NOT descended from Rev. Alexander Colhoun as is listed in Clan Colquhoun's tree. I have studied the Big Block tree carefully with knowledge as an admin for the Coates group of which I descend, and know that significant errors have been made in ascertaining Rev. Alexander's haplogroup from that data. Tiffany has a huge job on her hands, and I'm sure will come to the same conclusions in the future.

We know the Colhoon's were from a very wealthy family in Ireland or Scotland and supposedly descended from Joseph of Arimathea in the bible.

Many believe they descend from Rev. Alexander through is sons James Patrick and Hugh m. to Agnes McLeary. However, Big Y tests from those descendants say they come from a branch of this same Colquhoun family further back in time. This is evidence through at least 2 testers for Hugh, and the same for James Patrick.

I now have documentary proof through wills and land records as well as Big-Y evidence through 2 descendants that I can verify Rev. Alexander left descendants via his son Alexander, gr.son, Alexander, and gr. grdson Crawford possibly under haplogroup E-MF104747. One tester is an orphan who does not know his tree. The other descends through Robert Hazlitt Calhoun whom has no documentary proof that he is the son of Charles Calhoun who is a proven descendant of Rev. Alexander through land transfers.

This family intermarried with cousins in most generations to keep the wealth in the family. Therefore, it is why we can find triangulations this far back in time.

My extensive land studies and DNA triangulation studies suggests our James would have been born in Ireland, Pennsylvania, Delaware or Virginia.

James is possibly first found paying tithes in 1748 in Lunenburg, Virginia suggesting he was born bef. 1728. He is again in the records in 1749. In 1752, he is listed as James Caldhound. I can't find any other "Calhouns" there at the time. http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/lunenburg/census/sun006.txt

In Jan. of 1755, James purchased 200 acres of the north side of Flatt Creek from William Forbush, Hugh Wiley, and James Gordon. It was Forbush's former residence. Wiley and Forbush had purchased the land in 1750. Witness were Jno. Jennings, Calliham and George Phillips. If this is our James, he was living in Lunenburg by 1748 when he paid tithes and 1749 when he was in another record. Hugh Wiley could be the same Hugh Wiley that shows up living near our James Calhoun married to Jean in Guilford Co., NC in a 1770's reconstructed tax record suggesting a connection between our James and this one. (It should be noted that Wiley and Forbush both moved to Orange Co., NC (near where this James showed up in militia rolls for 1770 and 1772) and then again as neighbors to James in Guilford Co., NC.

The Lunenburg James then shows up again on June 9, 1763, when James Calhoun bought 200 acres from Benjamin Burchit in Lunenburg Co., Virginia for 10 pounds on the south side of the North Fork of the Meherrin River. They are both listed from Lunenburg Co., Virginia at the time. A Mr. Cock and a Mr. Scott are listed as witnesses.

James and his wife Jane sell these 200 acres on Feb. 6, 1764, just a few months later to Everhard Downsing of Lunenburg. It was in the Cumberland Parish, of Lunenburg, Va and locate on the south side of the North Fork of the Meherrin River having been purchased by Benjamin Burchett in 1761. Both the wife of the original owner of the land, Eveling Burchett and Jane Calhoun reliquished their right of Dower to the land. Witnesses to this deed were John and Mary Scott Burchet and Benjamin Burchet (the original owner). Witnesses usually represent the wife's family meaning the Scotts might be representing Jane's family. It was recorded on Feb. 9, 1764.

Therefore, here is what I know about the witnesses: This couple is the closet match I could find to John and Mary Scott. John Scott b. 1731 of Orange Co., Virginia was married to Mary Hacket b. 1731. He was a member of the Committee for Safety for Orange Co., Virginia and gained the title of Captain. He was born and died in Orange Co., VA. He married his wife Mary Hacket in Caroline Co., VA where she lived. He would have to have dealings in Lunenburg Co. to be a witness there. They did name their oldest daughter Jane. Mary did not have a sister named Jane according to a couple family trees I checked. I was hoping that Mary would be a sister of Jane. Mar. 2, 1764, they sold 200 acres of what appears to be his original property for 25 lbs. to John Rogers in Cumberland Parish bounded by James Calhoun and Hugh Wiley. It was a dividing line between James Calhoun and James Gordon, John Williams, and William Cross. This time the witnesses were Jno Jennings, William Wallace and John Forest. I can find no obvious connection to Jane from these witnesses. This one wasn't recorded until Dec. 13, 1764. The information in this above paragraphs was provided by Candee Varville. Note: This could be the same Hugh Wiley of Guilford living near our James Calhoun who died in 1795 in Guilford Co., NC records.

James (paid 6 pounds) along with an Alexander Johnson (possible relative of his wife who payed 12 pounds) on the same page, is listed as paying tax demands of his excellency in May, 1770 in Rowan (Guilford), NC. Guilford was actually formed from Rowan in 1771. The persons on the list lived on the Little Alamance in Guilford Co., NC.

James apparently joined in the uprising called "War of the Regulators" which were citizens against the corrupt leaders in the Piedmont area who were lining their pockets with gold so to speak and taking advantage of their leadership roles. He apparently was one of the men that lived in Guilford Co. at the time. The culminating moment of the "War of the Regulators," occurred on May 16, 1771, just a few miles inside the Orange County boundary from Guilford County. This land later became part of Alamance County in 1849. *James Calhoon ~ [Guilford County, N.C., a Map Supplement, by Fred Hughes, published by The Custom House, Jamestown, NC, 1988; pp. 34-35. http://www.ncgenweb.us/guilford/Regulators.html. James is listed in a muster roll as a Private in 1772 meaning he was still part of the militia at that point in time.

In 1779, he or his son James, William and John Calhoun were all privates in the Guilford Co., NC militia.

In 1779 and 1783 he also received land grants in Guilford Co., NC. They are as follows along with 2 of his sons getting grants.

Calhoon, James 2 grants; 840 acres, 1779-1782
Calhoon, James, Jr. 1 grant; 300 acres, 1783
Calhoon, Samuel 1 grant; 200 acres, 1782 (His father also sold him land.)

While in Guilford, James employed a lawyer named James Irvin to manage his estate. Our James has been given the incorrect name of James Irvin probably from a misinterpretation of this record. No first hand records for him or his son James of Guilford, NC EVER gives him a middle name or middle initial.

In 1784 there is a William Calhoun (supposed orphan) who was born in 1766 and at age 18 was apprenticed to a blacksmith in Guilford Co., NC that might be a possible nephew or 1st cousin, once removed of our James Calhoun, probale son of William. He is listed as an orphan in Guilford records meaning that at least one of his parents had died by the time he was 18.

In 1782, James' son, Samuel, buys land in Guilford indicating he is at least 21 at the time. In 1783, James' son James is likely the person buying land there having also turned at least 21 years of age. In 1785, he deeded land to son Samuel.

Our James Calhoun is living in Guilford Co., NC in the 1790 census with 2 males over the age of 16 and 5 females. This fits he, his wife and youngest children easily. His youngest son would have been visiting one of his cousin's families most likely though as he's not listed in that record. It also means that 4 of his daughters were not likely married at the time. The other James Calhoun in the 1790 census that has 3 males over age 16 and 2 females living in his household instead is his son James. Guilford was formed out of Orange Co., NC. This second James was living within 2 houses of his son Robert Calhoun, 1 male under 16, 1 over 16 and 3 females.

James Pederson transcribed the following will of James Irvin Calhoun and published in on the web in a Message Board at Ancestry.com. Will of James Irvin Calhoun: Ent (Entry) A, Page 48

In the name of God amen. I, James Calhoun, of the County of Guilford in the State of North Carolina being of sound and perfect mind, memory and understanding (blessed be God) do, this nine and twentieth day of January 1795 make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following (that is to say).

First, I desire that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid. Secondly, I leave unto my wife Janet Calhoun a horse and saddle, two cows, two of the sheep, and what stock of hogs there is, dishes, bed and bedding, and house furniture to dispose of at her death and likewise her maintenance on the land during her natural life.

Thirdly, I give and desire unto my beloved son John Jonstone Calhoun the land on which I now live and him to pay unto my son Samuel Calhoun or his heirs the just sum of fifteen pounds. Fourthly I give unto my beloved daughter (unrecognizable) Calhoun two hundred acres of land lying on the head of Hog ...

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