William Calhoon, (E-BY165188 predicted) (Could be full or half brother to James Calhoon d 1795 in Guilford NC with abt 8 cM's shared)

1727 - 1801  (74 years)

• Name	William Calhoon  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	(E-BY165188 predicted) (Could be full or half brother to James Calhoon d 1795 in Guilford NC with abt 8 cM's shared)
  Birth	12 Feb 1727	Drummontolen, County, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Oct 1801	Warrior Run Cemetery, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 at death)   [5]
  Burial	Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America   [6]
  Person ID	I10694	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	(James) Calhoon, (E-BY164498) He is not the James who died in 1772 in Drumore Lancaster PA fr. that man's will,   b. Abt 1678, Strabane, Tyrone, Northern Ireland d. Aft 1740, of Ballagh, Donegal, Ireland? (Age ~ 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	(Mary) theory, Wife One,   b. Bef 1697
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Calhoon, (cousin of her husband),   b. 1732, LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, United States d. 27 December 1801/1804, Watsontown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1749	Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Johnny Caldwell Calhoun,   b. 22 Feb 1766, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America d. 22 Feb 1838, Watsontown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James CALHOUN,   b. 1759, Drummontolen, Donegal, , Ireland d. 8 Feb 1830, Gabe, Green, Kentucky, United States (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Martha CALHOUN,   b. 1767, Drummontolen, Donegal, Ireland d. 22 Feb 1843, Watsontown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Matthew CALHOON,   b. 1777, Drummentolen, Donegal, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Jane CALHOON,   b. 1772, , Donegal, Ireland d. 19 May 1806, Watsontown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. William Calhoon,   b. 9 Oct 1773, Virginia d. 14 Feb 1811, , Belmont, OH, USA (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Mary Calhoun,   b. 1770, Watsontown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 22 Jan 1842, Watsontown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Bergerpharms originally shared this on 31 Aug 2018 William Calhoun, 1727-1804 In about 1752, he married his cousin, Martha Calhoon and they started their married life in the well-known Calhoun area of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Later, they moved to a more outlying area of Lancaster County by the time their first child, George, was born on February 1, 1754. This area still was troubled by Indian attacks and George was kidnapped by the Indians when he was about 2 years old. After this incident, William and Martha were devastated. They sold everything they owned and returned to Ireland, as they thought it was a safer place to raise a family. When they arrived back in Ireland, they settled at Drumotolin in County Donegal, where they continued to live and have the rest of their eight known children. Meanwhile, back in America, a small white boy of about 7 years old was discovered living with Indians by Judge Ralph Cotton. The child was determined to be George Calhoun and the Judge took him in and raised him and educated him as one of his own sons. George served in the Revolutionary War and was commissioned as a lieutenant. George later married Judge Cotton’s daughter, Susan Cotton on December 27, 1787. At about this time, his bachelor uncle, Capt. George Calhoun, died in Milton, Pennsylvania and left some of his property to Lt. George Calhoun and most of the balance of his vast estate to Lt. George Calhoun’s parents, William and Martha Calhoun if they would return to America and claim it. The other parts of the estate went to the other children of William and Martha. William and Martha and their other children did eventually return to America and settled on part of the the property near Warrior Run, Pennsylvania, while the balance of their children took over other parts of Capt. George Calhoun’s estate in Pennsylvania, New York, and Kentucky. William and Martha Calhoun had been living comfortably at Warrior Run for about 20 years when on October 1, 1804 (1801 by his cemetery stone), their home was raided by Indians when they were alone in the house. William was killed outright and Martha was left for dead. Neighbors found them and realized that Martha was still living. They cared for her until she died on December 27th, 1804 (1801?) They are buried in the Warrior Run Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

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