John Johnstone Calhoon, (1790 census with father - over age 16)

1779 - Aft 1830  (> 61 years)

• Name	John Johnstone Calhoon  [1]
  Suffix	(1790 census with father - over age 16)
  Birth	1760	Guilford County, North Carolina   [1]
  Birth	Between 1769 and 1780	of Orange County, NC?
  Birth	Abt 1769	of Guilford, NC   [1]
  Birth	Between 1770 and 1779	, , NC
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Between 1770 and 1780	of Stokes, NC
  Residence	2 Aug 1790	Guilford, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Physical Description	Aug 1811	, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
  	This is theory that John Jonstone Calhoun was married twice. If correct, it accounts for a couple children that are not in the 1790-1810 census records for his siblings. There would have to be a divorce or abondonment for this theory to be correct.
  Death	Bef 1815	of Guilford Co., NC, USA
  Death	Bef 1815	of Guilford, NC   [1]
  	He was named in his father's will in 1795 and his mother's in 1805. He does not appear to purchase land but sold at least part of what he was given by his father's will in 1797 to his brother Samuel. John is also not in any Guilford Co., Census records.
  Residence	7 Aug 1820	Guilford, North Carolina, USA
  Residence	1830	Guilford, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  Death	Aft 1830	of Guilford, NC   [4, 5]
  Death	Aft 1837	of Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
  Name	John Calhoun Colqhoon *  [6]
  Name	John Johnston Calhoun  [1]
  Name	John Johnstone Calhoun
  Name	John Jonstone Calhoun (1790 census with father - over age 16)  [3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Person ID	I8792	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	James Calhoon, * E-BY165188,   b. Abt 1729   d. Jan 1795, Guilford, North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Jean Jinette Johnston, *,   b. 1732, Annan, Dumfries, Scotland d. Bef 10 Jun 1804, , Guilford, North Carolina, USA (Age < 72 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1762	Of Rowan, NC   [4, 11]
  	Jean's mother, Jean Davis, lived all her life in Virginia and had most of her children by a Frances Calhoun. They moved to Rowan, NC by 1760. Jean Jenette was likely married in Rowan, NC where her family lived. Parts of Rowan became Guilford in 1771.
  Family ID	F1526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	2nd Wife of John Johnstone Calhoon,   b. Between 1790 and 1800, Of Guilford, NC, USA
  Children	1. (1 of 2 Females Under 5 In 1830 Census) Calhoon,   b. Aft 1824, , Guilford, NC, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. (2 of 2 Females Under Age 5 In 1830 Census) Calhoon,   b. Aft 1825, Of Guilford, NC, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. (1 Female From 5-9 In 1830 Census) Calhoon,   b. Bef 1825, Of Guilford, NC, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. (1 of 2 Females From 10-14 In The 1830 Census) Calhoon,   b. Between 1815 and 1820, , Guilford, NC, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. 2 of 2 Females Frrom 10-14 In 1830 Census) Calhoon,   b. Between 1816 and 1820  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Children	1. Shadrack Shadrick Calhoun, - 1830 census 30-39 - lived within 4 homes of John J Calhoon),   b. 1798, North Carolina d. Abt 1855, Guilford, North Carolina, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Mary Calhoon, Theory as to parentage,   b. Abt 1797, North Carolina  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F7304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Documents

  Calhoun land transactions in Guilford NC1700-1800s

  
  

• Notes

  He would account for the John Calhoon in the 1830 census of Guilford, between the ages of 50 and 59. The only other census he appears to be in is as a son over age 16 in the 1790 census. This is true unless James and Jean had another unaccounted for son who died before 1795 and is not in their wills. There is a possibility of this as there is a male living with eldest son James in the 1790 census born before 1774 that could account for this John instead. He received land from his father in his 1795 will. This indicates he was at least 21 at the time. John sold at least some of this property to brother Samuel in 1797. John again was named in his mother's will in 1804 which was proved in 1805. These are all the records he has been found in in Guilford, NC. It is likely if his wife is Betty Forresten that he was married before and possibly lived elsewhere between 1805 and 1811 when he married Betty is 1811.

  
  

• Sources

  . [S107] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Guilford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 494; Family History Library Film: 0568147. [S631] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Guilford, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 121; Page: 209; Family History Library Film: 0018087. 1830 United States Federal Census [S215] Public Member Tree (www.ancestry.com). [S2036] Calhoun, Jean Johnson, Transcription by James Pederson of the will of Jean Calhoun written in 1804 (published at Ancestry.com Message Board). [S1229] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S703] Calhoun, James, Transcript by James Pederson of James Calhoun's will written in Jan. 1795 (www.ancestry.com Message Boards). [S377] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2015 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), Wills and Estate Papers (Guilford County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History, 1,9061::0. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S1129] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2010 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), Year: 1790; Census Place: Guilford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 494; Image: 289; Family History Library Film: 0568147, 1,5058::0. [S1603] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (www.ancestry.com).