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Maj. William Findley Caldwell

Birthdate:
Birthplace: birth date estimated, Ireland
Death: February 17, 1761 (54-63)
Lunenburg County, Virginia, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Cub Creek, Charlotte County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of John Caldwell, of Cub Creek and Margaret Caldwell
Husband of Rebecca Caldwell
Father of John Caldwell; Margaret Richey; Martha Calhoun; William Caldwell; Lucy Richardson and 12 others
Brother of Thomas Caldwell; Rev. David Caldwell; Margaret Ann Mitchell; John Findley Caldwell, II; Robert Caldwell, Sr. and 1 other

Occupation: British Army Officer
DAR: Ancestor #: A018248. (Husband of Patriot)
Managed by: Private User
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About Maj. William Findley Caldwell

William Caldwell

  • Birth: Feb. 1, 1704 County Donegal, Ireland
  • Death: Feb. 17, 1761 Lunenburg County Virginia, USA

William was the first military officer appointed by King George III, in America. He served as a Major in the French/Indian war.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54712475/william-findley-caldwell

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Parents:

  • John Caldwell (1682 - 1750)
  • Mary Margaret Phillips Caldwell (1685 - 1748)

Spouse:

  • Rebecca Park Caldwell (1710 - 1806)*

Children:

  1. John Caldwell (1728 - 1781)*
  2. Margaret Caldwell Richey (1729 - 1802)*
  3. Eleanor Caldwell Vernon (1746 - 1813)*
  4. Rebecca Caldwell East (1747 - ____)*
  5. William Thomas Caldwell (1748 - 1814)*
  6. Martha Caldwell Calhoun (1750 - 1802)*
  7. James Caldwell (1755 - 1813)*
  8. Ann Elizabeth Caldwell Gillam (1757 - 1851)*
  9. David Caldwell (1759 - 1855)

Siblings:

  • William Findley Caldwell (1704 - 1761)
  • Thomas Caldwell (1706 - 1770)*
  • David Robert Caldwell (1709 - 1765)*
  • Margaret Amey Caldwell Mitchell (1712 - ____)*
  • John F. Caldwell (1715 - 1795)*
  • Robert Caldwell (1732 - 1806)*
  • James Caldwell (1734 - 1781)*
  • Calculated relationship

Burial: Cub Creek Cemetery Charlotte County Virginia, USA

Created by: Michael Bell Record added: Jul 09, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 54712475 https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54712475

Notes

https://sheilaingle.com/2019/03/26/rebecca-parks-caldwell-a-sc-patr...

“Rebecca Parqu (Park) was born 1707 in County Antrim, Ireland, the daughter of a Huguenot refugee, Jaques Parque (James Park).

At the age of sixteen, she was married to John Walkup, a marriage arranged by her father and the groom who was 52 years old at the time. Four months after the wedding, Rebecca was a childless, penniless widow.

In 1724, she married William Caldwell in Ireland. William had been schooled in Scotland at an early age and was considered educated, a man intensely proud of his heritage and possessing charm and tremendous physical strength. William and Rebecca came to America in 1727 with the Caldwell family and had children born in PA and VA, Margaret in 1728, Martha in 1730, Rebecca in 1738, John in 1740, Eleanor, William Thomas in 1748, Sarah and James in 1755, Elizabeth in 1757, and David Robert in 1760.”

“Husband William was born on Feb. 1, 1704 County Donegal, Ireland Death: Feb. 17, 1761 Lunenburg County Virginia, USA. William was the first military officer appointed by King George III, in America. He served as a Major in the French/Indian war.”

When William died in 1761 (in Virginia), leaving Rebecca with so many young children, he stipulated that their slave, Sambo, be her possession until her death. Within the next ten years, the entire family had moved to South Carolina, and shortly thereafter the Revolutionary War started.”

References

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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=36294783&pid...

GEDCOM Source

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Find A Grave 1,60525::0 1,60525::23610080

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U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Find A Grave 1,60525::0 1,60525::23610080

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U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Find A Grave 1,60525::0 1,60525::23610080

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@R-1093874548@ Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776 1,48432::0 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-VAColonialMilit... 1,48432::342447

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Maj. William Findley Caldwell's Timeline

1702
1702
Birth of Maj. William Findley Caldwell
birth date estimated, Ireland
1724
1724
Birth of Phoebe Rebecca Caldwell
Charlotte, Virginia, United States
1728
1728
Birth of John Caldwell
Charlotte, Virginia, United States
1729
1729
Birth of Margaret Richey
Ireland
1730
1730
Birth of Martha Calhoun
Cub Creek, Charlotte County, Virginia
1735
1735
Birth of William Caldwell
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1737
1737
Birth of Lucy Richardson
Kent Island, Kent County, Maryland
1739
December 1739
Birth of Jennet Martha Stewart
Ireland
1739
Birth of Rebecca Caldwell
Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
1746
1746
Birth of Eleanor Vernon
Lunenburg County, Virginia
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