Col. William McCall

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Name: William MCCALL

Birth: 1766 in Lynch's Creek near Society Hill, Darlington District, South Carolina

Death: 12 JAN 1830 in Screven County, Georgia

Military Service: Revolutionary War Soldier

Burial: 14 JAN 1830 Middleground Baptist Church Cemetery, Screven County, Georgia

Event: Tombstone Inscription Col. William McCall, Rev. War

Note:

WILLIAM McCALL was born 1766 on Lynch's Creek near Society Hill, South

Carolina, son of CHARLES McCALL, R.S. (Volume 4). He was married twice.

The first marriage was in 1789 to Ann (or Nancy) FLETCHER, born 1768 in Cheraw District, South Carolina, daughter of William FLETCHER, R.S. She

died in Screven County, Georgia, in 1796. William and Ann had four children.

The second marriage was in 1800 to Mary Hannah PEARCE, daughter of Joshua PEARCE, Jr., R.S. of Screven County, Georgia. she died about 1830 in Screven County. William and Mary had six children.

William McCall enlisted at the age of 16 years in the American Army in the Revolutionary War, serving under General FRANCIS MARION. He moved with his parents to Georgia in 1785, settling in Effingham County but being cut into Screven County in its formation in 1793. He was a large land-owner, owning farms and timber lands in Effingham, Screven and Bulloch counties. He died at his home on his plantation in Screven County on January 12, 1830, and was buried on his home-place in a family burial-ground. His grave was marked some years ago by the Brier Creek Chapter, D.A.R. He was Justice of Peace, 36th District, Screven County, being first commissioned August 20, 1804, and again on May 12, 1808.

Mr. McCall was a member of the Baptist Church as was all his family. He was baptized into the membership of Welch Neck Baptist Church in South Carolina in his youth, and was ordained to the ministry in 1789 after moving to Georgia. He served several years as Moderator of the Hephziabh Baptist Association, and pastored churches in his section for many years prior to his death.

SOURCE: "Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia" by Folks Huxford, Volume 5, Page 303.

Father: Charles "R. S." MCCALL b: 1732 in Middle Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Mother: Celete Ann "Nancy" WILLIAMS b: 1735 in Northampton County, North Carolina

Marriage 1: Ann Nancy FLETCHER b: 1 FEB 1769 in Cheraw District, South Carolina

Married: 1789 in Cheraw District, South Carolina

Children:

1..Moses Nathaniel MCCALL b: 26 OCT 1792 in Effingham (nka Bulloch) County, Georgia

2..George Robert Francis MCCALL b: 28 JUL 1794 in Screven County, Georgia

3..Celete MCCALL b: 1795 in Screven County, Georgia

4..Charles William MCCALL b: 1798 in Screven County, Georgia

Marriage 2: Mary Hannah PEARCE b: 6 FEB 1793 in Screven County, Georgia

Married: ABT 1801 in Screven County, Georgia

Children:

1..Joshua William Pearce MCCALL b: 1802 in Screven County, Georgia

2..Charles Hawkins MCCALL b: 14 APR 1804 in Screven County, Georgia

3..Mary H. MCCALL b: 1805 in Screven County, Georgia

4..Francis Stephen MCCALL b: 19 NOV 1810 in Screven County, Georgia

5..John Goldwire MCCALL b: 1812 in Screven County, Georgia

6..Sarah MCCALL b: 1815 in Screven County, Georgia

Sources:

"Cemetery Records of Screven Co GA" Volume I

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William McCall was born on Lynches's Creek near Society Hill, on the Great Peedee in South Carolina, in 1766. He was a Revolutionary Soldier, a youth of sixteen years of age in 1782, and was one of General Francis Marion's men.

Soon after the Revolutionary War he moved from Society Hill, South Carolina, with his parents to Georgia. He applied for land and received it for his services as a Revolutionary Soldier, in Effingham (now Bulloch) County, Georgia. He was a member of the Baptist Church, having been baptized in the Welch Neck Baptist Church of which his grandfather, Robert Williams, was once pastor, and was ordained to the Gospel ministry in 1789. Was Moderator of the Hephzibah Baptist Association; for many years he was one of the most prominent Baptist preachers of Screven County, Georgia. He was also a wealth and influential planter, carrying on his agricultural pursuits with the help of many slaves. He owned in 1796 over 1,000 acres of land in Effingham, Screven and Bulloch Counties and in 1805 paid taxes on over 2,000 acres.

He married in 1789 Ann (called Nancy) Fletcher, born 1767 in the Cheraw District, South Carolina. They lived in Bulloch County, Georgia, until 1793. She died in Screven County, 1796.

He married a second time in 1800, in Screven County, Georgia, Mary Pearce. The daughter of Joshua Pearce of Screven County.

Reverend William McCall died in Screven County, January 12, 1830. Mary Pearce died about 1830 and both are buried in the Family Burying Ground on the plantation in Screven County. His grave has been marked by the Briar Creek Chapter, Georgia Daughters of the American Revolution, Sylvania, Georgia.

Birth: 1766 South Carolina, USA Death: Jan. 12, 1830 Screven County Georgia, USA

The following comes from "Mills-Hobby & Allied Families", Statesboro/Bulloch Co. Regional Library 929.2.

Rev. William McCall RS

Born 1766 on Lynche's Creek, near Society Hill, SC. to Charles McCall and Celete Ann Williams, William joined Gen. Marion in 1782 at 16 years of age. He moved with his parents to Georgia after the war. Received a Land Grant, apparently joining that of his father in Effingham (now Bulloch) Co. He was baptized into the membership of Welsh Neck Baptist Church in his youth and was ordained a Baptist Minister in 1789, at age 23, and became one of the most prominent preachers of Screven County. He was also a wealthy farmer, owning in 1796 over 1000 acres in Effingham, Screven, and Bulloch. In1805 , he paid taxes on over 2000 acres. His grant, signed Jan. 24, 1791 specified 200 acres bounded on the SW by the Great Ogeechee River, SE by Walter Kelly's land, and on all other sides vacant. Mr. McCall served several years as Moderator of the Hephzibah Baptist Association and pastored many churches in his section prior to his death. He was Justice of the Peace, 36th District, Screven County, being first commissioned 20 Aug 1804 and again on 12 May 1808.

He married (1) 1789, Ann (Nancy) Fletcher, b. 1767 in the Cheraw District, S.C., daughter of William Fletcher, RS. They lived in Bulloch County until 1793. She died in Screven County in 1796. He married (2) 1800, in Screven County, Mary Pearce, daughter of Joshua Pearce, RS. She died about 1830. He died Jan. 12, 1830. William and Mary are said to be buried in the family burying ground on "the plantation" in Screven County (McCall-Tidwell). These graves have not been found, but either his grave or his cenotaph is in Middle Ground Cemetery, next to his son, Moses Nathaniel McCall. The stone bears no dates, and in death, he carries the rank of Colonel.

(Note: McCall-Tidwell calls him a Revolutionary soldier, the DAR Patriot Index of 1990 lists him as "Pvt. S.C.", and militia pay records document his service at 72 days. DAR membership policy rejects applications through his line, but the problem seems not to be his service record, or that of his father, Charles. Rather, it seems to be in documenting the parentage of his son, Moses Nathaniel. However, a biographical sketch of Moses in History of the Baptist Denomination in Georgia, published in 1881, four years before his death, clearly identifies William as the father of Moses.)

Children of William McCall and Ann Fletcher: George Robert Francis (mar. Luvincia Fain), Moses Nathaniel (mar. Caroline Griner, Catherine Porter Dopson), William d.y.

Children of William McCall and Mary Pearce: Joshua William Pearce (mar. Mary __Boyn), John G. , Sarah

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Parents:

 Charles McCall (1732 - 1814)

 Celete Ann Williams McCall (1753 - ____)

Spouses:

 Mary Hannah Pearce McCall (1793 - ____)*

 Ann Nancy Fletcher McCall (1769 - 1796)*

Children:

 Moses Nathaniel McCall (1792 - 1885)*

 Charles Hawkins McCall (1804 - 1887)*

 Francis Stephen McCall (1810 - 1877)*

Siblings:

 William McCall (1766 - 1830)

 Robert McCall (1773 - 1857)*

 Francis McCall (1773 - 1851)*

 Mary W McCall Wright (1783 - 1877)*

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Burial: Middle Ground Baptist Church Cemetery Sheppards Screven County Georgia, USA

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• Military service: 1776 - , South Carolina, United States
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