Nancy Agnes “Agga” Caldwell

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Nancy Agnes “Agga” Caldwell (Benge)

Also Known As: "Nancy", "Aggie"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Death: after 1870
Clay County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:

Wife of William "Billy" Caldwell
Mother of Sarah "Sally" Caldwell; Margaret Simpson; Samuel Caldwell; George Washington Caldwell; Hendrickson Caldwell and 2 others

Occupation: Household duties
Managed by: Diana Sue Saunders
Last Updated:

About Nancy Agnes “Agga” Caldwell

Agga Caldwell is shown as born 1793 in Virginia in the 1860 census but about 1800 in the 1850 and the 1870.

Family

From https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3343624&id=I384

  • Nickname: Agga
  • Census: 1850 Harlan County, Kentucky HH 538 age 50
  • Reference: 16771
  • William Caldwell (Husband) b. 1771 in Virginia 10 9
  • Marriage: 1812 Children:
  • Joseph Caldwell b. Bet. 1813 - 1820 in Knox County, now Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Nancy Caldwell b. 1815 in Knox County, now Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Sarah Caldwell b. 1817 in Knox County, now Harlan County, Kentucky
  • William Caldwell b. 1818 in Kentucky
  • John Colson Caldwell b. 1820 in Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Margaret Caldwell b. 1828 in Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Samuel Caldwell b. 1828 in Harlan County, Kentucky
  • George Caldwell b. 1829 in Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Hendrickson Caldwell b. 1832 in Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Jefferson Caldwell b. Dec 1839 in Kentucky

Comments

From Ancestry tree:

”I have been looking for proof of Nancy Agnes Benges existence. I have not been able to find birth or marriage records. She is Cherokee indian, reason for not having a birth record. She was married to William Caldwell in 1812, that's the date I find on family trees. I did find a marriage record for william and his first wife in Montgomery, Va. I have checked Va, Ky, and Tn for marriage records and have not been able to find any for William Caldwell and a nancy agnes. This search has just been to prove her last name.”
”I found a book, I have run across several times, it finally clicked this time. The book is titled Shawnee Heritage by Don Greene and Noel Schultz. The book is a painstaking account of the native american ancestry. Our nancy agnes is in that book. I have so many questions about her life, how she felt about her heritage. Maybe it wasnt her heritage but the man she came from, did she try to hide it, what was she feeling. I guess I'll never know the real reason.
”Then on the other hand, William had a bunch of kids and no one to take care of them. Was this marriage a prearrangement to have a mother for his children, so the fact remains, William may be the one to hide the indian hertiage. Does anyone else have any comments on the life of our grandmother Agga or know any facts about her, I would love to know something about her.”

Shawnee Heritage

  • Robert Benge b 1761 m. 1781 Dorcas Lightfoot b. 1766 children include
    • Robert Benge b.1761 m. daughter of black fox b.1762 children include
      • Richard Benge b.1786
      • John Wagonmaster Benge b. 1788
      • Mary Polly(2) Benge b. 1790
      • Nancy Agnes Benge b. 1792

However

Cherokee genealogist have this tree for the family:

Bob "the Bench" Benge

Notes

This looks like a different person:

Nancy Benge in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Nancy Benge Gender: Female Birth Place: VA Birth Year: 1792 Spouse Name: Joseph Saylor Spouse Birth Place: VA Spouse Birth Year: 1792 Marriage Year: 1808 Marriage State: KY Number Pages: 1 Source Citation Source number: 2785.008; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

References

  • Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: M432_203; Page: 47B; Image: 391 AncestryImage Name: Agnes Coldwell [Agnes Caldwell] Age: 50 Birth Year: abt 1800 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: District 1, Harlan, Kentucky, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 538 Household Members: Name Age William Coldwell 79 Agnes Coldwell 50 Samuel Coldwell 22 Hendrickson Coldwell 18 Jefferson Coldwell 11
  • Year: 1860; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: M653_371; Page: 334; Family History Library Film: 803371 AncestryImage
  • Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 11, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . AncestryImage
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Nancy Agnes “Agga” Caldwell's Timeline

1793
1793
Virginia, United States
1818
1818
Knox, KY, United States
1820
1820
Harlan, KY, United States
1828
1828
Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
1828
Harlan, KY, United States
1829
1829
Harlan, KY, United States
1833
1833
Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
1836
1836
Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 77
Clay County, Kentucky, United States