Robert H. McCall

Brother of:
William McCall
Nellie McCall Gibson
Sarah McCall Shaw

Source: Tricia J. McCall

  Robert came from Ireland when he was 13 years old.  He worked in the Carolinas, Maryland, and at Belmont Forge on the Susquehanna River in PA.  Then he went to Huntington county, where his sister, Nellie, already lived. He then went to Clarion county and lived with the Smiths, who lived on what was later the John Harshaw farm near West Montery.  This was around 1801-1802.  He was employed by Gideon Gibson, one of the earliest settlers.

  In 1802, he purchased a tract of land on the north bank of the Allegheny in Perry township from Gideon Gibson.   Robert was a cooper by trade and during the first long winter, he cut wood and made barrels.  In the spring, he floated them down the river to Freeport and sold them to a salt factory.  One story says he sold his first winter output barrels for $11, then had to walk 75 miles back home.

  Robert's parents died soon after entering the United States from Ireland.  Robert and his siblings were "bound out" to learn trades, scattered, and never all met again.

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Source: Glenda Schrader

First know ancestor: ROBERT McCALL & 5 siblings landed in Charleston, SC, 1790 from Ireland at age 13. Their parents died either in route, or shortly after arrival, as no records found in estbalishing a home. The six children were bound out - 3 went to Canada, 3 stayed in US. William McCALL settled in Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA, nothing more on him. Robert McCALL (1777-1856) worked in the Carolinas, Maryland & at Belmont Forge on the Susquehana River in PA. He then went to Huntington Co, where his younger sister, Nellie, was living. Nothing more on her. Then to Clarion Co near West Monterey. He also had land in Perry Co. Would like to find info on other siblings.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 21 2022, 1:58:57 UTC