Tag: John Simpson

Benjamin Green (abt. 1766 – after 1805) of Abbeville and Pendleton District, South Carolina: New Information

January 13, 2025

Or, Subtitled: The Potential of FamilySearch’s New AI All-Text Search Tool to Discover New Information The following are several new pieces of information I’ve uncovered recently regarding a Benjamin Green Junior who was son of Benjamin Green Senior of the Long Cane settlement in what became Abbeville (and McCormick) County, South Carolina. As a previous … More Benjamin Green (abt. 1766 – after 1805) of Abbeville and Pendleton District, South Carolina: New Information

Children of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun: Rebecca (Noble), Catherine (Hunter), and Joseph – New Information Added to Previous Posting

June 5, 2024

I’ve just added a number of paragraphs to my previous posting about Rebecca (Noble), Catherine (Hunter), and Joseph Pickens, children of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun. This information has to do with Catherine and her husband Dr. John Hunter.

Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: Ezekiel Colhoun and Jane Calhoun Stedman

May 25, 2024

In a previous posting, I discussed the difficulties I encounter as I try to pinpoint when the last three children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing were born. As I note in that posting and previous ones linked in that same posting, I am confident that Ezekiel’s will names his sons and daughters – in separate … More Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: Ezekiel Colhoun and Jane Calhoun Stedman

Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: John Ewing Colhoun (1749 [or 1752] – 1802)

March 13, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “In the confidence of his Country, he filled at the time of his death the high Station of Senator of the United States” John E. Colhoun’s Birth and Early Life John Ewing Colhoun, son of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean or Jane Ewing, was born in 1749 or 1752. His tombstone in his Keowee … More Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: John Ewing Colhoun (1749 [or 1752] – 1802)

Children of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun: Margaret (Bowie) and Andrew

March 3, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “I am most mortified that you did not write to Colonel Pickens, do write to him” This post continues a discussion that began with this previous posting of the children of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun of Abbeville County and Pendleton District, South Carolina. The posting I’ve just linked discusses Andrew and Rebecca’s … More Children of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun: Margaret (Bowie) and Andrew

Children of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun: Mary (Harris), Ezekiel, Ann (Simpson), and Jane (Miller)

February 22, 2024

Or, Subtitled: Presbyterian ministers and Princeton graduates at every turn in the Pickens-Calhoun family tree In this posting and a subsequent one, I will share information about the children of Andrew Pickens (1739-1817) and Rebecca Calhoun (1745-1814) of Abbeville County and Pendleton District, South Carolina. This posting will discuss Andrew and Rebecca’s first six children … More Children of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun: Mary (Harris), Ezekiel, Ann (Simpson), and Jane (Miller)

John Green (1768-1837): Some Notes on His Yet-to-Be Proven Ancestry

January 15, 2024

Or, Subtitled: Making Lemonade with No Lemons — Trying to Do Genealogy in Absence of Records You Need Beginning with this linked posting in early September 2023, I’ve been tracking a Green family line from my earliest proven ancestor in this line, John Green, who was born 21 January 1768 in Granville (later Abbeville) County, … More John Green (1768-1837): Some Notes on His Yet-to-Be Proven Ancestry

John Green (1768-1837): Pendleton District, South Carolina Records, 1800-1818

September 8, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “He left Pendleton for the Alabama a week before John E. got up and expects to return in about two months” 1800-1810 As my last posting tells you as it examines Pendleton District, South Carolina, records for John Green from the 1790 federal census, which suggests that he and wife Jane were living … More John Green (1768-1837): Pendleton District, South Carolina Records, 1800-1818