Tag: Rebecca Calhoun

John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): Georgia and South Carolina Records to 1790 (3)

April 5, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “John Lauderdale of Pendleton County in the State of South Carolina but late of Wilkes County in the State of Georgia planter” My previous posting about John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) ended with a brief discussion of his claim for bounty land in recompense for his service as a Georgia Refugee soldier during … More John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): Georgia and South Carolina Records to 1790 (3)

New Material Added to Previous Postings about Elizabeth Bonneau Pickens and John Ewing Colhoun with Wife Floride Bonneau

February 26, 2025

This is a note to let readers know about new information I’ve added to a previous posting about Ezekiel Pickens, son of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun, and Ezekiel’s wife Elizabeth Bonneau, and to a posting about John Ewing Colhoun, Rebecca’s brother, and wife Floride Bonneau, a sister to Elizabeth Bonneau Pickens. As the first … More New Material Added to Previous Postings about Elizabeth Bonneau Pickens and John Ewing Colhoun with Wife Floride Bonneau

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

Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun: An Old Stone Church Photographic Essay

May 12, 2024

On the recent research trip that took me to Clemson University Library’s Special Collections and Archives, I also spent time at Old Stone Church near the Clemson campus, and the Old Stone Church cemetery in which Andrew Pickens and his wife Rebecca Calhoun are buried. As a previous posting has noted, when Andrew and Rebecca … More Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun: An Old Stone Church Photographic Essay

John Harris (1725-1791): New Information Added to Previous Posting

May 11, 2024

Here’s more material I’ve added to a previous posting here, following my recent trip to Clemson University Library’s Special Collections and Archives. In the “John C. Calhoun Papers” of the archives, I found a little survey book kept by Patrick Calhoun, John C. Calhoun’s father, between 1784 and 1792. In that survey book, I found … More John Harris (1725-1791): New Information Added to Previous Posting

Ezekiel Pickens and Wife Elizabeth Bonneau: New Material Added to Previous Posting

May 9, 2024

On my recent research trip to the Special Collections and Archives of Clemson University’s Library, I found interesting new information about the burial place of Ezekiel Pickens, son of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun, and of Ezekiel’s wife Elizabeh Bonneau, who was a sister of Floride Bonneau, who married Rebecca’s brother John Ewing Colhoun. In … More Ezekiel Pickens and Wife Elizabeth Bonneau: New Material Added to Previous Posting

Joseph Pickens, Son of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun: New Information Added to Previous Posting

May 9, 2024

I continue adding information to postings I’ve previously made here, after my recent research trip to Clemson University Library’s Special Collections and Archives brought me much new information and some new documents. I have now added to a previous posting about Joseph Pickens, son of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun, information from the will that … More Joseph Pickens, Son of Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Calhoun: New Information Added to Previous Posting

Floride Bonneau, Wife of John Ewing Colhoun: New Information Added to Previous Posting

May 9, 2024

As I continue to add material to previous postings here after my recent research trip to the Special Collections and Archives of Clemson University’s Library, I have added an interesting new document to a previous posting discussing Floride Bonneau, wife of John Ewing Colhoun. When I first published the posting I’ve just linked, I included … More Floride Bonneau, Wife of John Ewing Colhoun: New Information Added to Previous Posting

Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: Patrick Calhoun (1752/5 – 1827)

April 25, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Here is my account of how and why all those folks went to Livingston Co. Ky.” As I begin this posting, I have to be candid and say that working on the last three children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean or Jane Ewing has proven very difficult, and I’m by no means sure … More Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: Patrick Calhoun (1752/5 – 1827)

Children of Alexander Noble and Catherine Calhoun (2): Alexander, Patrick, and Joseph

April 15, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Here lie the bones of an honest man” This posting is a continuation of the previous posting discussing the children of Alexander Noble and Catherine Calhoun of Abbeville County, South Carolina. The previous posting discussed Alexander and Catherine’s first four children John, Ezekiel, William, and Jane. This posting discusses the last three children … More Children of Alexander Noble and Catherine Calhoun (2): Alexander, Patrick, and Joseph