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James Callahan (abt. 1754 - abt. 1825)

James Callahan
Born about in County Donegal, Irelandmap [uncertain]
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Son of and
Brother of [half], , [half], [half], , [half], [half], , , and [half]
Husband of — married 1783 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died about at about age 71 in Iredell County, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Birth and Early Life

James Callahan was born around 1754-1760, probably in Donegal, Ireland. His parents were John Callahan and Elizabeth Stagner. [1][2]

Marriage and Family

In North Carolina, during the years 1741 - 1868, a marriage bond was required of the prospective groomsman stating his intent to marry. James Callahan committed to a marriage bond in the amount of five hundred pounds,[3] and, on 14 Aug 1783, he married Mary Wason in Rowan, North Carolina.[4] They had the following children:[2]

  1. Benjamin (1784-1824), m. Rachel King
  2. John Robert (1789-1854), m. Mary Bryan Welch
  3. James Johnes (1791-1853), m. Paninah Pernnia Snow
  4. William (1800-1839), m. Sarah Jefferson
  5. Elizabeth (1803-)
  6. Peggy (1803-)
  7. Polly (1803-)

Revolutionary War Service

1776 Project
Private James Callahan served with Flying Camp, Delaware Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
James Callahan is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A018357.

Service Source: DE ARCH, VOL 1, PP 67, 69
Service Description: 1) Captain Thomas Kean, Colonel Samuel Patterson, Flying Camp.
Service Award: DAR Ancestor No. A018357[5]

On 01 Jun 1782, James entered service in the Second Regiment of Artillery to serve in the American Revolution.[6] One of his pay vouchers,[7] dated 1 Sep 1784, is credited to James Calahan, Morgan Township, Rowan, NC.

Residence

Before 1790, James had moved to Iredell County, North Carolina, as shown on the 1790 U.S. Federal Census.[8] He remained in Iredell County for the rest of his lifetime, as shown by the 1800,[9] 1810,[10] and 1820 U.S. Federal Censuses.[11]

Death and Burial

James passed away in 1824.[12] His will was probated on 3 Jul 1824, naming as heirs his wife Mary; two sons, James and William; and three daughters, Peggy, Eliza, and Polly.[13] He was buried in Snow Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.[14]

Sources

  1. ↑ Descendants of John Callahan
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SPHX-J1W : accessed 21 September 2020), entry for James /Callahan/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MMSX-BV8), submitted 10 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9F-9NL : 10 February 2018), James Kellehand and Mary Wason, 14 Aug 1783; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 500,951.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSH-ZZ9 : 4 November 2017), James Calahan and Mary Wason, 14 Aug 1783; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,760,520.
  5. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Jan 25, 2018), "Record of James Callahan", Ancestor # A018357.
  6. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-J3LT : 15 March 2018), James Callaghan, 01 Jun 1782; citing 01 Jun 1782, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,399.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-G7F5 : accessed 21 September 2020), James Calahan, 01 Sep 1784; citing Morgan Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-9LP : accessed 21 September 2020), James Callihan, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 396, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-536 : accessed 21 September 2020), James Callihan, Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 616, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL9-7TL : accessed 21 September 2020), James Calahan, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 193, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 337,913.
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-SHH : accessed 21 September 2020), James Callahan, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 230, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 80; FHL microfilm 162,796.
  12. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-SYCH : 17 March 2018), James Callahan, 1824; citing Iredell, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .
  13. ↑ Ancestry Record 9061 #2351126 Will of James Callahan, Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Wills; Author: North Carolina. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Iredell County); Probate Place: Iredell, North Carolina
  14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #49656413 James Callahan

See also:

  • "Genealogical Society of Iredell County, Inc., NC Revolutionary Soldiers’ Graves – Iredell, Davie & Alexander Co., Iredell County Tracks, Fall 2006." See Part 1 and Part 2
  • Space:Iredell County Revolutionary Soldiers for a comprehensive list of Iredell Revolutionary War Veterans.
  • "Revolutionary Soldiers Buried at Snow Creek" Statesville Record And Landmark, Statesville, North Carolina, 09 Mar 1883, Fri • Page 1 (accessed 28 Jan 2021)
  • #S-2015171764, Page: Ancestry Family Trees, Note: Data: Text: Link
  • #S-2015171764, Page: Ancestry Family Trees, Note: Data: Text: Link
  • Repository R-2015174050 Name: Ancestry.com, Address: Ancestry
  • Source S-2015171764 Repository: #R-2015174050 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to David Smith for creating WikiTree profile Callahan-649 through the import of Smith Family Tree-2LAW_2013-04-28_01.ged on Apr 28, 2013.
  • This person was also created through the import of Olin LaVern and Darlene Thomas.ged on 14 April 2011.




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Skelton-1756 Betty (Skelton) Norman
Callahan-648 and Callahan-200 appear to represent the same person because: Parents and birth and death dates are identical. These are the same person.
posted by Betty (Skelton) Norman
Dwyer-101 Lisa Dwyer
Callahan-648 and Callahan-200 are not ready to be merged because: The birth date and location need to researched.
posted by Lisa Dwyer
Skelton-1756 Betty (Skelton) Norman
Looking closer at the birth information, I find no primary sources that confirm either the date or location. Research done by Ben Callahan does shed some light, however:

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/h/o/Roy-Bruce-Rhodes/GENE47-0001.html From his analysis, there is circumstantial evidence that James Callahan was a son of John Callahan and Elizabeth Stagner. James had an older half-brother John who was born in North Carolina, another half-brother Henry, born between 1754-1759, and his (proven) younger sister was born ~ 1762. Also, James administered the will of his widowed mother in 1803. This leaves me with the conclusion that we have the right parents and James was born between 1754 - 1760, probably in North Carolina. That leaves the info on the DAR application to be considered: James' ancestors obviously believed he was born in Donegal, Ireland. Who am I to say they were wrong? So that doubt must be recorded in the profile. What do you think??

posted by Betty (Skelton) Norman
Downey-1809 Teresa Downey
The other profile for him used the end of the range of the possible birth year. Your profile uses the beginning of the range. The other profile also says Uncertain for the location and lists Ireland as possible. There can only be one profile per person in wikitree so the thing to do is merge and then discuss the birth year range (already done in the other profile) and the various birth locations (already done in the other profile).

Regards, Teresa

posted by Teresa Downey
Skelton-1756 Betty (Skelton) Norman
Callahan-648 and Callahan-200 appear to represent the same person because: Except for birth date and location, the profiles are identical. Birth date and location should be researched before merge.
posted by Betty (Skelton) Norman

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