John Calder (abt. 1725 - 1766)

Born about 1725 in Province of South Carolina

Husband of Martha Bailey — married [date unknown] in South Carolina

Descendants

Died Dec 1766 at about age 41 in Edisto Island, Province of South Carolina

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Biography

This profile is part of the Edisto Island, South Carolina One Place Study.

John is said to be the son of Archibald Calder of St. John Colleton Parish, Province of South Carolina.^[1]He was of age before 1748 when he purchased land.^[2]In March 1757 he purchased two tracts of land on Edisto Island, totaling 224 acres from Ralph Bailey and his wife Elizabeth.^[3]

He married first Martha Bailey and had children Martha (b. 1744),^[4]Archibald, and Mary Ann (m. Paul Grimball and Ephraim Mikell)^[5]

His second wife was Sarah Baynard, by whom he had a daughter, Sarah (m. Thomas Baynard).^[6]

John Calder of Edisto Island wrote his Will 30 November 1766, and it was proved 12 December 1766. He names his wife Sarah, son Archibald, daughter Mariann Grimball, and daughter Sarah (underage). His executors were his son Archibald Calder, Paul Grimball, and Joseph Fickling.^[7]

Plantations

• Raccoon Island Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina.^[8]
• Old Dominion Plantation^[9]

Slaves

For details about Calder's slaves, see this page: Slaves of John Calder.

Research Note

Although the Biographical Directory states that Archibald Calder (d. 1752) had a son John, the source of that identification is not clear. There is no evidence that his mother was Elizabeth Winborn, so she has been removed as mother.

Sources

1. ↑ Edgar, Walter B. and N. Louise Bailey. Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Volume II: the Commons House of Assembly 1692-1775 (1977), p. 133
2. ↑ Honohan, Martha, Wife Of John Honohan To John Calder, Renunciation. Date: 3/23/1748 Archives ID: Series: S136009 Volume [1st Year]: 1743 Page: 00238 Item: 000 https://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/
3. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873. Records, v. QQ-SS 1755-1758, SS p. 36 image 469 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK7-P3X1-Z?mode=g&cat=361547
4. ↑ “St. Helena’s Parish Register (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 23, no. 2 (1922): 46. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27569580
5. ↑ Webber, Mabel L. “Grimball of Edisto Island (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 23, no. 2 (1922): 40. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27569579.
6. ↑ Webber, Mabel L. “Marriage and Death Notices from the South Carolina Weekly Gazette (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 19, no. 1 (1918): 79. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27569445
7. ↑ Will of John Calder "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JXSZ-17?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-F6D%3A210905601%2C211576301 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1767-1771, Vol. 011 > image 131 of 356; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
8. ↑ Spencer, Charles, Edisto Island 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy Charleston, SC: The History Press (2012)
9. ↑ Spencer, Charles, Edisto Island 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy Charleston, SC: The History Press (2012)

Acknowledgments

• Profile Calder-82 was created through the import of Rankin-Ridgdill Family Tree.ged on Oct 4, 2011 by Elizabeth Rankin.