CALLAHAN

EDWARD CALLAHAN & SUSANNA BROCK

First List of Tithables of Pittsylvania County, Year 1767," [The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Apr. 1916):180-192]

Edward Callahan-1 tithe, Peter Copeland's Tax List

Pittsylvania Co. VA 24 Feb 1770 Peter Rentfro vs Edward Callahan

"Fincastle & Kentucky County Va-Ky Records and History" Volume 1, pg 370 Michael and Bettie Cook, C. G., Cook Publications Evansville, Ind. 47712
Court November 2, 1773 pg 143 ... "Likewise, Mary Johnson, Sandel Brooks Elizabeth Brooks  Lyddia Morris AND SUSANNA BROCK for having bastard children. Likewise, EDWARD CALLIHAN for unlawfully keeping and cohabiting with SUSANNA BROCK, with Samuel Wilson as informant." (Fincastle was formed from Botetourt in 1772)

Day book for Isaac Shelby's company station, Beaver Creek, Southwest Virginia; Aug - Dec 1776 [American Memory Collection]

"Isaac Shelby's day book and ledger from Beaver Creek, Southwest Virginia lists entries from August through December 1776 of cattle purchases and sales, hiring-out of horses, and supplies sold to militias."
Image 6: Sept 1776, 19th, Edward Callahan Self 10 lb bag
Image 11: Edward Callahams Spouse To 7 1/2 lbs beef & 11 1/2 lbs Flour
Image 12: 15 Edwd Callahams Spouse 7 Ditto (Flour)
Image 13: October 24th 1776 Edward Callahams Spouse 14 lbs Ditto (Flour)

Image 3: Ned Callaham 20 ditto (Beef)

Image 9: Sept 30 1776 Ned Callaham wife 13 beef

(1776 Washington, Montgomery & Kentucky counties formed from Fincastle)

The Washington County Surveyors Record 1781-1797
Page 3 - Edward Callaham, assignee of Randolph Brown...400 ac on the north side of the north fork of Holstein, includes his improvement, actual settlement made in 1774...August 28, 1782
Page 4 - Edward Callaham...135 ac...Commissioners Certificate...on the north side of the north fork of Holstein...Beginning on the south side of the Poor Knobs...crossing a valley...April 11, 1782
Page 29 - Abraham Fulkerson...295 ac...Commissioners Certificate...on the north side of the north fork of Holstein...Beginning on the south side of the Poor Valley Knobs...on a stony spur of the river knobs...October 21, 1782 - Edward Callaham...400 ac by settlement made in 1773...on the north side of Holston River in the Little Valley known by the name of Callahams place...August 13, 1781 - Assigned 400 ac to Abraham Fulkerson on February 16, 1782. Signed: Edward Callaham. Witnesses: Alexander Donalson, Alexander Montgomery
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1782 Personal Proplerty Tax List, Washington Co. VA, Captain John Kinkeads District: Edward Callaham - 1 titable, 13 horses, 10 cattle (Peter Livingston also on list)
1787 Personal Property Tax List, Russell Co. VA: Edward Callaham (unreadable)
6 Apr 1794, Yocum's Station, Powel's Valley Later Lee Co. VA "the Indians had taken the wives of Peter and Henry Livingston and two servants of the former and also a black man from Edward Callahan"
2 Apr 1795, Personal Property Tax List, Washington Co. VA, Matthew Willoughby District: Edward Callahan - 2 tithes, 2 horses (May 26 Samuel Cornett - 1 tithe; June 3 Nathaniel Cornett - 1 tithe)
1796 Personal Property Tax List, Washington Co. VA: Edward Callaham - 2 tithes; Roger Cornett - 1 tithe; Nathaniel Cornett - 1 tithe
1800 Personal Property Tax List, Washington Co. VA: Edward Callaham - 3 tithes, 3 horses

History of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870, by Lewis Preston Summers; J. L. Hill Print Company, 1903
p. 439-440: entry date: Apr 14 1794; Date of occurrence: 6 Apr 1794; Washington Co. VA, near the town of Mendota; account given by Mrs. Livingston
Mrs Elizabeth Livingston, wife of Peter Livingston: ......"My sister-in-law, Susanna, was with the remaining children in an out-house."...."I opened the door and an Indian Immediately advanced and took me prisoner, together with the two children. I then discovered that they had my remaining children in their possession, my sister Sukey, a wench with her young child, a negro man of Edward Callihan's and a negro boy of our own about eight years old."

p. 629-630: "Although the country was settled with a well-informed population generally, yet there was in it a mixture of all sorts. The leading characters of one class were Edward Callahan and his wife Succy. Where they originally came from I do not know, but they were themselves originals. Edward was a hunter by profession, and when they emigrated to Holston he selected for his residence the banks of the north fork twenty-five miles below Abingdon, at a point where he could see the top of Clinch mountain through a gap in the river knobs. Here he lived many years. Succy was a cake woman, but with the cakes she sold something to drink. She made her appearance on the first day of every court, with a cartload of cakes, pies and drinkables, halted in the middle of the street and made an awning for herself and commenced business. Edward followed on foot at the tail of the cart in the full dress of the hunter, with rifle and shot pouch, and his fine, well-taught hunting dog at his heels, and when he had gotten Succy fairly started at her business he moved off with his peltry to transact his own buisness . Succy was a shrewd woman and adopted all sorts of evasions to avoid paying license, and sometimes she was hard pressed by the grand jurors and Attorney-General Dunlop. On one occasion she was nearly at her wit"s end about retailing whiskey, when John Campbell, the clerk, said something to the court in mitigation and justices, being very willing to accept any excuse, let Succy off. She never forgot the kindess, and fifteen years afterwards I, the son of John Campbell, was riding in that part of the country and was benighted at Succy's cabin, when she treated me with a kindness and hospitality which I shall never forget and in a manner, too, that showed she knew how to act her part."
p. 665: Lots sold by Christopher Acklin, Name of Purchaser: Edward Callahan; Date of Sale: July 8, 1787; No.. Lot 6

Nov. 17, 1790 Rockingham County, NC Deed Book C:132 States the following ( State of N.C. to Darby Calahan 53 3/4 A on S side Martrimony Cr. adj sd Callahan, Joshua Hopper. )

29 Nov 1794, Rockingham Co. NC: Edward Callahan and others including Unity Callahan, mother of Edward, sell 54 acres to Robert Gilmore.  [Rockingham Co. NC Deed Bk D Pg 231] IMAGE

"Strong family in Kentucky" by J. C. Hurst 1958, reprint John C. Hurst 1989, compiled by J. C. Hurst

"Jennie Callahan (commonly called Jane), who was born about the year 1779 and died about the year 1815. She was a daughter of Edward and Mahalah Brock Callahan. Mahalah was a daughter of Aaron Brock and a sister of Jesse Brock, who lived in Harlan County. The Brocks were part Indian."

[The Kentucky Explorer, Volume 9, Number 8], Diary of Dr. John J. Dickey

John McDaniel of Perry Co. KY.
"Old Ned Callahan died at Roger Cornetts, as did his wife. Old Ned Callahan put on his shot pouch every morning as long as he lived. He would set his gun by his side. He owned Negreos. He would go out and build a fire and sleep all night in pretty weather as he did in the days of hunting."

CLAY COUNTY KENTUCKY RECORDS

Clay County Kentucky (Clay Co. KY Tax List, FHL Film #007834419)
1807 July 15, Clay Co KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - 1 white tithe, 3 blacks over 16, 6 total blacks, 3 horses;
May 26 Isaac Callahan - 1 tithe, 3 horses; William Callahan - 1 tithe, 5 horses
1808 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - 1 tithe, 4 blacks over 16, 8 blacks total, 3 horses; Isaac Callahan - 1 tithe, 2 horses; William Callahan - 1 tithe, 14 horses
1809 Apr 5, Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - 1 tithe, 3 blacks over 16, 8 blacks total, 3 horses; Isaac Callahan - 1 tithe, 3 horses
1811 Jun 29, Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - 1 tithe, 3 blacks over, 6 blacks total, 2 horses; Isaac Callahan - 1 tithe, 5 horses
1813 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - 1 tithe, 2 blacks over 16, 9 blacks total, 6 horses; Isaac Callahan - 1 tithe, 3 horses
1814 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan 1 tithe, 2 blacks over 16, 9 blacks total, 7 horses; Isaac Callahan - 1 tithe, 4 horses
1815 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edwsard Callahan - 1 tithe, 2 blacks over 16, 9 blacks total, 6 horses; Isaac Callahan - 1 tithe, 1 horse
1816 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - 150 acres Red Bird watercourse, entered, survey & patent by Edward Callahan, 1 tithe, 2 blacks over 16, 9 blacks total, 7 horses; Isaac Callahan - 1 tithe, 1 horse
1818 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - (acreage not listed), Red Bird watercourse, entered, survey & patent by Edward Callahan, 1 tithe, 4 blacks over 16, 7 total, 4 horses
1819 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Ed Callahan - 150 acres, Red Bird watercourse, entered, survey & patent by Edward Ccallahan, 1 tithe, 4 blacks over 16, 7 blacks total, 3 horses
1820 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - 150 acres, Red Bird watercoarse, entered, survey & patent by E.C., 1 tithe, 4 blacks over 16, 8 blacks total 2 horses
1821 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - 150 acres, Red Bird watercourse, entered, survey & Patent by E Callaham, 1 tithe, 2 blacks over 16, 7 blacks total
1822 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - 150 acres, Red Bird watercourse, entered, survey & Patent by E Callaham, 1 tithe, 3 blacks over 16, 5 blacks total, 1 horse
1823 Clay Co. KY Tax List: Edward Callahan - 150 acres, Red Bird watercourse, entered, survey & Patent by E Callaham, 1 tithe, 5 blacks over 16, 5 blacks total, 1 horse

1824 Clay County Kentucky Land Tax Records: Susan Callahan, 151 Acres Clay County, Red Bird, entered, surveyed and patented by E. Callahan, 4 blacks over 16, 6 blacks total, 1 horse (IMAGE)

October Term 1816

[Clay County KY Court Order Book B Page 58]
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Verses Susanah Callahan, Doshia Begley & Isham Bowling
Susanah Callahan [Doshia Begley name marked thru] Isham Bowling appeared in discharge of their recognizenses entered into before the Justice upon their examination and for reasons appearing to the Court It is ordered that the trial of the said Defendant be Continued until the next term of this Court and it is further Ordered that they severally enter unto recognizenses in the sum of one of one hundred dollars each and therefore the said Susanah Callahan & Isham Bowling with Edward Callahan presenting severally and respectively acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth in the sum of 100$ each

[Clay County KY Court Order Book B Page 76-77]
April Term 1817
Commonwealth Plaintiff against Susanah Callhan Defendant
"for reasons appearing to the Court It is ordered that the said Dect be further recognized in the sum of five hundered doallars and therefore Edward Callahn her Husband Acknowledged himself in debted to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of four hundred dollars"
[Clay Co. KY Court Order Bk B Pg 93]
July Term 1817
Commonwealth Plaintiff Against Susanah Callahan Defendant }  Felony
Cause ordered to be continued ... Susanah Callahan acknowledged herself indebted to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of five hundred dollars and Edward Callahan her surety also acknowledged himself indebted to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of $500

[Clay Co. KY Court Order Bk B Pg 110]

July Term 1817
Commonwealth Plaintiff Against Susanah Callahan Defendant  } Felony
This day the Defendant appeared in discharge of her recognizance and on the motion of the Attorney for the Commonwealth and for reasons appearing to the Court It is ordered that the prosecution be discharged

HEIRS OF EDWARD & SUSANNA BROCK CALLAHAN

1825 Oct 17, Clay County KY, Heirs of Isaac Callahan (Wilson Callahan, Zilphia Callahan, Jenny Hays late Jenny Callahan, and Jackson Callahan) grant Power of Attorney to Daniel Garrard in the estate of the ancestor Edward Callahan [Clay Co. KY Deed Book A Pg 532]

1826 Nov 27, Clay County KY, Heirs of Edward Callahan named in deed "William Callahan, Rodger Cornett, Samuel Davidson, William Strong, Thomas Strong and Robin Cornett, by Daniel Garrard their Attorney of the one part and William Callahan, Zelpha Callahan, Jinny Hays late Jinny Callahan & Jackson Callahan children of Isaac Callahan Decd"  ..."we the said William Callahan, Rodger Cornett, Samuel Davidson, William Strong, Thomas Strong, & Robin Cornett by Daniel Garrard our Attorney in fact doth by these presents release relinquish and convey unto Wilson Callahan, Zilpha Callahan, Jinny Hays late Jinny Callahan, & Jackson Callahan all the right title interest in and to the tract of land of which Edward Callahan Decd owned that we may have right to claim or possess by operations of law or otherwise Situate in the County of Clay on Red Bird"

[Clay Co. KY Deed Bk B Pg 463-464]

1835 Oct 5, Clay Co. KY, William Callahan to Edward Davidson, for $250 "all his right and interest in one fourth part of a certain tract of land containing one hudred and fifty acres lying on the Red Bird Fork" [Clay Co. KY Deed Bk B Pg 290]

DARBY CALLAHAN, father of Edward Callahan

1751 Granville Co. NC, Dan River, Darby Calaham Sr - 2, Darby Cahaham Jr, John Kerby - 1, Richard Crunk - 1; http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rockingham/census/danr1751.txt

1762 Jul 12, Halifax Co. VA, Derby (Darby) Calliham, 400 acres south fork of Mayo River; [Land Office Patents No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 1042 (Reel 33-34) (IMAGE)]

"In 1762 a Darby Callaghan was recorded as the patentee of a 400 acre tract in Halifax County (see above), and in 1767 Edward Callahan was a landowner in Pittsylvania County." [The Journal of the American Irish Historical Society . Vol 26, p. 53, American-Irish Historical Society, New York, N.Y. The Society, 1898-19]

1763 Jul 21 Halifax Co., VA: Darby Calahan of Orange Co., North Carolina to Ralph Shelton of Amelia Co., for 20, 400 acres of both sides of the south fork of Mayo River, granted sd

1762 Jul 25, Darby Calahan  All appurtenances thereunto belonging. Unity, wife of Darby, relinquished her right of dower. no wit. Recorded 21July 1763
6 Sep 1764, Derby Calliham Junr. 400 ac begin: on Taliaferro's Line on a Br. of Marrowbone Cr. at a white oak mark't M thence off. 6 Sep 1764, Transfer'd to R.Crunk. JD [Abstracts of the deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina 1753-1785 by Jo White Linn, 1983, p. 170]
1764 (Bk E p.222), (S.W.) Derby Calliham Junr. 400 Ac land on the Branches of the Marrowbone Cr. begin: Taliaferro's  south line at a White Oak with two Blazes thence up sd. branch. 6 Sep 1764, transfer'd to Richd.Crunk. JD [Abstracts of the deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina 1753-1785 by Jo White Linn, 1983, p. 177]

1765 Rowan Co. NC, Darby Callahan, John Callahan, and John Duncan as witnesses to the marriage of Marshall Duncan, Jr. and Densten Rogers.

1770 Rowan Co. NC, Darby Callahan received a land grant on the north side of Dan River at Matrimony Creek in what is, today Rockingham Co. NC.

1776 Guilford Co. NC, Darby Callahan, Jesse Brock, Esther Brock, Judey Brock, Mary Strong and Sarah Strong listed as members of Matrimony Creek Baptist Church.

1784 Rowan Co. NC, Darby Callahan signed  petition calling for the creation of Rockingham County from Rowan County.

Rockingham Co. NC Court Orders 1786-1795: Darby Callahan Foreman on Grand Jury

1787 Mar 29, Rockingham Co. NC, Will written naming sons Edward Callahan, Ezekial Callahan & Nathaniel Callahan [Rockingham Co NC Wills 1785-1868 Pg 79 FHL #004779551 Image 90]

17 Nov 1790, Book: 76 pg: 197, Grant no.: 77
No. 77, State of North Carolina, Know ye that we have Granted unto Darby Callahan 53 and one fourth acres of Land in the County of Rockingham on both sides of
Matrimony Creek Beginning at a black oak said Callahans Corner thence north along the same line one Hundred and forty two poles to a hickory saplin thence east sixty poles to a red oak in Joshua Hoppers line South along the same one hundred and forty two poles to a black oak then West crossing one branch of Matrimony Creek Sixty poles to the first Station to Hold to the said Darby Callahan his heirs and assigns forever Dated the 17th day of Nov 1790
Alex Martin

29 Nov 1794, Rockingham Co. NC,  Ezekial Callaham, Edward Callaham, Nathaniel Callaham, Darby Hopper, Jones Parrish & Unity Callaham (and Jane Callaham) of Rockingham Co. NC to Robert Gilmore, 53 acres on the south side of Matrimony Creek of Dan River, .....to a red Oak in John Hoppers line... [Rockingham Co. NC Deed Bk D Pg 231] IMAGE

Strong Family of Virginia and other southern states by James Robert Rolff, 1982
p. 84 "The September 17, 1776 membership list of Matrimony Primitive Baptist Church contained the names of Jesse Brock, Esther Brock, Judey Brock, and Darby Callahan. (This the the same list that also contained the names Sarah Strong and Mary Strong.)"