The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-05-02

i'ecn established, and he found in it
convenient resting lace. At the same
peri..d, the portion of country now
known as Abbevile, was mn unbruken
wilderness. exccP, the single settle.
ment Of Old Ninety.six, VIII 'sc village
stood on the Hill now crowned with
he interesting remains of the old Star
fort of Revolutionary memory. 1t
had been 'or ages the hunting ground
"I the Indians. and was recently be.
come famous am"ng the adventurous
hunters of the nearest white settle.
mrnts. Calhoun met with party Of
these, and received from them So
glowing an account Of the Flatwoods-
Of the exceeding fertility Of the suiI
and abundance OF game, that he deter.
mined to visit il himself. The hun.
ters had scarcely exaggerated their
dascr'p,i"n: he found it the most de-
sirable spot ne had seen in America,
and being an excellent practical sur
veyor, laid off Il large body Ut land,
and FASTENED lack to Virginia to I.er-
>uade, ifpossibIe, the rest of the fam.
lily to return, and occupy it with him.
lie was successful; all of them ioneh
him, and they founded there, 1856,
the present Calhoun settlement, Just
eight years befnrc the arrival in the
same ncighborhood Of the French
Refugees from AUbcviIlc ON the Som.
me.
For some time after fixing himself
thus permanently, it seems that he
Was much oftener employed with hi<
compass aud staff in the surrounding
country, than in the mure gtiiet work
of farmer; and it was in one of tles..
expeditions, that lie first met, under
| S"newint romantic circumstances, the
young lady who after wards became
his second wife. and the mother Of his
illnSlrious SON.
i"hn Caldwell, citizen Of Charlotte
c"uaty, Virginia, and whose family
origin aud exodus had, we believe,
hern similar tn those nf the Cnlhouns,
t;"'nd, about he same time with them,
new home in South Carolina. Ex
/ P'"Ti'g- the country first in search ui
All agreeable situation, he had settled
with his wife on Mill crock, IN New.
berry District. Miss M,rtha Cald.
vel, !::s sister, was ais.; al iii1Inaie uf
-his family; she9iait a pleasant residence:
III Virginia, TO cileer her sister.in Law
in the widI Of Carolina, the business
of ir. Caldwell (he too being pro.
tessed snrvey"r) OBTAINING him fire,
qucntly, several days together, from
mis- fresi lc.
The excellent family wore living
happily on Mill creek, when Patrick
Calhoun, surveying on certain occas
ion, in the forest Of Ncwbcrry, me,
John Caldwell engaged in the same
business. They were strangers, but
congrn'al in spirit and blood, shor,
acquaintance certented Il friendship
ll'a. lasted through life. Caldwell
invited him to his h.mse, and intro.
duced him to his wife and sister, a
circuii'>tance quite common in the
free, Unrestricted hospitality Of the
country, but which led in this instance.
t" great results. He became cnamor
ed with Miss CALDWELL. perhaps on
llrSt sight; addressing her soon after,
they were married, aud settled on
Calhoun creek in Abbcville District
Here. happy and respected, they
lived through the succeeding Indian
Wars, and the dark years Of the Rev.
"luti"n, he surviving ill 1906, and
she to 1902,
The father Of Martha aldwell was
a soldier in B,addock's 5 war, and had
''cn long dc.d; after hin they named
their first SON, William. james, the
second sou, was named for a venerable
uncle, the Rev. James Cal well, a
Chaplain in the army o. Washington.
and who iell at Elizabcthtown, in New
Jersey, martyr. baSely murdered by
The cncmies of his country. A thrill
ing account of this distardly act, ap.
penred III the Banner some six months
ago, under the head of "RevuIlit.onary
Martyrs" 1t seems that he was sim
gled out ny the r ,yaIists as special
victim, on account Of his talents,
Influence and devotion to the cause Of
liberty. The brutal soldier suborned
to dispatch him, suffered capitaly for
the offence. See DR.. Murruy's his.
.ory of the Presbyterian Church,
Eisabethtown.) Besides John Cald.
well, there were three other brothers of
Mrs. Calhoun, viz: William, james,
and David.-.16bevWe Banner.
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