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Alexander Calhoun 1700–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1700

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia Colony of GB

Death Date: 21 Dec 1781

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Calhoun

Mother: Mary Hunter

Spouse(s): Esther Irwin

Children(s): James Calhoun

Alexander Calhoun was born in 1700 in Nansemond, Virginia Colony of GB, the child of Samuel Peck Calhoun And Mary Ann Hunter. Alexander Calhoun married Esther Irwin, and had children including James Irvin Calhoun. Alexander Calhoun passed away in 1781 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Alexander Calhoun was born in 1700 in Nansemond, Virginia Colony of GB, the child of Samuel Peck Calhoun And Mary Ann Hunter.
  • Alexander Calhoun married Esther Irwin, and had children including James Irvin Calhoun.
  • Alexander Calhoun passed away in 1781 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Calhoun
1663–1704
Birth Location: Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island Colony of GB
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Mary Hunter
1679–1711
Birth Location: Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island Colony of GB
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Spouses(s)

Esther Irwin
1702–1805
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina Colony of GB
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Children(s)

James Calhoun
1729–1795
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
JC

Alexander Calhoun's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Calhoun
1700–1781
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia Colony of GB
Parents
Samuel Peck Calhoun
1663–1704
Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island Colony of GB
Mary (Ann) Hunter
1679–1711
Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island Colony of GB
Grandparents
Deliverance (Swanson) Peck
1637–1727
Hingham, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA
William (Nansemond) Hunter
1650–1732
Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
Rebecca (Bearse) (Hunter)
1657–1746
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Priscilla Sarah"
1635–1725
Anthony 1635
1609–1657
Jane Barlow
1623–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Besse
1587–1609
Jane Skiffe
1584–1610
Anthony Barnstable
1599–1672

Alexander Calhoun's Descendants

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Alexander Calhoun (21 Dec 1700–21 Dec 1781) m. Esther Irwin (1702–1805)
  1. 1. James (Irvin) Calhoun 1729–1795 m. Jean (Or Jane) Johnston 1730–1805
    1. 1. James (Irvin Calhoon) Jr 1762–1830
      1. 1. Moses Calhoun 1805–1880
        1. 1. Julia Calhoun 1830–1904 m. John (S) Lloyd 1839–1926

Alexander Calhoun's Timeline

2 Records

1700
21 Dec 1700
Birth of Alexander Calhoun in Nansemond, Virginia Colony of GB
Nansemond, Virginia Colony of GB
1781
21 Dec 1781
Age 81
Death of Alexander Calhoun in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1700
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia Colony of GB

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1781
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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