Re: Colwell/Caldwells of Ireland
Further to last message, I found the Colwell/Day connection in Sunbury Co. interesting in that Wiggins mentioned one of the sons, William, married Eleanor Day. Also, I found a land grant of 75 acres in Blissville, Sun.Co. to Robert Colwell in 1845 (PANB MicF16330, Grant 3464), but no marriage or birth records for him. What do you make of all this?
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Re: Colwell/Caldwells of Ireland
Re: 1861 Census... Is there any mention of a "Samuel Caldwell" in Maquapit Lake (Canning)? A book "Those Days re Gone Away" mentions a householder named Samuel Colwell (mine) in 1865-66, also a Samuel Caldwell same place and time. I don't have access to 1861, but there is no Caldwell in the 1871 on-line version of the Census for Canning...am I correct in assuming Maquapit Lake/ Scotchtown/ Douglas Harbour are in Canning?
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Re: Colwell/Caldwells of Ireland
Hi Charrie, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I spent the day at the library diggin'. The land grant dated 1828 for Samuel and George Colwell in the group with others is for English Settlement and something about needing a grist mill. Both Samuel and George Colwell have very similar and for lack of a better word "fancy" signatures. The petition for James Caldwell dated 1828 states that he was born Ireland, aged 32, been in this province these last 9 years. He was married with 3 children. Robert's petition for same year says he is 36, married with 6 children and he had already built house, barn and cultivated 20 acres on the desired land. Both petitions make mention that another petition had been applied for years earlier. On James' it says "Asking for 200 acres on the southside of Cumberland Creek adjoining eastward of his brother Robert with whom he petitioned and the same having been lodged with the Honourable A. Lockwood several years since but appears never to have been forwarded to the secretery office and consequently never brought before Her Majesty's council." Both petitions were dated 28 May 1828. James marked his with an X and Robert signed his, however the penmanship could in no way be compared to George and Samuel's in the other petition. The petitions for Robert and James were both granted on 25 Aug 1829. There is an 1823 petition for a George Colwill. It states that he resided England last 5 years and that he wanted land beside William Strong. A William Strong was granted land in 1828 in Wickham Parish, Queens Co. I wasn't able to tie Robert in with George or Samuel with this info. I'm sorry Charrie. I'll keep digging. Sorry, I don't know where Lyon is - Jan
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Re: Colwell/Caldwells of Ireland
Charrie, Robert Caldwell, brother to William (and Barbara Eleanor Day) son of Robert Sr. and Sarah Ann (Porter) Caldwell was a young widower (under 38 - we can still consider that young?) after the death of his first wife Ann Milroy. By the time of the 1861 census he was remarried to 19 year old Ann Day. Coincidence? Or is she related to William's wife? Barbara Eleanor was 20 in that census. Who are all these Robert Colwells? I wish they had spread around some other names it sure would make the tracking a whole lot easier - Jan
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Re: Colwell/Caldwells of Ireland
Charrie, There are no Samuel Caldwells listed at all in the 1861 census. The only Colwells/Caldwells for all of Canning is the family I gave you the census for. There is only a John Caldwell age 29 b. Ireland and his NB born wife 26 year old Martha J. Caldwell in Chipman Parish and a 27 year old NB born Charlotte Ann Caldwell sister in law of John Algee Jr. living in Waterborough Parish. It doesn't say whether she is married or widowed. Apart from them and the Caldwells that are children of Robert and Sarah (Porter) Caldwell there are no more listed. The Colwells apart from Samuel's family I sent you for Canning, they all appear to be for Cambridge and that would make them the loyalist Colwells not the Irish. There is only one other family and they are Irish. They are over in Petersville Parish. Robert Colwell, 50 b. Ire.; Margret, 39 b. Ire.; John, 11; Charles,13; Robert S., 8; George R.,1; Isabela, 6; and Agnis F., 3, children all born N.B. Gagetown Parish is missing for the 1861 census but you might try Sunbury County as Canning is along the county line. Scotchtown is in Canning but I'm not familiar with the other two places. Just looked them up it says Douglas Harbour in Queens - no parish given but Maquapit Lake says Queens/ Sunbury so it must straddle the line. They are all within 3 or 4 miles of each other. Hope that helps. - Jan
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Re: Colwell/Caldwells of Ireland
Hi Jan ....I'm back!!
I keep coming back to it like a dog to an old bone, but I feel I am so close to solving this old puzzle.
"In the book Those Days Are Gone Away, Queens Co., 1643-1901, it lists a Samuel Colwell as being a householder in Maquapit Lake in 1865-66. It also lists a Samuel Caldwell in the same place and time, both were farmers. In Lower Cambridge it lists Colwell's, Albert B, Charles E., George L.., James , John and William. All are householders and farmers. In Jemseg for the same years, it lists Colwell's, C.B., George W., John, sen., and William, all farmers. Colwell's Charles J., and John are listed as boatmen. In Cumberland Bay there's a householder Robert, jun., a farmer in 1865-66." This message was sent to me a year ago, and I have not been able to find this book ... do you know it? Marion Gilchrist Reiker was the author, published by the Queens Co. Historical Soc.?
Anyway, since there was only one Irish Samuel Colwell in Maquapit Lake, Canning Parish, and this book refers to a "Samuel Caldwell" in the same time and place, but not the Census, is it possible that they were the same man?
With the help of Thomas Murray and Rebecca Walch (Re: Samuel Denton) I may have made a break-through: it seems likely that my Samuel Colwell came from Ireland, arrived in Scotchtown and married Susannah Denton, d/o Samuel Denton and Elizabeth (both UEL) , sometime before 1826 as she is referred to as Susannah COLWELL in father's will; that this is the "Susan" mentioned in 1861 Census for Canning Parish living with their son Samuel jr. and his wife Margaret Denton, along with unmarried daughter, Atheline; nearby is married daughter Elizabeth, married to James Olmstead. The brother of Samuel Jr., Robert, is said to have moved to Cumberland Bay, may have married Eliza Fraser, but there is no other info. Your thoughts?
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Re: Colwell/Caldwells of Ireland
Hi Charrie
Just a shot in the dark. Do you have any info. on the caldwell/cowell family in Donegal Ireland . My 2xgt grandmother was Rachel Colwell/cauldwell Fraser. (from the family Bible)early 1800,s. One of her sons JOHN FRASER was a surveyor in Co. Down for a number of years and was my direct line. I Have no info. on Rachel's husband, its very difficult to research anything about Irish ancestors
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Re: Colwell/Caldwells of Ireland
Hi...this is all the info I have on Robert Caldwell/Colwell from Donegal, and it was sent to me a few years ago on this page: "Board: Message Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > New Brunswick > Queens URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.canada.newbrun... Subject: Re: Eunice Dykeman m. William Colwell Author: smilz2002 Date: Monday, March 01, 2004 Classification: queries Surnames: Colwell, Porter, Coldwell, Caldwell Hi Charrie, The Robert Colwell that first arrived in Scotchtown from Ireland 1820 and then settled in Cumberland bay was my GGGgrandfather. He is buried in the cemetery on the Cox Point in Cumberland Bay as ROBERT CALDWELL along with his wife Sarah (Porter). They appear to have been married in Ireland. In my research I have come across them as Coldwell as well as Caldwell. Some of his descendants were born as Caldwells and buried as Colwells. His children were - Joseph, James, Robert, Sarah, Mary Jane, Susan, Elizabeth and William. Not sure if this is of any help or not. I don't know of any siblings of Robert's but that doesn't mean there aren't any. Take Care - Jan[Kelly]" COLWELL, Robert, born in the County of Donegal, Ireland, in 1791. He came to New Brunswick in 1820, and settled in Scotchtown. He afterwards moved to Cumberland Bay, on lot number one, where he died, aged eighty-three. His children were Joseph, who married Miss Brown; James, never married; Robert, Ann Mulroy; Sarah, Robert Elkins; Mary Jane, George Langley; Susan, William Reid; Elizabeth, David Philips; William, Eleanor Day. The sons are comfortable farmers on Cumberland Bay.~ Wiggins
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Re: Colwell/Caldwells of Ireland
Lyon Cemetery is located at Armstrongs Corner, Queens Co., N.B. It is now in the Base Gagetown training area.
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Re: Eunice Dykeman m. William Colwell
Hello, I realize this is many years after your original post but here it goes. I am married to a colwell and have traced his family back to Eunice Ann Dykeman and William Colwell. I am new to this family history obsession but the colwell line seems to be coming quite easily given a lot of the information already on ancestry. The following is from an article I found on ancestry about Garret Dykeman (Eunice Ann's Father) and lists his children. Eunice Ann's marriage to William Colwell is the last line. My Colwell tree lists our branch from William to my husband. Appendix: The Sons and Daughters of Garret and Eunice Dykeman Gilbert Hatfield Dykeman, born in Westchester May 17, 1769, married Dorcas Manzer July 10, 1794, in St. John's Anglican Church in Gagetown. He was almost 25 and she had just turned 17. They had 12 children, eight girls and four boys, between 1795 and 1818. Jacob Wiggins Dykeman, born in Westchester March 4, 1771, married Statira Camp July 27, 1796, in St. John's Anglican Church in Gagetown. She was born in Connecticut, the daughter of Loyalist Abiathar Camp. They had 10 children, five boys and five girls. Without his oldest son, Daniel Lyman Dykeman, who remained in New Brunswick and three children who died young (one boy and two girls), Jacob and his family later moved to Ontario in Canada, where many of his descendants still live. Moses Dykeman, born in Westchester December 31, 1772, married Eunice Phoebe Currie February 13, 1798, in St. John's Anglican Church in Gagetown. He was 26 and she was 18. They had 12 children, nine boys and three girls. She died November 30, 1845, and he died on April 7, 1850. Joseph Hatfield Dykeman, born in Jemseg, New Brunswick, in November of 1788 and baptized September 11, 1795, married Hannah Flagler. He died in 1855. They were childless. Rebecca Dykeman married Richard Currie. Several Currie family members are buried in the cemetery of St. John's Anglican Church in Gagetown. Anna (Ann) Dykeman was baptized September 11, 1795, in St. John's Anglican Church in Gagetown. On January 3, 1809, she married William Colwell.
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