Capt. James CALLAWAY Jr.
HAIRSTON.org ID#6195, b. 23 January 1758, d. 21 June 1852
| Birth* | Capt. James CALLAWAY Jr. was born on 23 January 1758.1 |
| He was the son of Col. James CALLAWAY and Sarah TATE.1 |
| Military* | James Callaway Jr. was recommended by the Bedford County Court to be a Captain in the Bedford County Militia on 22 Oct 1781.2 |
| Occupation* | Capt. James CALLAWAY Jr. was Clerk of Franklin County between 1791 and 1813 in Franklin, Virginia.1 |
| Deed | He witnessed the deed of Peter HAIRSTON and Col. Samuel HAIRSTON on 1 October 1801 in Franklin, Virginia; On October 1, 1801, Peter Hairston, his wife Alcey, Samuel Hairston and his wife Judith, sold 310 acres on Beaver Creek for 600 pounds Virginia money to Luckville King. - Franklin County District Court Deed Book 1, page 327-329 + 336-337. FSL #7898087, images 189-190 + 194.  |
| Marriage* | Capt. James CALLAWAY Jr. married Elizabeth GREER, daughter of Capt. Moses GREER and Nancy (surname unknown), on 26 April 1802 in Franklin, Virginia.1,3 |
| Will | Capt. James CALLAWAY Jr. was mentioned in the will of Col. James CALLAWAY on 2 May 1809 in Bedford, Virginia; Bedford Will Book C, page 214.4 |
| Death* | Capt. James CALLAWAY Jr. died on 21 June 1852 at age 94.1 |
Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
- [S3074] Hale, Nathaniel Claiborne, Roots In Virginia: an Account of Captain Thomas Hale, Virginia Frontiersman, His Descendants And Related Families. With Genealogies And Sketches of Hale, Saunders, Lucke, Claiborne, Lacy, Tobin And Contributing Ancestral Lines. Philadelphia?, 1948.
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066151580, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
- [S149] McAllister, J T. Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: Mcallister's Data. Hot Springs, Va: McAllister Pub. Co, 1913. Print. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101013939630, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
- [S3044] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
- [S3767] Ackerly, Mary Denham and Parker, Lula Eastman Jeter. Our Kin - The Genealogies of Some of the Early Families Who Made History in the Founding and Development of Bedford County Virginia, 1930, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.