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Chesley Callaway (1760-1846); SAR Patriot # P-333044
American Revolutionary War - served in Virginia Milita
5th great grandfather of Robert Lee (Jack) Berry, National # 213392; Arizona # 3204
Submitted 03/20/2023
Chesley Callaway was born in Bedford County, Virginia, to James C. Callaway and Sarah Bramblett on 06 May 1760. The Bedford County marriage bond for Chesley Callaway and Christina Galloway was signed on 24 February 1785. The surety for the bond was James Bramblett. Sarah was born to John Galloway in Bedford County on 24 August 1760.
By 1789, Chesley was in Lexington, Kentucky. Four years later, Chesley and his family arrived in the area of Ohio County, Kentucky. In 1795, he was on the tax list for Hardin County, Kentucky. The land he owned would later become Ohio County and was located on Rough Creek in what is now the town of Hartford. He also purchased land north of Hartford. In 1799, Chesley purchased 333 acres north of Rough River, about six miles from Hartford.
Due to his service in the Revolutionary War, Chesley applied for a pension in Ohio County on 06 May 1833. As recorded in his application, Chesley stated he volunteered for service as a private and entered on duty in Bedford County, Virginia, in May 1776. Afterward, he was ordered to Williamsburg to fight the British and from there was on an expedition under the command of Colonel William Christian. For 21 days, the command burned the towns of Cherokee Indians. Following the expedition, Chesley was discharged six months later. In December 1776, he again volunteered as a private under the command of Captain Henry Spaulding. Afterward, he was part of an expedition commanded by Colonel Bowman that was sent to the Boonesborough settlement in Kentucky. He remained under the command of Colonel Bowman at Boonesborough until the latter part of January 1778. Afterward, he was under the command of Captain Charles Gwatkin, who was married to Chesley’s cousin, Mary Callaway. She was the daughter of Colonel Richard Callaway and Frances Walton.
In May 1778, Chesley was ordered to Virginia on the Greenbriar, where he served for three months. In October 1778, he volunteered a third time as a private and served under Captain John McKinley. During that time, Chesley assisted on a cattle drive to an area 25 miles from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. After six months, he was discharged. Chesley’s last war service occurred when he became a substitute for Robert Hardwick. While serving a second time under the command of Captain Charles Gwatkin, he fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in March 1781. Following two months of service, Chesley was discharged in Chatham County, North Carolina. Chesley was approved for a pension at $80 per year.
Christina Galloway died in Ohio County on 06 March 1841, at 80. Chesley died in Ohio County on 13 February 1846, at 85. They were buried in the Old Mill Cemetery in Ohio County. Reportedly, Chesley Callaway and Christina Galloway were the parents of eight children.
Note: During the time Chesley was assigned to Boonesborough, Shawnee Indians killed cattle and destroyed crops. As a result, food started running low. Since the fort’s occupants needed salt to preserve what meat they had, Daniel Boone, in January 1778, led a party of 30 men to the salt spring on the Licking River. While Boone was hunting meat for the men, he was captured by Blackfish’s warriors on February 7th. Since Boone realized his men were vastly outnumbered, he returned to them the following day with Blackfish and convinced them to surrender. Among Boone’s men were Chesley’s two brothers, James C. Callaway Jr. and Micajah Callaway. Micajah turned renegade after being adopted by the Shawnee. Eventually, he returned to civilization and became a valuable scout and interpreter. Micajah married Frances “Franki” Hawkins. He died in Washington County, Indiana, on 11 April 1849, at about 91. James C. Callaway Jr. also survived. He married and moved to Missouri, where he died in Howard County in 1835, at about the age of 79
Note: Another brother of Chesley Callaway at Boonesborough was Flanders Callaway. He was born in Virginia on 09 December 1752 and married Jemima Boone. She was born on 04 October 1762 to Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan. Like his father-in-law, Flanders also moved to Missouri with his family. He died on 19 August 1824, at the age of 65. Six years later, Jemima died on 30 August 1834, at the age of 71
Chesley Callaway Jr. was born in Virginia in 1785. He married Elizabeth Gilbert in Ohio County, Kentucky, on 24 October 1809. She was born in Halford County, Maryland, on 23 October 1794. Three years after their marriage, they moved to Missouri with Chesley’s brother, Zachariah Callaway, and settled in the area of St. Charles, which later became Lincoln County. Chesley died in Lincoln County in August 1848, at about 63. Reportedly, Elizabeth died in Lincoln County and was buried in the Corinth Cemetery at Foley, Lincoln County, Missouri. They were the parent of three children, Andrew Callaway, Ellen Callaway, and James Walter Callaway.
Zachariah Callaway was born in Virginia in 1787. He married Phoebe Cleaver in Ohio County, Kentucky, on 07 August 1805. In 1812, Zachariah and his older brother moved their families to Missouri and settled in the area of St. Charles, which later became Lincoln County. In January 1819, Zachariah was shown as serving on a Lincoln County grand jury. In 1821, Zachariah was shown in tax records listing him residing in the Monroe Township of Lincoln County. In August 1821, he was appointed by the Lincoln County court as a commissioner to view and mark out a proposed road. Zachariah’s wife was still alive in 1828 when their youngest child, Missouri Callaway, was born. In 1832, Zachariah married Jane Early. Zachariah died in Lincoln County near Old Alexandria in January 1848, at about 61. Jane died in 1861. Her will was probated in Lincoln County on 24 July 1861. Their burial locations are unknown. Zachariah and Phoebe Cleaver were the parents of eight children, Hannah Callaway, Susan “Sue” Callaway, Delila Callaway, James Callaway, Latitia Callaway, Rufust Easton Callaway, Chesley Callaway, and Missouri Callaway. Zachariah Callaway and Jane N. Early were the parents of six children, America Callaway, Zachariah Callaway, John Callaway, Louisiana Callaway, Amanda “Mandy” Callaway, and William Callaway.
Sarah Callaway was reportedly born in Kentucky in 1791 and married Robert Tarlton in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1810. No other information is known.
Frances Callaway was reportedly born in Kentucky in 1793 and married Elijah Crowe in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1811. No other information is known.
William Dudley Callaway was reportedly born in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1795 and moved to Missouri. While shaking hands with his niece, Susan (Callaway) Patterson, at the door of her home in Pike County, Missouri, he was struck in the forehead by a rifle shot fired at a turkey from 936 yards away. He died four hours later, on 7 September 1827, at about 32. No other information is known.
James Walker Callaway was reportedly born in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1801. He married Mahala Millis in Ohio County on 23 March 1823. No other information is known.
Tonzay Callaway was reportedly born in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1802. She married William Simmons in Ohio County in 1820. No other information is known.
Andrew Callaway - no records have been located to verify his information.
Jacob Zumwalt (1752 - 1820) SAR Patriot # P-326744
American Revolutionary War - served in Virginia Milita
5th great grandfather of Robert Lee (Jack) Berry, National # 213392; Arizona # 3204
Submitted 03/20/2023
Jacob Zumwalt was born in Frederick County, Virginia, to Johann Wilhelm Andreas "Andrew" Zumwalt and Anna Regina about 1752. Jacob's father was born in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, about 1698. His mother was born in Switzerland in about 1725. About 1728, they arrived in the United States and settled in York, Pennsylvania.
Jacob married Catherine "Caty" "Queti" Miller at Woodstock in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia on 11 December 1774. She was born about 1756.
During the Revolutionary War, Jacob served as a private with Captain John McCay's Augusta Company and Lieutenant Francis McDonnal's Fayette Virginia Militia with his brothers, Adam, Christopher, and George.
During the early 1780s, Jacob moved to Kentucky with his brothers, Adam, Christopher, and George. By 1783, they were all residing in Fayette County.
In 1795, Jacob and Christopher moved to Missouri, where they received Spanish Land Grants in St. Charles County in what is now O'Fallon. Jacob's other brothers also moved to Missouri, where Jacob built a home.
Catherine died in 1799, at about the age of 43. The following year, Jacob married Francis Price in St. Charles Borromeo Church on 8 November 1800. She was born in 1775.
Due to the British disrupting American shipping, trying to control the fur trade of North America, and paying Native American fighters for scalps, the War of 1812 started. To increase the safety of families, a fort was constructed on Jacob's land, which became known as Fort Zumwalt. Reportedly, ten families lived at Fort Zumwalt. The first battle in Missouri during the War of 1812 occurred at Fort Zumwalt.
Three years after the war ended in 1814, Jacob sold his property to Major Nathan Heald for $1,000 and moved to his son's farm, George Zumwalt, near Frankford, Pike County, Missouri. Jacob died in Pike County in 1820 and was buried on his son's farm. The date of death and burial location for Francis Price is unknown.
Jacob and Catherine "Caty" "Queti" Miller were the parents of 12 children:
Catherine Zumwalt was born in Virginia in 1775 and was residing in Fayette County, Kentucky, with her family by 1783. Catherine married David Boyd in Kentucky on 5 October 1793. Catherine died in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1820, and he died in Lincoln County, Missouri, on 4 January 1830. No other information is known.
Rachel Zumwalt was born in Virginia in 1776 and married Jacob Hostetter in Harrison County, Kentucky, on 1 July 1796. He died in St. Charles County, Missouri, in 1813. No other information is known.
Andrew P. Zumwalt was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, on 4 August 1779 and married Elizabeth Price in Kentucky in 1801. In 1808, Andrew married a second time to Susannah "Susan" Coonce in Missouri. Andrew died in Pike County, Illinois, on 18 September 1855, at 76. He was buried in the Burbridge Cemetery near Martinsburg, Pike County, Illinois. Soon after Andrew's death, Susan moved to Oregon to reside with her daughter, Cynthia Ann Lingo Harpole. She died at Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, on 4 May 1877, at 88. She was buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Eugene.
Henry Miller Zumwalt was born in Virginia in 1780 and married Elizabeth Kesler in St. Charles, Missouri, on 20 September 1808. She was also born in 1780. Henry died on 16 August 1845, at about the age of 65. Elizabeth died in Pike County, Illinois, on 19 October 1845, at age 65. Reportedly, they were buried in the Hutton Cemetery at Nebo, Pike County, Illinois, but no grave markers have been located.
Jacob Zumwalt was born in Harrison County, Kentucky, in 1783. Reportedly, he died in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1826. No other information is positively known.
Susannah "Susan" Zumwalt was born at Fayette, Harrison County, Kentucky, on 25 March 1784 and married Lewis Crow in Harrison County on 20 August 1799. Lewis died at Martinsburg on 12 November 1854, and Susan died in Illinois in 1862. Their burial locations are unknown.
George Zumwalt was born in Kentucky in 1785 and married Mary Elizabeth Killebrew in Missouri in 1807. George and Elizabeth remained lifelong residents of Pike County. George died intestate in October 1844, and Elizabeth's date of death is uncertain. Reportedly, they were buried in the family cemetery on the farm.
Abraham Zumwalt was born in 1787 and married Phoebe Burkett. She was born in Missouri in 1811. In 1830, Abraham was residing in St. Charles, Missouri. In 1850, Phoebe was living in Callaway County with her children and without her husband, who may have been deceased. On 16 February 1874, Phoebe Zumwalt and her descendants granted power of attorney in Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri, to Travis County, Texas attorney George W. Miller to gain title to lands given to Abraham Zumwalt for service to Texas.
Jacob Zumwalt and Francis Price were the parents of six children:
Daniel Zumwalt was born in St. Charles, Missouri, about 1802. No other information is known.
Isaac Zumwalt was born in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1805. He married Matilda Blythe in Callaway County, Missouri, on 10 June 1826. Isaac Zumwalt died in Callaway County on 6 January 1854, and Matilda died on 13 November 1885. They were buried in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Callaway County.
John Zumwalt was born in St. Charles County, Missouri, on 1 August 1807. He married Mary Petty in St. Charles County, Missouri, on 10 April 1828. She was born in Kentucky on 29 May 1811 and died in St. Charles County on 16 April 1860. In 1861, John married Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Manuel. She was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, on 18 October 1818. John died in Dallas, Texas, on 25 November 1875, and Elizabeth died there on 11 February 1896. They were buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Dallas.
Nancy Zumwalt was born in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1808 and married Lewis Crow at St. Charles on 17 August 1828. In 1853, Nancy and Lewis and their six children left Iowa by covered wagon pulled by oxen and proceeded to California for better farming land. Upon arriving in Alameda County, Lewis and his five sons were each allotted 50 acres. Lewis died at San Lorenzo, Alameda County, California, on 1 January 1868 and was buried in the San Lorenzo Pioneer Memorial Park. Nancy died at San Lorenzo in 1898, and her burial location is unknown.
Frederick "Fredric" Zumwalt was born in Missouri about 1815. He married Mary Margaret Jones in Callaway County, Missouri, on 3 March 1853. She was born at Ashland, Boone County, Missouri, on 27 March 1826. They remained lifelong residents of Boone County. Reportedly, Fredric died on 27 July 1898, and Mary died on 20 March 1900.
Anthony Leroy Zumwalt was born in Missouri in 1820 and married Sarah Martha Peak in Boone County, Missouri, on 1 December 1847. She was born in Boone County on 11 April 1828. Anthony died in Boone County on 16 January 1887. Type your paragraph here.