Col. James CALLAWAY

HAIRSTON.org ID#945, b. 25 December 1735, d. 1 November 1809
Father*Col. William CALLAWAY1,2 b. 1714, d. a 1777
Mother*Elizabeth Tilley CRAWFORD
Birth*Col. James CALLAWAY was born on 25 December 1735 in Virginia.2 
He was the son of Col. William CALLAWAY and Elizabeth Tilley CRAWFORD.1,2 
Marriage*Col. James CALLAWAY married Sarah TATE on 24 November 1756 in Bedford, Virginia. Surety was Ben Howard.3,4,5 
Military*1758 - Bedford County Militia.6 
Elected*Col. James CALLAWAY was Elected between 1765 and 1771; represented Bedford County in the House of Burgess from 1785 to 1771.7 
Death Spouse*His wife, Sarah Tate, died in 1773.3 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth EARLY, daughter of Col. Jeremiah EARLY II, on 22 September 1777 in Campbell, Virginia.7,3,8,4,9 
MilitaryJames Callaway was sworn in as a Lieutenant in the Bedford County Virginia Militia on 28 Dec 1778.10 
County Name*1782 - Campbell County formed from Bedford County. 
Death SpouseHis wife, Elizabeth Early, died in 1796.3 
Marriage*Col. James CALLAWAY married Mary LANGHORNE in 1799.3,9 
Will*Col. James CALLAWAY left a will on 2 May 1809 in Bedford, Virginia; Bedford Will Book C, page 214.11 
Death*He died on 1 November 1809 in near New London, Campbell, Virginia, at age 73.12,13 
Burial*He was buried in Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery, Bedford, Virginia;


Photo: Find A Grave by PictureTaker.13 
Probate*His estate was probated on 27 November 1809 in Bedford, Virginia.11 

Family 1

Sarah TATE b. Aug 1735, d. 27 Dec 1773
Children

Family 2

Elizabeth EARLY b. 3 Feb 1759, d. 5 Jan 1796
Children

Family 3

Mary LANGHORNE

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3244] Greenway, Carl Forrest - letter to Anne Hobbie- 2 Aug 1966 - Carl Greenway (1917-1974) was a Hairston relative and family genealogist, more information about Carl Greenway can be found here: https://www.hairston.org/p4445.htm, Personal Collection - copy.
  2. [S3245] Bible - Callaway - Early Family 1712-1887, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  3. [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.
  4. [S3752] Blankenship, Gayle King, Some Families of Bedford & Washington Counties, Virginia and Orange County, North Carolina,, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  5. [S3764] Hinshaw, William Wade and Thomas Worth Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy - Volume 6. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1950. - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015051447657 -, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  6. [S3038] Hening, William Waller - The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia from the First Session of the Legislature in the year 1619. Richmond, 1810-1823. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31210002606166, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  7. [S27] Early, R H. Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia, 1782-1926. Lynchburg, Va: J.P. Bell Co, 1927. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3624083, Personal Collection - printed book.
  8. [S3379] Buford, Marcus Bainbridge, Capt., History and Genealogy of the Buford Family In America, Revised and Enlarged Edtion, 1903. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89080566136, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  9. [S3763] Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volumn V. New York: Lewis historical publishing company, 1915. - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044020517843 (n.pub.).
  10. [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.
  11. [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.
  12. [S77] Brown, Alexander, The Cabells and Their Kin - A Memorial Volume, The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1895 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89058675919, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  13. [S48] Find A Grave Website with Photo - only listings with photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof.
Last Edited19 Jul 2023