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Re: Private John C. Spivey, 2nd Georgia Infantry

Ella Marcus Bull was a descendant of a Spivey of Columbus Georgia. She started the DAR Chapter of Col. James McCall of the 1st American Revolution. James McCall’s son Hugh wrote the first history of Georgia and is buried in Savannah, Ga. Spivey is a Descendant of Col. Gov. Moore, Col. Gov. Yeamans, Rory Moore, - Irish King and rebel. And if you believe one McCall group, a descendant of King Arthur of England. Others have associated the exploits of Col. McCall as the main character in the movie "The Patriot:, by Mel Gibson.

Too much to list here, but here is some of what I have found:

James McCall and all of his sons were all soldiers in the Revolution. James was probably born in 1721 in County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland. He arrived in Philadelphia, PA in 1733 accompanied by his brothers: William and Thomas and sister Elizabeth; cousins: Francis and Thomas; along with James Harris and his family and James Calhoun and his family. The three families settles in Conachcocheque Creek, PA and later moved to New River or Little Kenhoway in the western part of Virginia where there remained for a number of years. James was living in Wythe Co., VA in 1756 when the French Indian War broke out. Believing the wilds of the mountainous Virginia to be unsafe for their family, James and his wife Janet Harris McCall (daughter of James Harris above) moved to Mecklenburg, NC in 1756.

James's and Janet's children included:

James McCall, Jr. (1741 - 1781) became an officer of SC State Troops, serving as Captain, Major, and Lt. Colonel. He and his men were in the engagements at Ninety-Six (1775), Cherokee Nation, the Third Florida Expedition, Kettle Creek (GA), Fort Thicketty, Old Iron Works, Musgrove's Mill, Fishdam Ford, Blackstock's, Augusta (GA), Rutledge Ford, Long Cane, Hammonds Store, Cowpens, Harts Mill (NC), and Beattie's Mill. His son Hugh McCall became his de facto biographer in his "History of Georgia".
Thomas Harris McCall (1744 - 1796) received a certificate as a "refugee soldier of Georgia" signed April 4, 1784 by Colonel Elijah Clarke. In the same year he received a land grant of 287 on Long Brach Town Creek as a bounty for Revolutionary service according to "Georgia's Roster of the American Revolution." He changed his name to McCaule while in college and later became a teacher and Presbyterian minister.
Rachel McCall (1745 - before 1820) eloped with her second cousin, Thomas McCall, in 1762 at the age of 16. Thirteen children were born to them. Thomas was a revolutionary soldier from SC and received an indent for 318 days duty in the militia and was compensated for a horse and saddle lost in service. He later received a 287 acre land grant in Washington County GA for his service.
Agnes McCall (1748 - 1826) was born in Pennsylvania and married Elias Alexander (about 1768), a soldier from Maryland who served under Gen. Nathaniel Greene.
William McCall (1752 - 1827) was born at Little River, VA and married about 1778 to Elizabeth Stewart. He served in the First Battalion Infantry under Col. Otho H. Williams and was with the 1st MD Regiment at Hillsborough. He married in 1778 in Mecklenburg, NC to Elizabeth Stewart. William died in 1827 in Mecklenburg, NC and is listed with the DAR.
Jane McCall (1757 - ??) married about 1777 to Robert Harris, a Revolutionary soldier and son of John Harris. He was also a signer of the Mecklenburg County "Declaration of Independence."
James McCall (Sr.) was a member of the North Carolina militia in 1766 and served in Captain Adam Alexander's company from the Mecklenburg area. He later served as a soldier in the American Revolution [other details of service unknown]. He died in Mecklenburg, NC in 1794 and is listed with the DAR.

According to the James McCall Chapter of the DAR (Washington, D.C.) yearbook history:

Col. James McCall "was born in 1746; Prior to the Revolution, he served in an Indian uprising as captain of the South Carolina Rangers. On June 26, 1776, he was taken prisoner by the Indians at Cherokee Town, D.C. Shortly afterward he made his escape. During the Revolution, he served as Lieutenant Colonel of SC Troops under General Thomas Sumter. In December 1780, he was wounded twice; on the 4th, in the area at Rugley's Mills, on the 11th at Long Cane, S.C. Later he narrowly escaped death by entanglement with his falling horse when it was shot from under him. In May 1781, at the age of 35 years he died of small pox. Mrs. Ells Marcus Bull was the Organizing Regent of our chapter which was named after her great grandfather.

(cf. Heitman's Register, pp.383: History of Georgia by Capt. Hugh McCall, written in 1784, McCall, Tidwell and Allied Families by Ettie T. McCall)

[Note: Most accounts show McCall was born in 1741 and NOT 1746. Cherokee Town is obviously not in "D.C." and is believed to have been in vicinity of modern Clemson, SC. McCall was mostly likely not a Rugeley's Mill but this encounter may have been mistaken for Rutledge Ford.]

This from http://www.llano.net/gowen/hussey_millenium/mccallms024.htm:

James McCall, Jr., son of James McCall and Janet Harris McCall, was born in Pennsylvania in 1741. He was taken by his parents to southwestern Virginia about 1750 and then to Mecklenburg County about 1760. He was married there in 1763 to Elizabeth McCall, his cousin, daughter of Thomas McCall and Margaret Greenfield McCall. In 1771 they removed to Calhoun Settlement, South Carolina. In 1774 he was a captain of the South Carolina Minute Men. In 1775 he was a captain in the "South Carolina Rangers," a militia company. He served under Gen. Elijah Clarke in the siege of Augusta, Georgia. He fought in 17 battles, was wounded in the Battle of Long Cane, South Carolina and emerged a lieutenant colonel in the Continental army. He fought with Gen. Marion in the Battle of Cowpens, Battle of 96, Battle of Guilford Courthouse and the Battle of King's Mountain. He died of smallpox April 16, 1781 in Georgia at the age of 40.

[Note: It is believed that McCall's commission was NOT in the Continental Army, but rather a state commission from the SC governor. McCall never fought under Francis Marion, although at times he served under Pickens, Clarke, Sumter, Wm. Washington, and possibly Henry Lee. He was NOT present at Kings Mountain, although he may have been mistaken for a James McCall from Washington County VA who did fight in that engagement. The date of death is questionable but other accounts show he contracted smallpox in GA but died in SC near the home of Dr. Joseph Swearington (or Swearingin).]

This from http://www.net-magic.net/ameliaislanddar/pages/Georgia.html :

JAMES McCALL
Born 11 Aug. 1741 - Died 1 Apr 1781 (May)
Married 1760 to Margaret McCall (his cousin), Born 1745 - Died 1805
James McCall moved to South Carolina during the war years around 1771-1772. He served as a captain in the rangers and was taken prisoner at Cherokee Town on 26 June 1776. Shortly thereafter, he escaped from the Indians. He became a lieutenant colonel in the state troops and was wounded during the battles at Rugeley's Mill on 4 December 1780 and at Long Cane on 11 December, 1780. In addition he was in the siege of Augusta and the battles at Fish Dam Ford, Blackstock's Plantation, Ninety Six and Cowpens. He died during May, 1781, of smallpox.

[Note: With the exception of the mention of "Rugeley's Mill", this seems to an accurate, although far from complete, account]

http://www.schistory.net/3CLD/Articles/exploits.html

Eight children were born to James McCall, Jr. and Elizabeth McCall McCall:

Thomas McCall born March 30, 1765

Hugh McCall born February 17, 1767

Janet McCall born about 1769

Margaret McCall born about 1772

James McCall born about 1775

Harris McCall born about 1779

Elizabeth McCall born about 1782

William McCall born about 1787

Sarah Georgiana McCall, daughter of Thomas McCall and Elizabeth Mary Ann Smith McCall, was born June 12, 1799. In 1821 they lived in Laurens County. "Miss Sarah Georgiana McCall, daughter of Thomas McCall, Esq of Laurens County" was married May 8, 1828 to Col. Eli Whitaker Benton Spivey, according to the May 24, 1828 edition of "The Georgia Messenger" of Macon, Georgia.

Children born to them include:

Harriett E. Spivey born about 1823

Minerva Spivey born about 1826

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