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Post by Gagnon on Jan 5, 2005 18:23:22 GMT -5
Hi. . .
Does anyone have any information on Captain William
Caldwell before he became Captain in the Butler's Rangers?
There is a lot known about him after 1775, but little is known about him before that.
He was very prominent in the Western Frontier in the Revolution War and the War of 1812, along with his boys.
Jerry
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Post by kerrickcaldwell on Mar 7, 2014 23:51:44 GMT -5
He was a direct relative of James Caldwell, Baron, Fermanagh County Northern Ireland. He immigrated here and obviously since his family was benefited through British rule he chose the loyalist cause during the Revolution. James Caldwell incidentally immigrated from Scotland, the family purchasing a fort which was outdated in Fermanagh County and under the direction of the established rule of Ulster was requested to keep loyal interests there. At one point James Caldwell housed a group of light cavalry there on anticipation of French hostility. The ruins remain there presently called "Caldwell Castle". The entire family was originally from Scotland. Relatives of his remained in Scotland and his ancestry was considered "land owners" with entitlements for generations.
Looking at his past and many others it is evident of why he chose to support the crown during the Revolution. His family had previously been rather well treated by the British Crown for their loyalties stretching back to the days of Irish restructuring in the 1600s and further back in Scotland. Hence the history you know from the Revolution and on.
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