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James Colwell

Male 1730 - 1799  (69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Colwell was born in 1730 in Antrim, Ireland; died in 1799; was buried in Middle Spring Presbyterian Lower Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    Family/Spouse: Agnes Brackenridge. Agnes was born in 1739; died on 5 Aug 1804. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Robert Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1764; died on 31 Dec 1792; was buried in Middle Spring Presbyterian Lower Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    2. 3. Samuel Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1766; died in 1850.
    3. 4. John Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1768; died on 28 Jan 1831; was buried in Middle Spring Presbyterian Lower Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    4. 5. James Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1770.
    5. 6. Martha Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1772.
    6. 7. Elizabeth Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1773; died about 1794.
    7. 8. Nancy Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1776; died on 10 Jan 1803.
    8. 9. Joseph Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1777; died in Aug 1801.
    9. 10. Mary Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1778.
    10. 11. Abdiel Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1781.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1764; died on 31 Dec 1792; was buried in Middle Spring Presbyterian Lower Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

  2. 3.  Samuel Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1766; died in 1850.

  3. 4.  John Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1768; died on 28 Jan 1831; was buried in Middle Spring Presbyterian Lower Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    Family/Spouse: Keziah Cox. Keziah (daughter of Samuel Cox and Mary McComb) was born on 12 Jul 1783; died on 15 May 1804; was buried in Middle Spring Presbyterian Lower Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Mary Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1803; died on 16 Jul 1881; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    Family/Spouse: Nancy Smith. Nancy was born in 1785; died on 4 Jul 1818; was buried in Middle Spring Presbyterian Lower Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Nancy Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Nov 1811; died on 17 May 1895; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    2. 14. James Smith Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1813; died on 17 Sep 1862; was buried in Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA.
    3. 15. Elizabeth Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point died on 11 Jan 1899 in Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    4. 16. Jane Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1815; died on 29 Jul 1899; was buried in Spring HIll Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    John married Martha King on 10 Apr 1821. Martha was born on 1 Jan 1775; died in Nov 1856. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  James Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1770.

  5. 6.  Martha Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1772.

  6. 7.  Elizabeth Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1773; died about 1794.

  7. 8.  Nancy Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 1 Dec 1776; died on 10 Jan 1803.

  8. 9.  Joseph Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1777; died in Aug 1801.

  9. 10.  Mary Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1778.

  10. 11.  Abdiel Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1781.


Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Mary Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 15 Jun 1803; died on 16 Jul 1881; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    Mary married Alexander McCune on 22 May 1823 in Middle Spring Presbyterian, Cumberland Co., PA. Alexander (son of John McCune and Bathsheba Sterrett) was born on 18 Nov 1797; died on 26 Jul 1868; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Samuel Cox McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Aug 1824; died on 6 Aug 1885 in Ralls Co., MO; was buried in Barkley Cemetery, New London, Ralls Co., MO.
    2. 18. John Augustus Colwell McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1827; died on 14 Apr 1895; was buried in Spring HIll Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    3. 19. Keziah Mary McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Dec 1832; died on 13 Aug 1910; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    4. 20. Edmund James McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1836; died on 28 Mar 1902.
    5. 21. William Alexander McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jul 1841; died on 26 Sep 1842.

  2. 13.  Nancy Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 27 Nov 1811; died on 17 May 1895; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    Nancy married David Hayes in 1836. David was born on 20 Nov 1811; died on 2 May 1878; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Robert Alexander Hayes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1847; died on 30 Jul 1887; was buried in Bunker Hill Cemetery, Bunker Hill, Macoupin Co., IL.

  3. 14.  James Smith Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.James1) was born in Apr 1813; died on 17 Sep 1862; was buried in Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA.

    James married Anna Hall on 13 Dec 1853 in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA. Anna was born on 18 Feb 1833; died on 29 May 1907; was buried in Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Anne M. Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1854; died on 2 Aug 1929; was buried in Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA.
    2. 24. John Charles Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Aug 1856; died on 7 Jan 1936; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
    3. 25. Mary H. Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1858; died on 1 Dec 1947; was buried in Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA.
    4. 26. James S. Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 15.  Elizabeth Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.James1) died on 11 Jan 1899 in Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

  5. 16.  Jane Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 14 Oct 1815; died on 29 Jul 1899; was buried in Spring HIll Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    Jane married George Martin Phillips on 30 Nov 1837 in Baltimore, MD. George was born on 27 Aug 1815; died on 1 May 1852; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Arthur Phillips  Descendancy chart to this point was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    2. 28. Martha A. Phillips  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1838; died on 20 Mar 1913; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    3. 29. Isabella H. Phillips  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1841; died on 22 Jun 1915; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    4. 30. Mary E. Phillips  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1843; died on 30 Mar 1913; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.


Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Samuel Cox McCune Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mary3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 5 Aug 1824; died on 6 Aug 1885 in Ralls Co., MO; was buried in Barkley Cemetery, New London, Ralls Co., MO.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Jane Emison. Mary was born on 12 Feb 1830; died on 1 Jul 1917; was buried in Barkley Cemetery, New London, Ralls Co., MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Hugh E. McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Mar 1857; died on 18 Apr 1940; was buried in Barkley Cemetery, New London, Ralls Co., MO.
    2. 32. William Augustus McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1860; died on 4 Jan 1926; was buried in Barkley Cemetery, New London, Ralls Co., MO.
    3. 33. James T. McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1865; died on 3 Jul 1922; was buried in Barkley Cemetery, New London, Ralls Co., MO.

  2. 18.  John Augustus Colwell McCune Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mary3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 3 Dec 1827; died on 14 Apr 1895; was buried in Spring HIll Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    John married Elizabeth Jane Rankin on 6 Oct 1868 in Shippensburg, PA. Elizabeth (daughter of William Rankin and Caroline Olivia Nevin) was born on 16 May 1842; was christened on 7 Sep 1842 in Shippensburg Presbyterian Church, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA; died on 17 Jan 1906 in New York, NY; was buried in Spring HIll Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Caroline Rankin McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Nov 1870 in Shippensburg twp., Cumberland Co., PA; died on 4 Jan 1917 in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA; was buried in Spring HIll Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    2. 35. Alexander Colwell McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1872 in Shippensburg twp., Cumberland Co., PA; died on 21 Feb 1920 in Boswell, Somerset Co., PA; was buried in Husband Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset Co., PA.
    3. 36. William Augustus McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Aug 1874; died on 26 Jun 1913 in Lodi, CA; was buried in Lodi Memorial Park and Cemetery, Lodi, SAn Joaquin Co., CA.
    4. 37. Mary Kezia McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1876; died on 14 Jan 1966 in Akron, PA; was buried in Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA.
    5. 38. Alfred John McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1878 in Shippensburg twp., Cumberland Co., PA; died on 7 Apr 1880 in Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., {A; was buried in Spring HIll Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    6. 39. Elizabeth Nevin McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1882; died on 6 Apr 1962; was buried in Spring HIll Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

  3. 19.  Keziah Mary McCune Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mary3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 11 Dec 1832; died on 13 Aug 1910; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    Keziah married John Irwin Cox on 13 Apr 1858. John (son of John Cox and Martha Pedan) was born on 20 Feb 1824; died on 10 Sep 1907; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 20.  Edmund James McCune Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mary3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 22 Jun 1836; died on 28 Mar 1902.

    Family/Spouse: Libbie Curtiss. Libbie was born on 17 May 1839; died on 25 Jun 1889; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. John Colwell McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1859; died on 3 Aug 1921; was buried in Prospect Cemetery, East Stroudsburg, PA.
    2. 41. Mary Colwell McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1862; died on 6 Aug 1943; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    3. 42. Cornelia Caroline McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Nov 1863; died on 29 Dec 1946; was buried in Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, New Castle Co., DE.
    4. 43. Edmund Curtiss McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jun 1867; died on 4 Sep 1950; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    5. 44. Elizabeth Curtiss McCune  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1874; died on 14 Feb 1904.

  5. 21.  William Alexander McCune Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mary3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 1 Jul 1841; died on 26 Sep 1842.

  6. 22.  Robert Alexander Hayes Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nancy3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 10 Jun 1847; died on 30 Jul 1887; was buried in Bunker Hill Cemetery, Bunker Hill, Macoupin Co., IL.

    Robert married Anna Margaretta Rankin on 17 Jan 1877. Anna (daughter of William Rankin and Caroline Olivia Nevin) was born on 12 Oct 1853; was christened on 2 Jul 1854 in Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA; died on 30 Aug 1927 in Bunker Hill, IL; was buried in Bunker Hill Cemetery, Bunker Hill, Macoupin Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. William Rankin Hayes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1878; died on 16 Apr 1941; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny Co., PA.
    2. 46. Carolyn Nevin Hayes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 May 1882; died on 30 Nov 1970; was buried in Middle Spring Presbyterian Upper Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    3. 47. Robert Alexander Hayes, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Apr 1884; died on 30 Jan 1953.
    4. 48. David Culbertson Hayes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1885; died on 11 Dec 1928; was buried in Homewood Cemetery, PIttsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA.

  7. 23.  Anne M. Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (14.James3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born in Jan 1854; died on 2 Aug 1929; was buried in Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA.

  8. 24.  John Charles Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (14.James3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 10 Aug 1856; died on 7 Jan 1936; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

    John married Sarah Benton Brant in 1888 in Manhattan, New York, NY. Sarah died on 27 Sep 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 49. John Charles Colwell, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 50. Kent Galbraith Colwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1898 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France; died on 28 Nov 1990; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

  9. 25.  Mary H. Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (14.James3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 4 Jul 1858; died on 1 Dec 1947; was buried in Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA.

  10. 26.  James S. Colwell Descendancy chart to this point (14.James3, 4.John2, 1.James1)

  11. 27.  Arthur Phillips Descendancy chart to this point (16.Jane3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

  12. 28.  Martha A. Phillips Descendancy chart to this point (16.Jane3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 2 Oct 1838; died on 20 Mar 1913; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    Martha married John Anderson Craig on 15 Jan 1858. John was born on 28 Oct 1831; died on 18 Dec 1910; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 51. Hugh B. Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1861; died on 28 Sep 1943; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    2. 52. Jean Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1863; died on 23 Aug 1948; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    3. 53. Isabelle Anderson Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Dec 1870; died on 27 Jul 1962; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    4. 54. John Harper Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1873; died in 1940; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    5. 55. Georgina P. Craig  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1877; died on 3 Jun 1970; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

  13. 29.  Isabella H. Phillips Descendancy chart to this point (16.Jane3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 22 Feb 1841; died on 22 Jun 1915; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    Isabella married John Edmunston Johnston on 18 Apr 1866. John (son of John Johnston and Mary Vance) was born on 2 Oct 1837; died on 24 Mar 1888; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 56. John Harper Johnston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1867; died on 20 Mar 1876; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    2. 57. Mary Vance Johnston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jun 1870; died on 12 Apr 1876; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.
    3. 58. George E. Johnston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Aug 1876.
    4. 59. Anna P. Johnston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Aug 1879; died on 16 Jan 1964; was buried in Christ Episcopal, Eastville, Northampton Co., VA.
    5. 60. Jane Colwell Johnston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Nov 1868; died on 14 Jun 1940 in Norfolk, VA.

  14. 30.  Mary E. Phillips Descendancy chart to this point (16.Jane3, 4.John2, 1.James1) was born on 27 Jul 1843; died on 30 Mar 1913; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.

    Family/Spouse: Rev. B. H. Witherow. B. was born on 23 Feb 1840; died on 7 Mar 1896; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 61. James Phillipes Witherow  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1869; died in 1930; was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.
    2. 62. William Reid Witherow  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1872; died on 8 Apr 1925; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA.



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