McCALMONT FAMILY.

979. REV. THOMAS McCALMONT1 resided at Cairn Castle, County Antrim, Ireland. Children:

980.* i.

981. ii. 982. iii.

983. iv.

984. V.

THOMAS McCalmont, emigrated to America after 1766; m. Susan Wallace, in Leitrim Co., Ireland.

JAMES McCalmont, m. Hannah Blair.

JOHN McCalmont, b. May 1, 1709; came to America; d. 1779; m. a Latimer of County Tyrone.

ROBERT McCalmont2.

HUGH McCalmont2.

985. JOHN MCCALMONT, son of Thomas and Susan (Wallace) McCalmont, b. January 1, 1750, (os), in Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland; came to America in 1766; settled near Philadelphia, and m. in 1773:

Elizabeth Conard, b. 1750; dau. of Henry and Jane (Stroud) Conard; he was in Capt. Alexander Brown's company of Pennsylvania Militia, under Gen. Lacey, and wintered at Valley Forge; he lived for a time at Greenwood, now Mifflin County, and in 1783 removed to Nittany Valley, he remained there until 1805, he moved to Venango County and located in Sugar Creek Township, about four miles from Franklin; he died August 3, 1832, at the home of his son Henry, in Cornplanter Township, Franklin County; his wife died August 12, 1829, and was buried in the old graveyard at Franklin. Children:

986. i.

987. ii. 988. iii.

989. iv.

990.* v.

991.* vi.

992. vii.

THOMAS McCalmonts, b. October 14, 1774.
HENRY McCalmont3, b. March 15, 1776.
JOHN McCalmont3, b. January 15, 1779; was
drowned; ag. 18, Mo.

JAMES McCalmont3, b. May 17, 1781; served
in War of 1812; was wounded at the battle of
Bridgewater, and died three weeks later.

JOHN McCalmont3, b. September 9, 1788; d.
August 27, 1877; m. 2nd, January 18, 1818:
Mary H. Plumer, dau. of Sammuel; she d. Sep-
tember 3, 1842.

ALEXANDER McCalmont3, b. October 23,
1785, in Greenwood; m. 2nd, in 1818, Elizabeth
Connely.

ROBERT McCalmont3, b. August 26, 1783.

993. viii. ELIZABETH3, b. February 3, 1791; m. William

994. ix.

995. X.

996. xi.

Shaw.

SARAH McCalmont3, b. November 3, 1792; m.
George Crain.

JANE McCalmonts, b. October 8, 1794; m.
James Ricketts.

JOSEPH McCalmont3, b. November 23, 1798.

997. SAMUEL PLUMER MCCALMONT, son of John and Mary (Plumer) McCalmont, b. Sugar Creek Township, Venango County, Pa., September 21, 1823; educated in the common country schools of the county, supplemented by a short term at Allegheny College; after which he studied law in the office of his uncle, Judge Alexander McCalmont; was admitted to the bar of Venango County, November 25, 1847; and became one of the most able attorneys of the county; he was bitterly opposed to slavery, and was one of the organizers of

the Republican party at Pittsburgh in 1856; was a member of the State Legislature in 1855, and twice thereafter; in 1874, he aided in organizing the Prohibition party. He married in April 1859: Harriet Osborne, dau. of Platt Smith Osborne; she was born January 20, 1836; died December 25, 1912. Children:

1001. iv. Dr. HARRIETTE Osborne McCalmont. JAMES Donald McCalmont, b. February 10, 1870.

1002. V.

1003. vi.

1004. vii.

CONSTANCE Plumer McCalmont, b. July 6,

1874.

DAVID Burnett McCalmont, b. December 1, 1876; m. September 26, 1900:

Edna Swallow, b. December 31, 1878, dau. of Burling and Lydia (Schyler-Jack) Swallow. Children:

1005.

i.

VIRGINIA Lucretia McCalmonts, b. Sept. 10,1905.

SAMUEL Plumer McCalmont, 3d, b. Nov. 11, 1906.

(991).

DAVID Burnett McCalmont, Jr.", b. Aug. 9, 1909.

ALEXANDER MCCALMONT3, 1785-1857, b. October 23, 1785; at Greenwood, Mifflin Co. Pa.; came with his parents to Venango County where he lived the remainder of his life; having acquired a good education he became a school teacher, and later a merchant; he was a democrat and took active interest in local politics; sheriff in 1812; commissioner in 1814; prothonotary in 1818; studied