Makers of America; biographies of leading men of thought and action, the men who constitute the bone and sinew of American prosperity and life . in the eighteenth century,spelled his name sometimes McAull and again Me All. Thomas McCall mentions, in a sketch of the McCall familypublished in 1829, that his brother, Hugh McCall, was bornFebruary 17, 1767, in North Carolina, that he died June 10, 1823,and wras buried in the Old Colonial Cemetery at Savannah,Georgia. He also relates that the McCall, Harris and Calhounfamilies migrated, sailing in the same ship, first from Dumfries-shire to Ireland
Makers of America; biographies of leading men of thought and action, the men who constitute the bone and sinew of American prosperity and life . in the eighteenth century,spelled his name sometimes McAull and again Me All. Thomas McCall mentions, in a sketch of the McCall familypublished in 1829, that his brother, Hugh McCall, was bornFebruary 17, 1767, in North Carolina, that he died June 10, 1823,and wras buried in the Old Colonial Cemetery at Savannah,Georgia. He also relates that the McCall, Harris and Calhounfamilies migrated, sailing in the same ship, first from Dumfries-shire to Ireland, remaining in that island for two generations,and the descendants of these same families then came together toPennsylvania. A grandfather of Thomas, one James McCall,married Janet, daughter of James Harris. Again the three fam-ilies, after a few years, moved into the wilds of Virginia wherethey were attacked by Indians. Some of the Calhouns were mur-dered and the survivors were forced to seek a more civilized partof the State. These McCalls were, no doubt, a branch of theClan, some of whom, notably John McCall, came later, with the [94]. /
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