Genealogy of the Calhoun Family

Welcome! If you’ve found your way here, you probably have some interest in the history and/or genealogy of the Calhoun family. Whether you spell the family name as Calhoun, Colquhoun, Colhoun, Calhoon, Cahoon, Cohoon, or some other way, you’ve come to the right place (or at least, I’d like to think so). This website originated in May 2023 as a blog, and if you’d like to know more about why I’ve been writing it and what my goals are, the best place to start is with the first post, In Search of the Calhouns.

Some six months later, I’ve finally gotten around to creating this proper home page. There have been more than a dozen posts so far, and I’ve tried to cover the various topics in an order that made sense to me. I thought I would use this home page as a table of contents to make that order more obvious.

1. An Introduction to the Calhoun Family

In Search of the Calhouns (May 8, 2023). Why am I writing this blog?

The Origin of the Calhoun Family (May 21, 2023). The family’s 13^th century origins in Scotland.

The “Big Four” Sources in Calhoun History and Genealogy (June 7, 2023). Four publications that have been particularly influential to Calhoun researchers.

2. Genetic Genealogy of the Calhoun Family

Calhouns and the Y-Chromosome (June 24, 2023). Overview of Y-DNA genetic genealogy and its application to the Calhouns.

Calhoun Haplogroup E-Y16733 (July 9, 2023). The Y-DNA genetic group believed to be that of the family’s 13^th century founder.

3. The Lineage(s) of the Clan Chiefs

The Senior Colquhoun Lines of Scotland (July 25, 2023). The Colquhoun of Luss family (the clan chiefs) and its cadet branches.

The “Missing Links” of the Calhoun Family? (August 10, 2023). Members of these senior families who might have male-line descendants today.

4. Questioning Some Commonly-Held Beliefs

Two Middle Names That Aren’t (August 29, 2023). The names of William Colhoun (founder of the Colhoun family of Crosh in Ireland) and Patrick Calhoun Sr. (grandfather of VP John C. Calhoun).

We Didn’t Know Adam from Adam (September 7, 2023). Adam Colquhoun, son of Alexander, 15^th/17^th of Luss, was not the ancestor of Irish Colhouns.

The Family of Alexander Colquhoun, 15^th/17^th of Luss (September 25, 2023). Alexander and his children.

The Probate Records of Alexander Colquhoun, 15^th/17^th of Luss (October 17, 2023). What we can learn from his will and inventory.

The “Luss-Crosh Link” and the Story Behind It (November 10, 2023). The origin of a commonly-believed story about the origin of the Colhoun family of Crosh.

Fact and Fiction About Adam, Nancy, and Robert Colquhoun (November 27, 2023). Biographical details about three central figures in that Luss-Crosh story.

5. Calhouns of Ireland

The First Calhouns of Ireland (December 14, 2023). Records of Calhouns in Ireland during the Plantation period (1606-1641).

The Manor of Corkagh: Part 1 of 2 (January 17, 2024). History of the Ulster Plantation property owned by the Colquhouns of Luss.

The Manor of Corkagh: Part 2 of 2 (February 7, 2024). Continuation of Part 1, with biographies of James Colquhoun, 19^th/21^st of Luss and his son James.

The Colhouns of the Irish Gentry (February 29, 2024). Brief descriptions of six Colhoun families of Ireland with title and property.

6. The Colhouns of Crosh

The Colhouns of Crosh, Part 1: The First Generations in Ireland (April 4, 2024). The first two generations of the family, from Newtownstewart, County Tyrone.

The Colhouns of Crosh, Part 2: The McCausland Connection (April 22, 2024). The ancestors of Alexander McCausland and their connections to the Colquhouns in Scotland.

The Colhouns of Crosh, Part 3: Scottish Origins (May 8, 2024). A new genealogical link between the Crosh family and the Colquhouns of Ballernick in Scotland.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR, Brian Anton. I’m an amateur genealogist and have been researching my own roots since the 1990s. While I’m not a professional, I do like to get the story right, and I hope my efforts help others as well. The Calhouns are just some of my ancestors, but due to the depth of their history and the rich sources of information about them that have survived the centuries, they have been especially interesting to me. While I’d like to think I have learned something about genealogy, I’m completely out of my depth when it comes to publishing on the web, so bear with me! You can contact me at:

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