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BETaylor63 — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:32:31 CDT

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BETaylor63 — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:29:11 CDT

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Relatives of Abraham Lincoln?

HeidiFarough — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 10:40:36 CDT

I came across this page a long time ago while searching for my Calhoun ancestors and found it shockingly interesting...

http://www.greenvillesouth.com/abe.html

I'm not sure how much truth there is to this story, and I have yet to make the connection between John C. Calhoun and my own family line, but I thought that it would take a creative (or desperate) genius to come up with something so radical so as to get our "claim to fame" by being related to someone so infamous, that there had to be some minute amount of truth to the story. :) I hope!

I have quite a bit of information regarding the Calhoun families who immigrated to Canada (Ontario), as well as a published book by Orval Calhoun with a history of 800 years of the Calhoun/Colquhoun clan. I have visited Loch Lomond and the Rossdhu house, the magnificent mansion where our ancestors lived. I also have photos of Dumbarton castle, as well as souvenirs that I picked up while travelling around Scotland. If anyone wants to reach me, I can be emailed at heidifarough at rogers dot com (Piece it together - i'm trying to avoid spam!)

I have also purchased a book on CD about the Calhouns of South Carolina. I suppose this was an attempt to try to learn the connection and truth behind the above "relation" to Abe Lincoln and to link together the Calhouns in the US with the Calhouns in Canada. I have yet to find the time to read this book (about 3 years I've had it now) but one day... hopefully it will answer some questions!
Yes, that is me standing by the "doorway" of the remaining castle wall. :) By the way, I am 5' 10" tall, so either the ground has been raised, or our ancestors were really short!

I loved this view of Loch Lomond - it is taken from the dock near the back of the Rossdhu property. The original entrance (middle) I nearly missed on the drive by - the lands owned by our ancestors were so vast that I caught it in the rear view mirror of my rental and had to do a U-turn to go back and get a picture! The plaque of our crest belonged to my maternal grandmother.
Inside the Rossdhu house, the dining room was filled with symbols of the Colquhouns - the stag's head is embossed on the stem of the silverware and the plates; the napkin ties, and curtains were made of the family tartan!

Colquhoun History

BETaylor63 — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:34:52 CDT

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

There are multiple spellings of the Calhoon/Calhoun name. All come from the same Scottish family. In fact, all Calhoons/Calhouns descended from one man. The variant spellings seem to have originated from the Americanizing of the original Scottish spelling of Colquhoun.

The Clan Colquhoun dates back to the mid 1200s. Around 1240 Malcolm, the earl of Lennox, granted Umfridus of Kilpatrick, or Humphrey, a great deal of land in Dunbartonshire in the western part of Scotland. This land was called Colquhoun. There a many theories as to the origin of the name. The most plausible indicting that it was derived from a word for "corner" reflecting the shape of the parcel of land.

Later, Umfridus' descendants took Colquhoun as a surname. This land is still associated with the Colquhoun family name and the central part of the land was recently sold to a golf club that uses the clan house as the club house.

The land itself has played a major role in history. Much of the story of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce was set in and around Dunbartonshire. The site of Robert the Bruce's hunting lodge is just 2-3 miles south of the current Colquhoun estate. The Loch Lomond Youth Hostel now sits on this site.

Around 1368, the Colquhoun's acquired the village of Luss when, the then clan chief, Sir Robert Colquhoun married the maid of Luss. This village still exists about 3 miles north of the Colquhoun estate on the western bank of Loch Lomond in the shadow of a mountain called Ben Lomond. Luss is a fairly popular tourist attraction.

The Village of Luss

There is a small parish church in the village. There are many Colquhouns buried in the churchyard pictured below.

Luss Churchyard

Facing east north-east from Luss and the churchyard, one looks across Loch Lomond to Ben Lomond.

Ben Lomond and Loch Lomond from Luss

Ben Lomond and Loch Lomond from the Luss Churchyard

About This Site

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:18:34 CDT

This site is intended to be a resource for anyone who would like to research the Colquhoun family. This Scottish Clan dating from the mid 1200s is the precurser to the modern day Calhoun/Calhoon families. There are other surnames that are also decended from the clan.

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Colquhoun Crest

BETaylor63 — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:02:17 CDT

The Colquhoun Crest contains two greyhounds and one red stag. The legend is that the Colquhoun Clan chief was asked by the King of England to take Dumbarton Castle. The chief put the castle under siege. Eventually, he use two greyhounds to chase a red stag in front of the gate. The starving people inside opened the gate to kill the stag and the clan chief immediately took the castle.

This photo was take near Luss, Scotland. The Crest adorns the top of a stone gate that leads into what is left of the Colquhoun Estate. It is now a golf club.

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BETaylor63 — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:09:51 CDT

Colquhoun

The Colquhoun Clan is the origin of the Calhoun/Calhoon family name in the United States. The goal of this site is to provide a resource for recording the history of the Colquhoun Clan and its descendants.