Margaret McConkey1

b. 16 October 1803, d. May 1848
FatherJohn McConkey1
MotherJane Sharp1 b. 12 Jan 1773, d. 8 Mar 1854
Birth16 Oct 1803  Margaret McConkey was born on 16 Oct 1803 in Washington County, Virginia.2,3 
Marriage5 May 1831 She married John S. Caldwell, son of James Caldwell and Elizabeth Steele, on 5 May 1831 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
DeathMay 1848 Margaret died on the 17th or 18th of May 1848 at age 44.2 
Burial She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

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Margaret's side of the Caldwell family monument. Other sides carry John's name and also the name of his second wife, Martha
Other interments in Rock Spring Cemetery

Family

John S. Caldwell b. 16 Dec 1805, d. 20 Dec 1867
Children
Last Edited27 Sep 2012

Citations

  1. [S745] Jane McConkey will (recorded 1854), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 13: 139. Jane's will was written 6 Oct. 1853 and recorded March 27, 1854. She named her nephew David O. King as her executor.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 206. Two entries are reported for Margaret. One is an old stone that states: Margaret Cauldwell, 16 Oct. 1803-18 May 1848. Secondly, a monument for John S. Cauldwell includes inscriptions for both of his wives, including Margaret. This inscription states that she died 17 May 1848.
  3. [S2994] Sharp Family, The Holy Bible (Edinburgh, Scotland: Mark and Charles Kerr, His Majesty's Printers, 1789); original held in 2012 by DAR Library, Washington DC. Entry transcribed as: Peggy McConkey born Oct. 16, 1803.
  4. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 13. John S. Caldwell and Margaret McConkey marr 15 May 1831 by Stephen Bovell.
  5. [S367] John S. Caldwell household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 69th District, p. 150 (stamped), dwelling 1196, family 1196, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 165 of 289. Household includes: John S. Caldwell, 44, farmer, real estate valued at $4,500; James 19; William 17; John 16; James [Jane] 14; Elizabeth 12; Robert 10; Sa__ 8; Samuel 7; David 5; Andrew 3; all b. VA.
  6. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 51. John S. Caldwell named guardian of John M., Satina T., Samuel T., Jane S., Elizabeth L. and Robert J. Caldwell, children of said John S. Caldwell and Margaret his wife, deceased.
  7. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 102. "William Buchanan Edmondson, 22y, sgl, b. & resid Washington Co., VA, farmer, s/o John & Margaret Edmondson AND Jane Sharp Cauldwell, 24y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John S. & Margaret Cauldwell; 13 Dec. 1860."
  8. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 46. "Samuel T. Caldwell, 24y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o John S. & Margaret Caldwell AND Margaret Ann Edmondson, 21y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Jno L. G. Edmondson; 15 Nov. 1866."
  9. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 173. David Caldwell, 9, d. 7 Aug 1854 of dysentery, s/o John S. & Margt Caldwell.
  10. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 173. Andrew Caldwell, 7, d. 12 Aug 1854 of dysentery, s/o John S. & Margt Caldwell.