: Hopefully, someone who reads this forum can help me with
: my Caldwell line. This is what I know, pretty much for
: sure. My Robert Caldwell was born in 1819.
:
: Now for the hearsay that I haven't been able to prove. He
: is of Irish descent; his father's name and possibly
: his grandfather's name are Robert; the name was
: changed from Colwell.

I have a Robert b, 1759 in Westmoreland m. Elizabeth Alexander. Perhaps the grandfather of your Robert?

There isn't any noted spelling change in this line.

: since I live in California,

Where are you in California?