To John Caldwell (at either o2tan@venicebeach.com, or caldwellgenealogy.com). First, let me compliment you on your very interesting website and rebuttal to my assertion that Caldwell surname has Anglo-Saxon roots. Your website is the only one that has seriously delved into the Scottish Caldwells. I would suggest that you get in touch with Marilyn Janda about the possibility of republishing articles previously published in the Caldwell Family Association newsletter. Marilyn Janda (mjanda@mindspring.com) is the editor of the newsletter, issued several times a year, which focuses on the Caldwells who are the descendants of Andrew and Martha Caldwell of Drumore Township, Pennsylvania, who migrated from Scotland around 1725. Andrew and Martha's first son was the Rev. David Caldwell, 1725-1824. His students included five governors, even more state legistaors and congressmen, and more than 50 Presbyterian ministers in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennesee, and elsewhere. He was the founder of the David Caldwell Log College, now a national historic monument and site of a park in present day Greensboro, NC. During the Revolutionary War, the British placed a price on his head and burned down his library and house. He served as one of the North Carolina delegates to the first U.S. constitional convention. North Carolina held out joining the other states at his insistence until the Bill of Rights was added. As a leader of the Democratic Party in North Carolina and protector or backcountry rural farmers, he resisted a strong federal government that feared would favor the interests of creditors, banks, and coastal ports. He served as minister at the Buffalo and Alamance Presbyterian congregations for 60 years. The Buffalo church during his lifetime had seating for over 1000 attendees, evidence of interest in his sermons. He was also one of North Carolina's first medical doctors under the mentorship of Benjamin Rush. Numerous biographies have been written about the Rev. David Caldwell. His first son, the Rev. Samuel Craighead Caldwell, played a big role in the early history of Mecklenburg County, NC, serving as minister of Sugaw Creek Presbyterian church for over 40 years. His descendants included plantation owners, physicians, civil war combatants, founders of colleges, and ministers. I am decended through his son, Rev. James Madison McKnitt Caldwell, and grandson, Rev. Samuel Caldwell. Andrew and Martha's second son, Andrew, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1735, listed as Andrew Calwall, and never married. He was part of the Pennsylvania militia and fought under the Command of George Washington. Their third son, Alexander, fought for Nathaniel Greene in North Carolina. He was named after the family minister, Alexander Craighead, then in Lancaster County, PA, and later, North Carolina. Alexander Craighead was educated in Edinburgh and became famous for his anti-British rhetoric while serving as a clergyman. His daughter, Rachel Craighead, married David Caldwell. There is a DAR Chapter in Greensbor, NC, named after Rachel Craighead. Alexander Caldwell left a surviving wife and children in Greensboro, NC, who were among the first white settlers in Tennessee, that ultimately led to thousands of Caldwells throughout the south and midwest. The East Tennesse Historical Society has published biographies of some of these Caldwells. The majority of members of the Caldwell Family Association are descendants of Alexander Caldwell. Andrew and Martha's fourth and last child, John, was an officer under George Washington, never married, and was an elder of a Presbyterian church in Drumnore Township, PA. Marilyn Janda can provide back issues for the past several decades at a nominal cost. A few years ago she charged me only $30, although I sent her $50. The newsletter would be of great interest to many visitors to your webpage, searching either for Caldwell genealogy, or for the historical significance of individual Caldwells. Her newsletter is particularly helpful with regard to reproduction of historical documents, information extracted from church records, personal papers, and family Bibles, and descriptions of places visited by the authors. The newsletters have debunked the legend of the three Cauldwells from Cold Well, France and have provided a tentative acknowledgement that Andrew Caldwell might have come from Lochwinnock. She would probably be delighted if you submitted an article for publication in her newsletter on what you have learned about the Caldwells of Lochwinnock and Little Caldwell.