Son of John Caldwell of the Manor of Bannaghmore later CastleCaldwell. Family roots in Ballyshannon south Donegal, where Sir James exhumed his mothers body (Mary Sweetenham) and buried her in the vault of CastleCaldwell along with his son Colonel Hugh (see Will Of Sir James dated 30.5.1711 proven 25.3.1717)

Furthermore Sir James had a close connection with the Caldwells of Castletown Co Meath, leaving in his will lands of Drumcrin & Corlaugh in the Barony of Lurch for services done by his father to Andrew Caldwell attorney of the Queens bench.This raises a further question. Andrew was obviously Established Church (COI),he could not practice as a Prebyterian and it would appear that Caldwells of Castlecaldwell were likewise.The Caldwells of Ballybogan would appear to be dissenters.

Plunkett Caldwell - North Ireland

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Created a Baronet of Ireland on 23 June 1683. Greatgrandson of the latter,Sir James Caldwell was created a Count of Milan in the Holy Roman Empire in 1749,the title remains in the family. The 2nd baronet was a distinguished officer in the Austrian service and the 5th was Treasure General of Lower Canada.

David Caldwell - Canada


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Supplied from a book on Castle's of Ireland:

CASTLECALDWELL, Fermanagh 11H06
Originally known as castle Hasset, ruined Castlecaldwell is a Plantation structure built between 1610 and 1619 by Francis Blennerhasset as one of a series of strongholds guarding the Lough Erne road. In 1662 the Blennerhasset family sold the castle to James Caldwell, [Bought by James' father, John] who renamed it and whose descendants lived there for over 200 years. The remains include two of the bawn's flankers, a boathouse and quay, and a ruined Protestant church. The latter was built by Francis Blennerhasset in 1641, and during later use as a family chapel acquired some interesting monuments. The English traveller Arthur Young enjoyed the hospitality of James Caldwell in 1776. beside the road is the Fiddler's Stone, a monument raised to a drunken fiddler who fell from a boat and drowned while travellin with Sir James' band in 1770.

The whole of the area at the NW corner of Lough erne is classed as a region of outstanding natural beauty. As well as being a forest park, it is also a reserve under the control of a RSPB warden who watches over the thriving local bird life.


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R.M. Sibbet, Belfast Times 1856:

James Caldwell, bap. Nov. 30, 1634;
died Castle Cauldwell Co., Fermanagh, Ireland, 1716;
High Sheriff, created Baronet 1683;
marr. Catherine, daughter of Sir James Hume.
His grandson,
Hon. James Caldwell, born County Tyrone, Ireland, 1724,
emigrated to America 1769;
died Wheeling, W. VA ca 1800;
marr. in Ireland 1752 Elizabeth Alexander.