Biography
Age ten when moved to Lunenburg, Charlotte Co., Va. Early settler of Mercer Co., Bogle, Ky (1787).
He was the founder of the Caldwell settlement outside of Danville, KY:

I find other records to suggest he was born 21 JUL 1721 in PA, and 5 July 1732.

Robert is buried on his farm Caldwell/Irvine Cemetery, Boyle Co., KY along with his wife.
Facts
  • 6 Jun 1719 - Birth - ; Cub Creek, Lunenburg (Charl
  • 30 Jul 1806 - Death - ; Danville, Mercer Co. (Boyl, KY
Ancestors
   
Joseph Alexander Caldwell
9 Jan 1657 - 3 Sep 1730
 
 
John Caldwell
9 Jan 1683 - 6 Oct 1750
  
  
  
 
Robert Caldwell
6 Jun 1719 - 30 Jul 1806
  
 
  
 
   
  
  
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) John Caldwell
Birth9 Jan 1683Ballyogan of Record
Death6 Oct 1750 Cub Creek, Lunenburg (Charl
Marriage4 Jan 1704to Margaret Phillips at County Derry, Ireland
FatherJoseph Alexander Caldwell
MotherJane Mcghee (Mcghie) Caldwell
PARENT (F) Margaret Phillips
Birth
Death1746
Marriage4 Jan 1704to John Caldwell at County Derry, Ireland
FatherLIVING
MotherLIVING
CHILDREN
MJohn Caldwell
Birth20 Mar 1715IRE
Death30 Oct 1795Maury Co. TN
Marriage1746to Jane Kennedy at Old Cub Creek Church, VA
MRobert Caldwell
Birth6 Jun 1719Cub Creek, Lunenburg (Charl
Death30 Jul 1806Danville, Mercer Co. (Boyl, KY
Marriage1754to Mary LOGAN
MJames Caldwell D.D.
Birth14 Apr 1724Cub Creek, Lunenburg (Charl
Death24 Nov 1781Elizabethport, Essex Co. (Union
Marriage14 Mar 1763to Mary Hannah Ogden
MWilliam Findley Caldwell
Birth1 Feb 1704
Death1761
Marriage1727to Rebecca PARKS (PARQUE)
MThomas Caldwell
Birth10 Apr 1706Co. Donegal, Ireland
DeathJan 1770Cub Creek, Lunenburg (Charl
Marriageto Mary Jane Parks
MDavid Caldwell
Birth7 Jul 1709Co. Donegal, Ireland
Death1769Cub Creek, Lunenburg (Charl
Marriageto Mary Dudgeon
FMargaret Caldwell
Birth16 Mar 1712Co. Donegal, Ireland
Death1791Danville?, KY
Marriage2nd husband - m. 1738to William Rogers at Lunenberg Co. VA
Marriage1st husbandto James Mitchell
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Robert Caldwell
Birth6 Jun 1719Cub Creek, Lunenburg (Charl
Death30 Jul 1806 Danville, Mercer Co. (Boyl, KY
Marriage1754to Mary LOGAN
FatherJohn Caldwell
MotherMargaret Phillips
PARENT (F) Mary LOGAN
Birth11 Dec 1734VA
Death1815
Marriage1754to Robert Caldwell
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
FMargaret Caldwell
Birth29 Oct 1755
Death1807
Marriageto John Cook
MJohn C. Caldwell
Birth22 Sep 1758
Death9 Nov 1804
Marriageto Judith
MDavid Caldwell
Birth7 Jun 1760
Death
Marriageto ?
MWilliam T Caldwell
Birth13 May 1762
Death1827
Marriageto Mary Wickliffe
MPhillips Caldwell
Birth25 Jan 1767
Death
FJane Caldwell
Birth31 Mar 1770
Death1804
Marriage1st husbandto Robert Logan
Marriage2nd husbandto Samuel Pottinger
MSamuel Caldwell
Birth9 Dec 1771
Death1835
Marriageto Ann Balch
FMary Logan Caldwell
Birth23 Aug 1773
Death
Marriageto R. C. Palmer
FElizabeth Caldwell
Birth2 Jul 1776
Death
Marriageto Samuel Grundy
MJames Logan Caldwell
Birth8 Jan 1778
Death1850
MarriageAFT 1832to Phoebe Caldwell
Marriage1795to Susan Slaughter
MarriageBEF 1832to Phoebe Henderson
MRichard Caldwell
Birth1 Oct 1781
Death
MRobert Caldwell
Birth23 May 1764Virginia
Death1837Adair Co., KY
Marriage1786to Hannah Willis
Descendancy Chart
Robert Caldwell b: 6 Jun 1719 d: 30 Jul 1806
Mary LOGAN b: 11 Dec 1734 d: 1815
Margaret Caldwell b: 29 Oct 1755 d: 1807
John C. Caldwell b: 22 Sep 1758 d: 9 Nov 1804
Robert Smith Caldwell b: 1 Jul 1783 d: 10 Aug 1830
Mary (Polly) Shelby b: 26 Apr 1785 d: 1 Jun 1847
John Caldwell b: 25 Aug 1806
Eliza Penelope Caldwell b: 11 May 1809 d: 4 Apr 1862
Jane E Caldwell b: 27 Mar 1811
Julia S Caldwell b: 2 Sep 1815
Moses S Caldwell b: 9 Sep 1818 d: 6 Mar 1832
Robert Seaton Caldwell b: 21 Oct 1820 d: 4 Aug 1924
Susan A. Caldwell b: 3 Oct 1827
Marl L Caldwell b: ABT 1824
David Caldwell b: 7 Jun 1760
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William T Caldwell b: 13 May 1762 d: 1827
Mary Wickliffe b: 1771
Robert W Caldwell b: 1790 d: 1815
Sarah Caldwell b: 1791 d: 1815
Charles Caldwell b: 1792 d: 1864
Lydia Caldwell b: 1795
Thomas Caldwell b: 1798 d: 1798
Mary T. Caldwell b: 1800 d: 1856
William Thomas Caldwell b: 1809 d: 1830
Sarah Jane Caldwell b: 1807 d: 1820
Elizabeth Caldwell b: 1809 d: 1810
Martin Nathan Caldwell b: 1811 d: 1826
Phillips Caldwell b: 25 Jan 1767
Jane Caldwell b: 31 Mar 1770 d: 1804
Samuel Caldwell b: 9 Dec 1771 d: 1835
Hezekiah James Caldwell b: 1799 d: 1822
Martha Caldwell b: 1801 d: 1802
John James Madison Caldwell b: 1807 d: 1818
Mary Logan Caldwell b: 23 Aug 1773
Elizabeth Caldwell b: 2 Jul 1776
James Logan Caldwell b: 8 Jan 1778 d: 1850
Phoebe Caldwell b: 28 Feb 1784 d: 1869
Phoebe Henderson b: 1786 d: 21 Sep 1832
Richard Caldwell b: 1 Oct 1781
Robert Caldwell b: 23 May 1764 d: 1837
Hannah Willis b: 1762
David Caldwell b: 3 Nov 1787
Nancy Caldwell b: 21 May 1789
Robert Caldwell b: 8 May 1790
J Willis Caldwell b: 1791 d: 1848
Phoebe Caldwell b: 1817
John C Caldwell b: 1821
David Caldwell b: 1827
William Caldwell b: 1828
James Caldwell b: 1833
Robert Caldwell b: 1815
Nannie Barksdale d: 1966
George Edward Caldwell b: 25 Jan 1823 d: 1872
Margaret Ann White b: abt.1825
James W Caldwell b: 1850
Isaac W. Caldwell b: 1859 d: 1940
Iris V Caldwell b: Abt. April 1887
Mollie H. George b: Abt. April 1865
Nellie Caldwell b: Abt. 1900
Ida Northington Scobey Floyd b: 25 Apr 1877 d: 20 Sep 1967
Aubra Bryan Caldwell b: 1 Aug 1908 d: Jan 1968
Isaac W Caldwell b: 15 Feb 1913 d: 16 Jan 1978
Donald Ray Caldwell b: 15 Aug 1934 d: Jan 2000
Andrew Michael Caldwell Murray b: 26 Apr 1997 d: 26 Apr 1997
Margaret Jane (Peggy) Caldwell b: Jun 1918 d: Living in Flint, Mi.
Laverne Caldwell b: Aug 1919 d: Dec 1993
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10 LIVING
Vernon Stout b: 9 Oct d: Sep 1980
Judith Diane Stout b: 11 Jul 1944 d: 30 Oct 1981
10 LIVING
William Caldwell b: 5 May 1793
Varner Caldwell b: 26 Dec 1794
John Caldwell b: 24 Feb 1798
Edward Caldwell b: 25 Apr 1800
Hannah Caldwell b: 2 Jan 1802
Henry Logan Caldwell b: 22 Dec 1804
Mary Caldwell b: 25 Oct 1809
Warren Caldwell b: 2 Jul 1811 d: 1874
Joseph Caldwell b: 1 Jun 1813
James Caldwell b: 3 Aug 1803 d: 4 Apr 1873
Mary M. Bushart b: 23 Dec 1807 d: 11 Jul 1883
Louis Oscar Caldwell b: 2 Apr 1851 d: 8 Nov 1931
Charles A. Caldwell b: 11 Oct 1848 d: 18 Sep 1851
Mary G. Caldwell b: 2 Apr 1846 d: 11 Jul 1883
Varner Houston Caldwell b: 16 Feb 1843 d: 15 Apr 1893
Jasper W. Caldwell b: 14 Jul 1840 d: 12 Jun 1842
JPE Caldwell b: 23 Jan 1838 d: 9 Sep 1845
Hannah R. Caldwell b: 21 Oct 1835 d: 5 Oct 1857
Ann J. Caldwell b: 28 May 1833 d: 31 Jan 1917
John W. Caldwell b: 22 Aug 1830 d: 19 Mar 1883
Robert C. Caldwell b: 23 Oct 1828 d: 31 Jul 1879
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William Henry Caldwell b: 16 Dec 1826 d: 3 Jun 1917
Jane C. Park b: 1829 d: 1903
Albert E. Caldwell b: 7 Apr 1862 d: 6 Apr 1940
James Issac Caldwell b: 28 Apr 1863 d: 11 Nov 1938
Mary Matilda Caldwell b: 2 Jun 1864 d: 4 Dec 1941
William T. Caldwell b: 10 Nov 1865 d: 21 Dec 1901
Doc John Caldwell b: 27 Mar 1867 d: 12 Jun 1916
Charles Pierce Caldwell b: 19 Dec 1868 d: 10 Mar 1930
Georgia Sanders b: 26 Oct 1875 d: 7 Apr 1963
Nell Caldwell b: 1897
Georgie B Caldwell b: 1899 d: 1956
Evelyn Brown Pruett b: 1906 d: 1977
Sarah Kathryn Caldwell b: 21 Sep 1963 d: 24 Oct 1983