Author: John Trussell
Charles McCall was born in Pennsylvania, but he moved through Virginia to settle in Craven (now Darlington) Co., SC. He is shown as sergeant in Capt. Samuel Butler's Company, Col George Gabriel Powell's Bttn, SC Militia, in the expedition against the Cherokees from Oct 11, 1759 to January 15, 1760. He received a royal grant for 450 acres of land on Lynche's Creek, on the southwest side of the PeeDee River, SC, on Feb 21, 1772. He developed a large plantation with many acres and slaves. He applied for land in Ga as a Revolutionary Soldier in 1784. Fought in battle of McCall's Field, on his property and gave supplies to the army. Several of his sons were Rev War soldiers and fought with the Swamp Fox, Francis Marion. Children of Charles McCall and Celete Williams are:

.....i. Eliza McCall, born abour 1755.

.....ii. John McCall, born 1756; married Mary Dewitt Frence.

.....iii. David McCall, Sr., born 1758; married Frances Fletcher 1785.

.....iv. George McCall, born Sept 10, 1760; married (1) Elizabeth Evans; married (2) Elizabeth Sanders.

.....v. Henry McCall, born 1764.

.....vi. William McCall, Sr., born 1766; died Jan 12, 1830; married (1) Ann Fletcher 1791; married (2) Mary Pearce 1800 in Screven Co., Ga.

.....vii. Elinor McCall, born 1768; married James Mitchell Green.

.....viii. Nancy McCall, born 1770 in Bulloch Co., Ga.; married Stephen McCoy Jan 27, 1796 in Bulloch Co., Ga.

.....ix. Francis McCall, Sr., born Aug 3, 1773 in Society Hill, Darlington Co., SC; died Oct 6, 1851 in Tattnall Co., Ga.; married Sarah Pearce Jan 24, 1802 in Bulloch Co., Ga.

.....x. Robert McCall, born Aug 3, 1773; married Mary Lanier Feb 25, 1801 in Bulloch Co., Ga.

.....xi. Charles McCall, Jr., born 1776; married Betsy Lanier Stith Dec 15, 1799 in Bulloch Co., Ga.

.....xii. Nathaniel McCall, born 1780; married Mary Johnson Dec 2, 1807 in Bulloch Co., Ga.

...xiii. Mary McCall, born 1783 in Bulloch Co., Ga.; married William Wright Mar 18, 1810 in Bulloch Co., Ga.

On Dec 24, 1784, Gov. John Houston signed a grant of 200 acres of land in Effingham Co., Ga to Charles McCall, Revolutionary Soldier of SC. He became one of the wealthiest and most influential men in that area, owning land in Effingham, Bulloch and Screven Counties, in Ga. He held such public offices as Magistrate and Commissioner, Justice of the Peace(1792), Judge of the Inferior Court, State Senator (1799, 1801, 1802), and served in the Ga Legislature in 1798-1803 and 1805-1808. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Louisville (then Capital of Ga) in 1798 and helped frame the Constitution of Ga. He was the first Sheriff of Bulloch County in 1802.Charles is buried beside his wife in the Everette Family Cemetery, near Metter, Georgia, in Chandler County, Ga. His grave has been marked as a Revolutionary Soldier by the Briar Creek Chapter, DAR, Sylvania, Ga. Other notable close family members are Hugh McCall, first Historian of Georgia, buried in Colonial Cemetery in Savannah and Major James McCall, who fought in battle of Cow Pens, South Carolina. Primary sources- McCall, Tidwell and Related Families, 1930 and Reocities.com and Rev soldiers of Georgia.

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