Eleanor Pickens

Female 1785 - 1843  (58 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Eleanor Pickens was born in 1785 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA (daughter of William Gabriel Pickens and Rebecca Caldwell); died in 1843 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1830, Green County, Kentucky, USA

    Eleanor married Patrick Calhoun in 1786 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA. Patrick (son of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jane Ewing) was born on 15 Feb 1754 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died in 1828 in Livingston County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Gabriel Pickens was born in 1760 (son of John Pickens and Eleanor Kerr Baskin); died in 1835.

    William married Rebecca Caldwell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rebecca Caldwell
    Children:
    1. 1. Eleanor Pickens was born in 1785 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; died in 1843 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Pickens was born in 1710 in Northern Ireland (son of William Henry Pickens and Margaret Pike); died in 1771 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1771 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: 1740, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    • Relocated: 21 Oct 1754, Craven County, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Homestead Land

    John married Eleanor Kerr Baskin in 1738 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. Eleanor (daughter of William Baskin and Mary Catherine Montgomery) was born in 1710 in Donegal, Ireland; died in 1781 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Eleanor Kerr Baskin was born in 1710 in Donegal, Ireland (daughter of William Baskin and Mary Catherine Montgomery); died in 1781 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Marriage Record shows surname Kerr (1st Husband?). Baskin might be her maiden name.

    Children:
    1. John Pickens was born in 1740; died in 1795.
    2. Elizabeth Pickens was born in Jan 1741 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Oct 1798 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.
    3. Lucy Pickens was born in 1745.
    4. Eleanor Pickens was born in Dec 1746 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA; died on 1 Nov 1803 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    5. Robert Pickens was born in 1749.
    6. Andrew Pickens was born in 1753 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Sep 1844 in Moscow, Fayette, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1844 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.
    7. Frances Pickens was born in 1759 in South Carolina, USA; died in 1844 in Illinois, USA.
    8. 2. William Gabriel Pickens was born in 1760; died in 1835.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Henry Pickens was born in 1670 in La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France (son of Robert Andrew Pickens and Esther Jeanne Bonneau); died in 1735 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1735 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Probate: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Arrival: 1719, Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    McPherson Book lists his name as John.

    William Pickens -The fighting elder of Andrew Pickens left Ireland perhaps after the fall of Limerick. First of the Pickens to arrive in America. The records in Bucks County, Pennsylvania from Neshaminy Presbyterian Church indicate that William Pickens and wife Margaret were from Ireland and were admitted to the church in Neshaminy by certificate in April of 1720.
    Notes from Nelan/Pickens Family Tree

    From Findagrave
    One of at least three sons born to Robert Andrew and Ester Jeanne (Widow Benoit aka Lady le Bonneau) of France,
    William married Margaret Pike in 1692 in Ireland. They immigrated to America in 1719, joining the Dutch Reform Church
    in Bensalem, Bucks Co PA.
    Ref:
    "History of Bucks County Pennsylvania", JH Battles, Pg 437.
    "Pickens Families of the South", EM Sharp, 1963 Memphis TN.
    From Bolton's "SCOTCH-IRISH PIONEERS" Church, (Neshaminy) Bensalem, Bucks Co.: No. 5, 1912-14:
    "In the records of the Dutch Reform Church, Bensalem, Bucks Co PA, under the heading of "Entries made by
    Elder Christophel Van-Sandt, during the Ministry of Rev. Malachi Jones 1719 - 1722", there is a list of
    "Newcomers from Earlandt" who joined the church, in which we find:
    "1719 - Willem Pecken and his wife, by certificate.
    1720 - Iserell Pecken by profession.
    1722 - Margaret Picken by profession.""


    Buried:
    Homestead Land

    William married Margaret Pike in 1692 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Margaret (daughter of Gabriel Pike and Catharine Blount) was born in 1672 in Northern Ireland; died in 1740 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1740 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margaret Pike was born in 1672 in Northern Ireland (daughter of Gabriel Pike and Catharine Blount); died in 1740 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1740 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Arrival: 1719, Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    From Findagrave:
    The third of at least nine children born to Gabriel & Catharina (Blount) Pike of Ireland,
    Margaret married William Henry Picken(s) in 1692 in Ireland. They immigrated to America in 1719,
    settling in Bucks Co PA. They had ten children, seven sons and three daughters.

    Buried:
    Homestead Land

    Children:
    1. Israel Sidney Pickens was born in 1693 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died in 1749 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1749 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA.
    2. Margaret Pickens was born in 1695 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died in 1789.
    3. Robert Pike Pickens was born in 1697 in Limerick, Ireland; died on 1 Jun 1787 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1787 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.
    4. Colonel Andrew Samuel Pickens was born in 1699 in Northern Ireland; died on 5 Nov 1756 in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1756 in Riverview, York, South Carolina, USA.
    5. Elizabeth Anne Pickens was born in 1702 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died in 1750 in Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
    6. Lucy Pickens was born in 1702 in Ireland; died in 1762 in North Carolina, USA.
    7. William Gabriel Pickens was born in 1705 in Ireland; died on 19 Nov 1783 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA.
    8. Thomas Pickens was born about 1709 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died in 1749 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.
    9. 4. John Pickens was born in 1710 in Northern Ireland; died in 1771 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1771 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA.
    10. Gabriel Pickens was born in 1715 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1775 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.

  3. 10.  William Baskin was born in 1675 in Donegal, Ireland; died in 1736 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

    William married Mary Catherine Montgomery. Mary was born about 1675. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Catherine Montgomery was born about 1675.
    Children:
    1. 5. Eleanor Kerr Baskin was born in 1710 in Donegal, Ireland; died in 1781 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.