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Caldwell Research by J McClung- A very nice site for reference. University of Delaware athletic teams have one of the most unusual nicknames in all of college athletics. It is a name that can be traced back more than 200 years in the history of the First State and to 1911 on campus. On December 9, 1775, the Continental Congress resolved that a military battalion was to be raised from the lower three counties along the Delaware River. Thus, the Delaware regiment was born--a group composed of eight companies representing New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties. The second company was composed of men from Kent County and was under the command of Capt. John Caldwell, who was an avid fan and owner of gamecocks. The troops often amused themselves by staging cock fights with a breed known as the Kent County Blue Hen, recognizable for its blue plumage. The renown of these chickens spread rapidly during the time when cock fighting was a popular form of amusement, and the "Blue Hens' Chickens" developed quite a reputation for ferocity and fighting success. Capt. Caldwell's company likewise acquired a considerable reputation for its own fighting prowess, in engagements with the British at Long Island, White Plains, Trenton and Princeton, and soon it was nicknamed "Caldwell's Gamecocks." Capt. Caldwell's company was part of Col. John Haslet's first Delaware regiment that reported for duty near the outset of the Revolutionary War in January, 1776. In August, 1781, remnants of the regiment were still battling at Eutaw Springs, S.C. Although often referred to as "The Fighting Delawares," Haslet's regiment also won the nickname, "The Blue Hens' Chickens," and that name was formally adopted by the Delaware General Assembly in 1939 when the Blue Hen Chicken was named the official state bird. The University of Delaware's College of Agriculture & Natural Resources maintains a breeding group of the Blue Hen Chicken on the campus farm.
CAULDWELL - also spelt Caldwell. A small hamlet, remotely situated in hilly country to the south of Burton, in Derbyshire. Cauldwell Hall, a red-brick Georgian mansion stands on the site of a former monastic grange (now a school and not open to the public). Adjacent to the Hall is the ancient church of St. Giles, which probably dates from the 8th century, although many of the original features were lost during restoration work carried out in 1865. However, 3 Saxon windows and the exterior masonry bear witness to the real age of the building. Badger Wood is a recent addition to the National Forest with over 2 miles of pathways for walkers (boots needed). Population in 1991 was 124. <http://www.south-derbys.gov.uk/>
Cauldwell (Caldwell) was formerly a part of Repton Parish.
The history of Cauldwell in Derbyshire likely is linked to that of the town of Repton. REPTON is a large village of ancient origins, standing on the bank of the River Trent midway between Derby and Burton. Once capital of the Mercian Kingdom, and site of a monastery since at least the late 7th century, excavations uncovered the first Viking fortified camp to be positively identified in all England, dated firmly to AD874-5. Repton is rich in buildings of special architectural and historical interest, including the parish church of St Wystan (a very fine 10th century Saxon survival with 7th century crypt below) and the remains of the former Augustinian Priory now part of the Repton Public Shool (which has itself contributed many fine buildings since its founding in 1557). Much of the old village is now a conservation area containing a wealth of fine buildings. Repton has several inns, a restaurant, tea rooms, post office, bank, shops, a health centre, a modern primary school and a village hall incorporating a library. Estimated population mid-1990 was 2,390. REPTON - a large village of ancient origins, standing on the bank of the River Trent midway between Derby and Burton. Once capital of the Mercian Kingdom, and site of a monastery since at least the late 7th century, excavations uncovered the first Viking fortified camp to be positively identified in all England, dated firmly to AD874-5. Repton is rich in buildings of special architectural and historical interest, including the parish church of St Wystan (a very fine 10th century Saxon survival with 7th century crypt below) and the remains of the former Augustinian Priory now part of the Repton Public Shool (which has itself contributed many fine buildings since its founding in 1557). Much of the old village is now a conservation area containing a wealth of fine buildings. Repton has several inns, a restaurant, tea rooms, post office, bank, shops, a health centre, a modern primary school and a village hall incorporating a library. Estimated population mid-1990 was 2,390.
(1) Reaney, P. H. The Origins of English Place-Names. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1960. I know of Caldwell settlements existing in Warwickshire, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire, England, and East Renfrewshire, Scotland.. There is a Caldwell Priory in Bedfordshire. There is a Caldwell Road and Caldwell County Junior School in the town of Nuneaton, where an industrial textile and light industry park was erected on the former Caldwell Estate. (2) George F. Black. The Surnames of Scotland. The New York Public Library, 1986. This is the only book I have read of this list. It lists numerous documents in which Caldwell is mentioned as far back as the 14th century. (3) Mills, A. D., A Dictionary of English Place-names. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. (4) Eilert Ekwall. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. Oxford University Press, 1989. (5) Cameron, Kenneth. English Place-Names. London: B. T. Batsford, 1961.
The following are available from University of Nottingham:
(1) Volume XIII. The Place-Names of Warwickshire, by J. E. B. Gover, A. Mawer, andF. M. Stenton, in collaboration with F. T. S. Houghton. First published 1936. ; ISBN: 0 521 04906 7 li + 409 pp. 4 maps. Price Code: A; (2) Volume V. The Place-Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire, by A. H. Smith. First published 1928. ISBN: 0 904889 20 3 xlvi + 352 pp. Map. Price Code: A; (3) Part 3 (Vol. XXIX): Appletree Hundred, Repton & Gresley Hundred (pp. 515-670) [Derbyshire]. Place-name Elements, Distribution of Elements, Personal Names occurring in Place-names, Elements in Field-names, Personal Names in Field-names and Minor Names (pp. 671-829). ISBN: 0 904889 27 0 Price Code: A. Fax: 0115 951 5924
e-mail: janet.rudkin@nottingham.ac.uk Price Code A (single volume) £30.00. Countries outside Europe: £5.00 for one volume; £10.00 for more than one. Address for enquiries and orders (including CENS publications): Publications Office English Place-Name Society School of English Studies The University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD Telephone: 0115 9515919 Fax: 0115 951 5924
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