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Surnames: Cassel, Castle, Kastle, Kassel
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I am researching a brick wall, John Levi Castle, born in South Carolina circa 1775-1804.
He married Charity Swain in Wilcox County, Alabama in 1824 and died before 1842. His
children, John Levi, Thomas and Martha (Patsy) who married William Corbin moved to Wood
County Texas about 1845. The spelling of the name changed to Cassel in the mid-1800s.
Another researcher pointed me to Littleton Castle, son of Valentine Castle born abt 1730
in Pa, died 1804 in Va. Valentine was the son of Peter and Mary Margretha Wilfong.
Littleton and his son John do appear in South Carolina around 1800. This is a possibility
for my ancestor.
Does anyone have any information on Valentine's children, Littleton Castle, or
Valentine's brothers, Henry and Abraham? I have quite a bit of information on the
other brother Jacob Sr.
Also, I asked my uncle recently to submit a DNA test to help us determine where we might
fit in with the Cassel/Castles. We do have the results. Is anyone else interested in
participating in DNA testing?