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Author: wolfeyed
Surnames: Castner, Kaastner, Kastner, Kaasener
Classification: queries
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Jeanne, This may help you.....
I have this information from my own family history search. The sorce is "Historic
Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of
Middlesex County, Massachusetts" 4 Volumes. by William Richard
CASTNER
The family is of ancient Ger-
man origin. One branch settled early in New York and New Jersey. Joan Peter Kassener, as
the name was formerly spelled, was a widower from the Palatinate, Germany. His name was
anglicized to John Peter Castner, and the surname is spelled thus in the New York
families. He married in New York, April 2, 1711, Magdalena Paan, widow of Jacob Hoof (sic)
from the kingdom Wurtemberg, Germany. Governor Hunter apprenticed a child of this name
with other children of the Palatines in 1711-4. The early settlers in New Jersey,
progenitors of a numerous family, said on good authority tobe sons of this first settler,
were: i. Peter, settled in Somerset county. New Jersey ; will dated September 14. 1756.
leaving sons Peter and Jacob. 2. Jürgen (George), married Naomi : apprenticed at age of
thirteen in New York : member of Lutheran church in New York, 1721. 3. Daniel of New
Jersey. John Castner. presumably of this family also, settled in Schoharie. New York,
1713. Paul Kastner was living in!
New Germantown. 1694. (See p. 288, "Early Germans of New Jersey.") Samuel
Castner, of Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, settled there before the Revolution, said to
have been from Holland, but likely was of the family mentioned above; he had a son Samuel
born 1762, and many descendants are living in Pennsylvania.
I have more information of the Waldoboro, ME Castners if anyone would like to email me at
ahale(a)sterlingmail.com or amyrox79(a)gmail.com
Thanks!
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