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<<Hi Harry:
we have records of a Solomon Caswell family in RI which might be connected.
Solomon born Providence RI 1769 - died 1857 buried in Cleveland NY.
He married Polly Leach 1770-1852. They lived in Oneida Co NY, and their
children were: Emery- died a bachelor age 25 in the south, May - married
Mr. Belknap, Louise - married Mr. Whitney, Gracia - married Mr. R. Mathews,
Susan - married Mr. Ward, Horace married Lucretia Ford in 1826 (this line
is continued), Charles (children -John, William, Charles, Almanson), Frank
(children - Frank, Edwin, Buell)..
Could your Solomon Caswell of Norton be the father of the above Solomon?
Beulah>>
The Solomon Caswell in Norton MA records who married Abagail Clark in 1764 is
not easily located in the well-documented Norton branches of the Taunton
Caswells. It is certainly possible that there is a Providence RI part of this
puzzle.
I am working on trying to document the family of Solomon and Abagail, who I
believe left the Norton area, went somewhere and had children, then were
living at Belchertown Hampshire Co MA by June 1786. As you can see below, the
addition of a Solomon Caswell Jr. to this family is a possibility, although
the 1769 date has a potential conflict with the birth of their son Samuel
unless they were twins or my ggggf's age stated at death was in error. It is
certainly easily possible that Solomon and Abagail went first to Providence RI
as the way point. I'll take a look at that. Herre's what I have on my
Solomon Caswell.
Solomon Caswell was born c. 1734 probably in Easton, Bristol Co MA area,
married Abagail Clark of Norton (Aug 9 1764) then I do not have him positively
located anywhere until 1786 when an infant daughter who died when born is
mentioned in birth records of the Belchertown MA Congregational church. From
various other marriage and death records, I know the following about this
family:
(1) daughter Abagail Caswell born 1767, died Jul 2 1790 at Belchertown
(2) son Samuel Caswell born 1769, married Ruth Frink, living 1790-1800 in
Belchertown, moved to Springfield abt. 1800 after wife died; married again to
Martha Pease (my ggggm) died 1823 there. (3) son Zepheniah Caswell b. 1773
and died at Belchertown Aug 1796, leaving wife and two children unnamed. (4)
son Asa Caswell, born between 1775-1784, married Springfield 1801, lived there
until after 1820, then drops from view, but he may be the Asa Caswell who was
living Albany NY 1813 (city directory). (5) infant son of Solomon Caswell,
born and died the same day at Belchertown Jun 1 1786
Thanks for the note on this. If I pick up any more info on this I'll pass it
along.