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From: caswell <caswell(a)familysearch.org>
To: caswell <caswell(a)familysearch.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 5:04 PM
Subject: Fw: Fw: Caswell's in New York
LeeAnn,
I got this information from another Caswell researcher by the name of
Erwin
Fellows. His e-mail address is below, the cuptree one. I hope this
helps.
Wayne Caswell
E-Mail: bagger(a)prodigy.net
Web Site:
http://pages.prodigy.net/bagger
----- Original Message -----
From: <CupTree(a)aol.com>
To: <bagger(a)prodigy.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Caswell's in New York
> You asked about James Caswell, born 1763 Dutchess county NY. From
Doherty,
> Settlers of the Beekman Patent: :Robert Caswel was first taxed in
Beekman
> patent in 1740. He was m. to Hannah --- but little is known of
his
ancestry.
> He had four sons who were Loyalists (Robert Jr., Reuben, Nathan , and
John)
> and one, James, who received land bounty rights for service in the 3rd
> Regiment."
> Following from information sent to me several years ago by a descendant
of
> Robert.
> Children of Robert: (1) Robert; (2) Amey, b 1747, d 1824, m Israel
Thomas
in
> Warren co NY; (3) Reuben, b <1755, m Jan e ---; recorded in Queensbury,
> Warren co from 1790 to 1805, Oneida co 1810; Jane listed as Reuben's
wife
on
> tombstone in Eden, Ontario; (4) John b <1755; recorded in Queensbury
between
> 1785 and 1805; (5) James, b 1763 d 20 Sep 1846 Eden. Ont. m c1789
Elizabeth
> W--she b 1771, d 1825, listed in Dutchess co 1790, Queenssbury 1800,
Oneida
> co 1810; (6) Nathan, b 1774-84, d by 1 Nov 1824, m Mary ---. There is
some
> uncertainty about that Nathan.
> Children of James (first 4 prob b Warren co, others there or Oneida co):
(1)
> Robert, b 1791-94, m Elizabeth; (2) son, b 1795-1800; (3) daughter, born
> 1795-1800; (4) daughter born 1795-1800; (5) James, b 1804-05, m Mary
White;
> (6) Elizabeth, b 1800-10, m John Warner Bascom, 1837, Elgin co Ont; (7)
> Matthew, b 22 Mar 1807, d 20 May 1887, Eden Ont, m 1 Diantha, 2
Margaret;
> (8) Ambrose, b cAug 1808, d 24 Dec 1872, m Eleanor ---, both bur
Elgin
co
Ont.
> Possibly some of this family were Quakers. No info on ancestry of
Robert.
> First Caswell in Dutchess co believed to be Peter, who had son
Stephen.
who
> was father of my ancestor Gilbert. Info on these is incomplete.
Gilbert
> also went to Canada after the war, then to Warren co NY.
> Would appeciate any corrections or additions. Erwin.