Bejamin Franklin Caswell that is the anscestor of my husband and also Steve Caswell and Janie Caswell Wideman is from this line. His grandfather and great grandfather were Samuel. One of the Samuel's had a wife named Mary. Benjamin's father was named Thomas . We've had a hard time finding out much past that as Benjamin's mother died when he was young and his father remarried. Bejamin was put on a ship at the age of 12 after his step-mother threw a log at him. His father put him on a ship . It's a long story but a good one. Steve Caswell has more of our information thus far. He has word documents etc about this story. I see these Samuel's listed just like our story . Our Benjamin was born to Thomas Caswell the son of Samuel Caswell who was also the son of Samuel. Our Benjamin was born in Fall River, MA ..Bristol County which later Tauton became the county seat. I hope that I am making sense here. We have it listed as a Samuel, then another Samuel, then a Thomas then Benjamin Franklin Caswell born May 22, 1828. We do not even know who his mother is since he was put on the ship and sent away and his mother had died. Csan anyone help with this? Rinke wrote: > Some information for those working on the origins of Thomas Caswell. > My appologies, but I don't know where I got this information, I did not > look at these publications myself. > > The following is from "New England Families' Genealogical and Memorial" > by William Cutter: > > Thomas Caswell who seems to have been the Thomas, son of Richard, above > mentioned, was one of the first settlers in Taunton, MA., which was > incorporated in 1639. He reached the colonies in about the year 1640, > and tradition states that he came from Somershire, England. He had 10 > children, five sons and five daughters: Stephen, Thomas, Peter, John, > Samuel, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth, Abigail, and Hester. > Samuel, the fifth son had children: Samuel, Henry, Ebenezer, nathaniel, > Damaris, Mehitable, Ruth, Anne, Johanna, and Rebecca. > > "The Mayflower Descendant" has two additional children for Thomas : > William & Sarah, and says that the father of Thomas Caswell was Thomas > Caswell. > > Information for Richard Caswell from WFT Pedigree 534: > > 1. Richard Caswell was born WFT Est. 1567 - 1596, and died WFT Est. 1621 > - 1681. He married Mary Slany WFT Est. 1593 - 1636, daughter of Richard > Slany. > > Notes for Richard Caswell: > The following is from "New England Families' Genealogical and Memorial" > by William Cutter: > Richard Caswell, Esq.of London, father of Thomas Caswell born 1618, > married Mary, daughter of Richard Slany, Esq. of the county of Salop, > and among their children were Thomas and George, the third and fourth > sons. > > Children of Richard Caswell, and Mary Slany are: > George Caswell, b. WFT Est. 1597 - 1637; d. WFT Est. 1610 - 1716 > Thomas Caswell, b. October 20, 1618, N. Curry Sommersetshire, England; > d. Aft. 1697, Taunton, County of Bristol, MA. > > Also there is a Reference made in "The Babbit Family History" by Wm. B. > Babbit, 1912, that the wife of Thomas Caswell was Mary Sanderson of > Boston. > > I'm probably just adding confusion to this mystery, but I thought I > would throw it out there.................. > > Kathy > > ==== CASWELL Mailing List ====