Stephen I have forwarded your message to the CASWELL listserver. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: stepfull@aol.com <stepfull@aol.com> To: mike@moonrakers.com <mike@moonrakers.com> Date: Thursday, September 03, 1998 11:28 PM Subject: Entry on Caswell Bulletin Board >You have a new entry in your guestbook: > >------------------------------------------------------ >Name: Stephen Fuller >Email: <stepfull@aol.com> > MITime: Thursday, September 3, 1998 at 20:28:19 > >Comments: Looking for more information on this family: > >>From "Landmarks of Monroe County, NY" (1895) >Part III, p. 36 - 37 > >CASWELL, WARREN, was born in Randolph, Cattaraugus county, in 1828, a son of SYLVESTER of Tioga county, whose father was SAMUEL, a native of Connecticut and a Revolutionary soldier. The latter came to this county in 1812, and later removed to Cattaraugus county, where he spent his remaining days. Sylvester, the father, re- moved from Henrietta to Cattaraugus county in 1824, where he died. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and a strong Abolitionist. His wife was VIOLETTA ACKER, born in Rush, and their children were THOMAS, CELIA, NARCISSA, WARREN, EDWARD and LOVINA. Our subject began for himself at the age of twenty as carpenter and joiner, erecting seven buildings the first year. Later he became a millwright, and in 1861 came to Henrietta and settled on his present farm of 180 acres. He is also a dealer in cattle. He has served as assessor several years, and for over twenty years has served as justice, being held in high esteem for his upright character and wise decisions. ! >In 1861 he married MARY, daughter of JAMES McNALL, and their children are SAMUEL S., JAMES, and WARREN, JR. > >The estate papers of a JOHN BRININSTOOL who died 22 Dec 1820, a resident of Henrietta in Ontario County, New York make mention of a WARREN CASWELL. Any connection between this Warren and the family cited above? Also, John Brininstool's sister POLLY BRININSTOOL married a JAMES McNALL - seems very likely that there's a connection of some kind between Polly Brininstool McNall's husband James and the James McNall who was the father-in-law of the Warren Caswell mentioned in the passage quoted above. >------------------------------------------------------ > > >