Mary (Bush) Casselmann (aft. 1734 - 1840)

Born after 1734 in Bedford, Pennsylvania

Wife of Andreas Ludwig Casselmann — married 1761 in Holy Roman Empire

Descendants

Died 1840 before age 106 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Mary was born circa 1734. She passed away about 1840. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Lowell Brown.

• FamilySearch Person: KPDT-NPT.

• From her profile on Familysearch.org. General Source: Joseph Hancock booklet by Jerry Bowen which is available from the Mormon's Family History Library. See also "Military History of Joseph Hancock, Jr. Revolutionary War Veteran" by Bruce T. Hancock. Last Changed: 5 October 2018, Lowell Brown. Information abstracted from a transcript. I Information abstracted from transcript of two letters written in 1891 by a granddaughter of Mary & Joseph Hancock. Letters in possession of a descendant - transcript at Pioneer Historical Society of Bedford Co. PA. ___Grandmother's maiden name was Mary Bush. She married a Mr. Wallace, and they had four children - two sons & two daughters. Mr. Wallace was killed by the Indians. Mary married Joseph Hancock, her second husband, they had one child, Joseph Hancock, Jr. born 21 July 1758. Mr. Hancock was also killed by the Indians. Mary married Lewis Castleman, her third husband. He died and Mary died a widow at the age of 108. ___Note: Joseph Hancock/Handcock was listed on a 28 Aug 1757 size roll of Col. George Washington's Company; age 35, born in VA, 5'6" tall, a cooper, enlisted Dec 1754 at Chesterfield. He was one of the witnesses in the 19 Nov 1757 murder charge against Ludwig. ___1790 census of Bedford Twp & County, PA: Mary Castleman. 1 free white female [alone].

• Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
  Will Records; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County); Probate Place: Pulaski, Georgia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #612382 (accessed 28 May 2023)
  Mary Bush probate on 21 Aug 1828 in Pulaski, Georgia, USA.

• Casselman/Castleman from Germany in 1710 and Relations by Dorothy H Crawford.

• 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Bedford, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 245; Family History Library Film: 0568149
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #286231 (accessed 28 June 2023)
  Mary Castleman in Bedford, Pennsylvania.

• See image on the right, from Ancestry.com.

See: Harden, Samuel.The Pioneers of Madison and Hancock Counties, Indiana. Elwood, Indiana. April 21, 1891. Mr. Joseph Hancock by Cynthia Reeder, pp. 109-113