Jesse Casteel (abt. 1760 - abt. 1838)

Born about 1760 in Bedford, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Berkshire) Casteel — married 1790 in Maryland

Descendants

Died about 1838 at about age 78 in Southampton Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Casteel Name Study.

Jesse Casteel b. 1760/1769 , Bedford, PA
(Imported only 1760 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.)
Jesse's father Shadrach Casteel ...
Jesse's mother Lurena Unknown .

Jesse's wife was Sarah....no middle name has ever been found. Someone added Ann to her name making it Sarah Ann and this error has been perpetuated. Her name is not recorded in any of the land, probate, and etc. records. There is only one record that actually gives her name at all, and that a biography for their son Thomas and his wife Ruth Dicken, which is found in the ^[1]"HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO ITS PAST AND PRESENT, 1740-1881. Page 649,
"CASTEEL THOMAS, Perry township; post office, West Carlisle; born in. Pennsylvania, in 1796; son of Jesse and Sarah Casteel. Mr. Casteel has been twice married; first, in 1816, to Miss Rutha Dicken. His fist wife died in September, 1836. They had ten children, viz: Amos, Darcus (deceased), Jessie, Eliza E., John W., Urias, Perry, Druzilla, Etha and Ruth. In 1836, he married Susannah Bottomfield, daughter of Henry and Rachel (Flagle) Bottomfield. They have seven children, viz: Rachel. Jackson, Jacob (deceased), James M. (deceased), Sarah, Susan and Thomas. Mrs. Casteel has lived in this county fifty-six years, and has been in the town of Coshocton only once in all that time."

Note

^[2]Note:  ! He is # 8466 on Cheryl's Pedegree.

Government record: Census record: death: after 1830; Southampton Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States Jesse was alive and recorded on the 1830 census for Southampton twp., Bedford Co., PA Government record: Census record: birth: about 1773; Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Jesse was on the 1800, 1810, 1820, & 1830 census records, using these census records his birth date calculates out at 1770 to 1776. New Family Search wouldn't let me use 1770/1776. Also he was probably born in Bedford County, PA because his father Shadrack was on the 1772 Tax records for Bedford Co.

Jesse was born about 1756.

^[3]Will of Shadrack Casteel, Probated December 12 1795 - lists wife and children.

"In the Name of God Amen, I Shadrack Casteel of Flintstone Creek Cumberland Valley Township and Bedford County v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Farmer being in perfect strength of mind and memory. Thanks be to God for all of his mercies and calling to mind the mortalitty of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and (journful Lowing vozt).
First i reccomend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body, I reccomend to the earth to buried in the decetrion of my executors in a decent Christian manner, and touching such worldly estates at it hathe pleased God to bless me with.
I give and dispose of thee same in the manner and form to with, I give and bequeth unto my dearly and beloves wife Luraner Casteel choices of my forty acres and the choice of my cows one togehter with her bed and bedding together with all my household furniture and the rest of my estate to be sold and the money collected for her uses after all of my debts and funeral expenses is paid together with all my cash and debts that there is to collect to _____ herfull part and testrimony.
Then i bequeth unto my son Archibel Casteel the land i now live on to the mouth of the Muddy Run and from there N\Othe creek to Bill Blares line and Archibel is to pay to my son Zadick twenty five pounds current money of Pennyslvania to be paid one full year after my decease.
Then i give and beqweath to my daughter Elizabeth Whiticar fifteen pounds current money of Pennyslvania in two full years after my desease to be paid by Archibel heir.
I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Casteel fifty pounds current money of Pennsylvania, twenty five pounds to be paid three full years after my desease and the other twenty five pounds to be paid in four years after my disease to be paid by my son Archibel,
I then give and bequeth to my son Jesse Casteel all my land below the mouth of the fore said Run to remain his property and to his (proper youse) and behafe to go with a strate line up a holler (Crofs) the land and
i apoint my son Archald to take case of my beloved wife and he is to bild her a dwelling house on his part of the suitable for her to live in and to take care of her during her life.,
and do hereby constitute my derely beloved wife Lurana Casteel and Archiby Casteel my son to be my whole and sole Executor of this my last will and testatment and do uttley disannul all former wills testaments bequeaths and executers here to fore made ratifiying and confirming this and no other as my last will and testament in witness where of i have here unto set my hand and seal this twenty four day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety four and in the twenty first year of independence of the United States of America Signed sealed published and delivered by him The said Shadrack Casteel as his last will and testament in the presents of us

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His

David Jackson

Shadrack Casteel

Bill Blare

mark(seal)

Bedford County

Befoire me John Andereson Esquire register of probate of wills and grating letters of administration in and for the County of Bedford in the state of Pennsylvania personally came this within named David Jackson and Bill Blare the two subscribing wittnesses to the above instrument of writting and on their soleom oaths taken before me to say that they were personally present and heard and gave the within named Shadrack Castreel sign seal publish pronounce and declare the said instrument of writting to be his last will and testament that at the time of doing the same the said Shadrack Casteel was of sound and _____ mind of memory accounting to the best of these informants knowledge and belief and that they subscribed their names there in his presence and at his request.

Sworn to subscribe

Bill Blare

David Jackson

This ______ day 1795 before me;

John Andersen, Register

To John Andersen Register;

December 10, 1795 Be it known that Lurana Casteel widow of Shadrack Casteel being appointed one of the executors of the last will and testament of the ___ Shadrack Casteel. On account of the informities through old age her ability to attend to the business of the executors (LIFE?) do hereby resign all my rights in the said executors (LIFE?) Idecline acting in the _____________ in any shape what soever. witness my hand the day and year above wittenn.

In the presence of Lurana L. Casteel

mark

Bill Blare

David Jackson

Note: This will was typed as much as possible to keep the original flavor. Where lines or (______) appear (couldn't spell parentheisis, no what i mean) words were illegible and in future i may decipher and then correct.
Dennis
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Sources

1. ↑ Hill, N. N. Jr. ed. (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881: Containing a Comprehensive History of Ohio; a Complete History of Coshocton County ... a History of Its Soldiers in the Late War ... Biographies and Histories of Pioneer Families, Etc. United States: A. A. Graham. NEWARK, OHIO 1881:
2. ↑ Beulah Mae Moberly Smith
3. ↑ Will dated 9/21/1795 and proven 12/10/1795 in Bedford Co., PA naming his wife and children. Left his farm to Archibald.
4. ↑ From Rootsweb Casteel-L Archives posting by "Dennis" dated 9/4/1998:

• Legacy NFS Source: Jesse Casteel - Government record: Census record: death: after 1830; Southampton Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKSF-G9Y

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/79805100/person/30481494542/facts

Acknowledgements

Unsourced family tree handed down to Rick Schwartz Jr.

Submitted by Bart Casteel

Note and Documentation from Kathleen McKee Cook (1941-2017 part 1 Part 1 Unfortunately, these times were not terribly well recorded for prominent people, and even less so for the mainstream of pioneer families who settled in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

Researching my 4th great grandfather Jesse Casteel has been difficult. The paper trail is slim. Jesse and his siblings were named in his father's (Shadrack) will. Only the census, tax, and land deeds were records he was found on. I have had to rely on circumstantial or indirest evidence. Indirect evidence is a process by which conclusions are drawn based on the presence of people and circumstances in close proximity of each other. After many, many years of research, I feel like I have his family together.

According to Mapquest, Beans Cove is 7.73 miles from Flintstone, Allegany, MD.......no wonder Jesse's daughters married some men from Allegany Co., MD..........and Cumberland, MD is 16.10 miles from Beans Cove, PA. Now going north Beans Cove is 21.94 miles to Bedford, PA....so the Maryland towns were actually closer to where Jesse lived.

Remember the 5 mile rule ~ Genealogy Tip: A young man couldn't go courting at night much further than 5 miles or he wouldn't make it back home the next morning in time for farm chores. Five miles was a long way to go on foot, by horseback or by buggy. Young men often married a young women within that 5-mile radius, so looking to the tax lists and census for information within that radius that may lead to the maiden name of your female ancestors. If they resided close to the county or state line she may have lived in neighboring county or state.

1. 1800 thru 1840 Census Southampton Twp. Bedford Co., Pa. 2. History of Coshocton Co., Ohio (1881) 3. Family Bible belonging to Jesse's son Thomas 4. Correspondence with Olive Fraughton 1972-1978 5. Correspondence with Bart Casteel 1971-1978 6. Correspondence with Jean Brown 1972-1975 7. 1850 Madison Co., Iowa Census 8. 1772 - Cumberland Valley Tax List, Bedford Co., Pa. 9. Correspondence by mail 30 January 1978 with Robert Casteel, at Box 256, Port Washington, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio- 43837. His letter states their lineage, Robert, Harlin, Lewis, Madison, Robert, (for whom he was named) and Jesse Casteel. Robert died 13 April 1993 in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio September 10, 2017 Note and Documentation from Kathleen McKee Cook (1941-2017) part 2 FHL film #0331306 - Bedford Co., Pa. Accounts and Reports in Orphans Court Vol 1, 1849-1853, Vol 2 1853-1856 FHL film #0331315 - Bedford Co., Pa. Orphans Court Guardian bonds Vol 1, March 1832 - 1841, Vol 2 1841-1854 FHL film # 0331316 - Bedford Co., PA., Orphans Court Guardian Bonds Vol 3, 1855 -1864 (no index, no pg #, didn't read)

FHL film #0331335 - Bedford Co., Pa. Orphans Court Docket Vol1, 1772-1774, Vol 2, 1779-1814, Vol 3, 1814-1824

FHL film #0331336 - Bedford Co., Pa. Orphans Court Vol 4 1824 -1834, & 5 1834 -1839 (9-2007) FHL film #0331337 - Bedford Co., Pa. Orphans Court Vol 6, 1839 -1844 & 7 1845 - 1849 (3/2016) FHL film #0331358 - Bedford Co., Wills 1771-1839 FHL film #0331362 - Bedford Co., Pa. Grantors Index A thru D, 1771-1950 FHL film #0331423 - Bedford Co., Pa. Mortgage Book A-F, 1830-1900 index (2007) FHL film #0372626 - Bedford Co., PA Grantee Indea A- 1771-1950 (2011) FHL film #0850585 - Bedford Co. Pa., Assessment Books 1826-1853, Vol 1 Fiche #6079942 - Bedford Co., Pa. Land Ownership Map 1861 (2007) Bedford Gazette (Bedford Co) 1832 through1838 - researched by Ray Jackson, some gaps in the microfilm. Have 1832- 38 then picked up 1845 again. I didn't have him go past 1838. Hinish farm cemetery, in Black Valley, Ray Jackson & Glenden Casteel are going to check in spring 2012 Hinish Family Cemetery Cypher, Hopewelltwp., Bedford Co Hinish Family Cemetery 3 of them.....1 in Hopewell twp., & 1 in Liberty twp., & 1 in W. Providence twp. Hilary F. Willison's History of thePioneer Settlers of Flintstone District #3 and Their Descendants, 1908 From the collection of Michael H. Thompson, EDited and Published by Albert L. Feldstein

BEDFORD COUNTY TIMELINE TO 1850 1767 - Pennsylvania & Maryland Boundries Formed 1771 - 9th of March, Bedford County officially formed from Cumberland County 1772 - Glade Pike opened from Bedford to Confluence, on the Youghiogheny River. 1773 - Public road opened from Bedford to Cumberland, Maryland. 1773 - First courthouse and jail built on the Public Square in Bedford. 1774 - Public road opened from Standing Stone (now Huntingdon) to Bloody Run (now Everett). This road is now Route 26. 1777 - Tull's Hill Massacre. The Tull family, consisting of 10 children and their parents, were killed in an Indian raid about 6 miles west of Ft. Bedford. 1778 - Planting and harvesting should be done under guard., and bell the horses too, so that the animals' quick sensing of danger would be relayed. (Indian Blood, pg 62) 1781 - Thomas Coulter built a fort and storehouse in Cumberland Valley (now Bedford Valley). 1782 - The Peck family of Rays Cove was massacred, the last such incident of the Revolutionary War period. 1784- Two Methodist Preachers arrived in Beans Cove, Southampton Twp. 1787 - Michael Barndollar of Frederick County, Maryland, was given a deed from John Musser of Lancaster, PA, for 400 acres of land, the present site of Everett. 1791 - Public road opened from Shippensburg to Pittsburgh. It followed the route of Forbes' Road west of Bedford. 1790 - Census, 3 people in Shadrack's home, 2 males and 1 female........Jesse & another male. 1794 - The end of the Whiskey Rebellion asserts the power of the new Federal government. 1795 - Michael Barndollar lays out the town first called Waynesboro, but the post office was called Bloody Run. (Presently Everett) 1796 - Nicholas Schouffler discovers mineral springs south of Bedford. They are thought to have medicinal properties. 1799 - Southampton, now part of Bedford co., was erected by order of the court of quarter sessions during the April term . 1801 - First iron production in Bedford County begins at Hopewell Furnace, with iron ore from Warrior Ridge near present day Everett. 1802 - Michael Barndollar built tavern and store at present day Everett. 1803 - Dr. John Anderson begins development of Bedford Springs. 1805 - Charles McDowell begins publication of the Bedford Gazette newspaper. Today it is the oldest newspaper in continuous publication in Pennsylvania. 1807 - Everett glass plant begins production. 1810 - John Schell lays out "Nine-Mile Town", present day Schellsburg 1811 - Land Deed, Bedford Co., PA - Jesse Casteel, book H, page 210, recorded 22 June 1811, Bedford 1811 - Land Deed, Bedford Co., PA - Jesse Casteel, Grantor Index, Abraham Ash, book H, page 213, filed 22 June 1811, Bedford Co. 1814 - Post Office established at Bloody Run (Everett) with Philip Compher as postmaster. 1817 - Davey Lewis escaped from Bedford County jail. He won the public's admiration as the "Robin Hood of Bedford County" after robbing a sheriff of a poor widow's tax payment and returning the money to her. 1818 - Smallpox epidemic hits the county. Especially hard hit is a small negro settlement in Juniata Township. 1820 - County population listed as 20,248. 1820 - Henry Beckley laid out present day St. Clairsville, named for Revolutionary War General Arthur St. Clair. 1820 - June 29th - Indenture between Jesse Casteel of Southampton twp., Bedford County, and State of Pennsylvania of the one part and William Bartholow of the same county, twp, and state conveyed to Jesse Casteel the following lots and tract of land in Beans Cove. Beginning at a corner tree with Thomas Lakin Senr. containing 63 acres and 3/4ths. William Bartholow obtined a land Warrant dated 9 Mar 1815 for 30 acres of land, also 20 acres it being part of the land surveyed in the above said warrant. For $672.87 1/2 cents, to be paid by Jesse Casteel, and a balance remains to be paid. The 1st note for $33.43, the 2nd for $86.00, and the 3rd for $81.20, 4th note due March 1st, 1821 for $80.00, 5th note for $51.12 1/2 cents, payable March 1st, 1822. Two tracts of land. Signed by Jesse Casteel himself, in the presence of Jacob Adams and George Adams. Recorded 2nd day of Nov 1820. Bedford Co., Pa. 1820 - Grantor Index - Book M. pages 314, 315, 316 1822 - Jan 26th - Jesse Casteel Deed, Grantor Index, Elijah Perdew, book N, page 26, 27, recorded 5 Mar 1822 1824 - First house at the site of present day Pleasantville is built by William Hancock. About the same time, Benjamin Bowen also builds one. 1826 - Jesse Casteel, tax, 2 cows Archibald Casteel, 2 cows, 2 horses 1829 - Solomon Filler completes work on the County Courthouse and the Presbyterian Church 1830 - County population listed as 24,502. 1835 - Underground Railroad begins operating in the county. 1835 - First volunteer fire company in the county organized at Bedford. 1840 - County population listed as 29,335. 1848 - Congressman Job Mann pressures to have a post office at an unnamed village in Harrison Township. This village became Mann's Choice. 1850 - Fulton County created from eastern portions of Bedford County. 1850 - County population listed as 23,052. (The population of the newly-created Fulton County are not included.) September 10, 2017