Edmund (Du Chastel) du Castel II (1695 - aft. 1743)

Born 1695 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Johanna Hannah (Acres) Casteel — married [date unknown] in Prince George's, Maryland

Descendants

Died after Nov 1743 after age 48 in Prince George's, Maryland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Casteel Name Study.

Changing his surname to du Castel, du Chasel was never used in any records in the United States. Early Philadelphia records for the family was du Castel or du Casteel.

• This Edmond Casteel died after November 1743 in which he deeded land to his son Edmond Casteel III.

• Edmond, hereafter called Edmond Casteel II of Casteel plantation St. John's Parish, Prince George County, Maryland. Removed from Philadelphia to Prince George County where he purchased the plantation which he patented under the name of "Casteel", December 0,1714^[1]. The original grant was dated Oct. 12, 1713.^[2]. By subsequent purchases he purchased adjoining land which he patented under the name of "Edmonds Frolic Enlarged".

• Note: Edmond Casteel III is the son of Edmund Casteel II and the children listed in the will proven 24 Mar 1773 below are CHILDREN OF Edmond Casteel III and grandchildren of Edmund Casteel II the actual subject of this profile Du_Chastel-12.
• 5. Edmund Casteel 3rd, of "Casteel" plantation, Piscataway Parish,Prince George Co. MD., died leaving a will dated April 7, 1772, and proved March 24, 1773 (Prince George Co., wills l Book T, No. I, pages 48-49; Magurder, "Maryland Wills"), by which he gave to his wife Rebecca______ a life estate in Casteel plantation and his personal estate and provided for the sale and distribution of the property in equal shares to his children, whom he names, at her death . His wearing apparel, perhaps including items inheirted from Capt. Edmond, he left to his son Shadrach. The inventory of his estate, made April 7, 1772 and proved 1773 (Ibid., inventories, book T, No. 1, page 264), lists a large Black Box which may refer to the "Black Trunk" given by the will of Christian du Chastel to Edmond, 2nd.

The following children are named in Edmund Casteel III's will:

• 9. Shadrach, (married Laurena Markwood) who follows.
• 10. Mechach who married Catherine Landes.
• 11. Abednego married Sarah unknown.
• 12. Francis married Mary Peck
• 13. Lucy the wife of Owen Athey.
• 14. Kezia, wife of (James ? ) Mitchell, On August 30, 1771, Edmund Casteel, 3rd, conveyed to James Mitchell a part of "Casteel" plantation (Ibid.,deeds Book AA, No. 2, page 291).
• 15. Susannah, wife of Nathan Scarce.
• 16. Sarah, wife of John Medley.
• 17. Cassandra, born Jan *, 1753 (MD hist. Sec. MS., Piscataway Parish Register) married Thomas Perkins. she was sole executrix under her father's will.
• 18. Charity who married William Perdew Jr.

Sources

1. ↑ Maryland Historical Society MS., Calvert paper No. 882, page 187
2. ↑ Prince George County Md deeds book Y, page 575

See also:

• More detailed sourcing is needed 10/15/2020 Crump-517.

• OneWorldTree. The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Database online.

• Letter written by Lois Allen, July 1995

• Will Probated March 24, 1773 - LDS

• http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13367328/person/12255009055

• http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2685175&id=I14927

• http://www.mangum-parham.com/casteel.htm

From WikiTree History of Piscataway Parish

Profiles of persons who are named in the parish records prior to 1789 should be categorized under Category: Piscataway Parish, Church of England, Prince George's County, Province of Maryland. Profiles of those named in parish records from 1789 forward should be categorized under Category: St. John's Episcopal Church Broad Creek, Fort Washington, Maryland.

[edit]Historic Information In 1692, when Maryland became a royal colony and the Church of England was established as the state church, Piscataway Parish, officially named King George's Parish, was the westernmost of four parishes created in what was then Charles County.[1][2][3] In 1695, Prince George's County was created from a portion of Charles County and a portion of Calvert County. Piscataway Parish was in the area which became Prince George's County.[4] By 1695, the parish had constructed the first St. John's Church, a wood frame building, on the site of the current St. John's Church.[3] "It was on this land [78 acres purchased at Broad Creek, a part of Lisle Hall] in 1699 that the parish church was built and it received the name of "Broad Creek Church."[1] (Note: the date 1699 may be an error as the parish register starts with 1689.) In 1710, John Fraser became the first priest assigned to the parish. Previously, it had been served by lay readers or priest from surrounding parishes.[3] In 1719, the chapel at Rock Creek was built.[1] In 1726, the Prince Georges’ Parish was created out of the western territories of the Parish. The chapel at Rock Creek (now Washington, DC) became that parish's church. [1] At this time, Piscataway became known as St. John's.[2] Between 1742 and 1775, the parish had two additional chapels of ease: the Upper Chapel (St. Mathew's Church also called called Addison's Chapel, Seat Pleasant) and the Lower Chapel (Christ Church, Accokeek).[3] In 1742, the territory was further divided, and out of it was created “All Saints Parish”, with the parish church in Frederick.[1] In 1789, the Protestant Episcopal Church was formed by Anglican congregations in the United States of America as they formally separated from the Church of England. This parish was founded in 1692. St John's Church, Broad Creek, was formed as Piscataway Parish. Its original bounds were "beginning at the moth of the Mattawoman Creek and running up the said Creek and Branch thereof to the utmost limits of the County [Charles] and running North to the line of the Province and then West to the Potomac River and then down the said River to the mouth of the Mattawoman Creek. [5] At the time of formation it was in the portion of Charles County, from which Prince Georges County was formed later. Piscataway Parish was one of the thirty Parishes formed at the time of the Establishment of the Church of England in Maryland in 1692. [1]

[edit]Current Information

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Linda James for starting this profile.