Casper Joseph Walters (abt. 1690 - abt. 1734)

Born about 1690 in Palatinate, Germany

Husband of Anna Katharine (Meijer) Walters — married 8 Nov 1713 in Netherlands

Descendants

Died about 1734 at about age 44 in Leacock Twp., Lancaster,Pennsylvania

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Name / Immigration

This account of the Walter family, must start with some clarification on the name itself. Supposedly, among the Palatines who settled in PA, was Joseph Walter (His name may have actually been Casper Joseph Walter), who sailed from Rotterdam on the ship "Robert and Mary," arriving in Philadelphia on 30 Dec 1740.^[1]

From another source, written by descendant Jonathan Walters, we are told that his name was Casper and that he was born about the year 1715 in Lancaster Co., PA (rather than in Germany, as PA Archive records tell us that Joseph was). This account goes on to say that Casper was the son or grandson of a German pioneer, which leads us to believe that Mr. Jonathan Walters may have been confusing Joseph and his father (whose name was Casper/Kaspar/Jasper, depending on the source you check), hence the same name. A Jasper Walter received a patent for 200 acres of land in Leacock Twp., Lancaster Co., on 21 Aug 1717. (This was probably his father, the true Casper, as the dates would be right, and if so, then Casper would have been born here and the Joseph who arrived on 1740 was unrelated.) This source then goes on to state that on Jan. 21, 1742, Casper Walter warranted 400 acres of land in Antrim Twp., Lancaster Co., in the Conococheague settlement, which is where we know that "Joseph" was listed on the tax rolls for 1751. He then states that Casper is shown on the 1750 tax rolls as a resident of same. In 1749, he supposedly also purchased land in Hampshire County, VA (now WV), which is where his son, Ephraim Walter, would ultimately settle in 1765.^[1]

As well, according to the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists index, 1500-1900s, a Kasper Joseph Walter arrived in New York, New York in 1709.^[2] As stated earlier, this could be this Kasper Joseph's father.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikitree Public Source: A Compiled History of Casper Statler and Rebecca Regina Walter
2. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Kasper Joseph Walter, 1709 (Pg. 264). Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010

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• Source: S209 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: Netherlands, Genlias Marriage Index, 1795-1944 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012

Acknowledgements

Information was recorded by Michael Foos, Friday, June 20, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.