Richard Caswell Jr. Bible  

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Contributed by Martha Mewborn Marble

Copy of original Bible found at Heritage Place, Lenoir County Community College, Kinston, North Carolina - Vertical File #03356-4

We thank the staff at LCC for their permission to copy selected documents from their files to place on the internet. It is requested that researchers give appropriate credit when using these documents. Permission to combine said documents together in printed form is not given.

The original Bible is located at the NC Archives.

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Oxford; Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the University; MDCCXL

Richard Caswell son of Richd. Caswell & Christian (his wife) was Married to Mary Mackiliwean on Tuesday the 21st Day of April 1752

The said Richd. & Mary had a daughter She Born the 15th Day of September 1753

William son of said Richard & Mary was Born on Tuesday the 24th Day of September 1754

Mary Wife of Richard Caswell was Delivered of a Daughter on Friday night the 4th Day of February 1757 and on Monday the 7th of said Month she (said Mary) Departed this life in the 25th Year of her age and was Interr'd on Wednesday following

Richard Caswell was Maried to Sarah Herritage on Tuesday the 20th Day of June 1758

Richard Son of the above Richd. & Sarah Caswell was Born on Saturday the 15th of September 1759

Sarah daughter of Richd & Sarah Caswell was Born on Thursday the 26th Day of February 1762

Winstone, Son of said Richd. & Sarah Caswell was Born on Monday 7th May 1764

Anna, daughter of Richd. & Sarah Caswell was Born on Thursday the 4th Day of December 1766

Dallam, Son of Richd. & Sarah Caswell was Born on Thursday the 15th Day of June 1769

John Son of Richd. & Sarah Caswell was Born on Friday the 24th of January 1772

Susannah Daughter of Richard & Sarah caswell was Born Thursday the 16th of February 1775

Christian intended, Son of Richard & Sarah Caswell was Born at Newington the 7th of January (Wednesday) and died the 9th following, 1779 and was Buried there

Samuel Caswell & Mary Irons were Married on Friday the 26th Day of October 1764

John Caswell son of Samuel & Mary his wife was Born on Friday 23r November 1765

Mary wife of Samuel Caswell Departed this life on Friday the 26th Day of June 1767 and was Intere'd on the Sunday next following

Samuel Caswell & Eleanor Shine was Married on Thursday 22 of June 1775

Charlotte Caswell Daughter of Samuel & Eleanor his wife was Born on Sundy the 3r ? Day of March 1776

Sally Caswell Daughter of Samuel & Eleanor his wife was Born on Friday the 23rd July 1778

Shine Caswell first Son of Saml and Eleanor Caswell was Born the 23rd of March 1782

Elizabeth Caswell third Daughter of Sam and Eleanor his wife was Born July 22nd Day of July 1783

Samuel Caswell departed this life at Dowins ?? old field Wednesday the 5th Day of January 1785

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Richard the 2nd Son of Richard Caswell & Christian was Born the 3d Day of August 1729

Mary the 2d Daughter of Richard Caswell & Christian (torn) wife was Born the 1st Day of August 1731

Martin third Son of Richard Caswell & Christian his wife was Born the 15th Day of February 1733

Joseph (Intended) the 4th son of Richd. Caswell & Christian his wife was Still Born 3d of May 1736

Christian & Benjamin Daughter & Son of Richd. & Christian Caswell were Born the 20th of April 1737

Joseph Winstone the Sixth son of Ricd. Caswell & Christian his wife was Born the 1st of December 1739 - (a note in the margin) See his death ?? side before this

Samuel & Anne son & Daughter of Richd. Caswell & Chrisian his wife were Born the 28th May 1742 (note in margin) See the next side before this

Richard Caswell Departed this life on Thursday the 24th Day of April 1755 (2 o'clock afternoon) and was Interr'd Saturday following

William Caswell (son of Richd. & Christian) Departed this life the 10th Day of August 1755 a Quarter past Seven in the Morning on Board Capt. Jacob Walters on his passage from Barbadoes to Maryland

Christian Caswell (Daughter of Richd. & Christian) was Married to William Williams the 16th Day of August 1757 By whom she had a Daughter Named Elizabeth Borne the 23rd Day of June 1758 and the said Christian Departed this life on Tuesday the first Day of August 1758 and was Interr'd on Thursday following by her Father

Joseph Winstone Caswell (mentioned on the next side) Departed this life on Wednesday (about 12 o'clock at night) the 21st of January 1761 in the 22d Year of his age & was Interr'd the Saturday following by his Father

Anne Caswell (mentioned in the following side) Departed this life on Sunday (about Noon) the eleventh Day of January 178 ? 4 & was interr'd the Tuesday following by her Father

Christian Caswell who had been the Wido. of Richard Caswell upwards of 31 ?? years Departed this life at Newington in the ?? year of her life on Sunday ?? on the Morning of the 18th ?? of February 1787 and was Interred by her said husband at the Hill on Tuesday following

Richard Caswell arrived in Maryland the 2nd Day of February, in the Year of our Lord 1712

Richard Caswell & Christian Dallam were married the 12th day of January 1723

Elizabeth Daughter of Richard & Christian Caswell was Born the 27 th Day of October 1724 and she Departed this life the 25th Day of November 1725

William the first Son of Richard & Christian Caswell was - this entry is at the bottom of the page and appears to be partially torn off)

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Wm Caswell was Born the 24th September 1726

William Caswell was married to - no further information

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