West Virginia Pioneers
Family: William CASTO / Hannah BONNETT (F126)
m. Abt 1783-
Father | Male
William CASTO
Born 1764 Dividing Creek, NJ Died Dec 1836 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Married Abt 1783 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA Other Spouse Margaret Parsons | F781 Married 1816 Father David CASTO | F149 Group Sheet Mother Phebe GANDY | F149 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
David W Casto
Born Abt 1784 Died 1854 Upshur County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Anna Cutright | F873 Married 11 Nov 1810 Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Child 2 | Male
James D Casto
Born 1786 Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA Died 22 Dec 1866 Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Sudna 'Sidney' Kessel | F319 Married 27 Aug 1817 Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Child 3 | Male
William Casto, Jr
Born 1789/90 Jane Lew, Harrison Co, WVa Died 11 Nov 1884 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Martha 'Patsy' Parsons | F320 Married 22 Jul 1817 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
Child 4 | Female
Lucretia Casto
Born Abt 1792 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA Died 1846 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Elijah J Rollins | F773 Married 1806 Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
Child 5 | Female
Mary Ann 'Nancy' Casto
Born 27 May 1793 Died 28 Jun 1835 Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Nicholas Ours | F595 Married 10 Sep 1815 Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Child 6 | Male
Jonathan CASTO
Born 30 Dec 1794 Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Died 21 Oct 1851 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Magdalene WETHERHOLT | F124 Married 10 Jun 1816 Randolph or Harrison Co, VA
Child 7 | Male
Benjamin Franklin Casto, Sr
Born 26 Jan 1797 Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Died 1 May 1882 Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Sarah Catherine "Sally" Shinn | F580 Married Spouse Mary Catherine Rhodes | F813 Married 21 Aug 1856 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 8 | Male
John G Casto
Born Abt 1801 Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Nancy 'Ann' Parsons | F1229 Married
Child 11 | Female
Phoebe Casto
Born Abt 1810 Virginia, USA Died 18 Jan 1888 Vigo County, Indiana, USA Buried Spouse John Harpold | F1464 Married 27 Nov 1836 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 12 | Male
Levi Casto
Born 1 Apr 1808 Jane Lew, Harrison Co [present day Lewis Co], WV Died 28 Jan 1880 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Sarah Polly Woodruff | F604 Married 10 Mar 1831 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Spouse Hannah Carney | F280 Married 14 Feb 1833 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 13 | Male
Isaac Staats Casto
Born Abt 1810 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Died Bef 1860 Buried Spouse Margaret Green | F594 Married 25 May 1833 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Elizabeth Parsons | F902 Married 21 Nov 1840 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
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Notes
Moved to present day Jackson County in 1813. (Hardesty's article about grandson Absolom)
Sims Index:
Mason Co, WV
Willima Casto, 100a, Big Mill Creek, 1820, book 1, page 363
William Casto, 60a, Big Mill Creek, 1827, book 1, page 471
Mason Co tax rolls:
William Casto, Sr - 1813-14
1810 Randolph Co
William Casto
2 m under 10 John [9], Ab [6] Levi [2] Isaac born 1810
3 m 10-16 Jonathan [16], Ben [13], Wm? [20]
1 m 16-26 James [21] or David [24]
1 m 45+
2 f under 10 Rhoda [8], Phoebe [baby?]
1 f 10-16
1 f 16-26 Mary Ann [17] [Lucretia married in 1806]
1 all others
1820 Mason Co, WV William Casto Sr.
1 male under 10 Isaac
1 male 10-15
1 male 16-25
1 male 45+
1 female under 10 Phoebe
1 female 10-15 Rhoda?
1 female 45+
3 in agriculture
1830 Mason County:
Wm. Casto Sr.
1m 15-20
1m 20-30
1m 60-70
1f 15-20
1f 60-70
1831 Jackson Co Personal Property tax list
William Casto Sr, 2 horses, $.12 tax, 1 white male 16+
In the 1880 Jackson county census, son William states his father was born in PA, his mother in Ireland.
Harrison Co, VA Superior Court Records
4 May 1789
At a Superior Court held for the District of Harrison, Monongalia, Ohio and Randolph counties. An indenture of Bargain & Sale from Joseph Curwell to Joseph Provane together with the receipt endorsed was proved by the oath of William Casto, Sarah Provane & Charles Rockhold, witnesses thereto.