David Casto

1753 - 1802  (49 years)

• Name	David Casto
  Born	1753	Dividing Creek, NJ
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Jan 1802	Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Pennsylvania Archives, Series 6, Vol 2, pp 166, 171, 182 Washington Co Militia, Capt William Crawford Lt Richard Seaton, Ensign Francis Seaton 6th Class Private David Casto 7th Class Private John Casto Eileen Vickers, in "Casto Cousins" states that David died 1/23/1802 in Upshur Co. Since Upshur did not become a county until 1851, I will assume that he lived in the part of Randolph Co that became Upshur, at the time of his death. Will produced in Randolph Co, 1/25/1802, proven by oaths of brother John Casto and son-in-law, Moses Bennett. Administrators were wife Margaret and Benjamin Shreves who signed the marriage certificate for Sarah Casto, as her ward. 9/17/1810, a deed to George Casto and others was signed by Moses and Mary as well as brother David, but John was too young to sign. David Casto, Jr., (b ca 1753, Dividing Creek, NJ; d 23 Jan 1802, Randolph, (W)VA) m to Margaret Province David and his family remained on Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV.
  Person ID	I1554	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	David CASTO,   b. 1721, New Jersey, USA ,   d. Abt 1770, Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Phebe GANDY,   b. CA 1736, New Jersey, USA ,   d. Abt 1770, Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Married	17 Aug 1752	Cape May Courthouse, NJ
  Notes	David Casto traveled to Fairfield Township, Cumberland Co., South Jersey to accompany Phebe Gandy to a Baptist Church at Cape May Courthouse, NJ to be married. They were declared married on 17 August 1752 by Nathaniel Jenkins. They returned to Turkey Point and established a home at Downe Township north of Egg Island. A baptismal record for David and Phebe was found dated 1765 at the Dividing Creek Baptist Church, Downe Township, NJ. By this time, they had at least five children. They traveled north to Salem, New Jersey, then took the Great Wagon Road at York , PA. They crossed the Potomac River into Hampshire Co. It is believed they had another daughter while at Hampshire (Berkeley) County. They traveled on to establish a claim at the mouth of Buffalo Creek on the Monongahela River. They both died about 1770 in Berkley County, WV. ******* I believe this is what has been called the Billy Burris story. Pompey Leggit was the father of Thomas, about whom the story is written. Philippi is in what is now Braxton County, but it was 1738 before Augusta and Frederick counties were formed in what is now WV. Counties were formed as the population of an area grew large enough to need it's own government. Braxton was formed from parts of Kanawha, Lewis and Nicholas counties in 1836. In "A While Ago Times", Volume 2, Page 12 At the end of a story titled "Thomas Leggit Story" . . . Dr Leggett's great-great-great grandfather, Pompey Leggit, a man named William Burris, and others, whom Dr. Leggett named, did indeed establish a permanent settlement near present Philippi, West Virginia, in 1704; that William Burris, son of William and Mary Morgan Burris, born in Delaware in 1670, died in 1759 near the site of this settlement; and that his son, Enoch, and two stepsons, last name Casto, continued to live in that area until they died.
  Family ID	F149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Eliza Province,   b. Abt 1756, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Sims Index, Randolph Co, WV David Casto, 212z, Turkey Run, 1800, book 2 page 269 Harrison Co, VA 1785 Pers Prop tax list David Castoe, 1 tithable, 1 horse, 3 cattle 1785 Harrison Co, VA Casoto, David, 3 white soul 1790 Washington Co, PA 250 David Casto 1 FWM 16+ 2 FWM 16- 1FWF "History of Monongalia County, West Virginia; from its First Settlement to the Present Time, with Numerous Biographical & Family Sketches" published by Preston Publishing Company, Kingwood, W.Va., 1883 In the book's section on the Revolution, in a footnote, there is mention of a paper in the "possession of the West Virginia Historical Society" which abstracts the payroll of Capt. John WHITZELL's [Whetzel/Whetsel/Wetzel etc.] Company of Rangers of "Monongahala and Ohio counties" which included Wm. CRAWFORD, lieut; John MADISON, ensign; Peter MILLER, sergeant; and Christian COPLEY, sergeant. John SIX, Samuel BROWN, Lewis BONNELL, Jacob TEUSBAUGH, Joseph MORRIS, Benj, WRIGHT, Wm. HALL, Phil. NICHOLAS, John NICHOLAS, Henry YOHO, John DUNCAN, Thos. SIX, Abram EASTWOOD, Conrad HUR, Martin WHITZELL, Enoch ENOCHS, Jacob RIFFLE, Valentine LAWRENCE, John ANDREUER, John SMITH, Wm. GARDINER, David CASTO, Joseph YEAGER, Phil. CATT, Geo. CATT, Joseph COONE, Matthias RIFFLE, Jacob SPANGLER, Peter GOOSEY, Philip BARKER."
  Children	1. Phoebe Casto,   b. 1776,   d. Bef Aug 1806  (Age < 30 years)   2. Sarah Casto,   b. 1778,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rev George Casto, Sr,   b. 1781 OR 1786,   d. Between 19 Apr 1845 and 27 Oct 1845, Staats Mill, Jackson Co, WV  (Age 59 years)   4. David D Casto,   b. 1791,   d. 31 Jul 1880, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 89 years)   5. Margaret Casto,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John D Casto,   b. Abt 1794, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Abt 1830, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Family ID	F571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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