Chapter Two -- The Emigrant

In the original book this chapter is 22 pages long.  It is being revised.  The individuals it covers in detail are shown briefly in the following Family Group Sheet.  In the original book these family group sheets were on pages 2-21 and 2-22.

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Family Group Sheet

 

Husband: Thomas₀ Casebolt

Born: Bef. 1717 in: England

Married: Abt. 1744 in: Baltimore Co, MD

Died: 1763 in: Baltimore Co, MD

Father: possibly John Casebolt (for English family background, click on Chapter 1)

Wife: Sarah_0.1 Unknown

Born: Aft. 1720

Died: Aft. 1790

Other Spouses: William Brock, James Butler

CHILDREN:

1 Name: John₁ Casebolt (for more, click on Chapter 4)

Born: Abt. 1746 in: Baltimore Co, MD

Died: Abt. 1825

Married: Abt. 1771 in: Virginia

Spouse 1: Hannah_1.1 McNeal

Married: Abt. 1799 in: Tennessee

Spouse 2: Mary_1.2 Elizabeth Helvey

2 Name: Naomi₂ Casebolt

Born: Abt. 1750 in: Baltimore Co, MD

Died: Abt. 1841 in: Greene Co, OH?

Married: Abt. 1783 in: Pennsylvania?

Spouse: Thomas_2.1 Burney

3 Name: Robert₃ Casebolt

Born: Abt. 1754 in: Baltimore Co, MD

Died: 9 April 1840 in: Gibson Co, IN

Married: 10 August 1792 in: Nashville, TN

Spouse: Mary_3.1 Todd

4 Name: Henry₄ Casebolt

Born: Abt. 1760 in: Baltimore Co, MD

Died: Bef. March 1850 in: Pocahontas Co, VA (now WV)

Married: Abt. 1783 in: Boutetourt or Greenbrier Co, VA (now Pocahontas Co, WV)

Spouse: Barbara_4.1 (Harvey) Barlow

No immigration record for either Thomas₀ or Sarah_0.1 has been found, but also no earlier record of any Casebolt in America has been found in 40 years of searching.

No marriage record for Thomas₀ and Sarah_0.1 has been found, but in a Baltimore Co, MD land sale, Thomas₀’ wife Sarah_0.1 made her mark relinquishing her dower right in the land.

No birth records for any of their four presumed children have been found, but neither has any other possible Casebolt parent for these four younger Casebolts been found in 40 years of searching.  However, we do have the following: according to Maryland law at the time, if a man died without a will, his widow would inherit 1/3 and his eldest son 2/3 of any estate … after Thomas₀ died, Sarah_0.1 Brock [widow] and John₁ Casebolt [eldest son] jointly signed in the sale of Thomas₀’ land.