Dr. Samuel Caswell^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1695 - 1748  (52 years)

• Name	Dr. Samuel Caswell
  Born	6 Oct 1695	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 5, 8]
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	K2XR-QVR
  _UID	11B86496A4E54232A2B156DF5792F2597C60
  Died	12 May 1748	Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I337	Strong History
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John Caswell,   b. 31 Jul 1656, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. 1714, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hall,   b. 28 Oct 1670, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Nov 1739, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts  (Age 69 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1689	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [4, 9]
  Family ID	F242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ursula White,   b. 1708, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. 1758, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts  (Age 50 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1728	Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [1, 4, 10]
  Children	1. Phebe Caswell,   b. 10 Apr 1728, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Judith Caswell,   b. 24 Feb 1730, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. 19 Mar 1796, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine  (Age 66 years)   3. Miriam Caswell,   b. 22 Feb 1731, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Judith Pratt,   b. 23 Nov 1695, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Feb 1727, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts  (Age 31 years)
  Married	1720	Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Samuel Caswell, M.D.,   b. 1720, Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Aug 1755, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts  (Age 35 years)
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Samuel Caswell appears to have been the first resident physician within the ancient limits of Norton. He is supposed to have been the son of John Caswell (see early settlers); and was born Oct. 6, 1695. The first notice we have of him on our records is Oct. 17, 1726, when the town "voted to Pay to Doctr. Saml. Caswell, for doctering Goode Merry, - 15 - 0." He, however, bought land in Norton, in 1723, of Lydia Briggs, daughter of Samuel Briggs, deceased; and was then called a "Practitioner of Physick." Probably about that time, he established himself here as a physician and farmer. He lived where Benjamin Sweet now (1858) lives; and his house stood three rods over the line, within the present limits of Mansfield. He married, Feb. 5, 1727-8, Ursula White, daughter of Deacon Nicholas White; and had four children. He remained here till about the year 1747, when he died. He is believed to have had a wife, and a son Samuel, previous to his marriage with Ursula White. - A history of the town of Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts: from 1669 to 1859 Dr. Samuel Caswell resided in the North Precinct of Norton; he was a physician. He died about 1747; was representative to the General Court 1745-1746; was also called Captain. He married 1st, Judith, daughter of Samuel Pratt, of Taunton. April 10, 1734, he was appointed guardian for his son, Samuel Caswell, Jr., a minor above the age of 14 years, grandson of Samuel Pratt, late of Taunton, deceased. He married 2nd, Feb. 5, 1727-8, Ursula, daughter of Nicholas and Experience (King) White. - "The Nicholas White Family 1643-1900"

  
  

• Sources

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