Samuel Castle³ #256/257 was born 1704, Woodbury, Fairfield Co., Conn. to Isaac CASTLE² and Sarah ADAMS. He was bp there 9 Aug 1706/7.

He married Martha SEELEY, dau of John SEELEY and Rebecca SANFORD, abt 1724, probably in Waterbury, as that is where the 1st. child was born. Martha was b 30 June 1706, BP 7 July 1706 and died 28 Mar 1787.

Samuel was a corporal in the French and Indian War in 1757, Capt. Wait Hinman's Co. of Woodbury, for the Relief of Fort William Henry. He was commissioned by the General Assembly to be Captain of 3rd. Co. or trainband ( group of men trained to protect the town from Indian raids)in the town of Woodbury May 1754.

He resided in Woodbury and Roxbury, Conn. He and Martha were on the membership list of the 1st. Cong'l. Church of Woodbury on the 2 Feb 1735. He died 17 Nov 1781. He made a will Samuel(3)Will dated 2 Apr 1772 which was probated and named the children listed below:

Children:

David b Dec 1725/6
Infant d 1728
Isaac b 1729, BP 11 May 1729
Lucy b 2 Aug 1731, BP 8 Aug 1731 m#1 Jonathan BENEDICT
Samuel⁴ BP 16 Feb or 31 Mar 1734
Hannah BP 1735 (May have been baptized as Sgt. William Castle's dau)
Peter b 1736, BP 8 Aug 1736
Reuben b DEC 1743, BP 11 Jan 1744
Rebecca b 4 DEC 1743, BP 11 Jan 1744 marr 2 Nov 1761/2 Dr.Benj.WARNER or HAWLEY
Esther b 17 Mar 1746, BP 23 Mar 1746 m 26 DEC 1762 Jeptha HAWLEY
Abraham b 1748, d 1810 or 1812
Martha a possible dau, a Martha listed in Samuel's will, may be his wife or a dau. Unsure at this time.

References: Fam. of Old Fairfield, p 530; Cothren's Anc. Woodbury; Barbour Coll.VR; Conn. Hist. Soc. Rec'ds; Colonial Rec'ds; LDS Microfiche; CHS Family History MS; Samuel's will; Isaac's will; Comp. of Am. Genealogy; Hist. Of Stratford, Conn; Ingraham's Castle History; Seeley Gen; Watertown/Waterbury Hist; ANC Burial Grds. Of Waterbury, Conn; Northbury Ch. Rec'ds; Plymouth Deaths, Conn. Probate Records.

Samuel Castle⁴ #128/129 was born 16 Feb 1734, Woodbury, Fairfield, Conn. Litchfield Co. was not created until 1751. He was BP 31 Mar 1734 at 1st. Cong'l. Ch. at Woodbury.

He married 1756 or 57, Abigail NORTHROP, dau of Dea. Benjamin NORTHROP and Sarah PLATT. Abigail was b 9 Jan 1732/4 at Newtown, Fairfield Co., Conn. (Sister Eunice NORTHROP, was m to Ebenezer CASTLE). Abigail died 20/21 June 1816 at age 84. Abigail Castle's Will

Samuel was named in his father, Samuel³'s will as receiving 1 acre of Jack's Brook adjoining the land he then owned plus the family house, barn and homestead he lived in at that time in Roxbury. Samuel, also, may have been in Capt. Wait Hinman's Co. of the French & Indian War 1757. Unable to tell for sure if this Samuel was he or his father, perhaps both.

Samuel and wife, Abigail, were affiliated with Roxbury 1st. Cong'l. Ch. Abigail was admitted there in 1797. Samuel is listed as being in the "choris" in 1809. He was executor to his son, Oliver's, will by Oliver's request in 1812.

Samuel lived in Woodbury all of his life, appearing many times throughout town records and in the 1790 and 1800 Census. He died there the 15 Nov 1813 at age of 79. He is buried in the Old South Cem., Roxbury, with Abigail on what once was Castle Road, now Squire Rd. In his will,Samuel(4)Will 1781, he names grandson's Amos and Oliver CASTLE. His will is in the Woodbury Probate Office, V8,p73.

Children:

Huldah b 22 DEC 1758, BP 24 DEC 1758 Woodbury
Oliver⁵ b 8 APR 1761, Woodbury
Silas b 21 Sept 1763, BP 1769 Woodbury
Abigail b 19 June 1767, known as "Nabby" m Dr. John MOSELY 1791
Child d 18 July 1771
Zalmon b 6 APR 1774
Northrop b 21 Mar 1776

References:Cothren's ANC Woodbury; Cleveland Gen.; Roxbury Cong'l.Ch.Rec'ds.; Woodbury Ch. Rec'ds; Hale Coll; CHS MS:Castle Family; Samuel's will; Northrup Gen.; Abigail's will; Samuel Jr's will; Cemetery pictures; Ingraham Castle History; Oliver(4)will.

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