CASTOR FAMILY HOLMESBURG BRANCH PRINTED FROM THE RECORDS COMPILED FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES RICHARD ALLEN MARTIN I4.TH ON THE CASTOR CHART C^T Glass. ^v *y ' • ..v« * > -Vi t <^' CASTOR'*FAlVll LY HOLMESBURG BRANCH PRINTED FROM THE RECORDS COMPILED FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES RICHARD ALLEN MARTIN I4TH ON THE CASTOR CHART Martin & allardyce Frjes' Building. Franktord. EDITION 100 COPIES THIS IS NO. ^i/^ .^y-7^^ /d (T §r (Berstcr or Caetor arms. Gerster, of Basle, Switzerland, as described in a letter to Richard Allen Martin, (14) from Dr. John Gerster, of Basle, written September 1906. Arms : Gules a saltire or. in chief an estoile of the last. Crest : A man's bust and head clothed gules in a pointed cap or., face and hair proper. In Rietstrap s ''Armorial General'' the Arms are described as follows : Anns : De gu a deux batons potences passes en saut la potence en haut ace. en chef d' un etoile entre les batons le tovt d' or. Crest : Un buste d'homme, hab. de gu; coiff'e d' un bonnet point du me-me, d' or. I John 2 John Geoi 3 Georg 4 Matthi: 5 Willia ife 1 Robert Burrage 2 Richard Burrage 3 Thomas Burrage I 4 John Burrage 5 William Burrage I 6 John Burrage 7 William Burrag^e I 8 Sergt. John Burrage 9 Thomas Burrage I 10 Hannah Burrage >eth Mills Morton Castor 9 hard Allen Martin Castor jFamil^ HOLMESBURG BRANCH Ancestors and Descendants of George Matthias Castor and Mary Elizabeth Mills, his wife I John Gerster I 2 John George Castor 3 George Castor I 4 Matthias Castor I 5 William Castor 1 Joseph Northrup 2 Joseph Northrup 3 James Northrup 4 Nathan Northrup 5 David W. Northrup 6 Elizabeth Northrup 6 George Matthias Castor 1 Adam Mills I 2 George Mills I 3 Joseph Mills 1 Robert Burrage 2 Richard Burrage 3 Thomas Burrage 4 John Burrage 5 William Burrage 6 John Burrage 7 William Burrage I S Sergt. John Burrage 9 Thomas Burrage 10 Hannah Burrage 4 Mary Elizabeth Mills I Hon. George A. Castor 2 Mary Castor 3 Nellie Mills Castor 4 Morton Castor m m m 5 Katharine Duffy 6 Lemuel Ball 7 Dr. Richard Allen Martin Morton Castor 9 Katharine 10 George Matthias 11 Estelle 12 Nettie Castor Ball 13 George Castor Martin 14 Richard Allen Martm m ™ m 17 George Rommell iS Lemuel Oldham 19 Mildred Comegys 20 Natalie Rommell 21 Richard Allen AUardvce Martin i ancestry of (Bcorge flD. Castor 1. John Gerster, b. City of Basle, Switzerland. 2. John George Castor, b. March 5, 17 10, in Basle; m. in Switzerland, Eve ; d. Oxford township, Penna. Dec. 29, 1797. Came to America 1737 in the ship "Princess Augusta," Samuel Merchant, Master, and is down on the ship's list as Hans George Gerster. On the old Church records his name is written John George Castor. He purchased, March 10, 1762, 202 acres in the Oxford Township, on which property he lived until his death. In the deed he is styled as '"of Germantown. " He and his wife are buried in the Presbyterian church yard in Frankford. 3. George Castor, b. Dec. 14th, {636, in Germantown; m. Margaret Satterlee; d. May 25, 181 i, Oxford township. Int. Presbyterian church yard, Frankford. 4. Matthias Castor, b. Oct. 14, 1766, Oxford Township; m. Rebecca Johnson, April 8, 1792; d. . Matthias served in Continental Army atYorktown 1783. His oldest son Samuel was a General in the Penna, Militia. (Samuel, b. 1778, d. 1855.) Both Matthias and Samuel are in the Presbyterian church yard with their forefathers. 5. William Castor, b. May 26, 1797, Oxford Township; m, March 26, 1821, Elizabeth Northrup; d. . Moved to Holmesburg, where he became the ancestor of the Castor Family of that town. 6. George Matthias Castor, b. Dec. 25, [830, in Holmes- burg; m. July 13, 1854, Mary Elizabeth Mills; d. May 16, 1880, Holmesburg; Int. Cedar Hill Cemetery. IRortbrnp. 1. Joseph Northup, b. in England; m. Mary Norton in Mil- ford. Conn.; d. Sept ii, 1669 in Milford. Joseph came to America in 1637 and settled in Milford, 1639. 2. Joseph Northrup, b. Aug. 9, 1649 in Milford; d. May 1700; Freeman May 12, 1670. 3. James Northrup, bap. Jan. 1693 in Milford; m. Hannah Hyne. Bought lands in Ridgefield Conn., 17 14, 17 15, 1721 and 1727. 4. Nathan Northrup, b. May 30. 1721 in Ridgefield, Conn, ; m. ist Eunice ; m. 2nd Lydia Mills. 5. David W. Northrup, bap. July 29, 1798, in Ridgefield. 6. Elizabeth Northrup, b. May 29, 1798, in Ridgefield; m. William Castor; d. April 22, 1861. ancestry of riDar^ je. flDills. 1. Adam Mills. 2. George Mills, b. England; m. Elizabeth Lees. Came to America about the year 1827 and settled near Holmes- burg, Pa. 3. Joseph Mills, b. 18 16 in England; m. Hannah Burrage 1837; d. 1879 Holmesburg, Pa.; Int. North Cedar Hill Cemetery. 4. Mary Elizabeth Mills, b. Feb 19, 1838 Holmesburg; m. George M. Castor; d. Mar. 17, [891, Stonyhurst, Holmesburg, Pa. JSurraae. 1. Robert Burrage, b. Seething, Norfolk, Eng. Circa 1490; d. 1559, Seething. 2. Richard Burrage, b. Seething. 3. Thomas Burrage, b. Feb. 28, 1581, Norton Subcourse; m. Aug. 19, 1606, Frances Uey; d. Mar. 2, 1632. 4. John Burrage, b. Apr. lo. 1616. Norton Subcourse; m. Joanna Stowers; d. Oct. 19, 1685, Charlestown, Mass. Settled in Charlestown, Mass., 1632. 5. William Burrage, b. June 10, 1657, in Boston; m. Sarah — ? d. r720, in Boston. 6. John Burrage, b. Feb. 11, 1693, Charlestown; m. Oct, 9, 17 18, Lydia Ward, (See Ward Gen.); d. Jan. 24, 1765, Newton, Mass. 7. William Burrage, b. Newton, Mass.; m. Dec. 13, 1744, Hannah Osland; d. Oct. 13, 1763. 8. John Burrage, b. Aug. 29, 1755; m. May 10, 1781, Lois Barthrick; d. July 2, 1822. John Burrage was styled" of Lunenburg and Concord. Enlisted in Fourth Foot Company, April 17. 1775. fought at both the battles of Confcord and Lexington. The Decendants of John Burrage are entitled to mem- bership in either the Sons or Daughters of the Revolu- tion. 9. Thomas Burrage, b. April 22, 1782; d. Oct. 13, 18 o. 10. Hannah Burrage, b. June 11. 1818; m. Joseph Mills; d. 1889; Int. North Cedar Hill Cemetery. S)ecen^ant0 of (Beorgc fiD. Castor anb flDari? j6. flDills. 1. Hon. George A. Castor, b. Aug. 3, 1856, Holmesburg; m. Katharine Duffy, d. Nov. 16, 1902, Holmesburg; Int. Episcopal church yard, in Holmesburg. 2. Mary Castor, b. May 3, 1858, Holmesburg: m. May 3 1878, Lemuel Ball; d. Nov. 16. 1902, Wissinoming; Int. North Cedar Hill Cemetery. 3. Nellie Mills Castor, b. April 3, 1864, Holmesburg; m. ist Dec. 6, 1883, Dr. Richard Allen Martin, a Decend- ant of the Martins of Ballinahinch, Co. Down, Ireland, who came to America from Bolton-C-Moors, Lan- cashire. England in 1827. (See Martin chart.) m. 2nd Wm. H. Allardyce of Galveston, Texas. 4. Morton Castor, b. Aug. 3, 1866, Holmesburg; d. Aug. 3, Holmesburg 1869; Int. Cedar Hill Cemetery. 8. Morton Castor, b. April 30, 1876, Holmesburg. 9. Katharine Castor, b. Feb. 8, 1878, Holmesburg. 10. George Matthias Castor, b. 1879, Holmesburg; d. June 9. 1894, Holmesburg; Int. North Cedar Hill Cemetery. 11. Estelle Castor, b. November 1889, Holmesburg; m. George Rommell; living in Germantown. 12. Nellie Castor Ball, b. May 16. 1878. Tacony, Pa.; m. May 31, T907. Samuel Oldham; living in Wissinoming, Pa. 13. George Castor Martin, b. March 30. 188=:, New York City; m. Sept. 22, 1906, Asbury Park, New Jersery, Mildred Comegys of the Maryland family of that name. Both members of the Sons and Daughters of the Revolution respectively. Vice-Commodore U. S. V. L. S. C. 14. Richard Allen Martin, b.. Oct. 14 1886, New York City; d. Dec. 20. 1908, Jacksonville, Fla. Interment North Cedar Hill Cemetery. Richard Allen Martin was a member of the Sons of the Revolution Mon- mouth County Historical Society; Ex Libris Society of London, Frankford Historical Society, and others. 20 Natalie Rommel, b. 1909, Germantown. 21. Richard Allen Allardyce Martin, b. July 15, 1907, Asbury Park, N. J. 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May 28th, 1909 The Old Cattor Mansion at Wistinomins, When it waa recently announced tliat Tacony Farm, the residence of Thomas C. Foster, at Wissinoming, had been sold and would shortly he pulled down to give place to a large factory, gen- eral regret was expressed among the residents of Torouy and Bridcsburg, says the Philadelphia Record. For nearly two centuries this has been ouo of the show places among the nu- merous beautiful river mansions over- looking the Delaware in this section. Not only for the quaint architecture of the fine old homestead, but for the beauty of its approach, both by laud and water, has the historic Castor man- sion been famous for many generations. It stands closer to the river bank than the majority of the famous old man- sions that once lined the water front, with a velvety lawn and beautiful old trees reaching down to the water. But the entrance from the land is one of the special attractions of the estate, as it lends through a long, shady, treeborder- ed avenue, with clumps of hardy shrub- bery and broad sweeps of velvety lawns reaching far away on either side of the driveway. Fortunately, the fulfillment of the prophecies of destruction has been in- detinitely postponed for this quaint and beautiful old country seat. While the large factory has sprung up on the wide- reaching acres of the historic farm its building has not necessitated the obliter- ating of the treasured landmark, but. in- stead, has given it a new lense of life, for N. C. Brodhead, the owner of the factory, established on the river front, has carefully |)reser\ed the Tacony Farm mansion and all its quaint and interesting landmarks for his home. Mrs. Brod- head, wlio is not only an enthusiastic liistorian, has made the most of all the charms of ancient architectural beauty and is also well versed in the interesting legends aud traditions which throng the place. The early Swedes were the first to own the property, and it was a fam( gathering place for the Swedish settle who had crossed the river to make th sitllenieul of the wide-renehiug I'el sylvanin farm lands, e.ttending in splen- did fcrlility down to the water front without the usual' intervening marsh lauds. Here, on the slope of the Tacony Farm, the Swedes built the little low part of the present mansion. Built it for special safety, after their quaint archi- tecture of the day. with the first lloor largely underground, and the windows bcing'level with the soil. This rambling two-story structure, substantially built of stone and plaster, was considered a very prctentioiis dwelling when erected, over two centuries ago, and it was the special pride of the early Swedish settlers. Rut even previous to the two centur- ies or more that the property has been a famo\is homeslead history was being made for the ancient farm near the Wissinoming Creek, with its Indian name, for judging from the indications of more recent years, this farm doubt- less contained the' home of an Indian chieftain and his tribe, or at least it must have been an Indian camping ground or village, for Indian relics hav been uni>arthed in every portion of tli farm. For more than a, century an>= -^ t2 2 13- ;> 2 c ^ c 8J-2 si?^ -.g 2c ^60 Co o'^ S 2 C. .^ pc>"tnm,r,e--, — or* s|:k^.|II|4° C *-' Ct3_^ 13 C So -^ n< S CU 01 «v C ^ ^1^2^ ( -n^^ O ' = 2 .Q »> ^" j! 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