I891: Catherine CASWELL (ABT 1681

Catherine CASWELL

ABT 1681 - 2 Apr 1761

BIRTH: ABT 1681, Hingham, Plymouth, MA
DEATH: 2 Apr 1761, Hingham, Plymouth, MA

MARRIAGE: 15 Feb 1703, Hingham, Plymouth, MA

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[868] (Cushing and associated family lines from a GEDCOM at the excellent
"Genealogy of the Cushing Family - Online Version 2003"
[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cushinc/]
by Warren R. Cushing [wrcushing@yahoo.com])

"Mayflower Families Through Five Generations...
Vol. 18, Pt. 1: Richard Warren--4 Generations"
Robert S. Wakefield & Judith H. Swan
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Plymouth, MA, 2004: p94

"History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts"
George Lincoln, et. al., Hingham, MA; 1893 pp. 165, 172
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mahingha/history/contents.html

Catherine Caswell is a problem. David Payne-Joyce points out that "Catherine was
called Katern Castle in the intention, and Keatren Ceacel in the marriage record.
She probably wasn't the Catherine born probably in Taunton, the daughter of William
and Mercy (Lincoln) Caswell, since Mercy was born 3 Apr 1670 in Taunton." He cites
Catherine's birthdate as about 1681.
See http://babbage.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr07/rr07_118.html#P901.

Wakefield & Swan agree, citing the name as "Ceacel (or Cearel)" and noting
that "it is more likely she was a Searle or Sale".

Michael Roman points out that "The Mayflower Genealogist" v37pp14-18
makes an argument for the possibility, and cites Catherine's birthdate as 1687.
I have not yet seen this article. See: http://webpages.charter.net/mroman/caswell.htm.