"In the neighborhood of Snicker's Ferry, Virginia, on the 13th inst. DAVID CASTLEMAN aged 92 years, for nearly 70 of which he resided in the county of Frederick. He raised a numerous and respectable family of children, and his descendants, consisting of children, grand children, great grand children, and one great great grand child, it is estimated amount to two hundred and forty persons."
( Death Notice 'Daily National Intelligencer, (Washington, DC) February 27, 1826; Issue 4087; col E )
source of photograph: Annals of Clark County, Virginia vol IV
The Last Will and Testament of David Castleman Sr.
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