Johannes Dietrich Casselman (1662-1744) was the father of Andreas Ludwig Casselman (1698-1768)
Johannes Dietrich Casselman (son of Johann Casselman and Anna Unknown) was born November 13, 1662 (or 1661) in Adelshofen, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, and died 1744 in Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., New York. He married Anna Elizabetha Rinderin on November 15, 1687 in Adelshofen,Heidelberg,Baden, Germany, daughter of Johannes Peter Rinderin and Unknown.
He, his wife, and children Andreas Ludwich and Elizabetha came to America in 1710 to New York on board the H.M.S. Midfort/Medford (the 2nd wave of Palatines who had taken refuge in England, at the expense of Queen Anne.) She paid expenses also to America.
He was a member of the Lutheran Church in Adelshofen, Germany and Lutheran Church in Stone Arabia, New York, and also West Camp, New York. Johannes D. Casselman was a member of the Palatines1 in Walworth, England.
Hans' family is listed in the Adelshofen Germany Lutheran Church. They had a child in 1708 and apparently went to England in 1709 because they are listed in the group of Palatines in Walworth England2. The sons were Andreas Ludwig and Johann Dietrich and the daughters were Anna Elizabetha, Elisa Greta, and Anna. In 1710, the family living in West Camp, NY3: These are Hans Dietrich, Andreas Ludwig, Anna the wife, and Anna Elizabetha. It is believed that Elisa Greta and Anna died on board ship during the trip to NY. In 1713, Hans and his wife Anna were living in Stuttgart (Weiserdrof), now the Schoharie, New York4 area with two children, Johann Deitrich and John Wilhelm.
Hans was one of the original Patentees of the Stone Arabia Patent in the Mohawk Valley in New York. The family was brought to New York as indentured workers to make tar for the British Navy. Due to mismanagement the tar project was not successful and rations were stopped. In the middle of the winter 1712, the Palatines left for Schoharie Valley, NY. After building several villages and cultivating their farms, it became clear that there was a problem with the land titles. A period of riots, running the High Sheriff out of town on a rail and general disorders followed. As a compensation the Palatines were offered land in the Stone Arabia area. Some took the land offer, Hans Dietrich was one, some went to Pennsylvania and some made arrangements to stay on the land in Schoharie, Christian was one.5
Footnotes
1. "The German Palatines were natives of the Electoral Palatinate region of Germany, although a few had come to Germany from Switzerland, the Alsace, and probably other parts of Europe. Towards the end of the 17th century and into the 18th, the wealthy region was repeatedly invaded by French troops, which resulted in continuous military requisitions, widespread devastation and famine. The "Poor Palatines" were some 13,000 Germans who came to England between May and November 1709. Their arrival in England, and the inability of the British Government to integrate them, caused a highly politicized debate over the merits of immigration. The English tried to settle them in England, Ireland, and the Colonies. The English transported nearly 3,000 in ten ships to New York in 1710. Many of them first were assigned to work camps along the Hudson River to work off their passage. Close to 850 families settled in the Hudson River Valley, primarily in what are now Germantown and Saugerties, New York. In 1723 100 heads of families from the work camps were the first Europeans to acquire land west of Little Falls, New York, in present-day Herkimer County on both the north and south sides along the Mohawk River. Later additional Palatine Germans settled along the Mohawk River for several miles, founding towns such as Palatine Bridge, and in the Schoharie Valley."
2. Board of Trade, Miscellaneous. Vol 2 D.64: compiled 27 May 1709 by Mr. Tribbeko and Mr. Rupert, German Ministers "Casselman, John 49, wife, sons 10, 3, daughters 19, 13, 1/2, Lutherans"
3. the ration lists of Gov. Hunter [Kasselman, Deitrich 1 1 0 2 0 0 4. (1 man, 1 lad 9-15, 2 women, 4 people total.)
4. The Simindinger List, published in Germany, 1717 but, was taken 1713
5.“Casselman Family Text” 1985
He, his wife, and children Andreas Ludwich and Elizabetha came to America in 1710 to New York on board the H.M.S. Midfort/Medford (the 2nd wave of Palatines who had taken refuge in England, at the expense of Queen Anne.) She paid expenses also to America.
He was a member of the Lutheran Church in Adelshofen, Germany and Lutheran Church in Stone Arabia, New York, and also West Camp, New York. Johannes D. Casselman was a member of the Palatines1 in Walworth, England.
Hans' family is listed in the Adelshofen Germany Lutheran Church. They had a child in 1708 and apparently went to England in 1709 because they are listed in the group of Palatines in Walworth England2. The sons were Andreas Ludwig and Johann Dietrich and the daughters were Anna Elizabetha, Elisa Greta, and Anna. In 1710, the family living in West Camp, NY3: These are Hans Dietrich, Andreas Ludwig, Anna the wife, and Anna Elizabetha. It is believed that Elisa Greta and Anna died on board ship during the trip to NY. In 1713, Hans and his wife Anna were living in Stuttgart (Weiserdrof), now the Schoharie, New York4 area with two children, Johann Deitrich and John Wilhelm.
Hans was one of the original Patentees of the Stone Arabia Patent in the Mohawk Valley in New York. The family was brought to New York as indentured workers to make tar for the British Navy. Due to mismanagement the tar project was not successful and rations were stopped. In the middle of the winter 1712, the Palatines left for Schoharie Valley, NY. After building several villages and cultivating their farms, it became clear that there was a problem with the land titles. A period of riots, running the High Sheriff out of town on a rail and general disorders followed. As a compensation the Palatines were offered land in the Stone Arabia area. Some took the land offer, Hans Dietrich was one, some went to Pennsylvania and some made arrangements to stay on the land in Schoharie, Christian was one.5
Children of Johannes Dietrich Casselman and Anna Elizabetha Rinderin are:
- Andreas Ludwig Kasselman, b. November 06, 1698, Adelshofen, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, d.
- Anna Barbara Casselman, b. October 20, 1688, Eppingen, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, d. Oct. 1710 Eppingen, Baden Wurttemberg
- Anna Elizabetha Casselman, b. June 19, 1690, Eppingen, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, d. 1744, West Camp, Ulster, New York, United States
- Elisabetha Greta Casselman, b. April 07, 1696, Eppingen, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, d. 1710 Medford, Piscataquis, Maine, United States
- Anna Margaretha Casselman, b. August 19, 1702, d. August 1702, Adelshofen, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany.
- Anna Casselman, b. November 1708, d. Bet. 1709 - 1710, Mid Atlantic.
- Johann Dietrich Casselman, b. July 23, 1706, Adelshofen, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, d. Bet. 1709 - 1710, Mid Atlantic.
- Johanns Wilhelm Casselman, b. July 19, 1711, West Camp (Rhineback), Albany Co., New York, d. 1760 West Camp, Ulster, New York, United States
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