William Castleman Sr. (1762-1832)

William Castleman Sr. (1762-1832) was the father of Alfred Castleman (1795-1880)

William Castleman Sr. (son of Johannes David Castleman and Margaret Johnson) was born November 27, 1762 in Frederick County (now Clarke Co.), Virginia, and died March 07, 1832 in Runnymede, Frederick, Virginia. He married (1) Massey Osborn on January 01, 1784 in Runnymede, Frederick, Virginia, daughter of Nicholas Osborn and Mollie Massey. He married (2) Juliet Beatty on April 03, 1824.

Burial: Unknown, Runnymede, Frederick, Virginia.

William was a Captain in the Virginia Militia and served in the Virginia Assembly 1801/1802 & 1808/1811¹. His son William Castleman Jr. served from 1828-1831. He was a Justice of the Frederick County Court 1804/1808. He Purchased Runnymede in Frederick Co., VA², in 1784.
William was a farmer, who grew tobacco. According to census records he was a slave owner.

Children of William Castleman Sr. and Massey Osborn are:

1. Alfred Castleman, b. December 22, 1795, Runnymede, Frederick, Virginia, d. 1880, Runnymede Farm, Frederick, Virginia.
2. William Castleman Jr., b. March 11, 1787, Runnymede Farm, Frederick, Virginia, d. April 03, 1842.
3. Margaret Castleman, b. November 05, 1790, d. October 31, 1824.
4. David Castleman, b. October 17, 1793, Virginia, d. November 25, 1814.

Footnotes
1. Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
2. Frederick Co., VA is now Hampshire Co., WV