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Ancestors of Katelyn Renee Rigsby

      4480. Yelles Kasel²³⁷², born Bef. 1590 in Germany ²³⁷³; died 1681 in Germany²³⁷³. He was the son of 8960. Unknown Kasel. He married 4481. Unknown.

      4481. Unknown²³⁷⁴, died Unknown.

Notes for Yelles Kasel:
Yelles Kasel is the 10th great-grandfather of Katelyn, Christian and A.J. Rigsby, and Michael Anthony Allen

[kasel.FTW]

Yelles and family lived in hiding most of their lives, moving from town to town, but Yelles' main residence was Kriesham and Worm, Germany, which are about six miles apart. Yelles was a Mennonite Minister, a poet of note, and a farmer.
William Penn, who was later to be known as the founder of Penn's woods, or what is known today as the State of Pennsylvania, came to speak in 1681 at a meeting in the city Kassel at Frankfort, when he was 37 years old. He then went to Kriesham for a meeting. The meeting was held in secret because that type of religious preaching was forbidden by authorities. Yelles and members of his family traveled from Worm, Germany, by wagon to attend the meeting. Mr. Penn spoke of the need for religious freedom. Yelles and other Kassels present, members of the newly emerging Mennonite Church were so impressed with Penn's ideas, that they invited Penn to their their home. Penn told them of the free land that was available in the new world. Two sons of Yelles Kassel, were the first Cassels to come to America under the terms of a promise to William Penn. They were Johannes (John) Cassel, with his wife Mary, and Arnold Cassel. They came on the ship Jefferies and it took seven months to make the journey. Shortly after Johannes arrived in Germantown, he learned that a large legacy was left his family, through the death of a relative, amounting to nearly one million dollars. It was necessary for them to return to Germany to claim the legacy. A church council was called to discuss the matter. it was decided unanimously to not receive the money, as it would make them proud. Johannes signed the original charter of Germantown, Pennsylvania, where he lived the rest of his life.

Children of Yelles Kasel and Unknown are:

	i.	Arnold Cassel²³⁷⁴, died Unknown.
2240	ii.	Johannes Cassel, born 1639 in Worm, Germany; died February 07, 1689/90 in Germantown, Bucks Co., PA; married Mary Unknown December 20, 1668.
	iii.	Abraham Cassel, born 1650; died 1720.

      4736. Thomas Elam, born Abt. 1600 in England; died Unknown. He married 4737. Mary Shirecliff Abt. 1630.

      4737. Mary Shirecliff, born Abt. 1612 in England; died Unknown. She was the daughter of 9474. James Shirecliffe and 9475. Alice Unknown.

Children of Thomas Elam and Mary Shirecliff are:

	2368	i.		Gilbert Elam, Sr, born May 1630 in Yorkshire, England; died 1696 in Henrico Co., Virginia; married Ann Elam WFT Est. 1645-1675.
		ii.		Martin Elam, born Abt. 1635; died 1695 in Henrico Co., VA; married Frances Perrin; died Unknown.

Notes for Martin Elam:
children
Martin Elam
died 1705, no additional info available

John Elam
c 1688 - 1761

Mary Elam Hamlin
married Stephen Hamlin, no additional
info available

Frances Elam Wilkinson
married John Wilkinson, no additional
info available

Martha Elam
no additional info available

Will of Martin Elam (Henrico Will Book 1688-1697, p. 606, dated 7 Mar
1691/2) mentions son Martin, son John, daughter Mary, daughter
Frances (who received two silver spoons with "old Robert Elam's mark"),
daughter Martha. Wife to be executrix. Wording of the will indicates
that none of his children were married at the time, and both sons were
under the age of 17. This will was probated 20 Nov 1695.

Frances remarried after Martin's death to Francis Patram, who is
mentioned in the will of Martin Jr. Source: The Elam Family, by Harvey
Elam. Earl H. Elam says that Frances' remarriage to Francis Patram is
documented in the LDS Microfiche Records "Virginia" (May 1988) page
4,517 -- it shows that Frances Perrin Elam married Francis Patram on 29
Dec 1696 in Henrico VA, and therefore Earl believes that her maiden
name was Perrin.

More About Martin Elam:
Baptised: April 05, 1635

4738. Robert Elam, died Unknown.

Notes for Robert Elam:
Robert Elam immigrated to VA circa 1638, sponsored by Christopher
Branch.

Robert Elam and Ann Elam are both listed in a land patent granted
to Robert Elam dated 20 Oct 1652 (Virginia land records, book 3, p.
114). Harvey Elam suggested at the Elam National Tercentennial in
1938 that the Robert Elam listed here was probably Robert Elam Jr.,
a son of Robert Elam.

In September 1997 someone told me that a christening record had
been found in the World Family Tree project for Robert Elam, dated
15 Dec 1607 with a birthplace of Broadsworth, Yorkshire, England.
Can anyone confirm this record or provide some information to
support that this is actually the father of Ann Elam?

1Some people say that Robert's wife's name was Ann. Has anyone
seen documentation or reasoning to support this?

Children of Robert Elam are:

		i.		Robert Elam, died Unknown.
	2369	ii.		Ann Elam, born Abt. 1629 in England; died Bef. April 02, 1694 in Henrico Co., Virginia; married Gilbert Elam, Sr WFT Est. 1645-1675.

      4740. William Hatcher, born January 14, 1612/13 in England; died March 1679/80 in Henrico Co., VA. He was the son of 9480. Benjamin Hatcher. He married 4741. Rachel Burton September 25, 1682 in St.John's Church, Henrico Co., VA.

      4741. Rachel Burton, born Bef. 1654 in Longfield, Varina Parrish, Henrico Co., VA; died Bef. 1691 in Henrico Co., VA. She was the daughter of 9482. John Of Longfield Burton and 9483. Mary Cox.

Children of William Hatcher and Rachel Burton are:

2370	i.	Edward Hatcher, born Abt. 1633 in Henrico Co., VA; died 1711 in Henrico Co., VA; married Mary Ward 1658 in Prob Henrico Co., VA.
	ii.	Benjamin Hatcher, born 1684 in Henrico Co., VA; died Bet. 1727 - 1728 in Henrico Co., VA; married Elizabeth Greenbaugh; died Unknown.
	iii.	Henry Hatcher, born Abt. 1686; died Unknown.

      4742. Seth Ward, born Abt. 1614 in Henrico Co., VA; died Unknown. He married 4743. Katherine Smiths.

      4743. Katherine Smiths, born Abt. 1618 in Henrico Co., VA; died Unknown.

Child of Seth Ward and Katherine Smiths is:

2371

Mary Ward, born Abt. 1640 in Henrico Co., VA; died Unknown; married Edward Hatcher 1658 in Prob Henrico Co., VA.

      4816. James Jackson^2375,²³⁷⁶, born 1640 in Norfolk CO, VA ^2377,^2378,²³⁷⁹; died July 15, 1701 in Norfolk CO, VA ^2380,^2381,²³⁸². He married 4817. Margery Symons Abt. 1665 in Norfolk CO, VA ^2383,²³⁸⁴.

      4817. Margery Symons^2385,²³⁸⁶, born WFT Est. 1626-1649 ^2387,²³⁸⁸; died WFT Est. 1671-1738 ^2389,²³⁹⁰.

Child of James Jackson and Margery Symons is:

2408

Syman James Jackson, born December 11, 1668 in Farmers Creek, Norfolk, CO, VA; died December 18, 1724 in VA; married Anna Jane Voss Abt. 1700 in Norfolk CO, VA.

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