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1780, and from 1784 to 1787, member of the
North Carolina Senate from 1782 to 1784; Martin
(1733-1789); Joseph (stillborn 1736); Benjamin
(1737-1792); Joseph Winston (1739-1761); and
Samuel (1742-1785). DAUGHTERS: Elizabeth
(1724-1725); Mary (1731-?); Christian (1737-
1758); and Ann (1742-1784). PRIVATE CAREER.
EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: An-
glican. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Gent.,
Mr. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: merchant. PUBLIC
CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House,
Baltimore County, 1738, 1739-1741 (Bills of
Credit Cv-3), 1742-1744 (Bills of Credit 1). LO-
CAL OFFICES: deputy sheriff, Baltimore County, in
office 1724; justice, Baltimore County, 1735-at
least 1744 (quorum, 1739-1744); coroner,
Baltimore County, in office 1736. MILITARY SER-
VICE: captain, troop of horses, Gunpowder Hun-
dred, Baltimore County, qualified 1735. WEALTH
DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION:
528 acres in Baltimore County. SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION
AND DEATH: between 1745 and 1746 he sold his
528 acres in Baltimore County to his brother-in-
law William Dallam and moved to North Carolina
where he received a warrant for 400 acres in John-
ston County in 1747. By 1751 Caswell had been
granted warrants for an additional 250 acres in
Johnston County. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: on
April 24, 1755, at his home, "Newington-on-the-
Hill," Johnston County, North Carolina (now
near Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina).
CAUSIN (CAUSEEN, CAUSEENE, CAW-
SEENE, COSSIN, CAWSEEN, CAUSINE), GE-
RARD BLACKSTONE (?-?). BORN: probably at
"Causin Manor," Charles County, of age by 1769.
NATIVE: fourth generation. RESIDED: in Charles
County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: John
Causeen (1690-1751), son of Ignatius Causine (ca.
1642-1695). GUARDIANS: first, William Causin (?-
1753), after 1753 William Sands and Roger Smith.
MOTHER (first name unknown), daughter of John
Sanders. BROTHERS: William (?-1753); Josias (?-
1769). MARRIED Jane Pope (ca. 1746-1803). CHIL-
DREN. SONS: Nicholas; Nathaniel Pope, who mar-
ried in 1808 Elizabeth, daughter of John Hoskins
Stone (by 1750-1804). DAUGHTER: Rose, who
married Luke Francis Matthews. PRIVATE CA-
REER. EDUCATION: literate. SOCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES Gent., 1790. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE:
planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
Lower House, Charles County, 1780-1781, 1781-
1782. LOCAL OFFICE: commissioner of tax, Charles
County, 1783-at least 1790. WEALTH DURING
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LIFETIME. PERSONAL PROPERTY: 75 slaves, 1790;
68 slaves, 1798. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION. 709
acres in Charles County by 1769. SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION
AND DEATH: sold at least 759 acres to satisfy his
creditors, 1791. Declared bankruptcy in 1790, giv-
ing Alexander Hamilton, a Prince George's
County attorney, power to sell all of his land and
39 slaves to pay off his creditors (debts dating
from 1784 totaled £4,444.2.7). WEALTH AT
DEATH. DIED: after 1800; size of estate unknown.
CAUSINE, IGNATIUS (ca. 1642-1695). BORN:
ca. 1642 in Charles County; first son. NATIVE: sec-
ond generation. RESIDED: in Charles County. FAM-
ILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: Nicholas (ca. 1608-by
1658), who immigrated by 1639 from France.
MOTHER: Jane (1612-?), widow of John Cock-
shutt. She subsequently married Robert Clarke (ca.
1611-1664). BROTHER: Nicholas (1651-?). HALF
SISTERS: Jane Cockshutt, who married Thomas
Mathews (ca. 1622-1675/76); Mary Cockshutt,
who married Henry Adams (?-1686). MARRIED
Jane. CHILDREN. SONS: Ignatius (1682-?); John
(1690-1751); and William (1692/93-?). DAUGH-
TER: Jane (1682-?). PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION:
literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Catholic. OCCU-
PATIONAL PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEG-
ISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Charles County,
1671-1674/75. OTHER PROVINCIAL OFFICES: cor-
oner, Charles County, 1670; justice, Charles
County, 1672-1689 (quorum, by 1687). MILITARY
SERVICE: captain, by 1676. STANDS ON PUBLIC/-
PRIVATE ISSUES, as a Catholic, he lost all of his
offices after the revolution of 1689. WEALTH DUR-
ING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 1,070
acres. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: will probated on
June 11, 1695. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV,
£129.6.6 sterling (including 2 servants). LAND:
1,070 acres.
CAUTHER, JAMES (?-by 1643). BORN: proba-
bly in England. IMMIGRATED: by 1637/38. RE-
SIDED: in St. Mary's County. MARRIED never.
CHILDREN. Died without progeny. PRIVATE CA-
REER. EDUCATION: illiterate. OCCUPATIONAL PRO-
FILE: planter, 1637/38; fur trader with the Indians.
PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Assembly,
present 1637/38, St. Michael's Hundred, St.
Mary's County, 1638/39. MILITARY SERVICE:
commander, 1643. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: owned a plantation,
1641. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: by December
1643; size of estate unknown.
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