Casper was a Silvius but left no wife or children.  We cannot connect him to our family. There are Silvius families all over the world.  We only list the ones we can connect.  The ones we think might connect are on our unplaced lists. 

 

1767 Oct 6 - Casper Silvius arrived on the ship Hamilton,commanded by Charles Smith

1771 June 9 - Casper Silvius [widower] m. Dorothea Mueller [widow] St Michael's Zion Ch, Phil Co, Pa

1772 Apr 25 - Casper (Jr) b. to Casper (Sr) & Dorothea Silvius

              baptized 17 Apr 1773 at First Reform Church of Philadelphia,

              sponsors Casper Schmich & wife

1773 Jul 30 - Casper (Jr) buried Fist Reformed Church - age 3 months 2 weeks

1777 Mar 28 - An. Maria Silvius buried first Reformed Church - age 3 years 11 months

1793 Sep 23 - Casper Silvius (Sr) buried First Reformed Church - Philadelphia

Index Administration Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

    A285 - 1793 Casper Silvius

    A 69 - 1798 - Casper Silvius

1793 - Nephew J. Henry Gabel, was given the right to administer Casper's estate as his sole heir.  Henry Gabel was the son of Casper's sister, Catharina (Silvius) Gabel.

1798 - the attorney for Casper's two sisters asked that the court revoke the administration from J. Henry Gabel

5 Apr 1798 - Administration of Casper Silvius' estate was granted to Jacob Hartman

Mary Cole's Discussion of Casper Silvius being a relation of #1 Henry

#1 Henry Silvius arrived on the Queen Elizabeth in 1738

Casper arrived on the Hamilton in 1767

I believe they (other researchers) didn't know about Casper's arrival in 1767 and just guessed or assumed he was connected to #1 Henry.

I can't believe that Henry would have left a son in Germany for 30 years. 

If he were Henry's son, why didn't he go to Northampton County to settle?  I believe this Casper is a lost cause. 

As for #1 Henry's children--years ago Nicholas was believed to have been born in 1723.  This was until his christening records of 1743 were found.   #1 Henry did not leave a will.  The administrators of his estate, 19 Oct 1776, were his widow Anna Martha and son #11 Henry Silvius.  The other children were not named.  Jacob Silvius received L.16 from the estate.

You will find many mistakes are made.  I have had two different people married to the same wife and having the same children.