Bastin in North Carolina, United States

Oral Traditions

According to Wanda L. Braner, Thomas Bastin Sr. bought land in Caswell Co in 1817 and 1818. The 1809 Caswell County, NC Tax List shows Thomas Jr. there, also. In 1810, the Caswell Co Index of Census Records shows Thomas Jr still there. Caswell Co Record of Deeds, Book T, page 321, dtd. 13 Dec 1818, shows Thomas Jr. buying 73 acres of land from his sister Anna Bastin & John Newell. This is from a letter from Wanda L. Braner to Glenda Bastin, dtd. 5 Mar 1995.-- Gary Bastin, 26 Dec 1996