Hi Marge:
Thanks for your reply. I am attaching an article written by a local Elliott
Co. Historian back in the 1930's or so. I have seen photo's of the grave
of "Indian Jon" Casteel. I had not heard that he was married and there is no
spouse buried with him. You are correct in that none of the children's
names match depending on what side of the Mason-Dixon line they lived. I would
be most interested in any records that you've found relating to the young
men arriving by ships to North Carolina. Do you know what country they
originated? I can only prove lineage to John and James who were in Floyd Co.,
KY and moved to Lawrence Co. later. I have old records listing births in
both VA. and Tenn. for several of them. I do know Castile's living in Tenn.
who say the original spelling was Casteel. I think it would be a most
interesting project to check out the N. Carolina Casteel's. I've wondered about
the Melungeon connection or perhaps many of the Cherokee Indians were
captured and intermarried with the Spanish. There were several Spanish
fortifications along the Carolinas and Georgia. I also know the Spanish Hernando
DeSoto ventured as far as the Appalachains looking for gold.
Pam
In a message dated 5/19/2009 3:34:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
marcastn(a)bellsouth.net writes:
Pam, I have seen/heard the "Indian Jon Casteel" discussed since I started
researching Casteels about 20 years ago and I have seen no dependable
documents related to him. There has been a great deal of discussion of reports
that his story and that of his wife was fabricated for a local history
being written many years ago. I certainly do NOT know. I have talked with and
have a book published by Mr. Rufus J. Bruner, Jr, The Casteels of
Southeast Kentucky and Points West which covers the descendants of his son, John
Casteel & Ellander Metcalf. If you haven't seen it, you might want to take a
look at that book. My research has proven there were earlier Casteels in
America before Capt. Edmund arrived about 1682 or so. There are records
of at least two or three young Casteel men arriving by ships in NC in about
1635. But I have not been successful in tying any later Casteels to them.
I do wonder if those in SC and moving across GA, AL, MS may have been
their descendants. !
There appears to be a distinct difference from the Casteels out of MD in
children's names and their side in the civil war. Perhaps, the DNA study
will shed some light on the different lines of Casteel/Castile. I hope so.
Marge
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Subject: Re: [CASTEEL] Casteel's of VA/KY
I would love to hear from anyone of the list who can link our particular
line of Casteel's to the Maryland line.
We have never heard of family lines extending north beyond Virginia. Our
Jon Casteel ( b. 1745) was supposedly a Cherokee Indian from N.
Carolina
who escaped the Trail of Tears by relocating to Elliott Co., KY with
the
Reuben Sparks family. "Indian" Jon lived, died, and is buried in
Elliott Co.,
KY. My particular lines of John and James were in Floyd Co., KY and
relocated
to Lawence Co., KY. Many of their descendents, including myself
were
born
and raised near the Big Sandy River in West Virginia. I noted the
name
Casteel on many Cherokee Indian roles as well as a surname on the
Melungeon
lists. The name certainly doesn't sound Cherokee, however it
does stand
to
reason that it would be associated with the Melungeons. I've
often
wondered if
Indian Jon Casteel took on the Casteel surname from some of the
early
Spanish settlements in the Carolina's......... ?????? Most of our
family
has
light hair, blue/gray eyes, with rather dark/golden complexion. I
am
anxious to hear from anyone out there who can help fill in the blanks,
I've
been
searching the Casteel's for about 25 years! Thank you.
Pam Steele (Casteel)
Tampa
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