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 1780 - 1850 (70 years)
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| 6. | Thomas CASTELLAW was born 1 Jun 1713, Bertie Co. NC (son of John James CASTELLAW and Sarah WILLIAMS); died 10 Apr 1790, Barnwell Co. SC. Other Events:
- _UID: 69FA8BE11F234F099B6612F5CD9F8761C5F0
Notes:
Thomas bought 250 acres of land for 10 pounds from John Williams and his wife Ann on the N S Roanoke River in August of 1729. John Williams and Ann were Thomas' grandparents.
Thomas was in Duplin Co., North Carolina on May 22, 1753. It is believed that Thomas brought his mother and sisters to Duplin County with him.
On February 17, 1755, in Duplin County, Thomas sold to Thomas Rhodes two tracts of land on Rocquist in Bertie County. He then purchased land on Gosen Swamp from Lemuel Lanier on August 12,1755 in a deed witnessed by Sarah Castellaw. This deed was made shortly before Sarah's marriage to Jesse Barfield.
Thomas married Mary Ann HAND Abt Jul 1752, Sampson Co. NC. Mary was born Abt 1725, Craven Co. NC. [Group Sheet]
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| 7. | Mary Ann HAND was born Abt 1725, Craven Co. NC. Other Events:
- _UID: 2FB62DF2DACE4DD7B55605047B0F181EA498
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| 12. | John James CASTELLAW was born 6 Nov 1685, Paisley, Renfreshire, Scotland (son of Thomas CASTELLAW and Katherine HUTCHESON); died 1745, Bertie Co., NC. Other Events:
- _UID: 182037E27783452290AEEAD913825FC16841
- Marriage License: 1718, Bertie Co., NC
Notes:
James was the "Patriarch" of the Castellaw family in America. He was the son of a Scottish Presbyterian minister. He entered the University of Glasgow in about 1703 at the age of 18. He graduated in 1707. It has been said that he was the fourth generation of Castellaw's to be educated there.
James emigrated to North Carolina by 1710. His name first appears in North Carolina records in 1718 when he witnessed the will of Henry Woodnot of Chowan Precinct on 29 Dec. 1718. But was not listed in the 1717 tax list nor in a list of freeholders in 1719.
In 1719, he obtained a warrant for 640 acres in Bertie Precinct. (Note: Bertie Co. was formed from Chowan Co. in 1722.) He served in 1719 as a juror in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina in the trial of Colonel Edward Moseley. He was on the Grand Jury in 1722 and 1724.
He was on the 1721 tax list for Chowan County, North Carolina. In 1721 he bought land on the Cashie River adjoining Colonel Pollock, Richard Fryer and Martin Gardner. July 14, 1721 James was a witness for the sale of 150 acres of land from Matthew Edwards to John Williams. James and Sarah bought 550 acres on the Kesiah River on February 21, 1723. There is a deed in the records at Windsor, NC, dated 1 Feb. 1723/24, to Thomas Williamson, in which he mentions "Sarah, wife of said James", and she gave dower. In 1727 James went into business with Henry Guston and James Milikin at the confluence of the Cashie and Roanoke Rivers.
Until his death in 1749, James Castellaw took an active interest in and assumed leadership for many business, social and political activities in Bertie County.
James Castellaw served as a Justice of the Peace for Bertie for many years and was a Commissioner for the county and was elected as Public Treasurer of Bertie in 1739.
He became a lawyer and a member of the Colonial General Assembly. He was elected as a member of the Colonial Assembly in the Lower House in 1726, and in the Upper House in 1731, and served for 14 years until 1745. He was the Treasurer of Bertie Precinct from 1735 until 1748. He was a jurist and witnessed many legal transactions in the County. In addition, he found time to serve as one of His Majesty's Justices" from 1739- 1746.
A very active man in Colonial politics, there are records of many Bills, Committees, and Acts attributed to him in the Colonial Records. He was instrumental in the placing of the public buildings at Cashy, and the actual construction of same. He started construction of the water mill that operated for nearly 200 years.
When the area was divided and a new Courthouse authorized, a group of landowners from the Cashy area led by Thomas Whitmel, James McDowall, and James Castellaw - all Court Justices - filed a petition with a later court held in February 1742 asking that the court house site selection should not be settled as previously. The controversy raged for over a year until Governor Gabriel John- son signed into law an act "That the Court House, Prison, and Stocks shall be built between Cashy Bridge and Will's Quarter Bridge, in the said County, and that all Court shall be there held for the said County." Much of the effort behind this act must be credited to James Castellaw, one of the first Treasurers of Bertie, and at this time, respected member of the General Assembly, and owner of the land on which the Court was to be placed.
The Act of the General Assembly charged the Justices of Bertie County to purchase one acre between said bridges; and thus, James Castellaw issued a deed to the Justices of Bertie County for one acre on the North side of Cashy and South side of Will's guar- ter "(Whereon the Prison, Court House and Stocks are to be built"
James McDowell and James Castellaw were awarded the contract for the public buildings, and on November 13, 1744, asked the Court for final inspection on the Prison. This was done; and after several changes, it was accepted by Bertie as the "Public Goal" of the County on Friday morning, February 15, 1745.
When James died in Bertie County, North Carolina in early 1749,his son Thomas was the administrator of his estate and made sales on December 20, 1749.
Hoggards Mill in Bertie Precinct, NC established in 1736 by James Castellaw, treasurer of Bertie and on whose land the mill, courthouse, jail, "whipping post and stocks" were located. Subsequently called Lockharts, Evans and finally purchased by William Hoggard circa 1800. His home still stands there.
John married Sarah WILLIAMS 1712, Bertie Co., NC. Sarah (daughter of John WILLIAMS, II and Mary POPE) was born 1699, Isle of Wright Co., VA, USA; died 1770, Bertie Co., NC, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 13. | Sarah WILLIAMS was born 1699, Isle of Wright Co., VA, USA (daughter of John WILLIAMS, II and Mary POPE); died 1770, Bertie Co., NC, USA. Other Events:
- _UID: 94EA2B3775F94D119439A3F005D404452E73
Children:
- 6. Thomas CASTELLAW was born 1 Jun 1713, Bertie Co. NC; died 10 Apr 1790, Barnwell Co. SC.
- Bethia H. CASTELLAW was born Jun 1715, Bertie Precinct, NC; died Abt 1775, Camden Co., GA.
- William CASTELLAW was born 1718, Bertie Co. NC; died Bef June 18, 1749, Bertie Co. NC.
- John CASTELLAW was born 1719, Bertie Co. NC; died aaft 11 Dec 1813, Bertie Co. NC.
- Sarah CASTELLAW was born 21 Jan 1738, Scotland Neck, Halifax Co. NC; died 11 Jun 1818, Muhlenberg Co. KY.
- Katherine CASTELLAW was born 1723, Scotland Neck, Halifax Co. NC; died 1780, Sampson Co. NC.
- James CASTELLAW, Jr. was born 1735, Bertie Co. NC; died 26 Sep 1785, Barnwell Co. SC.
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