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A few updates on my previous post:
First, a correction: I said in my previous message that Machack Casteel was not mentioned in Edmond III’s will. I was mistaken. The version of the will that I had originally read did not include his name; but I later came across a version that did list Machack along with Edmond III’s other children. So Machack was most likely in Maryland with his siblings at the time of his father’s death in 1772.
So the question is, what happened to Machack and his children after Edmond III’s death. I have come across at least one reference that says they inherited part of the Casteel family plantation in Maryland. But did they stay there, or did they migrate to the South?
We know that some Casteels moved south into Virginia, and spread from there into the Carolinas and Tennessee. Was Machack and his family among them? I know that some Casteel researchers believe that they were; but I have yet to see any hard evidence of this. If anyone out there has any evidence that shows that Machack or his children were a part of this migration to the South, please let me know about it.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am mainly concerned with Machack’s son Edmond. I am trying to establish whether or not this Edmond Casteel was the same Edmond Casteel who died in McMinn County, Tennessee, in 1831. This Edmond Casteel had a wife named Elizabeth, and had at least six children: Abraham, Willis, Nancy, Barney, Morris, and Mary. I am trying to find any evidence that would confirm that this Edmond Casteel was Machack Casteel’s son.
I have read some speculation that Machack’s son Edmond may lived (and died) in Washington, D.C. (recall that Washington is very near to the Casteel family plantation in Prince Georges County, Maryland, which gives this speculation a ring of credibility). If this is true, then Machack’s son Edmond is not the same Edmond Casteel who died in McMinn County, Tennessee. (If that is the case, then where did Edmond Casteel of Tennessee come from?) But I cannot be certain that the account I read is accurate. If anyone can shed any light on this, please reply.
As for the relationship between Edmond, Morris, and Henry M. Casteel, I can find no evidence of any other Morris Casteel in Tennessee during the late 18th and early 19th centuries except for the son of Edmond Casteel of McMinn County, Tennessee. Edmond’s son Morris was born c.1790, which would have made him the same age as the Morris Casteel I am trying to trace. Edmond also had a son named Abraham; and I have reason to believe that the Morris Casteel I have been researching came to Alabama with an Abraham Casteel. So I have good reason to believe that the Morris I am researching is Edmond’s son.
I have not yet substantiated that Henry M. Casteel is the son of Morris; but I now have a number of reasons to suspect a relationship. First, they would have arrived in Alabama from Tennessee at about the same time (the early 1830s). Second, Morris is believed to have had at least one son in Henry M.’s age group. Third, Morris had a brother named Abraham, and Henry M. named one of his sons Abraham (perhaps named after his uncle). Fourth, Morris’ brother Barney Casteel had a son named Henry who was born c.1814, which is about 3 to 6 years before Henry M. Casteel would be born. Morris could have named his own son after his young nephew. Fifth, some have speculated that Henry M. may have had an older brother named Franklin and a younger brother named Burrell. It is believed that, soon after arriving in Alabama from Tennessee, Henry had a falling out with Franklin and Burrell. Henry remained in Limestone County, while Franklin and Burrell moved to Morgan County. Franklin is known to have had a son named Burrell A., obviously named after Franklin’s brother Burrell. Some believe that the A. may have stood for Asbury. Morris Casteel is known to have had a son named Asbury (who would have been about 17 when Burrell A. Casteel was born). Since Franklin named his son after one of his brothers, it is certainly possible that he named him after TWO of his brothers; but there is no way for me to be sure about this. I have no idea how common the name Asbury was in those days (apparently Franklin’s father-in-law was also named Asbury); but it is certainly an interesting coincidence. Of course, this is all circumstantial evidence, and falls far short of what would be considered proof of a relationship. But it does at least give me grounds to suspect that a relationship is possible. I wish I had more solid evidence. If anyone knows of any additional information that might shed light on this, please let me know.
Thanks again,
-Greg Casteel
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