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The Miles Castiller Family
Miles Castiller-Castillo-Castilloe-Castillow
b. 15 Mar 1760
d. 24 Jul 1829, Jefferson Co, TN
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown
m. 20 Jun 1806,
Rutherford Co, NC
Isabella Swan
b. 23 Feb 1783
d.
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown
Children:
Alfred S. Robens (alias Castiller; son of Isabella, but not Miles)
b. 23 Apr 1802Elizabeth M. N. Castiller
b. 22 Jul 1807
d. 28 Dec 1809Samuel Swan Castiller (m. Sary Reaves)
b. 10 Dec 1811
m. 20 Jul 1833Jonas B. Castiller (m. Mary Solomon)
b. 23 Apr 1814
m. 20 Apr 1837William Castiller
b. 9 May 1816
d. 9 May 1846Eliza Castiller
b. 24 Feb 1819
d. 4 Aug 1832Robert S. Castiller (m. Rody Solomon)
b. 22 De 1821
m. 19 Jan 1847James Mastin Castiller
b. 4 Nov 1823
d. 16 Oct 1824
Chronological Timeline:
The 1790 federal census has Miles Castillo enumerated within Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; his household consisted of the following:
1 Male over 16
2 Males under 16
4 Females
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY8-37RY
The 1800 federal census has Miles Castillow enumerated within Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; his household consisted of the following:
1 Male 10-16
1 Male 26-45
1 Female 10-16
1 Female 16-26
1 Female 45+
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8F-VZ2
On 10 Aug 1805 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Miles Castillo entered claim #700 for 6 acres of land on the waters of Sugar Creek joining his own line and James McCoy's, including his improvement. The warrant ordering a survey was issued on 11 Nov 1805 and the survey was completed the next day, on 12 Nov 1805, by Wm. Black. The property was described as being "on the waters of Sugar Creek beginning at a hickory his own & James McCoys corner & runs with his own line North 76 West 110 poles to a stake, thence North 14 West 26 poles to a black jack said James McCoys corner, thence with said James McCoys line South 68 East 120 poles to the beginning." The chain-carriers were James B. Hill and John McGibbene.
SOURCE: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60621/records/44232
The 1810 federal census has Miles Castiller enumerated within Rutherford County, North Carolina; his household consisted of the following:
1 Male under 10
1 Male 45+
1 Female 16-26
1 Slave
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB9-GMT
On 16 Oct 1828 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, Miles Castiller wrote his last will and testament. He bequeathed everything to his wife Isabella, to support herself and their children during her natural life. The witnesses were John Hill and John Rader who both proved the deed in court during the September 1829 session.
SOURCE: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9176/images/004087714_00410
The 1830 federal census has Isabel Costiller enumerated within Jefferson County, Tennessee; her household consisted of the following:
1 Male 5-10
1 Male 10-15
2 Males 15-20
1 Male 50-60
1 Female 10-15
1 Female 40-50
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYK-SPNS
The 1850 federal census has Isabela Castiler enumerated on 16 Nov 1850 witin the 26th District of Bradley County, Tennessee; she was living in the household of her son Alfred Castiler:
Alfred Castiler 42 M W Farmer $2000 real estate Tennessee
Rhoda 44 F W Tennessee
Sarah 2 (21?) F W Tennessee
Isabela Castiler 64 F W Tennessee
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DRKR-TL
In 1858, the widowed Isabella Castilloe applied for a pension for her late husband Miles Castilloe's Revolutionary War service.
SOURCE: https://revwarapps.org/w10300.pdf
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