Jeremiah Castleberry

1765 - 1836  (71 years)

• Name	Jeremiah Castleberry
  Born	23 Jan 1765	South Carolina, USA
  	Page from John Castleberry's (1738-1802) Bible confirming birth dates of Henry, John, Jeremiah, Abigail, Jehu, Katherine, Elizabeth, Jane, Sarah, and James Castleberry. The bible is owned by Paula Eller Castleberry of Eclectic, Alabama, wife of James Alfred Castleberry.
  Gender	Male
  Witness	20 Dec 1780	Greene Co, Georgia, USA
  	Indenture between Richard Castleberry of Wilkes Co., Grantor, and Allen Gay of Washington Co., Grantee, for £100 current money; 287-1/2 acres in Greene, formerly Washington Co., on Rocky Creek, bounded by John McClean, Joseph Walker, David Young, and vacant land, and granted in the name of John Perkins on 31 Dec 1780. Wit: Gilbert Gay, John Robeson, Jeremiah Castleberry, John Mitchell, J.P. Recorded 5 May 1792.
  	Freda R. Turner, abst. Greene Co, Georgia, Land Records: Deeds 1785-1810 (Fernandina Beach, FL: Wolfe Pub., 1997), 13. [Deed Book A-70]
  Religion	1786
  	Member of Long Creek Baptist Church.
  Witness	22 Aug 1787	Greene Co, Georgia, USA
  	Indenture between Daniel Conner of Washington, Co., Grantor, and John Trippe of Greene Co., Grantee, for (an unstated amount); 500 acres in Greene Co. Witness: Matt Hubbert, Jeremiah Castlebery, Robert Castlebery. Recorded 17 May 1790. [Deed Book C-362].
  	(1) Freda R. Turner, abst. Greene Co, Georgia, Land Records: Deeds 1785-1810 (Fernandina Beach, FL: Wolfe Pub., 1997), 65. [Deed Book C-362] (2) Lois Helmers, comp. Early Records of Greene County, Georgia (n.p.: Lois Helmers, 2014), 159. [Greene Co, GA Deed Book C-362]
  Property, Real	1788	Washington Co, Georgia, USA
  	200 acres land granted to Jeremiah Castleberry.
  	Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756-1909 (Vidalia, GA: Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1970), 102. [Grant Book QQQ-344]
  Witness	25 Dec 1789	Greene Co, Georgia, USA
  	Indenture between Richard Castleberry of Wilkes Co., Grantor, and Allen Gay of Washington Co., Grantee, for £100 current money; 287-1/2 acres in Greene, formerly Washington Co., on Rocky Creek, bounded by John McClean, Joseph Walker, David Young, and vacant land, and granted in the name of John Perkins on 31 Dec 1780. Wit: Gilbert Gay, John Robeson, Jeremiah Castleberry, John Mitchell, J.P. Recorded 5 May 1792.
  	(1) Freda R. Turner, abst. Greene Co, Georgia, Land Records: Deeds 1785-1810 (Fernandina Beach, FL: Wolfe Pub., 1997), 13. [Greene Co, GA Deed Book A-70] (2) Lois Helmers, ed. Early Records of Greene County, Georgia (n.p.: Lois Helmers, 2014), 97. [Greene Co, GA Deed Book A-70]
  Witness	28 Oct 1791	Greene Co, Georgia, USA
  	Indenture between Allen Gay of Greene Co, Grantor, and Henry Castleberry of Greene Co, Grantee, for £50 current money; 118 acres in Greene Co. Witness: Theodosius Turk, John Mitchell, J.P., Jeremiah Castlebury. Recorded 24 April 1792.
  	(1) Freda R. Turner, abst. Greene Co, Georgia, Land Records: Deeds 1785-1810 (Fernandina Beach, FL: Wolfe Pub., 1997), 11. [Greene Co, GA Deed Book A-64] (2) Lois Helmers, comp. Early Records of Greene County, Georgia (n.p.: Lois Helmers, 2014), 95. [Greene Co, GA Deed Book A-64]
  Tax Records	1794	Hancock Co, Georgia, USA
  	An Index to Georgia Tax Digests 1789-1799 (Spartanberg, SC: Reprint Co., 1986), 14.
  Property, Real	1796	Greene Co, Georgia, USA
  	209 acres land granted to Jeremiah Castleberry.
  	Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756-1909 (Vidalia, GA: Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1970), 102. [Grant Book YYYY-316]
  Tax Records	1796	Hancock Co, Georgia, USA
  	An Index to Georgia Tax Digests 1789-1799 (Spartanberg, SC: Reprint Co., 1986), 14.
  Witness	1801	Hancock Co, Georgia, USA
  	Witnessed his father's will
  Bible	1803
  		Bible of John Castleberry A list of the ages of John Castleberry's children. Henry Castleberry was born October 11, 1760. John Castleberry was born December 19, 1762 Jeremiah Castleberry was born January 23, 1765 Abigail Castleberry was born August 21, 1767 Peter Castleberry was born November 28, 1770 Katharine Castleberry was born March 5, 1773 Elizabeth Castleberry was born May 11, 1775 Jane Castleberry was born January 14, 1778 Sarah Castleberry was born December 16, 1780 James Castleberry was born April 6, 1783 Mary Ann Castleberry born November 10, 1741
  Misc.	1803
  	Jeremiah and other legatees deed Ishmael Vineyard's land to his widow,Jane [Henderson]
  Tax Records	1805	Warren Co, Georgia, USA
  	Flournoys District, p. 200
  Census	1810	Georgia, USA
  	Would have been living in Putnam County. Check the published book records.
  Census	1820	Putnam Co, Georgia, USA
  	Capt William Evans District, p 84, enumerated 7 Aug 1820
  		1820 Census for Putnam County, Georgia, Capt William Evans District, Sheet 84 --Jeremiah Castleberry--free white males under 10=2; free white males 10-15=1; free white males 16-18=1, free white males 16-25=1; free white males 45 over=1; free white females under 10=1; free white females 10-15=2; free white females 26-44=1; Slaves: males 14-25=1; males 14-25=1; males 26-44=1; females under 14=1; Total persons engaged in Agriculture = 4; Free White persons under 16 = 6, Free White persons over 25 = 2, Total Free persons = 9, Total Slaves = 4, Total all persons = 13.
  Land Lottery	1820	Georgia, USA
  	Jeremiah living in Putnam Co, in Evans Military Dist, drew land in Early Co, Lot 203 section 17
  	Silas Emmett Lucas. Third or 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press Inc, 1986), 58.
  Residence	1820	Putnam Co, Georgia, USA
  	Jeremiah Castleberry son of John Castleberry Talbot Co., GA, 1801, Talbot County, GA. Jeremiah and his family spent the years 1800-1830 in northeast Georgia. He witnessed the will of his father John in Hancock Co. in 1801. Crooked Creek Primitive Baptist Church records, of Putnam Co and census records of 1830 place Jeremiah's family in Putnam from 1820 to Aug 1830. He signed a letter from Talbot Co. in 1835, which identified him as the son of John. (Archives library, Atlanta, JNC. Jr) After Jeremiah's death, his wife Mary is shown in the household of her son - Simeon Castlebery- 1850 Census Talbotton.
  Census	1830	Putnam Co, Georgia, USA
  	Capt. Horace Shaws District, p. 181
  		1830 Census for Putnam County, Georgia, Capt. Horace Shaw's District, Sheet 181 --Jeremiah Castleberry--free white males, 5 & under = 1, free white males, 10-14 = 1, free white males, 15-19 = 1, free white males, 20-29 = 2, free white males, 60-69 = 1; free white females, 5-9 = 1, free white females 40-49 = 1, Slaves, Females: 10-23 = 1, Free White Persons, under 20: 4, free white persons, 20 - 49 = 3, free white persons over 50 = 1; Total Free white persons = 8, Total Slaves = 1, Total All persons = 9.
  Affidavit	7 Jul 1835	Talbot Co, Georgia, USA
  		Jeremiah Castleberry's handwritten affidavit dated 7 Jul 1835 for loss of horse. Affidavit entered into court at Talbot, County, Georgia Inferior Court, swearing that his father's [John Castleberry] horse was stolen by the Indians in the fall of 1780.
  Died	27 May 1836	Talbotton, Talbot Co, Georgia, USA
  Buried	unknown
  Person ID	I549	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	John Castleberry,   b. ca 1738, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Jan 1802, Hancock Co, Georgia, USA  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann,   b. 10 Nov 1741, North Carolina, British America ,   d. ca 1785, Hancock Co, Georgia, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1760
  Family ID	F255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Smith,   b. 4 Sep 1773,   d. ca 1797, South Carolina, USA  (Age 23 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1792	Warren Co, Georgia, USA
  Children	1. Michal Castleberry,   b. 19 Feb 1794, South Carolina, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Ephraim Castleberry,   b. 26 Apr 1795, South Carolina, USA ,   d. ca 1827, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA  (Age 31 years)   3. Phoebe Castleberry,   b. 25 Jul 1796, South Carolina, USA ,   d. 9 Nov 1834, Monroe Co, Georgia, USA  (Age 38 years)
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Vineyard,   b. 1 Nov 1780, York Co, South Carolina, USA ,   d. 13 Sep 1865, Talbotten, Talbot Co, Georgia, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	11 Feb 1798	Talbotton, Talbot Co, Georgia, USA
  Children	+ 1. William Wesley Castleberry,   b. 5 Mar 1799, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 22 Jun 1871, Coosa Co, Alabama, USA  (Age 72 years)   2. Johnithan Castleberry,   b. 22 Oct 1800, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 2 Nov 1817, Alabama, USA  (Age 17 years)   3. John Castleberry,   b. 11 Feb 1803, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 14 May 1889, Georgia, USA  (Age 86 years) + 4. Martha Castleberry,   b. 1 Sep 1804, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 1864, Chattahoochee Co, Georgia, USA  (Age 59 years) + 5. Simeon Castleberry,   b. 6 Nov 1806, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1882, Colorado Co, Texas, USA  (Age 75 years) + 6. Jane Castleberry,   b. 20 Nov 1808, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1865, Georgia, USA  (Age 57 years) + 7. Mary Ann Castleberry,   b. 22 Jan 1811, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 23 Oct 1884, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA  (Age 73 years) + 8. Jesse Castleberry,   b. 12 Oct 1813, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1880, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA  (Age 66 years)   9. Reuben Castleberry,   b. 13 Oct 1815, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 11 Sep 1872, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA  (Age 56 years)   10. Asa Castleberry,   b. 18 Feb 1818, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1819, Talbotton, Talbot Co, Georgia, USA  (Age 1 years) + 11. Rebecca Castleberry,   b. 8 Feb 1821, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 16 Aug 1861, Alabama, USA  (Age 40 years) + 12. Judge James Vineyard Castleberry, Sr.,   b. 8 Nov 1824, Putnam Co, Georgia, USA ,   d. 31 Dec 1894, Cusseta, Chattahoochee Co, Georgia, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2021
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Witness - Indenture between Richard Castleberry of Wilkes Co., Grantor, and Allen Gay of Washington Co., Grantee, for £100 current money; 287-1/2 acres in Greene, formerly Washington Co., on Rocky Creek, bounded by John McClean, Joseph Walker, David Young, and vacant land, and granted in the name of John Perkins on 31 Dec 1780. Wit: Gilbert Gay, John Robeson, Jeremiah Castleberry, John Mitchell, J.P. Recorded 5 May 1792. - 20 Dec 1780 - Greene Co, Georgia, USA Witness - Indenture between Daniel Conner of Washington, Co., Grantor, and John Trippe of Greene Co., Grantee, for (an unstated amount); 500 acres in Greene Co. Witness: Matt Hubbert, Jeremiah Castlebery, Robert Castlebery. Recorded 17 May 1790. [Deed Book C-362]. - 22 Aug 1787 - Greene Co, Georgia, USA Witness - Indenture between Richard Castleberry of Wilkes Co., Grantor, and Allen Gay of Washington Co., Grantee, for £100 current money; 287-1/2 acres in Greene, formerly Washington Co., on Rocky Creek, bounded by John McClean, Joseph Walker, David Young, and vacant land, and granted in the name of John Perkins on 31 Dec 1780. Wit: Gilbert Gay, John Robeson, Jeremiah Castleberry, John Mitchell, J.P. Recorded 5 May 1792. - 25 Dec 1789 - Greene Co, Georgia, USA Witness - Indenture between Allen Gay of Greene Co, Grantor, and Henry Castleberry of Greene Co, Grantee, for £50 current money; 118 acres in Greene Co. Witness: Theodosius Turk, John Mitchell, J.P., Jeremiah Castlebury. Recorded 24 April 1792. - 28 Oct 1791 - Greene Co, Georgia, USA Tax Records - 1794 - Hancock Co, Georgia, USA Property, Real - 209 acres land granted to Jeremiah Castleberry. - 1796 - Greene Co, Georgia, USA Tax Records - 1796 - Hancock Co, Georgia, USA Witness - Witnessed his father's will - 1801 - Hancock Co, Georgia, USA Census - Would have been living in Putnam County. Check the published book records. - 1810 - Georgia, USA Land Lottery - Jeremiah living in Putnam Co, in Evans Military Dist, drew land in Early Co, Lot 203 section 17 - 1820 - Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth