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Martha was a Tuscarora woman (Freeman).

Ann Butler, born say 1670, was the servant of Samuel hersey on January 15, 1690 when she admitted in Somerset Co., Maryland Court that she had a "Molatta" child by "Emanuel Negro" a slave of William Coulborne. She promised to pay Hersey 1,200 pounds of tobacco for his expenses in raising the child. Emanuel was given 39 lashes on June 10, 1690 when he was convicted of stealing a hog (Judicial records 1689-90, 36, 57,60a,106,200). She may have been the ancestor those members of the Butler family who were in North Carolina by 1751. Margaret Butler, born say 1725, Elizabeth, born say 1730, Martha, born say 1739, Robert, born say 1735, Isaac, b. say 1738, Rachel born say 1746, Abigail born before 1750, John born 1755. (Caldwell)

Martha Butler, "Free Mulatto Female", born perhaps 1739, was taxed in 1761 and 1763 in John Castellaw's household in the Bertie County Tax list of John Hill. She was in Castellay's household in the tax list of 1766 - 1772. She was apparently John Castellaw's common-law wife for in 1771 William Castellaw was taxed in the Bertie list of Humphrey Nichols as a "free Mulattoe and in 1771 William Castellaw deeded to "William Castellaw, son of Martha Butler" [Deed Book L:283] The Deed was proved in Bertie Court by the oath of Arthur Williams who was probably the common-law husband of Elizabeth Butler. Now your guess is as good as mine as to whether the mulatto column is for African or Indian hertiage.

Birth	Abt 1739	North Carolina, British America
Marriage		John Castellaw

Spouse	John Castellaw (1727 - 1813)
Child	William Castellaw ( - )

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