5-15-2000, received a call from L Winifred Jacob, of Beverton, Or
97005, 5200 S W Colony Ct. about our mutual Cate Line.... says that
the father of John Cate SR. is Robert Cate Jr. son of Robert the
Shoemaker Cate of Coin Creek Caswell, CO NC. had two sons, Charles
Cate whom married Sarah Baldwin and John Cate Sr, moved to TN for
greater religious Freedom.. There was a Colony of CATES in NC maybe
Huegnots or Quakers, Believe wife or mother of Robert was Elizabeth.
Can any one comment on the first paragraph?
There were so many Johns, Williams, Thomases, and Charles in North Carolina
that I wonder if they will ever be totally sorted out and proven. But here
is my current understanding of the best available research.
Robert Cate Sr. (the shoemaker) b. ca. 1670 and Ann
Robert Cate Jr. b. <1700 in Henrico Co. VA, and Elizabeth Wyatt
John Cate b. ca. 1736 in NC and Catherine
William P. Cate b. ca. 1760 in Orange Co., NC and Mary Enyard
John Cate Sr. b. 16 Sep 1753 in Orange Co., NC and Mary
John Cate Sr. and Mary were m. 20 Apr 1798 in Orange Co., NC. Mary was John
Cate Sr.'s second wife, with the name of his first wife unknown.
I do not think the two John Cates above were the same person, so I do not
believe John Cate Sr. was the son of Robert Cate Jr. I do believe that
Charles Cate Sr. who married Sarah Baldwin was the son of Robert Cate Jr. I
mention William P. Cate in part because he is sometimes said to have been a
son of John Cate Sr. I have two Cate lines -- John Cate Sr. and William
P. Cate, so I am very much interested in any research on these lines.
There are others on the list who are more expert on these matters than I am.
Perhaps some of them may wish to comment.
Jerry Bryan
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