She would like information on John Cate Jr's son Thomas who
married
Avy Whilite... believe three brother married, some believe sisters,
Winifred, believes they were cousins... and the grandchildren of
Conrad Whilhit.
Three Cate brothers married three Wilhite sisters. Adam Wilhite was the
father of the three Wilhite sisters. Adam Wilhite was the son of Conrad
Wilhite, so the children of Adam in the following report were also
grandchildren of Conrad.
Variant spellings of the surname are Wilhoit and Wilheit. Wilheit was the
original German spelling.
Jerry Bryan
Descendants of Adam Wilhite
FIRST GENERATION
1. Adam Wilhite was born in 1760 in Culpepper, Orange County, Virginia. He
died before December 1815 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was married to
Missy/Patsey Batey in Virginia. Missy/Patsey Batey was born in 1758. Adam
Wilhite and Missy/Patsey Batey had the following children:
+2 i. Barbara Wilhite.
3 ii. Sally Wilhite.
4 iii. Mary Wilhite.
5 iv. Ezekiel Wilhite was born in 1780.
+6 v. Avy Wilhite (born in 1782).
7 vi. Nancy Wilhite was born in 1784.
+8 vii. John Wilhite (born in 1789).
9 viii. James Wilhite was born in 1791. He died in 1854.
+10 ix. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wilhite/Wilhoit (born on August
21, 1796).
SECOND GENERATION
2. Barbara Wilhite (Adam-1) was born in North Carolina. She died in
Tennessee. She was born in North Carolina. She died in Tennessee. She was
married to Samuel Cate (son of John Cate Sr and Mary) about 1797 in
Tennessee. Samuel Cate was born in 1783 in Virginia. He died about 1848 in
Knox County, Tennessee. Barbara Wilhite and Samuel Cate had the following
children:
+11 i. Martha Patsy Cate (born about 1798).
+12 ii. Samuel Cate (born in 1800).
13 iii. Elizabeth Cate was born in 1802 in Tennessee.
+14 iv. William Cate (born on August 30, 1803).
15 v. Joshua Cate was born in 1809 in Tennessee.
+16 vi. Mary Cate (born in 1810).
17 vii. John Cate was born in 1812 in Tennessee.
+18 viii. Avey Cate (born in 1814).
+19 ix. Priscilla (Prissy) Cate (born in 1816).
20 x. Mahaly Cate was born about 1820 in Tennessee.
+21 xi. Barbara Ellen Barbery Cate (born on August 15,
1828).
6. Avy Wilhite (Adam-1) was born in 1782 in North Carolina. She died on
February 6, 1865 in Niota, McMinn County, Tennessee. She was buried on
February 6, 1865 in Cate Cemetery, Niota, McMinn County, Tennessee. She was
married to Thomas Cate (son of John Cate Sr and Mary) on April 23, 1802 in
Jefferson County, Tennessee. Thomas Cate was born in 1776 in North
Carolina. He died on August 14, 1842 in Niota, McMinn County, Tennessee. He
was buried on August 14, 1842 in Cate Cemetery, Niota, McMinn County,
Tennessee. Avy Wilhite and Thomas Cate had the following children:
+22 i. Simeon Cate (born on July 7, 1801).
+23 ii. Sarah (Sally) Cate (born on April 28, 1803).
+24 iii. Mary (Polly) Cate (born on March 19, 1805).
+25 iv. Martha Patsy Cate (born on March 8, 1807).
+26 v. John Baldwin Cate (born on April 18, 1810).
+27 vi. Anna (Annie) Cate (born on May 18, 1811).
+28 vii. Andrew Jackson Cate (born on May 5, 1814).
+29 viii. Joseph Greenberry Cate (born on March 15, 1816).
+30 ix. Lea Cate (born on April 21, 1818).
8. John Wilhite (Adam-1) was born in 1789. He was married to Mary Frances
Broyles. John Wilhite and Mary Frances Broyles had the following children:
+31 i. Martha Wilhite (born on October 15, 1808).
32 ii. McKenzie J. Wilhite was born about 1815. He died
in 1849 in Texas.
33 iii. William Wilhite was born about 1817. He died on
February 16, 1848 in San Angel, Mexico.
+34 iv. Elizabeth Wilhite (born about 1818).
+35 v. Mary Wilhite (born in 1820).
+36 vi. Malinda Wilhite (born in June 1823).
37 vii. Julia Ann Wilhite was born on April 22, 1829. She
died on January 18, 1910 in Bolivar, Denton County, Texas.
38 viii. James J. Wilhite was born in 1829.
10. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wilhite/Wilhoit (Adam-1) was born on August 21, 1796
in Tennessee. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Sevier County,
Tennessee. She died on December 8, 1868 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She
was buried after December 8, 1868 in Pollards Cemetery, Kodak, Sevier
County, Tennessee. She was married to Joshua Cate (son of John Cate Sr and
Mary) on February 7, 1819 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Joshua Cate was
born on March 10, 1792 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. He appeared on the
census in 1850 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He died on December 15, 1876 in
Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee. He was buried after December 15, 1876 in
Pollards Cemetery, Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee. He signed a will on
December 18, 1876 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He was buried in Pollards
Cemetery, Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (Betsy)
Wilhite/Wilhoit and Joshua Cate had the following children:
+39 i. Perry Marshall Cate (born on April 28, 1820).
+40 ii. Ava Manuary Cate (born on May 4, 1822).
+41 iii. Lee Cate (born on January 25, 1824).
+42 iv. Madison Cate (born on March 9, 1826).
+43 v. Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate (born on December 2,
1828).
+44 vi. Greenberry B. (Green) Cate (born on October 27,
1831).
+45 vii. Elizabeth Angelina Cate (born on January 26,
1835).
46 viii. Joseph Cate was born in 1835. He appeared on the
census in 1850 in Sevier County, Tennessee.
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