Charlie,
Thanks for your reckoning but still stand by what I said. The Richard
Cate who died in 1806 is not the son of Richard and Emelia Smith Cate. The
citation below that was in my first note applys to my satisfaction that he
was not.
28 Aug 1810 - RICHARD CATE conveyed to Thomas Cate his right to certain
negroes via the will of Richard Cate given to Benjamin Cate & Milly Cate wife
of Richard, deceased, and to be divided at their death to the other children
of Richard. Witness: Thomas Brewer.
I'm not sure where or how your mention of Thomas "Hatter" Cate comes
into
any of this.
I must ask... who do you think was the Richard Cate who appears in the
1800 Census for Orange County on Page 613? Wouldn't you think that the Abner
Cate on Page 612 and the John Cate on Page 613 were his sons? Note they do
not live close/near to others of interest. Richard's census citation is as
follows:
1800 Federal Census for Orange County, North Carolina, Page 613 - Richard
Cate age 45 & over; 1 female age 45 & over, 1 female age 26-45.
It is my belief that this is the Richard Cate who died in 1806. I have a
theory as to his parentage but want to check a few more things out before I
make that statement. This Cate family resided in the Eno/Little River area
of Orange County as per the deed records.
You said:
1810 Orange County Census - RICHARD CATE 26-45, 2 females 16-26, 1 slave.
If this is the same Richard Cate as Richard Cate "Jr," this age grouping
would still apply, if we assume the birth date of 1755 for this particular
Richard Cate is correct.
Sorry, still don't follow the above reasoning. Obviously to me, this
Richard Cate was the son of Richard Cate & Emelia Smith. 45 from 110 equals
65. Therefore the very earliest that he could have been born was in 1765.
Since "26-45" is a broad range, he was most probably born later than that.
All I have time for now...
Allan H. Baumbach
810 East Shady Way #309
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Al in IL