I had a friend that goes to the NC Archives look at the list for wills in
Orange Co NC because of the discussion recently abt the earliest Cate/s
wills in Orange Co NC.
I want to share some of what Carol sent to me abt the above:
"There are no early wills as early as you asked for (1730) because Orange Co
NC was not formed mid 1750s from Bladen, Granville, and Johnston counties.
The 2 Volumes which list all the extant NC wills (except for some
unrecorded Granville CO wills) listed no wills as early as 1730. I looked
at early deeds for those counties and there were a few Cates mentioned,
mostly in Granville CO.
I did make a list of all the estates in Orange CO NC for Cate/s: box
CR073.508.18
CATE
Bernard 1808 - John 1836 - Rebeckah 1820 - Thomas 1813 - Benjamin 1811 -
John 1828 - Richard 1794 - Thomas c 1817 - Geo. W. c 1863 - John E. c
1836 - Mary B. 1898
Lydia (see Thomas Roundtree 1820) - Patrick F. 1898 - Huldah 1851 -
Martha 1844 - Richard 1837 - William 1803 - H. M. c1911 - N.C. c 1885 -
Wm/Lazarus 1855
CATES bos CR073.508.19
Patsy 1878 - Sallie c 1890 - Solomon 1877- Thomas B. c 1853 - Wiatt c
1891 - Wm 1865 - Penny/Wm c 1876 - Sanders c 1891 - Stanford c 1891 -
Thomas J. c 1898 - Wm c 1855 - Richard 1846 - Sarah 1898 - Thomas c
1864 - Wesley c 1858 - Wm c 1856"
Two wks ago I ordered a bk on early Granville CO NC records so I hope when
(??) it arrives I will find some Cate/s data in there to share.
This morning I was working on my friend's Stewart line and found this:
Thomas Montgomery Stuart m. Sultana Newberry 5 March 1871 in Palo Pinto Co TX.
One of their dghts was: Lenna Alice Stuart who married J. B. CATE
Lenna and J B were the parents of Stuart Cate/ Odwin Cate/ Richard C. b
12 mar 1874 and d 14 jan 1912 m Laura Daniel/ Thomas b 9 Sept 1880 and d 1
sept 1908/
George Custer b 24 Nov 1887 and d 8 Dec 1939 m Mildred Kate Hall/ and Willie
d. infancy.
Regards, Bettye