Following notes from my files on Bedford County TN
Bedford County TN Abstracts of Deeds 1807-1852
K.215. 24 Feb 1819
Thomas Cates and wife Martha Cates, Joseph Hastings, Robert Hastings, and
Samuel Pollock and wife Susanna Pollock sold land on Big Flat Creek to Stephen
and and Henry Hastings.
M.119. 22 Feb 1819
John Cates power of attorney to Peter Saling: I, John Cates of Howard
County, Miss. appoint _____ my attorney to settle business in Tennessee.
Dated 22 Feb 1819, Franklin, Miss. (My note: believe Miss. should be Mo. as
there is a Franklin in Howard County, MO. See P.241)
N.272. 13 Sep 1819
Peter Saling and John Cates to N. Anthony
P.241. 17 Oct 1818
John Cates to Nicholas Anthony power of attorney: I, John Cates to Nicholas
Anthony . . . power of attorney. This document stated John Cates was of
Howard County, Missouri. Reg. 16 Oct 1822.
FF.526. 30 Dec 1836
Joseph S. Cates and wife Sophia Cates (and others), heirs of Polly Himes,
deceased.
HH.311. 03 Dec 1821
Thomas S. Cates to Joseph Hastings. Sold interest in estate of Susannah
Hastings, widow of Joseph Hastings, decd., all his share by heirship in the
State of North Carolina. Witnesses Henry Hastings and John Hastings.
JJ.71. 09 Oct 1839
Joseph S. Cates and wife Sophia Cates to William H. Himes.
JJ.348. 12 Jun 1840
John S. Cates and wife Elizabeth Cates to Joseph Hastings. All of Bedford, TN
JJ.375. 06 Jun 1840
William H. Cates and others to Joseph Hastings. William F. Cates; Joseph S.
Cates; Robert Pollock and wife Susannah Pollock; Andrew Morgan and wife Tempy
Morgan; Jacob Hershaw and wife Mary Hershaw to Joseph Hastings, off their
interest in the estate of their grandfather Joseph Hastings, decd.
MM.110. 01 Oct 1842
Thomas S. Cates to Joseph Hastings, all interest to Negroes belonging to
Joseph Hastings in possession of wife Susannah Hastings.
PP.1. 30 Sep 1846
John S. Cates and wife Elizabeth Cates to Joseph Hastings lifetime estate of
Mary Ann Hime.
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Hastings Camp Ground Cemetery
Joseph Cates, born in Orange County, North Carolina - 28 Sep 1812 and died 30
Sep 1889
Sophia, Consort of Joseph Cates, 03 Oct 1820 - 28 Jan 1858, age 38y, 3m, 25d.
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Mother Eliza J. Cates - 1832 - 1916
Son Samuel E. Cates - 1872 - 1916
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W.C. Cates - 13 Aug 1840 - 14 Nov 1902 C.S.A. 1861-1865, Iron Cross
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Virginia B., daughter of Joseph and Susan Cates - 25 Mar 1869 - 18 Oct 1872.
All these close together.
(Copied by a friend who copied only the oldest ones.)