Hi folks: Here's part II.
Here is some info. from the Wake Forest Library. Only in entries not of
the Cates family have I put the CATE in upper case letters.
"Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, NC
1752-1800." Compiled by Ruth Herndon Shields. Genealogical publ. Co.
1972.
A 3
Will of Jonathan Fincher. Dated 20 mar 1757, proved may 1757
wife: named not stated, ten shillings.
sons: "eldest son" name not stated, but called Joshua in Codicil.
Jonathan, Richard, Joseph, Benjamin (he is to be bound to Joseph
Mattox)
No executors named.
Witnesses: Benj. CATE, Charles Jonas, Margaret (x) Whitehead.
A 66
Will of Thomas Cate, dated 5 November 1765, proved May 1767
wife: Elizabeth
son: Richard "plantation whereon I now live"
daughter Sarah "daughters" mentioned
granddaughter Ann "daughter of my son Thomas"
Executors: sons Thomas and Joseph
Witnesses: William Smith, Elizabeth (x0 Cate.
A 95
Will of Owen Thomas. Dated 17 March 1769, proved April 1769
wife: Mary
"six small children: Hester, Joana, Lewis, Jonathan, John, Elizabeth".
brother James Thomas "as long as he lives with them" (the children)
sons: William, James, George, Michal.
daus: Mary Hard (or Hart), Ann Wilks.
Executors: John Gray, Thomas CATE son of Robert.
Witness: John Baskett, Frederick Williams.
A 124
Will of Edmund Hardin. Dated 20 August 1769, no probate date.
wife: Mary
"Estate to be divided between wife and 3 children and unborn child".
Executors: wife Mary, and Thomas CATE
Witnesses: John Baskett, Jonathan Hardin, Moses Rice.
A 135
Will of John Baskett, Dated 26 Feb. 1771, proved --
wife: Ann brother: James
sons: William, Thomas (under age).
Executors: friends Thomas CATE and James Baskett.
Witnesses: John CATE, Elizabeth Cate.
A 211
Will of Melchi (x) Daniel (or McDaniel). Dated 23 jan 1779, proved Feb
1780
wife: Marget
"Remaining children" ... names and number not stated.
(others may have died or married and left home ?)
Executors: Lewis Kirk, Richard CATE
Witness: Benjamin (x) McCool (?).
A 257
Will in Archives. Dated 20 April 1781, proved Aug 1782
Amos (x) Thomson or Thompson wife: Martha
son: Littlebury Thomas
brother: Charles Thomas "all my land in Donwoody County, Va."
Executors: Lewis Kirk, Richard CATE, brother Charles Thomas, Jesse
Roper.
Witnesses: Hen. Handcock, Robert Peebles, Buckner (x) Floyd, Benjamin
Tarver.
B 20
Will in Archives. Dated 18 July 1877, proved ...
Andross Randall wife: Catherine
daughter: Mary Randall
No executor named
Witnesses: Robert CATE, Joseph Cate, Thomas Cate.
B 259
Will in Archives. Dated 16 July 1793, proved Feb 1794
Richard Cate wife: Emelia
"My eight children...James, Jesse, Richard, Thomas, John, Martha,
Susannah, Emilia"
son: Benjamin
dau: Martha Hastin (Hastings ?)
Several tracts of land are devised. One tract joins Charles Kelly,
Another, "100 acres which I purchased from James Crawford". "50 acres
on Cain Creek". "Land purchased from Thomas Moore", "tract bought of
Richard Tinnen on E. side of Cain Creek", "my mill on west side of Cain
Creek".
Executors: Sackfield (?) Brewer, brother John Cate, son James Cate.
Witnesses: Bernard Cate, Lewis Kirk.
C28
Will in Archives. Dated 24 Dec 1793, proved Aug 1794
Joseph Cate wife: Ann
sons: Solomon, Charles, Steven
daughters: Esther, Sall
Testator's property is on Cane Creek. Neighbors mentioned are John Cate,
Thomas Baskett, Thomas Durham, W. or Mr. Brewer.
Executors: wife, Ann, brother Thomas
Witnesses: John Cate, Elizabeth Cate, John Workman.
C 94
Will in Archives. Dated 6 March 1797, proved May 1796
John Fossett (signed John Faucette) wife: Pherebe
son: Thomas Fossett "plantation joining Joseph Hastings:
dau: Polly Fossett
Executors: Thomas CATE, Ezra Cate, "my brother Sam Fossett".
Witnesses" Richard (x) Fossett, Thomas (x) Faucette.
C 104
Will in Archives. Dated 27 May 1797, proved Nov. 1797
William (x) Rodgers of the Hawfields
wife: Elizabeth
sons: Abraham Rogers, Theopelous Rodgers, Nathan Rodgers
daus: Rachel Garner, Jemima Green, Morning Perkins, Leasey Rodgers,
Wilthy Bryant, Laney Rodgers, youngest.
Executors: wife Elizabeth, son Theopelous
Witnesses: Thomas Bradford, Moses CATE
C 136
Will in Archives. Dated 2 Dec 1798, proved May 1799
Benjamin (x) Cate wife: Mary to receive 1/6th part of estate
He is to "be buried at the Reading House".
"5 sons viz: John Cate, Timothy Cate, Jesse Cate, William Cate, and
James Cate."
dau: Mary Cate, under age
"to Henry Hunt's oldest boy Elijah Hunt"...
"to David Nutt's oldest son John Nutt"...
Executors: brother Richard Cate, William Cain, merchant
Witnesses: Alex'r McMullan, Edward Wortham, William (x) Cate.
C 155
Will in Archives. Dated 17 Oct 1799, proved Nov 1799.
Conrad Messer Smith
sons: Leonard, Stephen, Conrad, Phette.
daus: Elizabeth CATES. Mary "10 sh. to disinherit her"
Witnesses: Jno. McMullan, Alexander Turrentine.
Executor named by the Court, Samuel Turrentine.