The fol;lowing Cates had connections with the Edwards of Orange, Ashe, Alleghany, Surry,
and Wilkes Co. NC
Descendants of Thomas Cates
1 Thomas Cates
.. +Rebecca Sykes
2 Lucy Cates b: 1741 in Orange County North Carolina
.... +John Edwards b: 1740 in Isle of Wight Virginia m: Abt. 1785 in North Carolina d:
1817 in Orange Cty North Carolina Father: John Edwards Mother: Mary Stokes
... 3 Elizabeth Edwards
... 3 Rhonda Edwards
... 3 Young Edwards b: 1760 in Granville County North Carolina d: 1843 in Ashe Cty
North Carolina
....... +Cates b: Abt. 1755 m: Abt. 1778 in Orange Cty North Carolina
... 3 John Edwards b: 1762 in Orange County North Carolina d: 1855 in Marion Twsp
Lawrence County Indiana
....... +Mary Burton b: 1773 d: Abt. 1855
... 3 Isaac Edwards b: 1787
... 3 Allen Edwards b: September 08, 1791 d: September 11, 1871
....... +Mary Faucette b: Abt. 1793 d: July 18, 1858 Father: Samuel Faucette Mother:
Elizabeth Durham
... *2nd Wife of Allen Edwards:
....... +Nancy Caruthers m: May 12, 1812 in Orange Co. NC
... 3 Richard Edwards b: 1796
Descendants of Thomas Durham
1 Thomas Durham b: May 12, 1752
.. +Susannah Cates
2 Elizabeth Durham b: Abt. 1775 in Orange County North Carolina d: March 11, 1860 in
Orange County North Carolina
.... +Samuel Faucette b: Abt. 1773 in Orange County North Carolina m: January 11, 1796 in
Orange Co. NC d: May 15, 1847 in Orange County North Carolina
... 3 Mary Faucette b: Abt. 1793 d: July 18, 1858
....... +Allen Edwards b: September 08, 1791 d: September 11, 1871 Father: John Edwards
Mother: Lucy Cates
Descendants of Cates
1 Cates b: Abt. 1755
.. +Young Edwards b: 1760 in Granville County North Carolina m: Abt. 1778 in Orange Cty
North Carolina d: 1843 in Ashe Cty North Carolina Father: John Edwards Mother: Lucy Cates
2 Young Edwards b: May 28, 1781 in Orange County North Carolina d: January 22, 1864 in
Alleghany County N.C.
.... +Catharine Cox b: June 01, 1792 in Grayson County VA m: Abt. 1811 in Virginia d:
January 20, 1864 in Alleghany Co. NC Father: James Cox Mother: Elizabeth Terrill
2 Son Edwards b: Abt. 1783 in Orange County North Carolina
2 Edward Edwards b: 1784 in Orange County North Carolina d: September 1838 in Mitch
Lawrence County Indiana
.... +Mary Cox
2 Dau Edwards b: Abt. 1788 in Orange County North Carolina
2 John Edwards b: Abt. 1790 in Wilkes County North Carolina
2 Allen Edwards b: April 13, 1796 in Wilkes County N.C. d: June 04, 1880 in Alleghany
County N.C.
.... +Sarah b: 1804 m: June 16, 1822 in Ashe County North Carolina d: 1864 in Alleghany
County N.C.
*2nd Wife of Allen Edwards:
.... +Martha Anders b: 1825 m: April 09, 1865 in North Carolina
2 Richard Edwards b: October 20, 1798 in Ashe County North Carolina d: 1890 in
Alleghany County North Carolina
.... +Edith Barton b: August 20, 1799 in Grayson County Virginia m: Abt. 1818 d: 1881 in
Alleghany County North Carolina Father: John Barton Mother: Elizabeth Pennington
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