Hi Bonnie, Dr. Henry and all,
Feeling kind of discouraged! It seems like I have checked hundreds of
records for our elusive Henry Cato in NC, with ZERO results!
I have searched in Anson Co:
1. Abstracts of Early Records by McBee.
Found only:
will of Joseph Reed of Anson Co. 1750. July Ct 1751.
son Wm, wife, other ch. Wit: Joseph CATE, John Raily, John Artledge
land near Catawba (Prob Lancaster Co SC) (it says this in the book)
22 June 1756. John Span of Johnson Co to Smith of Rowan. 3 tracts.
Wit: Stephen Cade, John Culpepper, Abraham Hay
2. Anson County Abstracts by Holcombe. 0
3. Anson Co wills, 1750-1880.
Found a John Cason, 1826, seems unrelated.
No Henry Cato.
I have not checked film in Anson for Henry Cato.
Will be happy to check films you mentioned, Dr. Henry.
Please let me know.
Have looked at abstracts in Bladen, Moore, New Hanover, Montgomery,
Sampson, Duplin, Wake, Craven, Orange. NO HENRY.
I am trying to keep a list of what I have looked at, so we don't duplicate.
Found this in Halifax:
fm Genealogical Abstracts of Wills 1768-1824 by hofmann
1. WB 3 p 443 John Mallard. 4 Feb 1804 . Aug Ct 1805.
Wit: Jesse CARTER, Sterling X CARTER, Francis CARTER.
Exor: William CARTER
2. WB 3 p 310. Jacob CARTER. 25 May 1798. Aug Ct 1798.
wife Nancy. 2 children Holly and Rebecca CARTER.
Wit: Edw Montfort, Jesse X CARTER, Charles CARTER, Sterling X CARTER.
checked abstracts of Deeds of Halifax Co by Bradley. 1758-1802. (4 vols):
DB 18 p 334: Aug Ct 1798. Adam Lockhart of Halifax to Samuel Lockhart of
Greensville Co VA. 6 Oct 1797. L75. 100 ac.
Wit: George CATO, John Smith,
DB 19 p 311. 30 Mar 1803.
Wm and Solomon Powell of Halifax to Jesse KEETER of same.
$140. 50 ac. joining Rose, Vinson, Edmunds, SW Branch.
Wit: Geo Peebles, Robt Vinson, Wm Rally. May Ct 1804
DB 20 p 351. 6 May 1806.
John LOCKHART to Thomas Day, both of Northampton Co. L149 of Va. 145 ac
incl 100 ac conveyed by James Turner and dau Susannah, joining Little
Quankey, Turner, Lockhart, James Turner, MRS KEETER, Wm Bully.
Wit: Henry Weaver, Howell Peebles, Wm Goodwin. May Ct 1806.
Found a book (actually, a bound handwritten manuscript, what a nightmare to
read!) called A History of Keeter. He says there is a James Keeter in
Norfolk Co Va c 1787. moved to Rutherford Co NC c 1787-1790. He died 1802.
James had a relative, most likely nephew, Henry Keeter who moved to
Rutherford Co NC by 1785. Henry was b c 1765 in Va.
James had son James Jr, who had a dau Patsy Keeter. Patsy Keeter married
the son of Henry Keeter, name of Scabord Keeter, in 1827. Patsy and
Scabord had 8 children. This family is spelled out in more detail but
all I have had time to do is copy!
Found a good explanation of the John CADE/Elizabeth Hobson Cade family of
Johnston Co, Dobbs Co and Robeson Co. He was apparently son of Stephen
Cade of Va and NC.
But where, oh where, is Henry?
More later,
Cynthia