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Cpt George Cathey

Cpt George Cathey

Male Abt 1725 - 1790  (65 years)   Has 5 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name George Cathey
    Prefix Cpt
    Birth Abt 1725  Chester Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Also Known As RN=5355 
    Birth 14 Sep 1735  Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number 5355 
    _TAG Military Service 
    _UID 50F7888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400006B0E 
    Death 1790  Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8927  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2025

    Father Cpt James Cathey,   b. Bef 1700, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Jan 1757, Rowan Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 57 years)
    Mother Ann,   b. Bef 1702, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1761, Rowan Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 59 years)
    Marriage Bef 1718  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID E6F9B3915D337D4784938CC0FE50C6AE9C5B 
    Family ID F32312  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Ann Price   d. 1755/1762, Anson Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage Abt 1750  Anson Co, NC (now Mecklenburg Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID C903566C1838724DB367B05E9AE0D81128C6 
    Children 
     1. Cpt William Cathey,   b. Bef 1755, Anson Co, NC (now Mecklenburg Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1812, Haywood Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 57 years)
     2. Elizabeth Cathey,   b. Bef 1755, Anson Co, NC (now Mecklenburg Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1810, Haywood Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 57 years)
     3. Rebecca Cathey,   b. Bef 1755, Anson Co, NC (now Mecklenburg Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1823 (Age > 70 years)
     4. Cpt George Cathey,   b. Jan 1755, Anson Co, NC (now Mecklenburg Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1840, Pettis Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     5. Margaret Cathey,   b. 1755/1765, Anson Co, NC (now Mecklenburg Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1813, Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
     6. Mary Cathey,   b. 1750/1760, Anson Co, NC (now Mecklenburg Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1840, Marshall Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 81 years)
     7. James Cathey,   b. Bef 1757, Anson Co, NC (now Mecklenburg Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 19 Dec 1778, Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 22 years)
    Family ID F2700  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

    Family 2 Margaret,   b. Bef 1743   d. Aft 1799, Logan Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 58 years)
    Marriage Bef 20 Jan 1762  Anson Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID F2F30C2B77F4894FB54A9CEEA406C8A3FD36 
    Children 
     1. Violet Cathey,   b. 1760/1761, Anson Co, NC (now Mecklenburg Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1848, Marshall Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     2. Esther Cathey,   b. 8 Apr 1767, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1840, Marshall Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     3. Ann Cathey,   b. 1772/1773, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1852, Marshall Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F32466  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !NOTES:Marty Grant's 7th Great Grand Father;


      !NOTES:For more detailed documentation and analysis, see my web page for this family:
      http://martygrant.com/genealogy/cathey/cathey-george-1735-1790-burke.html


      !NOTES:George Cathey (c1725-1790) signed with a mark on most documents I've seen.


      !COURT:28 Feb 1739/40 Orange Co., VA Court Order Bk 2 p. 109
      James Cathey made oath that he having (im)ported himself, Ann his wife, and his children William, Elizabeth, Andrew, George, Margaret and Ann at his own charge from Ireland to Philadelphia, and from there into this colony, and that this is the first time of proving his and their rights in order to obtain land. (Thanks to Kyle Wear for this transcription);


      !NAMED-WILL: 5 Dec 1756 Rowan Co., NC Will Book A, p. 50
      James Cathey, Proven Jan 1757.
      Wife Ann
      Nephew John Brandon
      to Margaret Cathey daughter of my son George
      to Ann Cathey daughter of my son Andrew
      to John Kirkpatrick (NRS)
      To my well beloved son John Cathey and George Cathey and Andrew Cathey and Margaret Coburn and Ann Blashford ...
      Executors: My sons John Cathey and George Cathey
      Witnesses: Thomas Blashford, Thomas Gillespie, Daniel Mfuters?
      Source: Abstract of Wills and Estate Records of Rowan Co, NC 1753-1805 and Tax Lists of 1759 and 1778 by Jo White Linn;



      !NOTES:In the Will of George Cathey , daughter Ann was listed as "Ann Moore". The Will is now lost, unfortunately, but was cited in an 1812 deed regarding 2,500 acres in Tennessee that he willed to his daughters Violet Cathey, Esther Cathey and "Ann Moore."
      We know that Esther married John Reed ca 1788, and that Ann was married to Alexander Neill around that same period, thus George must have written his Will ca 1788, perhaps in preperation for one of his trips to Tennessee on the chance he might not return. He was dead by 1790.




      !COURT: 1 May 1823 Wilson Co, TN Robert Neill, Complt vs. George Cathey et al (long list of heirs).
      William Neil, complainants father sometime in the month of Oct 1783 gave to George Cathey L65 10s, 6p to securing land in Western Country, now state of TN. Obtained 640a with William Campbell on 26 Jun 1795 grant was issued on south side of Cumberland River on Spencers Creek.

      William Neil gave to his son John Niel the above tract who sold it to brother Robert Neill.

      William Cathey and George Cathey, sons of George, and his executors, conveyed said land to John Neil. Violet Cathey one of the daughters of George Cathey, decd, and John Reed who married Esther another of the daughters, executed a deed of relinq.

      Alexander Neil and James Neil, brothers to the complainant dated 24 Aug 1819 relinq all their rights to the land. Another deed of relinq dated 1 aug 1821 John Neil, James Neil, Sarah Neil, John Plumley, William Plumley, Archibald Plumley, Jacob Howes, Hannah Howes, Benjamin Howes, and William Howes.

      "That George Cathey, Violet Cathey, Jane Adkins, Samuel Lusk and his wife Betsy, Benjamin Burgen and his wife Mary are the children & heirs of said George Cathey decd. that George Patton, John Logan and his wife Rebecca are grand children of said George Cathey Senr decd. by his daughter Margaret who intermarried with Elija Paton and who are both deceased. Also Robert Cain & Daniel Cain are grand children of said George decd by his daughter Elizabeth who intermarrired first with Robert Cain, also James Reed grand child of said George decd by his daughter Elizabeth by her second husband Robert Reed, the same Robert Cain, Robert Reed and Elizabeth being now all dead. Also Robert Patton and his wife Rebecca who is a daughter of said George decd. John Reed and his wife Esther, who is also a daughter of said George decd. Also Andrew Neil and his wife Mary the said Andrew being a son of William Neil decd. and his wife Mary a daughter of said George decd. Also Robert Gillespie and his wife Anne grand daughter of said George decd. by his son William Cathey and George Cathey, James Cathey, and Andrew Cathey and William Mahafy and his wife Betsey grand sons and daughter of said George deceased by his son William Cathey now decd.


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