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ELIZABETH CATES m. ?WILLIAM DURHAM. The lineage for MARY CATES, wife of ACHILLES DURHAM is also unclear. Below are ELIZABETH CATES PROPOSED ancestors from various Ancestry trees. I have not been able to find valid documentation to support Achilles Durham as being the son of this William Durham and Elizabeth Cates. Proposed
Cates lineage: William
Abraham Cates m. Margaret Agnes Ingles Robert
Ezra Cates m. Ann
?Randall Robert
Cates m. Elizabeth ?Wyatt
b. 1700 in Va., d. aft 5
Nov. 1765, Orange Co., N.C Thomas
Cates m. (1) Elizabeth Fussell – dau of Aaron
Fussell & Elizabeth Elizabeth Cates m. ?William Durham
Interesting reading on the Cates line: http://gennotes.150m.com/cates.html
Finding Your Folks The Cates Family
... From England to Coweta, Part 1 By JUDY FOWLER KILGORE Ken
Arnold, who so generously shared information on the Arnold family of Coweta,
recently submitted information on the Cates family, also of Coweta. Ken
has been doing genealogy since 1979 and lives in New York state. He says his
cousin, Haynie Summers of Turin, is responsible for his interest in genealogy
and his research has taken him to England and Ireland, as well as to the deep
South. In
the book, "The History of Coweta County," the Cates family is
mentioned in conjunction with the Robinson family. However, the Coweta book does
not go as deeply into the roots of the Cates family as Ken does, so this may be
new information for some of you. Ken's work is documented with ship manifests,
books found in the Virginia State Library, court records, other official records
and information from other researchers. Ken
has traced the Cates family back to a William Abraham Cates who married Margaret
Agnes Unknown and raised at least two sons in Colyton, Devon, England. Nearly
200 years later, William Abraham's great-great-great-grandson, Asa Cates, would
be one of the early settlers of Coweta county, arriving about 1832 from Newberry
Dist., S.C. But,
to tell the full tale, our story begins with the two sons of William Abraham and
Margaret Agnes Cates, Robert and Richard Cates, back in 17th century England. Robert
Ezra Cates, b.
21 Aug. 1667, and Richard Nehimiah Cates
(birth date unknown) were raised in England and both migrated to Surry County,
Va. in the late 1600s. Robert
was christened at St. Andrew Church in Colyton and was involved with Calvinism
which later evolved into the Presbyterian Church. He became a Quaker after his
arrival in America. Robert
is shown as a passenger on the manifest of the merchant ship "Bengal,"
in 1689, and was indentured that same year to Peter Wyke, a tobacco planter, for
a four-year term. Little
more is known of Robert's brother, Richard, after his arrival in America other
than the fact that he was indentured to Benjamin Harrison Jr. near Henrico Co.,
Va. on the James River. The absence of further records leads to the assumption
that he died or ran away before the term of indenture was completed. Robert
Ezra,
however, completed his indenture and, on 1 April 1695, announced in court that
he was departing Henrico County. He moved south across the James River into
Prince George County and, about 1698, married
his wife, known only as "Ann," with whom he had six sons: Robert Cates, b. 1700 in Va., d. aft 5 Nov. 1765, Orange Co., N.C.;
William Cates, b, abt 1702 in Va.; Thomas Cates, b. abt 1704 in Va., d. 1770;
Benjamin Cates, b. abt 1706 in Va.; John Cates, b. abt 1708 in Va.; and Richard
Cates, b. abt 1710 in Va., d. aft 1789 in Prince George Co., Va. By 1704, Robert
owned 100 acres of land in Prince George County. In
1719, the Burleigh Meetinghouse (Quaker) was formed and Robert attended church
there. His signature is shown on several marriage certificates and records of
ceremonies performed there in 1723 and 1724. On 18
Feb. 1829, the county court of Prince George County ordered an appraisal of
Robert's estate, so it is presumed that he died before that date. The inventory
was made in March and included normal farming tools and household items, but the
most important items listed were two pieces of tanned leather and two pieces of
shoemaker's tools. These, of course, are positive indications that Robert was a
shoemaker by trade. The inventory was signed by Ann (A) Kate. (Ken gives credit
for the above research to Banks Cates of Charlotte, N.C.) Robert
Cates, first son of Robert Ezra and Ann Cates, moved to North Carolina from
Virginia sometime before 1750, as land records show he owned land in Bladen Co.
in 1750 and Orange Co. in 1753 and 1756. Orange County records show he received
land in 1756 from the "Earle of Granville ... on the south side of the Haw
River, on the bank of the river and down the waters of Terrells Creek." Robert
Cates married Elizabeth Unknown,
with whom he had six children: Thomas Cates, b. abt 1730, d. abt 1817, Newberry Dist., S.C.; John
Cates; Richard Cates, b. abt 1732; Sarah Cates, b. abt 1734; Joseph Cates b. abt
1736 in Orange Co., N.C., d. aft 24 Dec 1793, Orange Co., N.C.; and Barnard
Cates, who died after 1826 in Orange Co., N.C. Robert's
will was dated 5 Nov. 1765 in Orange County, and lists his wife, children and
one granddaughter. The will was probated in the March term of court, 1767. His
sons, Thomas and Joseph were executors. Thomas
Cates, first
son of Robert and Elizabeth Cates of Orange County, was sometimes referred to as
"Road Tom," because of his job as a surveyor. He was first married
about 1757 in North Carolina to Elizabeth
Fussell, daughter of Aaron and
Elizabeth Fussell, with whom he had eight children. He married a second
time, sometime after 1806, to Yourath (Urith) McMillian, daughter of Alexander
McMillian. Thomas died in Newberry Dist., S.C. abt 1817. Next
week, we'll learn more about Thomas' family and bring his descendants into
Georgia. You
may e-mail Ken at karnold2@bellsouth.net if you are connected to or want to know
more about this family. If
you have stories about your ancestors, their families, your research or
genealogy tips, send them to The Citizen, Drawer 1719, Fayetteville, GA 30214;
E-mail jkilgore@thecitizennews.com or jodiek444@aol.com. Note
3: From The Daily Citizen, Fayette County, Georgia, Friday, 30 May 2003: Finding Your Folks The Cates Family
... From England to Coweta, Part 2 By JUDY FOWLER KILGORE We continue this week with the family history and descendants of William Abraham and Margaret Agnes Cates of Colyton,
Devon, England, having followed their two sons, Robert Ezra and Richard, from England to Surry Co., Va. in 1689,
where we lost track of Richard Cates during his indenture. It is thought that
Richard either died or ran away, since there are no further records of his
existence. Robert Ezra, the other son, moved into
Prince George County, Va., and his descendants are known to have migrated first
to Bladen Co., N.C., then to Orange Co, N.C. and then to Newberry Dist., S.C.
The Coweta Cates family's lineage is from Robert Ezra to Robert (Jr.), to Thomas
Cates, referred to as "Road Tom" because of his job as a surveyor.
Thomas married first Elizabeth Fussell and second Yourath (Urith) McMillian. And
that's where we pick up this week. Thomas and Elizabeth Fussell Cates
were married about 1757 in North Carolina and all their children were born
there. The children were: Thomas K. Cates, b. abt 1758, d. aft 1790, married Martha
Sykes 27 Feb,1784 in N.C.; Robert Cates, b. abt 1760, d. abt 1820 in Newberry
Dist., S.C.; Elizabeth Cates, b. abt
1763, married William Dunham; Aaron Cates, b. abt 1768, d. 1816 in Newberry;
Mary Cates, b. abt 1769, married John
Faucett 9 Aug. 1790; Ezra Cates, b. abt 1773; Isiah Cates, b. abt 1776; and Jehu
Cates, b. abt 1790, married Susannah Deen. Thomas received land in Orange
Co., N.C., in 1854 and was named executor of his father's will. Thomas signed
his own will in Newberry Dist., S.C. on 23 July 1816 and died about 1817 there.
His will was probated in Newberry District Court on 9
Jan 1818, and the first settlement was made 13 Dec. 1819. Robert Cates, the second son of Thomas and Elizabeth Fussell Cates, married
Sarah Sykes, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Sykes, and niece of Martha Sykes,
about 1777 in Orange County, N.C. Robert is on multiple tax lists of Orange
County in the Caswell District and received land from his parents in 1790.
Robert and Sarah Sykes Cates had the following children, all born in Orange Co.,
N.C.: Anne Cates, b. 1 Dec 1778; Allen Cates, b. 25 Nov 1779, married Poly Amos;
Asa Cates, b. 31 Dec 1782, d. 7 Aug (year unknown) in Coweta Co., Ga.; Dawson
Cates, b. 1 Oct 1786; Mary E. Cates, b. 29 July 1790; Jonathan Sykes Cates, b.
17 Sept. 1791; Elizabeth Cates, b. 22 Feb. 1795; Robert Mobley Cates, b. 1798,
and Aaron Cates (birth date not given). Robert Cates sold his land in Orange County and moved with his father, Thomas
Cates, to Newberry Dist., S.C., where his brother Aaron lived. Robert died about
1820 in Newberry and his wife, Sarah Sykes Cates, and son, Robert Cates, were
appointed administrators of his estate. Named in the estate settlement were his
wife, Sara, and Asa, Aaron, Elizabeth (wife of Robert Cooper), Sarah, Robert and
John Sykes Cates. In addition, Ezra Cates, surviving executor of the will of
Thomas Cates, deceased, was also named. Asa Cates, second son of Robert and Sarah Sykes Cates, was married in 1808 in
Orange Co., N.C, (before the move to Newberry) to Frances Pratt, daughter of
Jonathan Pratt and Elizabeth Hughes, and granddaughter of Jonathan Pratt Sr. and
Mary Redman, and Blackmore Hughes. Names of Asa and Frances' known children were
found in a family Bible owned by Bessie H. Smith of Hapeville, Ga. and included:
Nancy E. Cates, Jonathan Cates (died as an infant), John H. Cates, Robert A.
Cates, Water A. Cates, Sarah Frances Cates, Mary E. Cates, Martha A. Cates,
Elizabeth F. Cates, and Susannah Cates. Information on all but one of these
children, Martha, has been found. Nancy and Jonathan, the first two children,
were both born in Orange Co., and the rest were born in Newberry. The Cates family migrated from Old Newberry District, S.C. to Coweta County,
Ga. about 1832, making them among the earlier settlers of the area. The Cates
were closely allied with the Teagues, Morgans, Prices, Summers and Levells, all
of whom can be traced back to Newberry and found migrating into the
Coweta/Fayette County vicinities. The Price family settled along Whitewater Creek around the present day town
of Brooks, whereas the Morgans, Summers, Teagues, Levells and Cates were just
across the county line in Coweta, and owned property in present day Senoia and
Turin. Most of these families and their descendants are buried in the Elmore
Cemetery in Senoia and Tranquil cemetery off Standing Rock Road near Turin.
There was frequent movement of these families back and forth into Pike and
Monroe counties also. Next week, we'll learn more about Asa's family and their life in Coweta
County, and also learn a little more about the Summers family. I also found
several family trees on Rootsweb and Ancestry which contain information on this
Cates family. Use them with caution, though, as few of them have sources or
proof of their information. All of the above information on the Cates family and their allied lines was
submitted by Ken Arnold (karnold2@bellsouth.net, who lives in Florida (not New
York ... my mistake), to whom we owe a big debt of thanks. If you have stories about your ancestors, their families, your research or
genealogy tips, send them to The Citizen, Drawer 1719, Fayetteville, GA 30214;
E-mail jkilgore@thecitizennews.com or jodiek444@aol.com. This is a really large web site & there is much more on the individuals in the Cate family.
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