Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:It's possible this is the same John who was in Clones, Monaghan, Ireland in the late 1680s/1690s, apparently a son of Alexander (d 1698) and Margaret (d 1698). One problem is that John's children from those records (Jean, John, Margaret, Katherine, Ann and James) don't perfectly align with John's 1742 Will. That could be easily explained though as some having died, others born before or after the Clones, Monaghan, Ireland records.
Names from Clones, Monaghan, Ireland records vs John's 1742 Will:
1. Jean - dau Jean
2. John - not named
3. Margaret - not named
4. Katherine - not named
5. Ann - not named
6. James - not named
7. x - son George
8. x - son Alexander
9. x - Dau Eleanor Moorhead still in Ireland.
In my opinion John (d 1742) can't be John of Clones, Monaghan, Ireland records. The one who died 1739 could be him though.


!WILL:13 Sep 1742 John Cathey of Lancaster Co., PA, Paxton Township
wife Ann Cathey “and her two children George Cathey and Jean Cathey”
Son Alexander Cathey
two grandchildren Alice Cathey and John Cathey
granddaughter Jane Brindle
grandson John Graham
Executors: My wife Ann and son Alexander Cathey
To my daughter Eleanor Moorhead, if she comes to this country ...
Witnesses: John Brandon, Alexander Cathey;

!NOTE:--From IGI (www.familysearch.org) Film # 0897416, Parish register transcripts, 1682-1900 Church of Ireland. Parish Church of Clones

Batch C700681 Christenings

30 May 1685 Mary Cathy, d/o John Cathy
19 Nov 1695 Ann Cathy, d/o John Cathy
31 Jan 1698 Death: Alexander Cathy (perhaps father of John?)
28 Aug 1698 Death: Margaret Cathy mother of John Cathy
6 Jun 1703 Katharine Cathy, d/o John Cathy
16 Jun 1703 Death: Katharine Cathy, d/o John Cathy


!NOTES:EHC believes this is John who died 1742 in Lancaster Co., PA, but that John's children, per his will, doesn't match the Clones Parish children. I suspect perhaps this John is the one who died 1739 in Lancaster instead, and that John (d 1742) might be his nephew or uncle;

!NAMED-WILL:13 Sep 1742 John Cathey of Lancaster Co., PA, Paxton Township
wife Ann Cathey “and her two children George Cathey and Jean Cathey”
Son Alexander Cathey
two grandchildren Alice Cathey and John Cathey
granddaughter Jane Brindle
grandson John Graham
Executors: My wife Ann and son Alexander Cathey
To my daughter Eleanor Moorhead, if she comes to this country ...
Witnesses: John Brandon, Alexander Cathey;