William Cathey
1782 - 1860 (77 years)
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Name William Cathey Birth 15 Apr 1782 Shenandoah Co, VA 
Gender Male Also Known As RN=691 Reference Number 132 _UID 5AD1888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400004F74 Death 1850/1860 Towns Co, GA Person ID I4071 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 17 Aug 2023
Father Cpt William Cathey, b. Bef 1755, Anson Co, NC (now Mecklenburg Co, NC) d. 23 Dec 1812, Haywood Co, NC (Age > 57 years) Mother Rebecca Holeman, b. 1750/1755, Frederick Co, VA (now Shenandoah Co, VA) d. 1836/1840, Macon Co, NC (Age 85 years) Marriage Bef 24 Nov 1772 Dunmore Co, VA (now Shenandoah Co, VA) Family ID F2687 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Bryson, b. 3 Apr 1787, Rowan Co, NC (now Iredell Co, NC) d. Abt 1872, Swain Co, NC (Age 84 years) Marriage 1808 Buncombe Co, NC (now Haywood Co, NC) Children 1. Andrew Dever Cathey, b. 16 Apr 1809, Haywood Co, NC d. 8 Apr 1882, Jackson Co, NC (Age 72 years)2. James Cathey, b. 11 Mar 1812, Haywood Co, NC d. 3 Feb 1887, Towns Co, GA (Age 74 years)3. William H Cathey, b. 22 Aug 1815, Haywood Co, NC d. Bef 29 Aug 1878, Swain Co, NC (Age < 63 years)4. Samuel B Cathey, b. 13 Sep 1818, Haywood Co, NC d. Dec 1848, Union Co, GA (now Towns Co, GA) (Age 30 years)5. Rebecca H Cathey, b. 17 Nov 1820, Haywood Co, NC d. 21 Feb 1871, Towns Co, GA (Age 50 years)Family ID F2680 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Jan 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Father;
!BIRTHPLACE:Virginia per his own 1850 census entry. His children's 1880 entries:
Andrew = NC
James = VA
!FAMILY BIBLE:William and Elizabeth (Bryson) Cathey Family Bible,or perhaps this was his brother James Cathey's family bible. A notation on one page attests that James Sr copied that record in 1832.
This is a really old King James Bible using the old style letter S that looked like an F. One page contains births of William and Elizabeth's family. Another page contains the births of William's brother James Cathey's children. Another page contains the deaths of William and James's father and siblings. It seems likely some pages were lost as there are no marriages listed. This record was shared with me by Guy G. Davenport of FL in the late 1980's, I believe:
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William Cathey was born Aprile tha 15 1782 <---
Elizabeth Cathey was born Aprile tha 3 1787
Andrew D. Cathey was born aprile tha 16 1809
James Cathey was born march tha 11 1812
William h. Cathey was born August tha 22 1815
Samual B. Cathey was born September tha 13 1818
Rebecky h. Cathey was born November tha 17 1820
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Andrew D. Cathey Departed this life Decr 1st 1808
Daniel H. Cathey """ Oct 30th 1810
William Cathey """ Dec 23rd 1812
John Cathey """ April 7th 1815
Sarah Cathey """ May 23rd 1817 (sic)
George Cathey """ July 17th 1828
Jacob Cathey """ May 28th 1836
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Nancy N. Cathey was born May 25th 1810
Rebecca H. Cathey was born October 28th 1812
Elizabeth Cathey was born July 11th 1815
Jane Cathey was born February 17th 1819
Thomas B. Cathey was born March 6th 1823
James N. Cathey was born February 26th 1825
Names and ages of James Cathey's Sr children as set down June 29 1832
S: James Cathey Sr;
!CENSUS:1790 Burke Co., NC p. 88
Wm Cathey age 16+ (bef 1774)
3-4-5-0-3
My Analysis (who each person *might* be)
3m 16+ (before 1774) 1. William Cathey (c1750/54)
.................... 2. Son?
.................... 3. George B. Cathey (1774) son
4m -16 (1774/1790).. 1. Daniel H. Cathey (1774/84) son
.................... 2. William Cathey (1782) son <---
.................... 3. James Cathey (1784) son
.................... 4. Andrew D. Cathey (1784/90) son
5f (before 1790).... 1. Rebecca (Holeman) Cathey (1750/55) wife
.................... 2. dau?
.................... 3. Elizabeth Cathey (c1775) dau
.................... 4. Ann Cathey dau
.................... 5. Margaret Cathey (c1790) dau
3 slaves ........... ?
.................... ?
.................... ?
!CENSUS:1800 Buncombe Co., NC p. 165
William Cathey age 45+ (bef 1755)
32201-11002-0-0
My Analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 45+ (before 1755) William Cathey (c1750/54)
2m 16-25 (1774/1784) 1. Daniel H. Cathey (1774/1784) son
.................... 2. William Cathey (1782) son <---
2m 10-15 (1784/1790) 1. James Cathey (1784) son
.................... 2. Andrew D. Cathey (1784/90) son
3m 0-9 (1790/1800).. 1. Jacob Cathey (1790/1794) son
.................... 2. John Cathey (1794/1800) son
.................... 3. Thomas Cathey (1797) son
2f 45+ (before 1755) 1. Rebecca (Holeman) Cathey (1750/55) wife
.................... 2. Sister? Sister-in-law?
1f 10-15 (1784/1794) Margaret Cathey (c1790) dau
1f 0-9 (1790/1800).. Sarah Cathey (1790/1794) dau
!PETITION:1806 for formation of Haywood County from western Buncombe ... William CATHEY Jr...;
!MARRIAGE BOND:-- --- 1808 Buncombe Co., NC Marriage Book p. 25
William Cathy Jr & Elizabeth Bryson
(Listed in index, but haven't seen original record);
!CENSUS:1810 Haywood Co., NC *
p. 59 William Cathy 10110-00010-0-0
p. 60 William Cathy 11010-10200-0-0 <---
p. 61 William Cathy Sr 02101-00201-0-0
My Analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 26-44 (1765/1784) William Cathey (1782)
1m 10-15 (1794/1800) Brothr? Brother-in-law?
1m 0-9 (1800/1810).. Andrew D. Cathey (1809) son
2f 16-25 (1784/1794) 1. Elizabeth Bryson Cathey (1787) wife
.................... 2. Sister? Sister-in-law?
1f 0-9 (1800/1810).. Daughter?
!WAR OF 1812:"Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812..." pg 72 William CATHEY, 1st Major, 7th Regiment of Lincoln, Rutherford. * NOTE: May be other William CATHEY instead (s/o George);
!CENSUS:1820 Haywood Co, NC pg 215 William CATHEY age 26-44 (1775/94)
"310010-00010";
!CENSUS:1830 Haywood Co, NC pg 364 William CATHEY age 40-49 (1780/90)
"0012101-0100001";
!CENSUS:1840 Union Co., GA p. 13
William Cathy age 50-59 (1780/1790)
00004001-10011001
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 50-59 (1780/1790) William Cathey (1782)
4m 20-29 (1810/1820) 1. James Cathey (1812) son
.................... 2. William H. Cathey (1815) son
.................... 3. Samuel B. Cathey (1818) son
.................... 4. Son?
1f 50-59 (1780/1790) Elizabeth Bryson Cathey (1787) wife
1f 20-29 (1810/1820) Nancy Matilda Carter Cathey (1814) dau-in-law
1f 15-19 (1820/1825) Rebecca Cathey (1820) daughter
1f 0-4 (1835/1840).. Rebecca Cathey (c1839) gr-daughter;
!CENSUS:1850 Union Co., GA 85th District # 241/241
James Cathey 38 Farmer $700 NC
Emily 22
Julious 2 GA
William Cathey 68 Farmer $- VA
Elizabeth 63 NC;
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Father;