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Mysteries/Questions
- Joseph Cathcart (the spy)
- who are his children? wife?
- match him with known census listings
- match with yDNA results
- Margaret and Elizabeth Bailey and the NC
connection
- Elizabeth Bailey (Hipworth?) m. John
Cathcart, Jr. (b. 1789-1792 -- d. bef. 1860)
- Is she related to the next Margaret
Bailey?
- Is this the same John Cathcart (son of
John and Mary/Felicity Fisher) as John C. Cathcart (perhaps son
of Joseph Cathcart who m. Janet Macandless)?
- Margaret Bailey (b. 1798 NC) m. Robert Allen
Cathcart (1796 NC - 1867 TN)
- are Margaret and Elizabeth related?
- see Robert Nicholas (Robert Allen's son)
below
- Who is the Allen Cathcart who witnessed a
land deed in Chester County, SC in 1807? We don't see the name
"Allen" at that time outside of TN Cathcarts... Need more
research here!
General Notes
Monroe County: Notes /
Court Cases | DeKalb County
Monroe County Cathcart Notes
James Allen Cathcart (1815-?)
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1838 Marriage Bond for James A Cathcart and Cyntha Hammontree
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James Allen Cathcart appears in the 1840 census (Blount County)
within the appropriate age block.
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He and Cyntha/Cynthia Hammontree Cathcart appear in the census listings
for Monroe County in 1850 and 1860:
- 1850: D19, Monroe Co.,
TN (6/6) Alen Kithcart age 36, Synthia 34, Farmer
- Alen Kithcart, 36, Farmer
Synthia 34
Elizabeth 10
Joseph 9
John 6
William 5
Anney f, 2 [on next page, first page of 9th District]
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1860: PO Sweetwater, District 9, Monroe,
Tennessee (246 1/12) age 44, Cynthia 43, Farmer, $1000 estate worth
- Allen Cathcart 44 1815 Tennessee
Male
Cyntha Cathcart 43 1816 Tennessee Female
Elisabeth Cathcart 21 1838 Tennessee Female
J G Cathcart 18 1841 Tennessee Male [Joseph Grover]
W L Cathcart 17 1842 Tennessee Male [William Lafayette]
J H Cathcart 15 1844 Tennessee Male
Anna E Cathcart 10 1849 Tennessee Female
Sarah Cathcart 7 1852 Tennessee Female
J E Cathcart 6 1853 Tennessee Male [James E]
Hugh A Cathcart 4 1855 Tennessee Male
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In 1870, however, things
get a bit "interesting." It appears likely that Allen Cathcart remarried after his his first
wife died (sometime after the 1860 census).
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First of all, there is a
1870 Census
listing with four of Allen's children: Joseph 27 (head of
household), Lafayette 24, Sarah 18, and James 16. These match
up quite well with the children listed in the 1860 census above.
- There's also this census the same year (also
in Monroe County's 9th District), which
might be Allen and a new wife (Emiline Barrett):
- 1880 Census (on same page, two households away
from
his son,
Joseph G. Cathcart); all born in Tennessee except for Emaline,
who was born in Georgia:
- Note that James B and Mollie are listed
as stepson and stepdaughter and have their correct last name of
"Barrett" listed.
- Allen doesn't seem to have aged! He
was 50 (or perhaps 56) in the 1870 census, and now appears to be
only 54. Although the second digit in Allen's name is not
completely clear, the first digit is definitely a "5." Perhaps he felt the need to lower his age a bit
closer to his wife's age?
Hugh A. Cathcart (1856-1935)
Monroe County Court Cases
NNo.440) Original Bill Filed 1 Sept 1849 B.M. Russell vs Phillip and John
Hamentree (Hammontree) Barckley M. Russell assignee of Martha Henry of
Blount Co. died Aug 1840 testate, wife Sarah, sons Philip, John, Hugh, and
Harvey; daughters Elizabeth Rosin, Martha Henry, Margaret, Phebe,
Cintha J. Cathcart, Polly Black, wife of Joseph Black. Wit: John
McClain Jr., David Hammontree and Berry Abernathy. Will made 18 Aug. 1840.
1850: Dr. Saml. Douthet, 72, of Blount Co. and James W. Lea 42, of Roane Co.
witnesses, also Betsey Rosin 54, David Hammontree 53, brother to John Sr.,
Martha Henry, widow of Wm. Henry had 3 children when father died, has had 2
since, and 1 has died, and they all lived with John Hammontree and mother
Sarah for 9 years. after John Sr. died. 1851, witness Sarah Hammontree about
78, 1851: witness Margaret Duncan of Blount Co., 45, is dau. of John
Hammontree Sr
(http://www.tngennet.org/monroe/chancery/chanceryg.htm)
No.770) (78) Filed 16 Feb 1863 Payton Hudson by Gdn. Thos. H.S. Smith vs
Thos. L.D. Trotter and Cross Bill. Sale of land. Payton is of weak mind,
incapable of managing his affairs (But is witness for himself). By Apr 1867
T.L.D. Trotter is dead and E.M. Trotter and Joseph Cathcart are Adms.
(http://www.tngennet.org/monroe/chancery/chanceryk.htm)
Dekalb County Cathcart
Notes
Robert Nickelas Nixon Cathcart (1818-1890)
1870 Census: PO Liberty, DeKalb, TN
The listing of 12 year old James Kithcart at the end indicates that he is
not an member of the immediate family. More research needed.
Google Map & Geographical Challenges
Google Map
This map is in its early stages of development. I'm adding different
geographic locations for the different lines of Cathcarts residing in
Tennessee. Just click on the blue markers for more details.
See below for more geographical
challenges/details.
View Tennessee Census locations in a larger map
Geographical challenges
Many of the early Cathcart settlers in eastern Tennessee lived in an area
along the border between Monroe and Blount counties. Present day Loudon
County had not yet been created when these Cathcarts first settled in the
area; but many of the cities and towns associated with these Cathcarts are
in the southeastern part of present-day Loudon County.
Figuring out exact locations is further complicated by...
- destruction of census records
- fairly frequent moving of County boundaries
- creation of new counties
- impact of various dam building/flooding
Morganton The town of Morganton (possible birth location for James Allen Cathcart,
1815-1884, wife Cynthia Hammontree) is an interesting example. The town is
now submerged under the Tellico Lake. However in the 19th century, it was an
important flatboat port.
See Wikipedia article for more details.
Vonore Located in present day Blount and Monroe counties.