John Cathcart, Sr.
m. Mary/Felicity Fisher
Sometimes referred to as John C or John Robert Cathcart, this John is the progenitor of another important line of Cathcarts. Several online trees suggest that John's father's name was William Cathcart (click here for possible William Cathcarts).
Click here for John's page on my Ancestry.com tree.
Several descendants of this line report that John was one of three brothers
who came from either Scotland or Ireland. John settled in Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina. One of his brothers went to Tennessee (possibly
Joseph Cathcart, the revolutionary war spy); and another brother went to
South Carolina.
Although there are many online sources suggesting that John's wife was
Mary/Felicity Fisher, it is also possible that his wife was Mary Berryhill.
Census Listings (all in Mecklenburg County, NC). Click for pop-up: 1790 | 1800 | 1810
John's children: John Jr., Mary, James Leander, Sally, Margaret Elizabeth, William, Robert, Matthew Newton. See Ancestry tree for more details.
John died in Mecklenburg County on March 23, 1818. His will is below (link to will on Ancestry). Some online trees indicate that he was buried in Paw Creek--presumably, the Paw Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery--but I have not found a listing for his grave yet.
Notes
- The combination of the census listings and the will make it clear that this John Cathcart is NOT the son of William and Mary Cathcart, who married Mary Boulger, and who is buried in Livonia Cemetery in Indiana!
- Notes on John's will by another source
- Notes on Mary
- Family Group Sheet (PDF: dated 7/15/2011)
- See North Carolina page for more information
