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Barkley Family

There were several Barkley families living in the Fairfield District of South Carolina during the early 1800s.  They also seem to have a connection all the way back to County Antrim, Ireland.

Although not directly related to my Cathcart family line, one of my great granduncle's was named Thomas Barkley Madden Cathcart (1870-1924).  I've always assumed that there was a possibility that had middle name Barkley might be the maiden name of his grandmother, Nancy.  Another of Nancy's grandchildren was Thomas Barkley Madden (1826-1897)—another reason to suspect that her maiden name might have been Barkley.

Finally, I recently had autosomal DNA testing done, which indicates a connection to the Barkley family—in this case it Dorcas Barkley (1818-1919) who married Elijah Vinson.  Obviously more research is needed to see if there is a connection.

• Barkley's in my online GEDCOM

Blain Family

• Sometimes spelled "Blaine"
• All Blains in Roots Web GEDCOM
• My Blain Pedigree Chart
  • Sarah Lucinda Blain (my 2nd great grandmother)
    • Born 2/7/1832 | Died 11/11/1905
    • Married Charles Cathcart 9/28/1859
  • Andrew Blain (my 3rd great grandfather)
    • Born 10/1/1805 | Died 2/19/1892
    • Married Jane Sterling 12/1826
  • James Blain (my 4th great grandfather)
    • Born c. 1759 | Died 11/1/1832
    • Married Margaret McQuiston (Will Page 1 | Page 2)
      • Highlights of Margaret's will:
        - relict of James Blain, deceased;
        - to her five grandchildren: Margaret Strong, Margaret Sterling, Margaret Wylie, Margaret Boyd, Mary Blain $100 each;
        - to her son James Blaine $100
        - to her daughter Elizabeth Boyd, my mare and saddle
        - to her son-in-law Samuel Sterling, a cow
        - to her four daughters: Jenny Strong, Margaret Sterling, Rosanah Wylie, and Elizabeth Boyd the remainder of the estate
        - appoints son-in-law James Strong, Esquire and son Andrew Blain as executors
        - signed 13 January 1834, proved 18 August 1834
        - witnesses: William McKeown, John Strong, Charles Boyd
    • James' Will Page 1 | Page 2

 

 

Brice Family

• Although not in my direct line, there are many Brices related to the earliest Cathcarts in my tree.  As a local Winnsboro, SC resident told me, "If you throw up a rock in Winnsboro, it's likely to come down and hit a Brice!"
• All Brices in my RootsWeb GEDCOM
• Brice of Note
  • James S. Brice (born 1768-1774 | died 1845), married second Mary Cathcart, daughter of John Cathcart (Big4).

 

Clowney Family

• All Clowneys in my Roots Web GEDCOM
• My Clowney Pedigree
  • Mary Clowney (1816-1900)
  my 3rd great grandmother
  • Married James Cunningham
  • John Clowney (1791-1848)
  my 4th great grandfather
  • Married Mary Margaret Spratt
• Will of Samuel Clowney
  • signed and witnessed 25 May 1824  (witnesses H Means, James Means, William A Rogers) in Union County, South Carolina
  • mentions wife Elizabeth; sons William K and James L, daughters Margaret and Rebecca Clowney, Ann Murphy, son-in-law Charles Murphy, grandson Samuel Murphy.  Bequeathed land adjacent to land of James Cunningham.

 

Cunningham Family

• My Cunningham line
  • Elizabeth K Cunningham (1840-1911) my 2nd great grandmother
    • Married James M Foster (1825-1900)
  • James Cunningham (1809-1889) my 3rd great grandfather
    • Married Mary Clowney (1816-1900)

 

Foster Family

• Fosters in my Roots Web GEDCOM 
• My Foster Pedigree Chart
  • Margaret "Maggie" Elizabeth Foster (1870-1954), my great grandmother
    • Married John Sterling Cathcart (1868-1947) my great grandfather
    • My Aunt Jean's recollections of her grandmother
  • James M. Foster (1825-1900) my 2nd great grandfather
    • married Elizabeth K. Cunningham

 

 

Frampton Family

• Frampton's in my database
• My Line
  • Mary McLeod Frampton
  • John Frampton

Holmes Family

• My line:
  • Jane Eliza Holmes (1793-1839)  my third great grandmother, married Rollins Rivers
    • Gravestone James Island Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Daniel Holmes (b./d. dates unknown)  my fourth great grandfather, married Jane Witter
    • Possible plat for 168 acres on John's Island, Charleston District, Colleton County, South Carolina in 1773. Land borders the Bohicket River (river to the north) and land of George Rivers (to the east).

 

 

Mat(t)hews Family

• Roots Web GEDCOM  

• Matthews Genealogy info on Matthews Ballymoney that married Robert Cathcart (Illinois)

 

Ketchin Family

• This is another family closely related to my own, with roots in Scotland, and which includes many branches that moved from SC to Illinois.
• Ketchins in my RootsWeb GEDCOM
• A few Ketchins of note
  • Rev. Thomas Ketchin
  • James Cathcart Ketchin (c.1839-c1863, died during Civil War)
    • James middle name "Cathcart" would suggest that there's a Cathcart somewhere amongst his recent ancestors.  Perhaps his paternal grandmother was a Cathcart... or maybe it was his mother's mother.  More research is needed to sort this one out.

 

Madden Family

 

• Madden individuals in my online GEDCOM

McQuiston Family

• All McQuistons in my RootsWeb GEDCOM

• My McQuiston Pedigree
  • Margaret McQuiston (1762-1834), my 4th great grandmother
    • c.1792 marries James Blain, Sr.
  • James McQuiston (c1732-c1799), my 5th great grandfather
• Other Websites:
  • Descendants of Hugh McQuiston
  • Another Descendants of Hugh McQuiston
• Notes

  From: Randi Richardson
  Subject: Mary Cathcart: John Cathcart/ Hugh McQuiston/ Prof. Wilson
  Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:14:20 -0500
  

  Bloomington (IN) Republican Progress, Jan 26, 1887, p. 3. On Wednesday night last, Mrs. Mary Cathcart, mother of the late John Cathcart, died at her residence on West 7th Street, after an illness of several months. Mrs. Cathcart was seventy-three years of age on the day of her death. She was respected and beloved by all who knew her, for Christian character and amiable disposition. Her daughters, the wives of Hugh McQuiston and Prof. Wilson of Monmouth, Ills., were with her several weeks previous to her death, but were compelled by sickness in their families to return home, so were not able to be at her bedside when she died. (http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/INMONROE/2000-06/0961514060)

    

 

McCreight Family

The McCreight family is another allied family with roots in County Antrim, and which moved from Ireland to settle in the Carolina Piedmont area.  This family shows up many times in the Cathcart family line -- with braches of the family moving with Cathcarts from County Antrim to SC and then from South Carolina to Illinois and Tennessee.

• McCreights who married Cathcarts
  • Nancy McCreight (born 1792-1800 | died 1846-1850), married Samuel Cathcart, son of John Cathcart (Big 4)
  • Nancy Josephine McCreight, who married  William M. Cathcart (of the William and Rachel Neely Cathcart line).
• William McCreight Sr.'s (~1736-1776) will: Page 1 | Page 2

All McCreights in my RootsWeb GEDCOM  

Daniel Baker & Mary Catherine McCreight

• Explanation of Mary Catherine's maiden name (Truesdale)

• Mary Catherine Truesdale McCreight Obit

• Daniel Baker McCreight Descendant Report (from RootsWeb.com 6/2008)

Doug McCreight Website (by Doug McCreight)

 

McMaster Family

• McMasters in my RootsWeb GEDCOM
• Transcription and notes of a Sons of the American Revolution application made by George Hunter McMaster in about 1893.
  • The application traces back to George's great-grandfather: Hugh McMaster  (~1754-1787).    The detailed application also includes fascinating details about South Carolina in the time of the revolution.
• McMasters related to the Cathcart family
  • Mary Isabella McMaster (1837-1881) married Charles Madden Cathcart (1835-1913)
  • William C. McMaster (1871-1944) married Margaret Lillian Cathcart

 

 

 

 

Muller Family

• My Muller Ancestors
  • Louise Muller (~1828-?; married Aaron Elisha Varn) my second great-grandmother
  • Ernst Henry David Muller (1774-1850) my third great-grandfather

 

 

 

Rivers Family

• My Rivers Ancestors
  • Sarah Jane Rivers (1828-1890; married James Monroe Lawton, Sr.) my second great-grandparents
  • Rawlins Rivers (~1793-1859) my third great-grandfather
    • gravestone, James Island Presbyterian Church Cemetery, South Carolina
  • Jonah Rivers (~1765-1804) my fourth great-grandfather
• Rivers (and Lawton) Genealogy, written by Jane Lawton Varn in about 1950.

 

 

 

Sterling Family

• Sterlings in my RootsWeb GEDCOM
• My Sterling Ancestors
  • John Wagner Sterling , Sr., (c.1761-1847), my 4th great grandfather
    • Married Sarah Robinson
    • John's Will
  • Jane Sterling, (1803-1886) my 3rd great grandmother
    • Married Andrew Blain (my 3rd great grandfather) in December of 1826

 

Other Websites with Related Families

• The Family Tree of Roger Dellinger

This RootsWeb database has over 53,000 entries, including 31 Cathcarts, 277 Brices, 98 McQuistons, 30 Clowneys and many other families with ties to the Cathcarts.  My database draws heavily from this one -- many thanks to Roger!

• The Descendants of Edward Brice

This Internet website was created by Leslie Neeland.  It includes 2 Cathcarts, 364 Brices,  29 Clowneys and many others of interest.  Leslie promises to return to her genealogical efforts as soon as she completes her law degree.  The link above brings up the surname index.  Just click on any name of interest.