William Cathcart
b. 1774-1784 d. 1804; M. Rachel Neely

I have tentatively listed William as a son of Joseph Cathcart, Sr. (the Revolutionary war spy).This is not proven!

Many family historical records indicate that William died fairly young, having had only one son: Joseph Harvey Cathcart, Sr.

Although born in Ireland, apparently William left Scotland for South Carolina via Cape Fear. This may explain why so many online records indicate William's place of birth as Scotland.

• GEDCOM
• Geography
  • Emigrated from County Antrim Ireland
  • Yorktown/Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina
  • Many branches later moved to Texas
  • Related Surname:
    • McCreight
      • Nancy Josephine (1827->1900), m. William M. Cathcart (the above William's grandson)
      • Nancy has two first cousins, once removed, who married into "my" line of Winnsboro Cathcarts:
        • Nancy McCreight (b. late 1700s, d. 1845-1850), m. Samuel Cathcart (son of John Cathcart, one of "Big Four")
        • Margaret Gray McCreight (1801-1845), m. James Cathcart, Jr. (son of James Cathcart, Sr., one of "Big Four")

Probate Records

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