George Cathey

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George Cathey
BornJanuary 1755
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
DiedDecember 14, 1840 (aged 85)
Pettis County, Missouri
Buried
Crown Hill Cemetery
38°42′55″N93°12′50″W / 38.71528°N 93.21389°W / 38.71528; -93.21389
AllegianceUnited States
Years of service1780–1783
RankCaptain

Captain George Cathey (1755-1840) was an American Revolutionary War Captain who served with one of the twenty companies of the Burke County Regiment. [1] He served as a captain from 1780 to 1783. [2]

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Personal life

George Cathey was born in January 1755 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. [3] per his Revolutionary War Pension statement. [4] It should be noted there was no Mecklenburg yet in 1755 as that area was still Anson County until 1762 when Mecklenburg was created. [5] Even then it was a much larger county than it is today, geographically speaking. He was residing in Burke County when he entered service in the Burke County, North Carolina Militia [6] George's service included three months as a Private, six months as Lieutenant and fifteen months as Captain. [4] He served under Captain Jonathan Camp who commanded a light horse company of 95 men and fought Cherokee Indians at Big Bears Town and Cowee in 1777. [4] He also spent time at Cathey's Fort built on land originally owned by his father, George Cathey Sr., near today's Marion, NC and the fort near Turkey Grove (today's McDowell County, NC) known originally as Cathey's Fort and later as Wofford's Fort. [7] and fought in several skirmishes and in the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780) and Battle of Cowpens (1781) against the British. [8] After the Revolutionary War, he lived in Burke and Buncombe counties before moving to Cooper County in Missouri. He married Margaret Chambers c. 1776. [9] [10] George served as Administrator for Margaret's father, James Chambers, will in 1805. [9] Cathey died on December 14, 1840, in Pettis County, Missouri. He is buried in Smithton, Missouri. [6]

Legacy

There are multiple landmarks in North Carolina named after Cathey family including Cathey's Creek, Cathey's Plantation and the George Cathey Memorial Bridge. [8] [11] [12]

References

  1. ↑ "The American Revolution in South Carolina - The Battle of Cowpens". carolana.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  2. ↑ "The North Carolina Patriots - Capt. George Cathey". carolana.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. ↑ "DAR Genealogical Research Databases". services.dar.org. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. 1 2 3 "Revolutionary War Pension Application of George Cathey" (PDF). Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
  5. ↑ "North Carolina History Project - Mecklenburg County (1762)".
  6. 1 2 "Resolution for George Cathey" (PDF). xfer.services.ncdot.gov. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Ratton, Al (2025). The Fighting Catheys. pp. 153–165.
  8. 1 2 Ferguson, Nancy Ellen (December 2002). "Overmountain Victory Trail Association, Inc" (PDF). p. 8. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. 1 2 "George Cathey 1755-1840". Cpt. George Cathey (1755-1840) and Margaret Chambers of North Carolina (Burke, Buncombe, Haywood) and MO (Cooper, Pettis).
  10. ↑ White, Jim (2013). Cathey Family: With 32 Immigrant Allied and Collateral Families. ISBN   9781257199426.
  11. ↑ "Weekly Outdoor Destination: Explore 50-Foot Waterfall At Cathey's Creek Falls". The Transylvania Times. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  12. ↑ "Catheys Creek Falls". www.carolinatrails.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.


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