Queet, I am not a Cathey descendant but do collect information on people who lived in the Catawba Indian Land of York and Lancaster Counties in SC which adjoins Mecklenburg County. I hope there is something here to help you. CATHEY Matthew Toole, trader with the Catawba tribe, married Nellie Cathey, sister of John Cathey on Swearing Creek off Yadkin River. Toole persuaded Cathey to settle on the Catawba River, near the mouth of Davidson Creek, Mecklenburg County, about 2 miles below Beattie�s Ford in the month of November 1747, where he built a cabin which was supposed to the first dwelling raised by a white man on the waters of the Catawba River. ______ York County Probate Judge Real Estate Book, 1839-1867, p. 106. 1846. Partition of George Cathey's estate. Mary Cathey widow. Children: Robert A. William H., John H., James J. and Sarah Ann Cathey, the first four being children of petitioner (Mary Cathey), the latter the child of George Cathey before his marriage. Since their father's death, William H. and John H. have died....died with small tract of land on East side of Catawba on the road leading from Tuckeyseige Ford to Camden Courthouse--215 acres--bounded by Joseph F. White, Hugh M. White, Solomon Kimbrell, and Henry G. Harris. Joseph G. Watson made guardian of Robert A., James J. and Sarah Ann. [Mary Cathey, widow, was Mary Watson, dau. of Robert and Elizabeth Watson.] _____ George Cathey, William E. White and Elizabeth Elliott each received one-third of Samuel Elliott's estate. (York Co. Estate Records Book F, 6 Feb. 1824, pp. 325-29.) ____ Alonzo Gillespie, son of Joseph and Temperance Massey Gillespie, was in War with Mexico. Died when about 36 years of age. Left wife and children. She was Sarah Ann Cathey who married 2nd. Alex Coffey and had three children--Hugh, Sarah and Emma. (In Massey records). _______ Alexander Coffey, (June 15, 1801-1876), son of Hugh and Agnes Montgomery Coffey m. (1) Margaret Hood (25 June 1804-13 Aug. 1860); (2) Sarah Ann Cathey Gillespie (1828-1868). Three children: Hugh, Emma, Sarah (married Brock). (In Coffee family records.) ---------- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [NCMECKLE] CATHEY family >Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2000, 10:58 AM > >Hello All! > >I am looking for any Census information on the Cathey >family between >1790-1850. I would also like to know if I can get some >burial, marriage, >death, etc information on this line. > >Thank you, >Queet >