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James Alexander b.1685 Cathey 1694 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1694

Birth Location: Ulster, Monaghan, Ireland

Death Date: 1 Jan 1757

Death Location: Cathey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina, Colonial America

Father: Alexander Cathey

Mother: Ann Johnson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Cathey

In 1694, James Alexander b.1685 Cathey 6ggp entered the world in Ulster, Monaghan, Ireland, born to Alexander Cathey and Ann Margaret 'Hannah' Johnson. James Alexander b.1685 Cathey 6ggp had children including John H Cathey. James Alexander b.1685 Cathey 6ggp passed away in 1757 in Cathey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1694, James Alexander b.1685 Cathey 6ggp entered the world in Ulster, Monaghan, Ireland, born to Alexander Cathey and Ann Margaret 'Hannah' Johnson.
  • James Alexander b.1685 Cathey 6ggp had children including John H Cathey.
  • James Alexander b.1685 Cathey 6ggp passed away in 1757 in Cathey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cathey's Ancestors

Self
James Cathey
1694 – 1757
Birth Place: Ulster, Monaghan, Ireland
Parents
Alexander Cathey
1640 – 1697
Monaghan, , Ulster, Ireland
Ann (Margaret 'Hannah') Johnson
1670 – 1761
, Monaghan, , Ireland
Grandparents
Frank MacCathay
1615 – 1665
Colonsay, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Thompson
1620 – 1698
Monaghan, County Ulster, Ireland
John Johnson
1641 – 1701
New Hampton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States
Elinor ((Ellener )) Brackett
1640 – 1676
Falmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Clement McAtee\MacCathey
1580 – 1620
Margaret Butler
1580 – 1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cathey's Descendants

1.
JC
James (Alexander b.1685) Cathey (3 Jul 1694 – 1 Jan 1757)
  1. 1. John (H) Cathey (1709 – 29 Jan 1764) m. Jane ((Jean)) Reeks (June 28, 1708 – 1764)
    1. 1. Jane Cathey (1760 – 1809)
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Cathey (29 Jan 1764 – 1826) m. Joshua (John Penix Pinnix) Pennock (1760 – 15 July 1826)
      1. 1. John (Penix) (Phenix) (1785 – June 15, 1864)
      2. 2. Nancy (Penix) Ramey (22 May 1786 – 1 June 1866)
      3. 3. Isaac (William) Penix (7 August 1787 – 7 June 1864)
      4. 4. Margaret (Peggy) Penix (1795 – 1885)
      5. 5. Catherine Penix (1795 – 1906)
      6. 6. Catherine (Anna (wife of Zachariah)) Penix (27 Dec 1795 – 21 Aug 1856) m. Zachariah Castle (06 Jun 1797 – 25 Aug 1871)
        1. 1. William (Alfred) Castle (1823 – 13 Sep 1888) m. ELIZABETH (BETHENA) MCCARTY (1825 – 13 Jul 1886)
      7. 7. Julia (Ann) Penix (27 Dec 1795 – 21 August 1856)
      8. 8. Ann Pinnick (27 December 1795 – 21 August 1856)
      9. 9. Jane (Penix) Pennock (1797 – 1832)
      10. 10. Sarah Penix (1800 – 1870)
      11. 11. Sarah Penix (1800 – 30 Mar 1891)
      12. 12. Allen (H) Penix (8 Oct 1806 – 26 Dec 1880)

James Cathey's Timeline

2 Records

1694
3 Jul 1694
Birth of James Alexander b.1685 Cathey 6ggp in Ulster, Monaghan, Ireland
Ulster, Monaghan, Ireland
1757
1 Jan 1757
Age 63
Death of James Alexander b.1685 Cathey 6ggp in Cathey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina, Colonial America
Cathey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1694
    Event Place: Ulster, Monaghan, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1757
    Event Place: Cathey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina, Colonial America

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