Thomas Cates^[1]

1702 - 1770  (68 years)   Has 12 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

Robert Ezra Cates

1667 - 1729  (61 years)

Birth	21 Aug 1667	Devon, England
Died	18 Feb 1729	Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
	Age: 61
Father	William Abraham Cate,   b. 1646, Colyton, Devon, England
Mother	Margaret Agnes Ingles,   b. 1647, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Married	1667	England
Family	Mary Ann Randall,   b. 1675, England
Children	+ 1. Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA

Mary Ann Randall

1675 - 1767  (92 years)

Birth	1675	England
Died	1767	Orange, North Carolina, USA
	Age: 91-92
Father	John Randall,   b. 28 Apr 1650, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mother	Catherine,   b. 1655, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Married	1676	Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Family	Robert Ezra Cates,   b. 21 Aug 1667, Devon, England
Children	+ 1. Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA

Rebecca Sykes

1715 - 1770  (55 years)

Birth	1715	Virginia, USA
Died	1770	Alamance, North Carolina, USA
	Age: 54-55
Father	Bernard Sykes,   b. 1682, Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Mother	Frances Wyatt,   b. 1690
Family	Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Married	1730	Virginia, USA
Children	1. Barnard Cates,   b. 1735   2. Lucy E Cates,   b. 1741, Orange, North Carolina, USA   3. John Cate,   b. 1746, Orange, North Carolina, USA   4. REVEREND Thomas Cates,   b. 1749, Orange, North Carolina, USA + 5. Lucy Cates,   b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States   6. Sylvia Cates,   b. 1756, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Barnard Cates

1735 - 1828  (93 years)

Birth	1735
Died	Oct 1828	Orange, North Carolina, USA
	Age: 92-93
Father	Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rebecca Sykes,   b. 1715, Virginia, USA
Married	1730	Virginia, USA

Lucy E Cates

1741 - 1768  (27 years)

Birth	1741	Orange, North Carolina, USA
Died	1768	Orange, North Carolina, USA
	Age: 26-27
Father	Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rebecca Sykes,   b. 1715, Virginia, USA
Married	1730	Virginia, USA

John Cate

1746 - 1828  (82 years)

Birth	1746	Orange, North Carolina, USA
Died	Oct 1828	Orange, North Carolina, USA
	Age: 81-82
Father	Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rebecca Sykes,   b. 1715, Virginia, USA
Married	1730	Virginia, USA

REVEREND Thomas Cates

1749 - 1816  (67 years)

Birth	1749	Orange, North Carolina, USA
Died	Aug 1816	Orange, North Carolina, USA
	Age: 66-67
Father	Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rebecca Sykes,   b. 1715, Virginia, USA
Married	1730	Virginia, USA

Lucy Cates

1755 - 1860  (105 years)

Birth	1755	Orange, North Carolina, United States
Died	Sep 1860	Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Father	Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rebecca Sykes,   b. 1715, Virginia, USA
Married	1730	Virginia, USA
Family	Young Edwards, Sr.,   b. Abt 1760, Orange Co., NC?
Children	1. Nancy Edwards?   2. Edwards   3. John Edwards + 4. Young Edwards, Jr.,   b. 28 May 1781, Orange Co., NC + 5. Edward Edwards,   b. Abt 1785, Probably Orange Co., NC   6. Allen Edwards,   b. 13 Apr 1796, Wilkes Co., NC   7. Richard Edwards,   b. 20 Oct 1798, Wilkes Co., NC

Sylvia Cates

1756 - 1840  (84 years)

Birth	1756	Orange, North Carolina, USA
Died	1840	Orange, North Carolina, USA
	Age: 83-84
Father	Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Mother	Rebecca Sykes,   b. 1715, Virginia, USA
Married	1730	Virginia, USA

• Name	Thomas Cates
  Birth	1702	Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1770	Orange, North Carolina, USA
  	Age: 67-68
  Person ID	I500201	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Ezra Cates,   b. 21 Aug 1667, Devon, England d. 18 Feb 1729, Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Randall,   b. 1675, England d. 1767, Orange, North Carolina, USA (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F500202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Sykes,   b. 1715, Virginia, USA d. 1770, Alamance, North Carolina, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1730	Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Barnard Cates,   b. 1735   d. Oct 1828, Orange, North Carolina, USA (Age 93 years)   2. Lucy E Cates,   b. 1741, Orange, North Carolina, USA d. 1768, Orange, North Carolina, USA (Age 27 years)   3. John Cate,   b. 1746, Orange, North Carolina, USA d. Oct 1828, Orange, North Carolina, USA (Age 82 years)   4. REVEREND Thomas Cates,   b. 1749, Orange, North Carolina, USA d. Aug 1816, Orange, North Carolina, USA (Age 67 years) + 5. Lucy Cates,   b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States d. Sep 1860, Ashe, North Carolina, United States (Age 105 years)   6. Sylvia Cates,   b. 1756, Orange, North Carolina, USA d. 1840, Orange, North Carolina, USA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F500201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S500005] Karoline Rima, Rima Web Site, 4 Mar 2016, Thomas Cates (Reliability: 3). Added via an Instant Discovery™