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William Abraham Cate[1]
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Name William Abraham Cate Birth 1646 Colyton, Devon, England
Gender Male Birth 1647 Scotland
Death 1669 Colyton, Devon, England
Age: 22-23 Person ID I500401 My Genealogy Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
Father Richard CATES, b. 16 Apr 1626, Chardstock, Dorset, England
d. 15 May 1677, England
(Age 51 years) Mother Elizabeth FFooks, b. 1620, England
d. 1650, England
(Age 30 years) Family ID F500403 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Margaret Agnes Ingles, b. 1647, England
d. 1670, Colyton, Devon, England
(Age 23 years) Family ID F500404 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
Family 2 Margaret Agnes Ingles, b. 1647, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
d. 1670, Colton, Devon, England
(Age 23 years) Marriage 1667 England
Children 1. Richard Nehimiah Cates, b. 21 Aug 1667 (Twin), Colyton, Devon, England
d. 1689, Henrico, Virginia, United States 
+ 2. Robert Ezra Cates, b. 21 Aug 1667, Devon, England
d. 18 Feb 1729, Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
(Age 61 years)Family ID F500401 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2026
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Notes Colyton Map 1765
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=d5075e99-344a-4960-a9a2-5572aecae8fa&tid=18636481&pid=1260
The Old Court House Colyton, Devon, England
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St. Andrew's, the parish church (Church of England)
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=ca958fdb-0248-490f-8e42-f30ea9b56e49&tid=18636481&pid=1260
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Sources - [S500007] George Berry, Berry Family Web Site, 23 Mar 2016, William Abraham Cate (Reliability: 3).
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- [S500007] George Berry, Berry Family Web Site, 23 Mar 2016, William Abraham Cate (Reliability: 3).

