Phebe Cathcart
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1700 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Robert Cathcart (Cir 1650-1718)
Mother: Phebe Coleman (1674-Bef 1739)
Robert Cathcart
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1650 - Scotland
Baptism:
Death: 22 Mar 1718 - Boston, Massachusetts 1
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Phebe Coleman (15 Jun 1674 - Bef 24 Nov 1739)
Marriage: Cir 1690 2
Status:
Children:
1. Thomas Cathcart (Cir 1692-1732)
2. Mary Cathcart (Cir 1693- )
3. Robert Cathcart (Cir 1695- )
4. Jane Cathcart (Cir 1697- )
5. Major Gershom Cathcart (1698-1792)
6. Phebe Cathcart (Cir 1700- )
7. Miriam Cathcart (1701- )
8. Hugh Cathcart (Cir 1703- )
9. Joseph Cathcart (Cir 1705- )
10. Abigail Cathcart (Cir 1707- )
11. Susanna Cathcart (Cir 1709-1790)
Notes
General:
"This early settler was a Scotchman and the family is said to have originated or derived its name from the Barony of Cathcart in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is not known when he came to this country, nor when he was born. The tradition in the family is that he had been engaged in some of the numerous border or clan wars of the period, and received a wound from a bullet which he carried to his death.Marriage Notes (Phebe Coleman)
The first record of him on the Vineyard is in 1690 when he purchased a lot of land in Tisbury from Arthur Biven, a tract of twenty acres in the northernmost home lot on the west side of Old Mill brook.(1) He married about this time, Phebe, daughter of Thomas Coleman of Nantucket, and it is probable that the young Highlander "set up his Ebenezer" at once in the new town.(2) Here he began the occupation of innkeeper, which he followed throughout his life,(3) and in March, 1693, he was chosen town clerk, an office which he likewise held to the date of his decease. In 1696 he bought a new homestead lot on the west side of the South (Chilmark) road, just south of the Whiting estate, and in 1706 added the southern half of this lot, making in all about thirty acres. Here he conducted a "shop," kept an ordinary and acted as town and proprietors' clerk until the spring of 1718 when death terminated his career.(4) His birth is estimated as in 1650, and he was therefore about 68 years of age. His widow Phebe, who was evidently many years his junior (she was b. June 15, 1674), married Samuel Athearn the following year. Five sons and six daughters of Robert and Phebe Cathcart are known, though no record of their birth exists, and while the family was prominent in Tisbury through that century, it is now extinct in the male line on the island.(5) Branches of it resided in Nantucket and western Massachusetts during the last century, and descendants may be traced throughout the United States.
It is supposed that the name "Scotchman's Bridge" in West Tisbury derived its name from Robert Cathcart, who may have built it, or from one of his sons.
1) Dukes Deeds, I, 101. Dated Dec. 2, 1690.
2) This Nantucket marriage may indicate his previous residence in that island.
3) In 1696 his license to sell strong drink was "renewed."
4) He died between Jan. 16 and March 24, 1718. Administration of his estate was granted to the widow Oct. 1, 1719, two months after her remarriage. He died intestate, and his estate was finally divided in 1739, when the youngest child had come of age (Dukes Co. Prob., III, 121). [On page 3:69 Banks says he died 22 mar 1818, Boston.]
5) The last member of the family to live on the Vineyard was Mrs. Ann Judson (Cathcart) Johnson, widow of Henry C. Johnson and mother of Norman Johnson of Vineyard Haven. She died in 1907.
(Banks 2:41-42)
TAVERNS.
Contemporaneous with Isaac Chase at Homes Hole, Robert Cathcart became a taverner in the present village of West Tisbury. In 1701 he was licensed "to keep publike house of Entertainment," and for many years after, probably till his death about 1719, "Kithcarts," as it was called, was one of the well-known hostelries of that day. It was located on the west side of Old Mill river, not far from the store now occupied by S. M. Mayhew & Co. A diary of the visit of the famous Judge Samuel Sewall to the Vineyard in 1702, describes the local taverns he patronized on his journey.
After embarking at Wood's Hole, he says: \emdash
Have a good passage over in little more than hours time. Refresh at Chases; from thence rode to Tisbury. First man I speak with is Joseph Daggett - he tells me Kithcart keeps an Ordinary, we go thither, the day-light being almost spent. Mr. Robinson's son helps us and bears company awhile.
In 1722 Samuel Cobb and Samuel Athearn were licensed as inn-holders, the latter probably to fill the void left by the death of Cathcart. Cobb lived on the lot now occupied by the post office, his land extending to the brook. As he married Isaac Chase's daughter, the instinct for tavern keeping came to him by marriage, and it is probable that he continued thebusiness through his long life. He died in 1786. Samuel Athearn married the widow of Cathcart and doubtless continued the business at the old tavern made famous by his predecessor. He was called in 1722 a "shopkeeper," and it is probable that her house was a combination residence, inn and general "store."
(Banks 2:99-100)
3
10. Thomas, b. (1692); m. Mrs. Jane (Smith) Chase 15 May 1724; d.19 Nov. 1730 s. p.
11. Mary, b. (1693) ; m. Thomas Hatch.
12. Robert, b. (1695) ; perh. of Norwich, Conn. 1728.
13. Jane, b. (1697) ; m. Thomas Trapp 4 Sept. 1719.
14. Gershom, b. 1698.
15. Phebe, b. (1700) ; m. Henry Luce 18 Oct. 1722.
16. Miriam, b. 11 Feb. 1701; m. Whitten Manter 16 Mch. 1722.
17. Hugh, b. (1703)
18. Joseph, b. (1705); rem. to Richland, Pa. bef. 1739. There were Cathcarts in York and Armstrong counties, Pa. bearing the name Robert and Joseph 1782-1836 (Penna. Archives).
19. Abigail, b. (1707) ; d. unm.
20. Susanna, b. (1709) ; m. Elijah Swain 23 July 1735. 4
Robert Cathcart
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1695 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Robert Cathcart (Cir 1650-1718)
Mother: Phebe Coleman (1674-Bef 1739)
Notes
General:
of Norwich Ct 1728?
Susanna Cathcart
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1709 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 22 Aug 1790 - Nantucket, Massachusetts 5
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Robert Cathcart (Cir 1650-1718)
Mother: Phebe Coleman (1674-Bef 1739)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elijah Swain (Est 1712 - 26 Jul 1789)
Marriage: 23 Jul 1735 - Nantucket, Massachusetts 6
Status:
Thomas Cathcart
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1692 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1732 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Robert Cathcart (Cir 1650-1718)
Mother: Phebe Coleman (1674-Bef 1739)
Notes
General:
"In 1722, Thomas Chase having deceased, his widow Jane was licensed the next year in succession to her deceased husband, and the energetic widow maintained the inn until her second marriage in 1724, to Thomas Cathcart. Thomas Cathcart died in 1732, and in his will calls himself an "innholder," which indicates that he continued the business until his decease.
The widow Jane survived till 1750, and presumably maintained the inn, where we may surmise that the dispenser of
spiritual comfort to her guests and general factotum was her mulatto servant, Ishmael." 7
Thomas Cathcart
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1682
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Jane Smith (Cir 1685 - ) 8
Marriage: 15 May 1724 - (Edgartown, Massachusetts) 8
Status:
Abby F Caton
Sex: F
AKA: Abbie L Caton
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Oct 1858 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 9
Baptism:
Death: 1955 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain John Caton (Cir 1818-After 1880)
Mother: Phebe J Wareham (1825-1901) 10
Spouses and Children
1. *George H Bickers (1859 - 1944)
Marriage: 10 Mar 1885 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 11
Status:
Albertus Mayo Caton
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1905
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Edna Irving Snow (Est 1910 - )
Marriage: 20 Jul 1929 - Orleans, Massachusetts 12
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Edna Irving Snow)
"Albertus Mayo Caton and Miss Edna Irving Snow both of Somerville were united in marriage, Saturday afternoon, July 20th, by Rev. Frederick W. Alden of the Congregational Church, at the home owned by Mrs. Helen Linell, Tonset.
Owing to the recent illness of the groom the wedding was necessarily quiet. The only guests being the bride's mother, Mrs Thankful I. [or L] Snow; her aunt, Mrs. Helen Linnell and Mrs Frederick Alden.
Mr. and Mrs. Caton will spend two months on the Cape.
Mr. Caton is janitor of the Masonic Hall in SOmerville.
Mrs. Caton's father was the late Benjmain Snow, formerly of Orleans."
Hyannis Patriot, 25 Jul 1929
Beulah Orris Caton
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Mar 1895 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 15 Apr 1895 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 13
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Francis Caton (1865- )
Mother: Justine S Rich (1875-After 1930)
Charlotte Caton
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Oct 1859 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain John Caton (Cir 1818-After 1880)
Mother: Phebe J Wareham (1825-1901) 10
Emanuel Caton
Sex: M
AKA: Emmanuel Cater 14
Manuel Francis Caton
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Apr 1834 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 21 Feb 1865 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Cemetery #2, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Emanuel Caton (1793-After 1850)
Mother: Jemima Atkins (1797- ) 15
Spouses and Children
1. *Matilda A Harvender (20 Sep 1836 - 29 Aug 1882)
Marriage: Est 1858
Status:
Notes
Medical:
age 30-9-25
Emanuel Caton
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1793 - Portugal
Baptism:
Death: After 1850
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Jemima Atkins (1 Jan 1797 - ) 15
Marriage: 1823 - (Provincetown, Massachusetts)
Status:
Children:
1. Captain John Caton (Cir 1818-After 1880)
2. Captain Joseph M Caton (1823-1894)
3. Mary A Caton (1825-1830)
4. Emanuel Caton (1829-1830)
5. Louisa A Caton (1829-1830)
6. Emanuel Caton (1834-1865)
7. Mary A Caton (1837-1908) 16
Emanuel Caton
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Nov 1829 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 23 Mar 1830 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Cemetery #1, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Emanuel Caton (1793-After 1850)
Mother: Jemima Atkins (1797- ) 15
Esther Watkins Caton
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Oct 1906 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 9
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Francis Caton (1865- )
Mother: Justine S Rich (1875-After 1930)
Harold Lincoln Caton
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Feb 1896 - East Boston, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 14 Feb 1896 - East Boston, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Manuel Francis Caton (1839-1918)
Mother: Bertha May (Est 1870- )
Isabel F Caton
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 26 Jul 1862 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 9
Baptism:
Death: 22 Jul 1930 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 19
Burial:
Cause of Death: cerebral hemorrhage
Parents
Father: Captain John Caton (Cir 1818-After 1880)
Mother: Phebe J Wareham (1825-1901) 10
Spouses and Children
1. *Edwin D Smith (1859 - After 1920)
Marriage: 1892
Status:
Children:
1. Albert S Smith (1893- )
2. Beulah Oris Smith (1895- )
3. Clarence Henry Smith (1898-1983)
4. Emma Isabell Smith (1900- ) 18
Notes
General:
m1 FratusMedical:
age 67-11-22 19Marriage Notes (Edwin D Smith)
1900 US census, Wellfleet
1910, 1920 US census, Provincetown
Captain John Caton
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1818 - Flores, Azores
Baptism:
Death: After 1880 - At Sea
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Emanuel Caton (1793-After 1850)
Mother: Jemima Atkins (1797- ) 15
Spouses and Children
1. *Phebe J Wareham (21 Mar 1825 - 31 Aug 1901) 10
Marriage: 6 Dec 1852 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Sarah Caton (1855- )
2. Abby F Caton (1858-1955)
3. Charlotte Caton (1859- )
4. Isabel F Caton (1862-1930) 18
5. John Francis Caton (1865- )
John A Caton
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1893 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Francis Caton (1865- )
Mother: Justine S Rich (1875-After 1930)
John Francis Caton
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Sep 1865 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain John Caton (Cir 1818-After 1880)
Mother: Phebe J Wareham (1825-1901) 10
Spouses and Children
1. *Justine S Rich (10 Sep 1875 - After 1930)
Marriage: 3 May 1892 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 20
Status:
Children:
1. John A Caton (1893- )
2. Beulah Orris Caton (1895-1895)
3. Xenophon Rich Caton (1897-1897)
4. Mertes Ellsworth Caton (1898- )
5. Esther Watkins Caton (1906- )
6. Thomas Thatcher Caton (1910-1974)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Justine S Rich)
1920 US census, Provincetown
1930 US census, Brockton
Captain Joseph M Caton
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Nov 1823 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 21
Baptism:
Death: 20 Jan 1894 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Gifford cemetery, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Emanuel Caton (1793-After 1850)
Mother: Jemima Atkins (1797- ) 15
Spouses and Children
1. *Abigail Beals Allerton (4 Dec 1830 - 1 Oct 1899) 22
Marriage: 26 Nov 1848 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
obit note 30 Jan 1894 Hyannis Patriot
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