Lucy Cates^[1]

1755 - 1860  (105 years)   Has 18 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

Thomas Cates

1702 - 1770  (68 years)

Birth	1702	Prince George, MD, USA
Died	1770	Orange, North Carolina, USA
	Age: 67-68
Father	Robert Ezra Cates,   b. 21 Aug 1667, Devon, England
Mother	Mary Ann Randall,   b. 1675, England
Family	Rebecca Sykes,   b. 1715, 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

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, MD, USA
Mother	Frances Wyatt,   b. 1690
Family	Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, MD, 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

Young Edwards, Sr.

Abt 1760 - 1843  (83 years)

Birth	Abt 1760	Orange Co., NC?
Died	1843	Ashe Co., NC
Father	John Edwards, Jr.,   b. Abt 1739, Brunswick Co., VA
Mother	Mary Stokes,   b. Abt 1738, Probably VA
Married	1759	Probably NC
Family	Lucy Cates,   b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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

Nancy Edwards?

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Father	Young Edwards, Sr.,   b. Abt 1760, Orange Co., NC?
Mother	Lucy Cates,   b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States

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Father	Young Edwards, Sr.,   b. Abt 1760, Orange Co., NC?
Mother	Lucy Cates,   b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States

John Edwards

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Father	Young Edwards, Sr.,   b. Abt 1760, Orange Co., NC?
Mother	Lucy Cates,   b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Young Edwards, Jr.

1781 - 1864  (82 years)

Birth	28 May 1781	Orange Co., NC
Died	22 Jan 1864	Alleghany Co., NC
Buried	Isom Edwards Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC
Father	Young Edwards, Sr.,   b. Abt 1760, Orange Co., NC?
Mother	Lucy Cates,   b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Family	Catharine Cox,   b. 1 Jul 1791, Grayson Co., VA
Married	Abt 1809
Children	1. Thomas Edwards,   b. 7 Mar 1810, Alleghany Co., NC + 2. William H Edwards,   b. 1811, Probably Alleghany Co., NC + 3. Susan Edwards,   b. 15 Mar 1812, Alleghany Co., NC + 4. Cox Edwards,   b. 24 Sep 1813, Hooker, Ashe Co., NC   5. Mary Edwards,   b. 30 Jul 1817, Alleghany Co., NC   6. David B Edwards,   b. 11 Jul 1819, Alleghany Co., NC   7. Betsy \ Betty Edwards,   b. 26 Aug 1821, Alleghany Co., NC   8. Isom Edwards,   b. 14 Oct 1825, Alleghany Co., NC   9. Sarah Edwards,   b. 1829, Alleghany Co., NC   10. Margie Edwards,   b. 1829   11. Marga Edwards,   b. 4 Aug 1832, Alleghany Co., NC   12. Amanda Edwards,   b. 11 Jan 1834, Alleghany Co., NC

Edward Edwards

Abt 1785 -

Birth	Abt 1785	Probably Orange Co., NC
Father	Young Edwards, Sr.,   b. Abt 1760, Orange Co., NC?
Mother	Lucy Cates,   b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Family	Susannah Cox,   b. 1 Dec 1785, Grayson Co., VA

Allen Edwards

1796 -

Birth	13 Apr 1796	Wilkes Co., NC
Father	Young Edwards, Sr.,   b. Abt 1760, Orange Co., NC?
Mother	Lucy Cates,   b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Richard Edwards

1798 -

Birth	20 Oct 1798	Wilkes Co., NC
Father	Young Edwards, Sr.,   b. Abt 1760, Orange Co., NC?
Mother	Lucy Cates,   b. 1755, Orange, North Carolina, United States

• Name	Lucy Cates
  Birth	1755	Orange, North Carolina, United States
  Gender	Female
  Death	Sep 1860	Ashe, North Carolina, United States
  Person ID	I951	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Cates,   b. 1702, Prince George, MD, USA d. 1770, Orange, North Carolina, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Sykes,   b. 1715, Virginia, USA d. 1770, Alamance, North Carolina, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1730	Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F500201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Young Edwards, Sr.,   b. Abt 1760, Orange Co., NC? d. 1843, Ashe Co., NC (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Nancy Edwards?   2. Edwards   3. John Edwards + 4. Young Edwards, Jr.,   b. 28 May 1781, Orange Co., NC d. 22 Jan 1864, Alleghany Co., NC (Age 82 years) > 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
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Sep 1860 - Ashe, North Carolina, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S500066] David Carico, Carico Family Site (23andMe), 17 Sep 2018, Lucy Edwards (born Cates) (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match