George Cathey

Captain George Cathey (1755-1840) was an American Revolutionary War Captain who served with one of the twenty companies of the Burke County Regiment. He served as a captain from 1780 to 1783.

Personal life George Cathey was born in January 1755 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. per his Revolutionary War Pension statement. It should be noted there was no Mecklenburg yet in 1755 as that area was still Anson County until 1762 when Mecklenburg was created. Even then it was a much larger county than it is today, geographically speaking. He was residing in Burke County when he entered service in the Burke County, North Carolina Militia George's service included three months as a Private, six months as Lieutenant and fifteen months as Captain. and fought in several skirmishes and in the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780) and Battle of Cowpens (1781) against the British. After the Revolutionary War, he lived in Burke and Buncombe counties before moving to Cooper County in Missouri. He married Margaret Chambers c. 1776. George served as Administrator for Margaret's father, James Chambers, will in 1805.