Charles Caton could be the nephew of Charles Caton d 1734, son of John Caton.
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FROM: Jane Curci (29 March, 2006 e-mail)
Email: wmcurci@aol.com

Charles Caton on the list of persons taking the "Oath of Fidelity and Support March 13, 1780, Required From Civil Officers, Montgomery County, Maryland 1780-1782":
"I, A.B., do swear I do not hold myself bound to yield any Allegiance or obedience to the King of Great Britain his heirs or Successors and that I will be true and faithful to the State of Maryland and will to the utmost of my power, Support maintain and defend the Freedom and Independence thereof and the Government as Now Established against all open enemies and secret and Traiterous Conspiracies and will use my utmost endeavours to disclose and make Known to the Government or some one of The judges or Justices Thereof all treasons or Traiterous Conspiracies attempts of Combinations against This State or the government Thereof which may come to my knowledge so help me God."
(The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 6, page 11)


CATON, CHARLES
Service: MARYLAND
Rank(s): PRIVATE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 20 Aug 1733 PRINCE GEORGES CO MARYLAND
Death: a 11- -1815 ROWAN CO NORTH CAROLINA
Service Source: CLEMENTS & WRIGHT, MD MILITIA IN THE REV, P 193; MD GEN SOC BULLETIN, NO. 27, WINTER 1986, P 107
Service Description: 1) COL MAGRUDER, LT DEAKINS, 3RD CO OF UPPER
2) BATT; OATH OF FIDELITY & SUPPORT
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Rowan County Courthouse
Salisbury North Carolina Will of Charles Caton 1814
G 389
November Session 1815
In the name of God, Amen. I Charles Caton, Sen., of the County of Rowan and State of North Carolina being in good health and in perfect mind and memory thanks be unto God, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men to die, I do this second day of November Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fourteen make and ordain this my last Will and Testament (Viz) principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried according to the directions of my Executors here after named, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give and devise and dispose of in the following manner - First of all my will and desire is that all my lawful debts should be paid.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son John Caton Twenty dollars
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Charles Caton One Hundred dollars
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Jesse Caton Ten Shillings
Item. I give and bequeath to my son George Dent Caton Ten Shillings
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Benjamin Caton Ten Shillings
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Felps One Hundred dollars
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jemima Hill One Hundred dollars
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rebecca Ridgway Two Hundred dollars
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Ridgway Two Hundred dollars
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son William Caton Ten Shillings
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Orrel after the other legatees is paid their legacies and is paid to them by my said daughter Ann Orrel out of the estate moovable left in their or her hands, and if not paid out of the moovable or personal estate, it shall be raised out of my land which I die possessed with. Now if she or any other person for her will pay off the legatees their part of the estate left them in this my last Will and Testament, at my death, then in that case my will and desire is to give all my land to my daughter Ann Orrel, if not, my will and desire is their legacies shall be raised by the sale of my lands and in this case I nominate and appoint my son Charles Caton to ask for and receive of Ann Orrel the amount of his own legacy left him, also all the legacies left each of my children and if paid when demanded, then my son Charles must give as speedy information to call on him for their legacies as possible, and when paid he shall be clear but liable until paid. Should my daughter Ann Orrel fail in paying up those legacies when demanded immediately after my decease by my son Charles Caton I then and in that case appoint my son Charles Caton, and give him full power and all lawful authority to sell all my lands which I die possessed of and to convey the Title of the said lands to the purchaser as fully as I could have done in that while living and thereby raise the money due each legatee, so that each legatee may receive his part or her part as soon as he can make himself ready to settle with them, - And for the trouble, and for the natural love I bear for him as one of my children, I give and bequeath unto my son, Charles Caton, Fifty dollars over and above the first gift of the within One Hundred dollars. I also give unto my son Charles Caton all the money, all bonds, notes, accounts, judgments ye also all my wearing cloaths which I die possessed with after my decease, - I appoint James Orrel Executor to pay all my lawful debts out of the estate or moovable property delivered in his hands for that and other purposes, I appoint him Executor to this my last Will and Testament.

I, Charles Caton, Sen. do this Fourth day of November in the year of our Lord Christ 1814 publish and proclaim this to be my last Will and Testament as witnesses whereof I have this day above mentioned, Signed, Sealed and Acknowledged the same in the presence of us who in our presence and the presence of each other have witnessed the same.

Attest Nathl. Peebles Charles Caton (Seal)
Jas. Douthil
N. Peebles X
Alpha Peebles

Census Records:
1790 Rowan County, North Carolina Census - entry number 371 Salisbury District
Caiton, Charles 3 1 4 0 0 (male over 16, before 1774)

1800 NTL, Rowan County, North Carolina - page 413, Anc. Image 156
Charles Caton 22101 - 12201 (male - ov 45, bef 1755) ( female ov 45, bef 1755)

• Married: ABT 1753 in King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland

1. John Caton b: 7 DEC 1758 in King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland
2. Charles Caton b: ABT 1760 in King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland
3. Jesse Caton b: 20 APR 1762 in King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland
4. George Dent Caton b: ABT 1764 in King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland