Catherine (--?--)Born: ca. 1774
Died: after 1820, possibly in Carroll Co., VA
Buried: Unknown
Married: ca. 1789 Robert Beasley probably in North Carolina, no marriage record found yet. She may have been a Cook. In her husband's will he names "my brother Benjamin Beazley and James Cook" to be his executors. It is possible that James Cook is a brother to Catherine or Robert's cousin or uncle on his mother's side.
Some say she was Catherine (Keziah) Cato, unclear if she remarried after Robert's death.
Records:
1790 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., census age ca. 16 living with Robert, no children. Heads of household listed in the same column that may be Catherine's father:
1796 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., tax list age ca. 22 listed in Martin's District
1797 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., tax list age ca. 23 listed in Martin's District
1798 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., tax list age ca. 24 listed in Capt. Cloud's District
1799 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., tax list age ca. 25 listed in Capt. Cloud's District
1800 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., census age ca. 26 living with Robert and five sons all under the age of five.
1810 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., census age 36 living with Robert, 4 sons 10-16 years old, 2 sons under age 10, 2 daughters under age 10
1820 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., census, age ca. 46. Catherine is listed as head of household. She has 1 son between 10 and 15, 1 son between 16 and 18 and 2 sons 16 to 25. James & Isham have homes of their own in this census. There are also two daughters ages 10 to 15. Three in the household are engaged in agriculture.
This is the last record I have for Catherine. She may have remarried, but I haven't found a record of it. She may have died or she may be living in the household of an unnamed child. She doesn't appear to have moved in with Isham's family.
Children:
Isham
James b. ca. 1794
Jonathan b. ca. 1795
Richard b. 1796
Elisha? b. ca. 1799
unnamed son b. ca. 1802
1790 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., census age ca. 16 living with Robert, no children. Heads of household listed in the same column that may be Catherine's father:
- Richard Cox
- Peter King
- James Gibson
- Robert Beasley
- Thomas Ship / Ship'd [Shepherd?]
- John Shiralt
- Peter Blanchett
- John Martin
- William Burrus
- Joseph Hort
- Benajah King
- William Stevens
- George Sizemore
- Elisha Harold
- John Gordon
- John Shelton
- Josias Fields
- Ann Witt
- Thomas Love
- John Harold
- James Freeman
1796 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., tax list age ca. 22 listed in Martin's District
1797 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., tax list age ca. 23 listed in Martin's District
1798 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., tax list age ca. 24 listed in Capt. Cloud's District
1799 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., tax list age ca. 25 listed in Capt. Cloud's District
1800 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., census age ca. 26 living with Robert and five sons all under the age of five.
1810 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., census age 36 living with Robert, 4 sons 10-16 years old, 2 sons under age 10, 2 daughters under age 10
- Will of Robert Beazley dated September 19 wills his to "my beloved wife Caty Beazley the whole of my estate (without demanding to particulars) during her widowhood and after her death to be equally divided among my children - but in case of her second marriage my desires that my estate shall then be divided in the like manner as the law directs in cases of intestate estates."
1820 - North Carolina, Stokes Co., census, age ca. 46. Catherine is listed as head of household. She has 1 son between 10 and 15, 1 son between 16 and 18 and 2 sons 16 to 25. James & Isham have homes of their own in this census. There are also two daughters ages 10 to 15. Three in the household are engaged in agriculture.
This is the last record I have for Catherine. She may have remarried, but I haven't found a record of it. She may have died or she may be living in the household of an unnamed child. She doesn't appear to have moved in with Isham's family.
Children:
Isham
James b. ca. 1794
Jonathan b. ca. 1795
Richard b. 1796
Elisha? b. ca. 1799
unnamed son b. ca. 1802
Rachel b. 1805
unnamed son b. ca. 1807
unnamed daughter b. ca. 1809
unnamed son b. ca. 1807
unnamed daughter b. ca. 1809
Revised 12/16/2025
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