BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Cabe, 24 Apr 1810
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Contributor's Notes: It is believed the McCabes originated in Scotland
but joined the Protestant families who migrated across the North Channel
to Ireland in the 17th century. Our research revealed McCabes from both
Ireland and Scotland but John Leonidas Cabe (#23) of Samuel Cabe's branch
of the family believed John McCabe, Sr. came to America from Scotland. We
spent considerable time and money in an effort to trace John McCabe
back to his years~of service during the Revolutionary War but found
nothing prior to 1790 when he appeared on the Lincoln County, North
Carolina census.
Following is a copy of a memorandum written by Annie "Cabe" Henry as
dictated by her father, John Leonidas Cabe (#23), which was found in 1980
by Edythe "Henry" Woodward among her deceased mother's papers. The
memorandum was written with a lead pencil on an old ledger sheet and was
too dim to be xeroxed.
"Beginning of John L. Cabe family, record on his father's side. They
originated in Scotland. Came to America before the Revolutionary War.
Went through the war, was a young man, went to North Carolina."
The memorandun was written December 3, 1926, in Denver, Colorado. There
was no information given about the children of the first John McCabe but
the Lincoln County, North Carolina 1790 census lists -
McCabe, Jonathan; 03-04-06.
Abstract - will of John Cabe, 24 April, 1810 - 49,801.1
********First I give and bequeath to Catherine Stiles my eldest daughters
child and John Stiles, son of Thos Stiles, and John Cabe son of my son
John Cabe, and Joseph Cabe the son of Stephen Cabe deceased, and John Cabe
the son of Sam Cabe, and John Cabe the son of Zachariah Cabe; to each of these I give the sum of twenty dollars to be paid by my executors to the
above mentioned legatees as they come of age, if any or either of them
should die before they come of age that the portion of the deceased shall
be divided among his or her brothers and sisters. Also I give to Amos Cabe
an equal share of the estate of what may be left from paying up these
above written legatees, with my own beloved children each an equal
share, freely to be possessed and enjoyed and also the executors shall
give sufficient time to each of the legatees to come forward and make
their claim known, that business may be settled to each of their
satisfaction and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, disannul, and every
other former testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 24th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ten. Signed, sealed and delivered by the said John Cabe as
his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto
subscribed our names.
John Cabe (his mark) N.G.
Test. R. Dickey
John Stiles (his mark)
That James Stiles and Zachariah Cabe are the Executors of this my last
will and testament, and also I allow Amos Cabe to get my bed and bedding
at my decease allowing it to satisfy according to its value in his part,
and also Mary Stiles my daughter to receive a cow at my decease.
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