John Locke, Jr.

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John Locke, Jr., and wife Ealee Cathey had the following children: Alexander Locke who married Rachel Clary 26 Oct 1784; Matthew born ca 1760 married Ann Locke 20 Jan 1784; George; Elizabeth b. ca 1764.

Material from Mrs. Ronald Wilson found at Lancaster Co. Historical Society gives abstract of the will as follows:

North Carolina, Rowan County, 18 Apr 1764. The noncupative Will of John Locke, Dec., who departed this Life on the Sunday the 15th day of this instant is as follows (to wit.) That the said John Locke on his Death Bed did declare that he thought it was best for him to make his will but he could not tell where to get any Body to make it for him and did declare his mind in the following manner in the presence of his wife that he did in no wise allow his Eldest son Alexander Locke to have all of the plantation where on he lived but that his Will was that the land should be divided between his two sons, Alexander and Matthew Locke, all of which his said Wife Ealce Locke stated on Oath. Ealce Locke Sworn Before John Frohock July Term, 1764 Alexr Cathey

Source:

https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/22033508

See "Rowan County Heritage" 1991, items 631 & 632

John Locke (RN=314) was born during 1728 in Lancaster, PA and married Alice (Ealce) Cathey (RN=308). The Rowan County, NC court order dated 11 July 1764 mentions his noncupative will which divided his lands between his two sons, Alexander Locke (RN=1931) and Matthew Locke (RN=10326).

Witnesses to the court order regarding the noncupative will were Alexander Cathey (RN=303) and John Frohock. John Locke was Alexander Cathey's son-in-law.

John died 15 April 1764 and was buried at Thyatira Church in Rowan County.

Alice Cathey (RN=308) married Benjamin Robinson after the death of John Locke (RN=314) and had 2 sons and a daughter by him.

Ref. Jo White Linn's book pages 317-325. Also information was sent in by Holly L. Wise of Kewanee, MO. See "Griffith Rutherford and Allied families", page 95 (copy in Salisbury Library (ink writing).

Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2913937&...

On 13 Apr 1765, the three Locke children of John (Alexander, Matthew and Elizabeth) were assigned to Alexander Cathey (Alice's father) and Matthew Locke (thought to be the uncle) as guardians.