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.