Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

James Cate, I
1. James Cate, I was born in 1624 in Hillmorton, England (son of James Christopher Cate and Margeria Alice Lite); died on 15 May 1677 in Portsmouth, NH. James married Alice Upton, I in 1655 in Mass. Colony, Isle of Shoals, Maine. Alice (daughter of Robert Thomas Upton and Joan Littledike) was born in 1629 in Portsmouth, NH; died on 8 Jun 1702 in Rockingham, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Mary Cate was born in 1651 in Portsmouth, NH; died on 3 Mar 1714 in Greenland, NH.
2. James Christopher Cate was born in 1600 in Lancaster, England (son of Robert William Cate and Margaret Savely); died about 1672 in New Hampshire. James married Margeria Alice Lite in 1613 in Saint Andrew, Chardstock, Dorset, England. Margeria (daughter of Isaac Taylor Lite and Elizabeth Knight) was born in 1604 in England; died in 1680 in Portsmouth, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margeria Alice Lite was born in 1604 in England (daughter of Isaac Taylor Lite and Elizabeth Knight); died in 1680 in Portsmouth, NH. Children:
- 1. James Cate, I was born in 1624 in Hillmorton, England; died on 15 May 1677 in Portsmouth, NH.
Generation: 3
4. Robert William Cate was born in 1580 in Chardstock, Dorset, England UK (son of William Cate and Agnes Dummett); died in 1640 in Launceton, Cornwall, England UK. Robert married Margaret Savely on 12 Sep 1597 in Middlesex, England. Margaret was born about 1582 in England; died in 1613 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Margaret Savely was born about 1582 in England; died in 1613 in England. Children:
- 2. James Christopher Cate was born in 1600 in Lancaster, England; died about 1672 in New Hampshire.
6. Isaac Taylor Lite was born in 1569 in England (son of Thomas Light and Elyn Ellen Taylor). Isaac + Elizabeth Knight. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Knight and Alice Ashby) was born on 3 Oct 1580 in Wiltshire, England; died in 1644 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Elizabeth Knight was born on 3 Oct 1580 in Wiltshire, England (daughter of Thomas Knight and Alice Ashby); died in 1644 in England. Children:
- 3. Margeria Alice Lite was born in 1604 in England; died in 1680 in Portsmouth, NH.
Generation: 4
8. William Cate was born in 1545 in Chardstock, Devon, England; was christened on 20 Dec 1547 in England (son of Robert Cate and Margaret Drummett Bagwell); died in 1596 in Chardstock, Somerset, England; was buried in 1596 in Chardstock, Dorset, England. William married Agnes Dummett in 1565 in Chardstock, Devonshire, England. Agnes (daughter of Robert Dummett and Margaret Bagwell) was born in 1550 in Chardstock, Devon, England; died in 1627 in Chardstock, Devonshire, England; was buried in 1627 in Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Agnes Dummett was born in 1550 in Chardstock, Devon, England (daughter of Robert Dummett and Margaret Bagwell); died in 1627 in Chardstock, Devonshire, England; was buried in 1627 in Somerset, England. Children:
- 4. Robert William Cate was born in 1580 in Chardstock, Dorset, England UK; died in 1640 in Launceton, Cornwall, England UK.
12. Thomas Light was born in 1556 in Wiltshire, England; died in 1614 in Shropshire, England. Thomas married Elyn Ellen Taylor on 7 Dec 1568 in Kington St Maichael, Wiltshire, England. Elyn (daughter of Walter Taylor) was born in 1556 in Wiltshire, England; died in 1598 in Shropshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Elyn Ellen Taylor was born in 1556 in Wiltshire, England (daughter of Walter Taylor); died in 1598 in Shropshire, England. Children:
- 6. Isaac Taylor Lite was born in 1569 in England.
14. Thomas Knight was born about 1545 in Staffordshire, England. Thomas married Alice Ashby on 19 Sep 1569 in Warwickshire, England. Alice was born about 1550 in Staffordshire, England; died on 15 Nov 1644 in Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Alice Ashby was born about 1550 in Staffordshire, England; died on 15 Nov 1644 in Staffordshire, England. Children:
- 7. Elizabeth Knight was born on 3 Oct 1580 in Wiltshire, England; died in 1644 in England.
Generation: 5
16. Robert Cate was born in 1526 in Colyton, Devon, England (son of Robert Cate and Joane de Clark); died in 1596 in Somerset, England. Robert married Margaret Drummett Bagwell on 11 May 1551 in Colyton, Enfland. Margaret (daughter of Davye Bagwell and Agnes Keate) was born in 1527 in Colyton, Devonshire, England; was christened about 1531 in Colyton, Devon, England; died in 1580 in Paington, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Margaret Drummett Bagwell was born in 1527 in Colyton, Devonshire, England; was christened about 1531 in Colyton, Devon, England (daughter of Davye Bagwell and Agnes Keate); died in 1580 in Paington, Gloucestershire, England. Children:
- 8. William Cate was born in 1545 in Chardstock, Devon, England; was christened on 20 Dec 1547 in England; died in 1596 in Chardstock, Somerset, England; was buried in 1596 in Chardstock, Dorset, England.
18. Robert Dummett was born about 1527 in Colyton, Devon, England. Robert + Margaret Bagwell. Margaret was born about 1531 in Colyton, Devon, England; was christened about 1531 in Of Colyton, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Margaret Bagwell was born about 1531 in Colyton, Devon, England; was christened about 1531 in Of Colyton, Devon, England. Children:
- 9. Agnes Dummett was born in 1550 in Chardstock, Devon, England; died in 1627 in Chardstock, Devonshire, England; was buried in 1627 in Somerset, England.
- Robert Cate was christened on 31 Aug 1552 in Colyton, Devon, Eng.
- James Cate was christened on 11 May 1554 in Colyton, Devon, Eng.
- Agnes Cate was born about 1560 in of Colyton, Devon, Eng.; was christened on 27 Apr 1557 in Colyton, Devon, England.
26. Walter Taylor was born about 1531 in England; died in Rossington, South Yorkshire, England. Children:
- 13. Elyn Ellen Taylor was born in 1556 in Wiltshire, England; died in 1598 in Shropshire, England.
Generation: 6
32. Robert Cate Robert married Joane de Clark about 1520. Joane (daughter of John Clarke and Margaret) was born in 1501 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England; died in 1569 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. Joane de Clark was born in 1501 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England (daughter of John Clarke and Margaret); died in 1569 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. Children:
- 16. Robert Cate was born in 1526 in Colyton, Devon, England; died in 1596 in Somerset, England.
34. Davye Bagwell was born in 1509 in Harwell, Berkshire, England. Davye + Agnes Keate. Agnes was born on 11 Jan 1502 in Harwell, Berkshire, England; died in 1558 in England UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
35. Agnes Keate was born on 11 Jan 1502 in Harwell, Berkshire, England; died in 1558 in England UK. Children:
- 17. Margaret Drummett Bagwell was born in 1527 in Colyton, Devonshire, England; was christened about 1531 in Colyton, Devon, England; died in 1580 in Paington, Gloucestershire, England.
