Charles is believed to be the son of John Caton Born before 1703 and Elizabeth Moore.
John and Elizabeth's children are:
Mary Caton, Elizabeth Caton, Charles Caton, John Caton and Lidia Caton
Died after 1762 at about age 59 in Maryland
John and Elizabeth had five children listed on the vestry record, source below. They are:
1. Mary b. 30 Jan. 1729
2. Elizabeth b. 28 Oct 1731
3. Charles b. 20 Aug 1733
4. John B. June 1, 1735
5. Lidia b. Aug 30, 1737 [1]
listed in the same parish vestry records of St John's Parish, Piscataway, Prince Georges Co, MD
John witnessed the will of Edward Lanham in Prince George's Co, MD on 9 December 1762. [2]

Revolutionary War patriot. Charles Caton on the list of persons taking the "Oath of Fidelity and Support March 13, 1780, Required From Civil Officers, Montgomery County, Maryland 1780-1782": "I, A.B., do swear I do not hold myself bound to yield any Allegiance or obedience to the King of Great Britain his heirs or Successors and that I will be true and faithful to the State of Maryland and will to the utmost of my power, Support maintain and defend the Freedom and Independence thereof and the Government as Now Established against all open enemies and secret and Traiterous Conspiracies and will use my utmost endeavours to disclose and make Known to the Government or some one of The judges or Justices Thereof all treasons or Traiterous Conspiracies attempts of Combinations against This State or the government Thereof which may come to my knowledge so help me God." (The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 6, page 11)
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  Census Records: 1790 Rowan County, North Carolina Census - entry number 371 Salisbury District Caiton, Charles 3 1 4 0 0 (male over 16, before 1774)
  1800 NTL, Rowan County, North Carolina - page 413, Anc. Image 156 Charles Caton 22101 - 12201 (male - ov 45, bef 1755) ( female ov 45, bef 1755) __________________ Rowan County Courthouse Salisbury North Carolina

DAR PATRIOT FILES
ASSOCIATED ANCESTOR (REVOLUTIONARY) RECORD
CATON, CHARLES Ancestor
Service: MARYLAND Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE
Birth: 8-20-1733 PRINCE GEORGES CO MARYLAND
Death: ANTE 11- -1815 ROWAN CO NORTH CAROLINA
Service Source: CLEMENTS & WRIGHT, MD MILITIA IN THE REV, P 193; MD GEN SOC BULLETIN, NO. 27, WINTER 1986, P 107
Service Description: 1) COL MAGRUDER, LT DEAKINS,3RD CO OF UPPER BATT; OATH OF FIDELITY & SUPPORT
RESIDENCE
1) County: MONTGOMERY CO - State: MARYLAND
SPOUSE
1) JEMINA SUMMERS

Some descendants of Charles applied for DAR membership.
Child [Spouse #] Spouse
JESSE [1] ESTHER SPARKS
ANNA [1] JAMES ORRELL
REBECCA [1] ELIJAH RIDGEWAY
BENJAMIN [1] ELIZABETH BUNDRIDGE

Will of Charles Caton 1814 G 389 November Session 1815
In the name of God, Amen. I Charles Caton, Sen., of the County of Rowan and State of North Carolina being in good health and in perfect mind and memory thanks be unto God, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men to die, I do this second day of November Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fourteen make and ordain this my last Will and Testament (Viz) principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried according to the directions of my Executors here after named, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give and devise and dispose of in the following manner - First of all my will and desire is that all my lawful debts should be paid.
  Item. I give and bequeath unto my son **John Caton** Twenty dollars Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Charles Caton One Hundred dollars Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Jesse Caton Ten Shillings Item. I give and bequeath to my son George Dent Caton Ten Shillings Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Benjamin Caton Ten Shillings Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Felps One Hundred dollars Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jemima Hill One Hundred dollars Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rebecca Ridgway Two Hundred dollars Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Ridgway Two Hundred dollars Item. I give and bequeath unto my son William Caton Ten Shillings Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Orrel after the other legatees is paid their legacies and is paid to them by my said daughter Ann Orrel out of the estate moovable left in their or her hands, and if not paid out of the moovable or personal estate, it shall be raised out of my land which I die possessed with. Now if she or any other person for her will pay off the legatees their part of the estate left them in this my last Will and Testament, at my death, then in that case my will and desire is to give all my land to my daughter Ann Orrel, if not, my will and desire is their legacies shall be raised by the sale of my lands and in this case I nominate and appoint my son Charles Caton to ask for and receive of Ann Orrel the amount of his own legacy left him, also all the legacies left each of my children and if paid when demanded, then my son Charles must give as speedy information to call on him for their legacies as possible, and when paid he shall be clear but ! liable until paid. Should my daughter Ann Orrel fail in paying up those legacies when demanded immediately after my decease by my son Charles Caton I then and in that case appoint my son Charles Caton, and give him full power and all lawful authority to sell all my lands which I die possessed of and to convey the Title of the said lands to the purchaser as fully as I could have done in that while living and thereby raise the money due each legatee, so that each legatee may receive his part or her part as soon as he can make himself ready to settle with them, - And for the trouble, and for the natural love I bear for him as one of my children, I give and bequeath unto my son, Charles Caton, Fifty dollars over and above the first gift of the within One Hundred dollars. I also give unto my son Charles Caton all the money, all bonds, notes, accounts, judgments ye also all my wearing cloaths which I die possessed with after my decease, - I appoint James Orrel Executor to pay all ! my lawful debts out of the estate or moovable property delivered in his hands for that and other purposes, I appoint him Executor to this my last Will and Testament.
  I, Charles Caton, Sen. do this Fourth day of November in the year of our Lord Christ 1814 publish and proclaim this to be my last Will and Testament as witnesses whereof I have this day above mentioned, Signed, Sealed and Acknowledged the same in the presence of us who in our presence and the presence of each other have witnessed the same.
  Attest Nathl. Peebles Charles Caton (Seal) Jas. Douthil N. Peebles X Alpha Peebles

Charles Caton, b 20 Aug 1733 d. November 1815., was the son of John Caton and Elizabeth Keaton
  He married in 1757 in Prince George's County, Maryland Jemima Summers who was b: ABT 1735 in Prince George's County, Maryland.
Their children:
John Caton b: 7 DEC 1758 in Prince Georges County, Maryland
Charles Caton 1755 Prince George's County, Maryland, USA Death 1823 (aged 67–68) Davie County, North Carolina, USA
Jesse Caton Sr. b: 20 APR 1762 in Prince Georges County, Maryland Death 7 Sep 1827 (aged 65) Warren County, Missouri, USA m. Esther Sparks
George Dent Caton b: BEF 1774
Benjamin Caton b: BET 1760 AND 1780 m. Elizabeth Bundridge
Mary Caton Phelps 1767Prince George's County, Maryland, USA Death 1818 (aged 50–51) Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Jemima Caton Hill Birth 29 Jan 1769 Death 11 Feb 1817 (aged 48)
Rebecca Caton Ridgeway b: ABT 1772 in Maryland, Death 1851 (aged 78–79)Howard County, Missouri, USA m. Elijah Ridgeway
Elizabeth Caton Birth 25 Aug 1775 Virginia, US Death 28 Feb 1847 (aged 71) Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
William Caton Birth 1782 Prince George's County, Maryland, USA Death 1843 (aged 60–61) Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Anna "Nancy" Decatur "Annie" Caton Sparks Orrell Birth 1775 Maryland, USA Death 1860 (aged 84–85)Carrollton, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA m.1) Jonas Sparks 1766–1805 (m. 1796) m. 2) James R. Orrell 1777–1852 (m. 1805)