Friday, February 13, 2015

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 59: #66, Nathan Gates (1767-1830)

Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge:  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I am extending this theme in 2015 to 104 Ancestors in 104 Weeks. Here is my ancestor biography for week #59:

Nathan Gates (1767-1830)  is #66 on my Ahnentafel list, my 4th great-grandfather. He married in 1790  to #67 Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855).

I am descended through:

*  their daughter 
#33 Abigail Gates (1797-1867) who married  #32 Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825),  in 1817.
*  their son, #16 Isaac Seaver (1823-1901), who married #17 Lucretia Townsend Smith (1828-1884) in 1852.
*  their son, #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922), who married #9 Hattie Louise Hildreth (1847-1920) in 1874. 
*  their son, #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942), who married Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.
* their son, #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):


*  Name:                          Nathan Gates[1–28]   
*  Sex:                             Male   

*  Father:                         Simon Gates (1739-1803)   
*  Mother:                       Susanna Reed (1745-1833)   
  
2)  LIFE EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
  
*  Birth:                        23 February 1767, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1–2]
*  Deed:                        3 March 1790 (age 23), bought two tracts of land (62 acres) in Gardner from John Parker for $125, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[3]   
*  Census:                     1 June 1790 (age 23), Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[5]   
*  Miscellaneous:          1791–1813 (about age 24–about 46), Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[8]   
*  Deed:                        8 September 1796 (age 29), bought a tract of land in easterly part of Gardner from Samuel Hoar for $180; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[9]   
*  Deed:                        9 November 1797 (age 30), bought 6 acres of land in easterly part of Gardner from Samuel Sanderson for $63; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[10]   
*  Census :                    1 June 1800 (age 33), Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[11]
*  Distribution:            December 1803 (about age 36), distribution of intestate father's estate; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[12]    
*  Deed:                       14 December 1803 (age 36), quitclaimed two tracts of in Gardner to his mother and five siblings for $315.12, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[13]   
*  Deed:                       14 May 1807 (age 40) and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 9  acres and 150 rods, in the southeasterly part of Gardner, to John Miles for $120; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[14]   
*  Deed:                       22 September 1808 (age 41), sold 60 acres of land in southeasterly part of Gardner to Merari Spaulding for $700; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[15]   
*  Census:                   1 June 1810 (age 43), Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[16]   
*  Deed:                      7 July 1810 (age 43), and wife Abigail sold three tracts of land totaling 68 acres in southeasterly part of Gardner to Jonathan Osgood for $375; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[17]   
*  Deed:                      28 August 1811 (age 44), and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 60 acres, in the southeasterly part of Gardner, to Jabez Fairbank for $1000 ; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[18]   
*  Deed:                     13 November 1812 (age 45) , bought a tract of land, 40 acres, in the northeasterly part of Gardner, from John Peirce Jr. for $800.; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[19]   
*  Deed:                    13 November 1812 (age 45), and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 40 acres, in the northeasterly part of Gardner, to John Peirce Jr. for $800.; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[20]   
*  Deed:                    18 September 1816 (age 49), and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 40 acres, in the northeasterly part of Gardner, to John Miles for $263; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[21]   
*  Deed:                    14 November 1818 (age 51), and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 9 acres, in the southeasterly part of Gardner, to John Miles,  for $100; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[22]   
*  Deed:                    14 November 1818 (age 51), and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 40 acres, in Gardner, to John Miles for $900; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[23]   
*  Deed:                    12 February 1819 (age 51), and other heirs of Elizabeth Gates, singlewoman of Gardner, quitclaimed a tract of land, 41 acres and 41 rods, in Gardner, to Reuben Gates  for $742.72; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[24]   
*  Census :                 1 June 1820 (age 53), Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[25]   
*  Deed:                    26 June 1824 (age 57), and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 60 acres, in the southeasterly part of Gardner, to Jabez Fairbank,  for $1; Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[26]   
*  Death:                   April 1830 (about age 63), Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[27]   
*  Burial:                 April 1830 (about age 63), Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[28]   
  
3)  SHARED EVENTS  (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

*  Spouse 1:                    Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855)   
*  Marriage Intentions:   7 May 1790 (age 23), Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[4]
*  Marriage:                    17 June 1790 (age 23), Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[6–7]   

*  Child 1:                       Nathan Gates (1791-1865)   
*  Child 2:                       Jeremiah Gates (1792-1801)   
*  Child 3:                       Abel Gates (1793-1870)   
*  Child 4:                       Asaph Gates (1794-1859)   
*  Child 5:                       Luke Gates (1796-1796)   
*  Child 6:                       Abigail Gates (1797-1867)   
*  Child 7:                       Luther Gates (1798-1847)   
*  Child 8:                       Amos Gates (1799-1883)   
*  Child 9:                       Susannah Gates (1801-1881)   
*  Child 10:                     female Gates (1803-1803)   
*  Child 11:                     Lucinda Gates (1805-1835)   
*  Child 12:                     Clarissa Gates (1806-1868)   
*  Child 13:                     Jeremiah Knowlton Gates (1808-1845)   
*  Child 14:                     James Eliot Gates (1810-1875)   
*  Child 15:                     Benjamin Adderson Gates (1813-1850)   
  
4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

 The birth record of Nathan Gates in the Stow, Massachusetts town records says[1-2]:

"Nathan Gates son of Simon and Susanna Gates Borne February 23 1767"

On 3 March 1790, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, bought two parcels of land in Gardner, 62 acres, from John Parker, yeoman of Gardner, for $125.[3]  The first parcel of 61 acres was part of Lot 55 third division and Lot 111 second division, bounded by stakes and stones.  The second parcel was 1 acre in Lot 91 third division, bounded North by lot 90 third division and East by Lot 111.  The deed was recorded 18 September 1794.

Nathan Gates and Abigail Knowlton declared their intentions to marry in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts on 9 May 1790[4], where she is called "Abigail Knowlton of Westminster."  The Westminster, Massachusetts Vital Record book lists the marriage as[6-7]:

"GATES, Nathan and Abigail Knowlton, June 17, 1790."

In the 1790 U.S. Census, the Nathan Gates household was enumerated in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts.[5]  The household included:

*  one male aged 16 and upwards
*  one female

Nathan and Abigail had fifteen children between 1790 and 1913, all born in Gardner.  The Gardner town records provide this information about the Nathan and Abigail Gates family[8]:

Nathan Gates and Abagail his wife Record of their children:

BIRTHS
Nathan Born April 13^th 1791
Jeremiah Born March 21^st 1792
Abel Born July 10^th 1793
Asaph Born Dec^m 7^th 1794
Luke Born Feb^u 14^th 1796
Abigail Born Feb 24^th 1797
Luther Born April 5^th 1798
Amos Born No^v 6^th 1799
Susanna was born Feb^r 17- 1801
an infant girl born Feb^r 8^th 1803
Lucinda Born March 9^th 1805
Clarissa Born May 25-d 1806
Jeremiah Knolton Born Sept 28- 1808
James Eliot Born June 11- 1810
Benj Adderson born Feb^r 26- 1813

DEATHS
Luke Died May 21^st 1796
an infant girl Died Feb^r 12^th 1803

On 8 September 1796, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, bought a tract of land in the easterly part of Gardner from Samuel Hoar, Esquire of Lincoln, for $180[9].  The tract was bounded by stakes and stones, and Nathan Gates own land.  The deed was recorded 18 September 1799.

On 9 November 1797, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, bought a tract of land in the easterly part of Gardner, 6 acres, from Samuel Sanderson of Gardner, for $63[10].  The tract was part of Lot 91 third division, bounded by stakes and stones, Nathan Gates own land, and Edgell's land.  The deed was recorded 18 September 1799.

In the 1800 U.S. Census, the Nathan Gates household was enumerated in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts[11].  The household included:

*  5 males under age 10
*  1 male aged 26 to 45

*  1 female under age 10
*  1 female aged 26 to 45

Nathan Gates did not receive any part of his father's real or personal estate after the death of Simon Gates on 11 March 1803[12].  He had received the sum of $266.67 from his father, and was indebted to his father's estate by $747.04 principal and interest, totaling to $1,033.72.  By agreement with the other children and heirs of Simon Gates, Nathan Gates agreed to quitclaim any further real or personal estate of his father in return for being relieved of all demands from the estate.

On 14 December 1803, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, quitclaimed his interest in lands in the easterly part of Gardner to the heirs of  Simon Gates (his mother, Susannah Gates, and his five siblings, Simon, Daniel, Elizabeth, Reuben and Ezekiel Gates) for $315.12[13].  The lands were 34 acres of the Simon Gates home farm and the Conant Lot.  The deed was recorded 3 July 1804.

On 14 May 1807, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 9  acres and 150 rods, in the southeasterly part of Gardner, to John Miles, yeoman of Gardner, for $120[14].   The tract was in the northwesterly part of lot 111, bounded by stakes and stones.  The deed was recorded 11 September 1811.

On 22 September 1808, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner,  sold a tract of land, 60 acres, in the southeasterly part of Gardner, to Merari Spaulding, yeoman of Westminster, for $700[15].   The land was part of lot 55 third division, lot 111 second division, and lot 91 third division, bounded by land of John Miles, Aaron Wood, David Read, Moses Sanderson and a town road.  The deed was recorded 27 September 1808.

In the 1810 U.S. Census, the Nathan Gates household was enumerated in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts[16].  The household included:

*  3 males under age 10
*  1 male age 10 to 16
*  1 male age 26 to 45

*  3 females under age 10
*  1 female age 10 to 16
*  1 female age 26 to 45

On 7 July 1810, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, and wife Abigail sold three tracts of land, 60 acres, in the southeasterly part of Gardner, to Jonathan Osgood, clerk of Gardner, for $375[17].   The first tract was 50 acres with a house and barn, bounded by stakes and stones, John Miles land, fourth division land, lot 55 third division, and lot 111 second division.  The second tract was 1 acre in lot 91 third division, bounded by stakes and stones, lot 111 second division, and lot 90 third division.  The third tract was 17 acres bounded by stakes and stones.  The deed was recorded 11 July 1810.

On 28 August 1811, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 60 acres, in the southeasterly part of Gardner, to Jabez Fairbank, labourer of Westminster, for $1000[18].   The tract was bounded by stakes and stones, land of John Miles, Mr. Edgell, Aaron wood, and a road.  The deed was recorded 3 September 1811.

On 13 November 1812, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, bought a tract of land, 40 acres, in the northeasterly part of Gardner, from John Peirce Jr.  yeoman of Gardner, for $800[19].   The tract inccluded a farm with buildings, northeast of the county road from Winchendon to Westminster, bounded by the county road and land of Vinal Dunn, Josiah Wheeler, and three 4th division lots.  The deed was recorded 8 December 1812.

On 13 November 1812, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, sold a tract of land, 40 acres, in the northeasterly part of Gardner, to John Peirce Jr.  yeoman of Gardner, for $800[20].   The tract included a farm with buildings, northeast of the county road from Winchendon to Westminster, bounded by the county road and land of Vinal Dunn, Josiah Wheeler, and three 4th division lots.  Simon Gates to pay four $100 installments to Boston Bank for JohnPeirce on 15 April 1813, 1814, 1815, and 1816 or deed is void. The deed was recorded 23 December 1812.

On 18 September 1816, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 40 acres, in the northeasterly part of Gardner, to John Miles,  yeoman of Gardner, for $263[21].   The tract included a farm with buildings, north of the county road from Winchendon to Westminster, bounded by the county road and land of Henry Coolidge, Aaron Conant, and three 4th division lots.  The deed was recorded on 25 September 1816.

On 14 November 1818, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 9 acres, in the southeasterly part of Gardner, to John Miles,  yeoman of Gardner, for $100[22].   The tract was bounded by the  land of Elijah and Jonathan Hager, John Jackson, widow Susannah Gates, William Chappel, and Josiah Wheeler.  The deed was recorded on 18 November 1818.

On 14 November 1818, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 40 acres, in Gardner, to John Miles,  yeoman of Gardner, for $900[23].   The tract was the farm he was living on, north of the Winchendon to Westminster road, bounded by the county road, the Chappel farm, three 4th division lots, and land of James Comee. The deed was recorded on 18 November 1818.

On 12 February 1819, Susanna Gates, widow, Nathan Gates, yeoman, Simon Gates, yeoman, and Daniel Gates, yeoman, all of Gardner, all heirs of Elizabeth Gates, singlewoman of Gardner, quitclaimed a tract of land, 41 acres and 41 rods, in Gardner, to Reuben Gates,  yeoman of Gardner, for $742.72[24]. The deed was recorded on 3 September 1819.

In the 1820 U.S. Census, the Nathan Gates household was enumerated in Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts[25].  The household included:

*  2 males under age 10
*  1 male age 10 to 16
*  1 male age 16 to 26
*  1 male over age 45

*  1 female age 10 to 16
*  1 female over age 45

On 26 June 1824, Nathan Gates, yeoman of Gardner, and wife Abigail sold a tract of land, 60 acres, in the southeasterly part of Gardner, to Jabez Fairbank,  yeoman of Gardner, for $1[26].   The tract was bounded by stakes and stones, land of John Miles, Mr. Edgell and Aaron Wood.  The deed was recorded on 3 August 1824.

The death record in the Gardner vital records book says[27]:

"GATEs, Nathan, funeral, April ---- 1830, about 70.  C.R."

Nathan Gates is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Gardner, Massachusetts[28].

There are no probate records for Nathan Gates in the Worcester County, Massachusetts Probate Court records.  
 
5)  SOURCES

[1] Vital records of Stow, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), Births, page 41, Nathan Gates birth record.

[2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Stow Births, page 30 (penned): Nathan Gates entry.

[3] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org :, accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds, 1793-1795, Vol. 121-122," Volume 121, Page 433, image 569 of 677, deed of John Parker to Nathan Gates, 1794.

[4] Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Gardner, Publishments, page 2 (image 2 of 45), Nathan Gates and Abigial Knowlton intentions.

[5] 1790 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Gardner: Page 237, Nathan Gates household; online image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M637, Roll 4.

[6] Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com  (http://www.ancestry.com),, Westminster, Court Records, with Births, Marriages and Deaths, page 282 (penned, image 146 of 177), Nathan Gates and Abigail Knolton entry.

[7]  Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Mass.: F.P. Rice, 1908), Marriages, page 142: Nathan Gates and Abigail Knowlton entry.

[8] Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988, digital images, Ancestry.com  (http://www.ancestry.com), "Gardner Births, Marriages and Deaths," page 33 (stamped) (image 26 of 779), Births and deaths of children of Nathan and Abigail Gates.

[9] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds,1799-1800, Vol. 138-139," Volume 138, Page 134, image 115 of 744, deed of Samuel Hoar to Nathan Gates, 1796.

[10] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds,1799-1801, Vol. 136-137," Volume 137, Page 164, image 460 of 698, deed of Samuel Sanderson to Nathan Gates, 1797.

[11] 1800 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Gardner: Page 449, Nathan Gates household; online image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M32, Roll 16.

[12] Massachusetts, Worcester County, Probate Files, 1731-1925, Case 23252 Simon Gates Estate, 1803, Distribution Agreement; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 12 August 2014); in "Case no 23243-23330, Gates, Sarah-Gay, William, 1731-1881, (images 84-88 of 1069).

[13] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds, 1803-1804, Vol. 154-155," Volume 155, Page 405-406, images 561-562 of 686, quitclaim deed of Nathan Gates to Elizabeth Gates &c, 1803.

[14] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds, 1811-1812, Vol. 180-181," Volume 180, Pages 649-650, images351-352 of 692, Deed of Nathan Gates to John Miles, 1807.

[15] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org :  accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds, 1808-1809, Vol. 170-171," Volume 170, Page 600, image 324 of 712, Deed of Nathan Gates to Merari Spaulding, 1808.

[16] 1810 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Gardner: Page 961, Nathan Gates household; online image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M292, Roll 22.

[17] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : , accessed 13 January 2015),"Deeds, 1810, Vol. 176-177," Volume 176, Pages 546-547, images 288-289 of 713, Deed of Nathan Gates to Jonathan Osgood, 1810.

[18] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds, 1811-1812, Vol. 180-181," Volume 180, Pages 563-564, images 307-308 of 692, Deed of Nathan Gates to Jabez Fairbank, 1811.

[19] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds,1812-1813, Vol. 184-185," Volume 185, Page 451, image 576 of 693, Deed of John Peirce Jr. to Nathan Gates, 1812.

[20] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds,1812-1813, Vol. 184-185," Volume 184, Pages 509-510, images 265-266 of 693, Deed of Nathan Gates to John Peirce Jr., 1812.

[21] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds, 1816-1817, Vol.202-203," Volume 203, Pages 305-306, images 158-159 of 705, Deed of Nathan Gates to John Miles, 1816.

[22] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds, 1818-1819, Vol. 213-214," Volume 213, Pages 55-56, images 34-35 of 726, Deed of Nathan Gates to John Miles, 1818.

[23] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds, 1818-1819, Vol. 213-214," Volume 213, Pages 56-57, image 35 of 726, Deed of Nathan Gates to John Miles, 1818.

[24] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds, 1819-1820, Vol. 217-218," Volume 217, Pages 172, image 105 of 699, Quitclaim Deed of Mortgage of Susanna Gates, etc. to Reuben Gates, 1819.

[25] 1820 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Gardner: Page 87, Nathan Gates household; online image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M33, Roll 54.

[26] "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2015), Worcester County, "Deeds, 1824, Vol. 237-238, "Volume 237, Pages 614-615, image 319 of 619, Quitclaim Deed of Nathan Gates to Jabez Fairbank, 1824.

[27] Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Gardner, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1949 (Worcester, Mass. :  Franklin P. Rice,1907), Deaths, page 118, Nathan Gates entry.


[28] Jim Tipton, indexed database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com), Old Burying Ground (Gardner, Mass.), Nathan Gates memorial # 32398028.


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