Saturday, February 14, 2015

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - It's Valentine's Day!


It's Saturday Night - 
time for more Genealogy Fun! 




Valentine's Day is today (I hope you remembered!) 

Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to:


1) Recall a memory of a Valentine's Day in your life. Is it the first love of your life? A special day with your lover, spouse or significant other? Do you have a picture of a Valentine's Day event, or a special Valentine that you received, to share?


2) Describe your Valentine's Day memory, activity and/or image in a blog post of your own, a comment to this blog post, a comment/post on Facebook, or a comment/post on Google+.


3) Have fun remembering a special day.

Here's mine:


I posted mine five years ago in Valentine's Day is Special for Me.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/02/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-its.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver


RootsTech 2015 Expo Hall Photos #4

Here are more photos from the Expo Hall on Friday and Saturday - there have been lots of geneabloggers around!  There are also a lot of youth in the Expo Hall today, so I've tried to avoid taking pictures of them.

1)  Diane Haddad and Denise Levenick (holding her recent book):


2)  Valerie Lair, Hilary Gadsby, and Cherie Passey excited about the Donny Osmond show coming up (and I got Cherie with her eyes closed again):



3)  Laurie Desmarais, Amy Urman, Dick Eastman and Roger Moffat in the crowd awaiting the Keynote presentations:


4)  Drew Smith and George G. Morgan (the Genealogy Guys) holding their recently published books:


5)  Shannon Bennett, Terri O'Connell and Jen Alford, the brains behind The In-Depth Genealogy magazine and website:


6)  The "almost everyone who came by at the right time" photo of geneabloggers at the Media Hub:


A.J. Jacobs joined the photo after Lynn Broderick took this one for me.  You can find it on Facebook!

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And the Crowd Went Wild at RootsTech 2015

Not for genealogy - for Donny Osmond at the FGS/RootsTech 2015 Keynote session on Saturday, 14 February.  He sang, he showed family pictures, he told stories.  He was fabulous - and the crowd loved it, especially the young ladies who grew up as fans.  I sat in back of my geneablogger colleagues Valerie and Cherie, and they were whooping and waving, and singing along, and taking pictures and videos, along with thousands of others in the packed Hall D.  Here he is walking on stage:


Some quotes from Donny:

"The more you discover about your ancestors, the more you find out about yourself."

"My entire history has been recorded.  How about yours?  You need to document your life for your descendants."

"We inherit traits and attitudes from our ancestors."

There is a free Donny.com app with free music on it.  This presentation should be on the RootsTech.org website - I encourage readers to watch it when it becomes available.

In the first Keynote talk, A.J. Jacobs, the creator of the Global Family Reunion, gave a great presentation about his own life experiences and the Reunion that will occur on 6 June 2015 in New York City.  At the Keynote today, each seat had this poster for the attendee to keep:


A.J. took a selfie with all of the folks in the Hall holding up their signs:



The first part of A.J.'s talk was about his work, and the projects he has undertaken while writing for the New York Times and other media.  This was very funny!

In the Family Reunion part of his talk, he told about getting the email that said "you don't know me, but I'm your 12th cousin" from a farmer in Israel who had a family tree with 80,000 persons.  A.J. realized that he was "connected to something bigger than myself" and resolved to work on it, and the Global Family Reunion was born.

He noted that Geni.com, WikiTree.com and FamilySearch Family Teree are all online connected trees - "mega-monster trees" he called them - where researchers can collaborate to share information about ancestors and family.  Some quotes:

"We are all related - by blood or marriage.  Researchers say we are all at least 70th cousins."

"I can't believe what my ancestors went through to get me here today."

"The Global Family concept can lead to a kinder world."

A.J. came by the Media Hub just now and I got a picture with him (thank you, Daniel Horowitz for taking the picture!):



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Surname Saturday - LNU (England to colonial Massachusetts)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  


I am in the 8th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor #1089 who is  \Elizabeth LNU (1603-1670) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 8th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through one generations in this LNU family line is:


1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)

34. Alpheus B. Smith (1802-1840)
35. Elizabeth Horton Dill (1791-1869)


68.  Aaron Smith (1765-1841)
69.  Mercy Plimpton (1772-1850)

136.  Moses Smith (1732-1806)
137.  Patience Hamant (1735-1780)

272.  Henry Smith (1680-1743)
273.  Ruth Barber (1696-????)

544.  Samuel Smith (1641-1691)
545.  Sarah Clark (1651-1704)


1088.  Henry Smith, born about 1607 in Buckinghamshire, England; died 1687 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.  He married before 1635 in England.
1089.  Elizabeth, born about 1603 in England; died 12 June 1670 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Henry Smith and Elizabeth are:
*  Seth Smith, born 1635 in Buckinghamshire, England; died 30 June 1682 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; married Mary Thurston 27 December 1660 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; born 08 January 1643 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 20 March 1696 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
*  John Smith, born 1637 in Buckinghamshire, England; died 1691 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
*  Daniel Smith, born 13 October 1639 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 1641 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
*  Samuel Smith, born 13 August 1641 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 25 October 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; married (1) Elizabeth Turner 22 December 1669 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; married (2) Sarah Clark 22 February 1677 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

*  Joseph Smith, born 15 August 1643 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 14 July 1661 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Information about the Henry Smith family was found in:

William S. Tilden (editor), History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 (Boston, Mass. : Geo. H. Ellis, 1887).

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Friday, February 13, 2015

RootsTech 2015 Expo Photos #3

Here are more photos from the RootsTech/FGS 2015 Conference Expo Hall:

1)  I finally met up with Caitlin Gow from Australia:


2)  The HistoryLines guys in their period dress outfits (I'm still trying to figure out the periods):


3)  Lisa Louise Cooke and her colleague Amy Urman at the Outside the Box exhibit (with short programs by Lisa, Janet Hovorka, Maureen Taylor and Denise Levenick):


4)  Janet Hovorka and her Social Media Director Michelle Phillips:


5)  The Family.me exhibit has a lot of attention - here are Jackie and Nina:


6)  Janice Sellers won my RootsTech 2015 free pass, and she visited me in the Media Hub:


7)  I visited the Global Family Reunion exhibit again and had my picture taken with Beyonce, who promptly fell over...she's really flat...and kinda wooden...and is probably A.J. Jacobs cousin too!


More photos to come on Saturday!

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Innovator Showdown Winner is StoryWorth!

The Innovator Showdown at the FGS/RootsTech 2015 Conference is over - the winner is StoryWorth (www.storyworth.com).


The four finalists were described in my post Innovator Showdown is Friday at RootsTech 2015.  Each contestant gave a five-minute presentation, followed by questions and answers from the five judges.  The judges awarded these prizes:

The first place winner, StoryWorth, received $10,000.  

The second place winner was ArgusSearch, which received $7,000.

The third place winner was GenMarketplace, which received $3,000.

The attendees in the Hall at RootsTech, plus anyone else watching the RootsTech livestreaming online, could vote for one of the contestants using an Instant Message.  The People's Choice winner was also StoryWorth, who received an additional $5,000.

The StoryWorth project description is:

"Each week, we mail our storytellers a question about their life.  All they have to do is reply with a story, either by email or by phone.  We save their story on www.storyworth.com, and privately share it with their family members.  The submission page is at http://bit.ly/rt15icsw."

Congratulations to the winners for their awards, and a big thank you to all 51 entrepreneurs who entered the Innovator Challenge contest.

Who did I vote for?  I voted for ArgusSearch, because it had the most useful (to me) new technology that would have a significant impact on genealogical research in the near future.  I can see one of the genealogical industry companies buying this technology to integrate into their search engines.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/02/innovator-showdown-winner-is-storyworth.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver


RootsTech Expo Hall Photos #2

Here are some more photos from the Friday events at the FGS/RootsTech 2015 Conference:

1)  I was interviewed by Amy McDonald, a local Utah reporter, while we were waiting for the Keynote talks with D. Joshua Taylor, Laura Bush and Jenna (Bush) Hager to begin.  Paul Hawthorne is on the left, Amy on the right:


1)  In the RootsTech Keynote, here are Cherie Passey (with her eyes closed, sorry!), Laurie Desmarias, and Caitlin Gow, with Lisa Louise Cooke in the background:


3)  In the row behind me, are Dick Eastman, Roger Moffat and Paul Hawthorne, plus 8000 others:


4)  I really enjoyed the stories and insights of Laura (Welch) Bush and Jenna (Bush) Hager during the Keynote address:


5)  Here's the dynamic Family Tree Maker duo, Russ Worthington and Duff Wilson of Ancestry:


6)  Scott Fisher, who has the Extreme Genes radio show on 24 stations and the Internet:



 I will have more photos later today and tomorrow.

This has been a busy day with the Keynotes, the Innovator Challenge, the Expo Hall, and talking to friends and colleagues.  Linda has been in the Expo Hall picking up freebies and buying genealogy stuff.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/02/rootstech-expo-hall-photos-2.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver


Findmypast Partners with StoryPress to Bring Family History to Life Through Storytelling

This press release was received from Findmypast today:

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Findmypast partners with StoryPress to bring family history to life through the power of storytelling
Genealogists can now record & share their family’s story easily and for free, using Findmypast Story Guides on StoryPress

Salt Lake City, Utah: February 13, 2015. Findmypast has today announced a partnership with Austin, Texas based StoryPress Inc, to make their market-leading storytelling platform available to Findmypast’s global audience of family historians. StoryPress’ dedicated technology makes it simple for anybody to create rich and powerful stories to enjoy themselves, or to share with the world.
Under the terms of the partnership, Findmypast and StoryPress have been working together to create Story Guides specifically aimed at helping genealogists to bring their family history to life using audio, images and video.
Service launched at FamilySearch’s RootsTech, with conference-themed story guides
The partnership is being announced at Rootstech, the world’s largest genealogy conference, where both companies will be supporting the launch of the partnership with a range of demonstrations, talks and panel discussions.
Additionally, two Story Guides have been created specifically for attendees of the event. The first lets them tell the story of their visit to RootsTech and the second lets them share their experience of visiting FamilySearch’s iconic Family History Library in Salt Lake City, the largest of its kind in the world.
Supporting Findmypast’s vision of bringing family history to life through storytelling
Findmypast has long been a pioneer in the genealogy market and has been exploring new ways for its customers to bring to life and share the amazing historical discoveries they make every week.
In 2014, they launched Who Do You Think You Are? Story with Shed Media, creators of the iconic TV series, a free service allowing people to create an online episode of the show, centred on their own family.
Ben Bennett, EVP of International Operations at Findmypast, said: “We were very impressed by the product that StoryPress has created. It makes it simple for anyone to create a rich & exciting story and share that with their families and the wider community. This is a perfect way for genealogists to move beyond collecting data in a family tree and really bring their family’s story to life.”
Mike Davis, CEO and Founder of StoryPress, said: "My team and I couldn't be happier about this partnership with Findmypast.  We believe with our storytelling platform and their global reach and world class family history research tools that together we can build the world's largest repository of digital stories and memories and truly change the way people think of family history".
The service, which can be found at https://storypress.com/findmypast is completely free to use and can also be used on smartphones and tablets via StoryPress’ dedicated iOS app, available free through Apple’s App Store.
Findmypast at RootsTech 2015 and will be making more exciting announcements throughout the week. Follow them on Facebook or Twitter to keep up to date with the latest announcements. (facebook.com/findmypastus; @findmypastus)
Please visit Findmypast at stand 304 in the RootTech Exhibit hall from Thursday throughSaturday.
-ENDS-
About FindmypastFindmypast is an international leader in online family history and genealogy research with customers and operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Its searchable online archive includes over two billion family history records, from parish records and censuses to migration records, military collections, historical newspapers, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) and lots more. For members around the world, the site is a crucial resource for building family trees and making family connections.
 Findmypast has an unrivalled record of innovation in the field of family history, and works closely with the genealogy community, including local libraries, archives, societies, and other organizations from around the world, to preserve, digitize, and provide access to historical records. Findmypast’s historical records, advanced search tools and accurate data work together to help both professional and budding genealogists discover, explore and share their family stories.
For more information please contact press@findmypast.com

About StoryPress
Based in Austin, Texas, StoryPress is changing the world of storytelling by making it fun and easy to create, save, and share personal memories and stories.
StoryPress focuses on the power of spoken word and the authenticity this brings to every story in a way unlike any other application. While telling your story, you are free to add pictures and videos along the way.
The finished product is a visually stunning, media-rich story including your audio narration. StoryPress stories live on our cloud and can be listened to and enjoyed on any internet connection in the world.
For more information please contact
Rachel Donnan, Product Manager at Rachel@storypress.com

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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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