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John Gatewood 1765–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 SEP 1765

Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 13 SEP 1847

Death Location: Scott, Kentucky, United States

Father: Peter Gatewood

Mother: Sarah Sanders

Spouse(s): Mary Vawter

Children(s): Harriet Gatewood, Thomas Gatewood, Merrit Gatewood, Minerva Gatewood, Lydia Gatewood, Mary Gatewood

John Gatewood was born in 1765 in Culpeper, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Gatewood And Sarah Sanders. John Gatewood married Mary Vawter, and had children including Harriet Gatewood, Lydia Gatewood, Mary Polly Gatewood, Merrit S Gatewood, Minerva Gatewood, Thomas Jefferson Gatewood. John Gatewood passed away in 1847 in Scott, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • John Gatewood was born in 1765 in Culpeper, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Gatewood And Sarah Sanders.
  • John Gatewood married Mary Vawter, and had children including Harriet Gatewood, Lydia Gatewood, Mary Polly Gatewood, Merrit S Gatewood, Minerva Gatewood, Thomas Jefferson Gatewood.
  • John Gatewood passed away in 1847 in Scott, Kentucky, United States.

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John Gatewood's Ancestors

Self
John Gatewood
1765–1847
Birth Place: Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Gatewood
1728–1820
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Sarah Sanders
1744–1836
Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Henry Gatewood
1692–1777
Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
Dorothy Dudley
1693–1751
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Hugh Sanders
1694–
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Catharine (Catey) Hoskins
1715–1787
Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Gatewood
1655–1707
Amy
1660–1745
Richard Dudley
1665–1717
Elizabeth
1665–1722
Nathaniel Sanders
1670–1731
Elizabeth Watkins
1674–1733
Samuel Haskins
1680–1738
Mary Brereton
1682–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Saunders
1635–1695
Hannah Pickman
1644–1706
John Garnett
1625–1703
Alice Hooper
1630–1700
Thomas Hoskins
1650–1710
Phoebe Smith
1642–1710
Captain Brereton
1660–1699
Joan Baylor
1662–1726

John Gatewood's Descendants

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John Gatewood (1 SEP 1765–13 SEP 1847) m. Mary Vawter (ABT 1769–11 FEB 1872)
  1. 1. Harriet Gatewood 1799–1838 m. Thomas DeHoney 1783–1853
    1. 1. Leander (Macey) Dehoney 1826–1910 m. Sarah Chism 1835–1906
    2. 2. Dehoney 1819–
    3. 3. Willine (Or Marion De) Honey 1819–
    4. 4. Wilria Dehoney 1822–1893
    5. 5. Martitia DeHoney 1824–1851
    6. 6. Marcellas Dehoney 1832–1899
    7. 7. David Dehoney 1834–1862
    8. 8. Martha Dehoney 1837–
    9. 9. Simeon Dehoney 1829–1909 m. Elisabeth (Frances) Gilmore 1837–1907
    10. 10. Leander (M) DeHoney 1827–1910 m. Sarah Chism 1835–1906
      1. 1. Thomas Dehoney 1859–1865
      2. 2. Cora Dehoney 1871–1959
      3. 3. Lina DeHoney 1857–1922
      4. 4. Caroline (“Carrie”) DeHoney 1869–1961 m. William (Johnson) Robinson 1862–1920
      5. 5. Leander (Macy) Dehoney 1867–1933 m. Ella (Eugenie) McKeever 1867–1953
      6. 6. Howard (Chism) Dehoney 1855–1932 m. Mary (Alice) Anderson 1859–1932
      7. 7. Will (D) Dehorney 1862–1948 m. Juanita ((Neda) Espy) Dehorney 1889–1960 m. Mattie Glaspy 1866–1906 m. Juanita Espy 1894–1960
      8. 8. Robert Dehoney 1865–1940 m. Victora Grogger 1863–1931
      9. 9. Buford Dehoney 1874–1960 m. Fannie (Brooking) Pendleton 1876–1921 m. Susan (Frances) Grogger 1875–1959
        1. 1. Velma (Frances) Dehoney 1903–1990 m. Morgan (Clark) Ware 1904–1978
        2. 2. Lawrance Dehoney 1906–1993 m. Opal Lee 1909–
        3. 3. Alfred (Vernon) Dehoney 1899–1967 m. Viola (Gladys) Hammond 1900–1933 m. Elsie Lenox 1907–
  2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Gatewood 1801–1840
  3. 3. Merrit (S.) Gatewood 1796–1817
  4. 4. Minerva Gatewood 1804–
  5. 5. Lydia Gatewood 1797–1858 m. Willis Dehoney 1788–1870 m. Merial Dehoney 1798–
  6. 6. Mary (Polly) Gatewood 1793–1849 m. George (Henry) Minor –1844

John Gatewood's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1 SEP 1765
Birth of John Gatewood in Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1847
13 SEP 1847
Age 82
Death of John Gatewood in Scott, Kentucky, United States
Scott, Kentucky, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1765
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 SEP 1847
    Event Place: Scott, Kentucky, United States

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