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Richard McGrath Gatewood 1681–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1681

Birth Location: South Farnham, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1730

Death Location: Essex, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Father: John Gatwood

Mother: Amie Baker

Spouse(s): Patience Reeves, Catherine Webb, Rachel Kemp, Elizabeth Dudley

Children(s): Sarah Dunn, Patience Gatewood

Richard McGrath Gatewood was born in 1681 in South Farnham, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Gatewood Gatwood And Amie Gatewood Baker. Richard McGrath Gatewood married Catherine Webb, Elizabeth Dudley, Patience Sarah Reeves, Rachel Kemp, and had children including Patience Ann Gatewood, Sarah Ann Gatewood Dunn. Richard McGrath Gatewood passed away in 1730 in Essex, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard McGrath Gatewood was born in 1681 in South Farnham, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Gatewood Gatwood And Amie Gatewood Baker.
  • Richard McGrath Gatewood married Catherine Webb, Elizabeth Dudley, Patience Sarah Reeves, Rachel Kemp, and had children including Patience Ann Gatewood, Sarah Ann Gatewood Dunn.
  • Richard McGrath Gatewood passed away in 1730 in Essex, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

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Richard Gatewood's Ancestors

Self
Richard Gatewood
1681–1730
Birth Place: South Farnham, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Gatewood Gatwood
1640–1706
England, England, United Kingdom
Amie (Gatewood) Baker
1660–1745
South Farham, Essex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Gatewood's Descendants

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Richard (McGrath) Gatewood (1681–15 Sep 1730) m. Patience (Sarah) Reeves (03 Apr 1696–Feb 1745) m. Catherine Webb (1685 or 1675–1762) m. Rachel Kemp (03 Apr 1696–1720) m. Elizabeth Dudley (1680–1748)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann Gatewood) Dunn 1727–1790 m. Waters (Walter) Dunn 1725–1803
    1. 1. Gatewood (Jackson) Dunn 1752–1837 m. Georgia (Elizabeth Margaret) Rousseau 1748–1784 m. Martha ("Patsy") Swanson 1764–1801 m. Martha (Patsy) Swanson 1764–1801
      1. 1. (Slave) (Africa Cookley Coakely) Copeland 1784–1836 m. William (Baldwin) Copeland 1777–1830
      2. 2. Waters Dunn 1790–1835
      3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Dunn 1790–
      4. 4. Mary (Polly) Dunn 1773–1840 m. William Finch 1762–1842
        1. 1. Mary (Nancy) Finch 1788–1869 m. Daniel (E.) Zuber 1784–1865
    2. 2. **Elizabeth (Gatewood) Dunn 1741–1830
    3. 3. Richard Dunn 1747–1817
  2. 2. Patience (Ann) Gatewood 1726–1780

Richard Gatewood's Timeline

5 Records

1681
1681
Birth of Richard McGrath Gatewood in South Farnham, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
South Farnham, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
1716
1716
Age 35
Richard McGrath Gatewood was married in Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
1725
16 Nov 1725
Age 44
Richard McGrath Gatewood - Probate in Essex, Virginia, USA
Essex, Virginia, USA
1730
Abt 1730
Age 49
Richard McGrath Gatewood resided here in Essex County, Virginia
Essex County, Virginia
1730
15 Sep 1730
Age 49
Death of Richard McGrath Gatewood in Essex, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Essex, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1681
    Event Place: South Farnham, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6576.009; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1730
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1717-1904; General Indexes to Wills and Fiduciary Accounts, 1717-1904; Author: Virginia. County Court (Essex County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1730
    Event Place: Essex, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1717-1904; General Indexes to Wills and Fiduciary Accounts, 1717-1904; Author: Virginia. County Court (Essex County)
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1725
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1717-1904; General Indexes to Wills and Fiduciary Accounts, 1717-1904; Author: Virginia. County Court (Essex County)

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