Margaret Gates daughter of James GATES & Janyet (some say Boarman) Gates is
not the Margaret that m. Peter Carrico. Lets Correct this error Please. See
Below.
Margaret Gates is not married in 1749.
James Gates, Charles co Planter 24 Oct 1749-14 Apr 1750. To wife Jaynet
Gates, land and plantation I now live on and negro man Pompy, Negro woman
Sarah cattle. to dau Elizabeth Gates if my wife marries one of the negroes,
also to receive land after wife's decease, to dau Anne Nevil, if my
daughter Anne Nevil should die then my dau Elizabeth to the care of m dau
Margaret Gates, After my dau Elizabeth Gates death then my dau Margaret
Gates to have the lands, To my five sons Charles, James, Willaim, Leonard
and John Gates, each of them 10 s. To dau Dorothy Timothy negro girl Mary
Cloe. Wife Extx. Wit. Edmund Magatee, Tho Matgatee, Peter Dent Jr. 27.239
Margaret is married to Garrett.
19 Sep 1783 I Jaynet Gates am in a weak state of health but of sound mind &
memory. to my son James Gates a negro woman named Lady. To my gr-dau. Ann
Nevit a negro girl named Virlinda and her future increase. But it is my
will that my son in law John Nevit and my daughter Ann Nevit have the use
of afd Negro Verlinder during their lives. To my son John Gates a feather
bed & furniture and 1 cow & 2 pewter basins. To my daughter Margaret Garret
- 3 ewes 2 hogs 2 pewter basins & 1 dish 1 feather bed & furniture and 3
barrels of indian corn. to my grandson John Nevit 1 cow 1 ewe. To my gr-dau
Elizabeth Gates a negro girl named Elianor to my overseer Charles Ash 2
ewes 1 hog. To my son James Gates and my son in law John Nevit the rest of
my estate to be equally divided between them. Exec. son James Gates & son
in law John Nevit. Signed 9 Sep 1783. Wit. Elizabeth Garrett, William ASH,
Peter Dent. Probated 27 Oct 1783 oath of James Gates & all three wit.
Carol (Gehrs) Mitchell, 134 Schnauzer Lane, Beaver Falls, PA 15010
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