Display Patriot - P-164785 - William GATEWOOD

William GATEWOOD

SAR Patriot #: P-164785

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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Captain
DAR #: A043605

Birth: 1749/1750 / Essex / VA
Death: 20 Nov 1825 / Bath / VA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Captain in Virginia Militia 1777
  2. At siege of Yorktown
  3. Commissioned Colonel in 1789
  4. DAR states: CAPTAIN - ESSEX COUNTY MILITIA

Additional References:
  1. Gwathmey, John, "Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution" 1979, pg 300
  2. Burgess, Virginia soldiers of 1776 Vol III pg 1275
  3. DAR Patriot Index, pg 262
  4. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004

Spouse: (1) Jane Traverse; (2) Jane Warwick
Children: Samuel Vance; Traverse; Warwick;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1975-01-24 VA Unassigned William Gatewood (108131) Traverse   
1992-09-25 VA Unassigned John M Dunlap Jr (108138) Samuel   
Burial:
UNKNOWN (Unindexed)
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Memorial only on Find-a-Grave which states burial details unknown



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