George Andreas Gates

From: "Belmont Co., Ohio Before 1830." Irene M Ochsenbein and Catharine F Fedorchak. 1977. Page 53

"George Gates is buried in the Boger Cemetery, York Township, Belmont Co.. near the junction of State Road 7 and S.R. 148. He emigrated from Germany to eastern PA.. then to Washington Co., PA.. in 1790, then to Washington and Belmont Cos. in Ohio, near the boundary with present day Monroe Co. His will is on file in Belmont Co. and the following children are named: 1. Mary: 2, Susan; 3. Daniel: 4. Valentine: 5. Henry: 6. George: 7 Solomon; 8. Sevilla; and 9. John."

"His wife was also named Sevilla, as evidenced by a deed record in the Monroe Co. Recorder's office, Deed Book B (this is part of a burned record and the date cannot now be determined)--George Goetz and Sevilla, his wife of Belmont

Co., to (Molly?) Yoho. (Ed. note--probably daughter Mary Yoho) George Goetz appears on a land plat of the lands sold at Marietta (now a part of Monroe Co.) during the period 1806-1810 in R3, T3, S9 and 10, S.W. He also appears in the 1800 census for Washington Co., Ohio. Mary, his daughter, was married to John Yoho."

Monroe County, Ohio: A History by Theresa A Maienknecht and Stanley B Maienknecht. Chapter XXX Switzerland township. Page 408

"Early in the month of April 1819 a colony of ten Swiss families embarked in a flat boat..... After leaving Wheeling they were informed that at Captina there was a great quantity of vacant land, and that there they would find two men (Henry Sweppy and Georg. Goetz) who could speak German, and were urged to stop there. On the 15th day of September they landed there and were kindly received and cordially welcomed by the old settlers of the Valley of Captina, viz: the Greens, Lemleys, Moores, Browns, Goetz, Sweppy, Ruble, Smith, and others."

"Along the river all was a forest, except an improvement opposite Fish Creek, then owned by George Goetz. On Big Run, Jos Blare, Hendershot Lemley and the Smiths had made some improvements. In Belmont County, on Captina and Cat's Run, was settled by the Greens, Browns and Goetz, before mentioned."

Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots: Volume 2 GATES George Boger Cem, York Twp, Belmont Co OH 5

OBITUARY: George Gates and esteemed German, residing at Industry, York township, died last week aged 78 and was buried on Thursday. Deceased was an ardent Republican. Died 26 Nov 1878.

Military: George Gates served as a Ranger on the Frontier during the Revolution: Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Vol. 4, p 597, 652, Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Vol, 6, p 225 (This information from U.S. Sons of the American Revolution application by Newell Lauvousier Gates, Ph.D. Iowa. National # 83324. ancestry.com)