William Gates

Served in War of 1812.

In a note by Robert Bowman in his research, he states that after William Gates had married, he and his wife moved to Madison County, Tennessee, settling near Jackson, Tennessee, where their children were born. They moved to Lawrence County, Mississippi in 1818, settling on the Topsaw Creek. Later, they moved to the western part of Simpson County, between Harrisville and Hopewell where their son, John Jackson Gates and daughter, Mary Gates (Matthews), remained. Their other sons, William and G.C. moved to Copiah County settling near Hopewell and Gatesville. Gatesville was named for this family, a son of G.C. and Margaret (Sistrunk) Gates, Daniel William Gates.