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Dr Amos Gates White

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Dr Amos Gates White

Birth
East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Death
5 Feb 1833 (aged 65)
Chemung County, New York, USA
Burial
Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Genealogical Publishing Co.; Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Record for Amos White East Haddam Vital Records 1743-1857 LR7 pg 412
Gates: Mary had s. Amos White 9 Feb 1767, reputed father Amos White
Records of the First Congregational Church, East Haddam, CT 1704-1802 (copied from the NEHGS Web site,

"June 7, 1767 - Mary Gate's child baptized on Dean (Deacon?) James Gates account and named Amos White".

The Early Records of the First Presbyterian Church at Goshen New York from ... By Charles C. Coleman (gives marriage to Abigail Marvin 2 Feb 1798/1799, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, on page 22.


Amos Gates White was raised in the home of his grandfather James Gates and the home of his mother, Mary Gates and her husband Levi Austin, in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He went by the names Gates or A.G. as well as Amos Gates White. He married on 12 Feb 1798 (family record) or 2 Feb 1799 (church record) at the First Presbyterian Church of Goshen, New York, Abigail Marvin born 23 Apr 1778 daughter of Seth Marvin and Mary Little. They removed to the Seeley Creek Valley in what became the town of Southport, Chemung County near Webb Mills. Enumerated in Elmira, Tioga Co. (that portion that became Southport, Chemung County), New York in 1810 with two males under age ten, one male of age twenty six and under age forty five, three females under age ten, one female of age ten and under age sixteen, one female of age twenty six and under age forty five, and one slave in the household. Gates was a doctor and acted as surgeon during the War of 1812. He was an active land speculator in the Elmira and South Port area. Abigail died 30 July 1816 38y (ts) one month after the birth of their ninth child. Gates first appears on the 1820 assessment list of Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, owning property on warrant parcel 1388 in central Wells. Gates last appears on the 1825 assessment list of Wells, transfering property to son-in-law Samuel Baker. Gates died 5 Feb 1833 64y (ts) buried with Abigail in Wisner Burying Ground, Elmira, removed to Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira. Will dated 7 Sept 1831 Southport named children, Marcus, Seth, Alanson, Emily Jones, Elvira wife of Samuel Baker, Olive wife of Hunt Pomeroy, and Sally Sanderson. Executor, Theo. North of Elmira. Witnesses, Orange Chapman and William Lowe of Southport, Uriah Smith of Elmira. Probated 9 Mar 1833. Citations show Emily wife of Harvey (sic.) Jones and Sally wife of Alpheus Sanderson.
Genealogical Publishing Co.; Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Record for Amos White East Haddam Vital Records 1743-1857 LR7 pg 412
Gates: Mary had s. Amos White 9 Feb 1767, reputed father Amos White
Records of the First Congregational Church, East Haddam, CT 1704-1802 (copied from the NEHGS Web site,

"June 7, 1767 - Mary Gate's child baptized on Dean (Deacon?) James Gates account and named Amos White".

The Early Records of the First Presbyterian Church at Goshen New York from ... By Charles C. Coleman (gives marriage to Abigail Marvin 2 Feb 1798/1799, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, on page 22.


Amos Gates White was raised in the home of his grandfather James Gates and the home of his mother, Mary Gates and her husband Levi Austin, in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He went by the names Gates or A.G. as well as Amos Gates White. He married on 12 Feb 1798 (family record) or 2 Feb 1799 (church record) at the First Presbyterian Church of Goshen, New York, Abigail Marvin born 23 Apr 1778 daughter of Seth Marvin and Mary Little. They removed to the Seeley Creek Valley in what became the town of Southport, Chemung County near Webb Mills. Enumerated in Elmira, Tioga Co. (that portion that became Southport, Chemung County), New York in 1810 with two males under age ten, one male of age twenty six and under age forty five, three females under age ten, one female of age ten and under age sixteen, one female of age twenty six and under age forty five, and one slave in the household. Gates was a doctor and acted as surgeon during the War of 1812. He was an active land speculator in the Elmira and South Port area. Abigail died 30 July 1816 38y (ts) one month after the birth of their ninth child. Gates first appears on the 1820 assessment list of Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, owning property on warrant parcel 1388 in central Wells. Gates last appears on the 1825 assessment list of Wells, transfering property to son-in-law Samuel Baker. Gates died 5 Feb 1833 64y (ts) buried with Abigail in Wisner Burying Ground, Elmira, removed to Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira. Will dated 7 Sept 1831 Southport named children, Marcus, Seth, Alanson, Emily Jones, Elvira wife of Samuel Baker, Olive wife of Hunt Pomeroy, and Sally Sanderson. Executor, Theo. North of Elmira. Witnesses, Orange Chapman and William Lowe of Southport, Uriah Smith of Elmira. Probated 9 Mar 1833. Citations show Emily wife of Harvey (sic.) Jones and Sally wife of Alpheus Sanderson.


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