Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameJohn Gatewood 
Birthabt 1680
Death1750
ResidenceEssex County, Virginia
FatherJohn Gatewood (-~1706)
MotherAmy (-1745)
Documentation
On 10 April 1706, a John Gatewood witnessed a deed from John Burnett to James Boughan. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 12, pages
211–212.]
John Gatewood is mentioned in the will of his father John Gatewood, dated 14 November 1706. He is mentioned as being the eldest son and received 100 acres of land bought of Edwin Thacker and bounded by the land of John Cheek. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 12, page 328.]
On 10 June 1710, John Gatewood was one of several signers of a document on which the wax seals seem to be the fingerprints of the signers. [Virginia State Library, Research and Information Services Division, Essex County Court Records, County Court Papers 1683–1728, Folder 6/1710.]
On 19 November 1717, John Gatewood, along with Erasmus Allen and Wm. Allen, appraised the estate of Hen. Byrom. Signed John his J mark Gatewood. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills, Inventories and Settlements of Estates No. 3, 1717–1721, pages 37–38, as abstracted by John Frederick Dorman.]
On 9 April 1718, John Gatewood, along with Eras. Allen and John Meador Jnior, appraised the estate of Arthur Kelly. Signed Jno. his J mark Gatewood. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills, Inventories and Settlements of Estates No. 3, 1717–1721, 22–23, as abstracted by John Frederick Dorman.]
An inventory of the estate of Tho: Wheeler decd ordered on 19 May 1719 was given on 15 June 1719 by Erasmus Allen, Martin Nalle and John his E mark Gatewood. Signed Anne her A mark Wheeler. Ordered recorded 18 August 1719. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 3, pages 104–105.]
On 22 September 1719, John Gatewood, with T. Waring and Erasmus Allen, made an inventory of the estate of Thos. Todd. Signed John his J mark Gatewood. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills, Inventories and Settlements of Estates No. 3, 1717–1721, pages 151–152, as abstracted by John Frederick Dorman.]
On 19 September 1720, an inventory and appraisal of the estate of Erasmus Allen was given by David Scott, John his E mark Gatewood, James Griffing and John Haile. Total £30.2.2 plus two negroes not counted. Dinah her D mark Allen and John Allen executors. Ordered recorded 18 October 1720. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 3, pages 213–216.]
John Gatewood received a bequest in the 20 September 1720 will of his stepfather Joseph Baker. John was to receive a gold ring of the value and cost of twenty shillings. He was also named an executor of the will with his mother Amy. The will was proved on 15 November 1720. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 3, pages 220–223.]
On 20-21 February 1720/1721, John Gatewood of Southfarnham Parish, Essex County, planter, sold to John Allen of the same. Lease and release, for £16 sterling, 50 acres being one plantation whereon I now live on the south side of Rappahannock River in Southfarnham Parish…bounded by the land of Henry Reeves, Thomas Todd, Thomas Bell and John Cheek… Signed John his J mark Gatewood. Witnesses: A. Somervell, Wm. Allen, Jno. Byrom. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 16, pages 270–273, as abstracted by John Frederick Dorman.]
On 22 August 1722, an inventory of the estate of Allexander How was returned to court by John Gatewood, John Haile and Thos Sthreshly. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 16, pages 318–319, as abstracted by John Frederick Dorman.]
John Gatewood received a bequest in the 21 November 1722 will of Thomas Magrah of South Farnham Parish. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 4, page 5.]
On 18 December 1722, James Gatewood, John Gatewood and David Scott were bound £100 sterling for James Gatewood’s execution of the last will and testament of Thomas Magrah. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 4, pages 5–6.]
An appraisal of the estate of Jno Moody deceased was made by John Gatewood, Thos Gatewood and Richd Pamplin. Total £56.4.8. Returned by George Moody. Ordered recorded 15 May 1739. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 6, pages 179–180.]
On 20 March 1743/1744, Catherine Gatewood, John Gatewood and John Burnett were bound £300 sterling for Catherine’s executrixship of the will of William Gatewood. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 7, pages 86–88.]
On 21 March 1743/4, James Garnett Gent and John Gatewood were bound £50 for James Garnett’s administration of the goods, chattles and credits of John Spiers deceased. Signed Jas Garnett, John his E mark Gatewood. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 7, pages 109–110.]
On 22 March 1748/9, a case was continued in court of John Gatewood, Henry Gatewood, John Farguson and Sarah his wife which Sarah is a Daughter and Legatee of Amy Baker deceased, Thomas Arnold and Frans his wife which said Frans is a Daughter and Legatee of Amy Baker decd, David Scott and Amy his wife which said Amy is one of the Daugthers and Legatees of Amy Baker decd, against Thomas Gatewood and James Gatewood Executors of Amy Baker decd. It was ordered that Thos Edmondson Thomas Wiatt James Jones William Roane Gentlemen or any three of them settle the defendants accounts of administration of the estate of Amy Baker deceased and make report to next court. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 15, page 261.]
John Gatewood was mentioned in the will of his mother Amy Baker in 1744. John received some residual property. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 7, pages 335–337.]
The will of John Gatewood is dated 2 December 1746 and proved 19 February 1750 in Essex County. Son John, son William, son Isaac, son Richard, son Phillip, daughters Amy and Winifret, wife Catherine. [Gothberg.]
The date of death for John Gatewood of 1750 is taken from: Sweeny, Lenora Higgenbotham. “The Ancestry of Lucy Gatewood, Wife of Captain Thomas Dew and Mother of Thomas Roderick Dew, Thirteenth President of William and Mary College.” In Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume II. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982, page 408.
The settlement of the estate of John Gatewood was made on 16 August 1762 by John Upshaw and Thomas Roane. Parcels went to brother Richard Gatewood, Vincent Vass, Philip Gatewood, heirs of William Gatewood, Isaac Gatewood, James Rennolds, Thomas Bowcock and William May. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 12, pages 10–12.]
211–212.]
John Gatewood is mentioned in the will of his father John Gatewood, dated 14 November 1706. He is mentioned as being the eldest son and received 100 acres of land bought of Edwin Thacker and bounded by the land of John Cheek. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 12, page 328.]
On 10 June 1710, John Gatewood was one of several signers of a document on which the wax seals seem to be the fingerprints of the signers. [Virginia State Library, Research and Information Services Division, Essex County Court Records, County Court Papers 1683–1728, Folder 6/1710.]
On 19 November 1717, John Gatewood, along with Erasmus Allen and Wm. Allen, appraised the estate of Hen. Byrom. Signed John his J mark Gatewood. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills, Inventories and Settlements of Estates No. 3, 1717–1721, pages 37–38, as abstracted by John Frederick Dorman.]
On 9 April 1718, John Gatewood, along with Eras. Allen and John Meador Jnior, appraised the estate of Arthur Kelly. Signed Jno. his J mark Gatewood. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills, Inventories and Settlements of Estates No. 3, 1717–1721, 22–23, as abstracted by John Frederick Dorman.]
An inventory of the estate of Tho: Wheeler decd ordered on 19 May 1719 was given on 15 June 1719 by Erasmus Allen, Martin Nalle and John his E mark Gatewood. Signed Anne her A mark Wheeler. Ordered recorded 18 August 1719. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 3, pages 104–105.]
On 22 September 1719, John Gatewood, with T. Waring and Erasmus Allen, made an inventory of the estate of Thos. Todd. Signed John his J mark Gatewood. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills, Inventories and Settlements of Estates No. 3, 1717–1721, pages 151–152, as abstracted by John Frederick Dorman.]
On 19 September 1720, an inventory and appraisal of the estate of Erasmus Allen was given by David Scott, John his E mark Gatewood, James Griffing and John Haile. Total £30.2.2 plus two negroes not counted. Dinah her D mark Allen and John Allen executors. Ordered recorded 18 October 1720. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 3, pages 213–216.]
John Gatewood received a bequest in the 20 September 1720 will of his stepfather Joseph Baker. John was to receive a gold ring of the value and cost of twenty shillings. He was also named an executor of the will with his mother Amy. The will was proved on 15 November 1720. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 3, pages 220–223.]
On 20-21 February 1720/1721, John Gatewood of Southfarnham Parish, Essex County, planter, sold to John Allen of the same. Lease and release, for £16 sterling, 50 acres being one plantation whereon I now live on the south side of Rappahannock River in Southfarnham Parish…bounded by the land of Henry Reeves, Thomas Todd, Thomas Bell and John Cheek… Signed John his J mark Gatewood. Witnesses: A. Somervell, Wm. Allen, Jno. Byrom. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 16, pages 270–273, as abstracted by John Frederick Dorman.]
On 22 August 1722, an inventory of the estate of Allexander How was returned to court by John Gatewood, John Haile and Thos Sthreshly. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 16, pages 318–319, as abstracted by John Frederick Dorman.]
John Gatewood received a bequest in the 21 November 1722 will of Thomas Magrah of South Farnham Parish. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 4, page 5.]
On 18 December 1722, James Gatewood, John Gatewood and David Scott were bound £100 sterling for James Gatewood’s execution of the last will and testament of Thomas Magrah. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 4, pages 5–6.]
An appraisal of the estate of Jno Moody deceased was made by John Gatewood, Thos Gatewood and Richd Pamplin. Total £56.4.8. Returned by George Moody. Ordered recorded 15 May 1739. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 6, pages 179–180.]
On 20 March 1743/1744, Catherine Gatewood, John Gatewood and John Burnett were bound £300 sterling for Catherine’s executrixship of the will of William Gatewood. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 7, pages 86–88.]
On 21 March 1743/4, James Garnett Gent and John Gatewood were bound £50 for James Garnett’s administration of the goods, chattles and credits of John Spiers deceased. Signed Jas Garnett, John his E mark Gatewood. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 7, pages 109–110.]
On 22 March 1748/9, a case was continued in court of John Gatewood, Henry Gatewood, John Farguson and Sarah his wife which Sarah is a Daughter and Legatee of Amy Baker deceased, Thomas Arnold and Frans his wife which said Frans is a Daughter and Legatee of Amy Baker decd, David Scott and Amy his wife which said Amy is one of the Daugthers and Legatees of Amy Baker decd, against Thomas Gatewood and James Gatewood Executors of Amy Baker decd. It was ordered that Thos Edmondson Thomas Wiatt James Jones William Roane Gentlemen or any three of them settle the defendants accounts of administration of the estate of Amy Baker deceased and make report to next court. [Essex County, Virginia, Order Book 15, page 261.]
John Gatewood was mentioned in the will of his mother Amy Baker in 1744. John received some residual property. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 7, pages 335–337.]
The will of John Gatewood is dated 2 December 1746 and proved 19 February 1750 in Essex County. Son John, son William, son Isaac, son Richard, son Phillip, daughters Amy and Winifret, wife Catherine. [Gothberg.]
The date of death for John Gatewood of 1750 is taken from: Sweeny, Lenora Higgenbotham. “The Ancestry of Lucy Gatewood, Wife of Captain Thomas Dew and Mother of Thomas Roderick Dew, Thirteenth President of William and Mary College.” In Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume II. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982, page 408.
The settlement of the estate of John Gatewood was made on 16 August 1762 by John Upshaw and Thomas Roane. Parcels went to brother Richard Gatewood, Vincent Vass, Philip Gatewood, heirs of William Gatewood, Isaac Gatewood, James Rennolds, Thomas Bowcock and William May. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 12, pages 10–12.]