William Tate Sr. (abt. 1730 - abt. 1782)

Born about 1730 in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Dixon) Tate — married 17 Jan 1753 in Hockessin Meeting, Delaware

Husband of Ann (Nichols) Tate — married 1763 in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware

Descendants

Died about Apr 1782 at about age 52 in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States

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Biography

William was a Friend (Quaker)

William Tate Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A112184.

William Tate Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Delaware in the American Revolution.

William Tate was born abt. 1730 possibly in Chester, Pennsylvania, son of George Tate. Quaker.

He married 1st Martha Dixon on January 17, 1753 at Hockessin Meeting (Quaker), Delaware.^[1]

His wife Martha died in, or before, 1763 when he married 2nd Ann (Nichols) Dixon.^[2] Ann's 1st husband was probably Isaac Dixon. 2nd Marriage was Dec 23 1763 Kennett Meeting House, Chester Co, PA.

William Tate passed away in April 1782 at Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware bet. April 3 1782 (will made) and 27 April 1782 (probate).

Will

Will of William Tate, Yeoman, Mill Creek Hundred^[3][4]

dated 3 April 1782; proved 27 April 1782

• wife, Ann
• daughter Hannah, (wife of Solomon Trap [sic])^[5]
• daughter Ruth, wife of Philip Dixson
• daughter Martha, wife of Jesse Chandler
• daughter Mary Tate
• son William Tate
• son Levi Tate
• Executors: sons of wife, Ann
  • Thomas Dixon
  • Isaac Dixon

Research Notes

Children

The following information is based on FamilySearch Pedigree Files. Better sources are needed:

William and Martha had children^{[6] [7]}

• Hannah 1754-1835
• Mary 1756-1836
• Ruth 1759/1760-
• Levi 1763/1766-1846

William and Ann had children^[8]

• Dinah 1764-
• Martha 1766-
• William 1768 -
• Solomon 1772-1782

For a good overview of Ann's children, see this Rootsweb entry for Daniel Nichols,^[9] which raises the possibility of two Marthas in the family - Martha (daughter of William & Martha) m Chandler & Martha (daughter of Ann and Isaac) m Painter.

Monthly Meetings

Hockessin and Centre MM are the same location.^[10]

Centre MM built their first building in 1708. Hockessin began meeting in the 1730’s. They were very much separate meetings. ^[11]

Caution

The following needs sourcing before being used for any William Tate. The following information is incorrect with order of marriages, also stated that 3rd marriage was to Elizabeth Hester, which has been moved to Tate-4069, so dates are suspicious also. No source known

William was born in Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania on Aug 26,1738.

He was married 1st to Ann (Nichols) Tate and had 2 children.

His 2nd marriage was to Martha (Dixon) Tate, they had 1 child

John died Sept. 11, 1792 in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States. <<Not sure why this was entered as John

DAR Record

DAR records show his birth as before 1732, in Pennsylvania, and his wives as (1) Martha Dixon, (2) Ann Nichols Dixon. DAR lists just one son, William, married Esther Painter. The main DAR records do not indicate which spouse is the parent; DAR descendant records indicate William was son of his 2nd wife Ann.^[12] (DAR records only include children with descendants who have joined DAR.)

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Women's Minutes, 1690-1789; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 274 [Ancestry online publication]
2. ↑ Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 158 : 1920 (North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, p162 [Online at Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016]
3. ↑ New Castle County, Delaware Wills, 1682-1800, William Tate, Mill Creek Hundred, Will Book L, p274.
4. ↑ F.H. Hitchcock. A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800 (National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Delaware. Historical Research Committee: 1911), page 98 (accessed 9 September 2019).
5. ↑ Tharp in Find A Grave: Memorial #132915509 for Hannah Tate Tharp (19 Mar 1754–1835), accessed 3 May 2019. Helen's burial is shown in the memorial as buried at Reames-Norton Cemetery, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, USA. Memorial maintained by Vickie Parker (contributor 47906466).
6. ↑ "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9ZCB-N6M : accessed 31 May 2019), entry for William Tate; file (2:2:2:MM9R-L16), submitted 17 March 2004 by CATharp1 [identity withheld for privacy].
7. ↑ "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S559-7RK : accessed 31 May 2019), entry for WILLIAM /TATE I, ESQ./; file (2:2:2:MM38-8KB), submitted 11 May 2011.
8. ↑ "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S5FH-M6X : accessed 31 May 2019), entry for William /Tate/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MM3W-6TV), submitted 11 May 2011.
9. ↑ Rootsweb online tree, "Hardin Clay Roots #1", entry for Daniel Nichols, posted by Norvan L. Johnson (accessed 9 September 2019).
10. ↑ https://www.quakermeetings.com/Plone/meeting_view?anID=1952
11. ↑ http://drwilliams.org/iDoc/quakers_in_delaware.php
12. ↑ DAR record for descendant of William Tate:
    • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 8 September 2019), "Record of William Tate", Ancestor # A112184.

• myheritage.com
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/19621272/person/18746127115/facts?_phsrc=qzr4110&_phstart=successsource
• Hannah (Tate) Tharp tree
• ref: 329, p. 1--"Descendants of Mary Hollingsworth, Oct. 2, 1998 from Stanley J. Hegenbotham". From the files of Richard Hollingsworth

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Tate-489 created through the import of DIXON.GED on Oct 11, 2011 by Glenn Dixon.
• WikiTree profile created by Kathryn Carter on November 8, 2012.
• Record created by Allen Blanton, Thursday, April 3, 2014.