He married Elizabeth Espey in 1806 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Their bondsman was Jacob Summey. [1][2][3] Together they had the following children:
↑Marriage Bond: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSD-P6Y : 9 March 2021), William Oates and Elisabeth Aspie, 13 Sep 1806; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,760,465.
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," online database, FamilySearch, William Oates (Oats) and Elisabeth Aspie, 13 Sep 1806; Lincoln, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
"North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," William Oates and Elisabeth Aspie, bond #000074770, bond date: 13 Sep 1806, image 273 Ancestry
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch, William Oates, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA; family 987, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"1850 United States Federal Census" Ancestry, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.
WikiTree profile Oates-108 created through the import of White.wiki.ged on Oct 26, 2011 by Pam Wade. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Pam and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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