Bennett H.H. Gates Will

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surname/tag: Gates

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Name Slaves 2 Notes 3 Sources

Biography

Will and Testament - ^[1]

• Name: Bennet Hope Hull Gates
• Gender: Male
• Residence Date: Abt 1845
• Residence Place: Meriwether, Georgia
• Will Date: 7 Aug 1845
• Probate Date: 7 Aug 1845
• Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia, USA
• Inferred Death Year: 1845
• Inferred Death Place: Georgia, USA
• Item Description: Wills, 1831-1903

Names included:

Bennet H H Gates
Patience Almira Gates	Wife	Ann Gates	Child
Bennet H H Gates	Child	Sara Gates	Child
Sarah Gates	Child	Jane Gates	Child
Betsey Gates	Child	Emaline Gates	Child

Grandchildren:

• Bennett H.R. Brown (Father Reuben Brown)
• William E Brown (Father Reuben Brown)
• Mary Brown (Father Reuben Brown)

Name Slaves

Negros belonging to the Estate of Bennett H.H. Gates, deced; Hired out on December 27, 1860.^[2] Date: Dec 25, 1861 for the Estate of Bennett HH Gates.

• Hardy Gates to George McGeo for $187.
• Pompay Gates to R.T. Marks for $79.
• Ga(?) & Hester Gates to William Melton for $300.
• Beto Gates, a boy, to James Hall for $99.
• Taylor Gates to L. Suanjou (?) for $76.
• Bob Gates & Barkley Gates &4 children to Jordan Adias? for $161.
• Edmond Gates & Louisa Gates & 2 children to James Booker for $121.
• Frances Gates, a girl, to James Hull for $75.
• Phebe Gates to John Sheppard for $40.
• Sarah E Gates E to Jon Stafalus for $24.
• Patsey Gates, a woman to John Thompson for $150.
• Peggy Gates , a girl, to R. Gordan for $100.50
• Emily Gatesto Martin Theumake for $13.

Extracts from Georgia Newspaper, Meriwether County, Georgia.

• Date: Nov 5, 1845. List sale of goods to pay off debts, pg.142 (image 148 of 336)
• Date: Dec 10, 1845. Call for debts owed to Bennett HH Gates. pg.143 (image 149 of 336)
• June 10, 1846. List of debtors owing to Bennett HH Gates. pg.146 (image 152 of 336)
• July 1, 1846. List of properties sold of Estate of Bennett HH Gates. pg.146 (image 152 of 336)

Notes

• John Sheppard was Executor on the will of Benjamin A Gates and James R Gates , brothers of Bennett.

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #217291 (accessed 10 February 2023)
   Bennet H H Gates probate on 7 Aug 1845.
2. ↑ Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Account papers, 1742-1992 - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8635/images/005765153_00129?ssrc=&backlabel=Return

• Georgia newspaper clippings : Meriwether County extracts, 1828-1889 by Tad Evens - https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/180500/?offset=0#page=124&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=