Born about in Virginia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Dudley Gatewood
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
George Gatewood and Richard Gatewood
Died about
at about age 82
in North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 15 May 2017
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Biography
Temperance Gatewood (born Worsham) was born circa 1779, at birth place, Virginia, to Robert Worsham. Temperance married Dudley Gatewood, in 1803, at age 24 at marriage place, Virginia. Dudley was born circa 1768, in Essex, Halifax County, North Carolina. They had 11 children: Elijah Gatewood, Richard Gatewood, Anna Amos (born Gatewood) and 8 other children.
Sources
Temperance Worsham Gatewood and Richard Gatewood are in this 1850 census; Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BV-5W3 : 9 November 2014), Tempy Gatewood, Stokes county, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1224, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Citing this Record: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZY8-X22 : 27 January 2017), Temperence Gatewood in entry for Elijah Gatewood and Lucy Ann Alley, 08 Mar 1868; citing Stokes, North Carolina, United States, p. p 108, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 422,159.
Citing this Record: "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8BQ-76N : 29 December 2014), Richard Gatewood and Agnes J. Johnson, 01 Mar 1857; citing Rockingham,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,298.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Temperance by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Temperance:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Temperance by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Temperance:
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~1.56%
~12.50%
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