1. Ralph¹ Gates was born December 1752 in Unknown, and died Aft. 1811 in Unknown. He married Jane Wiley
20 October 1783 in Greenbrier Co. [W] VA, daughter of John Wiley?. She was born 29 September 1753 in Unknown, and died Aft. 1822, possibly in Tippecanoe Co., IN.

Notes for Ralph Gates:

Chronology of RALPH GATES and associates:

1783 Dec 24 - RALPH GATES entered 200 acres by Treasury Warrant for 150 acres No. 22336 on Swoobs (Swope's) Knob adjoining the land of JOHN WILEY

1783-1786 - RALPH GATES, FRANCIS BEST, JOHN WILEY, ROBERT WILEY, Sr., ROBERT WILEY, Jr., and WM. WILEY were listed as heads of household, Greenbrier Co., [W]VA

1786 Nov 06 - JOHN GATES married ANNA WILEN (Wiley?) Augusta Co., VA (Was this a brother of Ralph GATES?)

1787 - RALPH GATES in personal prop. tax list, Greenbrier Co., [W]VA

1788 Aug 27 - Joseph Hains (pltf.) vs. RALPH GATES & Stephen Cooke (def.), in debt, court action Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1789 Aug 28 - RALPH GATES served on jury in Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1790 - Joseph Hains assignee of Daniel McMullen assignee of RALPH GATES assignee of

___ Burdette vs. Luke West in court action Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1791 Jun 03  - RALPH GATES ordered to next court to give evidence in case regarding proof of age of Betsey COOKE, apprentice of Frederick Gromore, Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1792 Mar 20 - RALPH GATES served on jury in Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1793       - RALPH GATES 180 acres land grant in Greenbrier Co., [W]VA

1795      - Joseph Hickenbottom appointed surveyor of the road in room of RALPH GATES who is discharged, same titheables and the addition of hands at the gap mill - Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1795 Jul 28 - RALPH GATES bought 375 acres on Second Creek from James Dempsey and wife Rosey Dempsey of which 180 acres patented by Dempsey and GATES in 1783 other 195 acres patented by James Dempsey in 1787.

1796 Mar 31 - Luke West ordered pay JOHN MANNIX $4.24 for 2 days attendance as witness for him at suit of ___ Vincent, Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1796 Apr 26 - RALPH GATES and wife JANE GATES and MARY MANNIX heir at law of JOHN WILEY dec'd sell 200 acres to FRANCIS BEST on Soabs Nob where BEST lived adjoining MANNIX

1796 Apr 29 - RALPH GATES and wife JANE GATES heir at law of JOHN WILEY sold 200 acres to MARY MANNIX on Soabs Nob on branch of Wolfs Creek.

1796 Jan 06 - RALPH GATES witness to land deed between James and Rosanna Dempsey, grantors and Mathew Lynn, grantee on Second Creek / Greenbrier River adj. Thomas Lewis and RALPH GATES.

1797 Sep 26 - Moses Hickenbottom appointed surveyor of road in place of RALPH GATES, same way and same titheables, Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1797 Sep 26 - FRANCIS BEST vs. Joseph Thomas in court action, Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1798      - RALPH GATES appointed surveyor of road from his own house to Joseph Slater's in place of Joseph Hickenbotton, Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1798 Jan 30 - Overseers of Poor to bind Phoebe Night, an orphan child, to RALPH GATES according to law, Greenbrier Co., [W]VA.

1799     - RALPH GATES undertakes for JOHN and MARY MANNIX (defts.) in Monroe Co., [W]VA court action.

1799      - Found taxable in Monroe Co., [W]VA were: RALPH GATES, FRANCIS BEST

ROBERT WILEY, ANDREW WILEY, JOHN WILEY, and WILLIAM WILEY

1800 Nov 03 - Voting in election, Monroe Co., [W]VA were: RALPH GATES, FRANCIS BEST, ANDREW WYLIE, JAMES WYLIE

1801 Apr 01 - RALPH GATES executor for estate of Benjamin Thomas, Monroe Co., [W]VA

1801 Jul 21 - FRANCIS and ISABELLA BEST sold land to JOHN LINCH, Monroe Co. [W]VA

1803    - Found taxable in Monroe Co., [W]VA were: RALPH GATES, FRANCIS BEST

JOHN WILEY (2), WILLIAM WILEY, ROBERT WILEY (3), ANDREW WILEY, JAMES WILEY

1804 Feb 21 - RALPH GATES bought 1 acre of land from JOHN and MARY LINCH,               Second Creek Gap, Monroe Co., [W]VA where GATES lived

1804 Aug 21 - FRANCIS and ISABELLA BEST sell land to Philip Ensminger, Monroe Co., [W]VA

1806 Jan 10 - FRANCIS and ISABELLA BEST settled in Champaign Co., OH bought land, R 9, T 4, S 4, Miami River Survey

1806 Apr 30 - RALPH and JANE GATES sell land to William Vass, Monroe Co., [W]VA

1807 Mar 20 - JOHN MANNIX estate appraised by Benjamin Hall, Richard Shankland, and Lewis Forelander, Monroe Co., [W]VA. JOHN MANNIX was the son of DENNIS and MARY (WILEY) MANNIX.

1807 Sep  - JOHN WILEY in court action Champaign Co., OH.

1809 Jul 12 - ANDREW ENSMINGER & ROSANNAH  vs  RALPH GATES & JAMES MANNIX, Luke Wert of Virginia, now deceased, made a note with James Manix of Champaign County; note now held by Ralph Gates of Champaign County and  Rosannah Ensminer (widow of Luke Wert).  Rosannah gave all real estate inherited by her to Ralph Gates for the payment of the note.

Champaign Co., OH Chancery Record Book 2, Page 5 - Filed 12  July(?) 1809

1809 Sep 22 - ANDREW ENSMINGER and Rosanna his wife vs. RALPH GATES and JAMES MANNIX in court action, Champaign Co., OH. Case was enlarged and continued. Note: In chancery.

1810 Sep   - ANDREW ENSMINGER and Rosanna his wife vs. RALPH GATES and JAMES MANNIX in

court action, Champaign Co., OH.  The court ordered that the injunction be made perpetual as to

RALPH GATES and said GATES to pay all the costs except the subpoena for MANNIX and service thereof.  Notice of appeal.

1811 Oct 08 - Voting in election, Boston Twp., Champaign Co., OH were: RALPH GATES, JOHN GATES, JOHN BEST

1820 - A Ralph Gater (Gates?) is found in the census for Belmont Co., OH, on page 289, Union Township. The census entry reads: 1 male 16/26; 1 male 45+; 1 female 16/26; 1 female 45+

Also found in the Belmont County, Ohio census were the following:

John Wiley, pg. 290, Union Twp.
John Wiley, pg. 287, Union Twp.
Joseph Ensminger, pg. 280, Warren Twp.
John Wiley, pg. 250, Puttney Twp.
William Wiley, pg. 242, Pease Twp.
Joseph Wiley, pg. 209, Richard Twp.
Hance Wiley, pg. 189, Smith Twp.
David Wiley and Joseph Berry, pg. 154, Somerset Twp.
Jacob Ensminger, pg. 151
 

Notes for Jane Wiley:

A Clark County, Ohio Court Document proving the relationship between Jane Gates and Mary Manix.
June 1822

"James Mannix - On application to prove himself son and heir of Dennis Mannix does and have the same entered and certified so ~~ The said James Mannix introduces witnesses for the purpose aforesaid to wit: Mary Mannix who being duly sworn testifies and says that she is aged about seventy-two years and the widow of Dennis Mannix late of Greenbrier and State of Virginia who died in or about the year 1782 at the warm? springs Augusta (now Bath) County (Va) intestate and leaving property, and also leaving children and heirs to wit: John, Rosanna, James and Jane that said John died in the year 1807 intestae unmarried and without issue in Monroe (late Greenbrier) County Virginia, that said Rosanna married twice and died leaving issue - that said Jane is now living married and has issue that his witness removed about fifteen years ago with her son James Manix from sd Greenbrier County to Springfield in (then Champaign) Clark County in the State of Ohio where they now reside and have resided ever since their removal from Greenbrier as afsd that James Manix now aged about 52 years.

Also Jane Gates who being duly sworn testifies and says that she is about sixty six years is the sister of sd Mary Manix Widow of Dennis Manix dec'd is acquainted with the fact above testified and sworn to by said Mary and knows the same to be true, that she is well acquainted with James Manix of said Clark County above mentioned and knows him to be the same James Manix above spoken of as the son of Dennis Manix dec'd.

The Court here being satisfied from the testimony of the Witnesses Mary Manix and Jane Gates that said James Manix is a son and one of the heirs of Dennis Manix dec'd, order the same to be entered of record which is done, and a certified copy thereof to be made out and delivered by the Clerk of this Court under his hand and official seal, to said James on demand."

The Court then adjourned without __ ?__

Joseph H. Crase?

1829 Apr  - JANE GATES (pltf.) vs. JOHN GATES and HENRY GATES (def'ts.) in Common Pleas court action Clark Co., OH.  Damages of $500 paid and suit dismissed.

Children of Ralph Gates and Jane Wiley are:

+ 2 i. John² Gates, born 1785 in Greenbrier Co., [W]VA; died 16 April 1868 in Clark Co., OH
+ 3 ii. James Gates, born Abt. 1787 in Greenbrier Co. [W]VA; died 1827 in Clark Co., OH.
+ 4 iii. Henry Gates, Sr., born 20 December 1790 in Greenbrier Co., [W]VA; died 22 December 1862 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.  

2. John² Gates (Ralph¹) was born 1785 in Greenbrier Co., [W]VA, and died 16 April 1868 in Clark Co., OH. He married Mary Best 8 September 1814 in Champaign Co., OH, daughter of Francis Best and Isabella. She died Unknown in Ohio.

Child of John Gates and Mary Best is:

Child of James Gates and Isabella Best is:

Notes for Henry Gates, Sr.:

Henry came to Tippecanoe Co. with his family from Clark Co., Ohio around 1827. He settled in Shelby Twp. where he purchased 160 acres. He is listed as purchasing the land in the First Tract Book of Tippecanoe Co.

1812 Aug 18-Sep 23} Served in the WAR of 1812 from Champaign Co., OH, were:
1813 Jul 30-Aug 13 } Capt. JAMES GATES, JOHN GATES, HENRY GATES, Ensign JOHN BEST, GABRIEL BILDERBACK, Sgt. JOHN BOYCE

1813 Nov 05 - HENRY and JOHN GATES of Champaign Co., OH, bought land, R 10, T 4, S 25, NEq Miami River Survey (Champaign Co.)

1818       - Found taxable in CLARK CO. OH, were:
HENRY GATES, 60 acres, R 9, T 5, S 33 SW corner
FRANCIS ROCK, 50 acres, R 9, T 5, S 33 NE corner
WHITSEL CAREY, 160 acres, R 9, T 5, S 33 SE
SAMUEL CAREY, 200 acres,  R 9, T 5, S 33 NW corner
JOHN AMBLER, 20 acres, R 9, T 5, S 33 SW corner

1818 May 30 - Voting in election in Springfield Twp., Clark Co., OH were:
 JAMES GATES, HENRY GATES, ZEBULON LEWIS, WAITSILL CAREY

1818 Dec 02 - HENRY GATES witness with Cooper Ludlow to land transaction between Zephaniah Platt and Jesse Demint, grantors, to Alexander Simpson 5 acres in Sec. 5, Twp., 4, Range 9

1819 Dec 02 - HENRY GATES married ELEANOR ROCK, Clark Co., OH

1820 Feb 23 - HENRY GATES bought part lot 272 (Demints) in Springfield, Clark Co., OH.

1821 Aug   - HENRY GATES served as witness for the plantiff in case of William Moody vs. Andrew McBeth in court action, Clark Co., OH.

1828 Apr 26 - HENRY GATES bought land from JOHN AMBLER, SWq Sec 33, Twp. 5, Range 9 Clark Co., OH

1828 Oct 01 - HENRY and ELLEN GATES sold land to JAMES JOHNSTON, SWq Sec. 33, Twp. 5, R. 9.

1829 Mar 20 - JOHN KENNEY (pltf.) vs. HENRY GATES (def.) in Common Pleas court action, Clark Co., OH

1829 Apr   - JANE GATES (pltf.) vs. JOHN GATES and HENRY GATES (def'ts.) in Common Pleas court action
Clark Co., OH.  Damages of $500 paid and suit dismissed.

1829 Dec 01 - HENRY GATES files land entry 160 acres S7, T23N, R5W, Tippecanoe Co., IN.

1846 Apr 03 - HENRY GATES, of Tippecanoe Co., IN, sells lot 277 in the town of Springfield, OH [which was sold to JAMES GATES Jun 23, 1821] to JOHN GATES, of Clark Co., OH. The deed stated that HENRY and JOHN GATES were surviving brothers and sole heirs of JAMES GATES.

1850 Oct 28 - HENRY GATES files for Bounty Land Warrant from Tippecanoe County, Indiana, for service in
Capt. James Gates Company during the War of 1812---

"On this twenty-eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me a Notary Public with and for said County and State, Henry Gates aged fifty nine years on the 20th day of December 1849, a resident of the County of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana, who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical Henry Gates who was a private in the Company of Riflemen commanded by Colonel Tupper in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812, that he volunteered at Urbanna in the State of Ohio on or about the 20th day of June 1812 to serve for the space of six months, that immediately after such volunteering the said company was, under the direction of Governor Meigs of the State of Ohio, detached and employed there as a Company of Rangers to guard the frontiers against the depredations of the Indians that said company was actively employed in such service until late in the fall of 1812, and that this deponent and others of said company returned home on or about the 30th day of October 1812, that this deponent with the other members of said company was again called out by Governor Meigs in the spring of 1813 (the precise time not recollected) and was again employed in such ranger service until on or about the last day of November 1813 when he was honorably discharged from service, but this deponent never received a written discharge. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the Act granting Bounty Land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States : passed September 28, 1850."

1855 Apr 3 - HENRY GATES files for Bounty Land Warrant from Tippecanoe County, Indiana, for service in
Capt. James Gates Company during the War of 1812---

"...personally appeared before me, the Mayor of the City of Lafayette within the County and State aforesaid Henry Gates aged Sixty-five years, a resident of Tippecanoe County in the State of Indiana, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Henry Gates who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain James Gates in the __ Regiment of Ohio Militia commanded by Col. Tupper, in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812 for the term of about four months and continued in actual service in said war for fourteen days; that he has heretofore made application for bounty land under the act of September 28, 1850, and received a Land Warrant No. 2314 for forty acres which he has since legally disposed of, and cannot now return. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act approved the 3rd day of March, 1855. He also declares, that he has never applied for nor received, under this or any other Act of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant, except for the one above mentioned."

Children of Henry Gates and Eleanor Rock are:

7. Rosanna³ Gates (Henry², Ralph¹) was born 5 June 1819 in Clark Co., OH, and died 17 February 1880 in Round Grove, White Co., IN. She married John A. Longnecker 9 January 1842 in Tippecanoe Co., IN. He was born 1821 in Kentucky, and died Unknown.

Children of Rosanna Gates and John Longnecker are:

+ 16 i. Samantha E.⁴ Longnecker, born Abt. 1844; died 23 March 1863 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.

+ 17 ii. Louisa Longnecker, born Abt. 1848.

18 iii. John Wesley Longnecker, born February 1848 in Tippecanoe Co., IN; died 11 June 1848 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.

19 iv. James Harrison Longnecker, born 11 April 1850 in Tippecanoe Co., IN; died 12 April 1850 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.

20 v. Rosanna Angaline Longnecker, born Abt. 1855; died 26 February 1868 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.

8. James³ Gates (Henry², Ralph¹) was born 20 February 1820 in Clark Co., OH, and died 3 February 1900 in Cornell, Livingston Co., IL. He married Elizabeth Longnecker 29 December 1842 in Tippecanoe Co., IN. She was born May 1825 in Kentucky, and died Aft. 1900 in Livingston Co., IL.

Children of James Gates and Elizabeth Longnecker are:

Children of Henry Gates and Rebecca Cain are:

Children of William Gates and Mary Driscoll are:

Child of Harrison Gates and Fannie Charlott is:

40 i. Clara⁴ Gates, born 1875 in Tippecanoe Co., IN; died 10 February 1893 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.

Children of Samantha Gates and John Mitchell are:

16. Samantha E.⁴ Longnecker (Rosanna³ Gates, Henry², Ralph¹) was born Abt. 1844, and died 23 March 1863 in Tippecanoe Co., IN. She met Christopher C. Motsinger.

Child of Samantha Longnecker and Christopher Motsinger is:

Child of Louisa Longnecker and Simon Stanford is:

Children of Minerva Gates and George Louderback are:

Notes for John H. Gates:

According to John and Sylvia Gates, John H. Gates was a carpenter in Cornell, Illinois.

Children of John Gates and Katherine are:

Children of Priscilla Gates and William Miller are:

Children of Benjamin Gates and Anna Martin are:

Children of Rosanna Gates and Jacob Fox are:

Children of Edward Gates and Mary Westlake are:

Children of Elizabeth Mitchell and Obediah Layman are:

Children of Wallace Mitchell and Mary Decker are:

Children of Carrie Mitchell and Peter Widmer are:

46. John E.⁵ Stanford (Louisa⁴ Longnecker, Rosanna³ Gates, Henry², Ralph¹) was born 9 January 1876, and died 2 April 1953. He married Cora J. Shriver 20 January 1897 in White Co., IN.

Notes for John E. Stanford:

In the matter of the estate of Clara Gates, 1893, a summons was issued for John Stanford in White Co., Indiana.

Children of John Stanford and Cora Shriver are:

Child of Harriet Gates and Ben Harwood is:

Child of John Gates and Mary is:

Children of Goldie Gates and Walter Hawkins are:

Children of Flossie Gates and William Alexander are:

Children of Henry Fox and Leota Carson are:

Children of Sadie Widmer and Ottis Cadwallader are:

Children of Dorothy Widmer and Harley Cox are: