THE FAMILY TREE OF DAVID TATE
1730 ENGLAND
DAVID TATE born 1730 England, came to America as a Lieutenant in the Kings Service after the est. of the Colonies and never as far as we know returned to England. His term of service expired, he settled in Botetourt Co. VA, it was there that he met and married Catherine Thornton. Issue born of this Union: Edward Tate, born Aug. 19th, 1755 David Tate, Jr. born 1758
EDWARD TATE born July 19th 1755, Botetourt Co, VA son of David and Catherine Tate, md Sarah McMullen.Edward and his wife Sarah began house keeping in VA not far from Sweet Springs. They had three children, Nancy, Edward and Catherine Tate. Then the family migrated to Greene Co, Tennessee. After they settled in Greene Co, they had the following children, Gersham, Carey and Jane Tate moved to the West, to either Illinois or Indiana. Some time afterward the parents moved to the same place, taking Robert with them. Robert Tate, afterward returned to Greene Co, Tenn. Nancy Tate, b 1788 md William Ball Edward Tate, b 1790 md Sally Starnes Catherine Tate b 1792 Gersham Tate, b 1794 md Jane Robertson Carey Tate, b 1796 md Rhoda Robertson David Tate, b (Not listed) moved west Jane Tate, b (Not Listed) moved West Robert Tate, b (Greene Co, Tenn)
DAVID TATE JR. : b ca 1758 in VA, son of David and Catherine Tate. He grew up in the part of Augusta Co, which was formed into Botetourt and lived there during the Revolution. He was in the Cont. Army and served as Sergeant in the VA Line during the Rev. War. (see pension records for more info) He married ca 1784 Comfort Knox. Twelve years later he moved his family to Grainger Co, Tennessee, his brother Edward Tate, all ready moved his family near, to Greene Co, Tenn. He died in the year 1838 Grainger Co, Tenn, and is said to be buried at Soloam Spring. His wife, Comfort Knox Tate is mentioned in his will, which is of record in Grainger Co, indicating that she was alive at the time of his death. A copy of his will is listed below. The Children born of this Union: Edward Tate, 1785 md Lucy Moody, and Jane Steele, Margaret Tate 1787 md Jacob Noe, David Tate III 1789 md Mary Chamberlain Massangale John Knox Tate 1792 md Rachel Carmichael Elizha Tate 1794 died young Samuel Baker Tate 1796 md Caroline Senter William Thornton Tate, 1798 died single Harvey Tate, 1800 died young Milton Orr Tate 1802 died single
EDWARD TATE b July 19, 1785 Botetourt Co, Va son of David and Comfort Tate, md Feb. 25, 1816 to Mary Chamberlain Massengale, died 1872, David d 1868, and both are buried in the Chamberlain Family graveyard on the plantation near May Spring. He bought the Chamberlain Plantation, one of the finest farms on the Holston river in Grainger Co, Tenn, which he managed successfully and left a large estate at this death. Children born of this union: Margaret Tate, 1816 died 1851 single William B. Tate Dec 3rd, 1819 died Aug. 1903 Child, Tate died young Comfort Knox Tate, 1822 md (1) Gilbert Peck, (2) Herd Lonas David Tate, IV 1825 md Mary Senter John K. Tate 1826 died 1835 single Elizabeth Tate, 1829 died 1835 Edward Tate, 1830 died 1835 Jeanette S. Tate 1834 md James Odell Tennessee Tate, 1834 md Ninian Wallace
JOHN KNOX TATE b 1792 in Botetourt Co, VA son of David and Comfort Tate, md Dec 5 1816 in Grainger Co, Tenn to Rachel Carmichael. His name appears as a taxable poll on the list of Capt. Samuel Richardson in Grainger Co in the year 1814. He served as a soldier in the creek War under Gen Andrew Jackson, and after the close of the hostilities he removed to Jackson Co, Ala, where he lived until 1829 when he moved back into Tenn, and settled in the Battle Creek Valley. He died Dec 20th 1853 at his home in Marion Co, Tenn. Children born of this union: Edward Tate, 1818 md Lydia Speegle Samuel Tate 1820 md Catherine Anderson James Mack Tate 1822 died unmarried David M. Tate 1825 (Judge) md (1) Martha Winn, (2) Maggie Aiken John Knox Tate Jr. 1827 md (1) Lou Payne (2) Jane Deakins Abigall Tate, 1828 md Berry Wynn Elisha Tate 1832 md Jane Coppinger Elijah Duncan Tate 1832 md Malinda Jane Haskew Comfort Tate 1835 md William Raulston Margaret Tate 1835 md Spencer Anderson
SAMUEL BAKER TATE b 1796 Grainger Co, Tenn, the son of David and Comfort Tate, md May 8th 1828 Grainger Co, Tenn to Caroline Senter.Samuel Baker Tate and his wife made their home at the mineral springs which they developed into one of the most popular ante bellum resorts in the South. A hotel was built and long before the war, Tate Springs became a fashionable watering place with a reputation which it has maintained through out succeeding yrs. They had issue of five children, all of whom died except the fourth child, Caroline who married her cousin Edward O. Tate Children born of this union: Harriet Tate 1830 Comfort Tate 1832 Harriet Tate 1834 Caroline Tate 1836 Edward Tate, 1839 James Whitside Tate, 1849 For many yrs before the Tate-Springs property passed out of the hands of the Tate Family the resort was managed by Edward Tate and his sister Miss Harriet Tate, neither of whom married and both of whom lived to a good old age.
WILLIAM THORNTON TATE b 1798 Grainger Co, Tenn, son of David and Comfort Tate, he never married and he settled at Rutledge Tenn. He was a merchant and had a large fortune, he lived to be an old man and died at Rutledge.
MILTON ORR TATE b 1802 Grainger Co, Tenn, son of David and Comfort Tate, was the youngest child of this family. He located to Clinton, in Anderson Co, Tenn where he took an active part in Public Affairs and served as county court clerk. He never married.
Grainger County, David Tate Will
TATE, David, Sr., deceased. Legal heirs Edward TATE, Margaret NOE, David TATE, John K. TATE, Samuel B. TATE, William T. TATE, and Milton TATE; negro slave TABBY; wife Comfort; Edward and William TATE, Executors. Signed David TATE, 30 Jul. 1834. Witnesses: John Davis, Benjamin H. Owens, David N. TATE. Recorded 18 Sep 1838, E. TATE, Clerk. Commissioners Report reflects division of Slaves belonging to Estate according to last will: John K. TATE to have AMANDA, David TATE to have LOUISA, Milton TATE to have THOMAS, Edward TATE to have ALSA, Margaret NOT to have ROSA, Wm. T. TATE to have GEORGE, Samuel B. TATE to have ELVIRA, recorded 15 Sep 1841.
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Ref: History of the Tate Family by W. K. Tate, Ref: The Tate Families of the Southern State, by Mrs. Laura Mentzel Records Compiled for the Genealogy Research of the surname of TAIT/TATE March 12th, 2000