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ALL GAITHER's IN AMERICA......

The Gaither family began in America in 1620

Before coming to America the GAITHER name was listed as GATER, GATOR, GATEAR and deGATER. . Although some records do not reflect the first GAITHER's in America as using the name GAITHER, my research starts with John "Gater" Gaither who was born about 1599 in Lamberhurst, Kent, England. John "Gater" Gaither came to America in 1620 aboard the ship "OGEORGEO". That year he arrived in Jamestown, Virginia (James Cittye, VA) After the great Indian massacre of 1623-24, John Gator is listed 6th among those living at James Cittye and with the Corporation thereof. It is believed that John returned to England to collect his son John born c1620. Some researchers have sought proof that John c1620 may have been a nephew and not the son of John "Gater" Gaither. This is a fact that is not clearly proven. As for my research, I list him as the son of John "Gater" Gaither.

John Gaither, 1620, married Mary Waters abt 1645. John died in Anne Arundel Co., MD. A second child of this marriage was Elizabeth born 1632.

John and Mary were known to have at least one child, John Gaither born c1646 in Virginia. John married Ruth Beard and died 1702 in Anne Arundel Co., MD.

John Gaither II had the following known children: John Gaither III who married Jane Buck and Elizabeth Duvall.

Ruth Gaither who married John Warfield and Daniel Carter

Benjamin Gaither who married Sarah Chew Burgess

Rachel Gaither who married Samuel White

Edward Gaither who married Mary Duvall, Rachel Jacob and Margaret Sellman

Mary Gaither who married Joseph White and Edward Nichols

Rebecca Gaither who married Richard Stimpson

Susan Gaither

And the GAITHER family continues to spread thru out the country.

This is a beginning of the GAITHER family in America, We have attempted to follow all branches as the family left the New England states. We have for years searched every possible place for even one missing name. There are thousands of names missing from our files.....YOU CAN HELP US if you have ANY GAITHER Family information.............

The Society of John Gaither Descendants Incorporated; P. O. Box 3526; Evansville, IN 47734-3526; The annual dues are $20.00/person or $24.00 husband/wife; There is a one-time entrance fee for new members only of $10.00
The SOCIETY publishes two newsletters a year for all members and has an annual convention in the fall of the year. Membership is for the calendar year January 1st thru December 31st
GOOD MATERIAL FOR GAITHER RESEARCH: Much of our early material is taken from the Anne Arundel Gentry; Volumes 1, 2 and 3 by Harry Wright Newman
We have posted ALL family lineages listed in these three volumes into our FTM files

The FAMILY HISTORY CENTERS at most CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS are open to the public and offer extensive research materials. Check your local phone directory.

The WEB has generated a CACHE of family information. The WEB will produce all kinds of FAMILY DATA by using "search engines". Some of those may be found by using some of the LINKS listed below :

LINEAGE OF PHILIP EDWIN GAITHER (that's me!)

1. John "Gater" GAITHER (1599-aft1666) married Joan MORLEY

2. John GAITHER (1620-1652) married Mary WATERS

3. John GAITHER II (Abt1645-1702) married Ruth BEARD

4. John GAITHER III (1668-1739) married Jane BUCK

5 Edward GAITHER (1709- 17--) married Mary DUVALL

6. Richard GAITHER (1735-1825) married Sarah JACOB

7. Beli GAITHER (1770-1826) married unknown

8. Jeremiah GAITHER (1810-18--) married Nancy ARNOLD

9. Bealey GAITHER (1832-1912) married Metissa GREGORY

10. John L. GAITHER (1856-1949) married Margaret SMITH

11. James Tipton GAITHER (1878-1962) married Fledia Laverne HARRIS

12. Clarence Edwin GAITHER (my dad) (1909-1983) m. Sarah BICKETT

13. Philip Edwin GAITHER - born 12-28-1942 m. Patricia GREEN

I am a life long resident of the State of California. My wife PAT and I reside in Yuba City, Sutter Co., California. My wife is a retired computer operator for a major insurance company and I am a Parking Lot Sweeping Contractor

Yuba City is located in Sutter County, in the Sacramento Valley, 50 miles north of SACRAMENTO, the state capital.

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This page was last updated: 11-12-2004