Sarah Yates was born in 1770, in Bedford, Virginia, British Colonial America as the daughter of Jane. She married Richard Meador on 18 May 1791, in Bedford, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 9 December 1849, in Goose Creek, Bedford, Virginia, United States, at the age of 79.
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English: from Middle English yates ‘gates’, plural of yate, Old English geat ‘gate’, hence a topographic or occupational name for someone who lived by the gates of a town or castle and who probably acted as the gatekeeper or porter. Compare Gates . Alternatively, a variant of the singular form Yate, with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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