When Benjamin Yates was born about 1816, in Harrison, Virginia, United States, his father, James Yates, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Hawkins, was 34. He married Susannah Baley on 19 November 1838, in Harrison, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 11 July 1865, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 50.
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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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