My wife is a Gatch, she descends from Godfrey of Baltimore.
Her father and several of his 4th & 5th cousins have been tested. The results, in my opinion only, rule out the Carolina Gatches as coming from Godfrey. If there is a connection, it is much further back, somewhere in the Old Country. However, comparing results from different labs requires conversion and nothing is standardized yet, so the jury may still be out. Also, everyone tested so far descends from only one son of Godfrey, that being Conduce. However, one generation shouldn't cause much difference, if any, in the results.
- James