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Conron Gatch...John Gatch

Conron Gatch...John Gatch

Posted: 31 May 2012 1:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 31 May 2012 3:07PM GMT
Surnames: Gatch
I find it hard to believe ...how MANY family trees on Ancestry...are stating ...Conron Gatch, born 1721,Prussia.. was the Father of John Gatch, born around..1725,South Carolina! If this were true..it was a miracle Birth! Look at their ages!:)
I haven't seen any family trees yet,showing a wife for Conron..but.. wouldn't be surprised, if I did...and it'll be interesting to see..what age they'll state..his wife was!!! :)
I use to think,like so many,that Conron... was the Father of the first South Carolina,John Gatch....UNTIL..I did my own research..and found that to be impossible,because of their close ages!

Mary Gatch(daughter of John Leroy Gatch)

Re: Conron Gatch...John Gatch

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 6:44PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Gatch
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
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