Hi all,
I'm looking around for the same.
However, I'm finding that the Gathers' who moved to New York from the Charleston, SC area (Johns Island), seemed to have the name Geddis prior to becoming Gathers. I know my grandmother, Evelyn Geddis had a brother, Elijah, who lived in Johns Island, SC. She also had sister's, Elizabeth, Rosa, and Jean.
Her father's named was Richard Geddis, who had a brother, Frank Geddis.
That gets me back to the mid to late 1800's, but it's still a bit unclear. Anyone who can add to this, please send me a note to
dwayne_gathers@yahoo.com.
Regards.