This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BOY.2ACIB/1462 Message Board Post: I am searching for more information on a Philip /GoetzGates, born 1781 in York Co PA. This Philip was christened in the Christ's Evangelical Luthern Church in York CO. It is believed that his father Yost/Jost Goetz took the family to live in Rowan Co NC when Philip was a young boy. It is believed that Philip had 3 older brothers, John, George and Michael Gates. When Yost/Jost Goetz died in NC in 1798 it is said the sons changed to spelling to Gates. This may have been done out of necessity to make the name easier to use. The brothers soon left NC and traveled with their families into TN > KY > IN > IL and some eventually to MO and on to AR. I seek proof of the connection between Philip and one of his future sons, Michael, born 1811 in KY. If you are unable to reach me at the above e-mail address, please see the message I posted just previous to this one. Thank you...