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I have just finished reviewing the documents of Petitions to the Court in 1749, by John, James, Joseph, and Jethro Oates discovered by Lorene Houk during a visit to Salt Lake City.
Kudos, and more to Lorene, a special lady and cousin from two lines, brother James and Jethro Oates. In one fell swoop, she has solved a mystery which has longed plagued so many of us. It had been assumed that Joseph Oates, the father of John, James, and Jethro, was acquiring land in south central North Carolina counties, perhaps as late as 1770. I am convinced that Lorene's discovery of the "four" brothers petitions to the court in Perquimans County concerning their inheritance from their grandfather, John Wyatt, is proof that Joseph and Elizabeth Wyatt Oates also had a son named Joseph Oates.
Further, I now concede that Joseph Oates, the father, died in the year 1747, as indicated in the Minnie Speer Boone book, although not documented, and which date I borrowed for my books. Which means, the Joseph in Duplin County from about 1746 to 1752 was a fourth brother. It would appear that James and Jethro were "buddies" and that John and Joseph were "buddies", and migrated together, as such, for a time.
This is the most exciting and far-reaching discovery in some time. On with the search, Lorene, and a host of others, to find the final destination of Joseph Oates, the junior and his descendants, and also those of his brother, John.
John Martin Oates, Jr.
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