Gallop, Nathaniel

Date	Event	Source
23 Sept 1760	Nathaniel was born in Scituate RI	Nathaniel's Am. Rev. pension application, page 4
1777	Nathaniel lived in Scituate	Nathaniel's Am. Rev. pension application, page 4 and the 1777 Rhode Island military census index
May 1778	Nathaniel lived in Providence RI	Nathaniel's Am. Rev. pension application, page 3
early 1779	Nathaniel moved to Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont	Nathaniel's Am. Rev. pension application, page 3
1783	Daughter Mary born in Vermont	per census research of Mary
1785	Son John born in Vermont	per census research of John
1786	Nathaniel lived in Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont	1786 Vermont early census index
1786	Nathaniel requested indemnification for building a bridge over the Hoosick River, which means he probably lived near this river.	Pownal town records
1789	Daughter Hannah born in Vermont	per census research of Hannah
1790	son William born in Vermont	per census research of William
after Rev. War was over (after 1789)	Nathaniel resided in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York	Nathaniel's Am. Rev. pension application, page 4
1793	Nathaniel Gallop of Rensselaer County NY leased 75 acres from Stephen Van Rensselear. The land was located on the west side of Owl Brook in Petersburg NY	original lease at New York State Library
after Rev. War was over (after 1789)	Nathaniel resided in Middlefield, Otsego County, New York	Nathaniel's Am. Rev. pension application, page 4
1794	Son Asa was born in New York	per census research of Asa
1797	Nathaniel was elected overseer of highways at first town meeting of Middlefield, Otsego County, NY	History of Otsego County, N.Y. 1740-1878
1800	Nathaniel and family were living at Middlefield, Otsego County, New York	1800 federal census
1802	Son Gardner born in Otsego County NY	per census research of Gardner
1810	Nathaniel and family were living at Middlefield, Otsego County, New York	1810 federal census
ca 1812-1837	Nathaniel resided in Newstead, NY	Nathaniel's Am. Rev. pension application, page 4
1820	Nathaniel and family were living at Clarence, Niagara County,New York	1820 federal census
1830	Nathaniel and family were living at Clarence, Erie County, New York	1830 federal census
1840	Nathaniel and family were living at Newstead, Erie County, New York	1840 federal census
1842/1843	Nathaniel and Anna buried at 6152 Salt Road, between Clarence and Keller Roads in the town of Clarence, Erie County, New York	transcription of tombstones at Beeman Cemetery

Nathaniel was born in Scituate Rhode Island on 23 September 1760. I've noted it on the map below.

After they moved from Rhode Island, they went to Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont. They would have gone up into the far northwest corner of Massachusetts, a distance of roughly 160 miles. Pownal was located at the corner where Massachusetts, Vermont and New York meet. If you look at the map below from 1790, you'll see that Pownal is right on the edge between Bennington County Vermont and Albany County New York. These 2 maps are not to the same scale, but you can see where they fit together. There were apparently many border battles between New York and Vermont, with New York relinquishing all claims to Vermont in 1791.

Note the residences of Nathaniel and family as marked on the New York map below. You will note that the Gallups followed the westward migration trend. Some of their descendants took a boat from Buffalo in Erie County to Detroit Michigan. From there they migrated to southeastern Michigan. Note where Clarence is located. It was originally in Niagara County,

but in 1821 became part of Erie County. This is reflected in the census records.

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