Based on
- Y-STR37 + BigY Test @ FamilyTreeDNA 2001-2014 by B. Gatter (Boston) kit FT-853, YFull YF04995
- Y-STR37 Test @ FamilyTreeDNA 2001-2014 by E. Gatter (Philadelphia) 2002-2012 kit FT-8352
Patriarchs
- New York / Boston: see gatter.net > New York > Boston
Samuel Gatter b.c. 1776, 1797 in New York and 1805 Boston; possibly of French origin with surname Gatier; wife Deborah Garrison; - Philadelphia: see gatter.net > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
William Gatter, b.c. 1802, 1844 cooper in Philadelphia; wife Catherine Fry; father and grandfather possibly Martin Gatter (cordwainer, shoemaker)
Surname: Variants, Distribution, Origins (Possibly)
Interesting Search area given the Y-matches: Upper Rhine and NW France
Gatier in Northwest- France