Thomas TATEM^{[1, 2]}

• Name	Thomas TATEM
  Gender	Male
  orphan	20 Dec 1771	Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  	On 20 Dec 1771 in Norfolk Co, VA Thomas was named as the orphan of Nathaniel Tatem. Dinah Tatem, his mother, qualified as guardian, and additional security in the amount of £500 was posted by Matthew Godfrey, Charles Mayle and John Nash.
  Will proved	Norfolk Co, VA   [4]
  	The Wingo extract of this will notes 20 April 1800, a date four months prior to the signing of the will, as the probate date. One of these dates is obviously incorrect.
  Will	8 Aug 1800	Norfolk Co, VA   [5]
  	Thomas' will noted that he resided in the Washington area of Norfolk County. He appointed his wife Martha as his Executrix. Maximilian Herbert, Christopher Herbert and Thomas Portlock witnessed the will.
  Person ID	I52692	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Nathanial TATEM,   b. After 1716   d. 1771 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Dinah NASH,   b. After 1734   d. 1784 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F1917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha HERBERT
  Marriage	1784  [6]
  Children	1. Elizabeth TATEM   2. Martha TATEM   3. Thomas TATEM   4. Mariah TATEM   5. William TATEM   6. Dianah TATEM   7. Robert TATEM
  Family ID	F3159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S170] Pamela W. McVey, compiler, McVey, Norfolk County, Virginia Will Book II 1772 - 1788., ((Virginia Beach, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). pp. 156-157: Dinah Tatem will. [S194] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Norfolk Couty, Virginia Will Book 1, 1755 - 1772., ((Norfolk, VA: by the compiler, 1986)), p. 125. Nathaniel Tatem will. [S212] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Guardian Bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia 1750-1800, ((Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co, 1993)), p. 71. [S3853] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Collections of Unrecorded Wills, Norfolk County, Virginia 1711-1800., ((Norfolk, VA: the compiler, 1961)), p. 111. Thomas Tatem will. [S3853] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Collections of Unrecorded Wills, Norfolk County, Virginia 1711-1800., ((Norfolk, VA: the compiler, 1961)). p. 111: Thomas Tatem will: [S4296] "Tatem family genealogical chart, 1650 - 1810"., Accession no. 25908..