Hertford County, NC - GATLING PATENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GATLING PATENTS Richard Jordan Gatling had over fifty patents to his credit at the time of his death in 1903. His first, a patent for a seed sower, was granted on May 10, 1844. His last, a patent for a steam-plow or tractor, was dated July 22, 1902. Jordan Gatling, Richard’s father, was granted patents in 1935 for a cotton thinner and cotton seed planter. James Henry Gatling, brother of Richard Jordan Gatling, received a patent in 1871 for the treatment of timber from old-field pines. __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by E. Frank Stephenson, Jr. & Barbara Nichols Mulder ___________________________________________________________________