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Gates

Stephen GATES born circa 1600 Norwich Norfolk ENG died 1662 Cambridge MA; came from Hingham ENG 1638 on the "Diligent" of Ipswich, John Martin, Master; founder of Lancaster MA 1654

Spouse: Anna HILL? (Veare) born circa 1603 Norfolk ENG died 2/19/1682-3 Stow Middlesex Co MA; married 5/5/1628 Hingham ENG; she married (2) Richard Woodward [Anna's last name possibly Neave/Neeve per E. Harrison in April 2009 Register]

Children: Elizabeth born circa 1630 ENG; Stephen born 1634 ENG married Sarah Woodward; Mary baptized Hingham ENG 1636 married John Maynard; Simon married Margaret Barstow, Soldier in King Philip's War; Thomas married Elizabeth Freeman; Isaac died 9/3/1651; Rebecca baptized Hingham 5/3/1646 died 1/1650

Elizabeth GATES born circa 1630 Norfolk ENG died 8/3/1704 Hingham MA

Spouse: John LASELL (Lazell/Lassell) born circa 1620 ENG died 10/21/1700 Hingham MA; married 11/29/1649 Hingham

Children: John baptized 9/8/1650 died 5/14/1665; Thomas born 9/15/1652 married Mary Allen at Duxbury 1685; Joshua born 11/17/1654 married Mary ?; Stephen born 10/6/1656; Elizabeth born 2/28/1657-8 died 4/7/1676; Isaac born 7/10/1660; Hannah born 8/31/1662 married ? Turner; Mary born 9/2/1664 married Simon Burr Jr.; John born 4/25/1669; Israel born 9/24/1671 married Rachel Lincoln; Sarah born 11/29/1666 Hingham MA died 9/19/1736 Hingham married Peter Ripley

Powers-Banks Ancestry: Here is the pedigree of Stephen Gates reproduced from the Gates volume the lineage is in part supplemented from Fuller's Worthies. Fuller thus affording confirmation of this line as do also certain Josselyn wills. Thomas Gates of High Easter and Thurstonbie Essex England fl c 1327 had a son William and grandsons Sir Geoffrey, Ralph and Christopher. Sir Geoffrey married Agnes heiress of Sir Thomas Baldington of Aldersbury and had a son William who in turn married Mabel heiress of Thomas Capdon and Ann heiress of Thomas Fleming and had a son Sir Geoffrey. This pedigree is paralleled out of Thos Fuller's Worthies where we learn that Sir John Gates condemned with Northumberland for promoting Jane Grey to the throne was son to Sir Geoffrey and great grandson to another Sir Geoffrey. Fuller's Worthies of England refers to the epitaph 2 of the earlier Sir Geoffrey in High Easter and places his death in 1477. The father of Sir John died in 1526. If the pedigree of Sir John and Stephen be thus correctly adjusted, we may add from the Dictionary of National Biography that the mother of Sir John was Elizabeth daughter of William Clopton of Kentwell Suffolk. Other children of Sir Geoffrey were Geoffrey, Henry, William, and Dorothy. Now Sir John the eldest son was born in 1504 probably then Geoffrey was born in 1505 or 1506. Henry is probably the Sir Henry who was also condemned with Northumberland but not executed; he was executor of sister's will 1582. Geoffrey's wife was of the family of Pascall they had sons Geoffrey, Henry and John ( this latter the ancestor of General Horatio Gates). The last Geoffrey married Joan Wentworth and had a son Peter who marrying Mary Josselyn s had son Thomas, this last was the father of Stephen the emigrant. Some perhaps all of the foregoing names of marriage connections are familiar in east England. The following facts are mostly from Waters's Gleanings. The name Gates appears frequently in east England. About 1575 in Bury a Geoffrey Gates married an Elizabeth Pynchon probably an aunt of the American Pynchon. This may be the same foregoing Geoffrey who earlier or later married Joan Wentworth. In Boxford Suffolk a widow Clopton 1603 mentions in her will a great grandson Thomas Gates; still other Thomas Gateses appear in the same family. There were at the time Gateses in Kent and in Hertford. One feels certain that the Boxford Bury and High Easter Gateses were all of the same family. Curious, not once does the name Stephen appear among them; it was found in generation after generation of the American family. Geoffrey does not appear in the American family; it was probably under the Puritan ban. Stephen doubtless was too pronounced a Puritan for the rest of his family. Indeed he seems to have been violent and at times ill to get along with. Thus may in part be explained the break with English relatives. The American successors of this English ancestry have not maintained the distinction of the family.

Amer Gen I: Stephen (d 1662) from Eng in the "Dilligent" to Hingham MA 1638; was a founder of Lancaster MA 1654; m Ama Hill. Vol. II states m Anna Hill (d 1682-3)

Founders & Patriots: Gates, Stephen (1605-a. Oct 7, 1662) m May 5, 1628 Ann Hill (Veare) MA

CN Genealogies #1: Stephen Gates settled in Hingham MA where he received a grant of 3 acres for a house lot, 12 acres for a "greate lott," and a 3 acre planting lot. Simon, Thomas, Isaac & Rebecca were baptized at the Hingham church 5/3/1646. Stephen was one of the early settlers of Lancaster MA where he subcribed to town orders 4/3/1654. He made his will in Cambridge 6/9/1662 and died before 9/29/1662 when the inventory of his estate was taken. Ann Veare married second (contract 4/18/1663) as his second wife, Richard Woodward of Watertown MA.

Topographical pg 117: GATES, Stephen; Hingham Norfolk; Hingham MA; Ref Cushing Mss. Pg 119: GATES, Stephen; Norwich Norfolk; Hingham MA; Ref NEGR 3/401,31/Boston T. 16 Sept. '25.

Pioneers MA pg 183: GATES, Stephen, with wife & 2 ch from Hingham Eng came in 1638 to Hingham. Frm 5/14/1656. Rem to Cambridge c 1652; spent a few yrs at Lancaster; Wife Ann; ch Elizabeth m in Hing John Lassell, Mary m John Maynard, Stephen, Simon, Thomas, Isaac, Rebecca bapt at Hing 5/3/1646 d 1/1650. His will dated 9(4) prob 24(9)1662 beq to wife; sons Simon, Stephen & Thomas, daus Elizabeth & Mary Mayner. Elizabeth Bradstare to abide with his wife. The widow m 2 Richard Woodward; she d "Hannah G., widow" 2/5/1682; made will 4/18/1682 prob 9(2)1683; beq to dau Elizabeth Lazell; gr ch Mary cau of Jahn Maynard, sons Stephen, Simon & Thomas G. "My last husband's name was Woodward, but I generally went by the name of Gates."

Gen Reg of the First Settlers of NE pg 118: GATES, STEPHEN, MA, was adm freeman 1653, d 4/3/1654.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 66: Lazell/Lassell/Lasell, JOHN, Hingham 1647, m. 29 Nov. but ano. rec. says 22 Dec. 1649, Eliz. d. of Stephen Gates, had John, bapt. 8 Sept. 1650, d. under 15 yrs.; Thomas, b. 15, bapt. 19 Sept. 1652; Joshua, 17 Nov. 1654, bapt. 6 May foll.; Stephen, b. 6 or 10, bapt. 19 Oct. 1656; Eliz. 28 Feb. bapt. 21 Nov. 1658, wh. d. at 18 yrs.; Isaac, b. 10 or 15 July 1660; Hannah, 31 Aug. 1662; Mary, 2 Sept. 1664; Sarah, 29 Nov. 1666; John, again, 25 Apr. 1669; and Israel, 24 Sept. 1671; was freem. 1678. His will, of 2 Sept. 1695, pro. 16 Jan. 1700, ment. four s. liv. beside gr.ch. Joshua, s. of his s. Joshua, and the two ch. Isaac and Abiah, s. and d. of his s. Isaac, both the f.'s dec; The ds. are nam. Hannah Turner, Mary Burr, and Sarah, wh. m. 17 Apr. 1693, Peter Ripley. JOHN, Hingham, tenth ch. of the preced. m. 26 Mar. 1696, Deborah Lincoln, had John, b. 23 Jan. foll. and Joshua, 29 Dec. 1703. JOSHUA, Hingham, br. of the preced. d. 12 Feb. 1688, and his wid. Mary, wh. he m. " the last of Jan." 1681, had admin. on his est. 28 Apr. 1691. Their ch. were Eliz. b. 20 Dec. 1681; Martha, 23 Feb. 1683; Joshua, 15 Nov. 1686; and Simon, 12 Sept. 1688. STEPHEN, Hingham, br. of the preced. by w. Sarah had Lydia, b. 20 Sept. 1688, d. next yr.; Phebe, 23 Feb. 1690; Stephen, 29 Jan. 1691; Lydia, again, 26 Nov. 1693; Mary, wh. d. 28 Dec. 1698; and Mary, again, 11 May 1700; beside ano. whose name is not found, unless it be that Israel, bapt. 2 Oct. 1692. He d. 16 Jan. 1718, in his will of 9 of that mo. pro. 4 Mar. foll. speak of his five ch.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 236: Gates, SIMON, Cambridge, s. of first Stephen, by w. Margaret had Abigail, b. 1671; Simon, 1673, d. 11 Apr. 1675; Simon, again, 5 Jan. 1676; George, 1678, d. next yr.; Amos; Samuel, 11 Aug. 1685; and Margaret, 13 Aug. 1689. He had rem. a short time to Lancaster, after was of Boston, liv. at Muddy river. STEPHEN, Hingham 1638, came in the Diligent with w. and two ch. that yr.; was from old Hingham, rem. to Cambridge, thence 1654 to Lancaster, where he was constable 1657, freem. 1656, went back to C. there d. 1662. He calls hims. of C. in his will, made 9 June, pro. 7 Oct. of that yr. He had Stephen, Simon, and Thomas, b. I think, on this side of the ocean; and those he brot. prob. were Eliz. wh. m. Nov. or 22 Dec. 1649, John Lazell; and Mary, wh. m. 5 Apr. 1658, John Maynard. His wid. Ann m. 1663, Richard Woodward of Watertown, outliv. him, and d. 5 Feb. 1683, at Stow, where G. had sometime resid. STEPHEN, Boston, s. of the preced. by w. Sarah, prob. d. of George Woodward of Watertown, had Stephen; Simon, b. 5 June 1667; Thomas, 31 Dec. 1669; Isaac; Nathaniel; rem. to Marlborough, and had Sarah, 27 Apr. 1679; Rebecca, 23 July 1682; and Daniel, 25 Apr. 1685; he was some yrs. at Charlestown; and his will was pro. 1707. THOMAS, Marlborough, br. of the preced. m. 6 July 1670, Eliz. Freeman of Sudbury, had Eliz. b. 1671; Sarah, 1673; rem. to Sudbury, where were b. John, 9 Apr. 1678; and Joseph, 16 Mar. 1680; rem. to Stow, there had Josiah, 8 Mar. 1682; Deborah, 22 Feb. 1684; Ann, 18 July 1686; and Abigail, 18 Feb. 1689. He was constable of S. and had ld. in Lancaster; but East Haddam, sold all his est. in Mass. after rem. to Norwich, in 1703.

Genealogical & Family History of NH: I Thomas Gates Esq of Higheaster and Thursteubie county of Essex England born 1327 was the original ancestor of the family so far as now known. II William Gates was the father of two children Geoffrey and Ralph Chics. III Sir Geoffrey Gates married Agnes daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Baldington of Aldersburg Oxford England. IV William Gates married Mabel daughter and heiress of Thomas Capdow of Higheaster and his wife Ann the daughter of Thomas Fleming of Essex Their children were Geoffrey and Anna . V Sir Geoffrey Gates married Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Clapton Knight of Kantweli Sussex. Their children were Sir John Geoffrey Henry William and Dorothy. VI Geoffrey Gates married a Miss Pascal of Essex England. Their children were Geoffrey Henrv nd John. VII Geoffrey Gates married Jean Wentworth. VIII Peter Gates of London married Mary Jossclyn. IX Thomas Gates was a resident of Norwich Norfolk England. X Stephen Gates second son of Thomas Gates, the first American ancestor of the family, came from Hingham England to Hingham Massachusetts in the ship Diligent of Ipswich in 1638 accompanied by his wife Ann Hill Gates and two children, He was among the first residents of Lancaster and subsequent to the year 1656 was a resident of Cambridge where he died 1662, We are led to believe that he and his family were of stubborn and independent character from facts that he quarreled with his neighbor and lost his constable's staff his; daughter Mary contradicted the minister in open meeting, and his sons tried to break his will. In 1663 his widow became the wife of Richard Woodward of Watertown. She died at Stow February 5 1683. Their descendants participated in the Indian war, Revolutionary war, and wars of 1812 and 1861; one enlisted in the Revolutionary war at the age of ten years. Their children were Elizabeth Mary Stephen Thomas Simon Isaac and Rebecca

Encyclopedia of MA Biographical - Geographical: I Stephen Gates the immigrant ancestor who represents the first American generation of the Gates family was the second son of Thomas Gates of Norwich Norfolk county England. He came from Hingham England to Hingham Massachusetts Bay Colony in the ship Diligent of Ipswich England in the year 1636. With him came his wife Ann Hill and two children. He first settled at Hingham Massachusetts removing from there to Lancaster Massachusetts and the records of that place give him as there in 1656. From Lancaster he went to Cambridge Massachusetts where he died in 1662 His will was dated June 9 1662 and as it was probated October 7 1662 his death must have occurred between those dates The men of the Gates family were good fighters and soldiers and we find them again and again enlisting in the Indian and Colonial wars of the period They took an active part in the Revolutionary War and one of the family is said to have begun his service at the age of ten Members of the family also took part in the War of 1812 fighting for the same rights they had so bravely upheld in the Revolution Though the records of the Mexican War are scanty they probably followed the old tradition of the house and the records of their services in the Civil War would be too voluminous for anything but the bare mention Stephen i Gates left in his will to his eldest son Stephen 2 Gates his house and its adjacent land in Lancaster Massachusetts To his wife and son Simon he left his place in Cambridge Massachusetts with the arrangement that his son Thomas should live with them should be choose to do so The following were the children of Stephen i and Ann Hill Gates 1 Elizabeth born probably in England died August 3 1704 at Hingham Massachusetts married November 29 1647 John Laselle also spelled Lasell who is suppossed to have died in 1695 2 Mary born probably in England married April 5 1658 John Maynard of Sudbury Massachusetts He died December 22 1711 3 Stephen 2 of whom further mention 4 Thomas born in 1642 married July 6 1670 Elizabeth Freeman daughter of Edmund Freeman of Sudbury Massachusetts 5 Simon born in 1645 died April 21 1693 at Brockton Massachusetts married Margaret of Cambridge Massachusetts 6 Isaac who was baptized with others May 3 1646 and died September 3 1651 7 Rebecca bap tized with others May 3 1646 died January 1650 II Stephen 2 Gates son of Stephen i and Ann Hill Gates was born about 1640 and died in 1706 at Acton Massachusetts He married Sarah Woodward daughter of George and Elizabeth Hammond Woodward of Water town Massachusetts He lived in Stow Massachusetts and he was also an early proprietor of Preston Connecticut in which neighborhood a number of his descendants are still to be found He made a will in Stow dated September 5 1701 which was probated in 1707 His children were 1 Stephen 3 born July 17 1663 2 Simon of whom further 3 Thomas born December 31 1669 died in 1740 at Preston Connecticut married in December 1695 Margaret Geer of Preston Connecticut 4 Isaac born in 1673 married Elizabeth died November 22 1748 at Stow Massachusetts 5 Nathaniel born in 1675 6 Sarah born April 27 1679 at Marlborough Massachusetts 7 Rebecca born July 23 1682 at Marlborough Massachusetts 8 Daniel born April 23 1685 at Marlborough Massachusetts

New England Families by Cutter: The Gates Line I Thomas Gates Esquire who lived in 1327 in Higheaster and Thursteubie Essex England was the progenitor of the Gates family II William son of Thomas Gates married and had children Sir Geoffrey mentioned below Ralph Christopher III Sir Geoffrey Gates son of William Gates married Agnes daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Baldington of Aldersbury county Oxford England and had a son William IV William 2 son of Sir Geoffrey Gates married Mabel daughter and heiress of Thomas Capdow of Higheaster Essex England and his wife Ann daughter and heiress of Thomas Fleming of Essex Children Sir Geoffrey mentioned below Anne married Thomas Darcy uncle to Thomas Lord Darcy of Chicke V Sir Geoffrey 2 Gates son of William 2 Gates married Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Clapton Knight of Kentwell Sussex England Children Sir John married Mary daughter of Sir Edward Denny Geoffrey mentioned below Henry William Dorothy married Sir Thomas Josselyn of Josselyn Hall VI Geoffrey 3 son of Sir Geoffrey 2 Gates married Pascall of Essex England Children Geoffrey mentioned below Henry John VII Geoffrey 4 son of Geoffrey 3 Gates married Joan Wentworth and had one child Peter mentioned below VIII Peter son of Geoffrey 4 Gates was of London England He married Mary Josselyn and had a son Thomas mentioned below IX Thomas 2 son of Peter Gates was of Norwich county Norfolk England He had a son Stephen mentioned below X Stephen son of Thomas 2 Gates was born in England and was the immigrant ancestor He came from Hingham England to Hingham Massachusetts in the ship Diligent of Ipswich England in 1638 He was accompanied by his wife Ann Hill Gates and two children He removed from Hingham to Lancaster Massachusetts at the settlement of that town and was there in 1653 and subsequently went to Cambridge Massachusetts where he died in 1662 He was admitted a freeman in 1653 His will dated June 9 1662 was proved October 7 1662 Stephen Jr received the house and lot in Lancaster his wife and son Simon received the place in Cambridge and his son Thomas was to remain with them at his pleasure Ann Gates his widow married second Richard Woodward of Watertown in 1663 Ann was known as Gates after the death of her second husband and she died at Stow February 5 1682 83 Children Elizabeth born in England died August 3 1704 at Hingham Mary married John Maynard Stephen Jr mentioned below Thomas born 1642 Simon 1645 Isaac twin baptized May 3 1646 died September 3 1651 Rebecca twin baptized May 3 1646 died January 1650 XI Stephen 2 son of Stephen i

Vital Statistics of Sudbury: Gates, John, child Thomas & Elizabeth 4/9/1678. Joseph, child Thomas & Elizabeth 3/16/1679-80.