Sarah Gates

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• Married: 21 Mar 1748, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William Jones. He was born in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 6 April 1777 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Katherine Jones (1748-____) 2. Abigail Jones (1749-____) 3. Sarah Jones (1751-____) 4. Frances Jones (1753-____) 5. Ezra Jones (1755-____) 6. William Jones (1758-____) 7. Jesse Jones (1760-____)

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• History: 1702 to 1713, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was taxed in Brookline, Massachusetts.
• Occupation: say 1704; He was a weaver and a yoeman.
• Moved To: Abt 1707, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 4 Nov 1729, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1735; He was appointed a Tithingman.
• Offices Held: 1740, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served for three years.
• Offices Held: 1741, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed the Overseer of the Poor.
• Will: 26 Dec 1743, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: Hannah, Amos, Oldham, Samuel, Hannah, Margaret, Abigail, Mary, and Sarah.
• Probate/Proved: 22 Jul 1754, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Amos married Hannah Oldham on 19 May 1703 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Samuel Oldham and Hannah Dana) was born on 10 Oct 1681 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Moved To: Abt 1707, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: 4 Nov 1729, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Estate Admin: 24 Jan 1763, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; The estate of Hannah Oldham was administered by Capt. Amos Gates.

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• Will: 9 Jun 1662, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was mentioned in his father's will.
• Legal: 9 Nov 1670; He was sued by John Woods of Marlborough for breaking a marriage contract with his daughter, Frances Woods.
• Military: 1676; He served in King Philip's War, for which his son, Jonathan claimed his rights in Narragansett Number 2, a town granted to ex-soldiers.
• Will: 18 Aug 1682, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was mentioned in his mother's will.
• Moved To: Before Mar 1683/84, Muddy River (now Brookline), Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Estate Admin: 11 Oct 1705; His estate was settled by agreement.

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Died:
He died intestate.

Buried:
Chief Justice Sewall wrote in his diary, "About 4 p.m. Cous. Fessenden comes in and tells the sad news of Simon Gates being dead of the Fever; died yesterday and is buried today."

Simon married Margaret Barstow in Nov 1670. Margaret (daughter of George Barstow and Susan Marrett) was christened on 24 Feb 1649/50 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Apr 1707 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: 1654; After her parent's death, she was taken into the family of her grandfather, Deacon Thomas Marrett.

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• Freeman: 1690, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Will: 13 Jul 1727, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 10 Jun 1728

Samuel married Hannah Dana on 5 Jan 1670/71 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Richard Dana and Ann Bullard) was born on 8 Jul 1651 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died before 10 Jun 1728 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 10 Aug 1638; Stephen and Ann arrived in Boston along with their daughter Elizabeth having sailed on board the ship, Diligent of Ipswich, John Martin, Master. They came from Hingham, England.
• Land/House: Abt Nov 1638, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He received of 12 acres for a house lot and 3 acres for a planting lot.
• Legal: 1646; A fine was levied against him in 1646, but was remitted because of poverty.
• Land/House: 1647, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was granted a half acre of salt marsh.
• Moved To: 1652, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He stayed there only a short time.
• Moved To: 1654, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Upon arrival, he subscibed to the town orders on 3 April 1654.
• Freeman: 14 May 1656, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1657, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable.
• Legal: Jun 1657; He was fined £10 for not summoning the town's freeman to vote for magistrates when he was constable. In October the fine was remitted upon his petition that he was sick in bed at the time and having paid 10/ for entering the petition.
• Will: 9 Jun 1662, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Ann, and his children: Simon, Stephen, Thomas, Elizabeth, and Mary.
• Inventory: 29 Sep 1662, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 7 Oct 1662, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Stephen married Ann Neave on 5 May 1628 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. Ann (daughter of Thomas Neave) was christened on 16 Jun 1611 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; died on 5 Feb 1682/83 in Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 10 Aug 1638; Stephen and Ann arrived in Boston along with their daughter Elizabeth having sailed on board the ship, Diligent of Ipswich, John Martin, Master. They came from Hingham, England.
• Will: 9 Jun 1662, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in the will of her husband, Stephen.
• Religion: 19 Jan 1662/63; The Cambridge committee for seating at the meeting house provided that Goodie Gates be seated at the end of the Deacons seats.
• Legal: 12 Jun 1673; Ann Neave or Beare deposed giving her age as about 70 years.
• Will: 18 Aug 1682, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: Simon, Elizabeth, Stephen, and Thomas.
• Inventory: 4 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Ann's estate was inventoried and valued at £14 6.
• Probate/Proved: 9 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Surname: Charles E. Banks made a transcript of the parish registers of Hingham, Norfolk, England. He read her last name as "Veare", however, there are many entries in the register with the surname of "Neave". The marriage listing is either a transcription error or an entry error.

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Christened:
This date conflicts with a disposition in 1673 giving her age as 70, but this may well have been a rounded number.

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• Legal: 1653; There was a problem between George and his brother, William as messages were sent to the church in Cambridge, which prevented George from being received into communion. According to the Plymouth Colony records, this hastened George's death due to grief. The courts ordered William to retract his statements, though the damage had already been done.
• Moved To: 1653, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He came from from Scituate, Massachusetts.

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George married Susan Marrett. Susan (daughter of Deacon Thomas Marrett and Susanna Cranniwall) was born in England; died on 17 Apr 1654 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Will: 15 Oct 1663, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.

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Will:
Paige (1877) also gives her death date as 11 April 1654.

Gonzzaldi (1930) also gives the date as 1 April 1654.

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• Residence: 1650, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Richard married Martha Eaton. Martha (daughter of William Eaton and Martha) was born in Staple, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Offices Held: 1661, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable.
• Offices Held: 1665, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Surveyor of Highways.

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Died:
He died from a fall from his scaffold.

Richard married Ann Bullard about 1648. Ann (daughter of Robert Bullard and Anne Martyn) was born about 1627 in Barnham, Suffolk, England; died on 15 Jul 1711 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]