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| Father | Eustace Jaques2 b. circa 1580, d. circa June 1626 | |
| Mother | Rose Wright b. February 1566, d. July 1635 |
| Stephen Gates and Ann Hill Veare are the 10th great grand parents of President George Bush, thru his mother's line.3 |
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| Birth | December 1597 | Stephen was born in December 1597 at likely near, Coney Weston, Suffolk county, England.4 |
| Baptism | 25 December 1597 | Stephen was baptized on 25 December 1597 at Coney Weston, Suffolk county, England.5 |
| Marriage | 5 May 1628 | Stephen Gates, 30 years old, married Ann Hill (Veare), daughter of Dimon Veare and Anne (?), 5 May 1628 in Hingham, England.The children of Stephen and Ann are recorded as: 1. Elizabeth, b. Eng. abt. 1630, d. Hingham, MA 3 Aug 1704, m. 29 Nov 1649 John Lazell, d. Hingham 21 Oct 1700 2. Stephen, b. Eng. abt. 1634, d. Stow, MA 9 Jul 1707, m. abt. 1664 Sarah Underwood, b. 3 Feb 1642-3, d. after 15 Sep 1707 3. Mary, bap. Hingham, Norfolk, Eng. 15 Oct 1636, d. abt. 1678, m. Subbury, MA 5 Apr 1658 John Maynard, b.Eng. abt. 1630, d. Marlborough, MA 22 Dec 1711 4. Simon, bap. Hingham, MA 3 May 1646, d. Muddy River, MA 26 Aug 1692, m. abt. 1670 Margaret Barstow, bap. Scituate, MA 24 Feb 1649-50, d. 13 Apr 1707 5. Thomas, bap. Hingham, MA 3 May 1646, d. Preston, CT 10 Aug 1726, m. 6 Jul 1670 Elizabeth Freeman, b. Sudbury, MA 23 Jun 1648, d. before 1723 6. Isaac, bap. Hingham, MA 3 May 1646, d. 3 Sep 1651.Twin 7. Rebecca, bap. Hingham, MA 3 May 1646, d. Jan 1650.4,6,1 Twin |
| Immigration | 1638 | Stephen Gates, came from Hingham, England, with his wife and children in the year 1638. They sailed in the Diligent
of Ipswich, John Martin, master. According to Daniel Cushing's records,
which seem to be accurate, he brought two children with him (NEHGR v15,
p26-27, 1861). In regard to the Gates family, Cushing appears to have
made an erroneous statement. Stephen's children Elizabeth, Stephen, and
Mary were all born before 1638. It is unlikely that one of these young
children should have been left in England and come at a later date.6 |
| He settled in Hingham, MA, where he received a
grant of three acres for a house lot, twelve acres for a "greate Lott,"
and three acre planting lot. His house lot was on Town (now North)
Street and was bounded on the north by the street, on the east by
William Buckland's land and upon the west by the town swamp. In 1647 he
received a grant of half an acre of salt marsh. On 26 June 1648 he sold
his house lot, etc., to William Hersey, but remained in town for some
time before his removal. Stephen Gates and his wife probably did not become members of the Hingham church until about 3 May 1646, when their children Simon, Thomas, Isaac, and Rebecca were baptized. Birth dates of the children are not found in the Hingham town records.7,8 |
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| Notes on some of the Children of this marriage are: Elizabeth followed further Isaac, d. September 3, 1651 likley born in England ?? Mary, b. at Norwich, Norfolk, England (?), m. Maynard, John, April 5, 1658. She was a bit "hot tempered" as were several others in her family, including her father. She boldly contradicted the minister in a public assembly!!!! Rebecca, d. January, 1650 Stephen b. ca. ,1634 at Norwich, Norfolk, England (?), m. Woodward, Sarah, ca. ,1664, d. July 9, 1707 at Stow, MA; NEHGR v120, p163, 1966: He came to New England with his parents in 1638. After he became of age, he resided in Lancaster, Cambrigde, Boston, Marlborough, and Stow. He deposed in 1678, aged 44 years, and in 1691, aged 57 years. His will, dated in Stow Sept. 5, 1701, was proved Sept. 15, 1707. Thomas followed further Simon, b. ,1645 at Hingham, MA, m. Barstow, Margaret, November, 1670, d. bef. April 21, 1693 at Boston, MA. From "History of the Town of Hingham, Mass." vol.II, 1893: ..was baptized in Hingham May 3, 1646. He resided in Cambridge, then Lancaster; died in [intestate (NEHGR v120, p 164, 1966)] Boston, living at Muddy River. [The Fenway] April 21, 1693, his widow was appointed to administer upon her late husband's estate. The inventory included 120 acres of land in Marlboro, 314 acres and 2.5 of meadow at Lancaster. NEHGR v120, p164, 1966: Simon was a soldier in King Philip's War. In 1735 his son, Jonathan Gates, was granted land in Narragansett Township on account of his father's service in the war (NEHGR, v16, p145, 1862); afterward resides in Lancaster, Cambridge, and Boston. Simon Gates was sued Nov. 9, 1670 by John Woods of Marlborough, MA, for breaking a marriage contract with his daughter Frances. In his suit against Gates, Woods stated that "he hath contracted with another to the great wrong of said Frances." Much more on Simon Gates family at http://www.intac.com/~blenderm/Genealogy/t_gates_desc.html.2 |
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| 1652 | Stephen Gates left Hingham in 1652 and went to
Cambridge; the following year he went to Lancaster. He was a freeman
(church member) in 1656 and a constable in 1657. (From "History of the
Town of Hingham, Mass." vol.II, 1893).7 |
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| 3 April 1654 | If Stephen Gates was in Cambridge, MA in 1652, as
stated by some writers, he did not remain there long, since he was one
of the early settlers of Lancaster, MA, where he subscribed to town
orders 3 April 1654.7 |
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| 1656 | While living in Lancaser he was admitted freeman
14 May 1656. He was elected constable, at that time a responsible and
honorable position. In 1657 he failed to notify the voters about a town
meeting. In consequence, he was fined ten pounds, but the fine was
remitted when he informed the court that his failure was due to
sickness.7 |
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| 1657 | In 1657, Stephen was fined £10 because, as
Constable, he failed to notify the voters about a town meeting. The
court remitted the fine, when Stephen attributed his lapse to illness,
but may have on that account relieved him of his constable's staff.9 |
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| 1658 | In 1658 there was trouble between the Gates and
Whitcomb families due to the fact that three sons of John Whitcomb had
killed three swine belonging to Stephen Gates. Whitcomb agreed to pay
for the swine, but afterward sought to be released from paying,
claiming that he was "aged & weak and mean in estate." The court
decided that he must pay for the swine. See Henry S. Nourse, THE EARLY
RECORDS OF LANCASTER (1884), p. 63, for particulars concerning this
case.7 |
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| Will | 9 June 1662 | Stephen Gates left a will dated 9 June 1662 that was written at Cambridge, Massachusetts.7,10 |
| Death | 29 Sept 1662 | Stephen died before on 29 September 1662 at age 64 when the inventory of his estate was taken. His sons attempted to break his will alleging that their father "was not of a disposing mind".1,6 |
| Family | **Ann Hill (Veare) | b. circa 1603, d. 5 February 1682/83 |
| Children | 1. | Elizabeth Gates+ b. c 1629, d. 3 Aug 17047 |
| 2. | Stephen Gates 11 | |
| 3. | **Thomas Gates 1 |
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