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Dorothy Gates 1508–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, of Sawbridgeworth, England

Death Date: 11 Feb 1582

Death Location: Sawbridge, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Geoffrey Gates

Mother: Elizabeth Clopton

Spouse(s): Thomas Josselyn

Children(s): Edward Josselyn, Jane Josselyn, John Josselyn, Mary Josselyn, Thomas Josselyn, Richard Josselyn, Henry Josselyn, Leonard Jocelyn

Dorothy Gates was born in 1508 in Sawbridgeworth, of Sawbridgeworth, England, the child of Geoffrey Gates And Elizabeth Clopton. Dorothy Gates married Thomas Josselyn, and had children including Edward Josselyn, Henry Josselyn, Jane Josselyn, John Josselyn, Leonard Jocelyn, Mary Josselyn, Richard Josselyn, Thomas Josselyn. Dorothy Gates passed away in 1582 in Sawbridge, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Gates was born in 1508 in Sawbridgeworth, of Sawbridgeworth, England, the child of Geoffrey Gates And Elizabeth Clopton.
  • Dorothy Gates married Thomas Josselyn, and had children including Edward Josselyn, Henry Josselyn, Jane Josselyn, John Josselyn, Leonard Jocelyn, Mary Josselyn, Richard Josselyn, Thomas Josselyn.
  • Dorothy Gates passed away in 1582 in Sawbridge, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Gates's Ancestors

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Dorothy Gates
1508–1582
Birth Place: Sawbridgeworth, of Sawbridgeworth, England
Parents
Geoffrey Gates
1475–1526
Roding Beauchamp, England
Elizabeth Clopton
1485–1549
Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Gates
1450–1485
Dunmow, Essex, England
Mabel Capdow
1454–1495
High Easter, Essex, England
William Clopton
1450–1530
Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Joan Marrow
1460–1490
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Gates
1420–1477
Agnes Baldington
1420–1487
Thomas Capdow
1428–1519
Ann Fleming
1432–1454
John Clopton
1423–1497
Alice Darcy
1427–1454
William Marrow
1419–1464
Katherine Rich
1440–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gates
1375–1420
Thomas Baldington
1417–1436
Agnes Danvers
1420–1487
Thomas Fleming
1406–1432
Isabel Lancaster
1410–1462
William Clopton
1375–1446
Margery Drury
1382–1420
Robert Darcy
1391–1499
Alice Fitzlangley
1395–1448
William Marrow
1380–1450
Johanna Burley
1395–1455
Richard Rich
1400–1464
Catherine Cutherey
1407–1448

Dorothy Gates's Descendants

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Dorothy Gates (1508–11 Feb 1582) m. Thomas Josselyn (1506–24 Oct 1562)
  1. 1. Edward Josselyn 1548–1627 m. Mary Lambee 1550–1615
    1. 1. Mary Josselyn 1572–1575 m. John Wyfold 1570–1591
      1. 1. Mary Wyfold 1592–1625 m. Richard James 1592–1638 m. Richard Biggs 1590–1626
        1. 1. Susan James 1623–1664 m. William Cloud 1621–1702
        2. 2. Margaret James 1615–
        3. 3. John James 1625–
        4. 4. Richard James 1628–
    2. 2. Henry Josselyn 1570–1654
    3. 3. John Josselyn 1571–1586
    4. 4. Jane Josselyn 1578–1637
    5. 5. Anne Josselyn 1582–1592
    6. 6. Winafred Josselyn 1578–1648
    7. 7. Thomas Josselyn 1573–1586
    8. 8. Elizabeth Josselyn 1584–1637
    9. 9. Edward Josselyn 1582–1642
    10. 10. Kellamus Josselyn 1574–1634
    11. 11. Susanna Josselyn 1595–
    12. 12. Dorothea ((Dorothy)) Josselyn 1580–1592
  2. 2. Jane Josselyn 1532–1602
  3. 3. John Josselyn 1542–1602
  4. 4. Mary Josselyn 1545–1610
  5. 5. Thomas Josselyn 1528–1561
  6. 6. Richard Josselyn 1526–1575
  7. 7. Henry Josselyn 1538–1587
  8. 8. Leonard Jocelyn 1536–1561

Dorothy Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Dorothy Gates in Sawbridgeworth, of Sawbridgeworth, England
Sawbridgeworth, of Sawbridgeworth, England
1582
11 Feb 1582
Age 74
Death of Dorothy Gates in Sawbridge, Hertfordshire, England
Sawbridge, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, of Sawbridgeworth, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1582
    Event Place: Sawbridge, Hertfordshire, England

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