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Thomas Gates Esq. 1664–1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1664/65

Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Death Date: 20 Apr 1734

Death Location: Cove Cemetery, East Haddam, CT

Father: George Gates

Mother: Sarah Olmsted

Spouse(s): Hannah Brainerd

Children(s): Mary Gates, Thomas Gates, Joshua Gates, George Gates, Jeremiah Gates, Daniel Gates, Timothy Gates, Esther Gates, Hannah Gates

Thomas Gates Esq. was born in 1664 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, the child of George Gates And Sarah Olmsted. Thomas Gates Esq. married Hannah Brainerd, and had children including Daniel Gates, Esther Gates, George Gates, Hannah Gates, Jeremiah Gates, Joshua Gates, Mary Gates, Thomas Gates, Timothy Gates. Thomas Gates Esq. passed away in 1734 in Cove Cemetery, East Haddam, CT.

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Biography

  • Thomas Gates Esq. was born in 1664 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, the child of George Gates And Sarah Olmsted.
  • Thomas Gates Esq. married Hannah Brainerd, and had children including Daniel Gates, Esther Gates, George Gates, Hannah Gates, Jeremiah Gates, Joshua Gates, Mary Gates, Thomas Gates, Timothy Gates.
  • Thomas Gates Esq. passed away in 1734 in Cove Cemetery, East Haddam, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Gates
1634–1724
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England
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Sarah Olmsted
1641–1709
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Brainerd
1667–1750
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Children(s)

Mary Gates
1703–1741
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Thomas Gates
1693–1771
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Joshua Gates
1708–1791
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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George Gates
1705–1756
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Jeremiah Gates
1696–1761
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
JG
Daniel Gates
1695–1759
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
DG
Timothy Gates
1710–
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Esther Gates
1700–1720
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Hannah Gates
1699–1713
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Thomas Esq.'s Ancestors

Self
Thomas Esq.
1664–1734
Birth Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Parents
George Gates
1634–1724
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Sarah Olmsted
1641–1709
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Nicholas Olmsted
1611–1684
Fairsted, Co. Essex, England
Sarah Loomis
1617–1689
Messing, Co. Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr.
1590–1658
Mary White
1590–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Loomis
1562–1619
Agnes ???
1565–1619
Brydgette Allgar
1562–1623

Thomas Esq.'s Descendants

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Thomas (Gates) Esq. (21 Jan 1664/65–20 Apr 1734) m. Hannah Brainerd (20 Nov 1667–07 Sep 1750)
  1. 1. Mary Gates 1703–1741 m. Bezaleel Brainerd 1701–1749
    1. 1. Bezaleel Brainerd 1737–1822 m. Hannah Brainerd 1737–1819
      1. 1. Nehemiah Brainerd 1774–1776
      2. 2. Uri Brainerd 1771–1776
      3. 3. Lucy Brainerd 1769–1776
      4. 4. Darius Brainerd 1767–
      5. 5. Hannah Brainerd 1765–1776
      6. 6. Mary Brainerd 1763–
      7. 7. Amaziah Brainerd 1761–
      8. 8. Bezaleel Brainerd 1759–
    2. 2. Susannah Brainerd 1734–
    3. 3. Fruen Brainerd 1733–
    4. 4. Mary Brainerd 1731–
    5. 5. Esther Brainerd 1729–
    6. 6. Hannah Brainerd 1728–
  2. 2. Thomas Gates 1693–1771 m. Dorothy Cone 1704–1774
    1. 1. Dorothy Gates 1743–1792 m. James Percival 1736–
      1. 1. James Percival 1767–
    2. 2. Obediah Gates 1740–1781 m. Huldah Cowdrey 1733–1770
    3. 3. Timothy Gates 1730–1819 m. Hannah Percival 1730–
      1. 1. Timothy Gates 1763–
      2. 2. Hannah Gates 1762–
      3. 3. Esther Gates 1770–
      4. 4. Dorothy Gates 1767–
      5. 5. Statia Gates 1764–
    4. 4. Esther Gates 1727–1777 m. Daniel Brainerd 1720–
      1. 1. Daniel Brainerd 1744–
    5. 5. Thomas Gates 1724–1803 m. Sarah Rowley 1730–
      1. 1. Abadiah Gates 1778–
      2. 2. Caleb Gates 1765–
      3. 3. Gideon Gates 1763–
      4. 4. Sarah Gates 1760–
      5. 5. Jonah Gates 1758–
      6. 6. Nathaniel Gates 1755–
      7. 7. Zachariah Gates 1753–
      8. 8. Thomas Gates 1751–
    6. 6. Gideon Gates 1747–
    7. 7. Caleb Gates 1737–1739
    8. 8. Zechariah Gates 1735–1739
    9. 9. Dorothy Gates 1732–
  3. 3. Joshua Gates 1708–1791 m. Lydia Brainerd –1763
    1. 1. Miemah Gates 1755–1758
  4. 4. George Gates 1705–1756 m. Sarah Olmsted 1707–1784
    1. 1. George Gates 1737–1759
  5. 5. Jeremiah Gates 1696–1761 m. Mary Emmons 1702–1775
    1. 1. Sybil Gates 1748–1750
    2. 2. Jeremiah Gates 1731–1754
    3. 3. Dorothy Gates 1729–
    4. 4. Mary Gates 1725–
    5. 5. Hannah Gates 1723–
    6. 6. Sybil Gates 1737–1739
  6. 6. Daniel Gates 1695–1759 m. Sarah Cone 1697–
    1. 1. Paul Gates 1729–1787 m. Mehitable Rogers 1731–1809
      1. 1. Gideon Gates 1778–
      2. 2. Silence Gates 1766–
      3. 3. Nathaniel Gates 1763–
      4. 4. Daniel Gates 1761–
      5. 5. Lois Gates 1760–
      6. 6. Elizur Gates 1770–
    2. 2. Sarah Gates 1725–1776 m. Elizur Holister 1720–
      1. 1. David (Belding) Holister 1764–1821
    3. 3. Lois Gates 1731–1740
    4. 4. Daniel Gates 1726–1740
  7. 7. Timothy Gates 1710–
  8. 8. Esther Gates 1700–1720
  9. 9. Hannah Gates 1699–1713

Thomas Esq.'s Timeline

2 Records

1664
21 Jan 1664/65
Birth of Thomas Gates Esq. in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
1734
20 Apr 1734
Age 70
Death of Thomas Gates Esq. in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1664/65
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
    Record Source: A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, Vol. 2, p. 235

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1734
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cove Cemetery, East Haddam, CT
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