Stephen Gates

1597 - 1662  (~ 64 years)

• Name	Stephen Gates
  Christening	26 Dec 1597	Coney Weston, Suffolk, England   [2]
  Immigration	10 Aug 1638 (~ 40 years)  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  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 (~ 40 years)	Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [9, 10, 11, 12]
  He received of 12 acres for a house lot and 3 acres for a planting lot.
  Legal	1646 (~ 48 years)  [3]
  A fine was levied against him in 1646, but was remitted because of poverty.
  Land/House	1647 (~ 49 years)	Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5, 7]
  He was granted a half acre of salt marsh.
  Moved To	1652 (~ 54 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 5, 12]
  He stayed there only a short time.
  Moved To	1654 (~ 56 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 5, 13]
  Upon arrival, he subscibed to the town orders on 3 April 1654.
  Freeman	14 May 1656 (~ 58 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 5, 12]
  Offices Held	1657 (~ 59 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5, 11, 12]
  He was appointed a Constable.
  Legal	Jun 1657 (~ 59 years)  [3, 5]
  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.
  Death	1662	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 10, 12, 13, 14]
  Will	9 Jun 1662 (~ 64 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13]
  He mentions his wife, Ann, and his children: Simon, Stephen, Thomas, Elizabeth, and Mary.
  Inventory	29 Sep 1662 (~ 64 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Probate/Proved	7 Oct 1662 (~ 64 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 6, 11, 12, 13]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Thomas Gates,   c. 6 Dec 1593, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England bur. 2 Sep 1635, Hingham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 41 years)   2. Rose Gates,   c. 29 Dec 1594, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England   3. William Gates,   c. 18 Apr 1596, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England + 4. Stephen Gates,   c. 26 Dec 1597, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England d. 1662, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 64 years) ▻ Ann Neave,  m. 5 May 1628   5. Alice Gates,   c. 21 Apr 1599, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England   6. Mary Gates,   c. 25 Dec 1601, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England   7. Bridget Gates,   c. 1 May 1603, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England bur. 20 Mar 1617, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England  (Age ~ 13 years)   8. Simon Gates,   c. 22 Mar 1607, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England > 9. Mary Gates,   c. 5 Nov 1609, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England ▻ John Stidman,  m. 15 Oct 1629
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Eustace Gates   bur. 26 Apr 1626, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England   (Father)  Elizabeth   bur. 29 Mar 1598, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I269	Roy Line
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Eustace Gates   bur. 26 Apr 1626, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England
  Mother	Rose Wright,   c. 25 Feb 1566/67, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England bur. 25 Jul 1635, Hingham, Norfolk, England (Age ~ 68 years)
  Family ID	F302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Ann Neave,   c. 16 Jun 1611, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 5 Feb 1682/83, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 71 years)  [1]  Other Partners: Richard Woodward  m. 18 Apr 1663
  Marriage	5 May 1628	Hingham, Norfolk, England   [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 14, 15]
  Age at Marriage	He : 30 years and 5 months - She : 16 years and 11 months.
  Children	4 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Elizabeth Gates,   b. Abt 1630, Norfolk, England d. 3 Aug 1704, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Stephen Gates,   b. Abt 1634, Norfolk, England d. 9 Jul 1707, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Mary Gates,   c. 15 Oct 1636, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. Before 1679, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Simon Gates,   c. 3 May 1646, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Aug 1692, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 46 years) ▻ Margaret Barstow  m. Nov 1670     5. Thomas Gates,   c. 3 May 1646, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Aug 1726, Preston, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age ~ 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Isaac Gates,   c. 3 May 1646, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Sep 1651, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 5 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Rebecca Gates,   c. 3 May 1646, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Jan 1650, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 3 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Stephen Gates(1597 – 1662) 2Eustace Gates( – 1626) 4 5 3Rose Wright(25 Feb 1566/67 – 1635) 6Martin Wright( – 1592) 7Elizabeth( – 1598)

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 26 Dec 1597 - Coney Weston, Suffolk, England Marriage - 5 May 1628 - Hingham, Norfolk, England Land/House - Abt Nov 1638 - Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Land/House - 1647 - Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1652 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1654 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 14 May 1656 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1657 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 1662 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 9 Jun 1662 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - 29 Sep 1662 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 7 Oct 1662 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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