Samuel Torry Gates

1725 - 1803  (77 years)

• Name	Samuel Torry Gates
  	He dropped is middle name, and went by Samuel Gates most of his life.
  Christening	Aug 1725	Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Birth	21 Aug 1725	Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Religion	28 Jun 1752 (26 years)	Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was admitted to the church in Framingham.
  Moved To	1768 (42 years)	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4]
  Offices Held	1775 (49 years)	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was appointed a Tithingman. He was Tithingman again in 1778.
  Offices Held	1776 (50 years)	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was appointed the Deer Reeve. He was appointed again in 1781.
  Offices Held	1777 (51 years)	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was the Field Driver.
  Offices Held	1778 (52 years)	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was appointed the Highway Surveyor and Collector of Highway Revenue. He served in this position again in 1780.
  Offices Held	1782 (56 years)	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was appointed the Fence Viewer and served through 1783.
  Death	19 Feb 1803	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Hannah Gates,   b. 28 Oct 1706, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Margaret Gates,   b. 23 Apr 1708, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Oct 1761, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 53 years)   3. Abigail Gates,   b. 25 Jun 1710, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jul 1746, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 36 years)   4. Mary Gates,   b. 20 Jul 1712, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   5. Captain Amos Gates,   b. 28 Sep 1714, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1800, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years)   6. Captain Oldham Gates,   b. 3 Sep 1716, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada   7. George Gates,   c. 9 Nov 1718, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. Susannah Gates,   c. 18 Sep 1720, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. Sarah Gates,   b. 20 Aug 1722, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 Jan 1805, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years) + 10. Samuel Torry Gates,   b. 21 Aug 1725, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Feb 1803, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years) ▻ Abigail Blodgett,  m. 11 Apr 1751
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Eustace Gates   bur. 26 Apr 1626, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England   (2 x Great Grandfather)  unknown wife   d. Before 1629  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I274	Roy Line
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Amos Gates,   b. Abt 1680, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Mother	Hannah Oldham,   b. 10 Oct 1681, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Abigail Blodgett,   b. 10 Jul 1725, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Sep 1820, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1751	Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 8 months - She : 25 years and 9 months.
  Children	3 sons and 4 daughters
  >   1. Abigail Gates,   b. 5 Aug 1752, Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 26 Aug 1834, Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 82 years) ▻ Benjamin Estabrook  m. 21 Jun 1778     2. Sarah Gates,   b. 14 Jan 1756, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Sep 1842, Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 86 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Samuel Gates,   b. 23 Nov 1757, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Aug 1838, Hancock, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Joseph Gates,   b. 7 Sep 1759, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Sep 1830, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 70 years) ▻ Sarah Galera Roper  m. 15 Feb 1789;   Sarah Fiske  m. 04 Jul 1814;   Patty Richmond  m. 1821     5. Hannah Gates,   c. 11 Dec 1763, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Benjamin Gates,   c. 11 Oct 1767, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Lydia Gates,   b. 21 Apr 1770, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Samuel Torry Gates(1725 – 1803) 2Amos Gates(Abt 1680 – ) 4Simon Gates(1646 – 1692) 8Stephen Gates(1597 – 1662) 16Eustace Gates( – 1626) 17Rose Wright(25 Feb 1566/67 – 1635) 9Ann Neave(1611 – 5 Feb 1682/83) 18Thomas Neave 19 5Margaret Barstow(24 Feb 1649/50 – 1707) 10George Barstow(Abt 1614 – 18 Mar 1653/54) 20Matthew Barstow 21unknown wife 11Susan Marrett( – 1654) 22Deacon Thomas Marrett(Abt 1589 – 1664) 23Susanna Cranniwall( – 1665) 3Hannah Oldham(1681 – ) 6Samuel Oldham( – Abt 1728) 12Richard Oldham( – 1655) 24 25 13Martha Eaton 26William Eaton(Abt 1607 – 1673) 27Martha( – 1681) 7Hannah Dana(1651 – 1728) 14Richard Dana( – 1690) 28 29 15Ann Bullard(Abt 1627 – 1711) 30Robert Bullard(Abt 1598 – 1639) 31Anne Martyn(1604 – 1660)

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - Aug 1725 - Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Birth - 21 Aug 1725 - Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 11 Apr 1751 - Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Religion - 28 Jun 1752 - Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1768 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1775 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1776 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1777 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1778 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1782 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 19 Feb 1803 - Rutland, Worcester 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

  [S1101] Torrey, Clarence Almon. "Stephen Gates of Hingham, Lancaster and Cambridge, Mass. and Some of His Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes CXX & CXXI 1966 & 1967). [S979] Barry, William. A History of Framingham, Massachusetts Including the Plantation, From 1640 to the Present Time , (Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847). [S978] Temple, J. H. A Genealogical Register of Framingham Families including All Who took up Residence in Town Before A.D. 1860 , (Framingham, Massachusetts: The Town of Framingham, 1887). [S1087] Read, Jonas. A History of Rutland; Worcester County, Massachusetts from its Earliest Settlement with a Biography of its First Settlers, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Mirick & Bartlett Printers, 1836). [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982). [S1104] Blodgett, Edwin A. Ten Generations of Blodgetts in America, (Springfield, Massachusetts: Modern Print Company, 1969).