Simon Gates

1646 - 1692  (~ 46 years)

• Name	Simon Gates
  Birth	Y  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christening	3 May 1646	Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Will	9 Jun 1662 (~ 16 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  He was mentioned in his father's will.
  Legal	9 Nov 1670 (~ 24 years)  [1, 2]
  He was sued by John Woods of Marlborough for breaking a marriage contract with his daughter, Frances Woods.
  Military	1676 (~ 29 years)  [1, 2]
  He served in King Philip's War, for which his son, Jonathan claimed his rights in Narragansett Number 2, a town granted to ex-soldiers.
  Will	18 Aug 1682 (~ 36 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  He was mentioned in his mother's will.
  Moved To	Before Mar 1683/84 (~ 37 years)	Muddy River (now Brookline), Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1]
  Death	26 Aug 1692	Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 9]
  He died intestate.
  Burial	27 Aug 1692	Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Chief Justice Sewall wrote in his diary, "About 4 p.m. Cous. Fessenden comes in and tells the sad news of Simon Gates being dead of the Fever; died yesterday and is buried today."
  Estate Admin	11 Oct 1705 (~ 59 years)  [9, 10]
  His estate was settled by agreement.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Elizabeth Gates,   b. Abt 1630, Norfolk, England d. 3 Aug 1704, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years)   2. Stephen Gates,   b. Abt 1634, Norfolk, England d. 9 Jul 1707, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 73 years)   3. Mary Gates,   c. 15 Oct 1636, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. Before 1679, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 42 years) + 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)   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)   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)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Eustace Gates   bur. 26 Apr 1626, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England   (Grandfather)  Ann Neave,   c. 16 Jun 1611, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 5 Feb 1682/83, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 71 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I271	Roy Line
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Stephen Gates,   c. 26 Dec 1597, Coney Weston, Suffolk, England d. 1662, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Ann Neave,   c. 16 Jun 1611, Hingham, Norfolk, England d. 5 Feb 1682/83, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 71 years)
  Family ID	F301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margaret Barstow,   c. 24 Feb 1649/50, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Apr 1707, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	Nov 1670  [1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 6 months - She : 20 years and 9 months.
  Children	6 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Abigail Gates,   b. 14 Aug 1671, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Mar 1775, Brighton, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, U.S.A. A neighborhood in Boston (Age 103 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Simon Gates,   b. 1 Sep 1673, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Feb 1675/76, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Simon Gates,   b. 5 Feb 1675/76, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Mar 1734/35, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. George Gates,   b. 6 Apr 1678, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 May 1679, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 1 year)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. Amos Gates,   b. Abt 1680, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Hannah Oldham  m. 19 May 1703     6. Jonathan Gates,   b. 22 Jun 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Feb 1756, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Samuel Gates,   b. 11 Aug 1685, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Margaret Gates,   b. 13 Aug 1689, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Aug 1734, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Simon Gates(1646 – 1692) 2Stephen Gates(1597 – 1662) 4Eustace Gates( – 1626) 8 9 5Rose Wright(25 Feb 1566/67 – 1635) 10Martin Wright( – 1592) 11Elizabeth( – 1598) 3Ann Neave(1611 – 5 Feb 1682/83) 6Thomas Neave 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 3 May 1646 - Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 9 Jun 1662 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 18 Aug 1682 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - Before Mar 1683/84 - Muddy River (now Brookline), Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - 26 Aug 1692 - Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - 27 Aug 1692 - Brookline, Norfolk 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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