1752, June 27: Jonas Gates was born at Leicester (Worcester) Massachusetts.
"History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia" by W. A. Calnek, William Briggs; Toronto, Canada; 1897 (971.6 NS SCGS)

1752, August 23: Jonas Gates was christened at Spencer (Worcester) Massachusetts. [Research of Lucy Traves]
"History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia" by W. A. Calnek, William Briggs; Toronto, Canada; 1897 (971.6 NS SCGS)

"History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year 1860" by James Draper; printed by H. J. Howland; Worcester, Massachusetts; 1860 (F74.S77 D7 CSL)

"History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia" by W. A. Calnek, William Briggs; Toronto, Canada; 1897 (971.6 NS SCGS)

1. Susannah GATES b. 1768, Preston Village (New London), Connecticut Colony; d. 18 Jul 1816, Falmouth (Hants), Nova Scotia, Canada.

1716: Captain Oldham Gates, born in Cambridge, England.
"History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia" by W. A. Calnek, pp. 513-4; William Briggs; Toronto, Canada; 1897 (971.6 NS SCGS)

1755, April 9 to November 3: He served in the British army as a Sergeant under under Captain Solomon Keyes in the Crown Point Expedition.
1757, August: He was again in service in Captain John Newhall's company which marched on the Alarm for the Relief of Fort William Henry. He is described as a Private. [Research of Lucy Traves]
"Massachusetts Archives" 94:101and 96:9

1767: Otis Gates states that Oldham sold his farm in Spencer.
"Last Will and Testiment of Oldham Gates, Senior of the Township of Wilmot, dated May 1, 1797" Individual Estates Folio G7; 1798 [Research of Lucy Traves]

1670: He had arrived here.
1673: Oldham Gates was commissioned Captain of the militia. (According to the "Chute Genealogies" he was in 1775 in the Royal forces, and wounded at Bunker Hill; but I would suggest some nephew, perhaps son of his brother, Amos, for that distinction. Ed.) He was a grantee in both divisions of the township, and about 1783 sold his lands in the first division and removed to those assigned him in the second division, the Nictaux district. One of his sons, Oldham, and three grandsons, sons of his son, John, settled on the North Mountain, north of Middleton, and gave their name to that portion of it. They were the founders of Port George, which, it is to be regretted, was not called Gatesville in their honor. 1813: Charles Dodge and the brothers Gates built the first vessel ever launched there, and perhaps the first ever built on the whole North Mountain. She was intended for a privateer.
"History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia" by W. A. Calnek, pp. 513-4; William Briggs; Toronto, Canada; 1897 (971.6 NS SCGS)

1760: Oldham Gates became a resident of Annapolis Township. In that year he was named in Annapolis in a Bill of Costs for a boat probably used as a ferry vessel across the river. He also owned a fishing boat and had 1,000 acres of land near Clark's Ferry. (Ref. Chute) In the 1768 Census for Annapolis he was listed with 6 males, 4 females and the following animals: 2 cows, 5 oxen, 13 young cattle, 18 sheep and 3 swine.
"Last Will and Testiment of Oldham Gates, Senior of the Township of Wilmot, dated May 1, 1797" Individual Estates Folio G7; 1798 [Research of Lucy Traves

1763: He was commissioned Captain of the Militia. He does not appear in the 1770 Annapolis Township Census. He moved to Wilmot.
1872: He appeared on the rate payers list for Wilmot.
1794: He appeared in the rate payers list for Wilmot.
June 17, 1774: He was wounded at Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts. When he returned to Nova Scotia he received 1000 acres. Professor Reginald Gates stated that the grant he received included what is now Nictaux, Middleton, Gates Mountain, Mosher's Corner and Port George (Gates Breakwater). Gates Ferry was near the present highway over the Annapolis River. This name, Gates Ferry, was the first designation of what is now Middleton. Oldham lived in the Nictaux district. Mary McCaws states he married Jennie Drew at the home of his grandson. Calnek states on page 617 that Elizabeth Potts was the step-daughter of Captain Oldham Gates. No proof has been found. Oldham was married to Jennie in 1797, when his will was made. Wife: Jennie Gates. Children: Mehitable Gates, second oldest daughter Susanah Gates, oldest son Jonas, second oldest son John, daughter ..olity (Dorothy) Gates married a Whitman, James, Oldham, Hannah Gates, Thankful Gates, Mary Brown, Samuel.
"Last Will and Testiment of Oldham Gates, Senior of the Township of Wilmot, dated May 1, 1797" Individual Estates Folio G7; 1798 [Research of Lucy Traves]

Note: There seems to be inextricable confusion regarding this family. The "History of Spencer, Massachusetts" notes but two wives and gives a list of eight children. The Chute genealogy notes the five wives and gives a list of 9 children, apparently all born at Spencer. Of these children five bear the names of children given by the "History of Spencer, Massachusetts", and the dates of birth, etc., vary.
Finally correspondents have still further mixed things up. As it is impossible to get the correct data, both lists are given here (the Gates book), and as the Chute genealogy list is the most complete and extended, that list is numbered and carried forward in this work. His descendants also differ upon his personal history. One says he was at the battle of Bunker Hill; another that he was a loyalist in the Revolutionary War and went to Nova Scotia, while another says he went to Nova Scotia after the French war, and before the Revolutionary War. The probability seems to be that he went to Nova Scotia before the Revolutionary War, and that some of his children were born there. [Research of Hugh A. Zorger]

"History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year 1860" by James Draper; printed by H. J. Howland; Worcester, Massachusetts; 1860 (F74.S77 D7 CSL)

"Stephen Gates of Hingham" by Clarence Almon Torrey from the "NEHGS Register" Jane Fletcher Fiske, editor; 121:221; New England Historic Genealogical Society Register; Boston, Massachusetts; July 1966 (974.0 NEa SCGS) (F74 P41 CSL) (974.48 S41 NYSL)

"Vital Records of Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts to the Year 1850" by Thomas W. Baldwin; p. 196, 558; Boston, Massachusetts; 1911

"Planters and Pioneers" by Esther Clark Wright; Lancelot Press; Hantsport, Nova Scotia (971.6 W93P ACPL)

"Vital Records of Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849" compiled by Franklin P. Rice; p. 154; Boston, Massachusetts; 1909

"Stephen Gates of Hingham" by Clarence Almon Torrey from the "NEHGS Register" Jane Fletcher Fiske, editor; 121:221; New England Historic Genealogical Society Register; Boston, Massachusetts; July 1966 (974.0 NEa SCGS) (F74 P41 CSL) (974.48 S41 NYSL)

"Vital Records of Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts to the Year 1850" by Thomas W. Baldwin; p. 196, 558; Boston, Massachusetts; 1911

"Planters and Pioneers" by Esther Clark Wright; Lancelot Press; Hantsport, Nova Scotia (971.6 W93P ACPL)

1745: Oldham, son of Amos and Hannah (Oldham) Gates married Mehitable, daughter of John and Mehitable (Eaton)Trowbridge
"History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia" by W. A. Calnek, pp. 513-4; William Briggs; Toronto, Canada; 1897 (971.6 NS SCGS)

1745, May 5: "Oldham Gates and Mehitable Strobridg of Framingham . . . "
"Vital Records of Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849" compiled by Franklin P. Rice; p. 154; Boston, Massachusetts; 1909

"History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year 1860" by James Draper; printed by H. J. Howland; Worcester, Massachusetts; 1860 (F74.S77 D7 CSL)

"Planters and Pioneers" by Esther Clark Wright; Lancelot Press; Hantsport, Nova Scotia (971.6 W93P ACPL)

1. 1. Jonas GATES b. 27 Jan 1752, Leicester Village (Worcester) Massachusetts Colony; d. 1832, Wilmot (Annapolis) Nova Scotia, Canada.

Amos Gates settled in Brookline, Massachusetts and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts and bought 100 acres from Edward Wilson in 1729 for £650. It was the Charles Trowbridge Farm and he settled there. He was a selectman. [Research of Lucy Traves]
"A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America"; William Edward Chute; Salem, Massachusetts; 1894 (929.2 C564 LAPL) (FH C-36 SR)

"New England Families Genealogical and Memorial"; by William Richard Cutter; p. 858; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1996 (929.274 C991 LAPL) (974.o NEa SCGS)

"Stephen Gates of Hingham"; by Clarence Almon Torrey from the "NEHGS Register"; Jane Fletcher Fiske, editor; New England Historic Genealogical Society Register; Boston, Massachusetts; July 1966 (974.0 NEa SCGS) (F74 P41 CSL) (974.48 S41 NYSL)

[Research of Lucy Traves]

"Stephen Gates of Hingham" by Clarence Almon Torrey from the "NEHGS Register" Jane Fletcher Fiske, editor; New England Historic Genealogical Society Register; Boston, Massachusetts; July 1966 (974.0 NEa SCGS) (F74 P41 CSL) (974.48 S41 NYSL)

1. Margaret GATES b. 22 Apr 1708, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. Aft 1753.
2. 2. Oldham GATES b. 3 Sep 1716, Cambridge Village (Middlesex), Massachusetts Colony; d. 1816, Wilmot (Annapolis), Nova Scotia, Canada.

1642c: Simon Gates was born.
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 293; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS)

1646, May 3: Simon Gates was christened.
"Stephen Gates of Hingham" by Clarence Almon Torrey from the "NEHGS Register" Jane Fletcher Fiske, editor; 120:161; New England Historic Genealogical Society Register; Boston, Massachusetts; July 1966 (974.0 NEa SCGS) (F74 P41 CSL) (974.48 S41 NYSL)

1692: Simon Gates died.
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 296; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS)

Note: Simon Gates lived first in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but later moved to Lancaster and Boston and finally, Muddy River (now Brookline), Massachusetts. [Research of Lucy Traves]

1649, February 24: Margaret Barstow was baptized. [Research of John Basham]
"Massachusetts Genealogical Records, 1600s-1800s; Pioneers of Massachusetts" pp. 35-6.

1650: Margaret Barstow was born.
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 296; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS)

1707: Margaret, widow of Simon Gates died.
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 296; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS)

"Stephen Gates of Hingham" by Clarence Almon Torrey from the "NEHGS Register" Jane Fletcher Fiske, editor; New England Historic Genealogical Society Register; Boston, Massachusetts; July 1966 (974.0 NEa SCGS) (F74 P41 CSL) (974.48 S41 NYSL)

1671: Simon Gates married Margaret Barstow at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 296; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS)

1. 4. Amos GATES b. 11 Oct 1681, Cambridge Village (Middlesex) Massachusetts Bay Colony; d. 22 Jul 1754, Framingham Village (Middlesex) Massachusetts Colony.
2. Simon GATES b. 5 Feb 1674/1675.