From"A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England," by James Savage: Vol. 2, p. 236: * THOMAS, East Haddam, sec. s. of George of the same, m. a 1692, Hannah, d. of deac. Daniel Brainerd, had Thomas, b. 3 Oct. 1693; Daniel, 26 May 1695; Jeremiah, 17 Mar. 1697; Hannah, 1 June 1699, d. at 14 yrs.; Esther, b. 24 Feb. 1701, d. at 19 yrs.; Mary, 29 Aug. 1703; George, 17 Nov. 1705; and Joshua, 26 Apr. 1708; was town clk. justice of the peace, capt. deac. rep. 1725. and d. 20 Apr. 1734. His wid. d. 7 Sept. 1750.
Page 277.
Gates, Capt. Thomas, Haddam East. Invt. £780-08-01. Taken 13 May, 1734, by Isaac Spencer, Matthew Smith and Jabez Chapman.
Court Record, Page 10-10 September, 1734: Adms. granted to Thomas Gates, son of the decd. Recog., £1500, with his brother Daniel Gates.
See File: An agreement, dated at Haddam, 7 September, 1734, made by and between the surviving heirs for the dividing and full settlement of the estate of Capt. Thomas Gates, was by us the heirs, who acknowledge it to be our free act and deed, signed and sealed in presence of
HANNAH GATES, THE RELICT, LS.
THOMAS GATES, LS.
JEREMIAH GATES, LS.
BEZALEEL BRAINARD, LS.
DAVID GATES, LS.
MARY BRAINARD, only daughter, LS.
JOSHUA GATES, LS.
Witness: Samuel Olmsted, Dorothy Olmsted.
Page 9-10 September, 1734: Agreement exhibited in Court and accepted.
142. John Gates
From"A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England," by James Savage: Vol. 2, p. 235: JOHN, East Haddam, s. of the preced. had Sarah, bapt. 12 Feb. 1716; Rachel, 14 July 1717; Hannah, 12 Apr. 1719; and Esther, 26 Feb. 1721; gave all his est. by deed, 4 Oct. 1742, to these four ds. his w. whose name is not found, then liv.
His father deeded him land Nov. 13, 1721, and Oct 4, 1742, and he deeded his property in East Haddam to his four daughters. In the deed he speaks of his wife as living, but does not give her name.
His will, dated Oct. 27, 1747, is found in Probate Records of Colchester, Ct. and mentions four sons; five daughters; wife Mary. His negro man, Salem, and negro girl, Lois, were left to wife Mary Fuller.
Timothy Fuller own land in East Haddam as early as Apr. 7, 1696. He and his wife, Sarah, were members of the church in East Haddam in 1707; both were buried in the old graveyard near Salmon River Cove. He was town blacksmith.
679. Mary Fuller
Died unmarried.
683. Ann Fuller
Her will proves conclusively that her father married second, Mary Champion, for she calls the children of Sarah the first wife and Mary the second wife, her brothers and sisters. She did not mention any children in her will.
No issue.
144. Mary Gates
From George Spencer:
Inventory; After 18 Mar 1711/12; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT 89. Along with Thomas Gates & Daniel Brainard, took inventory of the estate of Joseph Gates of Haddam, who died 18 Mar 1711/12.
Probate; 7 Sep 1725; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT 118. Name: Daniel Deacon Cone Location: East Haddam
From CT Probate Records, Volume X, 1723 To 1729: Died 16 June, 1725. Invt. £858-17-10. Taken 16 July, 1725, by Daniel Brainard, John Bate and Thomas Robbinson.
Court Record, Page 99--7 September, 1725: Adms. to Mary Cone, widow of the sd. deceased. Exhibit of inventory.
Page 119--1st March, 1725-6: Adms. account exhibited: Paid in debts and charges, £42-07-11; invt. £1101-14-08; subtracting £42-07-11, there remains £1059-06-09 to be distributed. Order to Mary Cone, widow, £90-05-07, with dower; to Daniel Cone, eldest son, £211-19-04, he having received £9-11-06, which is his double portion of sd. estate; to the rest of the children, to George, Joseph and Jared Cone, to each of them, £110-15-05; to Sarah Gates, £89-16-03, she having received £20-19-02; to Mehetabell Williams, £82-03-03, she having received £28-12-02; to Mary Fuller, £79-09-01, she having received £31-06-09; to Dorothy Gates, £89-09-11, she having received £21-05-06; to Abigail Rowley, £83-17-00, she having received £26-18-09. And appoint Joshua Brainard, John Bates and Isaac Spencer, of Haddam, distributors.
Page 128--5 May, 1726: This Court do appoint Mrs. Mary Cone to be guardian to George, 17 years, Joseph 14 years, and Jared 12 years of age. Recog., £300.
A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006), (A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, by Charles W. Manwaring, R. S. Peck & Co. Printers, Hartford, CT, 1904.). Volume 2, Page 487:
Cone, Daniel, Deacon, East Haddam. Died 16 June, 1725. Invt. £8??8-17-10. Taken 16 July, 1725, by Daniel Brainard, John Bate and Thomas Robbinson.
Court Record, Page 99--7 September, 1725: Adms. to Mary Cone, widow of the sd. deceased. Exhibit of inventory.
Page 119--1st March, 1725-6: Adms. account exhibited: Paid in debts and charges, £42-07-11; invt. £1101-14-08; subtracting £42-07-11,
Volume 2, Page 488
there remains £1059-06-09 to be distributed. Order to Mary Cone, widow, £90-05-07, with dower; to Daniel Cone, eldest son, £211-19-04, he having received £9-11-06, which is his double portion of sd. estate ; to the rest of the children, to George, Joseph and Jared Cone, to each of them, £110-15-05; to Sarah Gates, £89-16-03, she having received £20-19-02; to Mehetabell Williams, £82-03-03, she having received £28-12-02; to Mary Fuller, £79-09-01, she having received £31-06-09; to Dorothy Gates, £89-09-11, she having received £21-05-06; to Abigail Rowley, £83-17-00, she having received £26-18-09. And appoint Joshua Brainard, John Bates and Isaac Spencer, of Haddam, distributors.
Page 128--5 May, 1726: This Court do appoint Mrs. Mary Cone to be guardian to George, 17 years, Joseph 14 years, and Jared 12 years of age. Recog., £300.
146. Daniel Gates
He was one of the first Deacons of the First Church in East Haddam, in Millington Society, and was frequently elected to office in the town. He was selectman, 1729 & 1739, leather sealer in 1740. (Patterson, "George Gates of East Haddam") Later removed to Millington, Conn. (Gates, "Our American Ancestry")
From"A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England," by James Savage: Vol. 2, p. 235: DANIEL, East Haddam, s. of George, by w. Rebecca had Daniel, b. 5 Feb. 1707; David, 27 June 1709; Rebecca, 27 June 1711; Abigail, 18 Mar. 1714; Joseph, 7 Sept. 1716; Mary, 29 Mar. 1719; Ruth, 10 Aug. 1721; Ephraim, 18 Aug. 1724; and Judah, 2 Aug. 1727; and d. 24 Nov. 1761.
147. Sgt. Samuel Gates
From"A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England," by James Savage: Vol. 2, p. 235:SAMUEL, East Haddam, youngest s. of George, by w. Esther had Sarah, b. 15 July 1712; Hannah, 4 Feb. 1714; Samuel, 14 Aug. 1715; Esther, 26 Feb. bapt. 2 Mar. 1718; Mary, b. 29 July 1719; James, 29 Aug. 1721; Stephen, 30 June 1723; and Jonah, bapt. 25 Apr. 1725.
A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, by Charles W. Manwaring, R. S. Peck & Co. Printers, Hartford, CT, 1904. Volume 3, Page 268
Gates, Sergt. Samuel, East Haddam. Died 31 July, 1737. Invt. £848-12-06. Taken 12 October, 1737, by Daniel Brainard, Jabez Chapman and Daniel Cone.
AGREEMENT:
This agreement, made the 7th day of December, 1737, being joyntly,severally and unanimously agreed to by the heirs and co-heirs and relict of Mr. Samuel Gates, late of East Haddam decd., by and with the consent of the guardians to the sd. heirs which are yet in their minority:
First: That whereas, we, Samuel Gates, Stephen Gates, James Gates and Jonah Gates, being the only surviving children male heirs, and Sarah Gates, Hannah Gates, Esther Gates and Mary Gates, the only surviving daughters and co-heirs of the estate of our honoured father, do hereby covenant and agree to and with our honoured mother Esther Gates, relict of the sd. decd., that after the debts due from sd. estate are paid she shall have and injoy 1-3 part of all the personal estate, and 1-3 part of all the real estate of the sd. decd., viz., the buildings, orchards and lands, during her natural life. 2ndly: We, the aforementioned heirs of the estate of the sd. decd., do for ourselves and heirs agree that the sd. Samuel Gates shall have for his part and portion in and of the estate, the house, barn, orchards and homelott, bounded as appears on record, with all the priviledges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, together with 1-4 part of all ye right in undivided lands in East Haddam or elsewhere belonging to the estate, to him the sd. Samuel, his heirs and assigns forever, in full of his part of sd. estate. Thirdly: That the sd. James Gates shall have and hold to the use of himself and his heirs forever, for his part and portion, a certain tract or parcell of land in the first division in East Haddam, containing by estimation 60 acres, butteth and bounded south on land belonging to Ensign Daniel Cone and Sergt. Bezeleel Brainard, north on land belonging to Capt. Joshua Brainard and the heirs of Daniel Brainard, Jr., decd., east and west on a highway ; and 1-4 part of all the right in the undivided lands in East Haddam or elsewhere belonging to the estate, with all the priviledges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, which is his share of sd. estate. Fourthly: That Stephen Gates shall have and hold to the use of himself and his heirs, for his portion of the estate, one tract or parcell of land lying in the Parish of Millington, in East Haddam, containing by estimation 75 acres, being butted and bounded as appears in the survey upon record, together with the 1-4 part of all the right in the undivided lands in East Haddam or elsewhere belonging to sd. estate, with all the priviledges
Volume 3, Page 269
and appurtenances thereunto belonging. Fifth: That Jonah Gates shall have and hold to the use of himself, his heirs and assigns forever, for his part and portion of the sd. estate, one tract of land in the Parish of Millington, in East Haddam, containing by estimation 30 acres, butted and bounded as appears on record; also one tract or parcell of land containing by estimation 24 acres, be it more or less, being butted and bounded east on the land of Joshua Gates, south on land of Mr. Hosmer, west and north on common land; also one tract or parcell of land in the Cone Meadow, containing 6 acres by estimation, butted and bounded southeast on land of Bezeleel Brainard, southwest on the Great River, northwest on the land of William Schovill, and east on the Cove; together with 1-4 part in all the right in the undivided lands in East Haddam or elsewhere belonging to sd. estate, with all the priviledges and appurtenances belonging to the severall parcells of land agreed he should have. Sixthly: That Sarah, Hannah, Esther and Mary Gates
shall, after all the debts due from sd. estate are paid, have all the personal estate belonging to the sd. deceased, to be equally divided amongst them and set out by such persons as the Honourable Court of Probates in Hartford shall appoint, which moveable estate shall be their full part and portion, excepting 1-3 part of sd. personal estate, which shall be to their honoured mother Esther Gates as aforesd. And the above named parties, for themselves and with the consent of their guardians which represent them, have given, granted and released unto each other the severall claims or demands that they have or might have unto the estate aforesd., or any part of them, other than what in the above distribution or partition is to them set out, as before in this instrument agreed to, and particularly and severally apportioned and set out, and that the above distribution, division or partition shall forever hereafter be and remain a full and final settlement of the estate. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals this 7th day of December and 10th day of January, 1737.
JAMES GATES, LS.
SAMUEL GATES, LS.
SARAH GATES, LS.
ESTHER GATES, LS.ESTHER X GATES, LS.
JONAH GATES, LS.
STEPHEN GATES, LS.
HANNAH GATES, LS.
MARY GATES, LS.
Court Record, Page 17-6 December, 1737: Adms. to Esther Gates, widow, and Samuel Gates, a son. Recog., £1500, with Bezaleel Brainard of Haddam. James Gates, age 16 years, chose his mother Esther Gates to be his guardian. And this Court appoint the widow guardian to Jonah Gates, age 12 years. Recog., £200. Stephen Gates, age 14 years, son of Samuel Gates, chose his brother Samuel Gates to be his guardian. Recog.,
£100.
Page 20-7 December, 1737: Agreement exhibited in Court, accepted and ordered to be recorded and kept on file.
Page 37-5 December, 1738: A discharge by the heirs, viz., Sarah Gates, Mary Gates, Esther Gates, Thomas Smith and Hannah Smith alias Hannah Gates, to their mother Esther Gates and Samuel Gates, Adms., having received the sum of £113 money.
706. Samuel Gates
No issue.
Her will proves conclusively that her father married second, Mary Champion, for she calls the children of Sarah the first wife and Mary the second wife, her brothers and sisters. She did not mention any children in her will.
148. Samuel Butler
Butler, Samuel, Wethersfield. Invt. £233-06-00. Taken 27 February, 1711-12, by James Patterson and Thomas Standish. Will (nuncupative) dated 24 December, 1711.
He gave to his wife one-third of his personal estate forever, and one-third of his lands during life. He gave to his son Samuel Butler his house and homested and all his lot at the upper end of the meadow on the south side of the hgighway and siding on the Great River, to him and his heirs forever. The rest of his estate he gave to his other children, to George, to Daniel, to Abraham, and to Elizabeth Butler, his only Daughter. His wife to be sole executrix, and desired his brothers Abraham Kilbourn and James Butler to be his overseers.
Witnessed by us: George Kilbourn,
John Howard, Abraham Kilourn,
and James Butler
Court Record, Page66-7 April, 1712: Mary, the relict, executrix, exhibited the last will of her late husband, Samuel Butler. Proven. (Manwaring, 2;171)
149. Elizabeth Butler
Elizabeth, b. 20 Aug 1667; m. Samuel Emmons.
Died 12 or 23 April, 1709. (NEHGS Register, 158:127)
153. Dorothy Butler
Dorothy b ....... m. June 4, 1676, to Jas. or Jos. Kilborn (No other data)"