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)

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

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)

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

1. 6. Silas GATES   b. 3 Feb 1726/1727.

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1. 7. Thomas SPRING   b. 21 May 1731; d. 7 Jun 1740.
2. 8. Anna SPRING   b. 5 Mar 1731/1732.
3. 9. Amos SPRING   b. 7 Jan 1733/1734, Weston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. 19 Sep 1777, Saratoga, Saratoga Co., New York.
4. 10. Jonathan SPRING   b. 10 Apr 1737.
5. 11. Thaddeus SPRING   b. 29 Aug 1739, Weston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. Bef 1790.
6. 12. Thomas SPRING   b. 30 Jun 1741.
7. 13. Susanna SPRING   b. 11 Nov 1743; d. Dec 1744.
8. 14. Samuel SPRING   b. 5 Feb 1744/1745.
9. 15. Anne SPRING   b. Jan 1747/1748; d. Dec 1748.
10. 16. Anne SPRING   b. Jun 1753; d. Jun 1753.

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

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

1. 18. Dorothy GATES   b. 28 Sep 1755, Spencer Village (Worcester) Massachusetts Colony; d. 10 Feb 1829, Lawrencetown (Annapolis) Nova Scotia, Canada; bur. Lawrencetown Cemetery in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. 19. John GATES   b. 2 Mar 1757, Spencer Village (Worcester) Massachusetts Colony; d. 1 Jan 1842, Nictaux (Annapolis) Nova Scotia, Canada; bur. Nictaux Cemetery in Nictaux, Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. 20. James GATES   b. 20 Jan 1759, Spencer Village (Worcester) Massachusetts Colony; d. 1839.

1. 21. Thankful GATES   b. 9 Jan 1760, Spencer Village (Worcester) Massachusetts Colony; d. Wilmot (Annapolis) Nova Scotia, Canada.

1. 22. Samuel GATES   b. 16 Aug 1760.

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1. 23. Ann SPRING   b. 1 Jun 1760, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.
2. 24. Abigail SPRING   b. 11 Feb 1762, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.
3. 25. Asenath SPRING   b. 24 Mar 1768, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. 21 Dec 1858, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont.
4. 26. Amos SPRING, Jr..   b. 2 Nov 1808, Otis, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; d. 28 Nov 1862, Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.

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Information provided by Leilani (Kuntz) Spring with the assistance of many individuals. Contact: SwLeilani@yahoo.com

Information provided by Leilani (Kuntz) Spring with the assistance of many individuals. Contact: SwLeilani@yahoo.com

Information provided by Leilani (Kuntz) Spring with the assistance of many individuals. Contact: SwLeilani@yahoo.com

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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)

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

"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)

[Research of Lucy Traves]

"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; 121:222; New England Historic Genealogical Society Register; Boston, Massachusetts; July 1966 (974.0 NEa SCGS) (F74 P41 CSL) (974.48 S41 NYSL)

James Gates came to Nova Scotia as a Loyalist with his father.
1692-4: James Gates name appears on the rate payers list for Wilmont. for 1792 and 1794.
1827: The Nova Scotia Census listed him as a farmer and a Baptist living in Wilmot Township. His family included 6 males and 6 females.
1838: The Census for the Township of Wilmot he was listed as a farmer living with Rachel. (Malvern Square was settled in 1790 and was called Mill Town before that.)
1872: At a public meeting the name was changed to Malvern Square (four roads meet here) at the suggestion of William Gates. James received the first Grant of land in what is now Malvern Square. The grant extended from the Annapolis River to the crest of North Mountain and from the Kings County line to Dodge Road. He also built the old mill on the Wiswell Brook at Malvern Square. Wife: Rachel. Children: Benjamin, Oldham, Daniel, Edward, Ruth (deceased), Mary (deceased), Elinor (deceased). [Research of Lucy Traves]
"The Last Will and Testiment of James Gates of Wilmot Township" Estate Folio G16; dated March 4, 1835; 1839

"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)

1. 28. Ruth GATES   b. 11 Oct 1781, Melvern Square, Wilmot, Annapolis (Kings) Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. 29. John GATES   b. 1787, Melvern Square, Wilmot, Annapolis (Kings) Nova Scotia, Canada; d. 31 Jul 1861, Harmnony (Kings) Nova Scotia, Canada.

"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)

1. 30. Samuel GATES   b. 23 Jan 1783.