__ | __|__ | _Stephen Gates ______| | (1599 - 1662) m 1628| | | __ | | | | |__|__ | _Thomas Gates _______| | (1642 - 1726) m 1670| | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |_Ann Veare __________| | (1602 - 1682) m 1628| | | __ | | | | |__|__ | _Caleb Gates __________| | (1693 - 1774) m 1716 | | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | | _____________________| | | | | | | | | __ | | | | | | | | |__|__ | | | | |_Elizabeth Freeman __| | m 1670 | | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |_____________________| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | | |--Thomas Gates | (1720 - 1797) | __ | | | __|__ | | | _____________________| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | | _____________________| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | | __|__ | | | | | | |_____________________| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |_Mary Forbes or Fobes _| (1697 - ....) m 1716 | | __ | | | __|__ | | | _____________________| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |_____________________| | | __ | | | __|__ | | |_____________________| | | __ | | |__|__
!SOURCE: "The First Whipple Farm," document attached to email from Carol Jeffery (email hidden), received by the Whipple Website 11 May 2000. Reportedly found the attachment in a "copy of The History of the Town of Roxbury by Irma Mae Griffin and Linda Norris."
!SOURCE: Email from Chuck Shelby (email hidden) to the Whipple Website, 4 Jun 2001. Identifies Thomas as a Corporal.
!SOURCE: Email from Chuck Shelby (email hidden) to the Whipple Website, 17 Jun 2001. Cites "List of Qualified Jurors - 1798-1800; Delaware County, New York"
!MILITARY: A member of "Capt. Erastus Sergeant's co., Col. Benjamin Simonds's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; entered service Dec. 16, 1776; discharged March 22, 1777; service, 97 days, travel included, at Ticonderoga; enlistment to expire March 15, 1777; also, Capt. Oliver Belding's co., Maj. Caleb Hyde's detachment of militia; entered service July 8, 1777; discharged July 26, 1777; service, 19 days, in Northern department; also, Capt. Oliver Belding's co., Col. John Brown's regt.; entered service Sept. 21, 1777; discharged Oct. 1, 1777; service, 11 days, at the Northward; also, Private, Capt. William Wells's detachment of militia, 3d Berkshire Co. regt.; enlisted Oct. 30, 1781; discharged Nov. 7, 1781; service, 8 days, on the alarm at Saratoga of Oct. 29, 1781." --C. Shelby, 4 Jun 2001, quoting from Vol. 6, p. 324 of Revolutionary War Service Records, 1775-83.
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