Person:Mary Gates (5)

Some information indicates she may have married Ezekial, not Hezekiah.

Mary and Hezekiah's marriage is in the land records for East Haddam, CT. Vol. 5 page 564. FHL microfilm 004098

Her birth is in "The Register Book bought for the Town of East Haddam in 1704. Page 582. FHL microfilm 004096

Some researchers say her parents were Daniel Gates and Rebecca Dutton, but a number of different husbands are attributed to her.

Sue Bell <sbell10171@@aol.com> says she was born 24 OCT 1718 in Preston, New London, Connecticut of Caleb Gates and Mary Fobes, but offers no sources.

Two possibilities from Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1729-50

Page 277 Name: Capt. Thomas Gates Location: 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. A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS. 1732 to 1737.

Page 30-31 Name: Sergt. Samuel Gates Location: 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 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. A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS. 1737 to 1742.

From Sharon Ivory <sivory42@@cox.net> I have emailed, asking for verification

Mary Gates Sex: F Birth: 29 MAR 1719 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut 1 Change Date: 7 AUG 2002 at 15:28:22

Father: Daniel Gates b: 4 MAY 1680 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, CT Mother: Rebecca Dutton b: 13 AUG 1686 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Marriage 1 Hezekiah Scovel b: 12 JUN 1714 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Married: 24 DEC 1740 in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT 2 Children

Ephraim Scovel b: 25 OCT 1741 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Judah Scovel b: 12 JAN 1745/1746 in East Haddam Township, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Jonah Scovel
Jonah Scovel b: 1 SEP 1750 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, CT

Sources: Repository: Name: Family History Library Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

Call Number: FHL microfilm #004096 Title: The Register Book Belonging to the Inhabitants of east Haddam which was bought in the year 1704 by the Townsmen for that year. Author: Thomas Hungerford and other town clerks Abbrev: Thomas Hungerford and other town clerks Abbrev: Register Book of east Haddam [CT Page: page 582 Title: Land Records of the Town of East Haddam, Middlesex Co. CT Author: Town Clerk Abbrev: Town Clerk Abbrev: Land Records of the Town of East Haddam, Middlesex Co. CT Page: Vol 5 page 564

Christening: 23 May 1719 East Haddam, Middlesex, CT from George Gates of East Haddam. Author: Patterson, Dr David

1. ↑ Homer Worthington Brainard. SCOVELL: A Survey of the Scovils or Scovills in England and America; Seven Hundred Years of History and Genealogy. (privately printed Hartford 1915 (250 copies) Springfield Printing & Binding Co.)
   p. 506.
2. ↑ Researcher.

   Elaine Tillquist Pavone