Re: Gates family from Groton and Mystic Connecticut
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Gates family from Groton and Mystic Connecticut
Gwynn Socolich 2/23/10
Gwynn,
I have some interesting information about Zebediah the first(b1699), son of Thomas.In 1720 he had an affair out of wedlock with a woman who became pregnant from the encounter.We believe Zebediah the 2nd is the son of that event!We have two important pieces of evidence for this, one is the gravestone of Zebediah the 2nd which indicates that he died in 1783 at the age of 63.I have seen the gravestone and it is clearly indicated as such.Secondly, there is a court case in which Zebediah the first admits to being the father in 1719/1720.Thomas Gates was forced to pay support for the child as Zebediah the first was only 19.I also have a copy of the court documents.Zebediah the first does not marry Jerusha Geer until 1727.It would explain why there is no record of Zebedaih the 2nd's birth.I believe the mother of Zebediah the second is a Marcey Smith.I can verify
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Re: Gates family from Groton and Mystic Connecticut
Gwynn Socolich 4/25/11