First Generation
1. Shadrach THAYER was born estimated 1640.
Shadrach married Deliverance PRIEST . Deliverance was born estimated
1640.
They had the following children:
+ 2 M i. Ephraim THAYER was born on 17 Nov 1669. He died on 15 Jun
1757.
Second Generation
2. Ephraim THAYER (Shadrach) was born on 17 Nov 1669 in Braintree,
Mass... He died on 15 Jun 1757 in Braintree, Mass...
He died suddenly in his 88th year. A great number of people attended
his funeral.
Resource : General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA.
Ephraim married (1) Sarah BASS daughter of John BASS and Ruth ALDEN on
7 Jan 1692. Sarah was born on 29 Mar 1672 in Braintree, Mass... She
died on 19 Aug 1751 in Braintree, Mass...
Sources: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA._ Alden
Kindred of
America
Ephraim and Sarah had the following children:
+ 3 F i. Ruth THAYER was born on 1 Apr 1704.
4 F ii. Sarah THAYER was born on 5 Feb 1693 in Braintree, Mass..
Sarah married Jonathan HAYWARD son of William HAYWARD and ??? MARGERY.
5 M iii. Ephraim THAYER was born on 8 Jul 1694 in Braintree, Mass..
Resource : General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA.
6 M iv. Philip THAYER was born on 14 Apr 1696.
Resource : General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA.
7 F v. Hannah THAYER was born on 13 Jan 1698 in Braintree, Mass..
8 M vi. Joseph THAYER was born on 28 Jul 1699.
9 M vii. Shadrack THAYER was born on 18 Apr 1701. He died on 17 Feb
1783.
10 M viii. Christopher THAYER was born on 4 Mar 1703 in Braintree,
Mass..
11 F ix. Esther THAYER was born on 24 Jul 1705.
12 M x. Peter THAYER was born on 12 Jul 1708.
13 F xi. Priscilla THAYER was born on 7 Mar 1710.
14 M xii. James THAYER was born on 16 Mar 1712.
15 F xiii. Abigal THAYER was born on 15 Feb 1713.
Ephraim married (2) Mary BURRILL .
Third Generation
3. Ruth THAYER (Ephraim, Shadrach) was born on 1 Apr 1704 in Braintree,
Mass...
Resource : General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA.
Also see Town of Braintree vital records vol. 1, page 89._ Alden
Kindred of
America
Ruth married John CAPEN on 20 Sep 1722. John was born on 16 Oct 1694 in
Dorchester, Mass.. . He died about 1748.
Note: !Birth-Relationship: Registry division. Boston, Certified copy of
Record of Birth,
Certificate No. 50887B. 1982 book 1684, page 13, Dorchester, Mass.
Resource : General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA.;
Town of Braintree vital records vol. 1, page 89.
John and Ruth had the following children:
+ 16 F i. Esther CAPEN was born estimated 1723.
17 M ii. John CAPEN was born estimated 1723.
18 F iii. Sarah CAPEN was born on 21 Jul 1725 in Dorchester, Mass.. She
died on 17 Aug 1804 in Hampton, Conn.
Sarah married Deacon Nathaniel MOSELEY son of Ebenezer MOSELEY and
Hannah WEEKS . on 11 Aug 1742 in Hampton, Conn. Nathaniel was born on 4
Dec 1715 in Dorchester, Mass.. He died on 3 Mar 1788 in Hampton, Conn.
He was buried in North Cemetery, Hampton, Windham, Conn..
19 M iv. Nathaniel CAPEN was born about 1729.
20 M v. Christopher CAPEN was born on 1 May 1730.
21 F vi. Elizabeth CAPEN was born on 22 May 1739.
22 M vii. Ephraim CAPEN was born on 24 Mar 1745.
23 M viii. Philip CAPEN was born on 24 Mar 1745.
24 M ix. Samuel CAPEN was born estimated 1746.
25 F x. Rebecca CAPEN was born estimated 1747.
Fourth Generation
16. Esther CAPEN (Ruth THAYER, Ephraim, Shadrach) was born estimated
1723.
Sources: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA.
Alden Kindred of America.
Esther married Benjamin LUDDEN on 20 Sep 1722 in Braintree, Mass..
Benjamin was born estimated 1720.
They had the following children:
26 F i. Esther LUDDEN was born about 1746.
27 F ii. Anna LUDDEN was born on 23 Jul 1748.
28 M iii. Eli LUDDEN was born about Jun 1753.
29 M iv. David LUDDEN was born on 3 May 1755.
30 F v. Eunice LUDDEN was born in Jul 1761. She died on 15 Jul 1766.
+ 31 F vi. Milcah LUDDEN was born on 17 Apr 1765. She died on 25 Jan
1846.
32 F vii. Eunice LUDDEN was born about 1767.
33 M viii. Elisha LUDDEN was born on 10 Mar 1773.
Fifth Generation
31. Milcah LUDDEN (Esther CAPEN, Ruth THAYER, Ephraim, Shadrach) was
born on 17 Apr 1765. She died on 25 Jan 1846.
Mary Milcah was the widow of Joseph L. Brown of Vermont when she
married her second
husband Daniel Gates. Mary and Daniel had five children after 1794, all
born in Hopewell.
She was 11th of 13 children.
Sources: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA._ Alden
Kindred of
America.
Milcah married Daniel GATES son of Daniel GATES on 9 Jul 1794 in
Preston, Conn.. Daniel was born on 27 Oct 1744 in Preston, Conn.. He
died on 15 May 1832 in Hopewell, Ontario County, N. Y.. He was buried
in Hopewel Pioneer Cemetery, Ontario County, N. Y..
Daniel and his first wife and four children moved from Keene, New
Hampshire to Vermont
then in 1789 to Rutland county New York before settling in Hopewell,
New York. He had nine
children with his first wife and five more with the widow Brown. They
came as Presbyterians
and changed to Methodists after arriving in Hopewell. My sister, Mary
Ann, has the family
bible for Daniel and descendants. Daniel came to hopewell by boat using
the Canadaigua
Outlet on the last leg of the trip. His grave stone disagrees with the
Preston records (which
have him born in Oct. 1745 ) and says he died 15 May 1832 at 87 yrs. 7
months, which
would put his birth closer to Oct. 1744. I will go with the stone as I
have personally checked
it out. Daniel purchased land from Phelps in town of Gorham for 6d per
acre. He was first tax
collector in the town of Gorham. probably not to popular.
Resources: History of Ontario County, Conover;
History of Ontario County New York 1876. Everts, Ensign & Everts;
Gates family Bible;
Clarence Almon Torry "Stephan Gates of Hingham, Langcaster and
Cambridge, Mass."
Historical and Genealogical Register;
LDS Ancestral Files;
Preston Conn. Vital Records;
Records at Norfolk Conn.;
Grave stones at Mumby Road Hopewell Pioneer Cemetery in Hopewell,
Ontario County, NY.;
It may be of interest that there was a church at the above site until
abt. 1880. I have in my possession,
The handwritten records from that church.
Daniel and Milcah had the following children:
+ 34 F i. Esther GATES was born about 1796. She died on 14 Jul 1871.
+ 35 M ii. Cyrus GATES was born on 12 Jul 1798. He died on 5 Jul 1883.
+ 36 M iii. Moses S. GATES was born in 1800. He died on 13 Jul 1869.
+ 37 M iv. Joseph Brown GATES was born on 28 Apr 1802.
+ 38 M v. Fordys or Fordyce GATES was born in 1805. He died on 17 Oct
1877.
Sixth Generation
34. Esther GATES (Milcah LUDDEN, Esther CAPEN, Ruth THAYER, Ephraim,
Shadrach) was born about 1796 in Hopewell, Ontario County, New York.
She died on 14 Jul 1871.
Esther married James WYKOFF estimated 1817. James was born estimated
1790. He died on 20 Jun 1840.
They had the following children:
39 M i. Daniel WYKOFF .
40 M ii. Eliza WYKOFF .
41 M iii. James WYKOFF .
Janes married a Tuttle.
42 F iv. Esther WYKOFF .
Esther married Dan PRATT .
43 F v. Emma WYKOFF .
Emma married Richard TUTTLE .
44 M vi. Cyrus WYKOFF .
45 M vii. Marshall WYKOFF .
35. Cyrus GATES (Milcah LUDDEN, Esther CAPEN, Ruth THAYER, Ephraim,
Shadrach) was born on 12 Jul 1798 in Hopewell, Ontario County, N. Y..
He died on 5 Jul 1883 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Cyrus lived with his daughter Jenette in LaCrosse when he died.
Resources used for the descendents of Cyrus Gates.
"The Treat Family" by John Harvey Treat, Salem, Mass., 1893.
Gates Family Info from Davis C. Green, N.J., 1959.
Miss Allee Gates, 1960.
My Grandmother Esther Pamelia Gates.
"The Wyckoff Family in America".
Clippings from the Clinton Independent 1-3-1877.
Birth and Death Certificates.
Church records.
Rock County, Wis. records.
Gates Family Bible.
.
Cyrus married Jane WYKOFF daughter of William WYCKOFF and Isabella
COVENHOVEN on 20 Jan 1820 in Hopewell, Ontario County NY. Jane was born
on 30 Oct 1799 in Seneca, County, New York . She died on 27 Dec 1876 in
LaCrosse, Wisconsin. She was buried in Cinton Cemetery, Clinton, Wis..
They had the following children:
+ 46 M i. William GATES was born on 31 Jan 1821. He died on 8 Oct 1910.
47 F ii. Esther GATES was born on 4 Dec 1822 in Hopewell, Ontario
County NY. She died on 11 Sep 1825 in Hopewell, Ontario County NY.
Died as a child.
+ 48 M iii. Daniel N. GATES was born on 15 Jan 1826.
49 M iv. Granger GATES was born in Aug 1828 in Hopewell, Ontario County
NY.
Married Rhoda.
+ 50 M v. Oscar C. GATES was born on 21 May 1832. He died on 24 Jul
1898.
+ 51 F vi. Jennette GATES was born on 1 Aug 1838.
36. Moses S. GATES (Milcah LUDDEN, Esther CAPEN, Ruth THAYER, Ephraim,
Shadrach) was born in 1800 in Hopewell, Ontario County, New York. He
died on 13 Jul 1869.
Moses married Sarah KIDDER . Sarah was born in 1804. She died on 10 Jul
1868.
They had the following children:
52 M i. Darwin GATES .
53 M ii. Joseph GATES .
54 M iii. Franklin GATES .
55 F iv. Sarah ann GATES was born in 1841. She died on 9 Apr 1850.
56 M v. Richard GATES was born in 1818. He died on 4 Apr 1851.
57 M vi. Thomas GATES was born in 1826. He died on 4 May 1849.
58 M vii. Benjamin GATES was born in 1825. He died on 17 Aug 1856.
37. Joseph Brown GATES (Milcah LUDDEN, Esther CAPEN, Ruth THAYER,
Ephraim, Shadrach) was born on 28 Apr 1802 in Hopewell, Ontario County
NY.
In 1878 Elisha and Mary were still living in Hopewell, Daniel in Minn.,
Joseph Spencer in
Illinois, and John in Iowa.
Sources: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA._ Alden
Kindred of
America
Joseph married Pamelia Bishop COOK daughter of Isaac COOK about 1829.
Pamelia was born on 23 Jul 1802 in Cazenovia, New York. She died on 3
May 1881.
They had the following children:
+ 59 M i. Elisha L. GATES was born in 1831.
+ 60 M ii. Daniel Newton GATES was born estimated 1837.
+ 61 M iii. Joseph Spencer GATES was born in 1832.
+ 62 M iv. John Cook GATES was born in 1838.
+ 63 F v. Mary Milcah GATES was born estimated 1835.
38. Fordys or Fordyce GATES (Milcah LUDDEN, Esther CAPEN, Ruth THAYER,
Ephraim, Shadrach) was born in 1805 in Hopewell, Ontario County, New
York. He died on 17 Oct 1877.
Fordys married Electa WADSWORTH . Electa was born in 1805. She died on
30 Apr 1879.
They had the following children:
+ 64 F i. Emma GATES .
+ 65 M ii. Leonard GATES was born on 10 Jul 1830. He died on 2 Jun
1903.
66 M iii. James GATES was born in 1837. He died on 29 Jan 1862.
Died in the Civil War. James and Leonard were living with Fordys and
Electa in 1850.
+ 67 M iv. Jason GATES .
68 F v. Matilda GATES
See Gates family for more details.
