In a message dated 4/23/2007 11:56:07 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Will of Robert Gates, SMC 2/5/1694-6/6/1698. Wife: Dorothy (Exec.) 100 ac. > > "Gates' Hope"; 60 ac. "Gates' Purchase"; 170 ac. "New Branford"; and 20 ac., > > pt. of "Maidstone" bought of Thomas Hunt. Sons: John and Robert equally 2 > lots at Newport Town; 275 ac. "St. Michael's"; 200 ac. "St. Mary's"; and 193 > > ac. "Gates' Swamp". Daughter: Catherine, 200 ac., pt. of "Poppleton" near > Patuxent River. Daughter: Susanna, residue of "Branford". Daughter: Ann, > 80 ac., pt. of "Maidstone". Son: Joseph, "Gates' Hope", "Gates' Purchase"; > "New Branford", and "Maidstone" afsd. at decease of his mother. To: Priests > > of the RCC, personal estate. Wit: Richard Edelen, James Connell, James > Hagan. At bottom of will was written the birthdates of his children: > Catherine, b. 7/7/1676; Susanna, 10/12/1678; John, 9/19/1681; Robert, > 2/13/1686; Ann, 7/23/1690; and Joseph, 12/8/1693. (Maryland Calendar of > Wills). > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.