My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameJerusha Geer
Birth Date1709
Birth PlaceGroton, New London Co., CT
Death Date10 Mar 1735 Age: 26
Death PlacePreston, New London Co., CT
Spouses
Birth Date4 Sep 1699
Birth PlacePreston, New London Co., CT
FatherThomas Gates (1669-1740)
MotherMargaret Geer (1669-)
Misc. Notes
Per: https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=raputnam&id=I42
"There is a court case in the New London County court records that references the birth of a “bastard” child to Marcy Walker. She claims the child is Zebadiah’s, who is the son of Thomas Gates and Margaret Geer. The court finds that Zebadiah is indeed the father and must pay child support. There is no mention of the child’s name other than the reference to the “bastard”. Given that Zebediah Gates who married Sarah Woodmansey was born in 1720, and his father’s first marriage was in 1727 to Jerusha Geer (his first cousin) it seems that this illeg child is Zebediah, born 1720 died 1783. This would complete the pedigree of
Eunice Gates Rose Gates- Coney Weston England
Stephen Gates Ann (Vere, Vear,?) Hingham/Cambridge/Stowe, MA
Stephen Gates Sarah Woodward Stowe Ma
Thomas Gates Margaret Geer Preston, CT
Zebediah Gates Marcy Walker(not married) Preston/Groton
Zebediah Gates Sarah Woodmansey Preston/Groton
"There is a court case in the New London County court records that references the birth of a “bastard” child to Marcy Walker. She claims the child is Zebadiah’s, who is the son of Thomas Gates and Margaret Geer. The court finds that Zebadiah is indeed the father and must pay child support. There is no mention of the child’s name other than the reference to the “bastard”. Given that Zebediah Gates who married Sarah Woodmansey was born in 1720, and his father’s first marriage was in 1727 to Jerusha Geer (his first cousin) it seems that this illeg child is Zebediah, born 1720 died 1783. This would complete the pedigree of
Eunice Gates Rose Gates- Coney Weston England
Stephen Gates Ann (Vere, Vear,?) Hingham/Cambridge/Stowe, MA
Stephen Gates Sarah Woodward Stowe Ma
Thomas Gates Margaret Geer Preston, CT
Zebediah Gates Marcy Walker(not married) Preston/Groton
Zebediah Gates Sarah Woodmansey Preston/Groton
Marr Date5 Jun 1727
Marr PlacePreston, New London Co., CT