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Will of Robert GATES, 1694, St. Mary's Co., MD
Source:  Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. II, p. 148.

I'm consulting a secondary source citing an abstraction of the will.  I will try to get a copy of the original will, or at least the abstract itself, and repost it verbatim here.

Testator:  Robert Gates of St. Mary's Co., Maryland
Date signed:  5 Feb 1694
Date proved:  6 Jun 1698


Bequests:

Wife, Dorothy, Executrix:  100 acres called Gate's Hope, 60 acres called  Gate's Purchase, 170 acres called New Branford, and a 20 acre portion of Maidstone, which was purchased from Thomas Hunt.

Sons John and Robert equally and heirs:  two lots at Newport Town, 275 acres called St. Michael's,  200 acres called St. Mary's,  and 193 acres called Gate's Swamp.

Daughter Catherine and heirs:  200 acres, part of Poppleton, near Patuxent River.

Daughter Susannah and heirs:  residue of Branford.

Daughter Ann and heirs:  80 acres, part of Maidstone.

Son Joseph:  Gate's Hope, Gate's Purchase, New Branford, and Maidstone aforesaid at decease of mother.


Witnesses:  Richard Edelen, James Connell, James Haggon.


Footnote (birthdates of children):
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Catherine   7 Jul 1676
Susanna   12 Oct 1678
John   19 Sep 1681
Robert   13 Feb 1686
Ann   23 Jul 1690
Joseph   8 Dec 1693

Family Group Sheet of Peter CARRICOE & Ann GATES
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