Thomas Gates, Esq.

Stirnet's "Gates01" page (link below) does not mention any ancestors of this Thomas. He might be a descendant of Thomas of Newenden/Newindon.

a temp Edward III of England (who reigned 1327-1377)

sources

1. Stephen Gates of Hingham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, and his descendents : a preliminary work subject to addition and correction, pg. 5, "GATES (of Semer, Yorkshire and Essex, England)"

links

• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/gg/gates01.php#top (membership required to view without interruption)
• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1963.htm#...
• http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/surnames.gates/235.348.543.544.610.612...
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48614594
• http://www.penrose.org/getperson.php?personID=I8207&tree=penrose
• FamilySearch AFN: FX25-DB