Thomas (Gage) Gach (abt. 1660 - bef. 1703)

Born about 1660 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hunt) Griffith — married about 1697 in Westchester, New York [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 23 Apr 1703 before about age 43 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey

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Biography

Thomas was born about 1660. Thomas Gage ... He passed away in 1707.

When Thomas was about 38 he married Elizabeth Hunt in about 1698 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. The couple had 2 children: Mary Gach and Thomas Gach.

Research Notes

Alternate Names

There are alternate names for this person:

• Thomas Gage
• \Thomas Gauge\

Notes from external profile

Note: The parentage of Thomas Gage is uncertain. The book "John Gage of

Ipswich, Mass. and His Descendants" compiled by Clyde V. Gage, published 1964 (accessed on www.ancestry.com) says that he was the son of Jonathan and Hester (Chandler) Gage of Bradford MA. A birth date of 1680? is claimed for Thomas, but that places him well after the death of Jonathan Gage in 1674/5, and has him marrying a woman over 20 years his senior in 1700.

It is apparent that this Thomas Gage/Gauge married Elizabeth (Hunt) Vail, the widow of Samuel Vail before 1700. Her birth date of 1656 has been reported by other researchers, and she married Samuel Vail in 1677 and had several children by him.

It is much more likely that Thomas Gauge was born in the 1655 to 1665 time frame in an unknown place. He might have been a brother or cousin of Jonathan Gage, whose widow Hester (Chandler) Gage married John Wilson and resided in Woodbridge, New Jersey after 1680.

The will of Thomas Gage was written 28 March 1703 and proved 23 April 1703 in Woodbridge. The abstract (New Jersey Archives, Calendar of Wills, p182) reads:

"Gauge, Thomas, of Woodbridge, ship carpenter. Wife Elizabeth executrix. Son Thomas, apparently other children, son-in-law Thomas Veale. Real and personal estate."

The witnesses were John Adie and Thomas Pike.

An inventory of the personal estate was taken in 1703: 71 pounds, 6 shillings, including half of a boat 30 pounds; made by John Pike and Thomas Pike.

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