Jane (Brockway) Gates (abt. 1751 - aft. 1792)

Born about 1751 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Gates II — married 13 Aug 1772 in Connecticut

Descendants

Died after 1792 after about age 41 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Jane Brockway was the daughter of Wolston Brockway and his first wife, Anna Brooks. She is called "of Lyme" at her marriage to Joseph Gates II in East Haddam, CT, 13 Aug. 1772.

Jane Gates is mentioned in the will of her father, probated 1789 Cheshire, New Hampshire and is presumed to be alive when will accounts were accepted and disbursements scheduled in 1792. The date and place of her death are not known, and her death may have occurred before the family move to Oneida County, NY or after.

As is often the case, we find interesting connections between families ... Jane Brockway, daughter of Wolston Brockway; granddaughter of John Brockway & Mary Huntley, and great grandaughter of Aaron Huntley, Sr, married Joseph Gates II.

Joseph Gates II's sister Lydia Gates married Solomon Mack. Solomon Mack was the son of Ebenezer Mack & Hannah Huntley, who was the daughter of Aaron Huntly Jr and the great granddaughter of Aaron Huntley Sr.

Siblings Joseph and Lydia Gates married second cousins Jane Brockway and Solomon Mack.

Sources

• Ancestry Record BarbourCTMar #522602 Connecticut, Town Marriage Records], pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Jane Brockway.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Brockway-42 created through the import of wikitree.ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Abby Brown.
• WikiTree profile Brockway-102 created through the import of ROBISON Gedcom of DRR Ancestors and Descendants for WikiTree 01 JUL 2012.ged on Jul 1, 2012 by Dave Robison.