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Thomas ADGATE was born abt. 1620 in England. Thomas ADGATE was the child of ? and ?
Thomas was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1650.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Elizabeth? UNKNOWN abt 1650 in Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Elizabeth? UNKNOWN was born abt. 1624 Elizabeth? died abt. 1655 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville).
Thomas married (2) Mary MARVIN abt. 1660 in Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Mary MARVIN was born 15 December 1628 in Great Bentley, Tendring District, Essex, England. Mary died 26 March 1713 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Mary was the child of Matthew MARVIN and Elizabeth UNKNOWN.
Thomas ADGATE died 21 July 1707 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
Born in Great Bentley, Essex, England
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Thomas ADGATE
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Elizabeth? UNKNOWN-- Date: abt 1650 Place: Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony
"Thomas (1620?, 1621-1707) & 1/ wf _____ _____; by 1651; Saybrook, CT/ Norwich, CT {Brainerd Anc. 8; Adgate Anc. 2; Plymouth (Davis) 176; Coxe Anc. 27, 35; Reg. 4:19; Paine (,5) 150-151; Williams (,16) 51; Granberry 144}"
Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700
III. Adgate. No other Adgate except Thomas is found among the original settlers of New England, and his name has not been traced until it appears at Say- brook. From whence he came, or when, and whether alone or with wife and children, are alike unknown. It is seldom that any name appears so isolated and untraceable. The following record, with a registry of lands, and his name, as present at a town meeting in 1655, are the chief memorials of him at Saybrook.
Children of Thomas Adgat.
Elizabeth born tho 10th of October, Anno 1651.
Hanna born tho 6th of October, Anno 1653.
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession... Frances Manwaring Caulkins, 1874
Children of Thomas ADGATE and Elizabeth? UNKNOWN:
Elizabeth ADGATE (b.10 October 1651, Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony d. abt. 1713, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Richard BUSHNELL 7 December 1672 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Hannah ADGATE (b.6 October 1653, Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony d. 18 September 1695, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Samuel LATHROP November 1675 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Thomas ADGATE married

Mary MARVIN-- Date: abt. 1660 Place: Old Saybrook, New Haven Colony
Mary MARVIN was the child of Matthew MARVIN and Elizabeth UNKNOWN
"Thomas (1620?, 1621-1707) & 2/ wf Mary (MARVIN) [BUSHNELL] (1628-1713), w Richard; ca 1660; Saybrook, CT/ Norwich, CT {Hale (1952) 649, 714; Brainerd Anc. 8; Adgate Anc. 2; Randall Anc. 399; Knapp Anc. 104; Thom Anc. Chart 71; Granberry 145, 188; Reg. 16:251, 53:209; Dawes-Gates 2:578; Waterman (1939) 678, 700; Bushnell (1945) 34; Boardman Anc. 261; Brewster 48; Coxe Anc. (1915) 106; Fairfield Fam. 1:403; Sv. 1:318; Fairfield Prob. 35; Flagg Anc. 293; Huntington 78; Leffingwell 32; Paine (,5) 147, 150; Williams (,16) 51, 69, 129; Marvin 303; TAG 5:230}"
Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Children of Thomas Adgat.
Elizabeth born tho 10th of October, Anno 1651.
Hanna born tho 6th of October, Anno 1653.
At Norwich the same children are recorded with those of subsequent birth, as follows : Elizabeth, born in October, 1651 ; Hannah in October, 1653; Abigail in August, 1661; Sarah in January, 1663; Rebecca in June, 1666; Thomas in March, 1669-70. No day of the month is given. The death of the first wife, and his marriage with the second, are not registered. From incidental circumstances it is evident that the second wife was Mary, daughter of Matthew Marvin and widow of Richard Bushnell, and it is probable that the marriage took place about the time of the removal to Norwich. The five daughters married respectively, Richard Bushnell, Samuel Lothrop, Daniel Tracy, Christopher Huntington, and Joseph Huntington, all proprietors of Norwich, of the first or second generation. Thomas Adgate was a deacon of Mr. Fitch's church, but at what period chosen to that office is not known. He was older than his pastor, and perhaps his coeval in office. It is probable that he exercised the functions for at least half a century. His will, dated May 22, 1704, commences, "I Thomas Adgit, being in the 84th year of my age," &c. He died July 21, 1707. Mrs. Mary Adgate, his relict, died March 29, 1713.
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession... Frances Manwaring Caulkins, 1874
Children of Thomas ADGATE and Mary MARVIN:

Abigail ADGATE (b.August 1661, Norwich, New Haven Colony d. 3 September 1711 , Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Daniel TRACY 19 September 1683 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Sarah ADGATE (b.January 1663, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. February 1705, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Christopher HUNTINGTON 20 May 1681 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Rebecca ADGATE (b.1 June 1666, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 28 November 1748 , Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Joseph HUNTINGTON 28 November 1687 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Thomas ADGATE (b.16 March 1669, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 10 December 1760, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Ruth BREWSTER 15 June 1692 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

"Thomas (1620?, 1621-1707) & 1/ wf _____ _____; by 1651; Saybrook, CT/ Norwich, CT {Brainerd Anc. 8; Adgate Anc. 2; Plymouth (Davis) 176; Coxe Anc. 27, 35; Reg. 4:19; Paine (,5) 150-151; Williams (,16) 51; Granberry 144}"
Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700
III. Adgate. No other Adgate except Thomas is found among the original settlers of New England, and his name has not been traced until it appears at Say- brook. From whence he came, or when, and whether alone or with wife and children, are alike unknown. It is seldom that any name appears so isolated and untraceable. The following record, with a registry of lands, and his name, as present at a town meeting in 1655, are the chief memorials of him at Saybrook.
Children of Thomas Adgat.
Elizabeth born tho 10th of October, Anno 1651.
Hanna born tho 6th of October, Anno 1653.
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession... Frances Manwaring Caulkins, 1874
Children of Thomas ADGATE and Elizabeth? UNKNOWN:


m. Richard BUSHNELL 7 December 1672 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)



m. Samuel LATHROP November 1675 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Thomas ADGATE married





Mary MARVIN was the child of Matthew MARVIN and Elizabeth UNKNOWN
"Thomas (1620?, 1621-1707) & 2/ wf Mary (MARVIN) [BUSHNELL] (1628-1713), w Richard; ca 1660; Saybrook, CT/ Norwich, CT {Hale (1952) 649, 714; Brainerd Anc. 8; Adgate Anc. 2; Randall Anc. 399; Knapp Anc. 104; Thom Anc. Chart 71; Granberry 145, 188; Reg. 16:251, 53:209; Dawes-Gates 2:578; Waterman (1939) 678, 700; Bushnell (1945) 34; Boardman Anc. 261; Brewster 48; Coxe Anc. (1915) 106; Fairfield Fam. 1:403; Sv. 1:318; Fairfield Prob. 35; Flagg Anc. 293; Huntington 78; Leffingwell 32; Paine (,5) 147, 150; Williams (,16) 51, 69, 129; Marvin 303; TAG 5:230}"
Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Children of Thomas Adgat.
Elizabeth born tho 10th of October, Anno 1651.
Hanna born tho 6th of October, Anno 1653.
At Norwich the same children are recorded with those of subsequent birth, as follows : Elizabeth, born in October, 1651 ; Hannah in October, 1653; Abigail in August, 1661; Sarah in January, 1663; Rebecca in June, 1666; Thomas in March, 1669-70. No day of the month is given. The death of the first wife, and his marriage with the second, are not registered. From incidental circumstances it is evident that the second wife was Mary, daughter of Matthew Marvin and widow of Richard Bushnell, and it is probable that the marriage took place about the time of the removal to Norwich. The five daughters married respectively, Richard Bushnell, Samuel Lothrop, Daniel Tracy, Christopher Huntington, and Joseph Huntington, all proprietors of Norwich, of the first or second generation. Thomas Adgate was a deacon of Mr. Fitch's church, but at what period chosen to that office is not known. He was older than his pastor, and perhaps his coeval in office. It is probable that he exercised the functions for at least half a century. His will, dated May 22, 1704, commences, "I Thomas Adgit, being in the 84th year of my age," &c. He died July 21, 1707. Mrs. Mary Adgate, his relict, died March 29, 1713.
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession... Frances Manwaring Caulkins, 1874
Children of Thomas ADGATE and Mary MARVIN:



m. Daniel TRACY 19 September 1683 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)



m. Christopher HUNTINGTON 20 May 1681 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)


m. Joseph HUNTINGTON 28 November 1687 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)



m. Ruth BREWSTER 15 June 1692 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
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1651 Birth of Child
Elizabeth ADGATE was born 10 October 1651, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony)
1653 Birth of Child
Hannah ADGATE was born 6 October 1653, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony)


THE CONNECTICUT NUTMEGGER. GLASTONBURY, CT: CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS, 1970-. (ONLINE DATABASE. NEWENGLANDANCESTORS.ORG. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2009.)
1661 Birth of Child
Abigail ADGATE was born August 1661, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1663 Birth of Child
Sarah ADGATE was born January 1663, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1666 Birth of Child
Rebecca ADGATE was born 1 June 1666, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1669 Birth of Child
Thomas ADGATE was born 16 March 1669, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1695 Death of Child
Hannah ADGATE died 18 September 1695, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1705 Death of Child
Sarah ADGATE died February 1705, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1707 Death
21 July 1707
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Thomas Adgate Richard Edgerton Maj. John Mason Robert Allyn John Elderkin Dr. John Olmstead Stephen Backus Rev. James Fitch John Pease Lieut.William Backus John Gager John Post John Baldwin Stephen Gifford Josiah Reed Thomas Bingham Francis Griswold John Reynolds John Birchard Thomas Howard Jonathan Royce Morgan Bowers Christopher Huntington Nehemiah Smith Thomas Bliss Simon Huntington John Tracy John Bradford Samuel Hyde Lieut. Thomas Tracy Hugh Calkins William Hyde Ens. Thomas Waterman John Calkins Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell #genealogy #ancestry #familytree>
Monument - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut -- The thirty-five original proprietors of Norwich, Connecticut were:
Thomas Adgate
Richard Edgerton
Maj. John Mason
Robert Allyn
John Elderkin
Dr. John Olmstead
Stephen Backus
Rev. James Fitch
John Pease
Lieut.William Backus
John Gager
John Post
John Baldwin
Stephen Gifford
Josiah Reed
Thomas Bingham
Francis Griswold
John Reynolds
John Birchard
Thomas Howard
Jonathan Royce
Morgan Bowers
Christopher Huntington
Nehemiah Smith
Thomas Bliss
Simon Huntington
John Tracy
John Bradford
Samuel Hyde
Lieut. Thomas Tracy
Hugh Calkins
William Hyde
Ens. Thomas Waterman
John Calkins
Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell
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Thomas Adgate first appeared in Saybook, Connecticut around 1650. According to some sources (for example, Caulkins, 'History of Norwich', p.155) he may have been the only immigrant to New England named Adgate. So it's possible that most, if not all, of the Adgates in America are his descendants.
www.conovergenealogy.com/ ancestor-p/ p14.htm
Dea. Thomas Adgate was born in 1620 at England. His mother was Elizabeth Chester.
He married a Elizabeth unknown abt. 1650 in England and had...Read MORE...
Thomas Adgate first appeared in Saybook, Connecticut around 1650. According to some sources (for example, Caulkins, 'History of Norwich', p.155) he may have been the only immigrant to New England named Adgate. So it's possible that most, if not all, of the Adgates in America are his descendants.
www.conovergenealogy.com/ ancestor-p/ p14.htm
Dea. Thomas Adgate was born in 1620 at England. His mother was Elizabeth Chester.
He married a Elizabeth unknown abt. 1650 in England and had...Read MORE...
Thomas Adgate
'Nothing is know of Thomas Adgate previous to his arrival in Saybrook. The name of his first wife, and the date of her death, are unknown. The births of two daughters are recorded at Saybrook, Elizabeth (b. 1651), and Hannah (b. 1653). Between 1658 and 1660, Thomas Adgate married Mary (Marvin) Bushnell, widow of Richard Bushnell, and daughter of Matthew Marvin or Norwalk. On their arrival at Norwich, the household consisted of Deacon Thomas and his wife, his two daughters, Elizabeth and Hannah, ...Read MORE...
'Nothing is know of Thomas Adgate previous to his arrival in Saybrook. The name of his first wife, and the date of her death, are unknown. The births of two daughters are recorded at Saybrook, Elizabeth (b. 1651), and Hannah (b. 1653). Between 1658 and 1660, Thomas Adgate married Mary (Marvin) Bushnell, widow of Richard Bushnell, and daughter of Matthew Marvin or Norwalk. On their arrival at Norwich, the household consisted of Deacon Thomas and his wife, his two daughters, Elizabeth and Hannah, ...Read MORE...

Elizabeth ADGATE was born 10 October 1651, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony)

Hannah ADGATE was born 6 October 1653, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony)


THE CONNECTICUT NUTMEGGER. GLASTONBURY, CT: CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS, 1970-. (ONLINE DATABASE. NEWENGLANDANCESTORS.ORG. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2009.)

Abigail ADGATE was born August 1661, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
In 1662 (Norwich, CT), Thomas Tracy, Thomas Adgate and Francis Griswold were chosen, with the townsmen, to try all cases to the value of 40s. These formed a Court of Commission.
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874

Sarah ADGATE was born January 1663, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Rebecca ADGATE was born 1 June 1666, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Thomas ADGATE was born 16 March 1669, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Hannah ADGATE died 18 September 1695, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Sarah ADGATE died February 1705, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1707 - Norwich, Connecticut
1707 ADGATE Thomas Adgate, Deceased July 1707: of Thomas Adgate Death
Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.
1707 ADGATE Thomas Adgate, Deceased July 1707: of Thomas Adgate Death
Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.

21 July 1707
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Thomas Adgate Richard Edgerton Maj. John Mason Robert Allyn John Elderkin Dr. John Olmstead Stephen Backus Rev. James Fitch John Pease Lieut.William Backus John Gager John Post John Baldwin Stephen Gifford Josiah Reed Thomas Bingham Francis Griswold John Reynolds John Birchard Thomas Howard Jonathan Royce Morgan Bowers Christopher Huntington Nehemiah Smith Thomas Bliss Simon Huntington John Tracy John Bradford Samuel Hyde Lieut. Thomas Tracy Hugh Calkins William Hyde Ens. Thomas Waterman John Calkins Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell #genealogy #ancestry #familytree>

Monument - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut -- The thirty-five original proprietors of Norwich, Connecticut were:
Thomas Adgate
Richard Edgerton
Maj. John Mason
Robert Allyn
John Elderkin
Dr. John Olmstead
Stephen Backus
Rev. James Fitch
John Pease
Lieut.William Backus
John Gager
John Post
John Baldwin
Stephen Gifford
Josiah Reed
Thomas Bingham
Francis Griswold
John Reynolds
John Birchard
Thomas Howard
Jonathan Royce
Morgan Bowers
Christopher Huntington
Nehemiah Smith
Thomas Bliss
Simon Huntington
John Tracy
John Bradford
Samuel Hyde
Lieut. Thomas Tracy
Hugh Calkins
William Hyde
Ens. Thomas Waterman
John Calkins
Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell
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Thomas is buried at: Old Norwichtown Cemetery (Old Burying Ground) (Colonial Cemetery)
Old Cemetery Lane
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
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