John WESTGATE

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• Fact: Son of George Westgate and Elizabeth Earle

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John and Grace Westgate had eleven children - five daughters and six sons. the births of the first six children, born between 1757 and 1768, are recorded in the Tiverton town records. The next three children not documented in Tiverton town records - Mary, Joseph, and William - were born between 1773 and 1776, possibly in Connecticut after John and Grace moved their family there fro Tiverton, prior to their migration to Plainfield, "the winter before Burgoyne was taken." Since Briish General John Buroyne surrendered at Saratoga, New York, on 17 October 1777, the arrival of the Westgate family to Plainfield can be narrowed to the winter of 1776-1777. After settling in Plainfield, their youngest children Benjamin and Hannah were born there between 1779 and 1785.

John married Grace CHURCH on 6 Jun 1756 in Tiverton, Rhode Island. Grace (daughter of Joseph CHURCH and Lydia RANDALL) was born on 6 Jun 1736 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island; died on 27 Apr 1831 in Plainfield, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William WESTGATE was born on 4 Jul 1776 in Plainfield, New Hamphire; died in 1805 in Vincennes.
2. Hannah WESTGATE was born about 1784 in Plainfield, New Hampshire; died on 14 Oct 1858 in Morristown, New Hampshire.

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• Fact: Son of Robert and Sarah Westgate of Warwick, Rhode Island

George married Elizabeth EARLE in 5 Oct 1727 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Elizabeth (daughter of John EARLE and Mary WILCOX) was born on 6 Sep 1699 in Tiverton, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]