Thomas Gach (1702-1770) is #478 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandfather, who married #479 Elizabeth Bloodgood (about 1702- before 1770) in 1721 in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
I am descended through:
* their daughter #239 Martha Gach (1730-????) married #239 Samuel Fitz Randolph (1730-????) in about 1750.
* their daughter, #119 Tabitha Randolph (1752-1841) married #118 Stephen Cutter (1745-1823), in about 1769.
* their daughter #59 Sarah Cutter (1785-1878), married #58 William Knapp (1775-1856) in about 1804.
* their daughter, #29 Sarah Knapp (1818-1904), married #28 David Auble (1817-1894) in 1844.
* their son #14 Charles Auble (1849-1916), married #15 Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952) in 1898.
* their daughter #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977), married #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976) in 1918.
* their daughter #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.
* their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)
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1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Name: Thomas Gach[1–5]
* Sex: Male
* Father: Thomas Gage (1660-1703)
* Mother: Elizabeth Hunt (1657-1747)
2) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: 1702, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[1]
* Distribution: after 3 November 1747 (after about age 45), Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[3]
* Will: 12 April 1763 (about age 61), will written and signed; Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[4-5]
* Death: before 9 March 1770 (before about age 68), will proved, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[4]
* Probate: 9 March 1770 (about age 68), will proved, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[4-5]
3) SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse 1: Elizabeth Bloodgood (1702-1770)
* Marriage 1: after 17 August 1721 (after about age 19), permission to marry granted; Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[2]
* Child 1: Elizabeth Gach (1722-1724)
* Child 2: Mary Gach (1724-1789)
* Child 3: Elizabeth Gach (1726-1778)
* Child 4: John Gach (1727-1770)
* Child 5: Sarah Gach (1727- )
* Child 6: Martha Gach (1729- )
* Child 7: Anna Gach (1732- )
* Child 8: Thomas Gach (1734- )
* Child 9: Esther Gach (1736-1757)
* Child 10: Phillip Gach (1744-1780)
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
The most published information about this family is in the book Pioneer Families of Northwestern New Jersey by William C. Armstrong which describes the life of the mother of Thomas Gach, Elizabeth (Hunt) (Vail) (Gach) Griffith (1657-1747)[1].
Thomas Gach was born in about 1702, probably in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the second child of Thomas Gach (1660-1703) and Elizabeth (Hunt) Vail (1657-1747)[1]. His father died before 23 April 1703 when his will was proved in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Thomas married Elizabeth Bloodgood, daughter of Jan and Mary (Morgan) Bloodgood, after 17 August 1721 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, which is recorded in the Quaker book for Rahway and Plainfield Monthly Meeting, noting[2]:
"Thomas Gach & Elizabeth Bloodgood Marriage permitted by Wood. Mtg. 6 mo 17 1721"
They had ten children, all born in Woodbridge and six of them were recorded in the Quaker church records:
* Elizabeth Gach (1722-1724)
* Mary Gach (1724-1789), married James Eddy (1710-1792) in 1743.
* Elizabeth Gach (1726-1778), married Elisha Inslee (1722-1750) in 1744.
* John Gach (1727-after 1770), married Sarah Dunham (1729-????) in about 1752.
* Sarah Gach (1727-????), married Nathaniel Pike (1727-1766) in 1747.
* Martha Gach (1730-????), married Samuel Fitz Randolph (1730-????) in 1750.
* Anna Gach (1732-????), married Isaac Dunham (1737-1802) in 1759.
* Thomas Gach (1734-????), married Keturah Clawson (1739-????) in 1759.
* Esther Gach (1736-1757), married Jacob Shotwell (1729-????) in 1754.
* Philip Gach (1744-1780), married Jennet Pike (1747-1821) in about 1768.
Thomas Gach was a Quaker, and was an active member of the Woodbridge Monthly Meeting until he was disowned for quarreling with his brother. He was clerk of the Town of Woodbridge for many years[1].
He is mentioned in his mother's will, dated 21 June 1739, and proved after her death on 3 November 1747[3]:
"Item, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Gach all that remains in his hands (at the time of my decease) of those goods that I have left with him when I came to live with my son in law, William Bloodgood."
Thomas Gach wrote a will dated 12 April 1763 and it was proved 9 March 1770 in Middlesex County, New Jersey[4-5]. The will reads:
"In the Name of God, Amen. I Thomas Gach, of the Township of Woodbridge, in the County of Middlesex and Province of New Jersey, Esq'r, considering the Frailty of this Life, and that it is appointed for all Men once to die, and being at this Time of Sound Memory and Mind, blessed be God, do make this my Last Will and Testament, in Manner and form following, viz.
"Imprimis: My Soul I commit to the Hands of a merciful God who gave it, Strongly hoping for a gracious Reception thro' the prevailing Death and Merits of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and my Body I resign to the Dust from whence it Sprang, to be interred in a decent manner, at the Discretion of those who may have the Direction thereof.
"Item: Touching the Worldly Estate whereof the Divine Providence hath made me Steward, I give and bequeath to my eldest Son John Gach, his Heirs and Assigns forever, one Half of the Plantation whereon he now liveth, except the Ten Acre Lott at the West End thereof that was Surveyed in my own Right with four Acres of Salt Meadow lying at the South End of my Meadow below Strawberry hill, as also three Acres and a half lying in Rariton Meadows; together with one Half of my Freehold right in the Commons.
"Item: I give and bequeath to my Grandson Thomas Gach the other Half of the above Plantation to him, his Heirs and Assigns forever; but that it remain to the sole Use and Benefit of his Father John Gach, during his the Said John Gach's natural Life.
"Item: I give and bequeath to my son Philip Gach, his Heirs and Assigns forever all my home Plantation whereon I now reside, with the remaining Part of my Salt Meadows and Land on Strawberry Hill. Also the Lot of Land lying adjoining to Jonathan Harned and John Harned, and the above mentioned Ten Acres of Land lying at the Westerly End of the Plantation whereon my Son John Gach now liveth as likewise the other half of my Freehold Right in the Commons of Woodbridge; But in Case my said Son Philip should depart this Life before he attain to the full Age of Twenty one years or have no legal Issue before that Time, that then the Bequests to him, I will to be divided between all my other Children, Share and Share alike, and to their Heirs or Assigns.
"Item: I give and bequeath to my Daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Martha and Anna all the several Lots and Parcels of Land, lying on the South East side of the Road that leads to Amboy, to be sold by my Executors herein after named, as soon after my Decease as shall be convenient, and the Monies arising by the Sale thereof to be equally divided between my said Daughters, and Thomas Shotwell, Son of my deceased Daughter Esther; But if said Thomas Shotwell should die before he attain to full age, then his Share to be equally divided among my said Daughters, their Heirs or Assigns.
"Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved Wife Elizabeth the Use of all the above mentioned Lands and Premises, or so much thereof, as She shall be fit to demand, during her natural Life or Widowhood; Also I give and bequeath to my said Wife all my Moveables and Personal Estate whatsoever, and wheresoever, to be at her own proper Use and Disposal, she paying there out all my just Debts and Funeral Charges.
"Lastly, I constitute and appoint my said Wife Elizabeth and James Eddy of Woodbridge aforesaid the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, the Twelfth Day of April, Anno Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Three.
Thomas Gach
"Signed, Sealed and Delivered, by the said Thomas Gach, as his Last Will and Testament in the Presence of us
Samuel F. Parker
Samuel Inslee
James Parker"
Thomas Gach died before 9 March 1770 in Woodbridge, New Jersey[4]. There is no known burial location.
5. SOURCES
1. William C. Armstrong, Pioneer Families of Northwestern New Jersey (Lambertville, N.J. : Hunterdon House, 1979), page 295-299, Elizabeth (Hunt) (Vail) (Gach) Griffith sketch.
2. U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994, Rahway and Plainfield [N.J.] Monthly Meeting, Register of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, 1687-1871, Marriages, page 3 (image 41 of 129), Thomas Gach and Elizabeth Bloodgood entry; indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2014).
3. William C. Armstrong, Pioneer Families of Northwestern New Jersey (Lambertville, N.J. : Hunterdon House, 1979), pages 296-7, Elizabeth (Hunt) (Vail) (Gach) Griffith will transcription.
4. New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1656-1999, indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com (no longer available) :, accessed 2 September 2015), All Counties, Wills, Vol. I-K, 1766-1774, pages 183-185 (images 324-5 of 521),Thomas Gach will papers, 1770; citing original data from New Jersey County, District and Probate Courts.
5. New Jersey Surrogate's Court, Middlesex County, Wills, 4575L-5330L, No. 4713 (image 98 of 532) Thomas Gach will, 1763; "New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1656-1999," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com (no longer available) : accessed 2 September 2015); citing original data from New Jersey County, District and Probate Courts.
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