Most of the Gates family that I have researched to date were born in and around  the Ninfield and Hastings area.William Gates born 1749, as yet not much known  about him,It is possible that William was born later than 1749, there is no records of  a family in Ninfield that I have found to date, A Thomas Gates born 1724 Married an  Ann Paris and had a child named William born 1754 in Ripe Sussex, This is a  possibility.Against it is the fact that William was buried in Ninfield 0n the 11th  February 1816 and his grave states he was 67.William's wife Mary born 1755 had two  names, not known why. she was called 
 Waite and Vigor, the Vigor tree goes back earlier than the Gates one. The Vigor Family also came from Sussex many of the early ones came from places  such as Dallington, Burwash Wadhurst, and of course Ninfield. The earliest connecting records are those already shown, before this time one  can only surmise a descendancy from Vigor, Bishop of Bayeux who died in 579 AD  and was elevated to a sainthood through Odo a later Bishop of Bayeux and a half  brother of William the Conqueror, a de Saint Vigor came over to Hastings with  William according to two lists of accompaning Knights.
 Since 1579 the Vigors have been mainly Yeomen, Mercers, Wool  Merchants,Cordwainers, Farmers and Butchers.
 For whatever reason and when the alias Waite/Wayte/Whate/Wate was first used is  not known both surname associations were used well in to the 1700's, many of  Ninfield records show this.
 The Waite alias is not used in the descendancy record although it does occur  often in the local parish records.
 There are Im sure some of these records that others may argue with, any  corrections, additions or comments will be gratefully received by me. The Harries tree is my mothers side and goes back to Simon Harries born 1784 in  Dehiwid Ceredigion.Cymru/Wales.
 Her Mothers side was Phillips, most of the family come from the Cardiganshire  area.
 The other Tree's Im researching are Smith and Seed, both of these come from my  wifes side.These two family's were mainly from Essex and Edmonton London.