[Ancestry Unknown]
John Bate is named in the will of his son Henry, dated 20 May
1478. He had a brother named William. Source : Bates, Newton
W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and Descendants of Asa
Bates of Cummingham, Mass._, 1904
ch: *Henry [Next Generation]
If John Bate, d. 1522, was the son of James or Thomas, then this
lineage is correct. If his father's name is John, this lineage
is probably incorrect. Henry married Agnes. They had the
following children: James, Simon, Andrew, Thomas.
Source: Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : The Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cummington, Mass._, 1904
m. Agnes
ch: *Thomas, James, or John [Next Generation]
George Bates lists Thomas Bate, who died in 1485, OR John Bate,
who died in 1492 as the father of John Bate, who died in 1522.
Source : Bates, George E. _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston, MA,
1975. Section A1 p. 18.
Harding lists the source of this line as Thomas Bate of Lydd,
Parish of All Hallows, England. He died in 1485.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
by my great-granfather in the early 1910s
Newton Bates gives several possibilities for the lineage of
John Bate. He writes,
"The ancestry of this John is not certainly determined. A
commonly accepted statement has been that he was a son of
Thomas Bate of Lydd, who died in 1485, leaving a son John: but
another authority gives the following:--
1. John Bate of Lydd, named in the wills of his brother William
and his son Henry, both wills dated 1478.
2. Henry Bate of Lydd, wife's name Agnes, will dated May 20,
1478, had children, James, Simon, Andrew, and Thomas.
3. James Bate of Lydd, wife's name Agnes, will dated Jan. 14,
1491, had children, John, Thomas, and George. This John, son of
James, is given as the ancestor who died in 1522. But Thomas
Bate, brother of James, had two sons, John and William. It is
possible that this John, son of Thomas, is the ancestral John
who died in 1522. If this conjecture be correct the line would
be through Thomas Bate as follows: (Thomas Bate of Lydd, died
in 1485, leaving two sons, John and William.)"
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cummington, Mass_, 1904
d. 1485
r. Lydd, England
ch: *John [Next Generation]
John Bate was a Jurat of Lydd, Parish of All Hallows, England.
His wife died before 31 Jul 1522. They had 2 children on
record:
Thomas Andrew d after 22 Feb 1532/3
John died between 31 Jul and 17 Sep 1522.
Source : Bates, George E. _Bates - Breed Ancestry, Boston,
MA, 1975. Section A1 p. 18.
Harding claims that Thomas' son John died in 1522.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes.
Newton Bates writes, "It is possible that this John, son of
Thomas, is the ancestral John who died in 1522. If this
conjecture be correct the line would be through Thomas Bate."
(P. 2.) Given Harding's claim that this is correct, it seems
reasonable to consider accepting Newton Bates' lineage.
John Bate of Lydd died in 1522. He was Jurat of Lydd, and left
about 20 pounds to the Lydd church in his will.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cumminghan, Mass._, 1904
Wife of John Bate, the mother of Andrew Bate
This woman died before 31 Jul 1522.
Source : Bates, George E. _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston, MA,
1975.
d. BEF 17 Sep 1522, Lydd, Kent, Eng.
ch: *Andrew [Next Generation]
Andrew Bate married between 31 Jul 1522 and 22 Feb 1532/3. He had
6 children :
John d between 1 Mar 1579/80 and 13 May 1580 William Simon
Thomas b after 1511 Katherine Joan
Source : Bates, George E. _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston, MA,
1975. Section A1. pp. 17-18.
Andrew died in 1533 at Lydd, England, leaving 4 sons.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
Newton Bates confirms that Andrew died in 1533 leaving the 6
children named above, although he gives them in the order of
Joan, Simon, WIlliam, John, Katherine, and Thomas.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cummington, Mass._, 1904
Wife of Andrew BATE, mother of John BATE
This woman died between 31 Jul 1522 and 22 Feb 1532/3
Source : Bates, George E. _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston, MA,
1975. Section A1, pp. 17-18.
d. 1522-1533
ch: *John [Next Generation]
John Bate was a Jurat of Lydd, Kent County, Parish of All
Hallows, England.
John Bate married Mildred Ward on 28 Oct 1546. They had 3
children:
James d 2 Mar 1614/5 Thomas m Elizabeth Hebblethwaite Andrew bp
31 Jan 1562/3
Mildred Ward was buried 1 Jun 1577. John married Mary Bennett
on 15 Jun 1579.
According to George Bates, John's son James is the father of
Clement, who came to the US. (Harding claims that John is the
father of Clement. Newton Bates agrees with George Bates.)
Source : Bates, George E. _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston, MA,
1975. Section A1, p. 17.
Harding notes that John died at Lydd, England in 1614. He
claims that he, and not his son James, is the father of Clement
Bates of Hingham MA, Edward Bates of Weymouth MA, and James of
Dorchester MA. Newton Bates agrees with George Bates that
Clement is John Bate's grandson, and not his son as Harding
claims.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
Newton Bates lists a fourth child of John,
Mary
He gives Mildred's burial date as 2 Jun 1577, and John's
marriage date to Mary Bennett as 16 Jun 1579. John was buried
on 1 Mar 1780.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cummington, Mass._, 1904
Mildred WARD
Source : Bates, George E. _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston, MA,
1975. Section A1, p. 17.
Newton Bates gives Mildred's burial date as 2 Jun 1577.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cummington, Mass._, 1904
d. c. 1 Mar 1579, Lydd, Eng.
m. Mildred WARD 28 Oct 1546
d. May 1577
ch: *James BATES [Next Generation]
James and Mary had many children:
Robert b? 5 Mar 1580/1 d 1610 James b? 2 Dec 1582 d 1655 Anna
b? 2 Aug 1584 bur 21 Jul 1586 Anna b? 21 Aug 1586 bur 7 Nov
1586 John b? 17 Nov 1588 bur 6 Mar 1606 Thomas b? 7 Jun 1590
Edward b? 1 Oct 1592 bur 23 Oct 1616 Clement b? 22 Jan 1594/5 d
17 Sep 1671, Hingham Joseph b? 5 Feb 1597/8 Mary b? 24 Aug 1600
Isaac b? 21 Feb 1601/2 Rachel b? 5 Feb 1603/4 Martha b? 28 Dec
1604 bur 15 Jan 1650/6 (possibly dau. of James' son James.)
Source : Bates, George E., _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston,
MA, 1975. Section A1, pp. 16-17.
NOTE : Harding does not list James as Clement's father.
Instead, he claims that John Bate is Clement's father without
James in between.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
James married Mary Martine on 6 June 1580. He died 2 Mar 1614.
This source confirms all the children listed above.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cummington, Mass._, 1904
Mary MARTINE
Source : Bates, George E. _Bates - Breed Ancestry, Boston,
MA, 1975.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cummingham, Mass._, 1904
d. 2 Mar 1614, Lydd, Kent, Eng.
m. Mary MARTINE 6 Jun 1580
ch: *Clement [Next Generation]
REF Bailey1
Came from Hingham, England with the second company that came to
Hingham, Mass.
Clement Bates embarked from London on 6 Apr 1635 on the Elizabeth
with his wife Anne and 5 children,
James(14) Clement(12) Rachel(8) Joseph(7) Bengamin(2).
They also brought two servants, John Wynchester(19), and
Jervice Gould(30). They travelled with Clement's brother James,
James' wife Alice Glover, and their 4 children. There were 77
passengers on the ship, plus the crew.
Source : George E. Bates, _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston, MA,
1975
Whitney says that Clement came over either on 6 Apr 1635 on the
Planter OR on the Elizabeth. He was a tailor, and the family
settled in Hingham, Mass. (See Ballou's _Milford History_)
Source : Whitney, Henry A., "The Bates Family of Bellingham",
_The Bates Bulletin_, September, 1909, pp. 8-9.
From _The Bates Bulletin_, October, 1919, it can be inferred
that Clement had another son named Samuel.
Source : _The Bates Bulletin_, October, 1919, pp. 42-43.
According to Harding, Clement, age 40, his wife Anna, also age
40, and five children embarked from London on 6 Apr 1635 on the
"Elizabeth", William Stagg master. Their children were :
James b 1621
Clement b 1623 d Nov 1639, drowned.
Rachel b 1627 d Jun 1647
Joseph b 1630
Benjamin b 1633
Samuel b 24 Mar 1639 at Hingham, MA
This agrees well with Bates, except that Joseph's birth year
does not match the age Bates gives.
On 18 Sep 1635, Clement received a grant of land of about 5
acres on Town (South) street in Hingham, MA. Clement died on 17
Sep 1671 at the age of 75. Harding gives exerpts of his will,
dated 12 Oct 1669.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
Newton Bates claims that Clement was baptized, rather than
born, on 22 Jan 1595 at Lydd, England. He confirms the crossing
information given above, as well as the land grant information
and the children's names and birth years. Clement died on 17
Sep 1671.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cunningham, MA_, 1904.
Ann, Anne, or Anna
Anne came with Clement on the Elizabeth in 1635.
Source : Bates, George E., _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston,
MA, 1975.
Anna died on 1 Oct 1669 in Hingham, MA at the age of 74.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
Newton Bates confirms the above information, listing her as Ann
rather than Anne or Anna.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cunningham, MA_, 1904
William HILLIARD
Source : Bates, George E., _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston,
MA, 1975.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
Ester
Source : Bates, George E., _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, Boston,
MA, 1975.
b. 22 Jan 1595, Lydd, Kent, Eng.
d. 17 Sep 1671, Hingham, MA
m. Ann
b. 1595
d. 1 Oct 1669, Hingham, MA
ch: *Joseph [Next Generation]
Joseph was probably born in Biddenden, County Kent, England, a
village near Lydd. He came to New England with his parents in
1635 on the Elizabeth at the age of 7.
He married Esther Hilliard in Hingham, Mass. They had at least
6 children, 5 from the _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, and one
(Joshua) found in _The Bates Bulletin_, October, 1919. These
children are :
Joseph b 28 Sep 1660 d 3 Nov 1714
Caleb b 30 Mar 1666 d 18 Jun 1716(1) or 25 Aug 1747(3)
Joshua b 14 Aug 1671 d 23 Sep 1757
Bathsheba b 26 Jan 1673/4
Clement b 22 Sep 1676
Elanor b 25 Aug 1679 d 8 Sep 1679
Source : G. E. Bates, _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, private
publication, Boston, 1975.
Source : Whitney, Henry A., "The Bates Family of Bellingham",
_The Bates Bulletin_, September, 1909, pp. 8-9.
Source : _The Bates Bulletin_, October, 1919, pp. 42-43.
Harding lists 9 children of Joseph Bates and Esther Hillard,
matching Bates' list and adding the following :
Esther b 29 Aug 1663
Hannah b 31 Oct 1668
Abigail b 16 Oct 1680
Unfortunately, Harding says that Joseph's will refers to 4 sons
and 4 daughters, which gives us one daughter too many.
He was a "Bricglayer", Constable from 1675 to 1678, Selectman
"1671_1677_ 1684_1692." He was appointed Sexton of the Parish
in 1673 and served in this capacity until a new meeting-house
was erected. He lived in his father's home in Hingham. All of
his children were born in Hingham, as well.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
Newton Bates claims that Joseph was born in 1630 in England. He
married Esther Hilliard on 9 Jan 1657-8 in Hingham, MA. He
confirms the names and birth years of the children listed above
(both sets), giving Bathsheba's birth year as 1674. He was a
bricklayer, constable, selectman 4 times, and sexton of the
parish. He died 30 Apr 1706.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : The Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cunningham, MA_, 1904
Ester HILLIARD
Source : Bates, G. E., _Bates - Breed Ancestry_, private
publication, Boston, 1975.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
Esther and Joseph were married on 9 Jan 1657-8, and she died on
3 Jun 1709.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cunningham, MA_, 1904.
Ibrook TOWER
Source : _The Bates Bulletin_, October, 1919, pp. 42-43.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
Margaret HARDIN
Source : _The Bates Bulletin_, October, 1919, pp. 42-43.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
b. 28 Sep 1628, Biddenden, Kent, Eng.
d. 30 Apr 1706, Hingham, MA
m. Esther HILLIARD 9 Jan 1657
b. 25 Mar 1642, Boston, MA
d. 3 Jun 1709, Hingham, MA
daughter of William HILLIARD
and Hester
ch: *Joshua [Next Generation]
Joshua Bates' house was built in 1695, and was still standing in
1919 on South Main Street, Cohasset, (formerly Hingham)
Massachusetts.
He was a member of the first school board committee in 1728,
and was one of three people to plan for a new meeting house in
1746. "In 1749, he was taxed for one half dwelling house, one
half acre orchard, one half acre tillage, six pasture, four
slaves, and two cows." (_Bates Bulletin_, Oct, 1919.)
Joshua and Rachel Tower had 7 children:
Rachel b 14 Jul 1696 d 20 Nov 1780
Joshua b 15 Jun 1698
Bathsheba b 9 Feb 1699/70
Elizabeth b 13 Nov 1703
Solomon b 13 Apr 1706
Isaac b 3 Mar 1708
Jacob b 20 Aug 1710
Source : _The Bates Bulletin_, October, 1919, pp. 42-43.
Harding gives Elizabeth's birth date as 23 Nov 1703, and
Isaac's birth date as 3 Mar 1707-8, but otherwise agrees with
the _Bates Bulletin_. He cites the _History of Hingham, Volume
II_ as the source of this info.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes
Newton Bates claims that Joshua was born in 1671 and that he
married Rachel Tower on 15 Jan 1695-6. He confirms the
children's names and birth years above, giving Bathsheba's
birth year as 1670 and Isaac's as 1708.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cunningham, MA_, 1904
Rachel TOWER
The _Bates Bulletin_ gives Rachel Tower's birthdate as 11 Mar
1674/5.
Source : _The Bates Bulletin_, October 1919, pp. 42-43.
Harding gives her birth date as 16 Mar 1674/5.
Source : Harding, Louis B., _Bates_, unpublished family notes.
Newton Bates notes that Rachel Tower married Joshua Bates on 15
Jan 1695-6.
Source : Bates, Newton W., _Bates Genealogy : the Ancestors and
Descendants of Asa Bates of Cunningham, MA_, 1904
b. 14 Aug 1671, Hingham, MA
d. 23 Sep 1757
m. Rachel TOWER 15 Jan 1695/6
b. 16 Mar 1674/5, Hingham, MA
d. bef. 1757
daughter of Ibrook TOWER
and Margaret HARDIN
[daughter of John HARDIN]
ch: Rachel,
*Joshua Jr. [Next Generation],
Bathsheba, Elizabeth, Solomon, Isaac (1708-1787) m. Martha CLARKE (-1786),
Jacob
b. 15 Jun 1698, Hingham, MA
d. 16 Mar 1766
m. Abigail JOY [874-11] 28 Dec 1721
b. 29 Dec 1701
daughter of Joseph JOY
and Elizabeth ANDREWS
ch: Abigail,
*Joshua 3rd [Next Generation],
Elizabeth, Elisha, Nathaniel, Sarah
REF Cohasset1, "Cohasset Massachusetts, Genealogies/Town History" 1984
REF Bailey1 says he died 1810
b. 1 Dec 1724, Hingham, MA
d. 8 Jun 1816
r. Cohasset, MA
m. Grace LINCOLN [1-10, 874-11]
b. 3 Apr 1725
d. 4 May 1781, Cohasset, MA
daughter of Elisha LINCOLN [874-12]
and Sarah LEWIS [874-12]
ch: Levi, Ambrose,
*Sarah [See 874-10 above],
Grace, Zealous, Zibiah, Abigail,
Theophilus, Phineas
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