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James Bate 1582–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF 2 DEC 1582

Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Death Date: 26 NOV 1655

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Father: James Bate

Mother: Mary Martine

Spouse(s): Alice Bate

Children(s): John Bate, Margaret Bate, Lydia Bate, Richard Bate, Thomazine Bate, William Bate, Mary Foster, Richard Bate, James Bate

In 1582, James Bate entered the world in Lydd, Kent, England, born to James Bate And Mary Martine. James Bate married Alice Bate, and had children including James Bate, John Bate, Lydia Bate, Margaret Bate, Mary Foster, Richard Bate, Thomazine Bate, William Bate. James Bate passed away in 1655 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1582, James Bate entered the world in Lydd, Kent, England, born to James Bate And Mary Martine.
  • James Bate married Alice Bate, and had children including James Bate, John Bate, Lydia Bate, Margaret Bate, Mary Foster, Richard Bate, Thomazine Bate, William Bate.
  • James Bate passed away in 1655 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bate's Ancestors

Self
James Bate
1582–1655
Birth Place: Lydd, Kent, England
Parents
James Bate
1562–1614
Shepway District, Shepway District, Kent, England
Mary Martine
–1614
England
Grandparents
John Bate
–1580
Shepway District, Shepway District, Kent, England
Mildred Bate
–1577
England
James Martin
–1583
Joan Martin
1544–1582
Lydd, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Bate
–1532
William Adam
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bate
–1522

James Bate's Descendants

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James Bate (BEF 2 DEC 1582–26 NOV 1655) m. Alice Bate (1583–14 AUG 1657)
  1. 1. John Bate 1623–
  2. 2. Margaret Bate 1621– m. Christopher Gibson –1674
  3. 3. Lydia Bate 1615–
  4. 4. Richard Bate 1609–1656 m. Susan Isham –1636
  5. 5. Thomazine Bate 1605–1606
  6. 6. William Bate 1607–1625
  7. 7. Mary Foster 1618–1702 m. Hopestill Foster 1621–1676
    1. 1. Patience Brown 1646–1703 m. Thomas Brown 1645–1709
      1. 1. Patience Brown 1672–1722
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bent 1678– m. Hopestill(3) Bent 1672–1725
        1. 1. Peter(4) Bent 1703– m. Mary Bent 1703–1774
    2. 2. James Foster 1651–1732
  8. 8. Richard Bate 1607–1656
  9. 9. James Bate 1624–

James Bate's Timeline

5 Records

1582
BEF 2 DEC 1582
Birth of James Bate in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1582
2 DEC 1582
James Bate was christened in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1648
1648
Age 66
James Bate resided here in England
England
1655
22 NOV 1655
Age 73
James Bate - Will in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
1655
26 NOV 1655
Age 73
Death of James Bate in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF 2 DEC 1582
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Foster Genealogy, p.492

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1655
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source: Bates Bulletin, V.5 #2; April 1922; p.87-88.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 2 DEC 1582
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Founders of Early American Families - Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657, p.21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1654/55
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source: Records of the First Church at Dorchester in New England 1636-1734, p.166

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Ancestral Line for Eight Gnerations of Capt. Lemuel Bates, 1720-1820, with some records of his descendants, pp.13-14

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 JAN 1655
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source: New England Historical & Genealogical Society Website, Abstracts of Early Wills; Bates, James, volume 9, 1855, pg. 139; accessed 16 April 2025

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 NOV 1655
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Ancestral Line for Eight Gnerations of Capt. Lemuel Bates, 1720-1820, with some records of his descendants, pp.12-14

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Bates Bulletin, v.2,#2, April 1909; p.5. By Mrs. Katherine A. Bidwell

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Great Migration - Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, The, Vol. A-B; pp. 198-200

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Great Migration - Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, The, Vol. A-B; pp. 198-200

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