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James Bate 1582 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 02 Dec 1582

Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Death Date: 26 Nov 1655

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Bate

Mother: Mary Martine

Spouse(s): Alice Glover

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

The story of James Bate began in 1582 in Lydd, Kent, England. James Bate married Alice Glover, and had children including Thomazine Bate, Richard Bate, William Bate, Richard Bate, Lydia Bate, Mary Bate, Margaret Bate, John Bate, James Bate. James Bate passed away in 1655 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Bate began in 1582 in Lydd, Kent, England.
  • James Bate married Alice Glover, and had children including Thomazine Bate, Richard Bate, William Bate, Richard Bate, Lydia Bate, Mary Bate, Margaret Bate, John Bate, James Bate.
  • James Bate passed away in 1655 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bate's Ancestors

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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 Ward
– 1577
England
James Martin
– 1583
Joan Adam
– 1582
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Bate
– 1532
William Adam
Alice Baker
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bate
– 1522

James Bate's Descendants

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James Bate (Bef. 02 Dec 1582 – 26 Nov 1655) m. Alice Glover (1583 – 14 Aug 1657)
  1. 1. Thomazine Bate (1605 – )
  2. 2. Richard Bate (1607 – 06 Mar 1656)
  3. 3. William Bate (1607 – 29 Sep 1625)
  4. 4. Richard Bate (1609 – 06 Mar 1656/57) m. Susan Isham ( – Aug 1636)
  5. 5. Lydia Bate (1615 – )
  6. 6. Mary Bate (1618 – 04 Jan 1702/03) m. Hopestill Foster (1621 – 15 Oct 1676)
    1. 1. Patience Foster (16 Jul 1646 – 15 Aug 1703) m. Thomas Brown (22 Mar 1645 – 07 May 1709)
      1. 1. Patience Brown (26 Feb 1672 – 13 Nov 1722)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Brown (17 Mar 1678 – ) m. Hopestill(3) Bent (17 Jan 1672 – 18 Aug 1725)
        1. 1. Peter(4) Bent (17 May 1703 – ) m. Mary Parris (20 Dec 1703 – Bef. 17 Jun 1774) m. Sarah Willard
    2. 2. James Foster (13 Apr 1651 – 04 Oct 1732)
    3. 3. Comfort Foster
    4. 4. John Foster
  7. 7. Margaret Bate (1621 – ) m. Christopher Gibson ( – 1674)
  8. 8. John Bate (1623 – )
  9. 9. James Bate (1624 – )
    1. 1. Mary Bate
    2. 2. James Bate

James Bate's Timeline

5 Records

1582
Bef. 02 Dec 1582
Birth of James Bate in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1582
02 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, USA
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 02 Dec 1582
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1582
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 5
    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 6
    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 7
    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 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Foster Genealogy, p.492

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

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1655
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6

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