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James Bates 1555 – 1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1555

Birth Location: Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England

Death Date: 2 Mar 1614

Death Location: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England

Father: John Bate

Mother: Mildred Bate

Spouse(s): Mary Martine

Children(s): Roberts Bates, Anna Bates, Anna Bates, John Bates, Thomas Bates, Edward Bates, Clement Bates, Joseph Bates, Mary Bates, Isaac Bates, Rachel Bates, Martha Bates

James Bates was born in 1555 in Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England, the child of John Bate and Mildred Bate. James Bates married Mary Adams Martine, and had children including Roberts Bates, Anna Bates, Anna Bates, John Bates, Thomas Bates, Edward Bates, Clement Bates, Joseph Bates, Mary Bates, Isaac Bates, Rachel Bates, Martha Bates. James Bates passed away in 1614 in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • James Bates was born in 1555 in Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England, the child of John Bate and Mildred Bate.
  • James Bates married Mary Adams Martine, and had children including Roberts Bates, Anna Bates, Anna Bates, John Bates, Thomas Bates, Edward Bates, Clement Bates, Joseph Bates, Mary Bates, Isaac Bates, Rachel Bates, Martha Bates.
  • James Bates passed away in 1614 in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England.

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James Bates's Ancestors

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James Bates
1555 – 1614
Birth Place: Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England
Parents
John Bate
1521 – 1580
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Mildred Bate
1526 – 1577
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bates's Descendants

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James Bates (2 Dec 1555 – 2 Mar 1614) m. Mary (Adams) Martine (10 Apr 1563 – 22 Jul 1609)
  1. 1. Roberts Bates (abt 1580 – 1610)
  2. 2. Anna Bates (1584 – 1586)
  3. 3. Anna Bates (1586 – 1587)
  4. 4. John Bates (1588 – 1606)
  5. 5. Thomas Bates (1590 – )
  6. 6. Edward Bates (8 Oct 1592 – 1616)
  7. 7. Clement Bates (22 Jan 1595 – 17 Sep 1671) m. Anna Dalrymple (22 Jan 1595 – 1 Oct 1669)
    1. 1. James Bates (1621 – ) m. Ruth Lyford (abt 1619 – )
    2. 2. Clement Bates (1623 – Nov 1639)
    3. 3. John Bates (1624 – Dec 1624)
    4. 4. Rachel Bates (1628 – Jun 1647)
    5. 5. Joseph Bates (28 Sep 1628 – 30 Apr 1706) m. Esther Hilliard (25 Mar 1642 – 9 Jun 1709)
      1. 1. Joseph Bates (28 Sep 1660 – 3 Aug 1713) m. Mary Lincoln (27 Mar 1661 – Mar 1752)
      2. 2. Esther Bates (29 Aug 1663 – )
      3. 3. Caleb Bates (30 Mar 1666 – 15 Aug 1747) m. Mary Lane (29 Sep 1671 – 11 Dec 1715) m. Sarah Sprague (23 May 1674 – )
        1. 1. Comfort Bates (2 Mar 1692 – )
        2. 2. Mary Bates (26 May 1694 – )
        3. 3. David Bates (25 Sep 1698 – 18 Sep 1760) m. Patience Farrow (7 Jun 1701 – 21 Jan 1757)
        4. 4. John Bates (3 Dec 1700 – )
        5. 5. Ruth Bates
        6. 6. Caleb Bates
      4. 4. Clement Bate
    6. 6. Benjamin Bates (1632 – ) m. Jan Weeks
    7. 7. Samuel Bates (24 Mar 1638 – ) m. Lydia Lapham
  8. 8. Joseph Bates (1598 – )
  9. 9. Mary Bates (1600 – )
  10. 10. Isaac Bates (1601 – )
  11. 11. Rachel Bates (1604 – 28 May 1676) m. William Bachelder (1597 – 20 Feb 1669)
    1. 1. Rachel Batchelder (abt 1640 – 5 Feb 1673) m. Phillip (Wood) Atwood (1620 – 1 February 1700)
      1. 1. Philip Atwood (Sep 1658 – 13 Apr 1722) m. Sarah Tenney (7 Oct 1665 – 2 Apr 1739)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Atwood (13 Apr 1689 – 25 May 1777) m. James Head (1683 – 16 Sep 1743)
    2. 2. Susanna Bachelder (abt 1642 – 8 Jul 1668) m. John Lawrence (1610 – 11 Jul 1667)
      1. 1. Abigail Lawrence (11 Jan 1666 – )
      2. 2. Susanna Lawrence (3 Jul 1667 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Bachelder (20 Jun 1644 – 11 Sep 1688)
  12. 12. Martha Bates (1605 – 1606)

James Bates's Timeline

4 Records

1555
2 Dec 1555
Birth of James Bates in Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England
Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England
1580
6 Jun 1580
Age 25
James Bates was married
None
1614
2 Mar 1614
Age 59
Death of James Bates in Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
1850
1850-1907
Age 295
James Bates resided here in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1555
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6161.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1580

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850-1907
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1614
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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