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William Bates 1646 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1646

Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1684

Death Location: Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: John Bates

Mother: Elizabeth Winston

Spouse(s): Martha Willard

Children(s): Catherine Bates, John Bates

The story of William Bates began in 1646 in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America. William Bates married Martha Willard, and had children including Catherine Bates, John Bates. William Bates passed away in 1684 in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bates began in 1646 in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • William Bates married Martha Willard, and had children including Catherine Bates, John Bates.
  • William Bates passed away in 1684 in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bates
1600 – 1667
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Winston
1605 – 1701
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Willard
1650 – 1674
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Catherine Bates
1674 – 1740
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
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John Bates
– 1745
Birth Location: –
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William Bates's Ancestors

Self
William Bates
1646 – 1684
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
John Bates
1600 – 1667
England
Elizabeth Winston
1605 – 1701
England
Grandparents
Isaac (William) Winston
1570 – 1628
Dorset, England
Mary (Elizabeth Ann) Dabney
1568 – 1650
Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bates's Descendants

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William Bates (1646 – 1684) m. Martha Willard (1650 – 1674)
  1. 1. Catherine Bates (1674 – 1740) m. George (Robert) Isham (1677 – 1703)
    1. 1. Ann Isham (27 NOV 1700 – 23 JUL 1771) m. William (Arthur) Smith (1688 – 15 OCT 1751)
      1. 1. Josiah Smith (19 DEC 1728 – 14 OCT 1818) m. Elizabeth Collier (19 DEC 1728 – 1775) m. Jemima Dorcas (ABT 1735 – AFT 1821)
        1. 1. Susannah Smith (1773 – 1850) m. William (Mitchell) Norwood (ABT 1771 – 8 NOV 1850)
        2. 2. Ann Smith (14 NOV 1750 – BEF 12 OCT 1798)
        3. 3. Charles Smith (20 SEP 1752 – 20 OCT 1850) m. Jane Bunch (9 DEC 1754 – 29 MAY 1794) m. Jean William (1762 – 1818)
        4. 4. William Smith (22 APR 1754 – 26 JAN 1836) m. Elizabeth Vines (27 JUN 1753 – BEF 1831) m. Nancy Boyd (ABT 1750 – 2 SEP 1839)
        5. 5. Isaac Smith (12 JUN 1756 – FEB 1831) m. Mary Selleck (12 JUN 1756 – 2 FEB 1833)
        6. 6. Ann Smith (1758 – 1785)
        7. 7. Sarah Smith (14 NOV 1760 – 1806) m. John Lloyd (1760 – 28 OCT 1806) m. John Lloyd (1757 – 28 OCT 1808)
        8. 8. Lucinda (Jessie "Lucy") Smith (1762 – 1844) m. Joseph Howell (12 JUL 1761 – 16 OCT 1818)
        9. 9. Rosanna Smith (ABT 1763 – 1800) m. Samuel (Givens) Bell (19 JAN 1756 – 19 APR 1843)
        10. 10. Smith (1764 – BEF 1875)
        11. 11. Martha Smith (1764 – ) m. Abraham Summerford (1770 – 1820)
        12. 12. Judith Smith (4 JAN 1767 – 1844) m. Joseph (Josiah) French (17 AUG 1760 – 24 JAN 1838)
        13. 13. Smith (1768 – 1818)
        14. 14. Lucinda (Lucy) Smith-Howell (1768 – )
        15. 15. Myhill Smith (11 APR 1769 – 11 SEP 1847) m. Judith (11 FEB 1776 – 14 FEB 1816) m. Sarah ("Sally") Spell (ABT 1795 – 18 JUL 1881)
        16. 16. Elizabeth (Ann) Smith (1770 – 1841) m. John (David) Hampton (1767 – 1827)
      2. 2. Cuthbert Smith (1715 – 27 NOV 1780) m. Mary Chamberlain (1727 – 10 DEC 1761) m. Tabitha Smith (1725 – AFT 1772)
      3. 3. James Smith (6 DEC 1719 – )
      4. 4. Sarah Smith (1720 – )
      5. 5. Lucy Smith (1722 – )
      6. 6. Mary Smith (1724 – BEF JAN 1750)
      7. 7. William Smith (1724 – )
      8. 8. Alexander Smith (17 NOV 1725 – )
      9. 9. Isham Smith (1726 – 2 APR 1795) m. Patience Drew (ABT 1743 – ABT 1801)
      10. 10. Margaret Smith (5 SEP 1727 – )
      11. 11. John Smith (19 DEC 1728 – ) m. Elizabeth Darling (MAR 1726 – )
      12. 12. Peter Smith (1730 – 1802) m. Bathsheba Foster (1732 – 1802)
      13. 13. Mary Smith (1730 – ) m. William Montgomery (1703 – MAR 1780)
      14. 14. James Smith (25 AUG 1730 – )
      15. 15. Mary Smith (22 APR 1732 – )
      16. 16. William (Isham) Smith (1732 – 29 NOV 1815) m. Mary Claypool (22 JUL 1737 – 3 MAR 1795)
      17. 17. Janet Smith (27 JAN 1734 – ABT 1772) m. Thomas Lumsden (30 JUL 1729 – 1778)
      18. 18. Jean Smith (16 APR 1739 – )
      19. 19. Joseph Smith (1740 – 19 OCT 1815)
      20. 20. Lucy Smith (1742 – 7 OCT 1825)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Isham (1702 – )
  2. 2. John Bates ( – BET 6 APR 1745 AND 17 SEP 1746) m. Ann

William Bates's Timeline

2 Records

1646
1646
Birth of William Bates in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
1684
1684
Age 38
Death of William Bates in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
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