John Bates1 
b. 9 January 1641/42, d. 11 April 1722
John Bates|b. 9 Jan 1641/42\nd. 11 Apr 1722|p906.htm|Edward Bates|b. 1616\nd. a 28 Apr 1644|p963.htm|Lydia (—?—) (Bates-Fletcher)|d. 12 Oct 1704|p964.htm|||||||||||||
6th great-grandfather of Louise Underwood.
8th great-grandfather of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
- Appears on charts:
- Pedigree for Louise Underwood
John Bates was born on 9 January 1641/42 in Boston, Massachusetts.4 He was the son of Edward Bates and Lydia (—?—) (Bates-Fletcher).2,3 He was baptized on 23 January 1641/42 in First Church, Boston, Massachusetts; "aged about 14 days."5,2 He married Mary Farwell, daughter of Deacon Henry Farwell and Olive Welby, on 22 December 1665 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.6,7,5 He died on 11 April 1722 in Chelmsford "aged about 80 years."8,5
In his will dated 18 July 1716, John Bates calls himself a "cooper" and gives his age as "seventy-four years or thereabouts." He mentions his son John, daughters Mary Cleveland, Elizabeth Richardson, and Sarah Butterfield. He also wills to the children of Lydia Cotton "that shall be alive at my death," from which it appears that she was then deceased. His son-in-law Jonathan Richardson was named sole executor.9
In his will dated 18 July 1716, John Bates calls himself a "cooper" and gives his age as "seventy-four years or thereabouts." He mentions his son John, daughters Mary Cleveland, Elizabeth Richardson, and Sarah Butterfield. He also wills to the children of Lydia Cotton "that shall be alive at my death," from which it appears that she was then deceased. His son-in-law Jonathan Richardson was named sole executor.9
Children of John Bates and Mary Farwell
- Mary Bates+9 b. 8 May 1667, d. 20 Jul 1743
- John Bates9 b. 22 Dec 1668, d. 1 May 1722
- Elizabeth Bates+1 b. 22 Dec 1671, d. 9 May 1722
- Lydia Bates9 b. 25 Feb 1673
- Sarah Bates+ 9 b. 1677/78, d. 5 Apr 1735
- Rebecca Bates9 d. 6 Jul 1682
Citations
- [S166] John Adams Vinton, The Richardson Memorial, Comprising a Full History and Genealogy of the Posterity of the Three Brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson, Who Came from England, and United with Others in the Foundation of Woburn, Massachusetts, in the Year 1641, of John Richardson, of Medfield, 1679, of Amos Richardson, of Boston, 1640, of Edward and William Richardson, of Newbury, 1643, with Notices of Richardsons in England and Elsewhere (Portland, Maine: Brown Thurston & Co., 1876), 48.
- [S185] William S. Appleton, ed., Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699, Boston Births, 1700-1800, 2 volumes in 1 (Boston: The Registry Department of the City of Boston, 1883 and 1894; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978), 12.
- [S170] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-16?? (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996-200?). The Great Migration Study Project is ongoing. Several volumes have been published in hardcopy, and new sketches appear frequently in the "Great Migration Newsletter" (online subscription or hardcopy). The database is online and may be viewed at New England Ancestors.org or Ancestry.com, both of which are subscription sites. It is also available in hardcover and CD-ROM from NEHGS.
- [S185] William S. Appleton, Boston VR, 12, calculated from baptism record.
- [S184] Jane Harter Abbott and Lillian M. Wilson, compilers, A History of Henry Farwell and His Wife Olive (Welby) Farwell of Boston, England, and Concord and Chelmsford, Mass. 1605-1927, 2 volumes (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Company, 1929), 1: 45.
- [S111] Essex Institute, Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1914), 226.
- [S170] Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins, citing Farwell Genealogy, 1: 45.
- [S111] Chelmsford VR (published), 364.
- [S184] Jane Harter Abbott and Lillian M. Wilson, Farwell Family, 45.
