James (Bate) Bates Sr (1562 - 1614)

Born 2 Dec 1562 in Lydd, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Martine) Bates — married 6 Jun 1580 in Lydd, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 2 Mar 1614 at age 51 in Lydd, Kent, England

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Biography

James Bates of Lydd, yeoman, born 2 Dec 1562 in Lydd, Kent, England, was the son of John Bates and Mildred Ward.^[1][2]

He died and was buried March 2, 1613/14 at the age of 51 in Lydd, Kent, England.^[2] His will was dated Feb. 27, and proved March 31, 1613/14.^[1]

"His will dated Feb. 27, and proved March 31, 1613/14, gives his wife the use of certain lands; gives Robert, son of his deceased son, Robert, L20; gives his two daughters each L20 and certain lands; and small bequests to the children of his son James. Then, after giving certain lands to his son James, he divides his remaining lands equally between his four other sons, each son's portion apparently being valued at L100. He names his wife Mary executrix and his cousins Clement Bate and Thomas Bate, jurats, of Lydd (sons of his uncle Thomas Bate), overseers of his will."

The will of James Bate, the elder, yeoman, proved 31 March, 1614, to Robert, son of son Robert, deceased, when 21; Judith, daughter of son Robert, not 16; daughters Mary and Rachel, not 21; sons James, Thomas, Edward, Clement and Isaac; William and Richard, sons of son James; Thomasine, daughter of son James. Wife Mary, executrix. Cousins Clement, and Thomas Bate, jurat, overseers.

Family

He married Mary Martine June 5, 1580 at Lydd.^[1][2] They were the parents of thirteen children,^[1]

1. Robert Bates, bapt. March 5, 1580, died between Aug. 4, and Dec. 6, 1610
2. James Bates, bapt. Dec. 2, 1582.
3. Anna Bates, bapt. Aug. 2, 1584; buried July 21, 1586.
4. Anna, bapt. Aug. 21, 1586; buried Nov. 7, 1587.
5. John, bapt. Nov. 17, 1588; buried March 6, 1606.
6. Thomas Bates, bapt. July 19, 1590.
7. Edward Bates, born Oct. 8, 1592; buried Oct. 3, 1616.
8. Clement Bates, bapt. Jan. 22, 1595; died Sept. 17, 1671.^[2]
9. Joseph Bates, bapt. February 3, 1598.
10. Mary Bates, bapt. Aug. 24, 1600.
11. Isaac Bates, bapt. Feb. 21, 1601/02.
12. Rachel Bates, bapt. Feb. 5, 1604.
13. Martha Bates, bapt. Dec. 28, 1605; buried Jan. 15, 1606.

Research Notes

Just James. A prior version of this profile called him "James John Edmund Ward Bates, Sr." At one point in 2014, he was John Bates. At that time, a G2G proposal, generally accepted, was made to change his given name to James. See Proposal to change given name from John to James ... for the sources cited, reporting his name as James. See also the 2021 comment and reply regarding his name.

Wife Mary Martine. James Bate or Bates' wife is presumed Mary Martine, a daughter of James Martin and Joan Adams, otherwise the "Maria Martin alias Batt," a "natural" daughter of James Martin who appeared in court about her father's estate.^[3] For details about the Martin-Adams marriage, see "Biggs Family" in "Notes," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 92 (1938);397, 397n; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Albert Carlos Bates, Ancestral Line for Eight Generations of Capt. Lemuel Bates, 1729-1820 ... (Hartford, 1943), 11; digital images, Hathi Trust.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} American historical society (Incorporated), 1916. Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, biographical--genealogical. Vol. 6. pg 314
3. ↑ John B. Threlfall, Fifty great migration colonists to New England ... (Madison, Wisconsin : J.B. Threlfall, 1990), 45; digital images, FamilySearch Catalog.

• "Richard Bate" in "Genealogical Gleanings in England," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 51 (1897):268-271, at 269-270; digital images, Hathi Trust.
• "Biggs Family" in "Notes," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 92 (1938);397, 397n; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - Ellery Bicknell Crane, ed. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County Massachusetts with a History of Worcester Society Ancestry.com.
• Lydd Parish Register printed in "The Bates Bulletin" Series III Vol 1, Number 1, October, 1917.
• Lydd Parish Register 1557-1632 printed in "The Bates Bulletin" Series III Vol 1, Number 1, October, 1917. "Ancestry of James and Clement Bates" p. 7.