Henry Batte (abt. 1643 - bef. 1699)

Born about 1643 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lound) Batte — married [date unknown] in Virginia

Descendants

Died before Apr 1699 before about age 56 in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Henry Batte was a Virginia colonist.

Henry Batte is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

Birth and Parents

Henry was the son of John Batte and Martha Mallory.^[1][2][3] His birth date is uncertain: Douglas Richardson estimates it at about 1643. He was probably born in Birstall, Yorkshire where his father's main residence lay ^[1][2] and where his older brother William was baptised.^[3][4] He was the second son called Henry: the first, Henry Batte-28, was baptised at Birstall, Yorkshire on 13 August 1628^[3][5] and buried there on 8 September 1629.^[3][6]

Emigration to Virginia

Henry emigrated to Virginia with his father and siblings in 1649.^[1][2]

Marriage and Chidren

Henry married Mary Lound, daughter of Henry Lound of Henrico County, Virigina and his wife Ann.^[1][2] They had at least the following children:

• William,^[1][2][7] who married Mary Stratton in Henrico County on 1 May 1704^[8]
• Henry^[1][2][7]
• John, named in Henry's will^[7] but not listed by Douglas Richardson^[1][2]
• Mary,^[7] who married John Poythress^[1][2]
• Elizabeth,^[7] who married William Ligon^[1][2]
• Ann,^[7] who married Edward Stratton^[1][2]
• Rachel,^[7] who married James Parham^[1][2]
• Sarah,^[7] who married Abraham Jones^[1][2]
• Martha who married John Peterson - Henry's will refers to a "daughter Peterson":^[7] she is not listed by Douglas Richardson^[1][2]

Life in Virginia

On 29 August 1665 or 1668 Henry and his brother Thomas were given a patent for 5878 acres on the south side of the James River in Appamattock, Charles City County, Virginia. This was for the importation of 118 persons into the colony, among them, William Bate, Jur. 2 times, Martha Bate, Jno. Bate, Senior, Jno Batte, Junr. Henry Batte, Tho Batte."^[9]

In 1679 Henry, described as "Capt.", was granted the administration of the estate of John Peterson, father of the John Peterson whom Henry's daughter Martha married.^[10]

Henry was an officer in the Virginia militia.^[11] He was a member of the Viriginia House of Burgesses representing Charles City County, in 1685-6,^[12][13] 1691-2^[12] and 1695.^[1][2]

Death and Will

Henry's will was dated 10 June 1695 and proved in April 1699.^[7] In it, among other provisions, he:

• described himself as of the parish of Bristol in Charles City County, Virgia
• gave his wife Mary a life interest in the plantation he lived on and some other his lands, with them passing to his son Henry on her death
• left other lands to his sons William and John and his daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Anne, Rachel and Sarah Batte
• left a mare and her "increase" [offspring] to his "Daughter Peterson": this will be Martha - she was not bequeathed any of Henry's lands, and one can guess that she may have received her share of them on her marriage
• entrusted the residue of his estate to his wife during her widowhood, with her permanently entitled to a fifth. Of the other four-fifths, an eighth was to be paid to his son Henry when he requested it, and the other children were to become entitled to an eighth each when they reached the age of 21. If she remarried, she was to have a fifth, with the remainder divided equally between "my three sons Henry William and John and five daughters Mary Elizabeth Anne Rachell and Sarah Batte".
• appointed his wife as sole executor

Henry's wife survived him.^[1][2]

Research Notes

Inaccurate Webpage on the Batte Family

This page on the web on the Batte family has a lot of incorrect information and should not be trusted.

Wife's Death Date

Richardson states that Henry’s wife died before before 10 September 1720:^[1][2] on that date some of her daughters and their husbands made a deed relating to land Henry had owned.^[14] Richardson presumably believes this signifies that Henry’s wife died before then, and that this led to lands passing into her daughters' possession. This is, though, not necessarily the case. Under the terms of his will, five of his daughters were entitled to a share of Henry’s lands on his death, and to a share of the residue when they reached 21. Henry’s wife was left a life interest in some of his lands, but his will stipulated that this should pass to his son Henry on her death.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. III, p. 123, MALLORY 14.iii.c, Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. II, p. 314, CORNWALL 19.iii
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} J W Clay. Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with additions, Vol. I, William Pollard, 1899, p. 354, Internet Archive
4. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Ancestry.co.uk and linked parish register image: the transcript mistakenly lists the last name as Boswell; the image is clear that his father was John "Bat of Okewell"
5. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Ancestry.co.uk: the transcript mis-transcribes last name as Balter
6. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Ancestry.co.uk
7. ↑ ^{7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10} Charles City County Record Book, 1692-1700, Transcript of will: Library of Virginia, Digital Collections, accessed 23 March 2022: last page of the second transcription and first page of the third
8. ↑ Virginia marriage records
9. ↑ William Clayton Torrence. Henrico County, Virginia: Beginnings of Its Families: Part I in 'William and Mary College Quarterly', Vol. XXIV, No. 2, 1915, pp. 140-141, Internet Archive
10. ↑ John Bennett Boddie. Historical Southern Families, Vol. I, 1957 (reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967), p. 159, Ancestry
11. ↑ Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982, p. 748, footnote 1, Google Books
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Jamestowne Society: ​Batt/Batte, Henry - A605; Charles City Co.: 1685-86, 1691-92 (Burgess): accessed 22 May 2020
13. ↑ 'Burgesses and Other Prominent Persons' in Encycopedia of Virginia Biography, compiled by Lyon Gardinr Tyler, Vol. I, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915, web, accessed 23 March 2022
14. ↑ The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. XXIX, 1921, p. 102, Internet Archive

Acknowledgments

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 23 March 2022.

Henry Batte is listed in Magna Carta Ancestry as a Gateway Ancestor (vol. I, pages xxiii-xxix) and was identified by the Magna Carta Project as being in trails to Magna Carta Surety Barons Saher de Quincy and Robert de Vere that were project-approved/badged in May 2015 and re-reviewed in March 2022. Trails from the Batte Gateways to William d'Aubigny, Robert de Ros and Robert FitzWalter were developed and badged in 2022. The Batte Gateways also appear as Gateways in an second Richardson-documented trail to Saher de Quincy (vol. III, pages 114-123 MALLORY) that was badged in October 2022. The trails are set out below.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".

Magna Carta Trails

Badged trail to Quincy and Vere (2015):

Gateway Ancestors:

Henry Batte (badged/100% 5-star, re-reviewed 23 March 2022)

Thomas Batte (badged/100% 5-star, re-reviewed 21 March 2022)

1. The Batte brothers were sons of Martha Mallory (badged/100% 5-star, re-reviewed 25 March 2022)

2. Martha was the daughter of Thomas Mallory (badged/5-star, re-reviewed 27 Mar 2022)

3. Thomas was the son of William Mallory (badged/5-star, re-reviewed 29 March 2022)

4. William was the son of William Mallory (badged/5-star, re-reviewed 31 March 2022)

5. William was the son of John Mallory (badged/5-star, re-reviewed 2 April 2022)

6. John was the son of Joan Constable (badged/5-star, re-reviewed 2 April 2022)

7. Joan was the daughter of Lora FitzHugh (badged/5-star, re-reviewed 5 April 2022)

8. Lora was the daughter of Margery Willoughby (badged/5-star, re-reviewed 7 April 2022)

9. Margery was the daughter of Lucy Strange (badged/5-star, re-reviewed 7 April 2022)

10. Lucy was the daughter of Aline FitzAlan (badged/5-star, re-reviewed 8 April 2022)

11. Aline was the daughter of Alice de Warenne (badged/100% 5-star)

12. Alice was the daughter of Joan de Vere (badged/100% 5-star)

13. Joan was the daughter of Robert de Vere (badged/100% 5-star)

14. Robert was the son of Hawise de Quincy (badged/100% 5-star)

15. Hawise was the daughter of Magna Carta Surety Saher de Quincy

14. Robert de Vere was the son of Hugh de Vere (badged/100% 5-star)

15. Hugh was the son of Magna Carta Surety Robert de Vere

Badged trail to Aubigny:

9. Margery Willoughby is a daughter of William Willoughby (badged/R&A 10 Apr 2022)

10. William is the son of Margery Zouche (badged/100% 5-star, re-reviewed 12 April 2022)

11. Margery is the daughter of Elizabeth de Ros (badged/5-star, re-reviewed 14 April 2022)

12. Elizabeth is the daughter of William de Roos (badged/100% 5-star)

13. William is the son of William de Ros (badged/re-reviewed 22 Dec 2019)

14. William is the son of Isabel de Albini (badged/re-reviewed 27 Dec 2019)

15. Isabel is the daughter of William d'Aubigny (badged/re-reviewed 27 Dec 2019)

16. William is the son of Magna Carta Surety William d'Aubigny

NOTE: this trail also leads to the Clares, Vere, Lacy, Ros and Quincy

Badged trails to Ros and FitzWalter (2022):

8. Lora FitzHugh is the daughter of William FitzHugh (badged/R&A 18 Sep 2022)

9. William is the son of Henry FitzHugh (badged/R&A 20 Sep 2022)

10. Henry is the son of Joan Scrope (badged/R&A 23 Sep 2022)

11. Joan is the daughter of Henry le Scrope (badged/100% 5-star)

12. Henry is the son of Ivette de Ros (badged/100% 5-star)

13. Ivette is the daughter of William de Ros (badged/100% 5-star)

14. William is the son of William de Roos (badged/100% 5-star)

15. William is the son of Magna Carta Surety Robert de Ros

9. William FitzHugh is the son of Elizabeth Grey (badged Mar 2022)

10. Elizabeth is the daughter of Robert de Grey (badged Mar 2022)

11. Robert is the son of John Grey (badged Mar 2022/developed 2020)

12. John is the son of Margaret de Oddingseles (badged/100% 5-star)

13. Margaret is the daughter of Ela FitzWalter (badged/100% 5-star)

14. Ela is the daughter of Walter FitzRobert (badged/100% 5-star)

15. Walter is the son of Magna Carta Surety Robert FitzWalter

Badged Richardson-documented trail to Quincy (MCA III:114-124):

7. Joan Constable was the daughter of John Constable (trail pending/R&A 29 Sep 2022)

8. John was the son of Margaret Umfreville (trail pending/R&A 3 Oct 2022)

9. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Umfreville (trail pending/R&A 7 Oct 2022)

10. Thomas was the son of Thomas de Umfreville (trail pending/R&A 7 Oct 2022)

11. Thomas was the son of Robert de Umfreville (trail pending/R&A 9 Oct 2022)

12. Robert was the son of Elizabeth Comyn (trail pending/R&A 11 Oct 2022)

13. Elizabeth was the daughter of Elizabeth de Quincy (trail pending/100% 5-star)

14. Elizabeth was the daughter of Roger de Quincy (badged/100% 5-star)

15. Roger was the son of Magna Carta Surety Saher de Quincy

* Also connected to these trails are the Magna Carta Trails to the Mallory Gateways.