Jacob Bates (1710 - abt. 1795)

Born 20 Aug 1710 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Lincoln (Clark) Bates — married 19 Nov 1730 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 16 Jul 1795 at about age 84 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Jacob Bates was born on 20 August 1710 in Hingham. He was the son of Joshua and Rachel (Tower) Bates.^[1][2]

He was the husband of Mary (Marah) Clark. They married 19 Nov 1730 at Hingham.^[3][1]Children:

1. Mary Bates
2. Rachel Bates
3. Simeon Bates
4. Obadiah Bates
5. James Bates
6. Lydia Bates
7. Elijah Bates
8. John Bates
9. Jacob Bates
10. Israel Bates
11. Elizabeth Bates

He resided in the second precinct, later to become Cohasset.^[1]

Constable in 1745.^[1]

Late in life he removed to Attleboro, and then to Dudley.^[1]

His death date, the 16th of July, 1795, is recorded on his gravestone in the Bates Cemetery, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut.^[4] However, the previous note & death location of Dudley, MA, is incorrect. His probate records state that he was "late of Thompson", Windham, CT.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.43
2. ↑ Vital Records of Hingham, MA, Vol. 1, pg. 149, 4th entry.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Hingham, MA, Vol. 1, pg. 247, 3rd entry.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 February 2020), memorial page for Jacob Bates (20 Aug 1710–16 Jul 1795), Find A Grave: Memorial #11567289, citing Bates Cemetery, Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Marilyn Cavanaugh (contributor 47704264)
5. ↑ Worcester County, MA, Probate Papers, Case Number 4372.

Also see:

• U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93;
• Hatcher, Patricia Law Original data - Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.