Some have said that Elizabeth was a Winston, however, there is no documentary evidence that supports that claim. The only documentation which suggests his wife MAY have been Elizabeth Winston is that William Winston witnessed John's will, therefore UNKNOWN is the correct LNAB
Sources
WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-68974 created through the import of MOORMAN FAMILY.GED on May 31, 2011 by Mary Elizabeth Stewart. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mary Elizabeth and others.
Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person 1607-1624/5 Fourth Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
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Name: John Bates
Gender: Male
Birth Place: En
Birth Year: 1598
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Winston
Number Pages: 1
Source Citation
Source number: 19.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WRI
Source Information
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
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Name: John Bates
Gender: Male
Birth Place: En
Birth Year: 1598
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Winston
Number Pages: 1
Katharine you may find this documentation Which appears on John Bates-40's helpful:
Disputed Parents
It has been claimed that John Bates of Virginia was the son of James Bate(s) and Mary Martine. However, it appears that this couple's son John was buried 6 Mar. 1606, which would mean that James and Mary couldn't have been the parents of John, whose known children don't include a James or a Mary.[1]
Winston-4 and Unknown-194084 appear to represent the same person because: These two are the same women. I posted a question on G2G a year ago, and no one had any evidence that John's wife was a Winston. I have protected Unknown as her LNAB. Please merge. After the merge, I will disconnect her from her Winston parents. Thanks.
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 No Image Text-only collection Add alternate information Report issue Name: John Bates Gender: Male Birth Place: En Birth Year: 1598 Spouse Name: Elizabeth Winston Number Pages: 1
It looks like a merge was also pending from the below notes?
Disputed Parents
It has been claimed that John Bates of Virginia was the son of James Bate(s) and Mary Martine. However, it appears that this couple's son John was buried 6 Mar. 1606, which would mean that James and Mary couldn't have been the parents of John, whose known children don't include a James or a Mary.[1]