Susanna (Putnam) Bate (1610 - 1704)

Born Jan 1610 in Tring, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Bate — married 26 Jan 1632 in Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1704 at age 94 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Susan/Susanna Putnam was born in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, the daughter of Richard and Susan (Brown) Putnam and baptized there on January 28, 1609/10. ^[1]

Her father Richard Putnam of Drayton Co., Buckinghamshire, England wrote his will on November 10, 1625, he left L20 to all his daughters when they reach the age of 22 years, including daughter Susan. ^[1][2]

She married Edward Bate of Aston Clinton at Drayton on January 26, 1631/2. He was baptized at Aston Clinton on November 23, 1606, son of William and Margery (Phillips) Bate. ^[1]

Sometime after the birth of their son John in England the family migrated to Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay where her husband Edward was made a freeman on March 13, 1638/9. ^[1]

Her husband Edward died at Weymouth on March 25, 1686. ^[1]

Edward Bate of Weymouth wrote his will on October 22, 1683. In it he names: ^[3]

• wife Susannah
• Jehosabeth (my impotent daughter)
• grandchild John Bate
• grandchild Patience
• grandchild James Stewart
• the rest of my grandchildren
• daughter Anne Stewart
• son John Rogers
• sons Increase and Edward Bate ^[3]

His estate was inventoried on April 6, 1686 and assessed at L657 15s with over L600 in land holdings. ^[3]

Children

1. ___ daughter, buried at Drayton on November 21, 1632. ^{[1] [4]}
2. Susanna baptized at Aston in January 1633/4; married first Nathaniel Blanchard at Charlestown on December 16, 1658; married second Deacon Thomas Bass of Braintree on November 30, 1680. ^{[1] [5]} See Research Notes.
3. John baptized at Aston on February 14, 1635/6; may be the John Bates that married Mary Farwell at Chelmsford on December 22, 1655. (See note). ^{[1] [6]}
4. ?Prudence born at Weymouth on June 11, 1639 according to Savage. ^[1]
5. Increase born on December 28, 1641; died on February 20, 1717/8; married Mary Whitmarsh by 1681. ^{[1] [7]}
6. Mary born ___; died by 1683; married John Rogers on January 8, 1662/3. ^{[1] [3] [8]}
7. Anna born ___; married James Stewart/Stuart. ^{[1] [3]}
8. Edward born on December 10, 1655; died on August 21, 1725; married Elizabeth ___ by 1679. ^[1][7]
9. Jehoshabeth born ___. ^{[1] [3]}

[Note: Re: son John There was a John Bate baptized at Boston in January, 1641, son of an Edward Bate, and another John Bate born January 23, 1642/3 - it is unknown which John married Mary Farwell.]^[1]

Research Notes

Baptism date for daughter Susanna: The article from the American Genealogist reports this date as 22 Jan 1633/4.^[1] The transcript of the original record shown on FindMyPast.com reads 12 Jan 1633 (1634).^[5] The christening date in this profile is reported as Jan 1633/4 until the original record can be reviewed.

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} Nicholson, Frederick J. The English Origin of Macuth (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. in: The American Genealogist. Volume 65, D. L. Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 1990, p. 33-43: 93-6
2. ↑ A History of the Putnam Family in England and America. Recording ..., Volume 1 By Eben Putnam. Page lv1 https://books.google.ca/books?id=YN4UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=richard&f=false
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Case 1473: p. 1-6: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
4. ↑ Miss Bate in the Buckinghamshire Burial Index. Citing Buckinghamshire Archives, Register year range 1576-1830, Reference ID D/A/T/72, 21 Nov 1632. Transcript available on FindMyPast.com ($).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Susanna Bate in the Buckinghamshire Baptism Index. Citing Buckinghamshire Archives, Register year range 1575-1752, Reference ID D/A/T/9, 12 Jan 1633. Transcript available on FindMyPast.com ($).
6. ↑ John Bate in the Buckinghamshire Baptism Index. Citing Buckinghamshire Archives, Register year range 1575-1752, Reference ID PR8/1/1, 14 Feb 1635. Transcript available on FindMyPast.com ($).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} The New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Volume I - Births (Boston, Mass. 1910)(Free e-book) p. 20
8. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Volume II - Marriages (Boston, Mass. 1910)(Free e-book) p. 166

See also:

• Putnam, Eben. A history of the Putnam family in England and America, The Salem press Publishing and Printing Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1891, p. lvi
• Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9841&h=167220558&tid=158641912&pid=302079856098&hid=1013465839952&usePUB=true&_phsrc=zly125&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true
• Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3824/gpc_supptorreysnewengmarr1-0023/900184026

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Alyson X, John Albee and all who contributed to this profile.