Joseph Bate (abt. 1628 - 1706)

Born about 28 Sep 1628 in Biddenden, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hester (Hilliard) Bate — married 28 Jan 1657 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1706 at about age 77 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Spelling of the Name

The baptism records in England spell the name, Bate, and Robert C. Anderson in his Great Migration series spells the name, Bate.^[1] Some of the older secondary sources use the spelling, Bates, and some of the later generations appear to have adopted this spelling. Per Albert C. Bates, "The addition of the final "s" appears to be an American innovation, often making its first appearance with the second generation of the family born in this country, although the time of change is in nowise uniform."^[2]

NEHGS purchased in 1917 a copy of the transcription of the vital records of Hingham, in two volumes, extracted by Reuben Hersey (1780-1844) who began the project around 1832 and finished in 1844.^[3] The original record is no longer extant, and in Hershey's transcription, Joseph's name in his death record appears to have been spelled "Bates." Torrey always spelled the name, "Bates," in New England Marriages Prior to 1700, although we know Joseph's marriage record was spelled, "Bate."^[4] Regardless of some of these transcriptions, we have excellent evidence that the first generations spelled the name, "Bate."

Origin

Joseph Bate was baptized on at Biddenden on 28 September 1628, a son of Clement Bate and his wife, Anna (Unknown).^[1][5]

Immigration

Joseph sailed aboard the Elizabeth which departed England on April 17, 1635. The passenger list included Joseph's parents, Clement and Anna, who were both 40 years old when they immigrated, and their five children: James age 14, Clement age 12, Rachell age 8, Joseph age 5, and Ben age 2. They also had two other passengers in their group who were listed as servants: Jo Winchester age 19 and Jarvice Gold age 30.^[6] The family settled at Hingham, Massachusetts.

Marriage

Joseph Bate married at Hingham ___ Jan 1657/8 to Esther Hilliard^[7][8] (b Mar 25 1640 Boston MA d Jun 03 1709 Hingham), daughter of William and Hester Hilliard.^[9]

The Boston Records: Hingham Marriages report that Joseph Bate married on "28 11 57" to Hester Hilliard.^[10]

Death and Legacy

Joseph died on 30 Apr 1706 at Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^[11]

Executor was his son, Joshua.^[11] His will dated 24 April 1706 names sons Joseph, Caleb, Joshua and Clement and four daughters (unnamed) and loving wife Esther. ^[12]

Property and Positions

Joseph lived at Cohasset where he was a farmer. He owned 4 slaves who were 12 years and over.^[11]

Joseph was mentioned in records as a bricklayer. He was made a freeman in 1672 Constable, from 1675 to 1678, inc. Selectman, 1671, 1677, 1684, and 1692. Was appointed sexton of the parish in 1673, and served in this capacity until the new meetinghouse was erected.^[9]

He resided on the paternal homestead, South Street, Hingham.^[9]

Children

Children of Joseph and Esther:^[11][7][13]

1. Joseph Bate, b 28 Sep 1660; m 3 Jan. 1684, Mary Lincoln, d. of the first Samuel Lincoln^[14]
2. Esther Bate,* b 29 Aug. 1663
3. Caleb Bate,* b 30 Mar. 1666
4. Hannah Bate, b 31 Oct. 1668
5. Joshua Bate, b Hingham 14 Aug 1671, d 23 Sep 1757; mar 15 Jan 1695 to Rachel Tower.
6. Bathsheba Bate, b 26 Jan. 1674
7. Clement Bate, b. 22 Sept. 1676
8. Eleanor Bate, b 25 Aug. 1679, d. 8 Sept. 1679
9. Abigail Bate, b. 16 Oct. 1680

*Record (Hobart's Journal) actually reports daughter of Joseph Bate born 26 Sep 1663 (Not recorded in the Hingham Vitals.); Joseph Bates son born 30 Mar 1666 (Original Vital Records of Hingham states the name Caleb.)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "Clement Bate," featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Volume 1, A-B, Page 195).
2. ↑ Bates, Albert Carlos, (1943) Ancestral line for eight generations of Capt. Lemuel Bates, 1729-1820, with some records of his descendants. Hartford: HathiTrust.org (Page 12) Caution: contains errors.
3. ↑ Lambert, David, (10 Nov 2006) Hingham Mass Vital Records online at NEHGS.
4. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon and Elizabeth Petty Bentley, New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1985, GoogleBooks.com (Vol 1, Page 52)
5. ↑ French, Elizabeth, transcriber, (1912) "Genealogical Research in England" New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 66. Archive.org (Vol 66, Page 54).
6. ↑ Hotten, John Camden, (1874) The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants ... London: Hotten, Archive.org (Pages 48, 68).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Egan, C. Edward, "The Hobart Journal (Continued from p 25)." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 121. NEHGS, AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 121, Pages 107, 111, 118).
8. ↑ Note: this record immediately follows a marriage record dated 8 Jan 1657/8, so Anderson assumes this marriage may have taken place on that date or later in the month.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.39
10. ↑ (1859) "Boston Records." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register , Vol 13. Archive.org NEHGS, (Vol 13, Page 215).
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3} Grosvenor, E.B., (1913) "One Line of Bates Men." Genealogy: A Weekly Journal of American Ancestry, Volumes 3-5. W.M. Clemens, Archive.org (Vol 3, No. 1, Page 1).
12. ↑ 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) Case 3043: Will
13. ↑ Original Vital Records of Hingham, MA, pgs, 8, 16, 23, 30, 38, 51½. Joseph, Ester & Abigail are not recorded.
14. ↑ Savage, James A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, Volume 1. USGenNet.org (Vol 1, Pgs 134-44, Bartram - Beachen).

See also:

• The Bates Bulletin, April 1918 pg.42, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/182382-the-bates-bulletin?viewer=1&offset=5#page=9&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=

• Beran, Evelyn, (14 Feb 2000) "Descendants of John Bate." BATES-L Archives, (Info on children) Caution: no sources.

• Bigelow, E. Victor, (1956) A Narrative History of the Town of Cohasset, Massachusetts. [Cohasset] Committee on Town History, Archive.org (Page 109).

• 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) Case 3043: Will

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritage who share a 9.5 cM segment on chromosome 1, consisting of Rene (King) Thompson, Garrett Turner, her 18th cousin and Paul C. Their most recent common ancestor is Clement Bates, the 11th great-grandfather of Rene (King) Thompson, Garrett M. Turner, and Paul C.. Rene is the daughter of Freida Wilder who is the 10th great-granddaughter of the common ancestor Clement Bates.