Laban Bates (1749 - abt. 1832)

Born 30 Oct 1749 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Olive (Wheelock) Bates — married 28 Dec 1768 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 7 Apr 1832 at about age 82 in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Laban was the son of Isaac and Martha (Clark) Bates. He was born in Hingham on 30 Oct 1749.^[1]

He married Olive Wheelock at Mendon, Massachusetts on December 28, 1768. Olive was born there on April 12, 1750, daughter of Peter and Sarah (Taft) Wheelock. ^[2][3] Children:

1. Eli, born on September 19, 1769; married Mrs. Abigail Kelly on October 9, 1792. ^{[2] [4]}
2. Peter, born on June 23, 1771; died on September 27, 1776. ^[4]
3. Nahum born on April 8, 1773; died on January 22, 1847; marriage intentions published to Mrs. Perley Ballou on May 14, 1797. ^{[4] [2]}
4. Liberty, born on July 16, 1775 ^[4]; married Mary Russell on August 11, 1800. ^[2]
5. Sarah born on May 1, 1777; died November 29, 1821; marriage intentions published to Benjamin Hall on January 22, 1797. ^[4]
6. Olive, born on June 23, 1779; marriage intentions published to Nathan Kelley on April 4, 1803. ^[4]
7. Peter, born on March 29, 1782; marriage intentions published to Sybil Hill on Ocotber 2, 1803.^[4]
8. Laban, born on November 5, 1784; married Chloe Sampson, intentions published on September 9, 1804. ^[4]
9. Smith, born on November 28, 1786; died on January 5, 1788^[4]
10. Abigail, born on May 26, 1789; died on October 2, 1842 ^[4]
11. Polly, born on November 8, 1791; married William F. Allen, January 28, 1810. ^[4]
12. Smith, born on October 25, 1794; marriage intentions published to Hannah Ballou on February 5, 1818. ^[4]

In 1775, Laban was a Private, of Bellingham. He marched on the Alarm at Lexington on April 19, 1775, in Captain Jesse Holbrook's Company. Service 7 days. ^[5]

Laban Bates served with 4th Regiment, Suffolk County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Laban Bates is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A007479.

Laban served in 1780 with Captain Amos Ellis's Company, Major Seth Bullard's 4th Suffolk County Regiment: Marched to Tiverton, Rhode Island on the alarm of July 27, 1780. Discharged August 7th after 14 days service. ^{[5] [7]}

Laban died at Bellingham on April 7, 1832.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.42
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Vital Records of Mendon
3. ↑ Wheelock, Walter,. The Wheelock Family in America, 1637-1969, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, 1969, p. 20: 31
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11} Vital Records of Bellingham
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war. A compilation from the archives. Volume 1, Wright and Potter Printing Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1896 p. 794
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R4-C561 : 27 January 2017), Laben Bates, 08 Dec 1776; citing Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,020,750.
7. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 17 Feb 2018), "Record of BATES, LABAN", Ancestor # A007479.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-V4T7 : 29 November 2018), Laban Bates, 7 Apr 1832; citing Death, Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009658.

See also

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 February 2020), memorial page for Laban Bates (30 Oct 1748–7 Apr 1832), Find A Grave: Memorial #23110595, citing Scott Cemetery, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by GrannyT (contributor 46811210)