William
Kates
Sr.
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Barnett) Kates
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Unknown Kates, Samuel Higgs Cates, William Cates Jr., Susan Kates, Elijah H. Kates and Annie (Cates) Curry
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Feb 2018
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William Kates Sr. is part of a Bahamian family.
Biography
The Bahamas DNA website shows a y-DNA connection between William Kates of Rock Sound (Kates -105 b 1825-1836) and Samuel Prior Kates /Kates ( Cates-807) b. 1850
The Bahamas DNA website informs us that
William KATES, Sr. was b. Rock Sound, Eleuthera, m. Rock Sound, Eleuthera, d. Rock Sound, Eleuthera
"sp1 ? " at Bahamas DNA website implies that William may have had a previous spouse
sp2 Mary BARNETT (b. 3 Apr 1826 (?!?) of Rock Sound, Eleuthera, m. bef 1864 Rock Sound, Eleuthera) daughter of Samuel Barnett and Sarah Carey
Descendants
---|-2. Elijah H. KATES / CATES (b. 19 Feb 1872 Rock Sound, Eleuthera, d. Rock Sound, Eleuthera) ---|sp: Catherine SANDS (m. Rock Sound, Eleuthera)
---|-2. Susan "Sue" KATES (b. 9 Sep 1869 Rock Sound, Eleuthera)
---|sp: Joseph WATKINS (m. 13 Oct 1886 Rock Sound, Eleuthera)
---|-2. Ann "Annie" Maria KATES (b. 23 Nov 1880 Rock Sound, Eleuthera) ---|sp: Elijah Henry Sumner CURRY (m. 17 Dec 1900 Rock Sound, Eleuthera)
---|-2. William "Billy" KATES, Jr. (b. 18 Dec 1864 or 12 Jun 1868 Rock Sound, Eleuthera, of Key West, FL) ---|sp: Elizabeth CAREY (b. 29 Aug 1861 Rock Sound, Eleuthera, d. 1903 Bahamas)
---|-2. Samuel Higgs KATES (b. 23 Jun 1867 Rock Sound, Eleuthera, of Key West, FL)
The family tree of Jackie Roberts @ genealogy.com adds 2 children:
Mary Ann Cates.
Sarah Cates.
1n 1906 , Wm Cates (Sr,)age 70 so b. abt 1836, immigrated to Key West to join his son Samuel Cates as per Passenger Documents
Sources
- Bahamas Births
"Florida, Key West Passenger Lists, 1898-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFFY-FH6 : 18 March 2015), William Kates, 1906; citing Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States, NARA microfilm publication T940 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Florida, Key West Passenger Lists, 1898-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFFY-LRB : 18 March 2015), Catherine Cates, 1907; citing Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States, NARA microfilm publication T940 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Bahamas DNA Project, Direct Paternal Line Descendant Charts https://genealogy.hopetownmuseum.com/bahamasdnaproject/bahydna.htm
DNA
Paternal Great Grandfather of Y-DNA kit 82591
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
Jackie Mulcahy
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A319179 [compare], Ancestry member Jackieblu33
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Rejected matches › William Rutherford Coates (1839-)
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