I thought I would share the information I have found with you all, hopefully this will help any of you researching along the same lines. If any one has any additional information to this, I would appreciate you sharing this information with me, or if you find any of this information to be incorrect or different than what you have found I would appreciate that information also. Generation 1 John Bates was born 1598 and died in VA. He married Elizabeth Winston. She died March 30, 1661 in VA. Their Children: George Bates b 1625 VA; d. Jan 6, 1676/77 VA John Bates, b 1627 VA; d March 30, 1701 Anne Bates, b. 1630, VA Alice Alse Bates, b 1632 VA; d 1677 Susannah Bates, b 1635 VA Generation 2 George Bates married Mary Smith in 1650 in unknown. She died in 1720. Their Children James Bates b 1650, VA; d. Feb 7, 1722/23 Senior John Bates, b 1655, VA; d. Dec 25, 1719 VA Mary Bates, b. 1660 VA George Bates, b. 1677 VA Generation 3 Senior John Bates married Elizabeth Daniel, daughter of John Daniel and Elizabeth. Their Children John Junior Bates, b. 1685; d 1723 VA Isaac Bates, b 1687 VA; d. 1725 Hannah Bates, b 1688 VA; d. 1725 Ann Bates, b. 1690 VA George Bates, b 1693 VA (on the list I have, this name and date is listed twice) James Bates, b. 1698 VA Generation 4 John Junior Bates married Sussanah Fleming On Feb 17, 1712/13. Susannah was b. Oct 23, 1689, and d. 1757 in VA. Their Children Fleming Bates, b. 1710, VA; d. 1784 John Bates, b. 1719, VA; d. 1765 Charles Bates, b.1719, VA; d. May 16, 1790. James Bates, b. March 7, 1720/21; d. Nov 9, 1785, VA Hannah Bates, b. 1722, VA George Bates, b. 1724, VA Generation 5 James Bates married Winifred Hicks on Nov 11, 1746 in VA. She is the daughter of Robert Hicks and Elizabeth Irvin. B. Jan 18, 1728/29, and d. Jan 7, 1790 in VA Their Children Fleming Bates, b. Nov 22, 1747 VA; d. June 22, 1804 William Bates, b. Nov 23, 1749 VA; d. 1821 Samuel Bates, b. May 24, 1752, VA Stephen Bates, b. March 24, 1754, VA, d. Oct 8, 1788 Daniel Bates, b. July 6, 1756, VA Sarah Bates, b March 15, 1759, VA James Bates, b. May 10, 1761, VA; d. Sept 02, 1847 Nathaniel Bates, b. April 30, 1763, VA; d. Jan 2, 1822, VA Matthew Bates, b. July 7, 1765, VA Charles Bates, b. May 25, 1768, VA; d. 1827 Elizabeth Bates, b. Oct 20, 1770, VA Generation 6 Nathaniel Bates married Martha (Patty) Martin. She died in VA Their children Isaac Bates, b. 1788 VA, d. Nov 12, 1857, Hardeman Cnty, TN William H. Bates, b 1788, VA Martha Bates, b. Oct 5, 1801 VA; d. Feb 22, 1859 Elizabeth Bates, b. 1803, VA Generation 7 Isaac Bates married Frances (Fanny) Donohoe Jan 2, 1807. She is the daughter of Thomas Donohoe and Druculla Davenport. She was b. 1786, d. Nov 15, 1857, in Hardeman Cnty, TN. Their children Thomas Bates, b. 1806, VA David C. Bates, b. 1807, VA William Bates, b. 1808, VA Elizabeth Bates, b. Jun 23, 1809, VA Fanny Bates, b. 1810, VA Henry Bates, b. 1815, VA Isaac Bates, b. May 1815 VA, d. 1873, GA Martha Bates, b. 1817, VA Nathaniel Bates, b. April 24, 1818, VA; d. 1898 Matthew Anthony Bates, b. Jan 13, 1830, VA; d. Oct 14, 1892 Generation 8* Thomas Bates has been married twice and the children for each of the wives may not be correct. First wife Rebecca Martin. Second wife Nancy Unknown. Children of Thomas and Rebecca Matthew Bates Isaac Bates Emily Bates James Bates Jesse Bates Children of Thomas and Nancy Thomas Bates Michael Bates, b. May 19, 1854; d. Feb 19, 1942 Josephine Bates Margaret Bates Generation 9* Michael Bates married Delila Ann Brown on Dec 18, 1878 in Carroll Cnty, TN. She was b. Oct 13, 1857 and d. Dec 26, 1938. Their Children are Lovenia (or Lavenie) Francis Bates, b. Sept 18, 1871 John Walter Bates, b. Nov 16, 1880 Granville Sidney Bates, b. May 9, 1882; d.1898 Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bates, b. March 18, 1884 Neicy Anna Bates, b. Feb 19, 1886 Nancy Emily Bates, b. March 26, 1888; d. 1889 Matthew Boston (Boss) Bates, b. 1889; d. 1978, Conway, Faulkner County, AR James Henry Bates, b. Nov 27, 1889-93 Dollie Mary Bates, b. May 11, 1893 Willy Lee Bates, b. Jan 18, 1895 Elija Ella Bates, b. Jan 1897 Steven Henderson Bates, b. Jan 7, 1900 Generation 10* Matthew Boston (Boss) Bates married Era Swayze Their children are Steve Bates Darrell Bates Selma Bates Lucille Bates Harrell Bates Generation 11 Harrell Bates married Vivian Marie Luyet, daughter of Emil Luyet and Julia Dussex. Their Children are James Bates David Bates Cynthia Bates Terry Bates b. 1969 Roger Bates Kevin Bates Cheryl Bates Generation 12 Terry W. Bates married Stacey A. Givens on Feb 11, 1995 in Conway AR. Daughter of John W. Givens Jr. and Karen K. Roberts. She was b.1971 in Omaha NE. No children *Information on generation 9, 10 & 11 and part of info on Thomas Bates comes from family bible...the rest of the information was provided to me by Bates list and I have confirmed some of info from The Bates Family of Old Virginia. I believe this information is correct, but cannot prove all of it yet. The only information I had from the family bible was information on Thomas Bates birth and death dates and places and his Marriage to Nancy, and all of the information which I have on Michael Bates, and everything that follows. The information from generation 10 and on is sketchy due to most of these people are still living, and this was all I felt was appropriate to share. Although I have no proof on all of this information, I do believe it to be true, due to the research I have done and the repeating of this information I have seen. Me and my Husband are listed as Generation 12 Thank you Stacey A. Bates sbates@arkonecall.com or sbates@cyberback.com