This is the family I have. I am going to go from what I know for sure, to the unknown... Theodocia BATES-5164 7 Aug 1789 Egremont,Berkshire,Mass --SPOUSE-- md June 1808 Egremont, MA. Ezekiel NOBLE-320 24 Aug 1787 Sheffield,Bristol,Mass --CHILDREN-- 1-Sarah Ann Deming NOBLE-397 2Joseph Bates NOBLE-307 3Eunice NOBLE-398 4-Rhoda NOBLE-399 5-Elinora Perselia (twin) NOBLE-400 6-Leonora Cordelia (twin) NOBLE-401 7-Mary Sophia NOBLE-402 8-Rebecca Maria NOBLE-403 9-John Ezekiel NOBLE-404 10-Harvey Sylvester NOBLE-405 11-Robert Delono NOBLE-406 12-Susan NOBLE-407 I know these are right as I have it in my Noble Book. Theodocia's father was: Joseph BATES-5165 23 Feb 1755 Middletown,,Connecticut --SPOUSE-- Sarah Ann DEMING-610 5 Mar 1755/1758 Wethersfield,Hartford,Connecticut --CHILDREN-- 1-Harry BATES-5286 2-John BATES-5287 3-Joseph BATES-5288 4-Buitewell BATES-5289 5*Theodocia BATES-5164 I have listed as Joseph Bates father: Joseph BATES-5166 9 Apr 1732 ----------- Middletown,Middlesex,Connecticut --SPOUSE-- MRIN:83 Mary FOSTER-5167 5 Mar 1734 Middletown,M,Connecticut --CHILDREN-- 1*Joseph BATES-5165 2-Abigail BATES-612 3-Barbara BATES-5290 4-Susannah BATES-5291 5-Sarah BATES-5292 6-(infant) BATES-5294 7-Lucretia BATES-5293 8-William BATES-5295 9-Silas BATES-5296 Can anyone verify these families? I need to know who was the father of this Joseph? Rose Adams in CA.