Courtney, I have generally the same information you have. My great great grandmother was Eliza Bates, the sister of Henderson Wesley Bates. I've done a lot of research on our Bates lineage and from what I have pieced together, perhaps the only questionable part of the line back to Pocahontas is whether or not Frances Randolph was actually the daughter of Richard Randolph and Jane Bolling. I've read articles which seem to say that may be in doubt, but I've done no first-hand research into it. Further, I had through (and I guess, hoped) that our Bates line went back to Clement Bates in Hingham, Massachusetts. I've spent three vacations in Hingham compiling much information about those Bates families, but there, too, I can't quite prove that our ancestor, Joseph Bates, the father of William Bates (who lived in western Virginia), was actually the Joseph, son of Clement. Hope this is helpful. I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. Jerry Brooks jbrooinfl@aol.com Tampa, FL