BATES Francis; ENG > Essex Co., MA/USA; 1627-1700 I am seeking all genealogical and biographical details for the individuals documented below, including their ancestors, children, and grandchildren and the spouses thereof, including the full names of those spouses' parents. Maintaining records to this level of often enables me to help other researchers. Please direct your additions and corrections directly to me; I may or may not be currently subscribed to the list on which you are reading this message. Perry Streeter ([email protected]) Listowner, [email protected] Rootsweb Sponsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Francis-1 BATES was born in England in 1627. He married in 1657 Anne OLDHAM. Anne was born in England, the daughter of _____ and Sarah (NORTH) OLDHAM (The American Genealogist, 58:4). Sarah (NORTH) OLDHAM was the daughter of Richard-1 and Ursula (NORTH) NORTH of Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Perhaps he was the Francis christened at Haydon, Lincolnshire, England on 13 July 1627 to Abraham BATE (International Genealogical Index of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). Francis was at Ipswich, Massachusetts by 1648. In 1650, he was a settler at Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts (Holmes, Ancestral Heads of New England Families, Institute of American Genealogy). Anne (OLDHAM) BATE'S maternal grandfather, Richard-1 NORTH, was a settler of Salisbury, Massachusetts. Anne probably came to America around 1653 or a little earlier. Children (Topsfield, MA Vital records; Immigrants to America before 1750): i. Sarah-2, b. 17 Aug 1659. ii. Simon, B. 27 Dec 1660; d. 29 Jan 1660/1. iii. Ebenezer, b. 20 Jan 1662. 2. iv. Francis, b. 1668, m. Mary BURGES.