My line comes through Joseph Bates & Esther Hilliard; Joshua Bates & Rachel Tower; Rachel Bates & Andrew Beal. Was the Deborah Whiton who married Solomon Bates (b. 13 April 1706) the Deborah Whiton b. 3 March 1706 at Hingham, daughter of John Whiton and Mary Tower? As I looked up this line, I think I have Deborah and Solomon in twice, once for each family! Evelyn Beran Here's my line: Descendants of Joseph Bates Generation One 1. Joseph1 Bates was born in 1629/30 in England. He married Esther Hilliard, daughter of William Hilliard and Esther, on 9 January 1657/58 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. He died on 30 April 1706 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. Esther Hilliard was born on 25 March 1642 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA. She was christened on 25 June 1655 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. She died on 3 June 1709 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA, at age 67. Children of Joseph1 Bates and Esther Hilliard all born in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA, were as follows: i. Joseph2 Bates was born on 28 September 1660. He married Mary Lincoln, daughter of Samuel Lincoln and Martha, on 3 January 1683/84 in Hull, Plymouth County, MA. He died on 3 November 1714 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA, at age 54. ii. Esther Bates was born on 29 August 1663. She married Richard Cobb on 16 September 1691 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA. iii. Caleb Bates was born on 30 March 1666. He married Ruth on 26 August 1689 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. He married Mary Lane, daughter of Josiah Lane and Mary Bacon, on 14 April 1691 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. He married Sarah Sprague, daughter of Anthony Sprague and Elizabeth Bartlett, on 10 June 1716 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. He died on 15 August 1748 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA, at age 82. iv. Hannah Bates was born on 31 October 1668. 2 v. Joshua Bates, born 14 August 1671; married Rachel Tower. vi. Bathsheba Bates was born on 26 January 1673/74. vii. Clement Bates was born on 22 September 1676. He died on 29 June 1706 at age 29. viii. Eleanor Bates was born on 29 August 1679. She died on 8 September 1679 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. ix. Abigail Bates was born on 16 October 1680. She married John Chubbuck on 12 June 1704. Generation Two 2. Joshua2 Bates (Joseph1) was born on 14 August 1671 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. He married Rachel Tower, daughter of Ibrook Tower and Margaret Hardin, on 15 January 1695/96 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. Rachel Tower was born on 16 March 1674/75 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. Children of Joshua2 Bates and Rachel Tower all born in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA, were as follows: 3 i. Rachel3 Bates, born 14 July 1696; married Andrew Beal. ii. Joshua Bates was born on 15 June 1698. He married Abigail Joy, daughter of Joseph Joy and Elizabeth Andrews, on 28 December 1721 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. He died on 16 March 1766 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA, at age 67. iii. Bathsheba Bates was born on 9 February 1699/0. She married Joseph Clark. iv. Elizabeth Bates was born on 23 November 1703. She married Ebenezer Woodward, son of Smith Woodward and Thankful Pope, on 8 October 1724 in Cohasset Parish, Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. She died after 1738. v. Solomon Bates married Deborah Whiton. He was born on 13 April 1706. vi. Isaac Bates was born on 3 March 1707/8. He married Martha Clark, daughter of John Clark and Rebecca Lincoln, on 28 December 1732. vii. Jacob Bates died in Dudley, MA. He was born on 20 August 1710. He married Mary Clark, daughter of John Clark and Rebecca Lincoln, on 19 November 1730. Generation Three 3. Rachel3 Bates (Joshua2, Joseph1) was born on 14 July 1696 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. She married Andrew Beal, son of Jeremiah Beal and Hannah Lane, on 14 December 1715 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. Andrew Beal was born on 27 January 1685/86 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. He died on 10 January 1762 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA, at age 75. Children of Rachel3 Bates and Andrew Beal all born in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA, were as follows: i. Benjamin4 Beal was born on 19 September 1716. He married Martha Hudson, daughter of Joseph Hudson and Martha Lincoln, on 13 October 1742 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. ii. Rachel Beal was born on 25 August 1719. She married Isaac Kent on 25 October 1739. iii. Joshua Beal was born on 22 September 1722. He married Percilla Paine on 5 January 1743/44. He died on 9 February 1804 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA, at age 81. iv. Adam Beal was born on 20 August 1725. He married Jael Worrick, daughter of Chasling Worrick and Hester Bate, on 25 November 1745 in Hingham, Plymouth County, MA. He died on 25 December 1796 in Goshen, MA, at age 71. v. Hannah Beal was born on 20 August 1727. She married Benjamin Barnes on 29 October 1746. vi. Abiel Beal was born on 20 October 1733. He married Deborah Lambert on 11 March 1755. He married Susannah on 6 February 1789. vii. Rebecca Beal was born on 26 April 1737. She married Seth Albey on 19 October 1757.