Hi Billie! David, I too intended to answer to tell you to tell you that Edmund Bates didn't have children so isn't anyone's ancestor. My cousin, Ken Bates, referred to by Billie, found the wills of Edmund and wife, Elizabeth Leveritt and found that they didn't have children. They were thought to be the parents of my ancestor, Edward Bates of Boston but that is incorrect information. Billie is an expert on her and your line and I only know the Edmund/Edward part. Good hunting! Mary Jean Bates Evans