have been watching with interest the recent letters with info about John Bate b-25 Oct.,1415 in Lydd, England. I follow down the line pretty much agreeing with your information. My branch leaves yours with the family of Clement and Ann. My line descends from their son, Joseph who was born in Lydd, England and came to America with his family on the ship "Elizabeth" in 1635. This is what I know about my line. Is there anyone out there with the same ancestory ? *Joseph Bates b. 1630 - d. 30 April, 1706 - m. Esther Hilliard b._____ d. 03 June 1709 Children Joseph Bates B 29 Sept, 1660 Esther Bates B. 29 Aug., 1663 m- Richard Cobb Caleb Bates B.30 March, 1666 m- Ruth Hannah Bates B.31 Oct. 1668 *Joshua Bates B.14 Aug. 1671 Bathseba Bates B.26 Jan. 1674 Clement Bates B.20 Sept. 1676 Eleanor Bates B.29 Aug. 1679 Abigail Bates B. 16 Oct., 1680 Joshua Bates B. 14 Aug., 1671 in Hingham, MA d._______ -m- Rachael Tower b.16 March 1674/75 Rachael Bates b. 1695 in Hingham Joshua Bates b. 16 June 1698 in Hingham Bathsheba Bates b. 1700 in Hingham Elizabeth Bates b. 1703 in Hingham *Solomon Bates b 13 April 1706 in Hingham Isaac Bates b. 1708 in Hingham Jacob Bates b. 1710 in Hingham Solomon Bates b. 13 April 1706 d. 1779 -m- Deborah Whiton -m- 14 Dec. 1732 Deborah Studley of Scituate Benjamin Bates b. 9 Aug., 1733 in Hingham -m- 8 Dec. 1757 Huldah Cudworth Abner Bates b. 29 May, 1735 in Hingham -m- Elizabeth Deborah Bates b. 28 Oct., 1737 in Hingham -m- 15 May, 1757 John Ewell Jr. *Nehamiah Bates b. 19 June 1740 in Hingham d.20 May,1817 -m-5 Dec., 1761 Mehitable Marble Solomon Bates baptized 15 Aug., 1742 in Hingham James Bates b. 19 May 1743 in Hingham -m- Abigail Desire, baptized Lucy, 27 June, 1747 in Hingham Nehemiah Bates baptized 15 Aug., 1742 -m-5 Dec., 1761 Mehitable Marble Joab Bates b., 11 May in Scituate - m- 26 Aug., 1786 Azuba Amidon Nehemiah Bates b. 28 Jan. 1764 Nathaniel Bates b. 28 Jan 1766 d. 1787 Ephriam Bates b. 14 Dec., 1767 Asa Bates b. 3 Dec., 1769 in Hingham d.19 April, 1840 -m- Jemima Kingman Levi Bates b. 9 Sept., 1771 in Chesterfield -m- Lovina Hersey Eliab Bates b. 24 May, 1775 Mehitable Bates b. 24 March, 1777 -m- Jonathan Luce Gershom Bates b. 1 Oct ., 1778 -m- Patty Parker *Solomon Bates b. 26 Nov., 1780 in Chesterfield -m- Abigail Willcutt Ruth Bates b.9 May, 1785 died in infancy Solomon Bates b 26 Nov., 1780 d.19 June 1843 -m- 16 April, 1802 Abigail Willcutt b.est. 1783 d. 19 Nov. 1878 Hudson Bates Myrenda Bates *Lucinda Bates -m- George Justus Sheldon Lilly Bates Rohada Bates Lecta Bates Hiram Bates Hortentia Bates