Lastly, I can tell you briefly about my town's name. > Batesville was named in honor of James Woodson > Bates. FOLLOW-UP TO POSTING IN REGARD TO JAMES W. BATES OF AR & VA The naming of Batesville, Arkansas in honor of James Woodson Bates was covered in Bates Booster Newsletter No. 1, dated January 1972, published by The Bates Family of Old Virginia. Web Site for The Bates Family of Old Virginia http://www.halcyondays.com/bates.htm James Woodson Bates was 7th generation Bates, descendant of immigrant John Bates (1598-1666), who arrived in Virginia on the Southampton in the the winter of 1623/4. Descendants of John Bates (1598-1666) are deemed one of 132 FFV (First Families of Virginia) by book "Adventurers of Purse and Person - Virginia 1607-1624/5," published by The Order of First Families of Virginia.