> > Hi all. Since it's been a while since I ran this by everyone and since >our > > new administrator suggested it, I'll give my Bates brickwall another >try. > > This much I have pretty much proven: George Bates, m Jemima Warner on > > 12-28-1770 in Springfield. She d 7-1-1812 and he on 12-8-1818, both in > > Springfield. Their children were William, b 2-13-1785; Lewis, b >10-31-1771; > > Ely, b 9-5-1773; Beulah, b 5-18-1775; George Washington, b 7-22-1777; > > Erastus, b 10-22-1779; Lydia, b 5-4-1782; Walter, b 4-4-1790. All >children > > born in Springfield. I don't have a birth date or place for George, nor >have > > I been able to find where he and Jemima are buried, even though they >both > > died in Springfield. > > There is a George Bates from Brimfield, m Rebekah Dick(s) on 12-6-1735. > > Their offspring included a George whose age is about right, as well as >Mary, > > Samuel, Hepzibah, Thomas, Asa, Lemuel, and Elisha. > > Until about 1760, there were no Bates in Springfield (per Springfield >VRs, > > which I obtained from FHC on microfilm). From 1760 thru the mid 1850s, > > several Bates with the right ages and names to have been George and > > Rebekah's children appear, in marriage and death records. Rebekah died >in > > Brimfield in 1799. I have found no death record for George. > > Based on the above, I strongly believe that George and Rebekah are my > > George's parents, but have no definite proof. Do any of you have any of >the > > same Bates' or can you give me any suggestions on where to go from here. > > Desperately, > > Bob Bates > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.