Bates, Horton, Bishop, Forrester, Holcomb Researching the above names in Newton Co, GA. Earliest known ancestors include: -James Shockley BATES (b.c.1810 SC) married 1st ________ FORRESTER -Elijah HORTON (b.c.1784 GA) married Nancy HOLCOMB (b.c.1790) -Joseph BISHOP (b.c.1795) married Margaret MARTIN (b.1802 NC)