Biography

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The History of Weymouth, Vol 3, p. 23 states that Edward Bates married Elizabeth Shaw, daughter of Deacon John Shaw. It has been suggested that this Elizabeth is the daughter of John Shaw and Alice Phillips however evidence, in the form of administration papers for John Shaw's estate dated March 11, 1705/06, confirm that their daughter, Elizabeth, was the wife of Joseph Poole and could therefore not be married to Edward Bates at the same time.

Torrey, in New England Marriages prior to 1700, page 2258 GoogleBooks says Edward Bates married: "Edward (1655-) & Elizabeth [?EDSELL]; by 1679/[80?]; Weymouth {Weymouth 3:23; Bates Bulletin 1913:19, 4 ser. 154; Bates (n.d.) 20; Sv. 1:138}"

Edward Bates and his wife Elizabeth, whose last name is unknown, had eleven children. They are listed below as they are recorded in The History of Weymouth. An asterisk confirms the birthdate in Weymouth Birth records.

1. Susannah Bates b. Feb 6, 1679*
2. Edward Bates b. Feb 3, 1682*
3. John Bates b. Jan 16, 1685*
4. Ebenezer Bates b. ?
5. Joseph Bates b. ?
6. Samuel Bates b. ?
7. Eleazer Bates b. Feb 15, 1704*
8. Mary Bates b. Dec 11, 1697*
9. Benjamin b. Feb 2, 1700* d. Apr 4, 1700.
10. Benjamin Bates b. ?
11. Elizabeth Bates b. ?

References

• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~stowell/genealogy/index.html/wc06_25... cites
• 164. George W. Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Genealogical Publishing; Baltimore, 1984, FHL 974.47/W1D2c.