Bates Family History: 2013

[This record was copied from microfilm at Salt Lake Family History Library, sometime in the 1990s. There were nine pages in all. My own additions from the same time period are in brackets.]

Family of Samuel Bates of Scituate Rhode Island

Compiled by Frank Greene Bates – Providence, R.I.

Samuel (1) Bates

b. [abt 1690]

d. Apr. 9, 1746

m. Jan. 23, 1711

Mary Corp (dau. of John and Deliverance Corp of Bristol

b. Nov. 2, 1685

d. July 5, 1764

Children

Elizabeth (2) b. 1712

Margaret (2) b. 1715

John (2) b. 1718

Nathan (2) b. 1720

Samuel Bates settled on or near Bald Hill in what is now the town of Scituate, then a part of Providence. The first record of him is in ______ when he buys land. His marriage is recorded in an almanac fro 1711 among the “Fenner Papers” in the city hall, Providence. IN 1713 he conveys land to brother-in-law Joseph Bagley. No clue to the birthplace or ancestry of Samuel (1) Bates has been discovered.

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Margaret (2) Bates

b. 1715

d. Dec. 25, 1785

Her will made Dec. 16, 1785 mentions:-

Mary (3) Sarle, wife of Edward Sarle, niece

Comfort (3) Graves, wife of Constant Graves, niece

Margaret (4) Sarle, dau. of Mary Sarle

Esther (4) Bates, dau. of Oliver (3)

Isabel (4) Sarle, dau. of Mary Sarle

Lydia (4) Sarle, dau. of Mary Sarle

Nathan (4) Sarle, son of Mary Sarle

Samuel (4) Graves son of Comfort Graves

Mary (4) Graves dau. of Comfort Graves

Barbara (4) Graves dau. of Comfort Graves

Nathan (2) Bates her brother

Elizabeth (2) Bates

b. 1712

d. 1740, Scituate, R. I.

m. 1732

Isaac King (of John and Elizabeth King

b. 1711, Providence

d. July 1757, Scituate

Children

Mary (3) King b. Sept. 23, 1733, m. Jan 18, 1753, John Stafford

Elizabeth (3) King b. Dec. 16, 1734

Samuel (3) King b. Apr. 3, 1734, m. Dec. 2, 1759, Freelove Phillips

Mercy (3) King b. Nov. 13, 1739, m. Nov 25, 1762, Richard Carder

John (3) Bates

b. 1718

d. May 25, 1777, Scituate, R. I.

m. Dec. 9, 1739

Experience Bragg (dau. Thomas and Mary (Fiske) Bragg)

b. June 6, 1719, Attleborough, Mass.

d. after Mar. 22, 1758

Children

Samuel (3) b. 1751

Elizabeth (3) m. William Taylor

John (3) m. Ruth

Margaret (3) m. John Dale

Thomas (3)

Reuben (3) b. 1757

James (3) b. 1757

Family tradition in the family of John (3) says children of John (2) were John, Oliver, Reuben, and James mentioned above

also

Ebeneezer (3)

Benoni (3)

Nathan (3)

Some tradition says that in addition to the seven named there were three sons and four daughters. Combining both and accepting tradition there are still one son and two daughters unaccounted for.

Order of births in both lists unknown.

John (2) died intestate in Scituate. His brother Nathan (2) administered his estate. Miner sons Reuben (3) and James (3) chose as guardian their uncle Nathan (2) Bates, May 21, 1778.

Nathan (2) Bates

b. 1720

d. June, 1807

m. 1^st. Dec. 24, 1743

Isabel Edwards (dau. of John and ___________ Edwards)

m. 2^nd.

Rhoda

Children

Mary (3) m. Edward Searle

Comfort (3) m. Constant Graves

Will of Nathan (2) Bates mentions (July 9, 1807):-

wife Rhoda

dau. Mary (3) Sarle

dau. Comfort Graves

g.son Samuel Graves

g.son George (4) Graves

g.son John (4) Graves

g.son Nathan Bates (4) Sarle

g.son Richard (4) Graves

g.dau Isabella (4) Sarle

g.dau Margaret (4) Sarle

g.dau Lydia (4) Sarle

g.dau Mary (4) Graves

g.dau Barbara (4) Graves

g.dau Cynthia (4) Graves

g.dau Rhoda (4) Graves

g.Son Samuel (4) Graves, executor.

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Family of John (2) Bates and Experience Bragg

Samuel (3) Bates

b. 1751

d. Feb. 5, 1830

m. Apr. 29, 1773

Sarah Harendeen (dau. of Josiah jr. and Sarah Harendeen)

b. Dec. 17, 1750

d. 1789

Children

Mary (4) b. Dec. 15, 1773, Wrentham, Mass.

Barbara (4) b. Jan. 22, 1775 Wrentham, Mass.

Samuel (4) b. Mar. 31, 1777 Wrentham, Mass.

Nathan (4) b. Feb. 27, 1781 Wrentham, Mass.

Sarah (4) b. Feb. 27, 1781 Wrentham, Mass.

Clarissa (4) b. July 10, 1783 Wrentham, Mass.

Melander (4) b. Aug. 27, 1784 Wrentham, Mass.

Amantus (4) b. Sept. 21, 1787 Wrentham, Mass.

Samuel (3) Bates served in the Revolution and pensioned Apr. 20, 1818. He enlisted in Wrentham, Mass.

Elizabeth (3) Bates

d. after 1785

William Tayler of Wrentham, Mass.

John (3) Bates

b. [abt 1740]

d. 1824

Ruth

d. 1811

Children

Charles (4) b. 1781, d. 1829

Cyrus (4)

Benoni (4) b. 1789

Olive (4)

Hannah (4)

Betsey (4)

John (3) Bates was a Revolutionary Soldier and his name appears on the pension rolls. He, with some of his sons, removed to New York state where he is buried in the town of Otsego.

Margaret (3) Bates

m. Mar. 3, 1775 at Wrentham, Mass.

John Dale

d. Apr. 4, 1785 at Wrentham, Mass.

Children

Edward (4) Dale, b. May 13, 1775, Wrentham, Mass.

Anna (4) Dale, b. Sept. 21, 1776, Wrentham, Mass.

Margaret (3) Dale is mentioned as of Cumberland, R. I. in may 1785

Thomas (3) Bates

d. Living in Scituate, R. I., May 1785

Oliver (3) Bates

m. Feb. 26, 1778

Abigail (_____), widow of William Tefft

Children

Esther (4) Bates b. 1778 d. 1849

Nathan (4) Bates b. d.

Oliver (3) Bates settled in New York state, in Otsego Co.

Reuben (3) Bates

d. Sept. 1810

Children

William (4)

John (4)

James (3) Bates

May 27, 1785. Elizabeth Taylor of Wrentham, Mass., Margaret (3) Dale of Cumberland, Thomas (3) Bates, Samuel (3) Bates, John (3) Bates, and Reuben (3) Bates sell to their brother Oliver (3) Bates, All of Scituate, R.I., the piece of land where John (3) Bates lives near the home of Nathan Bates

Family of Nathan (2) Bates and Isabel Edwards

Mary (3) Bates

b. Scituate, R.I.

d. after July 1807

m. Edward Sarle (son of Edward and Mary (Baker) Sarle)

b. July 30, 1747

d. Nov. 13, 1827. Scituate, R. I.

Children

Isabel (4) Sarle m. Ebeneezer Peck of Scituate, 3^rd wife.

Margaret (4) Sarle

Lydia (4) Sarle

Nathan (4) Bates Sarle b. Sept. 11, 1885. d. May 30, 1862

m. 1^st. Mary Waterman. 2^nd. Lavinia Williams.

Comfort (3) Bates

d. after July 1807

m. Constant Graves

Children

Samuel (4) Graves

Mary (4) Graves

Barbara (4) Graves

George (4) Graves

John (4) Graves

Cynthia (4) Graves

Rhoda (4) Graves

Richard (4) Graves

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Family of John (3) Bates and Ruth

Charles (4) Bates

b. 1781

d. 1829

m. Feb. 1, 1801

Charity Carpenter (dau. of ______________ of West Greenwich)

b. 1780

d. Feb. 5, 1843

Children

Olive (5) b. 1802

John (5) b. 1804

Benoni (5) b. 1806

Oliver (5) b.

Sarah (5) b. 1810

Alvira (5) b. 1816

Charles settled in or about Otsego Co. N.Y.

Cyrus (4) Bates

Polly Bailey Rhodes

Benoni (4) Bates

b. 1787

m. 1808

Christina King (dau. of Jesse and Matilda (Ralph) King) of Coventry

Children

Solomon (5) King Bates. b. 1809 Coventry, R. I.

Hearty (5) Bates b. 1817 Coventry, R. I.

Alfonso (5) Bates b. 1822 Coventry, R. I.

In marriage record Benoni is said to be of Warwick. He was engaged in manufacturing in various places. Settled in Coventry at marriage.

Olive (4) Bates

m. 1801

Dutee Briggs

Hannah (4) Bates

Betsey (4) Bates

Elisha Arnold

b. 1775

Children

Alfred Arnold b.

Henry Bates Arnold b. 1805. d. 1852

Family of Samuel (3) Bates

Mary (4) Bates

b. Dec. 15, 1773 Wrentham, Mass.

d. 1802 Wrentham, Mass.

Reuben Neale

d. 1827 St. Louis, Mo.

Children

Reuben Harlow Neale

b. Oct. 20, 1801 Bellingham, Mass.

The mother died and the father went West leaving the child in the care of his grandfather Samuel (3) Bates whose name he took.

Family of Oliver (3) Bates and Abigail [Tefft, Davis]

Nathan (4) Bates

b. [12 Jun 1781]

Ann Westcott (dau. of Daniel Westcott and _____________ Providence)

b. [22 Jan 1780]

Children

Abigail (5)

Phebe (5)

DeWitt (5)

Daniel T. (5)

Sarah (5)

Davis W. (5)

Cynthia Alden (5)

[Nabby , 30 Oct 1802}

[Amanda, 1 Dec 1804]

[Daniel D. T., 3 Aug 1807]

[DeWitt C., 25 Mar 1810]

[Phoebe, 7 Aug 1812]

[Mercy Ann, 16 Oct 1814]

[Sarah, 24 Oct 1814]

[Dorcas, 24 Jan 1819]

[Cynthia, 12 Feb 1821]

[Davis W., 9 Sep 1823]

[Alden, 20 Aug 1825]

I am a double descendant of William Bates and Sarah Colvin. My direct Bates line is clear (Vincent Cecil Bates, Lanny Duane Bates, Cecil Rhodes Bates, Horace Lyman Bates, Sheldon Day Bates, Loudon Arnold Bates, William Bates & Sarah Colvin). Sheldon Day Bates married Sarah Ann Rogers whose parents were Noble Rogers and Mary Bates. Mary Bates' parents were Mary Crouch and Charles Bates, also a son of William Bates and Sarah Colvin and older brother to Loudon Arnold Bates. Sheldon Day Bates and Sarah Ann Rogers, then, were first cousins once removed. Sarah's mother, Mary Bates Rogers, is an important figure in the Bates Family History.

Mary Bates was born in Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York on February 23, 1811. Mohawk was a village in the town of German Flatts, a German Palatine settlement. The Palatines were refugees who fled war and famine in southwest Germany in the early 1700's. Wealthy Englishmen took care of them in England, but eventually sent many to the New World where they lived in work camps along the Hudson River. Eventually, a number of German Palatines were allowed to purchase lands from the Mohawks in Herkimer County. Mary Bates' mother, Mary Crouch, was a descendant of these German settlers. Her father's (Charles Bates) family settled in nearby Edmeston, Otsego County in the early 1800's, arriving from eastern Connecticut (probably Sterling). Three generations prior to Charles, the Bates Family lived 15 miles to the east of Sterling, Connecticut, in Scituate Rhode, Island (a town named for Scituate, Massachusetts, where I believe our line of the Bates Family originated in the US).

When Mary was still a child, her father fought in the War of 1812. Charles Bates' pension application declares that he enlisted at Sackett's Harbor in 1814 and served for four months, acting as clerk under Captain Nicholas Schumacker. In the Fall of 1816, when Mary was five, her parents sold land in German Flatts and, at some point thereafter, moved the family to Hiram, Portage County, Ohio (likely between late 1817 and 1820). The family of Charles and Mary Bates, with three daughters and two sons is listed on the 1820 Census in Hiram along with William Bates and his wife, and four sons. The entire Hiram 1820 Census can be seen below, with William on the first page and Charles on the second. I count just 54 families living in Hiram. Mary, at this time, was just nine years old. Notice the Coles, Youngs, Pinneys, and Judsons; all of these families are already or will, at some point, be related to the Bates Family (the wives of James Young and Seth Cole, for example, were Sarah Colvin's sisters).

Hiram, Ohio is a beautiful place, still left untouched by suburban sprawl. It's a very small town, surrounded by farms and somewhat elevated above the plains to the east. However, Charles and Mary Bates didn't stay there long, but moved five miles to the west to a farm just outside of Mantua, Ohio. In fact, their farm was at the foot of what was at one time called "Bates Hill".

On March 17, 1831, Mary Bates married Noble Rogers, a tanner. Noble and his brother, Noah, had constructed a tannery in Mantua and, then, another just to the south in Shalersville township. Here's a copy of Mary Bates' and Noble Rogers' marriage record:

In 1837, Noble Rogers was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) along with some of his brothers. There is a detailed history of his brother Noah, here, who became quite prominent in the Mormon faith. According to this history, "Not everyone in the family was pleased with this general conversion of the clan. According to Samuel Rogers Journal: 'Noble Rogers wife, [Mary Bates Rogers,] was opposed to the work, yet she accompanied us to Missouri, and finally to Nauvoo, llinois.'" In the fall of 1838, Noble and Mary Rogers (with the Silas Smith and Chandler Rogers) traveled to settle in Missouri, but were prevented by anti-Mormon mobs. At some point, they settled in Nauvoo (probably before 1840). Mary Bates must have had a change of heart, because she was baptized in 1841 in Nauvoo and joined the Relief Society there in 1842. She received a patriarchal blessing from Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith's brother, on March 23, 1843 and was endowed in the Nauvoo Temple on December 17, 1845.

Prior to Joseph Smith's martyrdom, it was common practice for Latter-day Saints to be baptized on behalf of their ancestors regardless of gender--men baptized for women and vice versa. Mary Bates Rogers was baptized vicariously for the following relatives:

Harrison Bates (her cousin, 1843)
Anna Bates (her aunt, 1841)
Elizabeth Bates (her sister, 1841)
John Bates (her great-grandfather, 1841)
Lawrence Bates (her brother, 1841)
Mary Bates (her mother, 1844)
Shelden Bates (her uncle, 1841)
William Bates (her grandfather, 1841)
Mary Cole (her great-aunt, 1841)
Barbary Crouch (her grandmother, 1841)
Francis Crouch (her grandfather, 1841)
Dolly Hatten (her great-aunt, 1841)*
Lawrence Hatten (her great-uncle, 1841)*
Mary Hatten (her great-aunt, 1841)*
Cyra Young (her cousin, 1841)
Hannah Young (her great-aunt, 1841)
James Young (her great-uncle, 1841)

*The "Hatten's"--Lawrence, Dolly, and Mary--were most likely Harter's, a common Palatine name in the Mohawk Valley. Barbary (Barbara) Crouch's maiden name was Harter or Herter and her brother was Lawrence (or Lorentz) whose wife was Dorothy (Dolly is short for Dorothy). I'm not sure about Mary Herter (Hatton), unless Lawrence was married twice.

The Mormons were driven from Nauvoo in 1846 and began the trek west to the Salt Lake Valley. The trail runs through Monroe County, Iowa where Mary's father, Charles, had settled in 1842. And, that's where Noble and Mary Rogers stayed. They are listed on the 1850 census in Monroe County with five children: Alexander, Sarah, Charles, Henry, and Milton.

More to come . . .

Bates Family History

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Family of Samuel Bates of Scituate, Rhode Island

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Mary Bates Rogers