The Great Allotment: Pullen Point's First Land Owners
Introduction, William Aspinwall, Edward Bates, William Brenton, Thomas Buttolph, Thomas Fayerweather, Edward Gibbons, Valentine Hill, Ralph Hudson, Thomas Matson, Elias Maverick, John Oliver, William Pierce, John Sanford, William Stitson, John Winthrop/Deane Winthrop
Edward Bates |
Edward Bates (Bayts, Baytes) arrived in Boston in 1633 aboard the "Griffin" as the servant to Thomas Leverett (who would later become the 19th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony).
Edward was made a Freeman in 1637, and in that same year got caught up in the Antinomian Controversy and was disarmed for being a supporter of Anne Hutchinson. He recanted, and returned to good standing as indicated by records in 1639 identifying him as a fenceviewer (a city official who administers fence laws by inspecting new fences and settles disputes arising from trespass by livestock that have escaped enclosure). His occupation is also noted as a cooper.
Edward’s allotment to land on Pullen Point is recorded as:
"Edward Bayts, 14 Acrs of upland and marsh together: bounded towards the North by the said Allottment of William Stidson, towards the East by the said Northermost Creeke, towards the South by the Allotment of Thomas Matson, and towards the West by the said highway."
Edward married Lydia Fairbanks in 1640. He almost lost his land on Pullen Point in that same year when he sailed off to Sable Islands to hunt instead of building the required dwelling. Fortunately, he was given an extension.
In 1642 Edward was in trouble with the Church again and was excommunicated "for sundry scandalous thefts committed by him and for many lies and unclean dalliances with another man's wife." In 1644 he repented and was re-admitted.
He likely died shortly thereafter because his widow Lydia is recorded as marrying William Fletcher in 1645 and moving to Chelmsford. She died in 1704.
Edward and Lydia had one child, a son, John born in 1642. He served in the militia during King Phillip's War. Almost all of his family was wiped out in a small pox epidemic. A son, Edward, survived.
Edward's allotment on Pullen Point became the property of Captain John Leverett (the son of Thomas Leverett) before Jan. 4, 1657. The land was purchased first by Samuel Bennett, then Edward Hutchinson, and by 1690 it was owned by the descendants of James Bill.
Selected Bates descendants, locations, and objects of note:
- Captain Oliver Bates (b. 1721). Commanded a company of men for Westford, Mass. He died July 4, 1775 from wounds he suffered at the Battle of Concord pursing British troops - The Battle of April 19, 1775, Internet Archive
- Mary Bates (Snow) (b. 1699). First public school teacher in Westford, Mass. - Family Search
- John Bates (b. 1642) - The History of Ipswich, NH -1735-1914, pg 228
- Community of Bates, Sangamon County, Ill.. Isaac Bates (b. 1796) and his wife Charlotte (Bryant) leave in wagon from Jaffrey, N.H. and arrive in Springfield, Ill. in 1837 to witness the laying of the cornerstone of the fourth State house. They settled in flat farmland of Sangamon county, Ill. - Early Settlers of Sangamon County.
- Zimri Bates (b. 1833). Son of Isaac (b. 1796), Zimri enlisted in the Illinois Cavalry and was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant and fought in the Trans-Mississippi Theater. He was promoted to Captain in 1862. He resigned in 1865. - Early Settlers of Sangamon County.
| Selected Edward Bates Descendants |
| Edward; m. Lydia Fairbanks |
| John (b. 1642); m. Mary Farwell |
| John (b. 1668); m. Deborah ____ |
| Edward (b. c.1696); m. Mary Snow |
| Oliver (b. 1721); m. Ruth ____ |
| Joseph (b. 1726); m1. Phebe ___, m2 .Mary Davis |
| Isaac (b. 1796); m. Charlotte Bryant |
| Zimri (b. 1833); m. Hattie Stockdale |
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