Benjamin Bates

1655 - 1722  (67 years)

• Name	Benjamin Bates
  Born	15 Jul 1655	Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies
  Gender	Male
  Died	Oct 1722	Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies
  Person ID	P44551661	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	James Bates,   b. 1621, England ,   d. 5 Jul 1689, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Ruth Lyford,   b. 2 Sep 1621, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies ,   d. 9 Mar 1689, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies  (Age 67 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1643	Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies
  Family ID	F557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Leavitt,   b. 12 Jun 1661, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies
  Married	10 Oct 1682	New London, Connecticut
  Children	1. Mary Bates,   b. 29 Jan 1682, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies   2. Benjamin Bates,   b. 1 Apr 1685, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies   3. Solomon Bates,   b. 17 Mar 1686, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies   4. Rachel Bates,   b. Dec 1687, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies   5. Sarah Bates,   b. 10 Apr 1690, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies   6. Ruth Bates,   b. 4 Sep 1692, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies   7. Hannah Bates,   b. 8 Oct 1695, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies   8. Lydia Bates,   b. 1700, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies   9. Elizabeth Bates,   b. 1700, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  May have fought in King Philip's War, under Capt. Isaac Johnson, June 24, 1676. On July 6, 1675, Capt. Johnson was sent with a small escort to conduct 52 friendly Indians to the army at Mount Hope. On July 15, 1675, on news of the attack upon Mendon, he was sent out there to relieve the town and was ordered back on July 26th. Upon mustering at Dedham Plain for the Naragansett campaign, Capt. Johnson was placed in command of a company made up of men from Roxbury, Dorchester, Milton, Braraintree, Weymouth, Hingham, and Hull, numbering 75 all told. At the battle of the Great Swamp fight Capt. Johnson was killed when leading his men against the barrier at the entrance to the fort. After his death and the mortal wound of Lt. Upham, the command of the company passed to Ensign Henry Bowen, later promoted to lieutenant. Also leading the Naragansett campaign was Captain John Jacob of Hingham who assumed command of the company following Capt. Johnson's death.