Trace eight generations of the Bates family through the lens of careful records and family history.
This nonfiction lineage book follows Captain Lemuel Bates and his descendants, weaving together genealogical data, wills, church records, and town histories to sketch a living bridge from medieval England to a New World lineage.
This edition gathers historical notes, ancestral context, and documented descendants, focusing on how the Bates line grew, moved, and changed over time. Readers will encounter place names, family arms, and the everyday details that illuminate a single surname across generations."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.