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1.	Most sources give Edward's birth date as about 1605, as he was reported to be 81 years of age when he died on 25 March 1686. Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 94.
2.	The Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850: Volume 2: Marriages and Deaths (Boston: NEHGS, 1910), pg. 232 Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 94. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 22 Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pg. 19. States Edward was born about 1605, based upon age given at death.
3.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pgs. 94 and 96. Torrey, Clarence A., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985), pg. 52. Exact date not given. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154. Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pg. 19. No date or location given.
4.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pgs. 94 and 96.
5.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. In the records she is called "a daughter of Edward of Aston Clinton, stillborne."
6.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95.
7.	There was apparently debate about whether Susanna belonged to Edward of Weymouth or not. The Bates Genealogy makes a note, "John J. Loud of the Weymouth Historical Society, claims that Susanna was not the daughter of Edward, but probably was of Charlestown. The Charlestown record of marriages states that 'Nathaniel Blancher and Susanna Bates joyned in Marriage the 16th of the 10th (mo) 1658 before Capt. Huburtt, Commr.' . . .it is quite possible these were different people." Even at the time of publication, the editor was not sure if Susanna was a daughter of Edward Bates of Weymouth, or belonged to another family entirely. As far as I know, no further research into this question has been made. Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Susanna Bates and Nathaniel Blanchard were married 16 10m [Dec.] 1658. Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pg. 19. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 22. Date and location not given.
8.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 98.
9.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 98.
10.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95.
11.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95.
12.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95.
13.	Many, if not most sources confuse this John Bates, son of Edward Bates, with the father and son of the same names of Boston, MA. John was baptized, at about 2 weeks of age, at First Church in Boston on 23 January 1641[/2]. Given the known date of birth of Increase Bates, it would be impossible for that John to be a son of Edward of Weymouth. The date has sometimes been changed to 1642/43, due to the confusion surrounding the calendar before 1752 and to accommodate this discrepancy. The other question arises; Why would Edward take his infant son all the way to Boston to be baptized, when he was a member of the Church of Weymouth? It is currently believed that the John Bates, son of Edward of Boston, later married Mary Farwell of Chelmsford. Not the John Bates of Weymouth. No record of a marriage for John of Weymouth has been found. Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pg. 19. Incorrectly gives baptismal date of 23 January 1642/43 and states he married Mary Farwell. See above for explanation. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 22. Incorrectly gives baptismal date of 23 January 1642/43 and states he married Mary Farwell. See above for explanation. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154. Incorrectly gives baptismal date of 23 January 1642/43 and states he married Mary Farwell. See above for explanation.
14.	Conflicting information is given about Prudence's birth and burial dates. Chamberlain for example gives her birth date as 11 June 1639, while most other sources, including published vital records, give that date as her burial date. Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 22. Gives date of 11 June 1639 as her birth date, not burial date. Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pg. 19. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154.
15.	The Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850: Volume 1: Births (Boston: NEHGS, 1910), pg. 20 The Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850: Volume 2: Marriages and Deaths (Boston: NEHGS, 1910), pg. 232 Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pgs. 19-20. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pgs. 22-23. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154.
16.	The year of 1644 for the birth of Mary is my estimate based upon the known birth dates of the other children, as well as her marriage date of 1661/62.
17.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95.
18.	The Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850: Volume 2: Marriages and Deaths (Boston: NEHGS, 1910), pg. 22 Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pg. 19. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 22.
19.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 605
20.	Jehoshabeth's birth date is my estimation, based upon the birth dates of the other children. She was called "impotent" [weak] in her father's will of 1683. She never married and nothing more is known of her. Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pg. 19. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154.
21.	Anna's birth date is my estimation based upon known birth dates of the other children and the date of her marriage, about 1668.
22.	Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Married by 1669. Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pg. 19. No date or location given. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 22. No date or location given.
23.	The Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850: Volume 1: Births (Boston: NEHGS, 1910), pg. 20 The Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850: Volume 2: Marriages and Deaths (Boston: NEHGS, 1910), pg. 232. Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pg. 19. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 23.
24.	Elizabeth ? is often called Elizabeth Shaw, daughter of Dea. John Shaw of Weymouth. However, John and Alice Shaw did have a daughter, Elizabeth born about 1655/56, but she married Joseph Poole of Weymouth. No other John Shaw lived in Weymouth at that time. Torrey believed her surname was possibly Edsell, but no proof was given. Nicholson, Frederick J., The English Origin of Macuth¹ (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward¹ Bates of Weymouth, Mass., The American Genealogist, Vol. 65 (1990), pg. 95. Name of wife is given as Elizabeth ---. Bates, Samuel A., Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass. (South Braintree, MA: Frank A. Bates, Publ., 1900), pg. 19. Incorrectly gives name as Elizabeth Shaw. No marriage date given. Bates, Newton W., ed. The Bates Bulletin, The Bates Association, Series 4, Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 1926), pg. 154. Wife incorrectly named as Elizabeth Shaw. Chamberlain, George Walter, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts (Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), pg. 23. Incorrectly calls her Elizabeth Shaw. Torrey, Clarence A., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985), pg. 52. Wife's name given as Elizabeth [Edsell].

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