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                        _William BATES ______|
                       | (1730 - 1785)       |
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 _James Henshaw BATES _|
| (1760 - 1838)        |
|                      |                      _Samuel HENSHAW _____+
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|                      |_Elizabeth HENSHAW __|
|                        (1721 - 1790)       |
|                                            |_Martha NOELL _______+
|                                              (1689 - 1790)       
|
|--Susannah BATES 
|  (1785 - 1860)
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|_Susannah WITT _______|
  (1764 - ....)        |
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