JOSEPH BATES OF
(1777-1849)
Joseph
Bates was born May 6, 1777 in
Parents and Family of Joseph Bates
The Father – William
Bates
William
Bates, the father of Joseph Bates, was born 1737 in
William
Bates was an elder in the Ebbing Springs Presbyterian Church. His
neighbor and friend included Colonel William Campbell (1745-1781) who lived
near William Bates in his beloved Aspenvale, below Seven Mile Ford. Campbell, a fellow Elder in the Ebbing Springs
Presbyterian Church with William Bates, was commander of the county militia in
Washington County, Virginia and was persuaded to join Col. Shelby and Sevier on
September 25, 1780 at Watauga, on their journey to King’s Mountain. Colonel Campbell was chosen by the seven
Colonels to lead the attack at King’s Mountain.
The wife of Colonel William Campbell was Elizabeth Henry, sister of
Patrick Henry.
The father
of Joseph Bates, William Bates, was also a signer of the undated Watauga
Petition to the North Carolina Council, endorsed August 22, 1776 by
The children of
William and Margaret Bates were identified in Robert Young, Sr. Patriot and Pioneer, as listed
below. They are believed to have been
parents of eleven children, as reflected below.
1. JAMES ALEXANDER BATES, b. 01 Dec 1760,
2. ROBERT BATES, b. 30 Jan 1766, Wythe
Co., Virginia; d. 11 Dec 1840,
3. MARGARET BATES, b. 1767; d. 1817; m.
(1) William Hayter; m. (2) Phillip Greever III.
(Not listed in William Bates’ will as a daughter.)
4. ELIJAH BATES, b. 1770,
5. JANE BATES, b. abt 1775,
6. JOSEPH BATES, b. May 6, 1777,
Washington County, Virginia; d. Apr 2, 1849,
7.
8. JOHN WALLIS BATES, b. 17 May 1779,
"Broadford of
9. MARY (MOLLY) BATES, b. 1784; m. Jacob
Beason, 1807.
10. THOMAS YOUNG BATES, b. 15 Apr 1784,
Wythe Co., Virginia; d. 04 Aug 1835,
11. CHARLES BATES, b. May 6, 1787, Wythe Co., Virginia; d. Aug 22,
1870, Chariton Township, Lucas County, Iowa
Several
of the brothers of Joseph Bates lived in
Joseph
Bates, therefore, was born and lived as a child in the family of a leader in
the
In
several of the important events in our country’s history.
The Mother – Margaret
Young Bates
The
chosen wife of William Bates, Margaret Young, came from a prominent
family. She was the daughter of Robert
Young, Sr. and Mary Young. She was
reared on Buffalo Creek, in the Forks of the James River, which at the present
time is
“The Marriage Records of Augusta
County, Virginia, which were recorded by the Clerk for the years 1748-1774, on
the fly leaves at the end of the Fee Books, show the names of the groom who
applied for license during these years.
William Bates (about 28 years of age) secured a license to marry January
15, 1765. Although Margaret Young was
not listed as the intended bride, there is strong and conclusive evidence that
she was the bride as she was the mother of all his children.” (From Robert Young, Sr. , Patriot and
Pioneer by Fred and Dessie Simmons)
The father
of Margaret Young, Robert Young, Sr., was not an indentured servant, but a “man
of means”. Between 1770-1772 Margaret’s
parents, Robert Young, Sr. and Mary, moved from
1. Andrew Greer
2. John Carter
3. Joshua Houghton
4. Charles Robertson
5. Matthew Talbott
6. John Sevier
7. ROBERT YOUNG, SR.
Robert
Young, Sr. ranked #7 in wealth in the frontier, following his friend and
neighbor, John Sevier. Robert Young,
Jr., the brother-in-law of William Bates, married Phebe Douglass. Phebe’s sister, Naomi Douglass, married Col.
Valentine Sevier, Jr., the brother of John Sevier. The brother of Phebe and Naomi Douglass,
Jonathan Douglass, Jr., married Mary Young, daughter of Robert Young, Sr. These
marriages established an even closer relationship with the close friend and
neighbor of Robert Young, Sr., John Sevier, who was one of the Commanders at
the Battle of Kings Mountain and the first Governor of Tennessee.
Robert
Young’s grandson and son of Thomas Young,
William H. Young, married Emilin Jane “Liby” Tipton, 10/30/1826,
daughter of Colonel John Tipton, II., son of Col. John Tipton, Sr.
Margaret
Young Bates died July 11, 1793. It is
likely that she died in
Robert
Young, Sr., along with his son-in-law, William Bates (father of Joseph Bates)
and numerous other family members fought at the Battle of King’s Mountain. Robert Young, Sr. is credited with killing
the British General
An excellent account of the
historic roles Robert Young, Sr. and his son-in-law, John Gilliland, played in
the
The British troops began to give way on the
southeastern side of the mountain, where they were hard pressed by Campbell and
Shelby, and assailed in the rear by
The log
cabin of Robert Young, Sr., built about 1776, stands today in the Winged Deer
Park, north of
Robert
Young, Sr. was closely associated with John Sevier in the formation of the
ill-fated state of
Thus, the
grandfather of Joseph Bates, was an important participant in the earliest days
of what is now the State of
The Life of Joseph Bates
Joseph
Bates married Mary King Gentry January 8, 1798 in
He was
among the earliest settlers in Overton County, Tennessee, and it is known that
he was in Overton County, Tennessee when the county was formed in 1806 because
he was a trustee of Pleasant Forest Academy there, which was the third school
established by the Acts of 1806. (From History
of Overton County, Tennessee by Robert and Mary Eldridge, 1976)
Children
born to Joseph Bates and Mary King Gentry Bates, all in
1. WILLIAM MITCHELL BATES, b. Dec. 1808; d. Feb. 28, 1828,
2. MINERVA KING BATES, b. 1810; d. 1837. Married Robert Lynn Mitchell
3. ELIZABETH BATES, b. 1814; d. 1814,
4. GEORGE W. BATES, b. 1817; d. 1833,
5. THOMAS FLETCHER BATES, b. Aug. 21, 1822; d. May 23, 1897,
Shelbyville,
6.
7. JOSEPH BENSON BATES, b. 1827; d. 1849
Six of the
children of Joseph Bates died before the age of 30. Deeds belonging to Joseph Bates reveal that
he and his oldest son, William Mitchell Bates, were involved in land
transactions together. Several years
after the death in 1828 of William Mitchell Bates, Joseph Bates was involved in
a land transaction involving land owned by his deceased son, on behalf of his
two minor children (Addie Ann Bates and James Campbell Bates) in 1844.
By age 60,
only one of Joseph Bates’ children was living, Rev. Thomas Fletcher Bates, who
would later serve as administrator of his father’s estate upon his death in
1849 at age 71.
Joseph
Bates and Mary King Gentry Bates lived in Bates Cove,
In 1835,
the county seat of
In the
book, BICENTENNIAL ECHOES OF THE HISTORY OF
"By an Act of the General
Assembly passed in 1831, Chapter 32, it was provided that a permanent seat of
justice be established near the central part of the county, the site selected
to be called Livingston. A suitable
tract of land was selected and a deal was made whereby Joseph and Ambrose Gore
sold to Jonathan Douglas, Joseph Copeland, Adam Huntsman, HENDERSON BATES,
Jacob Smelser, John B. Murphy and John Jackson, commissioners for the town of
Livingston, Tenn., 40 acres of land for the sum of $200......The commissioners
laid off the 40-acre tract of land into 128 lots, 99x198 feet, reserving one
lot 268 feet square on which to erect the courthouse. All of these lots were sold except one, on
which was located the large spring, which was to be used by the public. Streets were to be 35 feet wide."
Valuable
insight into the life of Joseph Bates is provided in the book, LIFE OF JEFFERSON
DILLARD GOODPASTURE, written by his sons and published 1897 in
"JOSEPH BATES - Among the first
business entrusted to Judge Goodpasture
after he came to the bar, was his employment to write the will of Joseph
Bates (1777-1849), who lived in Bates' Cove, near
It is
interesting to note that the Goodpasture family came from Abingdon, Washington
Co., Virginia, just south of where William and Margaret Bates lived. The 1860 census indicated several Goodpasture
families living in
The wife of
Joseph Bates, Mary King Bates, died before 1830. On April 2, 1849 Joseph Bates died in his
beloved, Bates Cove, in
Litigation by Sons
of William Bates over Father’s Estate
Joseph Bates and John Bates were appointed Co-Executor’s of
the Estate of William Bates upon his death in 1811. It is now recognized that the Joseph Bates
who was appointed a Co-Executor, was the son of William Bates who was living in
Overton County Tennessee at the time.
Thus, at the approximate age of 34 he was appointed a Co-Executor of his
father’s estate. It is assumed that the
John Bates was John Wallis Bates who many believe was another son of William
Bates, although not specifically identified as such in William Bates’ will. As mentioned in the court records below, at
the time of this litigation John Bates was not a resident of
It appears that Henderson Bates withdrew from the litigation
in about 1821 while his brother, Robert, continued. During the course of the litigation the court
ordered subpoenas be taken of Charles Bates (son of William Bates), George
Christian (citizen of
Based on the court records reviewed it appears that
Henderson Wesley Bates and Robert Bates were suing the Co-Executors of their
father’s estate, demanding that a “distributive share” be made to them. Apparently, for whatever reason, Joseph Bates
and John Bates, would not agree to such a distribution. The litigation began about 1818 in
On March 19, 1822, upon hearing the testimony of John Payne,
the court dismissed the legal action by Robert Bates and ordered that he pay
costs of the litigation.
The second wife of William Bates, Annabel Oats Smith did not
die until 1825; therefore, she was living during the period of this
litigation. In her will, proved in
Following are the transcriptions of the records of the
Circuit Court of Overton County, Tennessee for the period 1815 to 1824.
1815-1824
From Photographs of Originals by Rex
Bertram
March 26, 2007
(P. 127)
Tuesday Morning, March 10, 1818
Vs. Joseph Bates, Executor for
William Bates Deceased
Petition for Distributive Shares
Ordered
that a Writ of Supoena (?) agreeable to the (?)
of the Petition.
March 15, 1819
(P. 216)
Vs. Joseph Bates – Executor of
William Bates Deceased
Petition for Distribution Shares
On motion
of the plaintiffs by their attorney leave is granted them to amend their
petition by inserting the name of John Bates co-executor with the said Joseph
Bates on payment of amts. Of said amendment.
It is therefore considered by the court that the defendant recover from
the plaintiffs the costs by said amendment incurred.
(P. 277)
Vs. Joseph Bates & John Bates,
Executors
Petition for a Distributive Share
This day
came the plaintiffs by their attorneys and it appearing to the court that John
Bates one of the defendants is not an inhabitant of the State and he having
failed to answer the petition. It is
therefore ordered that the said John Bates appear here at the next term of the
court to be held for the
Court
adjourned until tomorrow morning, 9 o’clock.
(P. 311)
Vs. Joseph Bates & John Bates
Executors
Petition for Distributive Shares
On motion
of the complaints by their counsel and it appearing to the satisfaction of the
court that the publications had been regularly made against John Bates one of
the Defendants. It is ordered adjudged
and decreed that said petition be taken for confessed against him and the cause
set down for hearing Ex Parte as to him at next court.
(P. 338)
Vs. Joseph & John Bates
Executors
Petition for Distributive Shares
By
agreement of the parties by their attorneys and with the assent of the court a
commission is awarded the plaintiffs to take the deposition of George Christian
a citizen of this county before any one Justice of the Peace for said county at
Adam Huntsman’s office in Monroe between the hours of nine and twelve o’clock
in the forenoon tomorrow to be read in evidence in the trial of the cause and
it is agreed that this order shall be a sufficient notice to the parties.
Court
adjourned until tomorrow morning 9 o’clock.
Thomas
Stewart
(P. 339)
Vs. Joseph & John Bates
Executors
Petition for Distributive Shares
This day
came the parties by their attorneys and for reasons disclosed to the court in
the affidavit of Joseph Bates one of the defendants. It is ordered that the trial of this cause be
continued until the next term of this court.
August 23, 1821
(P. 373)
Vs.
Joseph & John Bates, Executors
Petition for a Distribution Share
This day
came the parties by their Attorneys and on motions of the defendants by their
attorneys a commission is awarded them to take the deposition of Charles Bates
before any other justice of the peace in and for the county of Overton on
tomorrow morning between the hours of seven and eight o’clock in Adam Huntman’s
office in the town of Monroe.
August (?), 1821
(P. 376)
Vs.
Joseph & John Bates, Executors
of William Bates, dec’d.
Petition for a Distribution Share
This day came
the parties by their attorneys and with the assent of the court the plaintiff
Henderson Bates dismisses the petition as to himself and assumes the payment of
the costs. It is therefore considered by
the court that the defendants go hence thereof without (?) and recover against
the plaintiff Henderson Bates their cash about (?) defense in this behalf
expended.
(P. 421)
Robert Bates
Vs.
Joseph Bates & John Bates
Executors
William Bates Deceased
Petition for a Distributive Share
This day
came the parties by their attorneys and by their agreement it is ordered by the
court that the affidavit of John Payne be filed and taken as evidence in this
cause.
(P. 422)
March 19, 1822
Robert Bates
Vs. Joseph Bates & John Bates
Executors of William Bates Deceased
Petition for a Distributive Share
This day
came the parties by their counsel and for reasons disclosed in the affidavit of
John Payne filed as ordered in this cause, it is by this court ordered,
adjudged and decreed that this petition be dismissed and that the defendants go
hence without day and recover against the plaintiff their costs by them in
their defence in this behalf expended and that a Fieri Facias ? for
the collection of the same as at law.
OTHER ACTIONS BY THE
Throughout
the minutes of the Circuit Court during 1815-1824, there were numerous
references to members of Joseph Bates’ family.
Joseph and his brother Henderson are mentioned frequently as serving on
juries. One can only wonder what
relationship the two brothers maintained following the litigation over their
father’s will. Following are a few of
the items in the minutes of the Circuit Court during this time.
(P. 255)
March 13, 1820
Vs. William Hayter
In Covenant
This day
came the parties by their Attorneys and thereupon came a jury of good and
lawful men, To Wit, William Walker, Hugh Hoyle, Jacob Garrick, John Richardson,
Joseph Evans, William Atkinson, John Pearce, William Hill, Thomas Hill, Jesse
Johnson, Benjamin Carpenter and James Peak, who being elected tried and sworn
the truth to speak upon the issue joined upon their oath to say the Defendant
has not kept his covenant, but has broke the same in manner and form as the
Plaintiff has complained and they do assess the Plaintiff’s damage in occasion
thereof Six Hundred Eighty Four and seventy eight cents besides costs.
It is
therefore considered by the court that the Plaintiff recover against the
Defendant and Abraham Hayter and Tobias Narwack(?) has
for appeal, Six Hundred Eighty Four and seventh eight cents his damages
aforesaid by the jury aforesaid in form aforesaid assessed and also his costs
by him about his suit in this behalf expended, and the said Defendant is ?.
(Note: William Hayter was born 1790 Hayter’s Gap,
(P.
287)
March 18, 1820
Vs. William Hayter
In Covenant
By
agreement of the parties, Ira Smith and Joshua Wright came into court and acknowledged judgment against them
jointly with said William Hayter and his surety for the appeal for the amount
of the sum mentioned in the covenant with legal interest thereon till paid and
the plaintiff here in court agrees to stay execution two years from this date
hereby remitting all of the interest above six percent.
(P. 478)
Charles Bates
Vs. James Hughes & Wife
In Debt Appeal
This day
came the parties by their attorneys on motion of the plaintiff by his attorney
a commission is awarded him to take the deposition of Elizabeth Bates living on
Big Natkey? River to be read in evidence on the trial of this cause
He said
plaintiff giving the defendants forty days notice of the time and place of
taking the said deposition.
(P. 360 of 560)
State of
At a circuit Court began and held
for the County of Overton at the courthouse in the town of Monroe on the third
Monday of August the same being the 20th day of August in the Year
1821, present the Honourable Nathaniel W. Williams, Esquire, Judge of the Third
Circuit.
Proclamation be made, the Sherriff
made return of the Venue (?) to him directed, executed on the following
persons, To Wit:
Joseph Bates
John
Wallace
Isaac
Carlock
Arthur
Frogg
John
Richardson
Enoch
Murphee
Thomas
Simpson
Zachariah
Eldridge
Luanny
Burrus
Jonathan
Whiteside
Samuel
Miller
George
Bailey
John Beaty
William
Sevier
William
Burrus, Sr.
James Cowan
John McDonnold, Jr.
George
Christian
Abraham Hayter
Epps
Gibbons
Levi Grace
Jacob Beason and
Isaac
Johnson
Of whom
were elected a Grand Jury, To Wit:
Jacob Beason
Abraham Hayter
Luanny
Burrus
Samuel
Miller
George
Bailey
Isaac
Johnson
Joseph Bates
Zachariah
Eldridge
Epps
Gibbons
Thomas
Simpson
John McDonnold, Jr.
John Beaty
Whereupon
Epps Gibbons was by the court appointed Foreman & after being sworn &
charged retired to consider of presentments ? ----
NOTES:
Adam R.
Huntsman, attorney and congressman, was born in
Closely associated with Andrew Jackson and the rising Democratic Party,
Huntsman fought in the Creek Indian War, apparently losing his leg during this
conflict; thereafter he wore a wooden leg. From 1815 to 1821 Huntsman
represented Overton,
Huntsman married three times: first to Sarah Wesley Quarles in 1825; then to
Elizabeth Todd in 1829; and finally to
Connie L. Lester,
Suggested
Fieri facias, usually
abbreviated fi. fa. (Lat. that you cause to be made), in English law,
a writ of execution after judgment obtained in action of
debt or damages. It is addressed to the sheriff, and
commands him to make good the amount out of the goods of the person against
whom judgment has been obtained. This
writ was once so common that Fieri Facias became a slang term for a sheriff,
with a pun on the "fiery [ruddy] face" of habitual drunkenness,
or for anyone with a ruddy complexion.
Typically, a judgment creditor will record a fi. fa. with the land
records of the locality in which the debtor is believed to own real property.
Even though the sheriff may not actually foreclose on the property, the
recorded fi. fa. will act as an encumberance on the title of the property,
which can prevent the property from being sold or refinanced without satisfying
the related judgment.
Joseph Bates Documents
Over twenty
documents have survived to this day which document land transactions in which
Joseph Bates was involved. Several
individuals mentioned in the documents were members of his family. The oldest document, dated February 22, 1833,
involved sale of 50 acres in
In 1840, Joseph Bates owned 10 slaves.
DOCUMENT BY JOSEPH BATES –LOANING
TWO SLAVES TO SON-IN-LAW
Robert
Mitchell to Jos Bates
My Fee 62 ˝
cts
Not
paid. John Kennedy, Reg.
Negroes
loaned
Ack @ 5th
of Nov 1838
This
memorandum witnesseth that whereas I Joseph Bates of Overton County Tennessee
have loaned to Robert L. Mitchell of White County, Tennessee two Negro slaves of
the following description to wit; Tiller, a woman about forty years of age and
her son Thomas about ten years of age and that he keep and control as loaned
property subject to my order at any time hereafter to be made.
The
witness whereof the said Robert Mitchell
and the said Joseph Bates have hereto set their hands this 5th day of November,
1838.
Signed: Robert L. Mitchell
Joseph Bates
State of
Personally
appeared before me John S. Daugherty Clerk of the County Court for said
County. Joseph Bates and Robert L.
Mitchell the above obligators with whom
I am personally acquainted who acknowledges that they Executed the above
article of agreement for the purposes herein contained
Given under
my hand as office the 5th day of Nov. 1838
State of
I hereby
certify that the foregoing Article and Certificate are truly registered my
office in H pages two hundred
sixty nine and seventy in testimony whereof I John Kennedy register for the
County of Overton have herewith my name and private seal no public seal being
provided for this office. Done at office
on the fifth day of January one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine.
Signed: John Kennedy, Registrar
For
Estate of Joseph
Bates in Circuit Court Documents
After the death of Joseph Bates, April 2, 1849, in
An Inventory of
the ? Estate of Joseph Bates, Decd.
Negro, Age
Grace, 49; Tiller, 47;
Mary, 35; Betty, 29; John, 31; Sam, 29; Tom, 21; George, 22; Ben, 17; Manda,
12; Perry, 11; Jane, 9; Caroline, 6; Mary, 5; Harriet, 7; Jenny, 4; Dillard, 3;
Cross, 2. (Note:
total of 18 slaves. In the 1850
census of
1 ?, 1 desk, 1 cupboard & furniture, 6 bed
steads 1 clock 2 waggons
CLAIMS GOOD
1 note on Wm. E. &
James Copeland due 16 March 1847 for $75.00 with a credit of $16.05
1 note on E. L.
Garddentur due 25 March 1847 for $100.00
1 note on D. N. Capps
due 23 Feby 1847, $58.00
1 note on A. N. Capps
due 14 April 1847, $50.00
1 note on A. C. Ally
due 28 May 1847 for $108.49
Judgment against the
Estate of N. F. Armstrong obtained before Justice S. W. Wendle for $35.62, due
31 May 1847 (paid)
1 note on C.B.
Daugherty for $50.00 due 1 Jan 1845 with credit of $15.00
1 note on H. Thompson
& Matthew Thompson due Oct 10 1847, $11.00
CLAIMS DOUBTFUL
1 note on Josiah Muse for
$43.33, dated 22 January 1846 and due 18 months after date
1 note on same amt.
same date due 30 months after date
1 note on same amt
with same date due four years after date
1 note on S &
James Champlin for $200.00 due 24 April, 1849
1 note for 87.00 due
24 April, 1850
1 note for $200.00 due
24 April, 1847 with the following credits:
March 24, 1848 $90
Sept 4, 1848, 50
March 20, 1849, 50.50
1 note due April 24,
1848 200
1 note on M. W. Harris
& J. Champlin due 24 May 1847 for 55.00
1 note on M. W. Harris
for 30.00 due 20 Sept. 1848 with a credit of 5.00
Account against W. M.
Dillard for 40.00 with a credit of 10.50
John Butler in account
for 8.00
B. W. Smith in account
34.00
On acct against The
Estate of P. Pool Decd. 2.00
Note on the Estate of
Patrick Pool Decd. Dated 3 Dec 1846
12.00
Due bill on
? ? of account against
Wm. Hayter due March 1, 1849 8.00
1 note on R. L.
Mitchell for 150.00 date unknown bequeathed to Joseph M. Mitchell.
The above is a true
and proper account of all the goods and chattels ? and credits of the said
Joseph Bates Decd which have come to my hand or possession or knowledge or the
hands of any other person for me to the best of my knowledge and belief this 3rd
day of September, 1849
Thomas F. Bates
Administrator
A LIST OF PROPERTY SOLD ON 27 JULY 1849
William S. Hill – 1 ?
plow $
.80
William S. Hill – 1 ?
plow
.25
William S. Hill – 1 ?
.80
Jarrett Huddleston – 1
? plow .12
Wm. S. Hill – 3 ? .15
Wm. S. Hill – 1 waggon
30.25
Wm. S. Hill – 1 pr of
Spredders .41
A. C. Robbins – 4 head
of sheep 2.10
A. C. Robbins – 3 head
of sheep .55
Wm. S. Hill – 1
cutting
Jourdan Shoemake– 1
cow & calf 11.00
Willis McNeill – 1 Cow 7.00
Wm. B. Hill – 1 bull 7.25
Emmanuel Tally – 1 cow
8.00
James McCombs – 1 set
smith tools 16.25
Wm. S. Hill – 1 lot of
bridles .25
Wm. S. Hill – 2 prs
geese 2.26
M. D. Wright – 1 ? 30.25
Calvin H. Cope – 1
auger .75
A. C. Robbins - 1 ? .10
Polly Hill – 1 ? .30
William Hill – 1 jug .40
Green Combs – 1 lot of
hogs 6.80
Wm. S. Hill – 1 auger .21
Wm. S. Hill – 1 hand
saw .31
James Robbins – 1
square & compass .40
Wm. S. Hill – 1 chisel .05
Dell McDonnold – 1 prs
foot addn 1.00
129.11
Note: A “?” indicates
a word that was not legible and was, therefore, omitted.
Other Information and Documentation
HISTORY OF
Joseph
Bates and Mary King Gentry Bates lived in Bates Cove,
JOSEPH
BATES was a prominent citizen of
1824 -
Serial No. 29, Chapter/Section 96.1 - Turnpike Commissioner
1825 -
Serial No. 30, Chapter 319.2 - Overton County Commissioner (as follows:
Private Acts of
"Section
1. That William Gore, of the county of
Overton be, and he is, hereby appointed to survey the lines of the county of
Fentress so as to ascertain the center of said county, and that he shall be
allowed a reasonable compensation for his services, by the county court, as
also, for the necessary chain carriers, to be paid out of any monies belonging
to said county not otherwise appropriated.
Section
2. That Woodson P. White, of White
County and John Graham and Daniel Keith, of Jackson County, and George Finley
and JOSEPH BATES, of Overton County, be, and they are, hereby appointed
commissioners, whose duty it shall be, or a majority of them, as soon as
practicable after said lines are run or center ascertained by the said
surveyor, to proceed to view the premises, including said central point, and if
the same is an eligible site for a town, to report the same to the county court
of Fentress, and should such central point, not be a suitable place for a town,
the said commissioners shall select the nearest eligible site for a town to
said point, which may, in their opinion, be suitable for that purpose; said
commissioners to be paid for their said services a reasonable compensation by
the county court of Fentress, out of any monies belonging to said county, not
otherwise appropriated." The
commissioners were authorized to:
1. Set a value and purchase land for the county
seat;
2. "proceed to lay off said town and
designate the plan thereof, to cause to be laid off the lots, streets, lanes
and alleys, and designate the place for the court house and other public
buildings, to be erected in said town";
3. Advertise the new town in the newspapers of
4. Contract with a suitable person to build a
courthouse, prison and stocks at the site selected.
Section 11
stated "that said county town or seat of justice in said
This Act
was passed December 5, 1825.
1826 - Serial
No. 31 Private, Chapter/Section 176.6 - Trustee of Pleasant
1827 -
Serial No. 32 Private, Chapter/Section 18 - Overton County/mentioned in road
description
1820 -
Serial No. 25, Chapter/Section 25.1 - Overton County/mentioned in turnpike
description
TRUSTEE OF PLEASANT
"
ARTICLE ON
This
undated article mentions Bates Cove.
Arthur B. Mitchell was the great grandson of Rev. Robert Lynn Mitchell
and Minerva King Bates. Further, his
grandmother, Frances Marena Bates, who married Joseph Marion Mitchell (son of
Rev. Robert Lynn Mitchell) was the granddaughter of Henderson Wesley Bates,
brother of Joseph Bates. It is likely
that he inherited the land on which Joseph Bates lived, located in Bates Cove.
"Two large rattlesnakes were
killed recently by Elzie Copeland, on the farm of A.B. MITCHELL, in the BATES
COVE, two and one-half miles east of
Rev. Thomas Fletcher Bates
In Life
of Jefferson Dillard Goodpasture, written by Goodpasture’s sons and
published in 1897 in
“Thomas F. Bates
(1822-1897), was a son of Joseph Bates, heretofore mentioned. He had received a classical education at
Alpine Institute, on the mountain near his father's, a school that had been
established by Dr. John L. Dillard (1793-1881), one of the fathers of the
(The nephew
of Joseph Bates, son of his brother, James Alexander Bates, married a sister of
Judge Goodpasture.)
CENSUS
RECORDS --------------------------------------------
1820 CENSUS
-
Three Bates
brothers, sons of William Bates of Smyth/Wythe County, Virginia, appear in the
1820 Census of Overton County, Tennessee:
1820
CENSUS –
CHARLES BATES (Census Page 2)
Males:
3 - under
10
1 - 26-45 (Charles Bates)
Females:
1 - 16-26
Males:
1 - Under
10
1 - 26-45 (
Females
1 - 10-16
1 - 16-26
1-46-45
JOSEPH BATES (Census Page 14)
Males:
2 - under
10 (George Bates)
1 - 10-16
(William Mitchell Bates)
1 - 26-45
(Joseph Bates)
Females:
1 - under
10 (Minerva King Bates. Elizabeth Bates
d. 1814)
1 - 26-45
1830
CENSUS -
Joseph
Bates
Males:
2 - under 5
1 - 10 to
15
1 - 20 to
30
1 - 50 to
60 (Joseph Bates, Age 53 in 1830)
Females:
1 - under 5
(
1 - 20 to
30 (Minerva King Bates?)
1 - 30 to
40
1840
CENSUS -
Joseph
Bates
Males:
1 - 10 to
15 (b. 1825 to 1830- Joseph Benson Bates)
1 - 15 to
20 (b. 1820 to 1825 -
1 - 60 to
70 (Joseph Bates, Age 63 in 1840; died in 1849)
Females:
1 - 15 to
20 (b. 1810 to 1815/ Joseph Bates' wife was deceased)
10 Slaves:
2 males
under 10
3 males, 10
to 24
1 male, 24
to 36
1 female
under 10
2 females,
24 to 36
1 female,
36 to 55
Note: Jefferson Goodpasture 11 residences away on
same census page. Age 30-40.
Written by
Jerry Brooks, GGGG Nephew of Joseph Bates
February
27, 2007
Revised
March 28, 2007
Murphy,
Inquiries
or comments are welcome.