Ch., by w. Grace, were —

	i.	LEVI, Aug. 15, 1748.   Removed with his fam. to Springfield, Vt.   had among his ch. bt. in Coh. two sons who became distinguished preachers in the Methodist Episcopal Church, viz.: Rev. Dexter, bt. July 19, 1778; and Rev. Lewis, bt. July 2, 1780.   Levi removed with his fam. to Springfield, Vt.   The present Rev. L. B. Bates, of Boston, is a gr.-s. of Levi. (3:338)
	ii.	AMBROSE, July 25, 1750, d. soon.
	iii.	SARAH, June 30, 1752.
	iv.	GRACE, March 1, 1754.
	v.	ZEALOUS, March 1, 1754.   m. Aug. 20, 1775, Abigail Nichols.
	vi.	ZIBIAH, Aug. 3, 1756.   m. Dec. 15, 1774, Nathaniel Nichols.
38.	vii.	AMBROSE, Sept. 3, 1758.
	viii.	ABIGAIL, Oct. 21, 1760.   m. Feb. 8, 1779, John Wade.
	ix.	THEOPHILUS, May 4, 1763.   m. Aug. 12, 1787, Sarah Tower.   Removed to Vt.
	x.	PHINEAS, bt. Sept. 21, 1766.

   Four ch. were b., it is said, by the sec. m'ge, viz., Abner, Enos, Grace, and Joshua.

   26.   ELISHA⁵ (Joshua^4-3 Joseph² Clement¹), b. in Hing. Oct. 28, 1730.   m. first, Content ——, and secondly, Oct. 20, 1767, Mrs. Lydia Tower.   m. for his first w., March 16, 1754, Content Hathaway of Halifax, Mass.; and secondly, Oct. 20, 1767, Mrs. Lydia Tower, the wid. of Abner of Coh., who with his fa. David was drowned 2 Nov. 1765. (3:338)   Rev. Ebenr. Gay's record has the foll. entry:   "1777, March 20, wife of Elisha Bates died, æt. 54th yr."   She was a dau. of Chasling Worrick.   Resided in the sec. pre.
   Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Content, were —

	i.	JOSIAH, Jan. 6, 1756.
	ii.	LUKE, Aug. 8, 1758.
	iii.	ELISHA, March 18, 1761.
	iv.	ZEPHENIAH, Sept. 24, 1763.

   Child, by w. Lydia, —

v.

LYDIA, bt. Sept. 15, 1771.   In the Coh. rec's of deaths for "1853, Sept. 29, Jesse Bates, son of Elisha and Lydia, æt. 83 yrs."   Query: Is there a mistake in the rec. giving the name of the child bt. as Lydia, Sept. 15, 1771? (3:338)

   NOTE. — Apr. 16, 1770, Elisha Bates conveyed his dw.-house and land to John Pratt of Hing. sec. pre.

   27.   NATHANIEL⁵ (Joshua^4-3 Joseph² Clement¹), b. in Hing. Oct. 3, 1733.   m. Dec. 18, 1760, Mary Hamlen.   Resided on Beechwood St.   Was a soldier in the War of the Revolution.
   Ch., b. in Hing. sec. pre., were —

	i.	CORNELIUS, Nov. 26, 1761.   He d. 1850, æt. 88 yrs.   His wid. d. 1851, æt. 86 yrs.
39.	ii.	JESSANIAH, June 29, 1768.

   28.   ABNER⁵ (Solomon⁴ Joshua³ Joseph² Clement¹), b. in Hing. May 29, 1735.   m. Elizabeth —— of Scit.   She d. at Westhampton, 1832, æt. 87 yrs.   This fam. removed from here to Chesterfield, Mass.
   Ch., b. in Hing., were —

	i.	RUTH, March 8, 1764.
	ii.	MARY, bt. June 15, 1766, d. soon.
	iii.	ABNER, Dec. 30, 1767.
	iv.	MARY, Oct. 18, 1769.
	v.	JOHN,	} bt. June 19, 1774.
	v.	ELIAB,

   29.   NEHEMIAH⁵ (Solomon⁴ Joshua³ Joseph² Clement¹), b. in Hing. June 19, 1740, and who removed with his fam. to Chesterfield, Mass., had