Person:John Bates (1)
General John W. Bates
b.15 Sep 1778 , Greenville, South Carolina, USA
d.20 Oct 1854 Crandal,Murray County,Georgia , USA
Parents and Siblings
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  • F.  James Bates (add)
m. Bef 1777
  1. General John W. Bates1778 - 1854
  2. Julius Bates1780 - 1864
  3. Elizabeth Bates1784 - 1863
Spouse and Children
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m. 1803
  1. Julius R. Bates1804 - 1879
  2. Frances Bates1806 - Bef 1863
  3. Elias Ezekiel Bates1807 -
  4. Nancy Bates1809 - Bef 1854
  5. Clayton BatesAbt 1810 - Abt 1828
  6. John Crenshaw Bates1811 - 1872
  7. Napoleon Bonaparte Bates1813 - 1832
  8. Lauriette Bates1815 -
  9. Sarah Bates1817 - Bef 1850
  10. Harriet Bates1819 - 1855
  11. Mary BatesAft 1820 -
  12. Rice Ross Bates1821 - 1907
Spouse and Children
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m. 29 Oct 1848
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Facts and Events
Name General John W. Bates
Gender Male
Birth? 15 Sep 1778 , Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Alt Marriage Abt 1802 , , South Carolina, USAto Barbary Crenshaw
Marriage 1803 ,Greenville,South Carolina, USAto Barbary Crenshaw
Marriage 29 Oct 1848 ,Murray County, GA,USAto Nancy McDonald
Death? 20 Oct 1854 Crandal,Murray County,Georgia , USA
Burial[1][2] John Bates Cem., Eton, Georgia, USA

John was active in the War of 1812 and was believed to have been active in the Indian Wars and later the Cherokee Removal. He moved to Jackson County, Georgia in 1815 or 1816. By the year 1817, John was one of the first five Justices of the Interior Court of Hall County. John was a leader of the Union Party in Hall County, and he chaired the Union Democratic REpublican Convention, July 1, 1835. He was also keeper of the Penitentiary in Milledgeville in 1835. John was Hall County's first representative to the State Legislature and held that position for 16 years. He was commissioned a Major General in the 7th Division of the Georgia Militia on December 7, 1832. He resigned on December 14, 1835. Could he have resigned because of a commission to help with the removal of the Cherokee Indians in Murray County? (His wife Barbary Crenshaw being a full blooded Cherokee Indian)

John was active in the War of 1812 and was believed to have been active in the Indian Wars and later the Cherokee Removal.

John sold his 100 acres in Greenville, South Carolina, on February 14, 1815, to Jacob Dillinger of North Carolina for $500.00.

He moved to Jackson County, Georgia in 1815 or 1816. His first deed of record in Jackson County, Georgia appears in 1817. Joseph Wilson to John Bates, 143 3/4 acres on the North Fork of the Oconee River for $250.00, Deed book F, page 395, dated April 5, 1817.

By the year 1817, John was one of the first five Justices of the Interior Court of Hall County. John was a leader of the Union Party in Hall County, and he chaired the Union Democratic Republican Convention, July 1, 1835.

He was also keeper of the Penitentiary in Milledgeville in 1835.

John was Hall County's first representative to the State Legislature and held that position for 16 years.

He was commissioned a Major General in the 7th Division of the Georgia Militia on December 7, 1832. He resigned on December 14, 1835. Could he have resigned because of a commission to help with the removal of the Cherokee Indians in Murray County? (His wife Barbary Crenshaw being a full blooded Cherokee Indian)

References
  1. ↑ Richard B. Bates, General John Bates Descendants (Family TreeMaker.com).
  2. ↑ Richard B. Bates. General John Bates Descendants. (Family TreeMaker.com).
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