Captain William S. Bates, ... Son of William S. and Huldah B. Bates, (nee Parrish), was born in Goochland county, Virginia, September 16, 1817, and at the age of seven years came with his father and family to Marion county, Missouri. ... His grand-mother’s name (mother’s side) was Massey, and he is descendant from two of the best families of Virginia.
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[Note: Huldah Booker Parish (1793-1868) is of a later generation than the daughters of Family:Booker Parish and Constance Massie (1), so it is more likely that she is a d/o a son which would make Person:Constance Massie (1) the great-grandmother of Capt. William S. Bates, not his grandmother.]