John Wallis BATES, Sr

1779 - 1843  (63 years)

• Name	John Wallis BATES
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	17 May 1779	Washington, Rockbridge County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A6990F0039744552900D2BB453434DC4B539
  Death	May 1843	Whitesburg, Virginia
  Person ID	I1461	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2019

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah WALTHROP,   b. 1793, England, United Kingdom d. 1865, Letcher, Kentucky (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1812	Letcher, Virginia
  Children	1. Capt Martin Van Buren BATES,   b. 9 Nov 1845, Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky d. 7 Jan 1919, Seville, Medina County, Ohio, USA (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Lavinia LIGHT
  Marriage	29 Oct 1803	Washington County, Virginia
  Family ID	F561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2019

  
  

• Notes

  [John Bate Family.FBK.FTW] [Bates 296.FTW] [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #0296, Date of Import: 29 Jan 1999] John Wallis BATES parted ways (no record of divorce has been found yet) with Lavina LIGHT in 1812. He made over all his property to John LIGHT with the understanding that Lavina would surrender all rights to him. This occurred in Washington County, Virginia, April 22, 1812. --"The Bates Family of Kentucky", Col. Miller p. 14. By the 1820 Census, John was in nearby Russell County, Virginia, with a second family, while Lavina was in Washington County, Va. By the 1830 Census, John Wallis had moved to Perry County, Ky., and when that county was divided, he remained in the part known as Letcher County. He died there in 1845. According to the same 1830 Census, Lavina and her children had moved to Pulaski County, Ky. By the 1840 Census, Lavina is no longer in Pulaski County. --Delma BATES, BFOV, Letter to Edna Mae Compton, 1985. John Wallis's grandson was John Henderson CRAFT. He indicated that his grandfather had two families and that some of his descendents of the first family lived then (1890's) in Pulaski County, Kentucky. --Delma BATES, BFOV, Letter to Edna Mae Compton, Sept. 23, 1985. Evidence exists that Lavina and her brother, John, with their respective families made the journey to Pulaski County in 1828 from Washington County, Va. --Letter from Bonita L. Cochran (Lexington Park, Md.) to Edna Mae Compton, Aug. 27, 1985. John Wallis was born at Broad Ford of the Holstone River, Va., May 17, 1779. His father was either Thomas BATES or James BATES according to an article in the Bates Bulletin. There is obviously some dispute as to wheter John Wallis' father was William of Wythe County or one of William's brothers. --"The Bates Bulletin" Vol. I, Series III p.33. & Series I, p. 106. According to the Mormon Index ("Bates Booster" March 1993, p. 3), John Wallis was the son of William BATES and Margaret YOUNG (rather than Anabel OATES). John was c ertainly living in Kentucky in August, 180, when the great "Cane Ridge Revival" broke out, launching the great "Camp Meeting" era. (Cane Ridge, KY is in Logan County. The Cane Ridge church was located about 20 miles west of Lexington.) This Cane Ridge meeting was for forerunner of the Second Great Awakening. --"Christian History" (Issue 45; Volume XIV, No. 1), pp. 8-1