Do you have the name Michael Bates (1743-1800) in your family research?
Michael Bates, who died in Newberry District, South Carolina, was born Georg Michael Bez on 11 May 1743 in Mägerkingen, a town in the Landkreis (county) of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. This pioneer’s descendants are scattered throughout the United States including Alabama.
Some of his Alabama descendants surnames include ALLEN, ATCHERSON, ATKINSON, BAILEY, BATTLE, BATTLES, BAUGH, BOND, BOONE, BOWERS, BROWN, BULLOCK, CATES, CHANDLER, COBB, COOK, CORLEY, COTTINGHAM, COX, DANIEL, DAVIS, DOMINICK, DREHER, EDWARDS, EVANS, EWART, FARRINGTON, FELLARS, FITTS, FRANKLIN, FRICK, GENTRY, GIST, HAMASTER, HARDIN, HAYES, HICKS, HILL, HOLLEY, HOLLIGAN, HOLSOMBACH, HOLSTEIN, JOHNSON, JONES, KILLINGSWORTH, KINARD, KINNAIRD, LANGSTON, LATHAM, LAWRENCE, LEACH, LEE, LONG, LOVEJOY, LOWERY, LOWMAN, LYNCH, MAYER, MCGAUGHY, MCKINNEY, MERCHANT, MILES, MITCHELL, MOFFETT, MONTS, MOORE, NICHOLSON, NORRIS, OZLEY, PALMER, PARNELL, PERRY, POOLE, POWELL, REACH, RISINGER, ROTENBERRY, RUSSELL, SAWYER, SCOTT, SHEALY, SHELBY, SHULER, STROTHER, SWILLING, SWYGART, TAYLOR, TERRY, THOMPSON, TUCKER, WALKER, WALLACE, WARD, WHEELER, WILLIAMS, WILSON, WOOLY, WOOLLEY, WOOLLY, YATES, YOUNG
I have some Allen descendants from that area. My Great-great grandfather was Spartan Allen.
I am a descendent. Langston, Latham, Edwards, Woolley and a few more.