On 20 Mar 1783 Joseph Neal married Eunice Oldham (53397) , daughter of Thomas Oldham (42239) (ca 1730-) & Jane Rogers (36704) (ca 1733-), in Hanover or Scituate, MA.486,52 Born ca 1762 in Hanover, MA. Eunice died in Hanover, MA on 24 Nov 1828.

Children of Joseph and Eunice (Oldham) Bates, born at Hanover:
  i. Thomas Oldham Bates, b. Jul 1786, d. 22 Sep 1865, m. at Hanover 11 Oct 1809 Rebecca Bates;
  ii. Joseph Neal Bates, b. Jul 1796, m. Ann Rainsford;
  iii. Jane Bates, b. May 1797, d. 19 Jun 1859;
  iv. Eunice O. Bates, b. May 1797, m. at Hanover Dec 1820 Thomas Winslow; and
  v. James Bates, b. Jan 1800, m. Mary Reed.