Edward Bates

Had been speculated as father of Elizabeth Lawrence, who was born at least two years after he died.

References

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Elizabeth_Unknown_(4206) : Since it was generally held that Edward Bates was a brother to James Bates of Dorchester, and since the widow returned to Dorchester, naturally this turned into the assertion seen everywhere that Elizabeth was sister or daughter of James Bates of Dorchester. However, modern research shows that Edward Bates is not the brother of James Bates of Dorchester. Waters' presentation (see the link embedded in the Torrey citation, p. 1302) of the Bates family in Lydd, England shows that that Edward, brother of James, was buried in 1616. [Before Elizabeth’s estimated birth date of 1618.].