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Generation No. 1

 

1.  JOHN¹ BAILEY^1,2 was born Abt. 1618 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England^3,4, and died 26 Aug 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT⁵.  He married LYDIA BACKUS^5,6 Abt. 1655 in Hartford, Hartford, CT⁷, daughter of WILLIAM BACKUS and SARAH GARDINER.  She was born 31 Dec 1637 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England⁷, and died Abt. 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT⁸.

 

Notes for JOHN BAILEY:

From: CROOK - An American Family, 1698-1955.

Compiled and Published by CHARLES HENRY LEAVITT

 

"JACOB4 BAILEY (Ephraim,3 John,2 John1) was born October 21, 1720 in Haddam, Connecticut--the second son in a family of ten sons and one daughter. The emigrant ancestor was John Bailey or Bayley, as the name was then spelled. This first member of the Bailey family in America came from England in 1648 and lived in Hartford, Connecticut, where he was made a Freeman in 1657. While in Hartford he held one or two offices including that of constable. This great-grandfather of Jacob Bailey was among the first settlers of Haddam.

 

"About one month after Charles II signed the Charter of Connecticut in April, 1662, a committee of the Connecticut Colonial Legislature bought a large tract of land from the Wangunt Indians for a trifling sum (about $100.00). The town of Haddam is today a part of that tract. The same summer John Bailey was one of twenty-eight young men, of Hartford and near by towns, who took up the purchase and started a plantation on the lower Connecticut River. This region was called "Thirty Mile Island Plantation." It was opposite a small island in the river, which was about thirty miles from Long Island Sound. Six years later that location became the town of Haddam, named after Great Haddam, England. John Bailey established himself on land at Higganum in the northern part of Haddam where he died in 1696. This founder of the Bailey family in America is of special interest since the Crook and Bailey families intermarried."

 

John came to America from England in 1638 on the ship Bevis. He was one of the 28 orignial proprietors of Haddam, CT.

 

In his Will he speaks of his father having left a sum of money for his grandson, John Bailey Jr., to buy a Bible.

 

Following from: Connecticut Genealogies #1, 1600s-1800s; Genealogies of Connecticut Families, Vol. 1, John Bailey of Haddam, CT and some of his descendants. p. 66. Genealogy.com, Nov. 2001.

 

John Bailey was a viewer of chimneys and ladders at Hartford in 1648, a constable in March 1656-57, was made freeman in May, 1657, and moved to Haddam, about 1662, as one of the 28 original purchasers. His will was dated June 17, 1696, and the inventory, amounting to 186 pounds, was taken Aug. 29, 1696. He gave to sons John, Benjamin, and Nathaniel his land at Higganum; mentioned daughters Lydia, Susanna, and Mary. He lived at Higganum, in the northern part of Haddam. His wife was probably Lydia, daughter of Thomas Smith of Haddam.

 

Following from: Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (Hartford District), Charles W. Mainwaring, Hartford, 1902, Vol 1, p 535-536.

 

BAILEY, John, sen., Haddam. Invt. £186-10-06. Taken 29 August, 1696, by Daniel CONE, Timothy SPENCER, & James WELLES. Will dated 17 June, 1696.

 

I John BAILEY sen. of Haddam, in the County of Hartford, doe make this my last Will & Testament: I give half of my Lands, both Meadow & Upland, to my eldest son John, to be his on an equal division with his two brothers Benjamin & Nathaniel, to whome I doe give the other half to be equally divided between them two. I mean all that my Land at a place in Haddam Bounds called Higganum. I give to my son John 20 acres of that 40 acres of upland I have in the upper Meadow on the East side of the Great River. Also I give to my daughter Lydia 20 shillings. I give unto my two sons Benjamim and Nathaniel all my other Land in Haddam and all Rights, to be divided equally between them, only that Nathaniel shall have that Lott whereon the house stands, & the house I now dwell in, as part of his division, and Benjamin the other half, the house to be Nathaniel's. And It is my Will that my daughters Susannah and Mary shall continue in the house until one or both of them marryeth or when they see cause of their own Will to leave the same; and when Susannah marryeth I would have her take the Care of Mary and let her live with her until she be married away. It is my Will to give to my daughter Susannah 8. My Will is that my two Executors shall pay 40 Shillings yearly until she marry away; and if in seven years she marryeth, I give her 7. My sons Benjamin and Nathaniel I appoint to be my Executors. And my neighbors Timothy SPENCER & James BRAINARD to be Overseers.

 

Witness: Jeremiah HOBERT, JOHN BAILE.

James WELLES,

 

Upon the other side of the paper, Haddam July 3d, 1696 (was written) : Account of my several debts sch I will my Exequators to pay unto the several Creditors after my decease. Imprs. I owe to Samll STONE of Salem fiftie four Shills in pay, & 6 shll in money. It. Debts to the Widd Mrs. WAIE of Hartford, two pounds 16s & six pence in pay. It. To Ensign STANLY of Hartford, seventeen Shills & odd pence, to be payd by my Exequtors out of my small share of Hartford mill, viz, the rent for it; & the rest of the soms aforesayd to be payd & made up to him pr my Exequators, the wholl in pay. It. To my son John ten shills given him pr his grand father to buy him a Bible. It. To my Daughter Lydia ten shs given her pr ditto to buy her a Bible with (all). It. To my Daughter Elizab. CLARK fifty shills in pay for a weding gown I promised her. It. To my son Thomas CLARK pr an old debt of five pounds 5s, & for work of himself & teame thirty six shills; both added together make in all seven pounds one shs in or pay. It. Debts to Thomas Dunke deceased, ye sum of fourteen shs in pay. These are the principal of my debts as far as I know at present, which I require you to pay or cause to be payed, as witness my hand on the day of the date hereof. JOHN BAILY.

(Copied from original Paper on file.)

 

Court Record, Page 114 -- (Vol. V) 3 September, 1696: The last Will now exhibited and Proven. Nathaniel BAILEY, Executor, accepted of being Executor with his Brother in Court.

 

More About JOHN BAILEY and LYDIA BACKUS:

Marriage: Abt. 1655, Hartford, Hartford, CT⁹

       

Children of JOHN BAILEY and LYDIA BACKUS are:

2.                i.    JOHN² BAILEY, b. 15 Jan 1654/55, Hartford, Hartford, CT; d. 28 Sep 1734, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.

                  ii.    NATHANIEL BAILEY¹⁰, b. Bet. 1655 - 1659, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹¹; d. Aft. 1696, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹¹.

 

Notes for NATHANIEL BAILEY:

Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 17 Jun 1696; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Bequeathed one quarter of his father's lands.

 

                 iii.    LYDIA BAILEY¹¹, b. Abt. 1659, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT¹¹; d. Bef. 1729, Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT¹¹; m. NATHANIEL SPENCER¹¹; b. Abt. 1654, East Haddam, Middlesex County, CT¹¹; d. Abt. 1722¹¹.

 

Notes for LYDIA BAILEY:

Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 17 Jun 1696; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Bequeathed 20 shillings in her father's will.

 

Notes for NATHANIEL SPENCER:

Guardian; 8 Feb 1692/93; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT.  Grace Spencer, daughter of John Spencer, late of Haddam decd., chose her Uncle Nathaniel Spencer to be her Guardian.

 

                 iv.    ELIZABETH BAILEY¹¹, b. 1662, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT¹¹; d. Aft. 1728, Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT¹¹; m. THOMAS CLARK¹¹; b. Abt. 1647, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT¹¹; d. Abt. 1746¹¹.

 

Notes for ELIZABETH BAILEY:

Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 3 Jul 1696; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT . Mentioned in a codicil of her father's will where he leaves "To my Daughter Elizab. Clark fifty shills in pay for a weding gown I promised her."

 

Notes for THOMAS CLARK:

Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 30 Jun 1681; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Charged with keeping his mother's cow over the winter.

 

3.               v.    BENJAMIN BAILEY, b. 11 Nov 1665, Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT; d. Aft. 1728, Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT.

                 vi.    SUSANNAH BAILEY¹¹, b. Abt. 1668, Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT¹¹; d. Bef. 1729, Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT¹¹; m. ELISHA CONE.

 

Notes for SUSANNAH BAILEY:

Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 17 Jun 1696; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Bequeathed £8 and the use of the house until she marries in her father's will.

 

                vii.    MARY BAILEY¹¹, b. Abt. 1672, Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT¹¹; d. Aft. 1728, CT¹¹.

 

Notes for MARY BAILEY:

Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 17 Jun 1696; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Mentioned by name in her father's will, but no bequest.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JOHN² BAILEY (JOHN¹)^12,13 was born 15 Jan 1654/55 in Hartford, Hartford, CT¹⁴, and died 28 Sep 1734 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁴.  He married ELIZABETH GERRARD¹⁴ Oct 1689, daughter of ROBERT GERRARD and ELIZABETH BECKWITH.  She was born Abt. 1666¹⁴, and died 20 Mar 1728/29 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁴.

 

More About JOHN BAILEY:

Burial: 1734, Old Burying Ground, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁴

 

More About JOHN BAILEY and ELIZABETH GERRARD:

Marriage: Oct 1689

       

Children of JOHN BAILEY and ELIZABETH GERRARD are:

4.                i.    JOHN³ BAILEY, b. 12 Oct 1688, Haddam, Middlesex, CT; d. 03 Feb 1767, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.

5.               ii.    EPHRAIM BAILEY, b. 01 Jan 1690/91, Haddam, Middlesex, CT; d. 07 Mar 1761, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.

                 iii.    ELIZABETH BAILEY¹⁴, b. 24 Oct 1694, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁴; d. 17 Nov 1726, Milford, New Haven, CT¹⁴; m. JOSEPH PLUMB¹⁴.

                 iv.    LYDIA BAILEY¹⁴, b. 16 Mar 1695/96, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁴.

                  v.    MEHITABLE BAILEY¹⁴, b. 04 Jun 1698, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁴; m. BENJAMIN WEST¹⁴, 11 Jan 1717/18, Middletgown, Middlesex, CT¹⁴; b. 10 Sep 1699¹⁴.

 

More About BENJAMIN WEST and MEHITABLE BAILEY:

Marriage: 11 Jan 1717/18, Middletgown, Middlesex, CT¹⁴

 

                 vi.    JONATHAN BAILEY^14,15, b. 16 Aug 1700, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁶; d. Abt. Apr 1776¹⁶; m. (1) EXPERIENCE WOOD¹⁶; m. (2) ALICE SMITH¹⁶, 22 Jun 1721, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁶; b. 20 Oct 1700¹⁶; d. 30 May 1764¹⁶.

 

More About JONATHAN BAILEY and ALICE SMITH:

Marriage: 22 Jun 1721, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁶

 

                vii.    DOROTHY BAILEY¹⁶, b. 11 Jul 1703, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁶; m. JONATHAN SMITH¹⁶, Sep 1721, Milford, New Haven, CT.

 

More About JONATHAN SMITH and DOROTHY BAILEY:

Marriage: Sep 1721, Milford, New Haven, CT

 

               viii.    MARY BAILEY¹⁶, b. 19 Mar 1705/06, Haddam, Middlesex, CT¹⁶; m. JOHN BEVIN¹⁶, 10 Sep 1724¹⁶.

 

More About JOHN BEVIN and MARY BAILEY:

Marriage: 10 Sep 1724¹⁶

 

6.              ix.    DAVID BAILEY, b. 08 Aug 1710, Haddam, Middlesex, CT; d. 18 Aug 1747, Middletown, Middlesex, CT.

 

 

3.  BENJAMIN² BAILEY (JOHN¹)¹⁷ was born 11 Nov 1665 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT¹⁷, and died Aft. 1728 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT¹⁷.

 

Notes for BENJAMIN BAILEY:

Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 17 Jun 1696; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Bequeathed one quarter of his father's lands.

       

Children of BENJAMIN BAILEY are:

                   i.    JOHN³ BAILEY¹⁸.

                  ii.    BENJAMIN BAILEY¹⁸.

                 iii.    NATHANIEL BAILEY¹⁸.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

4.  JOHN³ BAILEY (JOHN², JOHN¹)^19,20 was born 12 Oct 1688 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT²¹, and died 03 Feb 1767 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT²¹.  He married ESTHER ?²² 14 Jan 1710/11 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT²³.  She was born Abt. 1689 in CT²³, and died 1767 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT²³.

 

More About JOHN BAILEY and ESTHER ?:

Marriage: 14 Jan 1710/11, Haddam, Middlesex, CT²³

       

Children of JOHN BAILEY and ESTHER ? are:

                   i.    JOHN⁴ BAILEY²⁴, b. 06 Oct 1712²⁵.

                  ii.    NATHAN BAILEY²⁶, b. 18 Jul 1714²⁷.

7.              iii.    ESTHER BAILEY, b. 03 Jul 1716, Haddam, CT; d. 1792.

8.              iv.    JEREMIAH BAILEY, b. 14 Aug 1718, Haddam, CT; d. Abt. 1791.

                  v.    AMOS BAILEY²⁸, b. 12 Sep 1720²⁹.

                 vi.    LYDIA BAILEY²⁹, b. 05 Oct 1726²⁹.

                vii.    ABIEL BAILEY²⁹, b. 31 Mar 1728²⁹.

               viii.    JAMES BAILEY³⁰, b. 27 Jun 1730³¹.

                 ix.    WILLIAM BAILEY³², b. 17 Jul 1732³³.

 

 

5.  EPHRAIM³ BAILEY (JOHN², JOHN¹)^34,35 was born 01 Jan 1690/91 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT³⁶, and died 07 Mar 1761 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT³⁶.  He married (1) ELIZABETH ?³⁷.    He married (2) DEBORAH BRAINERD^38,39,40,41 03 Oct 1716 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT⁴¹, daughter of JAMES BRAINERD and DEBORAH DUDLEY.  She was born 03 Apr 1698 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT^42,43, and died 1745 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT^43,44.

 

More About EPHRAIM BAILEY:

Occupation: Farmer in Haddam⁴⁴

 

More About EPHRAIM BAILEY and DEBORAH BRAINERD:

Marriage: 03 Oct 1716, Haddam, Middlesex, CT⁴⁴

       

Children of EPHRAIM BAILEY and DEBORAH BRAINERD are:

                   i.    EPHRAIM⁴ BAILEY^45,46,47, b. 25 Jun 1718, Haddam, Middlesex, CT^48,49; d. 10 Jan 1740/41⁴⁹.

9.               ii.    JACOB BAILEY, b. 21 Oct 1720, Haddam, Middlesex, CT; d. Bef. 1784.

                 iii.    DEBORAH BAILEY^50,51, b. 13 Apr 1723, Haddam, Middlesex, CT^52,53; m. BENJAMIN TOWNER^54,55, 16 Sep 1742, Clearmont, NH^56,57.

 

More About BENJAMIN TOWNER and DEBORAH BAILEY:

Marriage: 16 Sep 1742, Clearmont, NH^58,59

 

                 iv.    GIDEON BAILEY^60,61,62