See also
1 Ezra BAILEY1 (1771- ) [4127]. Born 10 Aug 1771.2
2 Oliver BAILEY1,3,4,5 (1738-1822) [3585]. Born 23 Jun 1738, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.3,5 Marr Hannah SCOVILLE 14 May 1761, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.3,5 Died 4 Oct 1822, Granville Center, Bradford, PA.3
From Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1800-1825 by Clement F. Heverly.
Oliver Bailey, the ancestor of the Baileys of Western Bradford, was the hero of two wars. A son of Ephraim Bailey, he was a native of Haddam, Middlesex county, Conn. And there married Hannah ScoviIle. He was a private in the Revolutionary war in the company of Captain Higgins, Col. Wm. Douglas, 5th battalion Wadsworth's brigade, raised June, 1776, to reinforce Washington's army at New York, he was in the battle of Long Island and also White Plains. Some years after the war, he removed to Berkshire, Mass., and in 1803 came with his wife to Granville township, Bradford county, where some of the family had already settled. Here he continued lo reside until the time of his death, October 4, 1822, aged 84 years. In noting his demise. The Settler, published at Towanda. says; "Mr. Bailey was a soldier of two wars. He served through the whole of the old French war and was one of the first who asserted our independence in 1775. He served through the whole of that arduous struggle for liberty and was in many of the most important battles. He was one of the most respected and first settlers of Franklin (then including part of Granville), having resided in that place 19 years He had 12 children, all of whom lived to have families and to an advanced age."
From Tri-Counties Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook - BAILEY - At the time of his death in 1822, the Towanda newspaper The Settler wrote of Oliver Bailey.
"Mr Bailey was a soldier of two wars. He served through the whole of the old French War and was one of the first who asserted our independence in 1775. He served through the whole of that arduous struggle for liberty and was in many of the most important battles. He was one of the most respected and first settlers of Franklin (then including part of Granville), having resided in that place 19 years. He had 12 children, all of whom lived to have families and to an advanced age."
The Bailey family lived in Haddam, CT from its beginnings in 1662. Some years after his marriage in 1761, Oliver Bailey moved his family to Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. By 1803 Oliver and Hannah (Scoville) had moved to Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Four of his children stayed in Massachusetts: Oliver, Jr., Phebe, Hannah, and Mary (called Polly).
4 Ephraim BAILEY3,4 (1691-1761) [3553]. Born 1 Jan 1690/91, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.3 Marr Deborah BRAINERD 3 Oct 1716, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.5 Died 7 Mar 1761, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.3
8 John BAILEY3,4 (1655-1734) [3593]. Born 15 Jan 1654/55, Hartford, Hartford, CT.3 Marr Elizabeth GERRARD Oct 1689. Died 28 Sep 1734, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.3 Buried 1734, Old Burying Ground, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.3
9 Elizabeth GERRARD3 (c. 1666-1729) [3596]. Born c. 1666.3 Died 20 Mar 1728/29, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.3
5 Deborah BRAINERD3,5,6,7 (1698-1745) [3554]. Born 3 Apr 1698, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.6,7 Died 1745, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.5,7
10 James BRAINERD3,7 (1669-1743) [3565]. Born 2 Jun 1669, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.3,7 Marr Deborah DUDLEY 1 Apr 1696.6,8 Marr Sarah ? 23 May 1711.6 Died 10 Feb 1742/43, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.3,7
From: Ancestors of Daniel Brainerd by Jane Devlin.
James Brainerd was born on 2 Jun 1669 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT and died on 10 Feb 1741/42 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT.
Documented events in his life were:
1. VR - Marriage; 1 Apr 1696; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Married Deborah Dudley
2. Executor or Overseer of Will; 17 Jun 1696; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. John Bailey, Sen., in his will dated 17 Jun 1696, appointed "my neighbors Timothy Spencer & James Brainard to be Overseers."
3. Guardian; Bet 7 Sep 1704 And 5 Apr 1708; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Ruth Spencer, daughter of Timothy Spencer, chose James Braynard of Haddam to be her guardian; allowed. Page 110--5 April, 1708: James Braynard, guardian to Ruth Spencer, exhibits in Court an acquittance or discharge, under the hand of sd. Ruth, now of age. Bond now cancelled.
4. Military Service; May 1714; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Colonial records of Conn (1706-1717) Vol V p. 427 May 1714..This assembly do establish and confirm Mr. James Brainerd to be Lieutenant of the company or the trailband on the west side of said town of Haddam and that he be commissioned accordingly"
5. Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 2 May 1715; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Reached an agreement with his siblings to a distribution of his father's estate.
6. Military Service; Oct 1722; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. "This assembly do establish and confirm Mr. James Brainerd of Haddam Conn to be Captain of the company or trailband on the west side of said Connecticut River, in the town of Haddam, and that he be commissioned accordingly".
11 Deborah DUDLEY3,7 (1670-1709) [3566]. Born 11 Nov 1670, Saybrook, CT.3,7 Died 22 Jul 1709, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.6,7
3 Hannah SCOVILLE1,3,5 (1739-1828) [3586]. Born 11 Apr 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.3 Died 18 Oct 1828, Granville Center, Bradford, PA.3
6 William SCOVILLE3 ( - ) [3587].
7 Hannah SHAILER3 ( - ) [3588].
| 1 | "Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1800-1825 by Clement F. Heverly". |
| 2 | "Tri-Counties Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook". |
| 3 | "Ancestry.com, Snow/Lyman Ancestors". |
| 4 | "A History of the Towns of Haddam and East-Haddam by David D. Field, A.M., Pastor of the Church of Haddam, 1814". |
| 5 | "Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1549-1908 by Lucy Abigail Brainard, 1908". |
| 6 | "The Genealogy of the Brainerd Family in the United States by Rev. David D. Field, D.D., 1857". |
| 7 | "Genealogies of Connecticut Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register". |
| 8 | "Ancestors of Daniel Brainerd by Jane Devlin". |