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Descendants of
William Bailey & Grace [?]
"Among the earliest settlers in old Albemarle County, North Carolina, was William Bailey, who moved in the 1660's from Newport, Rhode Island to Berkeley Parish" now Perquimans County, North Carolina with his wife Grace. The children are listed in the Berkeley Parish Register. Wm. and Abigail (Bailey) Charles probably came at the same time between 1662/3 and 1666[1].
Grace m. 2nd Thomas Lawton, about 1674 probably in Rhode Island, no issue. She must have been back in Rhode Island with some of her children. Evidently Thomas and Grace did not get along because they were not living together and Thomas was ordered to pay support. He stated in his will that she had not been a proper wife to him.
William and Grace had the following children:
+ 2 F i. Abigail BAILEY was born about 1640 and died on 17 Mar 1687.
3 M ii. John BAILEY was born about 1642. He died on 18 Jan 1736 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. John evidently went back to Rhode Island because he is mentioned in the case regarding his mother and Thomas Lawton and her support.
John lived in Newport and Portsmouth, Rhode Island and may have died in Newport. He may have married Sutton [-?-] (b.1655, d.13 Feb 1730) buried in the family burial ground in Middleton. He had at least nine children. His birth date could have been 1653. There is some confusion because there may have been another John Bailey living in Rhode Island at the same time.
4 M
iii. William BAILEY
was born about 1645. He died before 20 Jul 1670 in Newport, Rhode Island.
William was from Little Compton, Rhode Island. William married Grace Parsons
daughter of Hugh (d.1684) and
named Hugh.
William and Grace must have both died before her father because he
did not mention either one in his will, his grandson Hugh was his heir.
Hugh Parsons was also the guardian of Hugh Bailey and took charge of
his estate in 1670[2].
5 M
iv. Samuel BAILEY
was born about 1647. Samuel may have returned to
6 M
v. Experience BAILEY
was born about 1649. I wonder if Experience received his name because at the
time of his birth they made the trip to the colonies and he born along the
way.
7 F
vi. Jane BAILEY
was born about 1651.
8 F
vii. Sarah BAILEY
was born about 1653.
9 F
viii. Marcy BAILEY
was born about 1660. She died on 23 Feb 1691/2 in Perquimans County, North
Carolina. It is pretty certain that Marcy “daughter of Grace Bailey of Rhode
Island in New England” was the wife of John Stepney, who also came to North
Carolina. Because Jane/Jean Charles (daughter of William and Abigail
Charles) mentions her Aunt Mary Stepney in her will.
John Stepney was the son of “John & Bennett? Stepney of London, Ould
England”, he was probably a Joiner. They were married in 1681 in Berkely
Parish, North Carolina[3].
Children: John b.c1682,
d.23 Feb 1691/2[4]
Elizabeth b.20 Oct 1684[5],
d.3 Mar 1694, Bennett b.1686, William b.1688/9, Samuel b.1690/1, d.3 Sep
1692, Jane b.Aug 1693[6],
John b.1696, George b.1698/9, Elizabeth b.1702, and Samuel b.1704, drowned 3
Sep 1692 in Perquimans[7].
You will note there were two Johns, Elizabeths and Samuels.
I would guess the first ones died young.
"Albemarl
Book of Warrants & Surveys, 1681-1706" page 2 - dated 1694- Perquimans
Precinct: - John Stepney proved the transportation of eleven persons:
John Stepney, & Marcy Stepney, Grace Baley, John Bayley, William
Bayley Jur., Saml. Bayley, Exper(ience) Bayley, Jane
Bayley, Sarah Bayley,
Mercy Bayley. These and three more assigned to ---, on---. The missing name
is William Baily (Sr.) as proven on page 140 - To survey for Jno. Stepney,
300 acres for transportation of Jno. Stepney, Mercy Stepney, William Baly,
Grace Baly, Jno. Baly, William
Baly Jur. 1695-Surveyed for Mr. Jno Stepney, 293 acres. 1696 - 293 acres on Yawpim Creek, Perquimans Precinct, granted to Capt. Jno. Stepney, for transportation of Jno. Stepney, Mercy Stepney, William,
Grace, Jno. Baly, William Baly Junr. (this is not unusual because often other people will use the same people when applying for their warrants. Marcy/Mercy Bailey is also mentioned as Marcy Stepney.)
John Stepney was Register of Deeds for Perquimans Co. for many years, during some of which he was Clerk of Court. (research by Raymond Winslow on the Toms family that appeared in the North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Journal, Vol. SSV, NO. 3, Aug. 1999, pg. 262)
[1]
Bailey
Genealogy compiled by William Perry Johnson, published in the "North
Carolina Genealogy" Spring 1967, Mr. Johnson was a well known
Genealogist of North Carolina.
[2]
2 Family
History Library,
Ancestral File, familysearch.org; Immigrants to America before 1750,
Edited by Frederick A. Virkus.
Hathaway, J. R. B., The
North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Edenton, N.C,
hereafter called Hathaway’s Register, Vol.,
Vol. 3, No. 2; 201, 212, 219.
[4]
Hathaway's
Vol. 3, No. 3; 364
[5]
Hathaway's
Vol. 3, No. 2; 212
[6]
Hathaway's
Vol. 3, No. 2; 219
[7]
Notes
of
Webster Parry’s collection: abstracts of Quaker records, 1671-1917,
FHL #0367990 from court minutes
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