Thomas Baylis (abt. 1663 - 1697)

Born about 1663 in Richmond Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Samford) Baylis — married 1680 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia

Husband of Sarah (Edgecomb) Baylis — married about 1697 in Richmond Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 25 Apr 1697 at about age 34 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Thomas married Catherine Samford about 1680. He married Sarah Suggitt, daughter of Jn. Edgecomb and widow of Jn. Suggitt in 1699.^[1]

Death

1699

North Farnham, Richmond, Virginia

Will

Thomas BAYLIS, will; 25 Apr 1697, [27 Dec 1699]

land lying in the woods to be eq. div. among eight chil: Robert, {Anne], Francis, {Catherine], [Mary], [ . . . ]; land purch. from Alexander FLEMING, [ . . . ] ALGAR, and Edward TAYLOR to son Thomas, if he has no heirs, to son Robert; ex: wife; wits: Phillip HEMMINGS, Geo. BLUFORD, Samuel SAMFORD.

[Thomas BAYLIS was the son of Robert BAYLIS, Sr. (d. 1692) he mar. (1) Catherine SAMFORD and (2) [Edgecomb-143|Sarah (EDGCOMB) SUGGET]]. MRC, p. 12.]^[2]

1. Thomas Bayliss, b. Abt 1663, North Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, d. 27 Dec 1699, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia - Probate (Age ~ 36 years) Son of Robert Bayliss, b. Bef 1640 and unknown mother.

Marriages & Children

1st Spouse: Catherine Samford, b. Bef 1667, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia d. Bef 3 Feb 1696/97, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia (Age < 30 years) married Abt 1683 North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia

Children

1. Amadine Bayliss, b. 18 Jun 1684, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
2. Frances Bayliss, b. 23 Sep 1686, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
3. Robert Bayliss, b. 7 Sep 1688, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia d. 7 Jul 1725, Richmond County, Virginia - Probate (Age 36 years)
4. John Bayliss, b. Abt 1690, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia d. 10 Mar 1746/47, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia - Probate (Age ~ 57 years)
5. Catherine Bayliss, b. 28 Mar 1691, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia d. 6 Dec 1721, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia (Age 30 years)
6. William Bayliss, b. Bef 1693, Richmond County, Virginia d. Between 1765 and 1770, Fairfax County, Virginia (Age > 72 years)
7. Marcy Bayliss, b. Abt 1693, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia d. Aft 1721, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia (Age ~ 29 years)
8. Thomas Bayliss, b. 3 Feb 1696/97, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia d. Aft 1747 (Age > 51 years)

2nd Spouse:Sarah Edgecomb b. Bef 1646, Lancaster County, Virginia d. 2 Jun 1703, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia - Probate (Age > 57 years) Married Aft 1694 Richmond County, Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ Robert K. Headley, compiler, Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003); page 32.
2. ↑ Headley, Robert Kirk, Jr., Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800, Genealogical Publishing Co. (1983); page 5.

• Abstracts from Records of Richmond County, Virginia, Will Book 2, William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 17 #2, October 1908, pages 80, Abstract of will of Thomas Baylis
• King, George Harrison Sanford, compiler, Marriages of Richmond County Virginia 1668-1853 (Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1964 1986)
• Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia
• Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800, Headley, Robert Kirk, Jr.,Genealogical Publishing Co. (1983); pages 5 and 10.