John Bailey (1691 - 1721)

Born 12 Jan 1691 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mehitable (Senter) Bailey — married 31 Aug 1714 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1721 at age 30 in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Bailey was born on 12 Jan. 1690/91 at Rowley, MA, the son of John Bailey and Mary Mighill.^[1]

John was married 31 August 1714 in Boston, MA to Mehitable Center. performed by Mr. Thomas Cheever.^[2]

John and Mehitable settled in Boston, MA, where their five children were born:

1. William, b. 10 Oct. 1714; m. Abigail Kilbourne
2. Benjamin, b. 4 Oct. 1716; m. Elizabeth Sargent
3. John (twin), b. 20 Aug. 1718; m. Mary Rideout
4. Sarah (twin), b. 20 Aug. 1718, and
5. Samuel, b. 24 May 1721; died as an infant.

Mehitable Bailey died 2 Oct. 1721, then her husband John Bailey, Jr. died four days later on 6 Oct. 1721, at age 30. They were buried in Granary Burying Ground, in Boston, MA.^[3] Administration of his estate was granted 16 Oct. 1721 to John Dixwell and John Staniford of Boston, MA.^[4] On 20 July 1722, they presented an inventory of his estate, consisting of 76 pounds for personal property and 135 pounds in bonds.^[5] A final accounting for the estate was published in 1730.^[6]

Guardianship of John Bailey’s orphan children was granted 23 July 1722 in Suffolk County, MA, noting them as William, aged about 7 years, Benjamin, aged about 6 years, John, aged about 4 years and Sarah, aged about 2 years.^[7]

In 1740, William Bailey, tailor, John Bailey, cordwainer, both of Haverhill, MA, Sarah Bailey, spinster, of Woburn, MA and Benjamin Bailey, shipwright, of Boston, MA sold land in Rowley, MA “formerly of our uncle Ezekiel Mighill,” to Nathaniel Mighill and to Daniel Tenny (two transactions).^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex institute, Salem, Mass., 1928-31)| Page 16
2. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Boston Marriages 1689 - 1720 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2495/images/40400_274635-00748?usePUB=true&_phsrc=IzZ3081&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=69979620
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #19884176 for John Bailey II
4. ↑ Suffolk County, MA, Probate, v.22| Estate #4446, Pg. 250
5. ↑ Suffolk County, MA, Probate, v.22| Estate #4446 inventory, Pg. 612
6. ↑ Suffolk County, MA, Probate, v.28| Pg. 205-7
7. ↑ Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts (Amos Everett Jewett, Rowley, Massachusetts, 1887-1933)"| Page 6
8. ↑ Essex County, MA, Deeds| v.80, Pg. 65 and | v.94, Pg. 208

See also:

• Family Search | John Bailey
• Donna Beers, compiler. The Descendants of James Bailey & Lydia Emery Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts; Page 4, Person #10
• Hollis R. Bailey, Bailey genealogy : James John, and Thomas, and their descendants, p. 9, Person #18.
• The Essex Antiquarian (Salem, Massachusetts, Volume 5, 1901| Person 21, Page 83
• (possible first marriage) "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCC9-P3F : 4 December 2014), John Baley and Sarah Gidding, 29 Sep 1711; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0547505 IT 1.
• (marriage) "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQ3-V43 : 4 November 2017), John Bailey and Mehitabel Center, 31 Aug 1714; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 818,093.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Bailey-3015 created through the import of CJB001.ged on Jul 18, 2012 by Christopher Becker. User ID: 4F65C2A51E979244AF6F9E8C7616398639D8. Prior to import, this record was last changed 22:56:43 7 Jul 2010.