Bethiah (Aldrich) Bailey (1752 - aft. 1840)

Born 14 Jun 1752 in Suffolk, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Eliud Tryon — married 2 Oct 1779 in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States

Wife of Nathaniel Bailey — married 9 Sep 1798 in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States

Descendants

Died after 1840 after age 87 in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States

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Biography

Marriage took place 2 Oct 1779 in the First Presbyterian Church, Goshen, Orange, New York.^[1] Children:

1. Mary Tryon, born 23 Apr 1780, Baptized _____, First Presbyterian, Goshen, New York.^[2]
2. Bethiah Tryon, baptized 20 May 1781, First Presbyterian, Goshen, Orange, New York.^[3] "20 May A. D. 1781 Baptized Bethiah born daughter of Eliud and Bethiah Aldrich his wife."
3. Mehitabel Tryon, born 14 Apr 1782, Goshen, Orange, New York.^[4] "14 Apr [1782] Mehhetabel, Daughter Eliud Tryon Born"
4. Phaneale Tryon, born 9 May 1784, Goshen, Orange, New York.^[5] "1784. May. 9. Phaneale [poss. Paaneale] dau Eliud Tryon born." NOTE: could this be the Pamelia mentioned in Tryon Family in America?
5. Bradock Tryon, born 22 Apr 1787, Goshen, Orange, New York.^[6] "Apl 22 1787 Bradock son of Eliud born." NOTE: may have adopted his step-father's name of Bailey.
6. Jacob Aldrich Tryon, born 3 Oct 1788, Goshen, Orange, New York.^[7] "Jacob Aldrich, son of Eliud Tryon, born Oct. 3, 1788."

After Eliud's death in 1791, Bethiah remarried on 9 Sep 1798 at the First Presbyterian Church, Goshen, to Nathaniel Bayley (Bailey).^[8] A "true copy" of the marriage record was provided as part of Bethiah's application for a Revolutionary War pension.^[9] Her step-son Columbia Bailey testified in a deposition in support of his step-mother's application for a Revolutionary War pension that his mother, Margaret Bailey, died on or about the 15th of March 1798, and that his father Nathaniel remarried, to Bethiah Tryon widow of Eliud Tryon after that, and that his father Nathaniel died on or about 19th April 1816, and Bethiah had not remarried thereafter.^[10]

At the age of 85 Bethiah applied for a pension in respect of her late husband Eliud Tryon's Revolutionary War service.^[11] She was awarded a pension of $63.45 per annum.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970 (Ancestry.com)
2. ↑ U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970 (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970 (Ancestry.com)
4. ↑ U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970 (Ancestry.com)
5. ↑ U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970 (Ancestry.com)
6. ↑ U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970 (Ancestry.com)
7. ↑ U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970 (Ancestry.com)
8. ↑ U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970 (Ancestry.com)
9. ↑ Revolutionary War Pensions; New York; T; Tryon; Eliud Tryon: Page 15 (Fold3.com)
10. ↑ Revolutionary War Pensions; New York; T; Tryon; Eliud Tryon: Page 10 (Fold3.com)
11. ↑ Revolutionary War Pensions; New York; T; Tryon, Eliud Tryon: Page 4 (Fold3.com)
12. ↑ Revolutionary War Pensions; New York; T; Tryon; Eliud Tryon: Page 14 (Fold 3.com)

• U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900; Bethia Bailey, former widow; Second Applicant Pension Year: 1838; Second Applicant Application State: New York; Archive Publication Number: M804; Archive Roll Number: 2418; Total Pages in Packet: 73 (Ancestry.com)

• 1840 US Federal Census; Census Place: Mount Hope, Orange, New York; Roll: 323; Page: 171; Image: 347; Family History Library Film: 0017202 (Ancestry.com) NOTE: aged 88 years