Richard Bailey Jr. (1717 - 1813)

Born 9 May 1717 in Bradford, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Page) Bailey — married 18 Aug 1741 in Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died Apr 1813 at age 95 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Richard Bailey Jr. was the sixth of 9 children born (1717, Bradford) to Richard Bailey and Joanna Webster.^[1]

Though he grew up in East Bradford, Richard's generation was the first to make the move from Bradford to neighbouring Haverhill. As described in the following reference,^[2] Richard's father (Elder Richard of Bradford), had in 1725, along with his Bradford neighbour Caleb Hopkinson, purchased a 150 acre tract of land in Haverhill. He divided this land among his three youngest sons, Richard, Ebenezer and Amos, who each built similar houses and settled there, around 1740. This land was officially inherited by all Elder Richard's children upon his death in 1748, so it was necessary for the other siblings to formalize ownership by Richard Jr. and Ebenezer of their portions.^[3] So on 21 Nov. 1748, Richard Jr. and his brother Ebenezer each received a deed to their respective portions of this land, neighbouring on a third section occupied by brother Amos. The above reference includes a complete transcription of the deed to Ebenezer, and makes reference to one (presumably identical) of the same date to this Richard Jr.

It is interesting to note that in the above-mentioned Deed, Richard's three oldest brothers signed their names "Bailey", while the four youngest siblings (including himself) signed "Bayley".

Signature of RIchard Bailey Jr. (Bayley)

On 18 Aug 1741 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, Richard married Rachel Page.^[4]

Richard and Rachel settled on the above-mentioned farm on “Old Spicket Path,” in the West Parish of Haverhill, adjacent to his brothers Amos and Ebenezer. It was here that Richard and Rachel had the following eight children:^[5]

1. Abigail, b. 22 Sept 1742; d. 12 Sep. 1749
2. Mary, b. 26 June 1744; m. Asa Chaplin, 1771; d. aft. 1820
3. Richard, b. 15 July 1746; m. Mehitable Emerson
4. Elizabeth, b. 19 March 1748/49; m. John Young, 26 July 1768
5. Timothy, b. 16 June 1751; m. Zerviah Blodgett, 11 Jan. 1778; d. 19 Sep. 1825 (Ohio)
6. Lewis, b. 12 Feb 1754; m. Mary Barnard, 3 Feb. 1779; d. 20 Sep. 1817
7. Ruth, b. 22 June 1756; m. Benjamin Wood, 17 Oct. 1779; d. 15 Feb. 1838, and
8. Abner, b. 16 May 1759; d. 14 Sep. 1761.

Rachel passed away in about 1800. ^[6]

In 1807, Richard moved to Hopkinton, New Hampshire, presumably to live with one of his children, perhaps Lewis. While there, he passed away in 1813 at the age of 96. The following death notice appeared at the time:

“In Hopkinton, Mr. Richard Bailey, formerly of Haverhill, Mass., aged 96.”^[7]

Revolutionary War Service

Richard Bailey Jr. performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

Richard Bailey Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A004740.

Richard Bailey,Sr., b. Bradford, Massachusetts on May 9, 1717, d. @1815 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, and his wife Rachel Page, are honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for patriotism:1) Donated Clothing for the Army. ^[8] At least two of their sons served in the Revolutionary War.

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 15
2. ↑ Historical and Genealogical Researches, of Merrimack Valley, Vol 1, Nbr. 1, April 1857, Published by Alfred Poor, Haverhill| Page 54, Deed of Land in Haverhill to Ebenezer Bailey
3. ↑ Massachusetts Land Records, Volume 97| Pages 303-304
4. ↑ Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, 1910)| "Haverhill Vital Records, Marriages and Deaths, Page 23"
5. ↑ Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, 1910)| "Vital Records for Haverhill, Births, Pages 25-27"
6. ↑ Ransom
7. ↑ The War Journal, Portsmouth, NH, 16 Apr. 1813, "Deaths"
8. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Oct 26, 2018), "Record of Richard Bailey", Ancestor # A004740.

See also:

• Family Search | Richard Bailey Jr.
• Ransom, Jeanne Bailey. The Bailey Family; History and genealogy of descendants of Richard Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts who came to Michigan by way of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York, 1635-1990, with Allied Families (Ann Arbor, Michigan : After Thoughts, Inc., 1991) , pg. 44.
• A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts, Historical and Genealogical Researches, of Merrimack Valley, Vol 1, Nbr. 1, April 1857, Published by Alfred Poor, Haverhill,| Page 96, lower right-hand column