John Bailey Jr. (1721 - 1801)

Born 18 Feb 1721 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Foster) Bailey — married 23 Jan 1787 in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died Aug 1801 at age 80 in North Salem, Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) accepted him as a Patriot per the January/February 2021 Newsletter.

John Bailey, Jr was born on 18 Feb. 1720/21,^[1][2] the fourth child and second son of John Bailey and Susanna Tenney.^[3] He was baptized in Haverhill on 16 Apr. 1721.^[4]

In about 1747, John married Elizabeth Corliss, daughter of Jonathan Corliss of Salem, NH. They settled on a farm very near the border of Methuen, probably on the Methuen side, then after all the children were born moved to North Salem, New Hampshire. John and Elizabeth had eight children:^[5][6]

1. John Moores, b. 3 Nov. 1748; m. Lydia Eaton of Methuen 5 May 1772, lived in North Salem and Newbury, NH; d. 28 Apr. 1834
2. Elizabeth, b. 28 June 1750; m. Jonathan Cross and lived in Canaan, NH
3. David, b. 10 Mar. 1752; m. Sally Amy, 23 Nov. 1786; lived in Bath, NH; d. 6 Sep. 1824
4. Dudley, b. 27 Feb. 1754; m1. Elizabeth Upham, 2 May 1783; m2. Eunice (Stone) Crane; d. 9 Apr. 1822
5. Samuel, b. 12 Oct. 1756; d. 18 Dec. 1760
6. Priscilla, b. 9 Sep. 1758; d. 8 Sept 1761
7. Priscilla, b. 12 Oct. 1762; m. Jeremiah Gillet; settled Alexandria, NH and
8. Rachel, b. 9 Apr. 1766; m. Daniel Corliss, of Salem, 1 Aug. 1783; settled Alexandria, NH.

Tradition says that John was a very strong man.

After Elizabeth passed away in Jan. 1787 (at age 66), John married second with Mary Foster, the widow of his first cousin James Hastings i.e. son of Aunt Edna Bailey.^[7][8][9]

The couple appeared on census in Salem in 1790.^[10]

On 5 Mar, 1792, John Bailey of Salem signed a Last Will and Testament. This Will named his oldest son John Moores Bailey as Executor, and made provisions for bequests to his wife Mary, sons David, Dudley and John, as well as daughters "Elizabeth, wife of Jonathan Cross, Rachel, wife of Daniel Corliss" and Priscilla Bayley,^[11][12]

John died in 1801, and a probate file (Case Nbr. 6848) was opened in Rockingham County, NH in Aug. 1801, with son John Moores Bailey appointed as Executor.^[13] A Mary Bailey, widow, who appears on census in Salem in 1810, is most likely John's widow.^[14] She outlived him by 30 years.

Sources

1. ↑ A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts, by Alfred Poor, 1858, Reprinted in 1986 by Parker River Researchers,| Page 158, middle right-hand column
2. ↑ The Tenney Family, Or, The Descendants of Thomas Tenney of Rowley, Massachusetts (Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1904)| Page 57
3. ↑ The Bailey Family, by Jeanne Bailey Ransom, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1991 | Pages 68 & 69
4. ↑ Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, 1910)| "Volume I, Births, Page 32"
5. ↑ The Tenney Family, Or, The Descendants of Thomas Tenney of Rowley, Massachusetts (Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1904)| Page 57
6. ↑ Methuen Town Records| Births, Family of John and Elizabeth Bailey
7. ↑ A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts, by Alfred Poor, 1858, Reprinted in 1986 by Parker River Researchers,| Starting Page 156, lower right-hand column
8. ↑ History of Salem, N.H. (Rumford Printing Co., Concord, N.H., 1907)| Table I Marriages, pg. 68
9. ↑ Marriages in Salem, New Hampshire, by Paul Oglesby,The American Genealogist, Volume 16 (1939)| Page 232
10. ↑ 1790 United States Federal Census, State of New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Salem, Page 7, Last Line on Right Column| 1790 US Census, "John Bailey"
11. ↑ New Hampshire, Rockingham County Probate Estate Files, Case Nbr. 6846-6943, 1801-02| Will, John Bailey of Salem, Page 1 of 2, Image Nbr. 23
12. ↑ New Hampshire, Rockingham County Probate Estate Files, Case Nbr. 6846-6943, 1801-02| Will, John Bailey of Salem, Page 2 of 2, Image Nbr. 24
13. ↑ New Hampshire, Rockingham County Probate Estate Files, Case Nbr. 6846-6943, 1801-02| Appointment of Executor, 19 Aug. 1801, Image Nbr. 20
14. ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census, State of New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Salem, Page 73, Line 15| 1810 US Census, "Mary Baily"

See Also:

• Family Search | John Bailey Jr.
• A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts, by Alfred Poor, 1858, Reprinted in 1986 by Parker River Researchers,| Page 158, middle right-hand column
• The Essex Antiquarian (Salem, Massachusetts, 1897-) Volume 5| Person #109, Page 113