William Edmunds Bailey (1715 - 1760)

Born 1715 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Blowers) Bailey — married 1731 in Prince William, Virginia

Descendants

Died 27 Mar 1760 at about age 45 in Prince William, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

William was born about 1715 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Blowers, daughter of John Blowers, a wealthy land owner. Records show he paid taxes on 294 acres of land in Prince William County in 1754, however, by this time it is believed he had moved to Halifax County near Martinsville, VA near the "Great Wagon Road". He was a merchant of note. On a trip to Philadelphia, he passed through Winchester, VA where his Son Samuel met his future wife, Sarah Bryan. Interestingly, Sarah's sister married Daniel Boone.

William passed away about 1766 in Prince William, Colony of Virginia.

Sources

• 1760 Census: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890"
  Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes
  Ancestry Record 3578 #33572674 (accessed 8 February 2024)
  William Bailey in Rental Rolls, Northumberland, Virginia.

• Bailey Family History prepared by Felton Bill Bailey, published approx 1990

• Ancestors of Clifford Earl McAllister vol 2 Family Group by Diana Jean Muir # 390

• William paid taxes in 1754 on 249 acres in Prince William Co VA

See also: With 7 sources: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GMMN-MY3