Bailey Ancestors

Many researchers have Nicholas Bailey (b. abt. 1620) as son of Nicholas Bailey born about 1600 in England and that Nicholas as son of Nicholas born about 1580 in England. I've tried to find proof of the three Nicholas Bailey men but so far I haven't. Information listed for Generations 1 & 2 was found on Ancestry.com. The majority of Family Trees on that site have these two Nicholas Baileys listed so I have included them here.

The Bailey name has some variations in spelling before the 19th century. I've seen the name spelled as Baly, Baillee, Baily and Bayley.

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Generation No. 1

NICHOLAS BAILEY was born about 1580 in England and died unknown. His wife's name is unknown.

Children of NICHOLAS BAILEY are:

  1. NICHOLAS BAILEY, b. about 1600
  2. JOHN BAILEY, b. about 1617
  3. ELIAS BAILEY, b. about 1620

Generation No. 2

NICHOLAS BAILEY (NICHOLAS BAILEY1) was born about 1600 in England and died unknown. His wife's name is unknown.

Child of NICHOLAS BAILEY is:

  1. NICHOLAS BAILEY, b. about 1620, England

Generation No. 3

NICHOLAS BAILEY (NICHOLAS BAILEY2) was born about 1620 in England and died 1689-1694 in Westchester County, New York. He married MARGARET about 1641. She was born about 1622 in New York or England and died about 1699 in Westchester County, New York.

Notes for NICHOLAS BAILEY
The following was found on Ancestry.com - "Johnson & Stone Ancestry" - Michael & Betsy Johnson
He's probably the "Nick Baly" who took the oath of fidelity at New Haven, Conn. July 1, 1644. He and his wife Margaret were living in Westchester before Aug. 4, 1659. He was a magistrate in 1660 and 1662. He received land in the second division in 1666 and is listed a patentee Jan. 1, 1686. On Mar. 4, 1689 he deeded to his son Nathan his holdings in the Long Beach Patent in Eastchester, and on March 5th he and his wife deeded their house and all land in Westchester to James and Abiah Riley of Queens County, in return for a bond of the latter to care for them during their life time. Witnesses for this deed were his younger cousins Elias and Jonathan Bailey, sons of John Bailey of Jamaica, RI. On Sept. 25th James and Abiah surrendered the deed and on Oct. 19th the property was deeded to John (their son) "he to keep and maintain said father and mother during life". Nicholas died before 1698 when his widow was living with her son, John.

They lived in New Haven, Connecticut in 1655 and that year they were accused of witchcraft, acquitted and banished. They moved to Westchester County, New York.

Children of NICHOLAS BAILEY and MARGARET are:

  1. REBECCA BAILEY, b. New Haven, Connecticut; m. RICHARD MOORE
  2. NATHAN BAILEY, b. about 1642, New Haven, Connecticut
  3. ABIGAIL BAILEY, b. New Haven, Connecticut; m. ROBERT RHEAD
  4. ABIAH BAILEY, b. about 1660, New Haven, Connecticut
  5. JOHN BAILEY, b. New Haven, Connecticut; d. 1719; m. ELIZABETH

Generation No. 4

ABILGAIL BAILEY (NICHOLAS BAILEY3) was born in New Haven, Connecticut and died in Westchester County, New York. She married ROBERT RHEAD, February 19, 1704/05 in Westchester County, New York.

Child of ABIGAIL BAILEY and ROBERT RHEAD is:

  1. ROBERT RHEAD, b. between 1706-1710, New York; d. between 1757-1759

NATHAN BAILEY (NICHOLAS BAILEY3) was born 1654-1666 in New Haven, Connecticut and died 1740 in Westchester County, New York. He married 1) UNKNOWN. He married 2) MARY SQUIRE, about 1687, daughter of THOMAS SQUIRE, of Woodbury, Connecticut. He married 3) ESTHER CANIFF, about 1692.

Child of NATHAN BAILEY and UNKNOWN is:

  1. NATHANIEL BAILEY, b. about 1675, Westchester County, New York

Children of NATHAN BAILEY and ESTHER CANIFF are:

  1. SARAH BAILEY, b. about 1693, Westchester County, New York
  2. DINAH BAILEY, b. about 1694, Westchester County, New York
  3. ANNA BAILEY, b. about 1695, Westchester County, New York
  4. MARGARET BAILEY, b. about 1698, Westchester County, New York
  5. MARY BAILEY, b. about 1701, Westchester County, New York
  6. RACHEL BAILEY, b. about 1703, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York
  7. JOHN BAILEY, b. March 23, 1705/06, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York
  8. CATHERINE BAILEY, b. about 1709, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York
  9. ELIZABETH BAILEY, b. about 1711, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York

JOHN BAILEY (NICHOLAS BAILEY3) was born unknown and died 1719. He married ELIZABETH. ELIZABETH married WILLIAM COLLINS after JOHN BAILEY died.

Children of JOHN BAILEY and ELIZABETH are:

  1. JOHN BAILEY, b. about 1685, Westchester County, New York
  2. SARAH BAILEY

Generation No. 5

NATHANIEL BAILEY (NATHAN BAILEY4) was born about 1675 in Westchester County, New York and died June, 1740 in Westchester County, New York. He married 1) RUTH GALPIN, daughter of JOHN GALPIN. She was born unknown and died about 1718 in New York. He married 2) LEAH de VEAUX, daughter of FREDERICK de VEAUX of New Rochelle, widow of PETER GENDRON. She was born about 1691 and died after 1740.

Children of NATHANIEL BAILEY and RUTH GALPIN are:

  1. JANE BAILEY, m. JOSEPH HARKER
  2. ABIGAIL BAILEY, m. JOHN MINTHORNE
  3. RUTH BAILEY, m. GIDEON BARRITT
  4. ELIZABETH BAILEY, m. CALEB HYATT
  5. NATHANIEL BAILEY

Children of NATHANIEL BAILEY and LEAH DE VEAUX are:

  1. LEVI/LEWIS BAILEY, b. about 1722
  2. NATHAN BAILEY, b. about 1724
  3. NEHEMIAH BAILEY, b. about 1726
  4. LEAH BAILEY, b. about 1728
  5. KEZIAH BAILEY, b. about 1730

JOHN BAILEY (JOHN BAILEY4) was born about 1705 and died about 1765 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. He married MARY TERBOS about 1731, daughter of JOHANNES TERBOS.

Children of JOHN BAILEY and MARY TERBOS are:

  1. JOHN BAILEY, b. 1732
  2. ESTHER BAILEY, b. 1735

Generation No. 6

COL. JOHN BAILEY (JOHN BAILEY5) was born December 4, 1732 in New York and died August 9, 1806 in Poughkeepsie, New York. He married ALTJE VAN WYCK in 1756 in New York, daughter of THEODORUS VAN WYCK and JANICHE "ELIZABETH". She was born November 10, 1740 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York and died November 9, 1807 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.

Children of COL. JOHN BAILEY and ALTJE VAN WYCK are:

  1. THEODORUS BAILEY, b. 1758; d. 1828; m. ELIZABETH
  2. WILLIAM BAILEY (JUDGE), b. 1763; d. 1840
  3. MARY BAILEY, b. 1766
  4. ELIZABETH BAILEY
  5. JAMES BAILEY, b. 1770; d. 1832
  6. ESTHER BAILEY, b. 1780

Generation No. 7

THEODORUS BAILEY (JOHN BAILEY6) was born October 12, 1758 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York and died September 6, 1828 in New York. He married ELIZABETH HOFFMAN, daughter of ROBERT HOFFMAN. She was born about 1760 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York and died January 5, 1764 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York.

Children of THEODORUS BAILEY and ELIZABETH HOFFMAN are:

  1. JOHN ROBERT BAILEY, b. September 29, 1784, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
  2. ROBERT JOHN BAILEY, b. February 28, 1787, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
  3. JAMES BAILEY, b. April 20, 1789, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
  4. WILLIAM BAILEY, b. December 28, 1791, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York

WILLIAM BAILEY (JOHN BAILEY6) was born November 11, 1763 and died August 15, 1840 in Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York. He married 1) HANNAH HEGEMAN. She was born 1763 and died 1798. He married 2) PHEBE PLATT, December 2, 1798 in Dutchess County, New York, daughter of NATHANIEL PLATT and PHEBE SMITH. She was born March 28, 1779 and died April 10, 1859 in Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York.

Children of WILLIAM BAILEY and HANNAH HEGEMAN are:

  1. HENRY AUGUSTUS BAILEY, b. April 24, 1789, Dutchess County, New York; d. May 5, 1796, New York
  2. CATHARINE MARIA BAILEY, b. December 19, 1791, Dutchess County, New York; m. MAJ. JOHN WALWORTH
  3. ALTIE BAILEY, b. August 2, 1794, Dutchess County, New York; d. February 14, 1796
  4. CHARLOTTE BAILEY, b. October 12, 1796, Dutchess County, New York; m. MAJ. MORDECAI MYERS

Children of WILLIAM BAILEY and PHEBE PLATT are:

  1. PHEBE ALTIE BAILEY, b. September 19, 1799, Dutchess County, New York; m. SIDNEY SMITH
  2. WILLIAM BAILEY
  3. JOHN BAILEY
  4. MARY BAILEY
  5. THEODORUS BAILEY (REAR ADMIRAL), b. April 12, 1805
  6. JOHN W. BAILEY, b. 1807

Generation No. 8

THEODORUS BAILEY (WILLIAM BAILEY7) was born April 12, 1805 and died February 10, 1877. He married SARAH ANN PLATT, daughter of ISAAC S. PLATT and DOLLY SMITH.

Children of THEODORUS BAILEY and SARAH ANN PLATT are:

  1. ANNA PIERSON BAILEY, b. July 5, 1882; m. WALTER R. T. JONES
  2. THEODORA BAILEY
  3. SARAH BAILEY, m. T. SALTER TREDICK
  4. MARY BAILEY
  5. MARGARET BAILEY
  6. EDMUND S. BAILEY, m. MARY BEEKMAN MCKNIGHT
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