Edward Bayly

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Edward BAYLY 15781 - 1625

• 1578 Born in Wiltshire.1
• 12th Feb 1605/6 Married Alse GODFREY in St John, Devizes, Wiltshire, England
• 1607 Birth of son Edward BAYLY in Devizes
• about 1610 Birth of daughter Jone BAYLY in Devizes
• before 1618 Death of Alse GODFREY
• 20th Oct 1618 Married Elizabeth READE in St John, Devizes, Wiltshire.1

Sarum Marriage License bonds:

Date 1618 Oct 5 Groom Edward BAILY aged 40 occupation: yeoman. Residing at Devizes St John, Wiltshire Bride Elizabeth READ aged 17 residing at Devizes, Wiltshire Notes: daughter of Francis,yeoman; to be married at Devizes St John

• 1620 Birth of son Francis BAYLY in Devizes, Wiltshire.3
• 1623 Birth of son George BAYLY in Devizes, Wiltshire
• 10th Mar 1624/5 Probate in London.2
• 16th Dec 1624 Wrote will in Devizes, Wiltshire, England.2
• 1625 Died in Devizes, Wiltshire
• 1625 Buried in St John The Baptist, Devizes, Wiltshire, England
• 1628 Probate in London

Second probate marking the coming of age of his son, Edward and him becoming sole executor of the will

Notes

   Relationships must have been a little stormy in the Bayly household. In his will written in 1624 Edward included the very interesting paragraph:

'And I do lastly by this my will request and desire that if any differences shall grow or arise between my said wife and children or any of them, that all such controversies shall be ended and determined by my said Executors....'
The reason for this is most likely to be his eldest son Edward, born in 1607. In 1624, Edward would have been seventeen years old, and would most certainly have been rebelling against any control of his step-mother who was only six years his senior - a recipe for discontent.
Edward's will was probated twice. The first was immediately after his death, the second (1628) was when his eldest son became of age and took over duties of executor.
Sources

   1. Marriage Licence Bond

   2. Will of Edward Bayley 1624

   3. Alumni Oxoniensis