Micajah Bailey

Micajah Bailey BIRTH 1769 Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA DEATH 27 Sep 1833 (aged 63–64) Mercer County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Unknown

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He was an old trapper and hunter on the upper end of Micajah's and Beartown Ridges on Flat Top Mountain, and became the first settler and ancestor of the numerous Bailey families in that section. He built a hunting lodge on Micajah's Ridge in Wyoming County and this ridge was named in his honor. His descendants settled along Micajah's Ridge and the Beartown section.1 Inventory of The Estate Of Micajah Bailey Sr., 1833 - Giles Co. VA

Estate Inventory - Micajah Bailey - August 12,1833 (Will Book B, pages 66 & 67, Giles County, VA.)

Agreeable to an order of Court to us directed we the under asigned have apraised the following articles being the property shown to us by Naomy Bailey administratrix of Micajah Bailey Dec'd. to wit:

(Following was a list of 52 sundry household and farm articles, many too faded to read accurately, with a total appraised value of $136.85)

This 12th August 1833

French Smith

Jas. Calfee

Jos. Maxwell

This day French Smith & Jas. Calfee & Jos. Maxwell came before me & made oath that the within apraisment was correct to the best of their knowledge Given under my hand the 16th August 1833.

Wm. Smith

Virginia At Giles July Court 1834.

This Inventory of appraisment of the estate of Micajah Bailey was returned into Court by Meoma Baily, the administraitrix thereof and ordered to be recorded.

Test R.A. French Clk.