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Torrey gives a marriage date of "by 1665" for first marriage of Mary Lamb & Thomas Swann. Swann died in 1688, so her second marriage was probably after his death.[4]
From FamilySearch.org "Memories" "Life Sketch of the Reverend James Bailey " Contributed By: georgialynnlewis1 · 26 December 2015 ·
James was born in September 1650 in Newbury, Massachusetts. His parents were John Bailey and Eleanor Emery. He was a middle child and had 4 sisters and 5 brothers.
James graduated at Harvard College in 1669. He was a physician and clergyman.
James married Mary Carr in September 1672. They were the parents of 9 children; Mary 1673, James 1675, John 1676, John 1678, Samuel 1679, Isaac 1681, Sarah 1683, Joshua 1685, and Sarah 1686. Sarah 1683 died when she was just 22 days old.
James was a preacher in Salem Village (now Danvers) in 1671 at the age of 22. He became as prominent as a Reverend and preached throughout Massachusetts, even in Boston. He was a preacher in Salem a few years leading to the 'witchcraft delusion', serving from 1673 to 1681. "His Ministry at Salem Village 'was the cause of much dissension and which indirectly added to the bitterness of the witchcraft persecution'". He took the oath of a Freeman in May 1673. He called himself "of Newbury" and had his children baptized there, while at the same time he was the preacher at Salem.
In 1682, James moved to Killingsworth, Connecticut, where he remained 10 years. Also in 1682 James Father in Law died and James was involved in settling his estate. James also served as a minister at Killingsworth. While he was in Connecticut, his wife, Mary died in 1688. James married again, his second wife being Mary Swan.
In the 1680's, James studied medicine and about 1692 he settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. In Roxbury he was both clergyman and physician. In the 1690's Bailey relatives were involved with the "witchcraft delusion". James youngest sister in law, Ann Carr, had visited the Bailey's when she was young and that is where she met her husband Thomas Putnam. Both Ann and Thomas were very prominent in the witchcraft trials especially the persecution of Mrs. Bradbury, whom they accused of bewitching their daughter. Mrs. Bradbury was also accused of bewitching Mary Carr's brother John. Two of Mary's brothers testified against Mrs. Bradbury, but Mary's brother, William, testified that her brother John became "meloncholy and at times insane" after his attachment to a young lady was broken up by their father.
James died in Roxbury in June 1707, and was listed as a physician at the time of his death. His estate was settled in December 1710. His second wife, Mary Swan, survived him and was a widow for 10 years. She died in October 1717.
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1. Sidney Perley, Editor, Essex Antiquarian (The), Reprint 1988, Anundusen Publishing CO., Decorah, Ia., Vol. V pg. 123-4. "born in Newbury Sept 12, 1650. He graduated at Harvard college in 1669; and was a physician and clergyman, preaching in Salem village (now Danvers) from 1673 to 1681. He called himself of Newbury, and had children baptized there while he was preaching at the village. In 1682 he removed to Killingworth, COnn., where he remained ten years. He then studied medicine, and settle in ROxbury, Mass., where he was both clergy man and physican. He married, first, Marr Carr of Salisbury Sept 17, 1672; and she died in Killingworth, Conn., Oct. 28, 1688. He married, second, Mary ___; and died at ROxbury, Mass., June 18, 1707. SHe survived him, and died Oct. 23, 1717. CHildren listed: Mary, James, John, John, Samuel, Isaac, Sarah and Joshua."
2. Hollis R. Bailey, Bailey Genealogy: James, John and Thomas and Their Descendants, 1899.
3. Judith E. Burns, Revised Genealogical Records of Descendants of John and Anthony Emery, of Newbury, Ma., Transcript 1982 - ??. "m. 17 Sep. 1672 Mary Carr b. 29 Dec. 1652 Newbury, Essex, Ma. d. 28 Oct 1688 Killingsworth, Middlesex, Ct. daughter of George Carr and possibly Eliz. Oliver Hoyt; m. 2) Mary ___ d. 23 Oct 1717. He d. 18 Jun 1707 ROxbury, Essex, Ma. Physician. CHildren listed all of 1st marriage: Mary, Sarah, JOhn, Isaac, James, John, Samuel, Sarah, and Joshua."
James BAILEY 1 was born 1642 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He married Mary LAMB on 1697 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Mary LAMB, daughter of Thomas Lamb and Dorothy Harbitle, 1, 2 was christened 29 Sep 1644 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She died 1702 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary married James BAILEY on 1697 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts; she was Thomas Swan's widow.
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1650 |
September 12, 1650
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
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1665 |
1665
- 1669
Age 14
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Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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1673 |
July 6, 1673
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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1675 |
April 12, 1675
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Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
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May 10, 1675
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Salem Village, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
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1680 |
March 2, 1680
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Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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1681 |
October 22, 1681
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Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
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1685 |
October 30, 1685
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Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
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1688 |
March 19, 1688
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Rockingham County, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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