Sutton Bailey

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-487691

Sutton (Unknown) was born about 1657.

Sutton married first William Brown, about 1674. They had, probably at Portsmouth:

1. Martha, b. abt 1675
2. Jane, b. abt 1677
3. Tobias, est. b. abt 1679

William died before March 1681, and Sutton married John Bailey before September 6, 1681. In March of 1681, "John Bailey" and "widow Sutten Browne" were indicted for fornication. The bill was quashed September 6, 1681, probably due to their recent marriage, as Sutton was then described as "widow Sutten Browne now wife of John Bailey".[1] Futhermore, the 1733 will of John Bailey gives to "...Each of my Two Daughters In Law (Viz't) Martha Simms and Jane Rogers...", who were Sutton's children from her first marriage.[2]

Unless John Bailey had a first wife, he and Sutton had, all mentioned in his will except Sarah:[2]

1. Sarah, b. February 27, 1681[/2][3]
2. William, b. 1684[3]
3. John
4. Samuel, b. abt 1688 (aged 71 in 1759)[4]
5. Thomas, b. 1690[3]
6. Mary
7. Abigail, b. 1693[3]
8. Ruth,

Sutton died February 13, 1729/30, possibly at Newport (her husband's residence when he wrote his 1733 will)[2] and is buried in the John Bailey Lot at Middletown, Rhode Island.[5] The inscription on her gravestone reads:

Here lieth ye Body of Sutton ye wife of John Baley died Febr ye 13 1729/30 aged 73 Years

Research Notes

Unsourced genealogies claim that Sutton was actually a "Lydia Sutton" or "Alice Sutton". The source of these names is not known, though possibly conflated with Alice, wife of Samuel Bailey, and Lydia, wife of John Bailey (Junior). The sources we do have of her give her first name as "Sutton". Her last name is currently unknown. If anyone finds sources or can prove that Sutton is actually her last name, please post a comment and explain it.

The website "Rhode Island Historic Cemetery" probably cites the unpublished cemetery transcripts by G. H. Richardson in 1892. They have additional information recorded from gravestones that has not survived, including:

• Elisabeth, maiden d/o John and Sutton, b. 1698, d. September 20, 1723[6]
• Ruth, maiden d/o John and Sutton, b. 1700 d. October 3, 1726[7]

A previous version of this profile had her marriage to John Bailey be on 5 Apr 1681 at Portsmouth, but this is unsourced, and I cannot find the source - though the date does fit. Changed to bound as discussed above, with this note here.

Will of John Bailey

Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. (Orig. 1887; Reprinted 1969 Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing).

• Will dated 8 May 1733; proved 2 Feb 1736. Exor son Thomas.
• Grandson William Bailey eldest son of son William deceased
• Grandson John Bailey son of William,
• Grandson Samuel Bailey son of William
• Daughter-in-law Dorothy Bailey, widow of William
• Grandson George Bailey son of William
• Sons: Thomas, John and Samuel;
• Daughters: Mary Reynolds, Abigail Weeden
• Granddaughter Sarah Walsworth daughter of daughter Ruth?
• Grandson Benjamin Bailey son of son John
• Grandchildren Mary and William Weeden children of daughter Abigail
• Daughters-in-law Martha Simms and Jane Rogers (these were stepdaughters)
• Sons-in-law Daniel Sabeere, Jabez Reynolds and William Weeden
• Daughter-in-law Alice Bailey

Sources

• ↑ Newport, Rhode Island; General Court of Trials; imaged, FamilySearch; Accessible at a Family History Centre; DGS 008137149 ("Court records A-B 1671-1741"): Volume A, Page 58/60
• ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Rhode Island Historical Magazine (Newport Historical Pub. Co., 1882): Vol. 3, No. 4, Page 233-241, The Will of John Bailey
• ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1887): Page 9.
• ↑ "Rhode Island Historic Cemetery", rihistoriccemeteries.com. http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=138169 (accessed October 1, 2019). Memorial of Sameul Bailey, with photograph
• ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 October 2019), memorial page for Sutton Bailey (1656–13 Feb 1729), Find A Grave: Memorial #84748218, citing Bailey Lot, Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Denise Silvia (contributor 47715622) .
• ↑ "Rhode Island Historic Cemetery", rihistoriccemeteries.com http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=138161 (accessed October 1, 2019). Memorial of Elisabeth Bailey, without photograph, probably citing unpublished transcript by G. H. Richardson in 1892
• ↑ "Rhode Island Historic Cemetery", rihistoriccemeteries.com http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=138161 (accessed October 1, 2019). Memorial of Ruth Bailey, footstone photograph, probably citing unpublished transcript by G. H. Richardson in 1892
• Find A Grave: Memorial #84748218
• Acknowledgements "Who Was She?" - Sutton, wife of John Bailey. Rhode Island Roots, vol. 15 (1989), page 80
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Sutton_Unknown_%281%29
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84748218