William ‘Pleasant’ Bailey

Biography

William Bailey was born July 06, 1680 in St.Peter's Parish, New Kent County , Virginia. parents were Stephen Bailey and Mary Ann Bailey.

William married Phoebe Bailey circa 1706 in Province of Virginia. Together they had the following children:

1. Robertson Spooner Bailey;
2. Rebecca Bailey;
3. Ann Wood;
4. Mary Bailey;
5. Elizabeth Bailey.

He died in 1748 in Albemarle County, Province of Virginia.

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I WILLIAM BAILEY, it appears certain, descended from the Bailey family associated with Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, of which family data will be given subsequently herein. He, probably, was born not later than the very early seventeen-hundreds, and, perhaps, considerably earlier. He died in what then was Albemarle County, Virginia, between November 6, 1761, and March 11, 1762. On the first date, he made a nuncupative will, and, on the second date, evidence of this will was presented in court by William Harrison and Elizabeth Henson, the will then admitted to probate, and William Bailey's wife, Phoebe Bailey, was appointed administratrix, her sureties being John Lewis and Joseph Fitzpatrick. Her record of the ac- counting of William Bailey's estate was given to the court in September, 1773, the day not specified, and was ordered to be recorded October 16, 1773. The total amount of the estate was under two hundred pounds, and William Bailey's widow, Phoebe, received only a balance of seven pounds, ten shillings, and ten pence. (1)

It seems evident that Phoebe was a second wife of William Bailey. In his will, he bequeathed to her, for her lifetime, his household goods and his stock. These properties, after her de- cease, were willed to "his two children" (as both the aforesaid witnesses to his will attested), "Isaac Crews and Rebecca Roberts." To the last, William Bailey gave "Two negroes Peter and Moll," and to his wife, Phoebe, "Two negroes Jack and Nan." In his testimony as to the will, the above-mentioned William Har- rison stated that William Bailey "told me to mention in the will that he left Isaac Crews two hundred acres of land in Albemarle County," this bequest not included in the evidence of the will given by the above-mentioned Elizabeth Henson. (1)

The said legatee of William Bailey, his "son," Isaac Crews, doubtless was either the husband of a deceased daughter of William Bailey, or, perhaps, the latter's step-son. That William Bailey had other children besides Rebecca Roberts, named in his will, and the indicated deceased daughter who had been wife of Isaac Crews, seems certain. One such other child of William Bailey evidently was Robertson Bailey, for, January 13, 1773, Robertson Bailey of Saint Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, con- veyed, "in consideration of the natural love and sincere respect he hath for the said Isaac Crews but more especially for the sum

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of five shillings current money of Virginia" four hundred acres which had been the property of William Bailey. The land thus conveyed is described as follows: "one certain tract or parcel of land containing four hundred acres and lying and being in the County of Albemarle on both sides of Cary's Creek on the north side of the Rivanna River being a tract that was granted to Wil- liam Bailey dec'd" Isaac Crews grantee of this deed from Robert- son Bailey therein is described as "Isaac Crews of Rockfish Parish and County of Bedford." The deed was witnessed by "Richd Farrar," "Wm. Bailey," and "Sam'l Bailey." The deed was recorded at "Albemarle August Court 1773."

Biography

William Pleasant Bailey or James Bailey was born in 1680 in St.Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia. His parents were John Bailey, of Isle of Wight and Elizabeth Bailey.

James married Phoebe Bailey in 1705 in Albemarle, Virginia. Together they had the following children:

1. Jonathon Bailey;
2. Samuel Bailey.

He died on March 11, 1762, in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Robert was born about 1718 in Albemarle, Virginia. He is the son of William Bailey of New Kent County, Virginia. He passed away about June 1783 in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Robert is not named in the will of his father, William Bailey, dated 6 November 1761 and presented for probate on 16 October 1773 in Albemarle County, Virginia. The only heirs named are William's wife (possibly a second wife) Phoebe, a daughter Rebecca Roberts, and Isaac Crews. It is possible that Isaac is either a son-in-law, husband of an unnamed daughter, or a stepson.[1]

In “Bailey-Britton History and Genealogy” by T. H. Bailey of Kingsport, Tennessee (1962) there is the following statement: “In May 21, 1660*, he (Stephen Bailey) married in Northumberland County, Ann, widow of William Walker…..” The noted asterisk is “Entry by William Jeffers May 21, 1660”.

As to Walker, there is a very close family relationship over several generations. William Walker married Mary Jefers, b. 1632, widow of Sharpe. He died in c. 1656 and she married Stephen Bailey. The May 21, 1660 date is wrong. That was the date of a Northumberland Co. court hearing involving Stephen and young William Walker. They were married before then.

Walker's will and court documents make quite clear that the name was Mary, not Ann nor Mary Ann. William's son, William (II) sold Stephen Bailey land near Kinsale in 1672. He was raised by Stephen and Mary. In addition there was another son of William (I) Walker also named William who was the son of Mary Jefers. He owned land on which Stephen and Mary lived (her life estate) prior to 1672.

References

• http://forums.baileyhistory.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22
• Virginia Colonial Abstracts. By Beverley Fleet. Page 623. GoogleBooks Dan'l Crosby accidentally killed by Wm Walker 16 Oct 1676/8 "homicide by misadventure"