William Bayley

from John1 Bayly of Bromham, Wiltshire, and Essex County, Massachusetts by Clifford L. Stott, AG, CG., FASG. link

John1 Bayly, of Bromham, WIltshire, was born say 1586, and died in Newbury, Massachusetts, on 2 November 1651. John married at Broham in July 1611, ANN BAYLY. She was buried there on 27 August 1659, having steadfastly refused to join her husband in New England for more than two decades. The parents of neither John nor Ann have been determined with certainty

The identification of Ann Bayly, wife of John1 Bayly, has similar difficulties Broham parish registers list three Ann Bayly baptisms between 1580 and 1595, all daughters of WIlliam Baylys:

• Anne, daughter of William Bayly, bp. 14 Jan. 1586/7, possibly the Anm Bayly bur. 0_ 1588
• Anne, daughter of William Bayly bp. 5 Jan. 1588/9
• Anne, daughter of William Bayly bp. 16 March 1588/9

The marriage of two William Baylys are found in Broham registers married Agnes Ballard on 28 June 1578; the other married Anne Squi__ September 1578. The names Anne and Agnes were frequently interchanged _ time.