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Nicholas BAILEY

Nicholas BAILEY[1]

Male Abt 1636 - 1689  (~ 53 years)

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  • Name Nicholas BAILEY  [2
    Christened 1622  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Born Abt 1636  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LC36-ZMK 
    Name Nicholas BAYLEY  [3
    Died 1689  Westchester, Westchester New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I594765615  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2022 

    Father Nicholas BAILEY,   b. Abt 1600, Eversly, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1635, Beaulieu, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Mother Sarah Magdalen Davey JOSSI,   c. 15 Mar 1600, Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1664, Eversley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married Abt 1620  Kingsclere, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F536728501  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret 
    Children 
     1. Nicholas BAILEY, Jr. III,   b. Abt 1641, New Haven, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Westchester, Colony of New York, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Abiah BAILEY,   b. 1645, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1708  (Age 63 years)
     3. Melissa BAILEY,   b. 1647, New Haven Co., Conn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1693  (Age 46 years)
     4. John BAYLEY,   b. Abt 1649, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1719, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
     5. Rebecca BAILEY,   b. Abt 1650, Westchester, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Westchester, Westchester Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Mary BAILEY,   b. 1652, Westchester Co., N. Y. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1710  (Age 58 years)
     7. Carrie BAILEY,   b. 1654, Westchester, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1729, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     8. Nathan BAILEY,   b. Aft 1 Jan 1654, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1716, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years)
     9. Scott BAILEY,   b. 1656, Westchester Co., N. Y. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1721  (Age 65 years)
     10. Nathaniel BAYLEY,   b. Abt 1660, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. John BAILEY,   b. 1662, Westchester, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1721, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F536728498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Biography
      Nicholas was born about 1636 in England. He is the son of Nicholas Bailey.

      He served as a magistrate in 1660 and 1662 in Westchester Co., New York. He came to be called 'Judge Bailey'.

      He was a Patentee on 15 Feb 1667.

      On 20 Jan 1684, Nicholas Bayly of Westchester and Margaret his wife transferred land on ffrogs Neck to son John.

      On 19 October 1689, Nicholas ceded his properties to his son John, on condition that " he keep and maintain said father and mother during life."

      Nicholas died before 1698, when his widow was recorded in a census as living with her son John.

      Nicholas and his wife Margaret (some say her last name was Anderson) had, in Rye or Westchester:

      1.) Abiah, b. about 1667, m. James Riley

      2.) Nathan, b. about 1660, m. Esther Caniff

      3.) John m. Elizabeth, d. 1719

      and possibly two more, per Westchester Patriarchs

      Rebecca, m. 11 Jan 1693-4 Richard Moore

      Abigail, m. Robert Reed

      Christening: 4 November 1632 Baildon, Yorkshire, England
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      He's probably the "Nick Baly" who took the oath of fidelity at New Haven, Conn. July 1, 1644.
      He and his wife Margaret were living in Westchester before Aug. 4, 1659. He was a magistrate in 1660 and 1662. He received land in the second division in 1666 and is listed a patentee Jan. 1, 1686. On Mar. 4, 1689 he deeded to his son Nathan his holdings in the Long Beach Patent in Eastchester, and on March 5th he and his wife deeded their house and all land in Westchester to James and Abiah Riley of Queens County, in return for a bond of the latter to care for them during their life time. Witnesses for this deed were his younger cousins Elias and Jonathan Bailey, sons of John Bailey of Jamaica, RI. On Sept. 25th James and Abiah surrendered the deed and on Oct. 19th the property was deeded to John (their son) "he to keep and maintain said father and mother during life". Nicholas died before 1698 when his widow was living with her son John.
      note 1655: witch trials: acquitted.
      Residence: Lived in New Haven Conn, until they were ordered out because Margaret was suspected of witchcraft 3 4
      Residence: they moved then to Westchester, Westchester Co NY.



  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for Nathan Bailey, person ID LZFH-M7Q. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for Nicholas Bailey, person ID LC36-ZMK. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for Nicholas Bailey, person ID KL14-YXZ. (Reliability: 3).