Bailey's
From the 1783 and 1785 Amherst and Albemarle census
(the underlined individuals would have been included in the census)
(the underlined individuals would have been included in the census)
Amherst
*Moses Bailey (1 white soul) --- He was born May 9, 1755 Henrico County and died November 28, 1834 Madison County Alabama. Moses lived by himself in 1783. He moved to Elbert County, Georgia around 1786. He appears to be the brother of Hezekiah Bailey who also moved to Georgia a few months before him. He moved from Georgia to Madison County Alabama where he died. He married late in life to a Judith and had at least three sons all born after 1811. The only son he mentions in his will is William Jackson Bailey. The genealogies I found online for this family all seem mostly incorrect and unreliable, they all have children attributed to him that are born before the 1783 and 1785 census.
*Hezekiah Bailey (8 white souls) --- He was born October 12, 1751 in Henrico County and died January 6, 1812 in Elbert County, Georgia. He went by 'Ezekiah', which was likely a locality thing since I have found several people in Amherst that also used that form. He married Rebecca Neal (Nail) c1772. She was likely a daughter of either Julian or Nicholas Neal. They named a son Julian and another son had the middle initial N. although I haven't been able to find a record that states what his middle name actually was.
His children were: James born 1/23/1774, Samuel N. born 1/10/1775 , Sarah born 12/15/1777, Julian 12/2/1779, Ann Mary born 1/7/1782, Elizabeth born 2/17/1784, Rebecca born 3/13/1786, Milly born 3/17/1788, Nancy born 3/17/1788, Martha born 8/17/1791, Delania born 8/12/1792, Clarissa born 9/17/1794, Isham born 1/18/1796. The family moved to Elbert County Georgia in 1785. After Hezekiah died most of the children are in Morgan County Georgia and many of them moved to Alabama.
*Lucy Bailey (4 white souls) --- Lucy Phillips Bailey was the daughter of Leonard Phillips. She was born in 1755 in Amherst County and died in 1812 in Nelson County. After the death of her father in 1797 she moved to the dower land of Elizabeth Phillips Roberts. She may have married an Edward Bailey. There is a record of a Rev. Edward Bailey who traveled with Francis Asbury and died October 10, 1780 in Fluvanna County at a friends house. In his journal, Francis Asbury states that a daughter of Edward Bailey came from Amherst to hear him preach. Lucy's children were: Leonard aka 'Linny' who was deformed and died between 1798 and 1810, William who was born about 1779 and died in 1853 Nelson County (married Lydia Smith), and Winifred aka Winney (married William Smith).
*William Bailey (3 white souls) --- William Bailey was born December 24, 1756 in Albemarle County and died on January 4, 1837 in Smith County TN. He moved to Stovall Creek and Porrage Creek around 1771 with his father John, who was a son of Robertson. John Bailey patented 340a on Stovall and Porrage August 3, 1771. He also had another 39a on Porrage surveyed on April 25, 1773. On December 31, 1781 John Bailey and his wife Elizabeth sold 143a of the said 340a patent to Edward Harper. William Bailey was either deeded or inherited the remaining 197a. He married Sarah, who may have been a Harper in 1783. On June 13, 1789 William Bailey and Sarah, his wife sold his 197a share of the said patent to Joseph Nichols. He may have lived on the 39a survey that belonged to his father John, since Stovall and Porrage was in the southernmost portion of Amherst, near the border of Campbell County Va. He and his family remained in Amherst until 1817 when they moved to Smith County, TN. His children were: Susanna (Shepherd) born 1783, Cinda Rilla aka Lucinda (Stovall and Horsley) born 1785, Jonathan born 1787, Sarah (Butler and Wilkerson) born 1790, Saluda (Walker) born 1794, and Wyatt W. born 1798.
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*Hezekiah Bailey (8 white souls) --- He was born October 12, 1751 in Henrico County and died January 6, 1812 in Elbert County, Georgia. He went by 'Ezekiah', which was likely a locality thing since I have found several people in Amherst that also used that form. He married Rebecca Neal (Nail) c1772. She was likely a daughter of either Julian or Nicholas Neal. They named a son Julian and another son had the middle initial N. although I haven't been able to find a record that states what his middle name actually was.
His children were: James born 1/23/1774, Samuel N. born 1/10/1775 , Sarah born 12/15/1777, Julian 12/2/1779, Ann Mary born 1/7/1782, Elizabeth born 2/17/1784, Rebecca born 3/13/1786, Milly born 3/17/1788, Nancy born 3/17/1788, Martha born 8/17/1791, Delania born 8/12/1792, Clarissa born 9/17/1794, Isham born 1/18/1796. The family moved to Elbert County Georgia in 1785. After Hezekiah died most of the children are in Morgan County Georgia and many of them moved to Alabama.
*Lucy Bailey (4 white souls) --- Lucy Phillips Bailey was the daughter of Leonard Phillips. She was born in 1755 in Amherst County and died in 1812 in Nelson County. After the death of her father in 1797 she moved to the dower land of Elizabeth Phillips Roberts. She may have married an Edward Bailey. There is a record of a Rev. Edward Bailey who traveled with Francis Asbury and died October 10, 1780 in Fluvanna County at a friends house. In his journal, Francis Asbury states that a daughter of Edward Bailey came from Amherst to hear him preach. Lucy's children were: Leonard aka 'Linny' who was deformed and died between 1798 and 1810, William who was born about 1779 and died in 1853 Nelson County (married Lydia Smith), and Winifred aka Winney (married William Smith).
*William Bailey (3 white souls) --- William Bailey was born December 24, 1756 in Albemarle County and died on January 4, 1837 in Smith County TN. He moved to Stovall Creek and Porrage Creek around 1771 with his father John, who was a son of Robertson. John Bailey patented 340a on Stovall and Porrage August 3, 1771. He also had another 39a on Porrage surveyed on April 25, 1773. On December 31, 1781 John Bailey and his wife Elizabeth sold 143a of the said 340a patent to Edward Harper. William Bailey was either deeded or inherited the remaining 197a. He married Sarah, who may have been a Harper in 1783. On June 13, 1789 William Bailey and Sarah, his wife sold his 197a share of the said patent to Joseph Nichols. He may have lived on the 39a survey that belonged to his father John, since Stovall and Porrage was in the southernmost portion of Amherst, near the border of Campbell County Va. He and his family remained in Amherst until 1817 when they moved to Smith County, TN. His children were: Susanna (Shepherd) born 1783, Cinda Rilla aka Lucinda (Stovall and Horsley) born 1785, Jonathan born 1787, Sarah (Butler and Wilkerson) born 1790, Saluda (Walker) born 1794, and Wyatt W. born 1798.
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