Baileys from Normandy and Brittany Emigrated to Dorset and Wilts Counties
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Descendants of John Bayley of Salisbury Working file of Mary Lou Cook, updated 10 Nov 2018 Home Page: http://collectornuts.com This is a work in progress and there are probably errors of fact or deduction, despite my attempt to be as accurate as possible. Please do your own research and do not copy my biographies into your own files. The writing and research in this file represents many hours of work, but I’m sharing it to help other genealogists just as many people have helped me. If you find mistakes, please let me know and provide a source for your correction. I do not knowingly include living persons in my working file. E- mail: collectornuts at gmail.com Generation No. 1 2 1 1 1. JOHN BAYLEY (BAYLEY ) was born Abt. 1572 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England , and died November 02, 1651 in Newbury or Salisbury, Essex, MA2. Notes for JOHN BAYLEY: "Mention has been made of the French origin of the family. Of this there seems no doubt and that many members of the family went to England to escape the persecutions endured by the early Huguenots before the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day, 1572. As early as 1520, religious intolerance drove many from France, and the Baileys from Normandy and Brittany emigrated to Dorset and Wilts Counties. Among those who took out denization papers, as early as 1544, were James Bayly of Sherbourne, born in Normandy, aged forty, who married an English woman and had five children—a James Bayley of Dorset who had an English wife and eight children—a John Baylie born in Normandy and another John Baylie of Dorchester who had a French wife and twelve children. all these are accepted by the Huguenot Society of America, The names are largely of French derivation. John or Jean, Jeanne or Joan, Richard, Robert, Alice—are common Norman names. The greater Huguenot emigration from France and the Low Countries was later, before the promulgation of the Edict of Nantes,1598, or after its revocation, 1685; but our family did not rely on the insecure favor of princes for safety, but sought refuge at the beginning of the trouble, and brought with them not only an adherence to the faith, but industrious habits and an acquaintance with various handicraft. Thus France lost many of her most valuable citizens and gave to England industries comparatively unknown before. Working in leather was a trade in which the French emigrants excelled and, among those of the family who took out denization papers, are named several who were shoe makers. Weaving, both tapestry and silk, was in high esteem in Normandy and we find that many Baileys were wool spinners and broadweavers" (Account of the Ninth Gathering of the Bailey-Bayley Family Association, Lawrence, MA: American-Sun Publishing Co, 1903). "He came to America in 1635 with his son John. He located first at Newberry, MA and was a weaver by trade. In 1637, he located in the wilderness [later Colchester] with William Scholar. In 1651, he was ordered to return to England or send for his wife. He died the next year without being reunited with his wife. His will was proved 13 Apr 1652" (source: Cutter, W.R. 1915, p. 384). Jordan (1913) asserted that John spent only two years in Newbury, MA and then moved to what is now Salisbury, where he is said to have been the first settler. He died there November, 1651(p. 133). One of the first of the name to emigrate to New England was John Bayley or Bailey, who settled at Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1635 and later made his home at Salisbury, in the same colony. He was a weaver from Chippenham, in Wiltshire, England. He left issue by his wife (possibly Elizabeth Knight) of Robert, John, Johanna, and two other daughters, but only John and Johanna accompanied him to this country" ("The Name and Family of Bailey," Roots Research Bureau, Ltd, Manuscript 86, New York, NY, 1984). "Of John Bayley of Salisbury it seems to be satisfactorily established that he was a weaver by trade and resided at Chippenham, England; that he married Elizabeth Knight, daughter of William and Jane (Langburne) Knight of Embourne, Berkshire County, England ; that they had six children ; that he, with his oldest son, John, took passage for America on a ship called the 'Gabriel,' that during the voyage on the 15th day of August, 1635, the ship encountered a terrific storm, and was wrecked off the coast of Maine near what is now the town of Bristol. Escaping from the shipwreck, John and his son settled in Newbury, Massachusetts. In the settlement of Colchester (afterwards called Salisbury), he received the first grant of lots in the division of the land, and it is supposed that here he remained until his death, which is said to have occurred November 2, 1651. By his will, which was proved April 13, 1652, he gave his home in Salisbury to his son John during his life, and then to his grandson ; he also provided that "son John is to pay his mother six pounds, provided she came over, son Robert fifteen pounds and daughters ten pounds apiece, if they came over, and five pounds apiece if they do not. Notwithstanding the premium he thus placed upon their emigration, it is not certain that any of them ever came to America, although there is some evidence that his daughter Johanna came to New England, either with him or soon after his arrival" (Address of Edwin A. Bayley in "Account of the Fifth Annual Gathering of the Bailey-Bayley Family Association," 1897). "Salisbury was settled by Simon Bradstreet and eleven other men in 1638. In August of 1638, Simon Bradstreet and these other men, Samuel Dudley, Daniel Dennison, Christopher Batt, Samuel Winsley, John Sanders, Giles Firman, Richard Kent, Henry Bilye, Reverend John Woodbridge, Edmund Batter and Dr. John Clark, rowed across the Merrimack River from the settlement at Newbury, and explored the area that is now Salisbury, looking for a place to establish a new settlement. The Working file of Mary Lou Cook, updated 10 Nov 2018 men found a broad open space on high ground, at what is now Salisbury Square, which had been previously cleared by the Pennacook" (source: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/salisbury-massachusetts-history/) Hollis Bailey wrote: "It is not known that Thomas of Weymouth, John of Salisbury and James of Rowley were related to each other" (1899, p. 11). Regarding the spelling of the surname, "The spelling of the name Bailey has never been very uniform. We still find in France the name spelled Bailly, in Scotland, Baillie, and in England and America, Baily, Bailey and Bayley. For the most part the spelling Bailey has been used in this book. In some cases where it was thought that Bayley was the spelling used by the persons in question, that mode has been adopted" (1899, p. 11). [ML Note: To distinguish between the lines, I am going to use Bayley to refer to descendants of John of Salisbury; Bailey spelling will be used for descendants of James and Thomas Bailey. 17 Aug 2018] Cutter, W.R., Ed. New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Vol. I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co. 1915. Bailey, Hollis R., Bailey, Gertrude, and Ellsworth, Abbie F., Compilers. Bailey Genealogy: James, John and Thomas, and their Descendants, In Three Parts. Somerville, MA: Title Citizen Co. 1899. WILL OF JOHN BAYLY, SEN. NORFOLK CO. RECORDS 28 OF THE 8tH MO. 1651. This the last will of John Bayley sen. being on his sick bed, he being yet in his right mind and senses. First. I give unto my son John Bayley (aged 38) my house and land lying and being in the town of Salisbury, during his life, and after my son's death his second son Joseph Bayley (aged 3 y. 6 mo. 24 days) is to enjoy it, and if Joseph doth not live to enjoy it, then his younger brother is to enjoy it - (James aged i y. I mo. 16 days), and when Joseph Bailey or his younger brother cometh to enjoy this land, he is to pay to his eldest brother John Bayly (aged 8 years. 5 mo. 10 d.) the sum of forty pounds as his grandfather's gift. And I do likewise make my son John Bayly sole executor of all that ever I have, only my executor is to pay to my wife his mother the sum of six pounds a year during her life provided she cometh over hither to New England. Likewise my executor is to pay to my son Robert fourteen pounds provided also he come over hither to New England. Likewise my executor is to pay to my daughters his sisters the sum often pounds apiece provided they come over here to New England. But in case they do not come over hither but do send by any messenger for their portions they are to receive five shillings apiece for their portions whether sons or daughters, and all these sums are to be paid according as it can be raised out of my land and stock, and likewise it is to be paid to every one of them according as the overseers and executors shall see cause. And farther, my executor is to pay for the passages of those who do come over hither, of them whether it be of wife or children, or any of them.