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James Bailey of Rowley, Mass.

An Immigrant Ancestor

 

B:  c. 1612, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
M:  Lydia Emery (? - 1704) in 1640 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.
D:  August, 1677, in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Bu:  Probably in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Children:
John Bailey (December 2, 1642 - November 19, 1690), who married Mary Mighill.
Lydia Bailey (September 1646 - ? ) who married Abil Platts.
Jonathan (September 1646 - bu. March 27, 1665).
Demaris Bailey (November 17, 1648 - ? ) who married Thomas Leaver.
James Bailey (November 15, 1650 ? ) who married Elizabeth Johnson.
[His life and death are colorfully remembered on an old tombstone.]
Thomas Bailey (June 1, 1953 - probably September 18, 1675) never married. [Note: According to Coffin, page 390., Thomas was not mentioned in his father's will; he was probably killed in the battle at Bloody Brook where he is known to have served with Captain Lathrop.]
Samuel Bailey (June 10, 1655 - bu. September 28, 1657)
Samuel Bailey (November 6, 1658 - ? ) not mentioned in his father's will.

Education:
No information.

Migration:
James Bailey and his brother, Richard, left England together or at about the same time and both settled in Rowley. James married, established a home and lived there the rest of his life,

Occupation:
Farming and animal husbandry; with his son John, James served as the Rowley pinder.

Other Activities:
James Bailey was actively involved in the life of the First Church in Rowley, one of the very early Massachusetts Bay congregations. He and his son John are mentioned in the records Essex County Court as disagreeing with the pastor in 1678. He and several others testified in open court about the "unbrotherly and unchristian carriage" of the Rev. Mr. Phillips.

Photos:
No photos or images are available of James Bailey..

Wife's Parents:
Nothing is known of the parents of Lydia Emery although there were Emerys who married the John Bailey who settled in Newbury and his son Isaac.

Nothing is known of the parents of James Bailey of Rowley.